5/7/2018 MiLB Gameday: Drive for three straight in the morning

[Cuzittt]

Today's Games:

International League Pawtucket Red Sox (Marcus Walden) @ Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs [PHI] (Cole Irvin) [7:05pm]
Eastern League Portland Sea Dogs (Kevin McAvoy) @ New Hampshire Fisher Cats [TOR] (Nick Tepesch) [6:35pm]
Carolina League Salem Red Sox (Tanner Houck) vs. Winston-Salem Dash [CHW] (TBD) [7:05pm]
South Atlantic League Greenville Drive (Nick Duron) @ Greensboro Grasshoppers [MIA] (Ryan Lillie) [10:45am]

(Season Begins Later)
New York Penn League Lowell Spinners - Opening Day - June 15th
Gulf Coast League GCL Red Sox - Opening Day - June 18th
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 1 - Opening Day - June 2
Dominican Summer League DSL Red Sox 2 - Opening Day - June 2

Notes:

Scoreboard:

Scoreboard

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

 

[sean1562]

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong spot for this, but have any of our young guys looked all that promising so far? I try to keep up with these threads and I havent noticed anybody off to any promising starts, but would 100% admit to not being all that locked in to their mL teams so far this season. Anybody have any prospect they are bullish on?

 

[Cuzittt]

Praise De Jesus, Greenville wins 3-2 and have a legit winning streak (of 3).

Boxscore

Nick Duron notched five innings, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out six. Enmanuel De Jesus walked one and whiffed four over the final four scoreless frames.

Victor Acosta and Zach Sterry each accumulated two hits in four ventures; Acosta with a solo homer to begin the three-run seventh. C.J. Chatham chipped in with a single and a sacrifice bunt in four trips. Lorenzo Cedrola, Everlouis Lozada, and Marino Campana each laced a single in four excursions; Lozada was caught stealing. Samuel Miranda was hit by a pitch in three sessions. Ricardo Cubillan walked once in four appearances. Kervin Suarez suffered four fizzled forays.

 

[Cuzittt]

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong spot for this, but have any of our young guys looked all that promising so far? I try to keep up with these threads and I havent noticed anybody off to any promising starts, but would 100% admit to not being all that locked in to their mL teams so far this season. Anybody have any prospect they are bullish on?

A couple for each team:

PawSox: There are no great hitting prospects thus far... but former MLB player Mike Olt has a fine .274/.451/.581 line. And Jordan Betts... who has never done much of anything in his previous four MiLB seasons has reached in 11 straight games at Pawtucket (after going 0-for-2 in his AAA debut) at a .293/.348/.537 clip. [As an aside... Rusney has the highest BA on the team... but is 5th in OBP and 5th in SLG which adds up to 6th in OPS at .749]

However... the pitching has some names. First among them is Jalen Beeks who has 46 Ks in 26 1/3 innings over 5 starts with a 1.71 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. Kyle Martin (who was up in Boston last season) has also been doing well. The Marcus Walden surprise of the year may be Josh Smith who has a 0.59 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP over his first 15 1/3 innings.

Portland: Cole Sturgeon - .372/.444/.606 with 7 doubles, 5 HRs, and 5 SBs in 24 games. Like Jordan Betts, he has never approached these numbers in his previous 4 seasons... but he is only 2 HRs away from a new career high. And in your Hector Velazquez Mexican League prospect watch, Esteban Quiroz put up a .302/.413/.604 line in his first 15 games... but is currently on the DL.

As for pitching... I'm bullish on Mike Shawaryn (1.13 WHIP in 5 starts)

Salem: Probably the prospect center of the Red Sox universe right now. Roldani Baldwin has only played in 8 games thus far... but had two hits in 4 of them. Batting .313/.371/.594. May be the best positional prospect in the organization right now. Santiago Espinal may well be growing into himself as he already has 12 extra base hits this season (in 27 games) after 26 last year (123 games) and 2 in 2016 (26 games). Batting .288/.356/.500. Kyri Washington missed almost all of last season due to injury after putting up an .800 OPS as a 21/22 year old in Greenville in 2016. Batting .266/.376/.494 in 24 games this season... six more games than he has all of last season. Jerry Downs is another one who had didn't play as much last year due to injuries. Line of .311/.374/.427 thus far in 28 games. And... Bobby Dalbec is HIGHLY boom or bust with his .189/.333/.421 line... leading the team in doubles, HRs, walks, and Ks.

Pitching is all about the relief. Jordan Weems with a 0.68 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP with 17 Ks in 13 1/3 innings. Matt Gorst with a 1.26 ERA and a 0.84 WHIP with 20 Ks in 14 1/3 innings. Daniel Gonzalez has moved from starter to long reliever with impressive results, going 5-0 with a 2.42 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. He leads the theam with 33 Ks while only walking 3 (in 26 innings). And... in a Dalbec way, Bryan Mata is fascinating. 1.42 ERA with a 1.47 WHIP with 18 BBs, 5 HBPs, 10 H, and 14 Ks.

Greenville: Victor Acosta - .351/.405/.571 with 10 extra base hits in 21 games. Keep an eye also on Lorenzo Cedrola (.863 OPS in 10 games) and Michael Osinski (.808 OPS in 17 games... but currently DLed).

Pitching: Kutter Crawford - 1.80 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 40 Ks in 6 starts (translating to an 0-1 record). Denyi Reyes has an even lower WHIP (1.01) with 40 Ks in 7 appearances, but has been prone to the long ball (5) so his ERA is a mere 3.12. Enmanuel De Jesus has been nails in his first three appearances (2.08 ERA/0.77 WHIP).

 

[Cuzittt]

Brock Holt will be rehabbing with Pawtucket tonight.

 

[Cesar Crespo]

I apologize in advance if this is the wrong spot for this, but have any of our young guys looked all that promising so far? I try to keep up with these threads and I havent noticed anybody off to any promising starts, but would 100% admit to not being all that locked in to their mL teams so far this season. Anybody have any prospect they are bullish on?

It's hard to follow this year. We've been spoiled for so long.

 

[sean1562]

Could not have asked for a better response to my question. Thank you!

 

[Cuzittt]

PawSox get roasted by the Pigs, 4-1.

Boxscore

Josh Smith surrendered three runs on eight singles and a walk over four frames; striking out a trio. Ty Buttrey whiffed a pair in two perfect innings. Williams Jerez yielded a run on three hits over two innings, striking out two.

Mike Miller singled in his only appearance in relief of Brock Holt who had a single in three trips. Mike Ohlman reached three times with a single, a double, and a walk in four matchups. Rusney Castillo and Jordan Betts each contributed a hit in four at-bats; Betts with his 3rd homer of the season. Jeremy Barfield walked once in three jaunts. Chad De La Guerra and Aneury Tavarez each were unable to reach in three treks. Mike Olt and Ivan De Jesus suffered four forlorned forays.

 

[Cuzittt]

Portland pulverized by the Cats, 10-2.

Boxscore

Kevin McAvoy was mauled for six runs – five earned – on four hits – including a Vlad Guerrero 3-run gopher ball – and five walks over four innings; striking out two. Jake Cosart yielded four runs on four extra-base hits – including homers by Cavan Biggio and Guerrero (his second of the game) – in two frames; whiffing a quartet. Tyler Thornburg walked one and struck out one in the seventh. Trevor Kelley walked one and whiffed one in the eighth.

Tate Matheny managed a single and two walks in four trips. Cole Sturgeon struck two singles in four sessions. Conrad Gregor got off the schneid, belting his first hit of the season in the fifth with a two-run cuadrangular; his only hit in four at-bats. Jeremy Rivera ripped a single in five jaunts. Josh Ockimey, Jhon Nunez, and Nick Lovullo each obtained one walk in four appearances. Danny Mars and Josh Tobias each were denied any bases in four matchups.

Portland has lost six consecutive and 12 of 13.

 

[Cuzittt]

Salem can't come back from four down, lose to the Dash 6-4.

Boxscore

Tanner Houck was hit hard for five runs on five hits – including a Nate Nolan bomb – two walks, and two wild pitches over 5 1/3 innings; striking out nine. Hunter Smith surrendered a run on three hits, a walk, and a wild pitch; whiffing a trio. Matt Gorst gave up a single and a double and struck out one in a scoreless ninth.

Santiago Espinal swatted a single, a double and was hit by a pitch in five jaunts. Jerry Downs drove a single and a solo jack in five jaunts. Brett Netzer notched two singles and a walk in five appearances. Roldani Baldwin blooped a single and took a base on balls in five ventures. Ryan Scott walked twice in four sessions. Chris Madera took a free pass in four matchups. Bobby Dalbec drew a walk in four trips. Kyri Washington and Tyler Hill each had four futile forays.