Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-1 (11 inn.) vs. Pawtucket, 12:00 p.m. Duke (1-1, 4.91) vs. Wilson (1-0, 1.80) Harrisburg Won, 7-1 @ Trenton, 7:05 p.m. Ballard (0-1, 5.23) vs. Romanski (1-0, 5.23) Potomac Postponed vs. Salem, 7:05 p.m. Hansen (1-1, 7.88) vs. Celestino (1-1, 3.60) Hagerstown Lost, 6-2 vs. Lakewood, 7:05 p.m. …
As referenced in this morning’s News & Notes, the Potomac Nationals have indeed added another pitcher, activating RHP Shane McCatty from Extended Spring Training, per an official team release.
McCatty is a 34th round pick from the 2009 Draft. He spent 2011 in Hagerstown primarily as a reliever, appearing in 30 games with one start. He compiled a 2-3 record with one save, a 6.63 ERA, and a 1.632 WHIP.
Via Twitter, Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus and Matt Eddy of Baseball America are both reporting that the Nationals have signed 27-year-old infielder Jim Negrych, an ’06 Sixth-Round Pick that spend 2011 in AA for the Marlins, posting a .304/.370/.402 line.
No assignment or corresponding move for the Negrych signing has been officially announced. As always, if one is made or found in the next day or so, this space will be updated.
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 1-0 vs. Pawtucket, 6:00 p.m. Lannan (0-2, 13.50) vs. Cook (2-0, 1.50) Harrisburg Won, 4-0 vs. Altoona, 7:00 p.m. Rosenbaum (1-0, 2.13) vs. Baker (2-0, 0.82) Potomac Won, 5-3 @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Hansen (1-1, 7.88) vs. Copeland (1-0, 0.00) Hagerstown Lost, 6-2 @ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. Turnbull …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 4-3 vs. Pawtucket, 6:00 p.m. Maya (1-1, 4.50) vs. Germano (1-1, 3.60) Harrisburg Lost, 5-2 vs. Altoona, 7:00 p.m. Mandel (0-1, 1.54) vs. Colla (0-1, 7.00) Potomac Won, 6-4 (11 inn.) @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Winters (0-1, 4.09) vs. Simon (0-1, 7.20) Hagerstown Lost, 5-4 @ Delmarva, 7:05 …
As is usually the case, the news of some transactions is trickling in. Here’s a recap: • Xavier Paul was placed on the restricted list yesterday. Further details have not surface, but the suspicion is that it may be related to the leave absence he was granted last month during spring training. • Andrew Shay …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Won, 7-2 vs. Pawtucket, 6:00 p.m. Roark (0-2, 6.30) vs. Ohlendorf (1-0, 0.00) Harrisburg Lost, 9-3 vs. Altoona, 7:00 p.m. Demny (0-0, 4.15) vs. Poreda (1-0, 0.00) Potomac Lost, 13-2 @ Frederick, 7:00 p.m. Swynenberg (1-0, 6.43) vs. TBD Hagerstown Lost, 7-4 @ Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. Dupra (0-2, 3.86) …
Until Wade Moore appeared to pull up lame to end the 8th, the best that could be said was that nobody got hurt. With runs in seven of the nine innings, Lynchburg dismantled Potomac by a 13-2 count this afternoon. The Atlanta farmhands plowed the P-Nats pitchers for 21 20 hits, 10 of which were …
Sometimes you need to be reminded that this is still just A-ball. Don’t get me wrong: There are flashes of brilliance, like Kevin Keyes turning on a 95+ mph first-pitch fastball and knocking over the light tower in left field, or Randolph Oduber ripping a double to left with two outs in the 9th. Then …
Team Yesterday Today Probable Pitchers Syracuse Lost, 6-3 @ Scranton/WB, 2:00 p.m. Atkins (0-1, 0.00) vs. R. Ortiz (6-3, 4.26 in ’11) Harrisburg Won, 4-3 vs. Reading, 2:00 p.m. Gilliam (1-1, 3.75) vs. Pettibone (0-1, 2.84) Potomac Lost, 6-4 vs. Lynchburg, 1:05 p.m. Grace (1-0, 1.80) vs. Northcraft (1-0, 1.59) Hagerstown Lost, 14-4 @ Lakewood, …
With four walks and five runs in the first inning, Potomac took advantage of Lynchburg’s wildness to score five runs and built a 7-0 lead as the P-Nats cruised to an 11-4 win in the home opener. The worry, of course, is that when a pitcher struggles like Ronan Pacheco did at the start is …