1-2-3 5th for Troye. Flyout, popout, groundout.Christopher Troye came in with a runner on 1st & 1 out in the 4th. The runner stole 2nd, but then Troye picked up a pop up & a backwards k to get out of the inning. Glendale down 4-3 after 4, though.
Troye pitched 1.2 IP 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 walks, 1 strikeout1-2-3 5th for Troye. Flyout, popout, groundout.
On Mata...“The Fall League is an interesting balance of talent, of guys that need certain work,” Abraham said. “You give different people different opportunities to expose them to better competition, more innings and at-bats, and I think all the players we sent there represent that in one what or another. Hickey in reps behind the plate with upper-level pitching, Rosier getting to play all outfield positions, McDonough’s versatility. The arms as well, obviously: Mata who was hurt, Troye who was banged up a little bit but gets a chance to face better offensive competition, Olds who missed some time this year and has transitioned to the bullpen.”
https://theathletic.com/5018421/2023/11/01/red-sox-prospects-new-era/“It’s one thing to talk about how good he can be and another where he has to do that,” Abraham added. “He’s very aware of that and has been out there working with a purpose looking to challenge in the strike zone with the stuff.”
https://www.mlb.com/news/zach-penrod-trystan-vrieling-representing-idaho-in-fall-league?t=arizona-fall-league-coverageWhen Zach Penrod and Trystan Vrieling took the mound as the starting pitchers on Oct. 21 in the Arizona Fall League, their presence was notable beyond just a Red Sox and a Yankees hurler squaring off. The duo makes up half of a contingent on the premier prospect circuit that was born in Idaho.
PopupWyatt Olds is in for the 6th with a 5-3 lead.
The 1st 2 batters hit infield singles toward the 3B...
You need to give your SP friends the memo for their end of the year rankings. #44 seems off.Rosier is going to be a major leaguer. Decent floor imo. He can do a lot of different things at a high level.
In their 2nd PAs Rosier tripled & McDonough struck out.You need to give your SP friends the memo for their end of the year rankings. #44 seems off.
Rosier popped up in the 1st. McDonough walked & stole 2nd.
With Sunday’s Fall Stars Game in the books, the AFL regular season will pick back up on Tuesday and come to an end on Thursday. As such, Glendale has three games remaining against Surprise, Peoria, and then Surprise again. At 12-15, the Desert Dogs are already out of contention for the top seed in the league. They can, however, still catch up to second-seeded Scottsdale (14-13) and third-seeded Salt River (14-14) for a spot in the play-in semifinals this coming weekend.
Thanks for noting this! And sorry I wasn't keeping up on this thread as much as the MiLB one. Fixed now.Side, side note: his SoxProspects stats at Greenville are wrong. They show him allowing 3 hits & 1 earned run when he allowed 10 hits & 3 earned runs. I think the stats probably just got slid over a spot during data entry because he allowed 10 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs & 1 homer but they show 3 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned run, 0 homers. We'll see if someone really is watching
https://soxprospects.com/players/cepeda-felix.htm
Looks good. Didn't realize you handled that or I wouldn't have said anything in the thread. I could PM you if I see anything in the future?Thanks for noting this! And sorry I wasn't keeping up on this thread as much as the MiLB one. Fixed now.
I don't actually handle it, I can just flag it for the right person--but a PM would be great. I usually take pains to point out that my focus with SP is photos; I don't rank players or assess their curveballs or swings or defensive capabilities, in part because in some parks I'm in the dugout with them. (And because there are many folks who are much better at it than I am!) I get far enough behind editing photos that having me do any website work would be a really bad idea. This is the time of year that I go back over games I shot and ask questions like "Why have I only edited two photos from June 24 in Worcester?!?" (Which I think was the let's-have-a-two-hour-rain-delay-when-it-doesn't-rain game but still.)Looks good. Didn't realize you handled that or I wouldn't have said anything in the thread. I could PM you if I see anything in the future?
That was a pretty exciting game. WooSox came back from down 7-3 & won 8-7.I don't actually handle it, I can just flag it for the right person--but a PM would be great. I usually take pains to point out that my focus with SP is photos; I don't rank players or assess their curveballs or swings or defensive capabilities, in part because in some parks I'm in the dugout with them. (And because there are many folks who are much better at it than I am!) I get far enough behind editing photos that having me do any website work would be a really bad idea. This is the time of year that I go back over games I shot and ask questions like "Why have I only edited two photos from June 24 in Worcester?!?" (Which I think was the let's-have-a-two-hour-rain-delay-when-it-doesn't-rain game but still.)
https://www.thedynastydugout.com/p/afl-fall-stars-game-recap-live-looksZach Penrod, LHP, BOS, 26
Penrod is one of the more fascinating stories in all of baseball as just two months ago, he was still pitching in the Independent League and had not been with an MLB org since 2018 when he signed with the Rangers as an Undrafted Free Agent.
Penrod then underwent Tommy John Surgery in April 2019 and was released by Texas in the summer of 2020 due to the Pandemic. The Red Sox found Penrod and signed him in August of 2023, placing him in Greenville(High-A) where he posted a 2.18 ERA across 20.2 innings(four starts) and struck out 20.
He was then selected to go out to the Arizona Fall League, where he has continued the success, posting a 1.93 ERA in 14 innings.
During the Fall Stars game, Penrod tossed a scoreless inning with his fastball sitting 94-96 and showing a curve and changeup in the low-to-mid 80s. It took him just nine pitches to get through his inning of work, but it was an impressive outing, and the stuff played up in a small sample.
View: https://twitter.com/christophtroye/status/1722417838177272098sorry for getting sentimental on the TL haha
just incredibly grateful for my 2023 season.
nice to look back on the season. feels like i can finally pick the head up & look around.
always wanting more and better, but from low A all of 2022 to high A, AA (6 weeks later),
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allstar, and then just now the fall league.
went from home feb 5 to fort myers, to greenville, to portland, back to fort myers, and then arizona.
i miss my family. one day they’ll know why… setting them up is why i do what i do and keeps me going even if i don’t feel like it sometimes.
generational wealth. i want to be the one. not for me, for them.
and, when i take care of business, it’s all ab rings.
at the end of the day, nothing sells better than winning.