Minor League Updates

Here are some updates on some local guys trying to claw there way up through the minors. Chris Nash (Marquette) is hitting .220 through the first 28 games for Lake County, the Indians High-A affiliate. This is a big year for Nash, as it has to be about time to put up or shut up,it's his third year with the Captains...Zumwalt West grad and former 5th round pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2006 Kent Gerst draft is still struggling in Class A. As of Sunday the speedy outfielder was hitting just .095 in limited action in the outfield... Zumwalt South graduate Tom Layne is hanging in tough as he continues to move up the Diamondbacks system. He is currently 1-1 with an E.R.A. in the mid 5's, but was promoted last week because the D'backs have a serious lack of left-handed pitching in their system...SLUH grad and Royals prospect Ryan Morgan has been assigned to the Idaho Valley Chukars, which is their rookie ball affiliate. Last year he finished up there, going 0-4 with a 6.78 E.R.A.... Travis Mitchell has yet to see any action for the Johnson City Cardinals through their first 4 games. Mitchell, a former 14th round pick out of Parkway Central, is entering his fourth year of pro ball... Former Mizzou pitcher Shaun Seibert (Edwardsville) has signed on to play for the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League this year...Another former Tiger and Lafayette grad Kurt Calvert is hitting .286 for the Cubs Class A affiliate in Boise after a recent promotion from Peoria...