just an ex- check

Remember Eric Duncan? Duncan, who had a really solid season with the Mississippi Braves in 2010, is having another really solid season. The former New York Yankees first-round pick is batting .274 with 22 home runs and 61 RBIs for St. Louis’ Double-A club, Springfield. His hitting coach there is ex-M-Braves manager Phillip Wellman. Remember Cody Johnson? Johnson, who had a really rocky season with the M-Braves in 2010, is having another really rocky season. The former Atlanta Braves first-round pick, who was sold to the Yankees in the off-season, hit 15 homers at Double-A Trenton this year but was demoted to Class A Tampa with a .226 average and 138 strikeouts in 297 at-bats. He’s hitting .310 with six homers at Tampa but has 53 K’s in 126 at-bats.

P.S. Ole Miss alumnus Alex Presley came off the disabled list cold, managing just four hits in 27 at-bats for Pittsburgh at the end of August. But since the calendar flipped to September, Presley is 5-for-8 with a homer and two triples. He’s hitting .310 with two homers, five triples and 13 RBIs for the season.