Manzardo popped up & then they brought in Felix Cepeda to pitch.Glendale game is 4-4 heading to the bottom of the 9th. Kyle Manzardo is leading off the inning for Peoria. He's 2-2 with 2 homers & a walk.
Hickey caught Carson Williams stealing 2nd, though & then the next batter flew out to Rosier. On to the 10th.He allowed a single on an 0-2 pitch right down the middle.
Groundout moves the MLMM runner to 3rd with 1 out for Rosier.Hickey caught Carson Williams stealing 2nd, though & then the next batter flew out to Rosier. On to the 10th.
Rosier is due up 2nd.
Line drive RBI double for Rosier gives Glendale the 5-4 lead.Groundout moves the MLMM runner to 3rd with 1 out for Rosier.
Rosier advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch & scored on a double.Line drive RBI double for Rosier gives Glendale the 5-4 lead.
This was the 2nd one, 471 feet.Glendale game is 4-4 heading to the bottom of the 9th. Kyle Manzardo is leading off the inning for Peoria. He's 2-2 with 2 homers & a walk.
Rosier line drive single to left.Rosier has a strikeout & a walk, McDonough has a walk.
Rosier fixed this today, going 1-3 with 3 walks & 2 strikeouts.View: https://twitter.com/EdHand89/status/1714848934143639948
Yes & no...
Rosier is slashing .356/.396/.444 for an .840 OPS. Which is good, but only 3rd best on his own team.
He does have 5 of his team's 9 steals, though. 4.2% walk rate, 10.8% strikeout rate. Both about half of what he was doing in the regular season at Portland & Worcester.
Tyler McDonough, OF/2B, BOS, 24
We’ll pause briefly for a round of applause. Please congratulate Tyler on his first sheet appearance and a well-deserved one at that! He collected a three-piece of doubles in a 3-4 effort that included a walk and three runs scored.
In fairness to Tyler, it’s his first appearance because he’s only appeared in four games and compiled 17 plate appearances. He was the third-round choice of the Red Sox in the 2021 draft out of NC State, where he had a career .332/.414/.540 slash to pair with 23 home runs and 30 stolen bases over 632 plate appearances. He is incredibly versatile, appearing in games at all three outfield positions in addition to second base, third base, and shortstop throughout 2023.
The performance hasn’t totally been there for him despite relatively glowing reviews come draft time, but that can take some time when you’re moving all over the diamond and switch-hitting.
https://www.thedynastydugout.com/p/arizona-fall-league-lidom-recap-10-19-23Bryan Mata, RHP, BOS, 24
If you’re not familiar with Bryan Mata, take a gander at the top pitch velocity leaderboard from last night’s game:
Not new news for Mata, who is a certified fireballer and has been a known entity in Red Sox circles since his signing in 2016. He’s had a meandering career with the Red Sox that included re-working his pitch mix, missing a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, and then undergoing Tommy John that kept him out of game competition until 2022.
He threw just 27 innings in 2023 spread over nine appearances, seven of which were starts, but I think it’s fair to say it’s unclear whether he has a future in the rotation or out of the bullpen. He’s struggled with both command and durability.
Oops. Missed McDonough batting 9th & playing 2B. Or the lineup was wrong before. Who knows?Rosier is leading off & playing LF.
Hickey is hitting 6th & DHing.
McDonough is leading off & playing shortstop.PENROD is scheduled to start today.