Tuesday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | OFF DAY | @ Syracuse, 6:05 p.m. | Verrett (1-3, 5.64) vs. Grey (2-1, 4.78) |
| Harrisburg | OFF DAY | vs. Altoona, 6 p.m. | Ross (MLB Rehab) vs. Cruz (2-3, 4.50) |
| Wilmington | OFF DAY | @ Aberdeen, 7:05 p.m. | Cuevas (1-4, 4.41) vs. Armbruester (1-0, 2.87) |
| Fredericksburg | OFF DAY | vs. Salem, 7:05 p.m. | Strasburg (MLB Rehab) vs. Jackson (1-4, 6.12) |
Rochester Red Wings (26-16, 1st, 1½ GA, I.L. East
As semi-predicted last week, the Red Wings’ luck turned as they won just two of six against the IronPigs. But they are still in first place and visit the last-place Syracuse Mets this week for six, including an “Education Day” game tomorrow morning at 11:05 a.m.
Harrisburg Senators (18-20, 4th, 4½ GB, E.L. Southwest
Harrisburg became the first affiliate to fall below .500 after they dropped their fourth straight series in Portland last week. This week, the Senators return home to face the Curve for the second series this season, including a wet-nose Wednesday tomorrow morning at 11 a.m.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (20-16, 2nd, 5½ GB, Sally Lg. North)
The Blue Rocks took four of six from the BlueClaws last week but only gained one game in the standings. They’ll get their chance to move up a little more with six this week against Aberdeen – three on the road and three at home over the weekend, the first of four home-and-home series this season.
Fredericksburg Nationals (20-18, 3rd, 1GB, C.L. North)
Fredericksburg returns home after a 1-5 trip to Delmarva. A 3-9 stretch has dropped them from 1st place to 3rd place, albeit just a game out. Perhaps not coincidentally, Brady House and T.J. White have fallen to earth, going from an .895 and .923 OPS in April to .596 and .264 in May, respectively.
I just stumbled across the fact that Jakson Reetz is currently batting a Ruthian .295/.386/.682 in AA for Milwaukee. Have their coaches unlocked something Nats coaches were unable to during his 8 years with the org?
Maybe they just have a better developmental staff.
Hoping our new player development staff can get some of our players on a better path!
Development? Did the Nats show any sense of development? Thank goodness they finally blew things up and tried something new.
That said, there haven’t been a heck of a lot of Nat draft picks who have gone elsewhere and thrived, other than a few who were traded as high-value players. I know it’s a chicken/egg question of drafting and development, but for the last decade-plus, there’s little indication that they’ve done much on either side of that coin.
Wil must be the Texas Leagur suits Reetz?
Tuesday day dreaming
Look at the Pirates promoting their blue chip kids especially Cal Mitchell
That’s Nats in a few years
If you’re only at AA in your 9th season there is not a lot of buzz.
Crash Davis clone
It’s extremely unlikely. He’s had 25 decent games in a league where he is old for the level. Over the rest of his minor league career he’s only had two decent seasons (2019 in High A and now), and neither of those in a league where he was young for the level. Oh, and he had eight strong games in the Arizona Fall League in 2019.
I mean, theoretically it could be that a major change has occurred. Quantum physics entertains the notion that there are no impossibilities, just wildly improbable ones.
Jack – of all trades – Dunn
Any comments about his career shifting from fans there ?