Forgive us as we try our hand at the minor leagues! It's impossible to replace Dan's analysis right off the bat, but if we all work at it, maybe we'll rack up a decent VORP (Value Over Replacement Poster).

Snakelet of the Day:
Adam Eaton (Triple-A) - 4-for-5, 4R, 1RBI

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After passing their first tests at their respective new levels with honors, right-handers Trevor Bauer and Michael Bolsinger each faced the challenge of replicating their debuts. As you can probably tell from the title of this round-up, they weren't quite so successful in doing this. This isn't to say that the outings were sub-par, but "with great power (stuff), comes great responsibility", or something like that.

Snakelet of the Day:

Ryan Wheeler (Triple-A): 4-4, 2 2B, BB

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Not a whole lot to say after a game like last night's contest at the big-league-level. A loss like that is hard to get past, even when trying to look on the bright side at the minor-league side of things. There were a couple of solid performances, though, so it's not a completely dreary day of news...

Snakelet of the Day:

Brett Lorin (Double-A): 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3:1 K:BB, 1 HR

Bobby Borchering (Hi-A): 3-4, 2B, 2 R

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For being a guy with a .287/.404/.553 line thus far in 2012, not many people are talking about outfielder Marc Krauss. That's probably because Krauss, a hitter who has been streaky throughout his short pro career, has been over-shadowed a bit by fellow BayBear Matt Davidson. However, the former second-round pick has done little but hit with the D-backs organization, and is off to an absurd start with Mobile in a repeat season after a relatively rough season there in 2011. Though he isn't a particularly strong defender, Krauss showed off his big-time power in Mobile's double-header on Monday:

Snakelet of the Day:

Marc Krauss (Double-A, two games): 4-6, 3 2B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI, K

Andrew Chafin (Hi-A): 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R (2 ER), 12:0 K:BB, 6:2 GO:FO

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That's a good word to describe the all-around performance from the Hi-A Visalia Rawhide on Sunday as they took on the Bakersfield Blaze: dominant. Their starting pitcher - one of the top prospects in the system, mind you - had the best outing of his pro career, and a struggling, power-laden bat cranked a pair of home runs to lead the offense. Even one of the team's high-upside lottery ticket types had a good day at the dish, perhaps showing signs of polishing his tools.

Snakelet of the Day:

David Holmberg (Hi-A): 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 9:0 K:BB, 6:4 GO:FO

Bobby Borchering (Hi-A): 2-4, 2 HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, K

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Well, at the time of writing (1:14 a.m.), I have to be outside of Notre Dame Stadium in seven hours in full cap & gown to begin my procession into the stadium for the first of my graduation ceremonies. So it might be the case that I'm distracted from this whole baseball thing because of, y'know, graduating from college.

.... Okay, fine, graduation isn't distracting me from baseball.

........ Okay, fine, constantly checking my phone for baseball updates may be kind of distracting me from graduating.

On a baseball-related note, the three wins on the farm on Saturday brought all four D-backs full-season affiliates above the .500 mark on the season. Team W-L records in the minors aren't heavily indicative of prospect talent, but it's certainly nice to get our young talent used to winning baseball games.

Snakelet of the Day:

The Mobile BayBears' Bullpen (not incl. Daniel Kaczrowski): 8 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2:5 K:BB, 12:7 GO:FO

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As just about any D-backs fan on Twitter knows by now, Trevor Bauer had a good Triple-A debut. How good? Well, for a guy who some (in full disclosure - ::raises hand::) had concerns about in the home-run-happy PCL against more advanced hitters, Bauer as impressive a debut as could have been hoped for. While facing 29 batters, Bauer allowed just five baserunners on the night, limiting his free passes and, from blue bulldog's report, had a destructive curveball that either froze hitters or made them take futile swings. The Bauer Era is approaching, folks.

Snakelet Bauer of the Day:

Trevor Bauer (Triple-A): 8 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 11:1 K:BB, 9:3 GO:FO, HR

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So yeah, this Trevor Bauer kid is pretty good. Initial caveat is that I'm not a professional so take anything I say with a grain of salt. But at least for me, for today, I thought I saw a truly special pitcher on the mound. He's just incredibly exciting to watch. Edge of the seat material. Especially for fans who are more into the pitching aspect of baseball, than the hitting aspect. I highly recommend people who have MiLB.tv to watch his next start. Or I guess just be patient and wait. He'll be up eventually.

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