7/28 MiLB Gameday: Wright, Augliera, McGrath and Drehoff

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

IL:Pawtucket (Steven Wright) @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (TBD) [7:05pm]
EL: Portland (Michael Augliera) vs. Reading (Severino Gonzalez) [7:05pm]
CL:Salem - OFF
SAL: Greenville (Daniel McGrath) @ Hagerstown (TBD) [7:05pm]
NYPL: Lowell (Jake Drehoff) vs. Brooklyn (TBD)[7:05pm]
GCL: GCL Sox @ GCL Orioles [11:00am]
DSL: DSL Sox @ DSL Giants [10:30am]

Notes:

GCL Sox will play the remainder of a suspended game (from July 17th) prior to the regularly scheduled game. Suspended game is 2-0 Sox after 3 innings.


Scoreboard:

Boston Red Sox Minor League Scores

Media:

MiLB TV
MiLB Radio

Local Media:

Pawsox:

Providence Journal
Pawtucket Times

Seadogs: Portland Press Herald

Salem: Roanoke Times

Greenville: Greenville Online

Lowell: Lowell Sun

 

[ehaz]

Rafael is 2-2 so far raising his average to .471
 
#freeDevers

 

[mabrowndog]

Four GCL pitchers -- Jeffry Fernandez, Yankory Pimentel, Jose Almonte, and the rehabbing Brayan Villareal -- combined for a 7-inning perfect game vs the GCL Orioles. 10 Ks in all, half of them by Fernandez in his 3 innings of work in a 2-0 win.
 
The bats struggled, though, with everyone not named Rafael Devers (2/3, RBI) or Derek Miller (1/1, 2 BB, 2 R) combining to go 2-for-20 with 1 BB & 8 K.

 

[SouthernBoSox]

Rafael is 2-2 so far raising his average to .471
 
#freeDevers

At some point, and it isn't far, I'm going to say he's the most exciting bat I've seen in the system.

 

[LondonSox]

He's exciting but dreaming on numbers from the DSL and GCL is a fools errand. 
It's about scouting and we just don't get enough info. 
 
I made it a policy, as someone with limited information and access, to not pay attention to stats below A ball.

 

[SouthernBoSox]

He's exciting but dreaming on numbers from the DSL and GCL is a fools errand. 
It's about scouting and we just don't get enough info. 
 
I made it a policy, as someone with limited information and access, to not pay attention to stats below A ball.

Every single report that we have on Rafael Devers is bascially "Wait til you see this kid" before even this year.

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL Sox win the suspended game 2-0... on a combined NO HITTER. [One batter reached due to a throwing error by SS Javier Guerra]

Boxscore

Jeffry Fernandez went 3 innings, striking out 5. Brayan Villarreal went an inning, striking out one. Yankory Pimenetel went 2 innings, striking out 2. Jose Almonte went an inning, striking out 2.

Rafael Devers went 2/3 with a SB. Derek Miller went 1/1 with 2 walks and a SB. Rafael Oliveras went 1/2 with a CS after replacing the promoted Hector Lorenzana who had gone 0/1. Javier Guerra went 1/3 with a CS. Alex McKeon went 0/2 with a walk. Luis Alexander Basabe went 0/1 after replacing promoted Joseph Monge who went 0/1. Bryce Brentz went 0/1 after replacing Ben Moore who went 0/2. Jordon Austin and Josh Ockimey went 0/3.

 

[Cuzittt]

GCL Sox win the regularly scheduled game, 10-3.

Boxscore

Jake Cosart went 2 innings, giving up a hit, a HBP and striking out one. Luis Ramos went 4 innings, allowing 3 runs on 7 hits and a WP; striking out 3. Keivin Heras went an inning, striking out one.

Trenton Kemp went 2/4 with a double and a HR. Darwin Pena went 2/4 with a double. Luis Alexander Basabe went 1/2 with a double and 2 walks. Jeremy Rivera, Rafael Devers and Michael Chavis each went 1/4; Chavis with a double and a CS. Devon Fisher went 0/2 with 2 walks. Bryce Brentz went 0/3 with a walk. Tyler Hill went 0/3.

 

[Cuzittt]

DSL Sox lose 10-1.

Boxscore

Ritzi Mendoza went an inning+, allowing 6 runs on 3 hits and 4 walks; striking out one. Jervis Torrealba went an inning, allowing a run on a hit and 3 walks; striking out one. Yeferson Ardiles went 2 innings, allowing a run on 2 hits (1 HR) and a walk; striking out one. Samir El Halaby went 4 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and a WP; striking out 3.

Raiwinson Lameda went 2/3 with a HR. Isaias Lucena went 1/3. Jesus Perez went 0/2 with a walk. Rafael Toribio went 0/1 after replacing Roldani Baldwin who went 0/2. Pablo Urena went 0/1 after replacing Gerardo Carrizalez who went 0/2. Juan Hernandez went 0/1 after replacing Yoan Aybar who went 0/2. Luis Yovera went 0/3. Luis Alejandro Basabe and Carlos Tovar each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Drive lose 4-0.

Boxscore

Daniel McGrath went 3 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits (1 HR), 4 walks and 2 WPs; striking out 3. Sergio Gomez went 3 innings, allowing a run on a hit and 2 walks; striking out one. Mike Adams went 2 innings, giving up a hit and striking out 3.

Carlos Coste went 1/3. Cole Sturgeon went 1/4. Manuel Margot and Jimmy Rider each went 0/2 with a walk. Tzu-Wei Lin and Zach Kapstein each went 0/3. Wendell Rijo, Tim Roberson and Kevin Mager each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Pawsox lose 6-4.

Boxscore

Steven Wright went 6 innings, allowing 5 runs on 9 hits, a walk and 2 WPs; striking out 5. Drake Britton went an inning, allowing a run on 2 hits and a walk. Miguel Celestino went an inning, striking out 3.

Ryan Lavarnway went 2/3 with a walk. Corey Brown went 2/4 with a double and a triple. Will Middlebrooks went 1/3 with a walk. Travis Shaw and Garin Cecchini each went 1/4 with a HR. Dan Butler went 1/4 with a double. Mookie Betts, Alex Hassan, and Deven Marrero each went 0/4.

 

[Cuzittt]

Spinners lose 8-5.

Boxscore

Jake Drehoff went 5 innings, allowing a run on 3 hits (1 HR); striking out 6. Rob Smorol went an inning, allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 6 hits, a walk and a WP; striking out one. Ellis Jimenez went 3 innings, allowing an unearned run on a hit, 2 walks and a HBP; striking out 2.

Sam Travis went 4/5 with a triple. Joseph Monge went 3/5 with a double. Mauricio Dubon went 2/3 with a walk, SB and CS. Danny Mars went 2/4 with a walk and 3 SBs. Deiner Lopez went 1/3 with a walk. Aneudis Peralta and Cisco Tellez each went 1/5. David Sopilka went 0/4. Nick Moore went 0/5.

 

[Cuzittt]

Seadogs win 2-10.

Boxscore

Mike Augliera went 8 innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 4. Robby Scott went an inning, striking out one.

Blake Swihart went 2/4 with a HR. Michael Almanzar went 1/3 with a walk. Stefan Welch went 1/3 with a double. Heiker Meneses and Shannon Wilkerson each went 1/3. Sean Coyle and David Chester each went 1/4; Chester with a HR, Coyle with a CS. Keury de la Cruz went 0/3. Derrik Gibson went 0/4.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Swihart still out to prove he and Vazquez can play on the same team. Bat is going to play anywhere.

 

[mabrowndog]

GCL Sox win the suspended game 2-0... on a combined NO HITTER. [One batter reached due to a throwing error by SS Javier Guerra]

 
Shit, I missed that all-important tidbit. Apologies.

 

[soxhop411]

Shaw homers again. Hopefully he has a spot on the sox next year.

 

[mabrowndog]

Shaw homers again. Hopefully he has a spot on the sox next year.

 
With Napoli under contract and Middlebrooks & Cecchini both ahead of Shaw on the corner IF depth chart, I don't see it happening. But assuming he isn't traded he'll be added to the 40-man this winter (since he's Rule 5 draft-eligible), and would likely get a few call-ups next season. 2016 would be the year he'd get a shot at sticking with the club out of spring training by winning the 1B or DH job.
 
If he was able to play the corner OF spots, that would probably change the equation. But he just doesn't have the athleticism or foot speed to adequately cover any ground out there.

 

[Drek717]

 
With Napoli under contract and Middlebrooks & Cecchini both ahead of Shaw on the corner IF depth chart, I don't see it happening. But assuming he isn't traded he'll be added to the 40-man this winter (since he's Rule 5 draft-eligible), and would likely get a few call-ups next season. 2016 would be the year he'd get a shot at sticking with the club out of spring training by winning the 1B or DH job.
 
If he was able to play the corner OF spots, that would probably change the equation. But he just doesn't have the athleticism or foot speed to adequately cover any ground out there.

I'd have to think the FO currently has Shaw higher than WMB and Cecchini after what they've all done so far this season.  At this point he's on an ideal track to be Napoli's replacement in 2016.  He can finish 2014 in AAA, start 2015 there and on the 40 man roster, get some call ups along the way and when Napoli's contract is over after 2015 Shaw slides right in to the first base job where he's supposed to be a good defender.
 
The wrinkle that might come from that is the sudden significant L/R split he's had in AAA.  For the rest of his mL career he's been a balanced or even occasionally reverse split guy, now in AAA he's got a pretty legit deficit against LHP.  If that continues he could still have a lot of value, but likely as the heavy side of a platoon with someone like Swihart or Middlebrooks, a guy who adds value at another position, being the small side.
 
Picture a setup where Vazquez and Swihart share catcher at about a 60/40 split while Swihart picks up the rest of his time at DH in a time share with Middlebrooks who is also the RH bat replacing Shaw at 1B against lefties would work well, not to mention have Middlebrooks available as a backup 3B and potentially backup corner OF if the club returns to the idea of having him get some work there.