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Friday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester Lost, 6-5 @ Columbus, 7:05 p.m. Je. Rodriguez (1-2, 6.17) vs. Civale (MLB Rehab)
Harrisburg Lost, 14-3 vs. Bowie, 7 p.m. Irvin (0-4, 5.22) vs. Hanifee (0-1, 9.45)
Wilmington Winning, 5-3
(suspended)		 @ Aberdeen, 5:05 p.m. TBD and Cuevas (4-10, 4.76) vs.
TBD and Pinto (3-4, 4.79)
Fredericksburg Lost, 5-0 @ Down East, 7 p.m. Seijas (3-0, 4.50) vs. Collyer (4-3, 4.34)
FCL Nationals Won, 4-2 vs. FCL Marlins, 12 p.m.
DSL Nationals Won, 2-1 vs. DSL Cardinals, 10 a.m.

Columbus 6 Rochester 5
• Sharp (L, 2-5) 3IP, 3H, 5R, 3ER, 2BB, 3K, HR, HBP, BK
• C. Taylor 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 5K
• Freeman 3-4, 2R, BB
• Noll 3-5, 2R, 2-2B(25), RBI
• Adams 2-5, 4RBI

Rochester rallied for two in the 8th and three in the 9th, but like a 6’7″ center in the NBA, came up short, 6-5 to extend its losing streak to 14. Sterling Sharp lost for the fifth time, giving up five runs (three earned) on three hits (one HR) and two walks over three innings. Five Red Wings had multiple hits, led by Cole Freeman with three singles and Jake Noll with two doubles and a single.
Roster moves: RHP Reed Garrett optioned from Washington; RHP Tyler Clippard assigned from Washington for MLB Rehab.

Bowie 14 Harrisburg 3
• Reyes (L, 3-6) 4⅓ IP, 6H, 6R, 6ER, 5BB, 6K, HR
• Guerrero 2⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 5K
• Lindsly 2-4, R, HR, RBI
• Martin 2-4, RBI, CS(5)

The BaySox scored in five of the first six innings en route to a 14-3 demolition of the Senators. Luis Reyes reverted to the mean with authority, allowing six runs on six hits and five walks over four and a 1/3rd innings to lose for the sixth time at AA. Trey Harris and Rudy Martin both singled twice while Brady Lindsly homered in the 9th to lead Harrisburg’s ten-hit parade.

Wilmington 5 Aberdeen 3 – SUSP.
• Theophile 1⅔ IP, 2H, 3R, 0ER, 2BB, 0K, 49-29 PIT-K
• Alston 2⅓ IP, 0H, 0R, 2BB, 3K
• Antuna 2-3, R, HR, 2RBI
• Mendoza 1-2, R, RBI, E(5)

Wilmington battled back from a 3-0 deficit with a five-run 4th before the rains came and suspended play with two on and nobody out in the top of the 5th. They’ll resume play tonight in Aberdeen and then play a seven-inning game, at an officially undetermined time… but we’re guessing it’ll be the same time as last month when this happened. The IronBirds have only published ticket-related stories since September of 2019, so perhaps when the interns stumble into the office this morning, they’ll update the site.
Roster moves: OF Jeremy Ydens released.
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Down East 5 Fredericksburg 0
• Atencio (L, 1-1) 4IP, 4H, 4R, 3ER, 1BB, 3K, HR, 2HBP
• M. Gomez 3IP, 2H, 1R, 0ER, 0BB, 2K
• Williams 1-3, BB, OF assist @ 2B
• Boisserie 1-3, BB

The FredNats modest five-game winning streak came to halt as the Wood Ducks shut them out, 5-0. Jose Atencio took the loss with four runs let in on four hits (one HR), a walk, and two hit batsmen. He struck out three. Steven Williams and Branden Boisserie both had a single and a walk as Fredericksburg was held to three hits and three walks total.
Roster moves: OF Andry Arias released.

FCL Nationals 4 FCL Marlins 2
• Leon 3IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 2K
• Cedeno (W, 3-0) 4IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 5K
• K. Rodriguez (SV, 3) 2IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 3K
• Acosta 3-4, CS
• Fein 2-3, R

The F-Nats broke open a 1-0 game with three in the 3rd as they doubled up the F-Marlins, 4-2. Jefrem Leon went the first three, giving up both F-Marlin runs on five hits and a walk. The win went to Jose Cedeno, who threw four perfect innings with five K’s. Jeisel Acosta led the hit column with three singles, followed by Jaden Fein with two.
Roster moves: OF Daniel Johnson assigned from Washington.

DSL Nationals 2 DSL Colorado 1
• D. Perez (W, 2-1) 5IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 3K, HBP, 2WP
• Francisco (SV, 2) 2IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 4K, E(1)
• Mojica 1-1, R, HR, RBI, 2BB
• Mota 1-2, R, SB

The D-Nats got single runs in the 1st and the 2nd and made it stand up for a 2-1 win over the D-Cards. Doimil Perez got his second win with five innings of one-run ball on three hits and a walk while Michael Francisco cordero’d around a walk, an error, and a wild pitch in the 6th and a leadoff single in the 7th to notch his second save. Misael Mojica hit his third HR and walked twice to lead the D-Nats attack.

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  1. Roismar Quintana is now batting .326/.378/.488 in the FCL. Think he’s deserving of a promotion to Fburg, though I know it’s wishful thinking…

    Also how about Jose Cedeno? He posted a 1.24 ERA last season, only to regress significantly this season, raising his ERA all the way to 1.54. What a bum. Though it’s a bit surprising and disappointing that after his fantastic DSL season as a starter, they shifted him to the bullpen this year. Though they have been stretching him out in long relief more recently. Going 3, 4 (in his first and only start this season) and 4 innings in his last 3 games. Maybe he still has a future as a starter?

    2. Seijas back to starter role or just grabbing first 3 frames or best he can muster in bullpen evening ??

    3. Debating whether to drive up 95 to Ripken Field to battle the bugs and the perpetual DH conclusion which could feel like an operation delay @ Philly Intl Airport .
      Let’s seee what the weather report is saying .
      Maybe Cuevas is awaiting my good fortune in attendance to toss a QS? Lol

    4. Wow ! Rain between 2-5 pm then heavier precipitation between 8 pm and 11 pm .
      Turn on the water sprinklers , Crash Davis !!! Break out the six packs .

    6. Pink slips dropping after the big trade and assignments .
      Is there an OF worthy of a bump to AA yet ??

  2. Also good to see Robert Hassell III appear in Wilmington yesterday. Hope we’ll see Abrams, Wood and Susana soon!

    1. I see that Hassell is in CF and has pushed de la Rosa to RF. I see that some lists are putting Hassell as the Nats’ #1 overall prospect, ahead of Cavalli, Green, House, et al.

      I have been highlighting Quintana as well. He was highly touted when he signed, but then between the COVID season and missing most of last year due to injury, he was dropped way down a lot of prospect list before he reached 50 pro ABs. The Nats now have a slew of OF prospects, but he should be counted among them.

      OF prospects: Hassell, Wood, Green, Vaquero, de la Rosa, Quintana, Lile, White. That’s eight high-caliber guys, with none who have played above A+. The cavalry may be on the way, but it’s still quite a ways in the distance.

      1. Yeah, seen that Hassell has a lot of prospect helium, along with Wood and Susana. Interestingly, Abrams and Gore’s prospect status has dropped pretty significantly. Gore is technically no longer a prospect, but MLB.com had him as high as #6 overall to start 2021, but pegged him all the way down at #86 to start this season. I’d expect Abrams to tumble quite a bit too. His plate approach has been troubling to put it mildly (he’s struck out almost 7 times as frequently as he’s walked). And while he’ll no longer have prospect status in early 2023, I wouldn’t expect him to be close to the top 10 as he was this season.

        Wood and Hassell, however, could really leap up the prospect boards, and Susana has done enough to probably merit inclusion in the top 100 lists. But altogether it’s quite interesting to acquire so many players with such high variance in what they’ll turn out to be.

  3. I just realized we haven’t seen Mason Denaburg since July 22nd. I searched around but couldn’t find any explanation for his now 2 week absence. Given how incredibly conservative they’ve been with other pitchers on their workloads, I’d ascribe it to that, but it would be good to know that it’s not yet another mysterious injury (still waiting to see signs of life from Henry, House, Carrillo, and Lile).

    2. Lile had TJ surgery so we might not see for awhile. Don’t know which elbow but that would affect the timeliness.

      The word on House is it might 2-3 weeks more before he sniffs a playing field.

    3. There was a story (WaPo, I think) where certain guys are given a break after 10 starts. Care to guess how many Denaburg has made?

  4. Curtis Taylor stringing together some nice outings, a strong finish might earn him a spring training invite

    I suspect Denaburg is getting his time off now but it’s Adon’s absence since July 7th that is more puzzling/concerning. Aldonis’ move to the 7 day IL also of concern.

    Hoping to catch a look at Abrams tonight, alas Wood and Hassell are both currently on the dark side of MiLBtv.

    agree with the optimism on Quintana, his low walk rate is a concern however. he was better last year, albeit in limited action

    1. Yes Taylor made for long relief , MD
      Todd , notice how easy the Ydens and Arias pink slips were . 32-33 more in off season won’t be tough .
      Q should get to Fred before any thought of B Fernandez going back to Fred .yet again this has been an odd year
      All the lefty bats in the outfield the names such as Marte , RQ, Amparo and a few others should get some coddling .

  5. with the glut of prospects now in the complex leagues and some teams fielding two teams I wonder how it would work if they played seven inning double headers every day. long days for the coaches but more innings to evaluate talent. just a thought, any comments?

  6. Connor Sadzeck (age 30) was signed to a minor league contract. I presume he is headed to Rochester. He had 28 IP, 0.96 ERA, 12 BB, 35 K at Nashville. He’s had 35 major league innings (2.75 ERA), but with a walk rate of 6.8 per 9.

    1. Never gave enough relievers at the AAA level even with the Rule 5 additions from last draft

    2. Let’s hope he fares better than Dakody Clemmer, who now sports an unsightly 12.74 ERA and 15.28 BB/9, after posting interesting stats in the Guardians org, albeit with red flags surrounding his control.

      It’s these sort of reclamation projects that could yield good dividends for the Nats. Unfortunately, the successes like Kyle Finnegan and Paolo Espino are still mixed bags, and far outnumbered by the failures (Weems, F. Perez, Baldonado, Rogers, Murphy, Garrett, Clay, A. Sanchez, etc.). But one advantage the Nats have over a team like the Brewers, who’ve been fantastic at developing/fixing relievers, is that the Nats can afford to have most of these guys bust.

      1. maybe they’ve done something to fix Finnegan, he has never posted a walk rate this low

      2. People used to point to Spin Williams as the organizational guru for helping “fix” pitchers. Since he got kicked upstairs in player development a few years ago, though, we haven’t heard much about others doing much to fix things other than maybe Paul Menhart (who certainly got the best out of the pitching during the playoff run, and from guys like Suero and Voth who subsequently fell apart). Hickey hasn’t shown much ability to fix anything, or teach the younger ones new pitches. I hope he’s a change that gets made this offseason.

        1. well we don’t really know what’s happening on a daily basis but I do think they should find some room in the developmental department for Menhart. his dismissal was curious to say the least. DM deserves to choose his staff but much like Knoor you’d like to find a way to reward and retain the good ones. maybe another issue that will improve under the new owners/focus on development.

          1. The jab created red lines
            Burdi taking the bump for the complex
            Daniel Johnson hitting in 3 hole to get his swing back
            McHenry and Tomlin in lineup hitting left handed further down ..

  7. Gotta be ten , Luke !!
    Meanwhile Peyton Glavine follows Zach Burdi on the mound in Palm Beach this AM .

  8. If my math is correct (a big ‘if’), Rochester was 35-19 on June 5. Since then, the Red Wings have a 12-36 record as Rochester now sits at 47-55. Even factoring in that the Nats raided the Red Wings for players, it’s one thing to be a bad team, but really odd for a team to be dominant, and then essentially play like the worst team in AAA. Just a stunning collapse.

    1. off the top of my head, I can recall the starts for Stevenson, Banks, Garcia and Barrera. all playing way over their career averages. had it been the other way around, we’d be calling it an historic comeback. that’s baseball

      1. And I can recall a stretch where the ‘pen was just unbeatable… so some of this is just a reversion to the mean. But if you look at the XW-L, they’re right where they ought to be.

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