Monday’s News & Notes
| Team | Yesterday | Today | Pitching Probables |
| Rochester | Lost, 5-1 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Harrisburg | Won, 2-1 (11 inn.) | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Wilmington | Won, 7-1 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| Fredericksburg | Lost, 6-4 | OFF DAY | N/A |
| FCL Nationals | OFF DAY | vs. FCL Astros Orange, 12 p.m. | |
| DSL Nationals | OFF DAY | @ DSL Colorado, 11 a.m. |
St. Paul 5 Rochester 1
• Adon (L, 0-1) 2IP, 4H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 5K, HR
• Je. Rodriguez 2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 2K
• Fox 2-4
• Gushue 1-3, BB
The Saints completed their six-game sweep of the Red Wings with a 5-1 win in the finale. Rochester starter Joan Adon lost as he coughed up three runs on four hits (one HR) and three walks while fanning five. It was his second career start at AAA. Lucius Fox and Taylor Gushue were the only two Red Wings to reach base twice with the lone run coming on a groundout following a Matt Lipka triple.
Harrisburg 2 Bowie 1 (11 inn.)
• Fuentes 5IP, 3H, 0R, 3BB, 1K,
• B. González (W, 1IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1K
• Dunn 2-4, RBI
• W. Garcia 1-1, 2B, RBI
For the second straight game, Harrisburg got the best of Bowie in extras, taking the finale, 2-1 in 11 innings, and the series, 6-1. Senators starter Steven Fuentes spun five scoreless innings, giving up three hits and three walks and striking out one. Brian Gonzalez picked up the win as he worked around both a walk and the free runner for his first win of ’22. Wilson Garcia’s pinch-hit double tied it in the 10th while Jack Dunn’s second single walked off the BaySox. Harrisburg was held to just five hits and four walks and was 1-for-6 with RISP.
Wilmington 7 Rome 1
• Parker 2⅓ IP, 3H, 1R, 1ER, 5BB, 1K, BK
• M. Peña (W, 2-2) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 3K
• Pineda 2-5, 2B, RBI
• Barley 2-4, R, BB, SB(HP)
• Banks 1-3, R, 3B, RBI
The Blue Rocks earned a series split with a 7-1 win over the R-Braves. Mitchell Parker reclaimed the Sally Lg. lead for walks issued with five, which sent him packing after two and a 1/3rds innings. Parker finished with one run allowed on three hits. Malvin Peña picked up the win with two scoreless innings of relief. Wilmington broke out for four runs with two out in the 7th, beginning with a double steal by Jordy Barley (home) and Darren Baker (second). A Drew Mendoza single, steal of second, and back-to-back doubles by Yasel Antuna and Omar Meregildo capped off the rally. Wilmington finished with 12 hits but no beer man as every starter had at least one.
Lynchburg 6 Fredericksburg 4
• Caceres 5IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 3K, HR
• Ribalta (L, 0-2) 2IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 1BB, 2K
• Young 2-5, 2RBI, OF assist at 3B
• Infante 1-3, 2B, BB, RBI
Fredericksburg made the most of its limited chances, scoring four times on six hits and two walks. But the pitching just wasn’t there as the Hillcats got to all three FredNats pitchers for two runs each to take the series finale, 6-4. Bryan Caceres went the first five frames, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three. Todd Peterson and Orlando Ribalta each let in two runs on five hits over two innings, with Ribalta taking his second loss. Jacob Young singled twice and drove in two while Sammy Infante doubled and T.J. White tripled to lead the Fredericksburg offense.
Roster moves: IF J.T. Arruda MiLB rehab at FCL ended, activated from the 7-Day I.L., and reassigned from Wilmington.
FCL Nationals (2-2, T3rd, 1½ GB, FCL East)
The F-Nats split their first four games Four of the five games this week will be in West Palm Beach as they play both Astros teams (Orange and Blue) and host the F-Cards before visiting the F-Cards on Saturday.
DSL Nationals (5-1, 1st, 1½ GA, DSL South)
The D-Nats started 2022 strong with five wins in six games. This week, it’s home games against the D-Cubs Blue on Monday, D-Colorado on Saturday, and road games against D-Colorado (Tuesday) and the D-Mariners (Friday).
Leaderboard
(FCL/DSL not included)
This week we’ll spotlight Rodney Theophile and Jake Irvin, one and two in the ERA race while adjusting to their new levels.
Also the four FredNats players who are running OPS’s over 800.
Maybe Tyler Clippard gets another shot in MLB.
OPS (90+ AB)
1. Meneses ROC 919
2. Barrera ROC 896
3. VPena FRE 890
4. Gushue HBG/ROC 879
5. Emiliani FRE 875
6. DeLaRosa FRE 871
7. Meregildo WIL 825
8. Infante FRE 816
9. Palacios ROC 805
10. Stevenson ROC 804
W. Garcia HBG 804
Special Mention: Banks ROC + WIL rehab 952 (81 AB), GDiaz FRE 813 (80 AB). Hubbard HBG 902 (69 AB) last appeared 6/7.
ERA (34+ IP)
1. Theophile FRE/WIL 1.51
2. Irvin WIL/HBG 2.06
3. Parker WIL 2.31
4. Shuman WIL 2.79
5. Troop HBG 3.03
6. Alvarez FRE 3.79
7. Fuentes HBG 3.91
8. Tetreault ROC 4.19
9. Herrera HBG 4.31
10. Cacares FRE 4.65
Special Mention: Saenz FRE 3.45 (IL) (31.1 IP) Cate WIL 3.26 (30.1 IP)
ERA (17-34 IP)
1. Schlabach WIL/HBG 1.02 IL
2. Sinclair FRE 1.40
3. Brzykcy WIL/HBG 1.42
4. Henry HBG/ROC 1.71 (31.2 IP)
5. Yankosky WIL 1.93 (28 IP 0 BB !)
6. Brill HBG/ROC 2.01
7. Cronin HBG/ROC 2.08
8. Knowles WIL 2.45
9. Ferrer FRE/WIL 2.52
10. Clippard ROC 2.88
And another group, our first rounders:
2017 Seth Romero 60-day IL (calf strain)
2018 Mason Denaburg FRE 7.2 IP 8.22 ERA
2019 Jackson Rutledge FRE 19 IP 9.00 ERA
2020 Cade Cavalli ROC 52.1 IP 5.16 ERA
2021 Brady House FRE 176 AB 731 OPS
Hard to believe that St. Paul had a losing record before cleaning Rochester’s clock.
Does adding an infielder to the FredNats mean the f.o. has woken up long enough to move some players up to Wilmington?
Baker up probably to Sens
Quite weird to add Arruda to Fredericksburg. There’s more IFs there than in Wilmington (6), and quite a few of them in Wilmington are deserving of a stint on the Development Roster…
Jordy Barley (age 22) is hitting .190/.253/.268 at SS
Cole Daily (age 25) is hitting .242/.375/.273 at mostly 2B
Drew Mendoza (age 24) is hitting .240/.311/.354 at 1B/DH
Meanwhile, Arruda (age 24), who can play anywhere at 3B, SS and 2B, is going to take playing time away from:
Brady House (19) hitting .278/.356/.375 at SS
Sammy Infante (20) hitting .237/.307/.509 at 3B
Viandel Pena (21) hitting .296/.410/.480 at 2B
I really hope this move presages Pena’s promotion and Barley or Daily’s timeout.
Agreed Will on the time outs
Barley was the toss in toss away deal
Armando Cruz SAC bunt drives in winning run for the complex .
Cool to see small ball
Barley does have 16 steals, and he is hitting .308 with a .385 OBP in June. Don’t think the Nats are close to giving up on him yet.
His April and May numbers were so bad that his season numbers will likely look awful for the rest of the season.
I’ve said all along that Adon needed to be at AA this year. When you have a 4.97 ERA at A+, there is NOTHING that indicates such a rapid advance. The kid definitely has talent, but I hope they’re not ruining him by the ridiculous advancement.
Did any of you Harrisburg folks see Fuentes yesterday? Just curious if folks who are actually seeing him think he looks like a real prospect, or just a minor-league innings eater.
nothing that I saw with Fuentes looks like prospect material. everything 82-90 with movement in/out/down. plenty of balls with no chance at the plate. maybe some other days he has better command. I’d guess he’s hit his ceiling
That’s too bad, before his injury he was a young and exciting prospect. This is his 10th year with the organization.
The whole Adon misadventure is really puzzling. I really struggle to see 1) what they saw in Adon that convinced them that he could essentially go straight from A+ to the majors, and 2) what they saw that gave him such a long leash in the majors.
He was a legitimate (albeit underwhelming) prospect last season, but he’d never, ever before dominated at any level. He clearly needed another season or two. Why the Nats didn’t just hand over his rotation spot to someone like Ben Braymer, Jefry Rodriguez or Sterling Sharp, I’ll never understand. All three of them could have easily matched Adon’s 6.95 ERA and wouldn’t have potentially irreparably damaged an actual prospect in the process.
hopefully they saw something in makeup that permits him to bounce back. to me he achieved enough periodic success to make him work even harder to get back.
in fairness, the other three pitchers were not going to be better and most likely worse. you have to try to win at the major league level, even when rebuilding.
Mitchell Parker’s control continues to plague him. He’s now walked (33) 50% more batters than he’s given up hits (22)! He’s still managing to keep runs off the board, but it won’t last long. His walk rate keeps increasing, 14 in 17.1 IP in April, 9 in 10.1 IP in May and now 10 in 11.1 IP so far in June.
He’s definitely got some electric stuff, as he’s striking out 11.31 per 9, but without control, it looks like his future lies in the bullpen as yet another tantalizing but flawed arm.
without control his future lies in selling Lady Kenmores. nasty business!
The Seats near me was leveled lol
I couldn’t believe his pitching line. He got seven outs, gave up eight baserunners (and a balk!), and only gave up one run. That had to drive the Richmond batters nuts.