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Tuesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester OFF DAY @ Columbus, 7:05 p.m. Cavalli (4-3, 4.03) vs. Curry (1-1, 5.21)
Harrisburg OFF DAY vs. Bowie, 6:35 p.m. Troop (6-2, 3.45) vs. Watson (6-5, 3.65)
Wilmington OFF DAY vs. Aberdeen, 6:35 p.m. Knowles (3-1, 3.40) vs. Hammer (5-4, 4.64)
Fredericksburg OFF DAY @ Down East, 7 p.m. A. Lara (2-6, 6.35) vs. Bratt (4-3, 2.24)
FCL Nationals Lost, 4-3 vs. FCL Cardinals, 10 a.m.
DSL Nationals Won, 4-3 @ DSL Giants Black, 10 a.m.

Rochester Red Wings, 47-52, T5th, I.L. East
The Red Wings are in the midst of an 11-game losing streak and a stretch of 16-34 since Memorial Day. Yesterday, SS Ildemaro Vargas became the first escapee (well, maybe) as he was called up to D.C. to take the place of SS Ehire Adrianza, who was traded to the Braves yesterday for OF Trey Harris.

Harrisburg Senators 10-17, 5th place, E.L. Southwest (40-56 overall)
Harris was assigned from the Mississippi Braves to the Harrisburg Senators. Thus far, there are no corresponding moves. This week, the Sens return to City Isle to host the BaySox for six after splitting their road series against the RubberDucks last week.

Wilmington Blue Rocks, 15-15, 5th Place, Sally Lg. North (50-45 overall)
The Blue Rocks’ homestand continues for three more games as they host the first three of this week’s series against the IronBirds. Thus far, the position-player callups from Fredericksburg have struggled, with Jeremy De La Rosa posting a.592 OPS (though he has stolen nine bases), Leandro Emiliani at .487, and Junior Martina at .587.

Fredericksburg Nationals, 21-8, 1st Place, 7GA, C.L. North (54-41)
Bolstered by some of the AARP brigade veterans from the FCL and two young guns on the mound, Fredericksburg has not lost a step despite losing two of its best players on offense. This week, the FredNats travel to Kinston to play the second-place Down East Wood Ducks for six.

FCL Cardinals 4 FCL Nationals 3 (8 inn.)
• B. Sanchez 3IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K
• Agostini 3IP, 5H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 1K, HBP, WP, E(1)
• Filpo (L, 0-1) 1⅓ IP, 0H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K
• Tejeda 2-3, R, 2B, 3B, BB, 2RBI
• Cruz 3-4, R, 2B, CS(5)

Gabriel Agostini lost the no-hitter, the shutout, and the lead as F-Cards pecked him for three in the 4th. After a little-league homer by Erick Tejeda (triple and an error) tied in the 6th, the F-Nats lost it in the 8th when Eris Flipo was unable to throw out the runner at the plate when the ball was hit to him with two on and runners at the corners. Armando Cruz led the F-Nats with two singles and a double followed by Tejeda with a double and triple.

DSL Nationals 4 DSL Miami 3
• Moron 3⅔ IP, 7H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K, HBP
• Francisco (W, 3-2) 1⅔ IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4K, HR
• Montero (SV, 1) 1⅔ IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 0K, HBP
• Contreras 2-3,
• Castro 1-2, R, BB

With three runs scoring via wild pitch (out of six total) and four stolen bases without being caught, the D-Nats got four runs on just three hits in a 4-3 win over D-Miami. Edward Duran, the catcher for D-Miami, does not appear to be related to Raudy Read.

17 Commments

  1. So the deadline to sign draft picks has passed. As expected Ortiz didn’t sign, but the other 19 have all been signed for a while. Surprisingly, only 2 of the top 300 picks didn’t sign this year.

    So start the clock to when we get our first sighting of one of our 2022 draft picks. Lipscomb should appear soon. He’s old(er) and relatively polished, so like Darren Baker, he could rise up through the system rather quickly. It also helps that our 3B situation is abysmal in every way. So there’s nothing blocking him (at the moment). Draft Day part two might come later today…

  2. On a similar note, I am absolutely astounded that Rizzo was able to trade Adrianza for a real, living baseball player! Maybe this just speaks to the lack of talent in the Nats system, but Trey Harris looks like an actually interesting pick up. Covid seems to have destroyed him. From 2018-2019, he batted .317/.395/.480 from low A to AA, and started getting attention from the prospect community. FanGraphs rated him as a 40 FV in 2021, with the following description:
    “Harris (who has also gone by “Trey”) is a stocky stick of right-handed hitting dynamite who was listed at just 5-foot-8 and 215 pounds on Scottsdale’s 2019 Fall League roster (the Braves now list him at 5-foot-11). He was a 2018 senior sign who, after two bad underclass seasons at Missouri, has performed at every stop, albeit as an old-for-the-level player. Harris reached Double-A in his first full pro season and thrived there for about six weeks before continuing to hit in the 2019 Fall League. Yes, he’s been a little older than those around him, but there’s real big league bat speed and physicality here. Harris takes a really healthy cut in hitters’ counts and tones things down when he needs to protect, but still puts balls in play hard when he does. He has pretty good plate coverage, and his swing has a really entertaining, abbreviated finish that sometimes hides how explosive and strong he is. Harris is going to spray the ball all over the field with power. He fits as a part-time corner OF/DH and situational bench bat, a version of the role Adam Duvall played in Atlanta recently.”

    Then Covid happened, and Harris missed playing in 2020. Since then, he’s batted .244/.324/.344, and also fallen off the prospect radar. If he can regain any of that 2018-2019 magic, he’s instantly atop our OF depth charts, considering the likes of Donovan Casey and Yasel Antuna are currently our “best” most advanced OFs.

    1. I wish I knew how to set up a poll. If I did, here’s what I’d ask: Who do you think will have a higher ops, Adrianna in the majors or Trey Harris at AA? My guess is Harris despite the Braves strong trading track record.

      1. Harris’ OPS in AA right now is .661, the lowest OPS of his career, at any level (unless you count his sophomore year of college).

        The worst OPS of Harris’ career is currently .201 higher than Adrianza’s OPS this season. Adrianza’s OPS in his 10 year career is .665, so perhaps it’s a fair bet to make. Still, I’d bet on Harris, whose career OPS is .780. After an Adrianza-esque June (.481 OPS), Harris has turned things around, batting .300/.417/.450 (.867 OPS) in July.

    3. Rizzo and staff sure has a soft Florence Nightgale view on pitchers with nicked wings on the mend .
      Hosmer has to be that unnamed major leaguer

    4. Holden Powell took the bump in Complex ahead Of a very effective Alex Ogando
      Cole Q effective

  3. Considering Adrianza has an OPS of .458 anything better than a bag of baseballs is a bonus.

  4. Will, thanks for the deep dive into Trey Harris. We may have 12-15 new guys to dissect before the sun sets. Or not. Figures to be one of the most interesting days in the history of the franchise. (Or not.)

  5. In other useful news, Armando Cruz continues his excellent transformation this season (except as a base-stealer): .304/.342/.419, 7 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers, excellent 13% K rate, feeble 4% BB rate. Quintana (a year older) at .315/.360/.460, 9 doubles, 3 homers, 19% K rate, 4.5 BB rate.

    Also starts tonight by two of the most under-the-radar arms in the system, Troop and Knowles.

    1. Cristhian Vaquero is also hitting well, and showing solid peripherals: .271/.368/.380, with a 13.0 BB% and 19.5 K%. The power hasn’t really translated yet, but he’s 17, and he seems to be quite good at the fundamentals (which weren’t so apparent with Armando Cruz’s DSL season last year). My only concern (and a very slight one at that) is that Vaquero has played a majority of his games at DH and not CF. I hope it’s just a result of too many guys on the roster, and not a result of his defense being inadequate.

      1. Wil my guess Sandy just rotating kids into the PT equation .
        Fernandez definitely needs his reps
        Trey Harris fits into that Sens cast well – multi position player like Dunn and others .

  6. Here’s some info on the new guys:
    CJ Abrams – 21 – drafted in 1st round in 2019 (6th overall)
    Robert Hassell – 20 – drafted in 1st round in 2020 (8th)
    MacKenzie Gore – 23 – drafted in 1st round in 2017 (3rd)
    James Wood – 19 – drafted 2nd round in 2021
    Jarlin Susana – 18 – signed out of Dominican – signed Jan 2022 for $1.7m

    1. Oh , Susana .. sing it on the Winn Dixie border
      Abrams should see major PT with Palacios , Pal Joey , maybe even Stevenson again ?
      Banks gets a cup of coffee?

  7. Vladihondo : I was observing some fascinating birds in my back yard getting away from the
    Deadline crush
    When I pondered how the trade value of Bad Vlad Senior would have been to the Angels if he was not a free agent but a trade able player
    Compare Vlad with Soto at their career age and value . Hmmmmm.

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