Mon. 7/8 - Four Rookie Level Games on the Docket

[Ro Mueller]

Thread will be utilized for any minor league news Monday. 

Organizational Scoreboard

[Ro Mueller]

Super-signing SS Jesus Made (DHing in this game) has a 3-run homer, double, single, walk and stolen base through 6 innings for DSL Brewers-1, who lead DSL Pirates Black 8-3 at this point. Made's season OPS is now 1.220. Woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

The two squads are playing a doubleheader today.

[wiguy94]

Looks like the second DSL Brewers 1 game was rained out. They play DSL Pirates Black next on Tuesday, July 16th, so I imagine we see a doubleheader for DSL Brewers 1 that day.

[sveumrules]

In addition to the huge Jesus Made game for DSL Uno, 17yo pitcher Manuel Moreno finished off the final four innings scoreless with only one hit allowed and five strikeouts to pick up his third win of the season and lower his ERA to 2.04. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Absurdly small sample size but I'm still going to share good news when I see it:

OF Frandy Lafond thru 10 Games as a DSL Cerveceros Dos has a 7-to-4 BB:K output and 5 SB to 0 CS. He only has 1 XBH (1 2B) but I'll take this approach any day of the week. Two more free passes today to zero whiffs in an 0-for-2 final line.

[biedergb]

Luis Pena in a "slump" (sarcasm) - he is only 4 for his last 15 in this month, and his BA is way below .500. He even has been overtaken by Jesus Made for the lead in OPS. SHocking.

[Ro Mueller]

Today was the organizational debut of 18-year old RHP Aldrin Gonzalez, who I believe was said to throw about 94mph when signed in January 2023, before he lost a full year due to injury.

He started for DSL Brewers-2 today, facing 5 batters (0.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 K). Congrats to him on the recovery and return.

The Dos squad was no-hit thru 4.1 IP and trailed DSL CLE Goryl 3-1 when they got the first 2 batters aboard in the 6th inning. However, a pitching change saw CLE’s reliever come in and register 3 straight Ks.

Team 2 threatened again in the bottom of the 9th inning, getting the potential game-tying runner on base with 2 outs, but a fly out ended it with a final score of 5 to 3.

LF Pedro Tovar tripled, 1B Eduardo Charles doubled and had a sac fly, 2B Moises Polanco singled, walked and stole 3 bases. The team went 7-for-7 in steal attempts, but 1-for-11 with RISP and produced only 4 hits.

On the mound, RHPs Johan Zapata and Lenin Mendez combined on a promising line of 5.1 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 Ks.

The loss drops the team to 14-11. The schedule shows a doubleheader against formidable DSL Pirates Gold tomorrow. 

[Ro Mueller]

January 2024 super-signing SS Jesus Made (DHing today) had a leadoff double to spark a 4-run first inning, then smacked a 3-run homer in the fourth inning to restore the advantage to 7-3.

Made also singled, walked and stole a base in DSL Brewers Uno’s 12-3 victory over DSL Pirates Black, raising his season OPS to an otherworldly 1.206 OPS.

Entering with that 7-3 advantage, 17-year old RHP Manuel Moreno from Panama shut things down from there: 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H (a single), 0 BB, 1 WP, 5 Ks. That’s Moreno’s 3rd straight scoreless appearance, lowering his season ERA to 2.04.

What a fun day for the offense: all 9 players scored, 8 collected at least one hit, 7 had at least one RBI and 7 drew walk(s). Alongside Made in the >1.000 OP club are SS Luis Pena (1.123) and 2B Juan Ortuno (1.034), who both reached base twice. C Freider Rojas (.889) and 1B Joandrew Pena (.695) each reached base 3 times.

18-year old RHP Gerson Colmenarez had started the game, conceding 1 run on a single and 3 walks in 2.1 IP, maintaining a solid 1.69 season ERA (though in just 5.1 IP total).

[wiguy94]

For those with instagram, here's a link to Jesus Made's 3-run HR from today.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/jesusmadez/3407826311715163637/

 

[Team Canada]

11 hours ago, Ro Mueller said:

Super-signing SS Jesus Made (DHing in this game) has a 3-run homer, double, single, walk and stolen base through 6 innings

Walked instead of hitting a triple? Lame.

[Jim French Stepstool]

9 hours ago, sveumrules said:

In addition to the huge Jesus Made game for DSL Uno, 17yo pitcher Manuel Moreno finished off the final four innings scoreless with only one hit allowed and five strikeouts to pick up his third win of the season and lower his ERA to 2.04. 

Along with the low BA against & ERA, Moreno with a WHIP just below one. With the level of defense & lack of experienced catching at the DSL level that's no joke.

One of the many things to love about Made is thirteen XBH overall in (IIRC) 22 or 23 games, From someone who was still 16 this spring, that's impressive at any level.

[Playing Catch]

I know it was just an 0-3, 2 BB, 2 K game, but I'm starting to think that Bitoni is going to be getting a little more love from the scouting community. I would have to think that he'd be a 1st round pick in this year's draft based on his profile and success in AZ. He doesn't turn 19 until November, has a pretty nice-looking swing from the left side, and has enough infielder tools to think he could stick at 3rd base with a slugging profile.

I'd love to know more about his swinging strike rate, and on what pitches he swings and misses on.