Wednesday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Lost, 10-6 | @ St. Paul, 8:07 p.m. | Sharp (1-1, 5.14) vs. Aa. Sanchez (1-0, 3.60) |
| Harrisburg | Lost, 6-1 | vs. Bowie, 5:30 p.m. | Kilome (0-1, 3.75) and Teel (0-0, 16.20) vs. Stallings (2-3, 5.72) and Vallimont (0-2, 9.95) |
| Wilmington | Won, 6-1 (5½ inn.) |
@ Rome, 7 p.m. | Shuman (1-0, 2.41) vs. Dodd (4-4, 4.05) |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 3-2 | vs. Lynchburg, 5:05 p.m. | Denaburg (0-1, 7.20) and Alavarez (1-3, 4.40) vs. Johnston (1-1, 2.87) and Wolf (1-3, 5.35) |
| FCL Nationals | Won, 6-4 | OFF DAY | |
| DSL Nationals | Won, 6-1 | @ DSL Twins, 11 a.m. |
St. Paul 10 Rochester 6
• Tetreault (L, 5-3) 3⅔ IP, 7H, 8R, 8ER, 1BB, 1K, 2HR, 2HBP
• Clippard 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• Meneses 2-3, 2R, 2BB, HR, 2RBI
• Barrera 2-4, R, HR, RBI
• Noll 2-5, 2B(15)
A grand slam snapped a 4-4 tie in the 4th as Rochester fell to St. Paul, 10-6. Jackson Tetreault became the latest victim of the GBI curse as he saw his four-game win streak end. The Saints crucified him for eight runs on seven hits (two HR) and a walk over three and 2/3rds innings. He also hit two batters while striking out one (1). Joey Meneses reached base four times with two walks, a single, and his 13th HR to the Red Wings’ 11-hit parade. Tres Barrera also homered while Andrew Stevenson, Adrián Sanchez, and Jake Noll each doubled.
Roster moves: IF Lucius Fox optioned from Washington; IF Ehire Adrianza MLB Rehab ended, returned to Washington.
Bowie 6 Harrisburg 1
• Fuentes (L, 1-3) 6IP, 7H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 6K, HBP
• Clemmer 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• W. Garcia 1-4, R, HR, RBI
• Dunn 1-4, 2B
The BaySox feasted on the Senators’ bullpen in the 7th for four runs as they turned a 2-1 nailbiter into a 6-1 win in the opener. Steven Fuentes notched his third quality start with six innings of two-run ball on seven hits, no walks, and six whiffs. He was rewarded with his third loss. Wilson Garcia homered and Jack Dunn doubled to highlight the five-hit Harrisburg assault.
Wilmington 6 Rome 1 (5½ inn.)
• Parker (W, 3-0) 5IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 9K, BK, WP
• Baker 2-3, R, 2B, RBI
• Antuna 2-3, R, HR, RBI
• Barley 2-3, R, 3B, RBI, SB
Wilmington scored three times in both the 5th and 6th innings before the rains washed this away for a 6-1 win over Rome. Mitchell Parker got the complete-game win while striking out nine, which tied his season high. Darren Baker, Yasel Antuna, and Jordy Barley each went 2-for-3 with a run scored while hitting for the cycle combined, with Baker hitting his 11th double, Antuna homering for the 6th time, and Barley collecting his 3rd triple.
Roster moves: OF Cody Wilson transferred to the 60-Day I.L.
Fredericksburg 3 Lynchburg 2
• Caceres 5⅓ IP, 2H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K,
• Schoff (W, 2-2) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Sinclair (SV, 1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Boisserie 2-3, RBI, HBP
• Emiliani 2-4, R, RBI
The FredNats scored three times with two out in the 7th to turn a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 win over the Hillcats. Bryan Caceres pitched into the 6th for the third time this season, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks while fanning five. Tyler Schoff got the last two outs in the 6th and pitched a scoreless 7th for the win. Todd Peterson put up a goose egg in the 8th for the hold, and Jack Sinclair pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Branden Boisserie and Leandro Emiliani both had two singles and an RBI to lead the Fredericksburg offense.
FCL Nationals 6 FCL Marlins 4
• Atencio 3⅔ IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 5K, 2WP
• Abreu 2⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 5K
• Seijas (W, 1-0) 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• De La Cruz 2-3, R, BB, CS
• Tejeda 1-3, R, HR, 3RBI
• A. Cruz 1-3, 2B, SB
The F-Nats rallied for three in the 7th to complete a comeback from 4-0 and beat the F-Marlins, 6-4. Jose Atencio dug that 4-0 hole with five hits and a walk over three and 2/3rds. The win went to Karlo Seijas with three perfect innings of relief. Christopher De La Cruz doubled while Erick Tejeda hit a three-run HR to pace the F-Nats offense.
Roster moves: J.T. Arruda reassigned from Wilmington; RHP Mirton Blanco reassigned from Fredericksburg.
DSL Nationals 6 DSL D-Backs Red 1 (7 inn.)
• Leon 4IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• C. Sanchez (W, 1-0) 2IP, 3H, R, ER, 0BB, 4K
• E. Ramirez 2-3, R, 2B, BB, RBI
• Mojica 1-3, R, 2B
• Vaquero 0-2, 2BB
A bit wild but overall a good outing by Parker.
Today let’s put a spotlight on Jack Sinclair, a 16th round pick from last year. He’s been terrific, with an ERA of 1.47 and an even better WHIP of 0.93. He’s 23, so it’s time for him to get challenged at High A.
Ho hum, Leandro Emiliani still dominates Low A, not that the f.o. notices.
Luke
Good bad indifferent curse ??
Day off for Christian V
And Joan Adon demonstrates once again why he should be at AA. I have no idea what they think they’re proving with him. But he does fill out a uniform well . . .
Or else the Nats want to see if Joan could best the Expos/ Nats losses in a season watermark set by Steve Rogers decades ago before he became a rock
agree with the above assessment of Parker.
Antuna displayed the stroke that keeps him in the mix. the prettiest Tony Gwynn opposite field line drive in the first and then turned on one in the fourth. I’ve not seen him much before last night but will not miss him from here on out. I suspect the issue is consistency (and of course his defense), not a small obstacle for prospects.
and by fourth I mean fifth
Time flies
Shuman gives up a tater to Marquis Grissoms son
Vaughn .
OK, you made me look (at the stats) on Antuna. He’s still only in his age-22 season, although he’s already burning options thanks to the misguided addition to the 40-man. He’s walking quite a lot (basically 20%) but still striking out too much (22%) for someone with that good of strike zone recognition. BA is a mediocre .241 but .381 in June thus far (SSS).
What’s still really missing for Antuna is corner-level power. He has six homers and six doubles, SLG .405 (boosted over .400 by the homer last night). That would be adequate if he was still a middle infielder, but it’s not nearly enough for a corner OF. He’s age-appropriate for A+ and repeating the level, but he’s still not showing numbers that would flash and give a hint that he could be a starter at the MLB level. Right now, he’s basically Difo, who had 14 homers at age 22 (along with 31 doubles and 7 triples).
Has Antuna improved defensively in the OF?
Realize that corner OFs are generally evaluated on their offense, but the few times that I saw Antuna play the OF this Spring, he was awful. Previously, I assumed that if he had the athleticism to be considered a potential MLB SS, Antuna had the chance to be +defensive corner OF and possibly even a CF. Instead, I am just hoping that he is adequate defensively. As stated above, corner OFs needs to be star offensive players, and Antuna hasn’t reached anything close to that level yet.
I cannot dispute the statistical analysis, but watching him swing the bat last night was a joy. the out he made was a long drive to the warning track in left. and the Braves prospect was dealing at that point.
again, can he do it more consistently? if not then he’ll just be another in the long list of prospect disappointments.
I’m not rooting against him. It would be huge for the organization if he turned into something. Obviously you’re seeing in his swing what has enticed the gurus, and the organization to add him to the 40-man. At the same time, you also wonder how much of a burden on him the hype and bonus money have been.
As for Antuna’s defense, I see that he has made four errors in the OF this season. I haven’t watched so don’t know whether he’s gotten any smoother.
Anyone know what injury Cody Wilson has to land him on the 60 day IL?
I’m puzzled about Jeremy de la Rosa. He hasn’t played since May 31st, but the FNats haven’t put him on the IL, despite the obvious bottleneck of players that would benefit from such a move.
What are COVID protocols for the minors? Do they have a unique designation like in the majors? Or do they just sort of disappear for a week or so, like JdlR is right now?
I don’t think there is one since now just about every level operates like the NYPL did (e.g. ~30 players, of which ~25 are active).
It’s exciting to see some of the arms from the 2021 DSL Nats’ fabulous squad showing what they can do stateside. Atencio was one of the best, and he got roughed up in his first start (gave up 4 ER yesterday, when he gave up 9 total last season!), but the rest of the start was good. He was missing bats (5 K in 3.2 IP), and not too wild (only one walk, but two wild pitches).
Another good one from last year was Juan Abreu, who started where he left off, striking out 5 in 2.1 IP, allowing no hits.
It’s a shame to see that one of the other really good arms, Jefrem Leon, is repeating the DSL. In 2021, he sported a miniscule 1.46 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, allowed only 13 H, and struck out 27 in only 24.2 IP. He has nothing more to prove with another season in the Dominican (further evidenced by yet another very strong start).
Sinclair having a Moore esque start
Has anyone heard from Brady House lately? After tearing up the FCL last year and getting off to a blazing start this season at Fredericksburg he seems to have disappeared.