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AFL Update: Oct. 25, 2017

Victor Robles homered with two out in the 3rd to tie it at 1-1 but that was it for the Solar Sox, as they let in two runs late to lose, 3-1 to the Scorpions.

Kyle McGowin (pictured above) allowed one run on eight hits over four innings for a no-decision. He walked none and struck out six, and despite the large number of hits, got his 12 outs on just 52 pitches (40 for strikes).

Robles, who was the DH, went 1-for-4 overall with a strikeout. He was joined in the lineup by Daniel Johnson (RF) and Taylor Gushue (C), but the two combined to go 0-for-7 with two strikeouts.

Dakota Bacus and Jimmy Cordero also appeared in relief. Bacus struck out the side in the 6th on 11 pitches while Cordero worked around an error to lead off the 7th and threw 10 of 12 pitches for strikes to maintain his 0.00 ERA.

After 12 games, the Solar Sox are 6-6 and are tied for 1st place atop the AFL East*. Mesa remains home this afternoon to host Peoria.
* Don’t get too excited – four teams are 6-6, one is 5-7, the other is 7-5

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  1. Victor who?

    When asked in his chat yesterday who he was eager to see in AZ, Eric Longenhagen, FanGraph’s prospect guru, mentioned Robles at the top of his list. Of course when someone asked him about Johnson, he gave such a stereotypical prospect-guru answer: “he’s not as fast-twitch now as when I saw him in college.” Say what????? I need to remember that so I can drop it into office conversation: “Randy might have been good on that project, but he’s not as fast-twitch as he used to be.”

  3. To bring forward the Knorr discussion, I think Luke is right that he’s the break-glass-in-case-of-emergency option . . . for some contingency. When the Lerners low-ball the guy Rizzo & Co. pick? When Rizzo picks another guy from another organization who has never managed and turns into a disaster? Or when the guy Rizzo picks wins 192 games in two years but doesn’t manage to get past the mega-bucks Dodgers to the World Series?

    Alas, I doubt anyone thinks of Knorr as a sexy enough pick to be considered now, unless the first five guys turn them down.

    1. I suspect that if they continue to offer two year deals they will be turned down as they probable deserve to be.

      I would be comfortable with Knorr, and hope they convince Maddux to come back with him.

    3. Well, KW and crew, Knorr is also the mentor for the eventual Cuse contingent : Robles, Orange, Fedde, Voth, Abreau, Bautista, Stevenson, …..rehabbing Ross, Mapes, Koda, Harperbro….DJ,..Ward…eventually..

  4. I met Robles yesterday and he is one grounded, fun kid.
    I rarely speak to players and even rarer to do so during the game but he sat right next to where I was shooting from and started a conversation that lasted about 5 minutes.
    He went over to the bat rack, after the half inning, and start rattling all the bats while yelling “Wake up, wake up!!!”
    Special, very special.

    1. Good scoop! I take it that his English is pretty good? Also good to hear that he doesn’t sound like he has come in as some hot-shot diva straight from the playoff roster.

      I saw Robles at Potomac last year not long after he was called up, and he was very freely chatting with fans in the front row before the game, having his picture taken with them, etc. I was impressed at that time at how comfortable he seemed in that situation as a kid who had just turned 19 and who wasn’t a native English speaker. Most kids meeting that description would be hiding in the dugout.

      1. Robles and Lora were part of the pre-game prayer group several years ago I saw them..truly inspired..

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