Mormon Baseball

Earning his 5th save of the season last week, the White Sox’s Matt Lindstrom is looking like a solid closer at the moment. In his two one-inning appearances last week he gave up just 1 hit and 1 walk — for a 1.00 WHIP and 0.00 era. For the season his era is down to 2.81 in 16 innings of relief and 8 save opportunities. But Lindstrom isn’t expected to keep up this level of performance for the whole year.

Lindstrom’s performance is perhaps similar to the other active Mormon reliever, the Mets’ Kyle Farnsworth. Farnsworth also had a strong week, earning a 2.70 era in 3.1 innings of relief. But he is also not expected to do as well for the entire season.

At the plate the best performance came from the Cubs’ Darwin Barney, who was 3 for 10 with a run scored. But Barney has suffered in his backup role, which gives him relatively few plate appearances, and his season batting average is just .153 with 4 rbis and 7 walks in 59 at bats.

Two Mormon players remain on the DL. Bryce Harper is on the 15-day DL with an injured thumb, and is expected to be out until at least July. Josh Johnson is on the 60-day DL following Tommy John surgery and is not expected to return to the majors this year.

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Hitting Stats Leaders:

• Jacoby Ellsbury — 10 stolen bases (12th)

Pitching Stats Leaders:

• Jeremy Guthrie — 50.2 innings pitched (tied 23rd)
• Matt Lindstrom — 5 saves (tied 22nd)

Fielding Stats Leaders:

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• Darwin Barney — second base — Chicago Cubs
  3 for 10 (.300), 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 3 so
  YTD: .153, 4 runs, 4 rbi, 1 hr, 7 bb, 0 sb, 12 so in 59 at bats.
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• John Buck — backup catcher — Seattle Mariners
  1 for 7 (.143), 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 2 so
  YTD: .259, 3 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 5 so in 27 at bats.
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• Jacoby Ellsbury — centerfield — New York Yankees
  4 for 23 (.174), 3 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 3 bb, 0 sb, 4 so
  YTD: .306, 20 runs, 14 rbi, 1 hr, 14 bb, 10 sb, 25 so in 134 at bats.
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• Kyle Farnsworth — relief pitcher — New York Mets
  0-1, 2.70 era, 2 hits, 1 er, 3 bb, and 2 k in 3.1 innings; 1.50 WHIP
  YTD: 0-3, era 3.38, 17 hits, 6 er, 5 bb and 10 k in 16.0 innings; 1.38 WHIP
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• Doug Fister — starting pitcher — Washington Nationals
  0-1, 10.38 era, 9 hits, 5 er, 0 bb, and 2 k in 4.1 innings; 2.08 WHIP
  YTD: 0-1, era 10.38, 9 hits, 5 er, 0 bb and 2 k in 4.1 innings; 2.08 WHIP
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• Jeremy Guthrie — starting pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  0-0, 5.68 era, 12 hits, 8 er, 1 bb, and 4 k in 12.2 innings; 1.03 WHIP
  YTD: 2-2, era 4.80, 53 hits, 27 er, 11 bb and 25 k in 50.2 innings; 1.26 WHIP
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• Bryce Harper — starting centerfield — Washington Nationals
  Injured, 15-day DL
  YTD: .289, 8 runs, 9 rbi, 1 hr, 8 bb, 1 sb, 21 so in 83 at bats.
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• Elliot Johnson — second base — Cleveland Indians
  Reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .105, 1 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 7 so in 19 at bats.
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• Josh Johnson — starting pitcher — San Diego Padres
  Injured, did not pitch (60-day DL — Tommy John Surgery)
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Matt Lindstrom — Chicago White Sox, closer
  0-0, 0.00 era, 1 hits, 0 er, 1 bb, and 2 k in 2.0 innings; 1.00 WHIP
  YTD: 2-1, era 2.81, 15 hits, 5 er, 8 bb and 10 k in 16.0 innings; 1.44 WHIP
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• Brandon Lyon — relief pitcher — Los Angeles Angels
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Clayton Mortensen — relief pitcher — Kansas City Royals
  Not on roster — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: 0-0, era n/a, 0 hits, 0 er, 0 bb and 0 k in 0.0 innings
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• Shane Peterson — Oakland As minor league affiliate, infield
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Adam Rosales — Texas Rangers, backup infielder
  Did not play — reassigned to minor leagues
  YTD: .000, 0 runs, 0 rbi, 0 hr, 0 bb, 0 sb, 0 so in 0 at bats.
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• Eric Sogard — Oakland As, backup short stop
  3 for 17 (.176), 1 runs, 1 rbi, 0 hr, 1 bb, 1 sb, 1 so
  YTD: .195, 9 runs, 7 rbi, 0 hr, 10 bb, 4 sb, 9 so in 82 at bats.
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