Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - DJ Neal Out-duels Sopko for First Star

Andrew Sopko pitched seven shutout innings and looked to be set for the first star, but then DJ Neal had a GAME. Three hits, a home run, walks, stolen bases, runs scored, runs driven in, he did it all. Ryan Feierabend came off the IL to pitch well for Buffalo. Jordan Patterson had five hits in a doubleheader. Cal Stevenson seems to be getting his bat to work better. Every affiliate won, while Buffalo also lost one half of the doubleheader.

Pawtucket 1 Buffalo 10 - game one
Pawtucket 6 Buffalo 5 - 8 innings, game two

Ryan Feierabend made his first start for the Jays and it went as well as could be expected. He pitched six innings and allowed a solo home run to Eduardo Nunez. The Sox got four hits off him, he didn't walk anyone and he picked up five strikeouts. Three Bisons homered, Anthony Alford, Cavan Biggio and Micheal De La Cruz. Alford and De La Cruz homered off Erasmo Ramirez, who started for Pawtucket. Jordan Patterson broke out with three hits, one an RBI triple.Lourdes Gurriel had a double and drove in two runs. The Bisons did not make an error.

Game two was a see-saw affair with many lead changes. Eventually Pawtucket got a run in the eighth while the Bisons never moved the runner off second base. Shawn Morimando pitched a little better than he has been, but he still conceded four runs in 4.2 innings. Dusty Isaacs lost his zero ERA and gave up one run. Justin Shafer took the loss. Andy Burns and Jordan Patterson each homered, Patterson had two hits to make it five for the day. Richard Urena also had two hits.

Hartford 0 New Hampshire 1

I mentioned yesterday that Andrew Sopko had quietly been the best starting pitcher in NH. He built on that with seven shutout innings. He allowed three hits and no walks, while striking out three. A little light on the K's but he only threw 63 pitches, so the hitters were putting the ball in play.

The only run came in the sixth, Nash Knight doubled and Santiago Espinal singled him home. Espinal had two of the Fisher Cat's four hits.

Daytona 2 Dunedin 6

Only four hits for Daytona. Graham Spraker pitched five innings, he held Daytona to one run on three hits. Matt Shannon conceded the other run. William Ouellette, who finished a game for Buffalo earlier this week, recorded the last four outs.

Dunedin hitters had ten hits. Cal Stevenson is slowly getting back to his old self. He had two hits on Thursday including a home run, and in a walk, and his average is up to .222. Hunter Steinmetz was called up from extended to fill a gap and he hit a three run home run. Ryan Noda hit his third home run, the same number as Stevenson. Norberto Obeso had three hits.

Wisconsin 4 Lansing 10

DJ Neal is breaking out. He went 3-3 with a home run, walked twice, scored four runs, drove in two runs and stole two bases. He moved his batting average up to .324. Jake Brodt, Hagen Danner and McGregory Contreras had two hits each. Reggie Pruitt tripled.

Joey Murray started and went six innings and just allowed two runs. He struck out seven and walked two. A trio of relievers finished up.

3 Stars

3rd star: Jordan Patterson

2nd star: Andrew Sopko

1st star: DJ Neal

Boxes

Posted by Gerry on Thursday, May 02 2019 @ 10:47 PM EDT.

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Gerry - Thursday, May 02 2019 @ 11:03 PM EDT (#373560) #

Scott Mitchell from TSN is reporting that Nate Pearson and Riley Adams are heading to New Hampshire.

Gerry - Thursday, May 02 2019 @ 11:05 PM EDT (#373561) #

Davidi is now confirming the report.

PeterG - Thursday, May 02 2019 @ 11:20 PM EDT (#373562) #

I think Sopko should be promoted to Buffalo and that Saucedo should be tried as a starter. They can release Morimando anytime.

uglyone - Thursday, May 02 2019 @ 11:25 PM EDT (#373563) #

nice to hear, gerry.

dan gordon - Thursday, May 02 2019 @ 11:42 PM EDT (#373565) #

Pearson was clearly too good to keep down in Dunedin. Wouldn't be surprised to see him in Buffalo before season's end.

I noticed that Espinal has now been used in CF for a couple of games after never playing OF before in the minors. Given the wealth of middle infielders in the system, and the dearth of quality outfielders, that makes a lot of sense. He's hitting pretty well this year, and may be able to put himself into the CF picture.

Stevenson is starting to make the adjustment to A+ ball after skipping 2 levels. Hit his 3rd HR today. Nice to see him showing some power to go along with the on base ability and speed.

John Northey - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 12:28 AM EDT (#373577) #

Hmm... are the Jays doing a monthly shifting of the minors I wonder? End of each month review everyone and move guys as needed. Makes a lot of sense. Of course, when guys get hurt or traded it will mess up that schedule but it is a good way to go IMO.

Glevin - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 02:31 AM EDT (#373583) #

Anyone know what's up with Groshans? Hasn't played in a week.

Shoeless Joe - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 06:50 AM EDT (#373585) #

I am glad to hear about the Pearson and Riley Adams promotions. Lets see if Adams can set himself up as a real prospect and if Pearson can get himself on track for an early 2020 promotion.

MLB.com released a top 100 draft list last night and the guys I am most interested in at #11 are JJ Bleday, Hunter Bishop, Alex Manoah, Jackson Rutledge and Corbin Carroll.

dalimon5 - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:45 AM EDT (#373588) #

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/toronto-blue-jays-nate-pearson-soaring-up-to-double-a/c-306806068

Mike Green - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:54 AM EDT (#373589) #

Possible nicknames for Pearson when he arrives in Toronto: Nasty Nate, Lester. Others?

I have no particular expectations for Pearson now. He is in the right place, and how he does and feels will determine how quickly he moves. If he dominates double A and feels well, they should move him to triple A. If he dominates triple A and feels well, they should move him to the Show. On the other hand, if he struggles a little bit or has health issues, they should move him as slowly as required. Competitive window considerations ought not to play any role in the decision at this point.

mathesond - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 09:39 AM EDT (#373591) #

Pearson of interest (too bad he isn't a banker).

Maybe he will have a Pearson-al catcher at some point...

Nate the Great is a little obvious, but could play on Junior Jays days.

rafael - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 10:40 AM EDT (#373599) #

Possible nicknames for Nate;
Terminal 1

ramone - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 11:25 AM EDT (#373604) #

Baseball America has it's latest mock draft out and had this little blurb on the Jays:

"Toronto has been in to see Lakeside (Seattle) High outfielder Corbin Carroll quite a bit this spring, but they�ve also lately had some heat in to bear down on Lake Travis (Austin) High third baseman Brett Baty."

Mike Green - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 11:55 AM EDT (#373610) #

A quick note on league adjustments. I checked on Cal Stevenson- he's hitting .222/.312/.358. I was surprised to see that Fangraphs had that as a wRC+ of 106. The league batting average is about .235 and the league slugging percentage is about .340.

I've had to adjust the performances of Dunedin hitters and pitchers accordingly. Yes, Cullen Large has a BABIP of .441 but even if you take some air out of it, he's been very, very good relative to league. Same with Riley Adams and even Ryan Noda (who's got a 30% LD rate). Nick Allgeyer has been very good, but not as otherworldly as a 1.01 ERA suggests. Similarly, Max Castillo has been good (especially for his age) but not great.

Shoeless Joe - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 11:55 AM EDT (#373611) #

Corbin Carrol was the MVP in the Perfect Game All American Classic, which is the same venue where a year earlier Groshans smashed the home run that was played on repeat after he was drafted. The Jays seem to like players who show up well on the showcase circuit or cape cod league.

Brett Batty has good power, but a major red flag for me is his age. He is already 19, and 3/4's of a year older than Carrol for comparison.

85bluejay - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 12:25 PM EDT (#373614) #

With all due respect, at this stage of the rebuild I'd still take competitive window consideration into play regarding high end prospects like Bichette & Pearson - for me, no matter how good the performance, neither is coming up before April 2020 - not to mention that Pearson is on an innings limit this year and neither Bichette nor Pearson need 40 man protection this winter.

85bluejay - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 12:35 PM EDT (#373615) #

Regarding the draft, because the success rate is so low and the lag time between the draft and debuting in the show (unlike other sports), I'm always for BPA, regardless of position or HS/College - I hate when draft analysis say - no outstanding tools but solid across the board (Warmoth,Adams), no outstanding pitches but 3//4 solid average pitches but quick to the majors (Jenkins,Harris) about our top picks.

hypobole - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 12:54 PM EDT (#373617) #

Yeah, Mike, I was trying to point out the FSL penalty for hitting in the Samad Taylor discussion a few days ago. Simply looking at batting (or pitching) lines there warps reality.

pubster - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 01:26 PM EDT (#373618) #

"Regarding the draft, because the success rate is so low and the lag time between the draft and debuting in the show (unlike other sports), I'm always for BPA, regardless of position or HS/College - I hate when draft analysis say - no outstanding tools but solid across the board (Warmoth,Adams), no outstanding pitches but 3//4 solid average pitches but quick to the majors (Jenkins,Harris) about our top picks."

Yeah or when the experts tell us that Deck McGuire has a higher floor than Syndergaard.

Nigel - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 01:32 PM EDT (#373619) #

The problem with the "competitive windows" philosophy is that you can make a credible argument (based upon the quality of the position player prospects in the high minors) that the Jays' competitive window opens as soon as next year and an equally as credible argument (based upon the dearth of pitching in the high minors) that it doesn't open until say 2022. My only take is that they aren't currently competitive so there is zero need to rush anyone to Toronto this year.

hypobole - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 01:58 PM EDT (#373620) #

Stroman was a high floor guy, but probably as a late inning reliever. Matt Smoral was a high ceiling guy.

dalimon5 - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 02:56 PM EDT (#373621) #

Terminal 1

Mike Green - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 03:02 PM EDT (#373622) #

Terminal 1 seems to be favoured. It would be better for a closer, riffing on The Terminator.

uglyone - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 03:16 PM EDT (#373624) #

Stroman was a high ceiling guy imo.

High 90s heat, 2-3 wicked breaking balls, command.

But he was short so must relieve.

hypobole - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 03:26 PM EDT (#373625) #

Stroman had high 90's heat in relief. As a starter sat 92-94. Touched 96.

uglyone - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 03:31 PM EDT (#373626) #

BA 2012: "one of the most electric arms in the country"

bpoz - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 03:48 PM EDT (#373627) #

I checked out some the top 100 draft list. SS and OFs. I don't know who I like.

I also don't know how much our budget is. 11th pick.

I would like our budget used better. Warmoth and Deck McGuire got fairy big bonuses. Both had a lot of mediocre tools.

I would like to load up on a few big HS arms that are not too expensive.

WE should find cheap college arms. We have in the last 2 drafts.

hypobole - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 03:57 PM EDT (#373628) #

"An 18th-round pick out of a New York high school in 2009, Stroman's commitment to Duke and his size scared teams off. He was a two-way player in high school, but scouts always preferred him on the mound because of his low-90s fastball and compared him to Tom Gordon. After three years at Duke, Stroman has become one of the most electric arms in the country despite being 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds. He was 5-4, 2.36 with 119 strikeouts and 22 walks in 84 innings this spring for a bad Duke team. He is athletic and now sits at 92-94 mph as a starter and can touch 95-96. His best secondary offering is a nasty slider with depth. He has also mixed in a good changeup and a cutter that sits 88-90 mph. He can hold his velocity deep into games, but most scouts say he could be the first 2012 draftee to reach the big leagues if he goes to the bullpen. He worked as the closer for Team USA last summer and was 93-96 mph consistently, pitching 8 1/3 innings without giving up a hit while striking out 17 and walking one."

Shoeless Joe - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 04:02 PM EDT (#373629) #

Stroman was not a safe pick or upside pick, he was simply a good pick. I think when teams use like ceiling or floor to describe a prospect there are usually some major flaws as to why they aren't a good prospect.

uglyone - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 04:10 PM EDT (#373630) #

One of the most electric arms in the country, fastball hitting high 90s, at least two developed nasty breaking pitches.

That is obviously a high upside pick.

Except he's short.

GabrielSyme - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 04:29 PM EDT (#373631) #

Stroman was an odd mixture of qualities - as a polished college arm with great results, he was more of a high floor type, and his stuff, while excellent, wasn't Strasbourg-level. But because many saw a lot of risk that he would have to move to the bullpen, you can see him as high-upside as well.

I'd note that high-floor types sometimes turn out to be top-level players. Aaron Nola was a quintessential high-floor type, for instance.

John Northey - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 05:16 PM EDT (#373633) #

IMO after the first few rounds guys like Stroman should be hunted down - ones with something that bugs scouts but still has tons of talent. Use signability to get better guys late then see what you can do with the cap. Creativity is key. Worked with Tellez, Stroman, and others over the years.

Top 24 Jays by WAR and when drafted (if drafted by Jays)
Stieb: 5th round (outfielder)
Halladay: 1st round
Fernandez: IFA
Bautista: trade
Delgado: IFA
Key: 3rd round
Barfield: 9th round (wonder if he tenancy to K is why)
Vernon Wells: 1st round
Hentgen: 5th round
Moseby: 1st round (2nd overall)
Clancy: expansion draft
Encarnacion: trade
Olerud: 3rd round (thought to be unsignable)
...other draft guys... (White, Alomar, Donaldson, Guzman, McGriff, all trades, IFA in Bell, regular FA in Clemens, expansion draft in Whitt)
Rios: 1st
Stewart: 1st
Hill: 1st
...
others of note 10+ WAR: Kevin Pillar (32nd), Shawn Green (1st), Orlando Hudson (43rd)
David Wells (2nd), Mark Eichhorn (2nd), Marcus Stroman (1st), Todd Stottlemyre (1st), Ricky Romero (1st)

So the drafted guys there (top 24) were 1st: 6, 3rd: 2, 5th: 2, 9th: 1 None of the top 24 were 10th round or later. I'm sure Tellez wants to change that and Pillar nearly did. Bonus guys 10+ WAR were 1st: 4, 2nd: 2, 32nd: 1, 43rd: 1.

Clearly 1st round makes a big difference as evaluators do know their stuff. Later round guys can be signability (Olerud) or position shifts (Stieb), or just missed (most of the others).

Glevin - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 05:39 PM EDT (#373635) #

"I'd note that high-floor types sometimes turn out to be top-level players. Aaron Nola was a quintessential high-floor type, for instance."

Baseball America had Yellich as a Mark Grace kind of player. The idea of "upside" or "low ceiling" in prospects is almost always silly and very often just applied retroactively.

PeterG - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 06:16 PM EDT (#373636) #

Alejandro Kirk has been promoted to Dunedin.

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 06:31 PM EDT (#373637) #

Its good to move Kirk up as there were three catchers in Lansing. Danner and Gold can now get more time.

PeterG - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 06:57 PM EDT (#373639) #

Alen Hanson has been DFA. RHP Derek Law (acquired in the Pillar trade) is up!

Shoeless Joe - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 06:59 PM EDT (#373640) #

I am pretty happy that Hanson was let go, he just was never going to produce.

scottt - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 06:59 PM EDT (#373641) #

Dunedin leads the Florida League with an OPS of .724.
Cullen Large is third in OPS in the league.

On the pitching side, the sample size is very small.
Pearson is 5th by starter ERA, Allgeyer is 7th and Maximo is something like 15th if you include only pitchers with more than one start.

On the other hand, Allgeyer is 3rd in BB/9 and Maximo is 5th amongst starters.
Regardless of what their talent level is, those 2 have pitched very well.

hypobole - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 07:14 PM EDT (#373643) #

There's no way Hansen actually gets claimed, is there?

uglyone - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 07:28 PM EDT (#373646) #

Nice.

Pearson, Adams, and Kirk were the most glaringly in need of promotion imo. Just outclassing the level too much for it to be of much use to stay.

Really the only ones at this point, though a few more look likely for a midseason promo.

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 07:42 PM EDT (#373647) #

Tanner Kirwer has been activated and is playing for Lansing tonight. I assume he is taking Kirk's spot on the roster.

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 07:44 PM EDT (#373648) #

Patrick Murphy is pitching well through four innings tonight.

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 07:46 PM EDT (#373649) #

Luis De Los Santos is playing for Dunedin, presumably as a replacement for Warmoth. He singled in his first at-bat.

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:00 PM EDT (#373650) #

And right after I post about how well Murphy is pitching he gives up a couple of runs on a couple of doubles.

Nigel - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:44 PM EDT (#373651) #

Warmoth released? Demoted? Injured?

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:48 PM EDT (#373652) #

Injured.

hypobole - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:48 PM EDT (#373653) #

injured, again.

Nigel - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 08:51 PM EDT (#373654) #

Unfortunately both release and demotion seemed possible. Thanks guys.

Shoeless Joe - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 09:06 PM EDT (#373655) #

That is too bad about Warmoth, he was hitting well in his last 10 games with a 0.310/0.370/.500 line. His overall line is fairly weak, but he didn't really have even a stretch as good as that last season.

Santiago Espinal is 2-4 so far tonight, and is really building momentum right now.

Gerry - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 09:29 PM EDT (#373656) #

Per Davidi, Groshans has general soreness in his left foot, not considered serious.

James W - Friday, May 03 2019 @ 11:07 PM EDT (#373664) #

Stroman was not a safe pick or upside pick, he was simply a good pick.

The "safety" of the Stroman pick was that he was a college senior and wasn't likely to turn down the Jays offer. His pick was the compensation for not signing Tyler Beede, so they weren't going to get compensation again if they failed to sign Stroman. As for how it turned out, no complaints from me.

Shoeless Joe - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 06:10 AM EDT (#373665) #

The "safety" of the Stroman pick was that he was a college senior and wasn't likely to turn down the Jays offer. His pick was the compensation for not signing Tyler Beede, so they weren't going to get compensation again if they failed to sign Stroman. As for how it turned out, no complaints from me.

Stroman was a college junior and the Jays were to get another compensation pick if he did not sign, as your first round draft pick becomes unprotected after two failed signings.

scottt - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 10:15 AM EDT (#373669) #

Regardless, Stroman was an easy sign and not highly viewed by scouts.

Shoeless Joe - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 11:51 AM EDT (#373673) #

That is more opinion that fact

jerjapan - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 12:08 PM EDT (#373675) #

Objectively incorrect opinion at that. Come on guys, if you don't know something, look it up. 3 minutes reveals this from Wikipedia "the most major league ready player available" - source, Bleacher Report. and this - a more substantial source - John Sickels, after the draft, wrote "many scouts think he�ll be ready for the majors by September". He signed for slot, and was considered one of the potential steals of the first round, with the only issue being his size and whether or not that meant he was destined for the pen.

whether or not he was high floor / ceiling depended on the idea that short pitchers don't have the durability to start, an axiom that seems increasingly flawed in the analytic era.

uglyone - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 12:10 PM EDT (#373677) #

Stroman should have probably been a borderline top 5 pick in that draft.

But short.

hypobole - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 12:43 PM EDT (#373678) #

Jays would have looked a lot smarter if they had flip-flopped their 2 1st rounders that year.

Glevin - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 01:34 PM EDT (#373679) #

Stroman was not a high risk pick. He was a relatively safe pick as a polished college pitcher but it's example # 5,073 of why this discussion is almost always pointless. DJ Davis was the "upside pick", a toolsy high school OFer. Players deemed low risk, fail, players deemed high risk/high reward become dull backups, players, players that are deemed safe become superstars. The draft is a crapshoot beyond the first few picks. Drafting high school pitching is risky (and usually a bad idea according to data)

Shoeless Joe - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 01:36 PM EDT (#373680) #

Thus far in 2019 the best fringe prospects for me are as follows:

AA: Santiago Espinal:
-Currently has a 129 wRC+ with good defensive versatility
-I really like 34.7 GB% and has an ok 18.9 K%, which is high for Espinal.

A+: Cullen Large:
-His strikeout rate is too high, but has a 35.0 GB% and a 178 wRC+.

A: Nick Podkul:
-17.2 BB%, 16.1 K% and a 35.2 GB%
-He had a better Jr. year at Notre Dame than Cavan Biggio, and now he could be on a similar path.

Hodgie - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 01:40 PM EDT (#373681) #

"The idea of "upside" or "low ceiling" in prospects is almost always silly and very often just applied retroactively."

This, a thousand times over.

Gerry - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 02:59 PM EDT (#373682) #

Reid-Foley had a better start today. He pitched 6 innings with three hits allowed. He did walk five but he lasted through six.

Alford has two hits including a home run.

James W - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 09:41 PM EDT (#373695) #

Yes, you're right on him being a junior. I'm not sure why I thought he was a senior.

As for the compensation - Baseball America made the same mistake I did. I guess I was thinking of the OHL draft rules and confused them with MLB.

PeterG - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 10:09 PM EDT (#373696) #

from Shi Davidi:

Jesus Lopez, acquired by the #BlueJays from the #Athletics in the Kendrys Morales deal, is being converted from an infielder to a catcher. Currently at extended spring training working on change.

John Northey - Saturday, May 04 2019 @ 10:37 PM EDT (#373697) #

Every draft I hear of guys with upside, guys with low downside, guys with low ceiling, etc. Teams are always trying to maximize marginal profit from each guy - which one will produce the most in their first 6-7 ML seasons? Seasons beyond that are secondary when drafting. Thus why drafting pitchers is a good idea (if their arm blows out at least you aren't stuck with a 7-10 year deal to pay off).

As to the high school vs college pitcher issue...
Jays...
8 LHP picked in first round - 7 were 4yr college/university players when picked and all reached the majors: Best: James Paxton 11.5 WAR and growing DNS (crap!), Ricky Romero 9.9, John Cerutti 6.9, Brett Cecil 6.6, the rest were 0.1 WAR or worse. The only high school LHP in first round picked was Matt Smoral who never reached.

26 RHP picked in the first round...
4yr College: 13 picked: 10 reached: 10+ WAR: Marcus Stroman; 5+: Billy Koch
Junior College: 1 picked, not up yet - Nate Pearson
High School: 12 picked: 8 reached: 30+ WAR: Halladay, Carpenter; 10+: Karsay, Syndergaard; 5+: Sanchez.

Looking at that I see high school as having the greatest 'woohoo' rate, while college produces a lot who make it but not necessarily that valuable.

So I guess it depends what a team is looking for - in the end I'd say go for the best available player as Roger Clemens came from a 4 year college, but Greg Maddux was from high school. So pitchers are such crapshoots that they can be hard to get. Grab great arms in high school if you can, but don't hesitate on the quality college arms.

krose - Sunday, May 05 2019 @ 10:42 AM EDT (#373715) #

Hector Perez had a good pitching line at AA last night. Six innings, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 3 BB, 6 SO and 1 HR.

PeterG - Sunday, May 05 2019 @ 11:19 AM EDT (#373719) #

Additional promotions:

- Kirby Snead from NH to Buffalo
- Joey Murray from Lansing to Dunedin

PeterG - Sunday, May 05 2019 @ 11:42 AM EDT (#373721) #

in addition, Troy Miller has moved from extended to Lansing.

Lourdes Gurriel is starting in LF today for the Bisons.

dan gordon - Sunday, May 05 2019 @ 04:20 PM EDT (#373723) #

Good for Snead. A 14/0 K/BB ratio, and only 4 hits allowed in 10 2/3 IP so far this year. Another lefty we might be seeing in Toronto.

About time they put Gurriel in the OF. Hope he can handle it.

PeterG - Sunday, May 05 2019 @ 04:37 PM EDT (#373724) #

Snead pitched 1 2/3 innings today. Gave up 1 hit, no runs in a 3-2 Bisons win. Taylor Saucedo started and went 5 scoreless, 3 hit innings. Jonathan Davis hit another HR.

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