No Aussie MLB action today...but plenty of news and Minor league reports

Braves.com is reporting today that Peter Moylan has been undergoing some pretty intensive rehab on his elbow. Moylan says he is feeling like a completely new man after the work, but it is not clear yet when he is due to return to the action. His trip to the specialist revealed that he had a bone spur compromising the "ulna collateral" ligament in his right elbow. Moylan says that the work he has been doing has been making a big difference, and he hopes to play catch within the next week or so, and see how he goes from there. For more info on the nature of his injury, rehab, and his trip to the arm doctor, check out Braves.com.

Rich Thompson is going pretty well in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, with the Salt Lake Bees. He pitched 2 innings on Thursday and got the win, as the Bees won in 11 innings. He faced 7 batters, and struck out 5, allowing one hit. 22 of his 33 pitches were strikes. His record for 2008 is now 1-0, 5 IP, 5 hits, 2 ER, 2 BB and 6 strikeouts, with a 3.60 ERA. Hopefully Thompson can continue to improve his command and work his way back to the majors.

Craig Anderson has also been pretty good in Triple-A. He pitched 6 innings on Thursday and struck out 5. He allowed only 3 hits, one of which was a homer - but that was the only run allowed. He got a no-decision for the outing, but it was an improvement on his last outing, and good to see him go six innings. His record is now 0-0, 16.0 IP, 16 hits, 8, ER, 1 walk and 16 strikouts, with a 4.50 ERA. After starting the season as a reliever, Anderson has now had 2 starts. The Orioles are going alright at the moment, with a 10-7 record in the tough AL East division. So Anderson will need to keep working hard to get the call up.

In some Double-A news, Canberra-born Michael Collins has been on fire for the Arkansas Travelers.

The first-baseman has posted an outstanding .383 average over the first 13 games of the season. He has gone 18-from-47, with 4 doubles, 2 homeruns and 9 RBI, and he has also picked up 3 stolen bases. On Wednesday he bagged 1 homerun and 5 RBI, as he went 3-for-4, to help the Travelers come back and win their game in ten innings. These are pretty good numbers for the early days of the season. Collins played with the Travelers all through 2007, so hopefully he can build on that experience and continue to develop further.

Playing alongside Collins is Adam Morrissey at second base. He has played 5 games, and posted a .235 average.

More minor league news as it happens!