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Tuesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 5-1 OFF DAY N/A
Harrisburg Lost, 9-7 (11 inn.) OFF DAY N/A
Wilmington Lost, 5-1 OFF DAY N/A
Fredericksburg Won, 6-2 OFF DAY N/A
FCL Nationals Won, 6-4 vs. FCL Marlins, 12 p.m.
DSL Nationals Lost, 7-6 @ DSL Giants Black, 11 a.m.

Lehigh Valley 5 Rochester 1
• Teel 4IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K, PO @ 1B
• Je. Rodriguez (L, 1-2) 3IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 2K
• Noll 1-4, RBI
• Palacious 1-4, R, SB

The IronPigs broke open a 1-1 game with four in the 6th to take the series opener, 5-1. Carson Teel allowed one run on three hits and two walks over four innings. Jefry Rodriguez followed and coughed up the aforementioned four runs on five hits and three walks in what amazingly was only his second loss. The Red Wings were held to six singles and a walk, with Ildemaro Vargas the sole batter to reach base twice.
Roster moves: RHP Jordan Weems recalled to Washington.

Erie 9 Harrisburg 7
• Reyes 5⅔ IP, 7H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Brzykcy 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 2K
• Guerrero (L, 2-3) 1IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 0BB, 1K, HR
• W. Garcia 2-4, 2R, HR, 3RBI
• Dunn 2-4, 2B, BB, 3RBI
• Nogowski 2-5, 2R, BB

Harrisburg rallied from deficits of 5-0 and 7-3 to force extras, but fell in 11 innings, 9-7. Luis Reyes dug the first hole, giving five runs on seven hits (one HR) and a walk over five and 2/3rds innings. The loss went to Alberto Guerrero on a two-run HR in the 11th. The Senators had four players with multiple hits, including Wilson Garcia’s 12th HR – a two-out Earl Weaver special that tied that game at 7-7 in the 7th. It was just the fourth loss this season in which Harrisburg scored five or more runs.
Roster moves: C Drew Millas placed on the 7-Day I.L., retroactive to July 2.

Winston-Salem 5 Wilmington 1
• Cuevas (L, 3-8) 6⅔ IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 1K
• Stainbrook 1⅓ IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 2K, 1-1 IR-S
• Antuna 1-4, RBI
• Baker 0-3, R, BB

The wheels came off the bus in the 7th as the Dash broke a 1-1 tie with four runs to hand the Blue Rocks a 5-1 loss. Michael Cuevas took his eighth loss as he gave up four runs on seven hits and two walks over six and 2/3rds. Wilmington was limited to four singles and two walks, with Yasel Antuna driving in Darren Baker in the 6th with the final hit.

Fredericksburg 6 Lynchburg 2
• Saenz (W, 3-1) 6IP, 8H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K
• Collins (H, 1) 2IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 4K
• De La Rosa 1-3, R, BB, 2RBI, SB(25)
• Ge. Diaz 1-4, 2B, 2RBI
• J. Young 0-2, 2R, BB, HBP, SB

Fredericksburg took advantage of five walks, five stolen bases, two hit batsmen, and an error to score six times on four hits in a 6-4 win over Lynchburg. It was the eighth straight win for the FredNats. Dustin Saenz turned in his third quality start and won for the third time this season, scattering eight hits over six innings with one run and two walks allowed. Jeremy De La Rosa singled, walked, scored a run, drove in two, and stole his 25th base while Gerardi Diaz doubled in two to pace the Fredericksburg offense.

FCL Nationals 6 FCL Marlins 4
• Carrillo 1IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 0K
• Ogando 3IP, 4H, 1R, 1ER, 0BB, 3K, 2WP
• Candelario (W, 2-0) ⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 0K, 3-0 IR-S
• Quintana 2-4, 2B, SF, 3RBI
• A. Cruz 2-5, 3R, 2B,
• 1-for-9 RISP; 9 LOB

The F-Nats scored four times in the 7th without a hit, as the F-Marlins walked three, hit two, and committed two errors to give away the game, 6-4. Rehabber Gerardo Carrillo “worked on some stuff” for a run on three hits in the 1st. The displaced starter Adrian Ogando went the next three and let in the second run on four hits, no walks, and three whiffs. The win went to 24-y.o. A.J. Candelario, who got the last out in the 6th with the bases loaded. Roismar Quintana singled, doubled, and drove in three while Armando Cruz singled, doubled, and scored three times to account for all four (4) hits for the F-Nats.

DSL Mariners 7 DSL Nationals 6
• Moron 2IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 2K
• D. Perez 2IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 4K
• Carmona (BS, 2; L, 1-1) 1⅓ IP, 3H, 3R, 2ER, 3K, HR
• Contreras 2-2, 2R, BB, RBI
• Ramirez 2-3, R, 2B, 2RBI

The D-Nats took advantage of three D-Mariner errors to score six times on five hits and two walks, but the ‘pen couldn’t hold a 6-4 lead in a 7-6 loss.

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  1. Time to say a temporary goodbye to Jackson Tetreault. He has the same injury as Jacob DeGrom, who was out for 3+ months, so we won’t see him again until next year. Good luck with the rehab.

    Again, another dominant from Zach Brzykcy, stretched out this time to 2 innings. They should do something to challenge him, AA hitters are helpless against him.

    Michael Cuevas has something to learn from now. He was dominant for 6 innings but the 3rd time through the lineup was when trouble started. Bad defense and little help after he left made things worse. He’ll grow and get better.

    T.J. White was 0 for 3 with a walk. What a bum! 🙂

    1. the run against Cuevas in the first was on Antuna retrieving his liner as if it was a foul ball. he’s lucky Lecroy is not managing, he may have been yanked mid-inning.

      the contrast between Antuna and Sanchez reminds me of Wilmer Difo and Adrian Sanchez, one had all the talent in the world while the other knows how to play the game.

    2. DSL Nats facing the Giants who have a Luis Frias and Elian Sandoval
      Makes an old man think of Pepe Frias and Pablo Sandoval

  2. JiT just in time
    JT on the shelf
    Draft in a few days for new arms
    To chart in the horizon of rebuild .

  3. A Will Frizzell sighting in the FCL! Actually, I see that he got a plate appearance (and a hit) on 4/1, then got to the plate three times yesterday as DH, with two walks. Then they pinch-ran for him. Apparently returning from injury.

    In Frizzell’s senior season at Texas A&M (2021), he slashed .343/.451/.686, with 19 homers and 13 doubles. No guarantee he can replicate those numbers as a pro, but they certainly make him interesting to keep an eye on.

    1. he’s back in the lineup today and has already doubled in two runs. I wonder how aggressive they’ll be with him once he’s full speed.

  4. Roismar Quintana has 14 hits in his last 10 games, including four doubles and a homer. It’s taken him a while to get healthy and get going, but he seems to be finding a groove. He’s been appearing on prospect lists for the last couple of years but has barely played.

  5. classy move by Lehigh Valley letting Aaron Barrett end his career vs the Nats organization. he opened, set them down 1-2-3 and is hanging them up.

    good luck with the rest of your life young man!

    1. Day off would have been rain out today looking at weather map on the 5 th
      Good all , FredMD

  6. Dustin Saenz is someone I don’t think has been mentioned – 4th rounder from last year. He was out for a whole month but is back pitching now

    (44+ IP)
    1. Theophile FRE/WIL 1.92
    2. Parker WIL 1.96
    3. Cate WIL 2.61
    4. Irvin WIL/HBG 3.14
    5. Saenz FRE 3.14***
    6. Shuman WIL 3.32
    7. Troop HBG 3.73
    8. Cuevas WIL 4.07
    9. Herrera HBG 4.12
    10. Fuentes HBG 4.25

    However, the door appears to be closing on some other relatively high draft picks: Canning (2018/5), Mendoza (2019/3) and Cluff (2019/6).

  7. oof…fangraphs really ripped the Nats farm system. I knew it was bad but reading their comments and it’s downright depressing.

    I love Rizzo but he really needs to find a new scouting director

    2. To be clear, the comments ripping the organization are fan comments to the article, not from the article itself. I didn’t see any particular editorializing in the article that the system is terrible (etc.).

  8. There is the “System Overview” in the article, starting with the statement “This is one of the worst farm systems in baseball”.

    It also has statements about the Nats inability to develop pitchers at the same rate as organizations, as well as criticism of unwillingness to move players up to appropriate levels (I can just picture our poster MarkL reading that…)

    2. Yeah, that’s fair. I looked for the overview at the top of the article rather than buried at the end. My bad.

  9. Nick, I’m pretty sure we did just hire a new farm director.

    I’ve been reading this site since the days of Kory Casto pretty much when Rizzo was hired. I’ve read the posters blasting the trades of Chris Manno, Max Schrock etal. I’ve been disappointed when they dealt some of may favorites as well. But here’s my take on Rizzo, once and for all.

    He was hired with one goal, win a WS before Ted died. Guess what?, he did and I will forever be grateful for being able to watch Howie clank one off the foul pole in a game seven. You can never, EVER forget that, other teams with the same goal did not achieve that. I think it took a toll on the farm system and how they drafted (Seth Romero)now they have to reboot, at a time when ownership is unsettled.

    I couldn’t care less what the pundits say, there is a renewed emphasis taking place and the number of exciting players and performances right now is greater than it has been in a few years. But what do I know, I didn’t even stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

  10. I get what you are saying Fred, but that excuse only goes so far. The truth of the matter is their drafting has been horrible. Their strategy of taking pitchers falling due to injury or physical concerns has completely backfired on them. Add to that that they seemingly punt away their picks after the first round and it’s lead to where we are now. Thank god DiPuglia was brought on board and they’ve spent on IFA’s because it seems to me that has been their only saving grace. Mind you, last years draft seems to be a bit better than normal, but let’s see how that plays out.

    1. FWIW the organization’s other saving grace (as noted by the author of the Fangraphs article) is that they have been above average in picking veteran role player free agents (citing Howie Kendrick and Asdrubal Cabrera). Although he does wonder why a group that is so good at picking which veteran hitters to bring in isn’t better at developing a feel for contact in prospects.

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