Andrew Cashner threw the first two frames of an Arizona Fall League match-up in Mesa this afternoon. A home run, one of three hits, a walk and three strike outs were enough for one day in the hitter friendly AFL. No PITCHf/x, that will only be in Peoria and Surprise.
Cashner opened his first inning with a strike out, a single and a walk. Cashner got the second out by striking out Ike Davis. Davis could get a look at first in 2010 for the Mets. Not quite out of the jam, Cashner gave up his gopher ball to another New York first base prospect, the Yankees' Brandon Laird. No further damage, beyond an infield single.
Two Cubs star prospects also started (but finished) the game. Starlin Castro knocked out three more hits, bringing his total to 7 in 14 at bats. He also stole his first base of the Fall season.
Castro shared the left side of the infield with Josh Vitters. We might see this combo in Wrigley before too long. Vitters was hitless with a walk in four trips. Yes, Josh Vitters took a walk.
Gameday
Update The Trib had a reporter at the game. Cashner was described as sharp, despite the first inning troubles. The prospect had this to say:
"I thought I threw the ball well except for one pitch,"...
One mistake, he acknowledged, was grooving a 3-2 fastball to Laird, who went opposite field to right for a three-run homer in the first.
"I left it up in the middle of the plate," said Cashner, the Cubs' first-round pick in 2008 out of TCU. "He hit it well, but it might not have been out at a lot of parks."
Cashner also said he's on a 40-pitch limit.
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