Friday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Lost, 8-6 | vs. Worcester, 7:05 p.m. | Abbott (0-3, 6.55) vs. Bello (4-2, 3.12) |
| Harrisburg | Won, 9-3 | @ Altoona, 6 p.m. | Herrera (3-3, 4.10) vs. Shortridge (0-0, 18.00) |
| Wilmington | Won, 7-4 | vs. Jersey Shore, 6:35 p.m. | Shuman (3-1, 3.29) vs. Abel (4-6, 4.07) |
| Fredericksburg | Won, 5-4 (10 inn.) |
vs. Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. | Denaburg (0-1, 5.60) vs. Portes (0-2, 4.80) |
| FCL Nationals | Postponed | @ FCL Cardinals, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | Losing, 3-1 | vs. DSL Blue Jays, 11 a.m. |
Worcester 8 Rochester 6
• Rogers (L, 0-1) 3⅔ IP, 4H, 7R, 7ER, 2BB, 2K, 3HR
• Je. Rodriguez 4⅓ IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 4K, HR
• Banks 2-4, R, 2B, HR(5), 2RBI
• Vargas 2-4
• Noll 1-3, R, BB, 2B, RBI, E(5)
The Woo Sox went deep four times to build an 8-0 lead – big enough to withstand a six-run Red Wings rally in the 7th and hold on for an 8-6 win. Josh Rogers took the brunt of the beating, allowing seven runs on three homers and four hits total over three and 2/3rds. He walked two and struck out two. Jefry Rodriguez gave up the fourth HR, a solo shot in the 8th, and four hits total over four and a 1/3rd without a walk and four whiffs. Nick Banks doubled and homered and drove in two while Ildemaro Vargas singled twice to lead the Rochester offense, which squeezed six runs out of seven hits, two walks, and an error.
Roster moves: LHP Josh Rogers reassigned from the FCL for MLB rehab; IF Jecksson Flores reassigned from Harrisburg.
Harrisburg 9 Altoona 3
• Fuentes 5IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 6BB, 5K, HBP
• Schaller (BS, 3; W, 4-1) 1IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K
• A. Lee 2IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 1K
• W. Garcia 3-5, R, 2B, 2RBI
• Cluff 2-4, 2R, BB, 3B, RBI
• G. Lara 2-5, R, 3RBI
Harrisburg blew a 2-0 lead in the 6th but opened the Book of Genesis on Altoona in the 7th, scoring seven times in the big inning for a 9-3 win. Steven Fuentes survived six walks and a Victor Robles over five innings to let in just one run and nearly won anyway. Reid Schaller failed to hold the lead for the third time in four chances this season, giving up two runs in his single inning of work. He was credited with the “W” as the pitcher of record when the Senators rallied. Wilson Garcia drove in two while leading the Harrisburg hit column with three, followed by Jackson Cluff with a single and a triple (one RBI), and Gilbert Lara with two singles and three RBI.
Wilmington 7 Jersey Shore 4
• Parker 5IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 4BB, 7K, HR, WP
• C. Romero (W, 4-4) 3IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 5K
• Ferrer (SV, 5) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Strohschein 2-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• Méndez 2-4, 2RBI, E(3)
• Meregildo 1-3, 2R, BB, 2B, RBI
The Blue Rocks fell in line with the night’s narrative of late-inning rallies, scoring twice in the 6th and thrice in the 7th in a 7-4 win over the Blue Claws. Mitchell Parker let in the first three runs on three hits (one HR) and four walks over five innings. He struck out seven. Carlos Romero picked up the win a run over three innings while Jose Ferrer set the side down in order in the 9th for his fifth save at High-A. Kevin Strohschein and Ricardo Méndez both went 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the Wilmington offense.
Fredericksburg 5 Delamrva 4 (10 inn.)
• Caceres 6IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 4BB, 5K
• M. Perez 2IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Threadgill (W, 5-1) 1IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K
• Boisserie 2-4, R, 2B
• De La Rosa 1-4, R, HR, 2RBI
• J. Young 1-4, 2R, SB(25)
Jeremy De La Rosa’s two-run HR in the 8th completed a comeback from 4-0 after four and helped force extras, where Fredericksburg won, 5-4 in 10 innings. FredNats starter Bryan Caceres gave up all four Shorebird runs on seven hits and four walks over six innings. He fanned five. Marlon Perez led the bullpen trio that shut down Delmarva for four innings, with Riggs Threadgill picking up the win for a scoreless 10th inning. The FredNats lost the free runner on a 6-5 putout to start the 10th but got the leadoff batter to third on a groundout and a wild pitch. Steven Williams drove in the gamewinner with a two-out single.
FCL Nationals vs. FCL Astros Blue – PPD
The F-Nats almost made it through June without a rainout. They’ll shoot to make this one up on July 12th.
DSL Twins 1 DSL Nationals 0 – SUSP.
• Polanco 3IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 4K, HR
Play was halted in the middle of the 4th. The two teams meet again on July 13th and they finish this one and play another then.
Let’s talk about a pair of 22 year old relievers. Zach Brzykcy has now made 9 appearances at AA, a big jump. He has now allowed 0, yes ZERO, runs. Remakable. Can you emerging star?
Jose Ferrer has now made 12 appearances since his promotion to High A. In 11 of those games he has allowed 0, yes ZERO, runs, including the last 10. Meeting no resistance at Wilmington.
Mitchell Parker’s ERA has skyrocketed to 1.96.
Jeremy De La Rosa’s OPS is still .890. Not that the f.o. noticed.
Brzykcy also has 55 K’s in his 32 IP. That’s the highest K/9 rate (15.5) in the Nats system (20+ IP). His BB/9 is 3.9, which one would hope has can reduce a bit.
Ferrer’s K/9 is 10.1 which is pretty average for the minor leaguers in the Nats system. His BB/9 is 1.8 which puts him 3rd in the system (20+ IP) after Yankosky and Seth Shuman.
The danger sign with Mitchell Parker is 6.5 BB/9.
Saw JDLR’s blast on TV last night, quite impressive. I think the announcers said it was 430 ft (or they said he’s had a 430 ft home run this year).
Klobosits was a nice story last year. Hope we see Brzykcy in the next few years and he sticks.
Was looking at the top 30 prospects for the nats in 2018:
https://www.prospectslive.com/lists/2018/10/27/washington-nationals-top-30-prospects
1 Robles
2 Kieboom
3 Garcia
4 Denaburg
5 Antuna
6 Crowe
7 S Romero
8 Cate
9 Canning
10 Ward
Prospects are just that, some make it, many don’t! Never quit believing!!!!!
Interesting in the 2018 list that they had already dropped Romero to #7. Also interesting that they had already started overvaluing Antuna early to beat the rush. This was after a season in which he hit .220/.293/.331.
Could JR and Densburg turn the corner in one week together ??
Speaking of lights out relievers, where is Matt Cronin? He’s active but hasn’t appeared in a game since June 17th.
I understand the Nats new development approach of sporadically shutting down their pitchers (though it seems like a needlessly imprecise solution). But do they have to shut them all down at the same time? It’s not a coincidence that Rochester has been awful at the same time that they shut down Cavalli, Henry and Cronin.
Walks are poison. I always look at walks in the stats for MiLB pitchers. A high walk rate will not get a guy promoted. MLB hitters will not swing at bad pitches, just wait for a struggling pitcher to groove one.
The only thing concerning about Brzykcy is the lack of vowels. At AA, he’s only allowed three hits in 10.1 innings. No runs allowed, WHIP of 0.68, FIP 1.80, BA against .088. As Mark said, the move to AA is a big jump, probably the biggest one in the minors. He’s barely breaking a sweat.
a Will Frizzell appearance in FL today. HBP in first, single and scored a run in the third, lifted for a PH in the fifth.
And a rehab for Rudy Martin Fred MD
Great to see Will back in action. We desperately need some picks to pan out!