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Tuesday’s News & Notes

Team Yesterday Today Pitching Probables
Rochester OFF DAY vs. Syracuse, 6:05 p.m. Watkins (1-0, 6.11)
Rutledge (1-1, 9.82) vs. Hamel (1-1, 4.42)
Harrisburg OFF DAY vs. Altoona, 6:30 p.m. Alvarez (0-2, 3.24)
Ceuvas (1-0, 4.70) vs. Chandler (1-1, 4.15)
Wilmington OFF DAY vs. Hudson Valley, 6:35 p.m. Caceres (0-0, 5.91) vs. Fristoe (0-0, 5.40)
Stuart (0-1, 4.82
Fredericksburg OFF DAY vs. Down East, 7:05 p.m. B. Sanchez (0-0, 3.12) vs. B. Mendoza (0-0, 3.14)
Davalillo (0-0, 2.19

Rochester Red Wings, 12-11, 5th place I.L. East, 3½ GB
Rochester returns home after a 3-2 trip to Minnesota to host I-90 rival Syracuse for six, with a matinee on Thursday and afternoon starts on both Saturday and Sunday.

Harrisburg Senators, 9-10, 5th place E.L. Southwest, 3GB
The Senators took three of five from the Seawolves but still remain three off the pace and in 5th. This week, Altoona comes to town for seven, with a Wet Nose Wednesday tomorrow and doubleheader on Thursday.

Wilmington Blue Rocks, 13-8, 1st place Sally Lg. North, ½ GA
Wilmington dropped four of six to Brooklyn but managed to stay in first place by a half-game. This week, the Renegades head down 95 to six games, with just one day game on Sunday.

Fredericksburg Nationals, 14-7, 2nd place C.L. North, 1GB
The second-place FredNats fattened up against last-place Delmarva, winning five of six including three stright shutouts to pull within one game of the division lead. This week, Down East visits for the first of two trips to the ‘Burg for six games, including a matinee tomorrow.



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    1. Indeed, great read! Schoff has quietly begun to garner even the prospect watchers’ attention. FanGraphs and Baseball America both noted Schoff in their honorable mention articles in the past year. Quite a feat for an undrafted free agent!

      His stuff definitely plays, and having spent a significant chunk of 2023 succeeding in Harrisburg, he doesn’t have much more to prove. In general, though, on the last day of April, I think a very big minor league re-rostering should be coming imminently. There’s no shortage of guys who looked completely overmatched at their level, and several handfuls of player repeating levels, who look undermatched and needing a stiffer test. Hope we’ll see this happen soon.

    2. Great read! Thanks for posting. Yeah, he’s old for his level and isn’t overpowering (his WHIP, K% and BB% are OK but not great) but he’s still working on his dream, getting outs. I’ll be rooting for him.

  2. Any word on Matt Cronin’s whereabouts? He’s listed as “active”, but hasn’t been seen since May of 2023! Is this one of those unannounced retirements? Did Cronin have TJ and it went unreported? (If so, why insist on labeling him as active, when they’ve designated Atencio, just to name one player, as out for the season?)

    2. I was really high on Cronin, thought he would be in the majors within a couple of seasons. Alas, between injuries and the COVID year, he’s only logged 118.1 innings as a pro since being drafted in 2019. In his last healthy season (2022) he was very good, including being untouchable at AA.

      1. fingers crossed that he’ll be emerging soon from the Hanrahan group of recovering hurlers. along with Cavalli, Brzykcy maybe Aldo Ramirez there could be some positives to come in ’24 from the pitching side of player development.

    3. Matt Cronin has been rehabbing in WPB and is now headed for Wilmington. He is fully healthy and is working to get his velo back up.

  3. I guess we’re going to have Victor and Dylan swapping hamstring stories this week. at least they’ll get some real baseball weather.

    I’m looking for Hassell to have a big week.

  4. Yes Hassel hustle Comin up . Cue the soul train theme song
    B. Sanchez 3.12 ERA
    FredMD your take on Longhorn alum Travis Stehle? Of course a baby named Travis in Texas .
    Rodney Pedraza another Longhorn alum decades ago

    1. Victor is rehabbing for some other MLB team; Jacob Young is the younger better player.

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