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It was a tough night on the farm, the only win was by New Hampshire in a rain shortened affair. Maximo Castillo pitched well. Buffalo lost twice, Vancouver once. Dunedin battled back from a six run deficit but lost on a walk off. Two games were rained out.

Lehigh Valley 5 Buffalo 4 - game 1

Lehigh Valley 4 Buffalo 0 - game 2

Portland 0 New Hampshire 3 - game 1, six innings

Portland at New Hampshire - game 2, postponed

Vancouver 5 Everett 11

Dunedin 6 Palm Beach 7

FCL Blue Jays at FCL Phillies - postponed


This is what I noted from yesterday's games.


Game one was the continuation of the 4-1 game postponed yesterday. It was all downhill from the restart. Kirby Snead, who has been good, gave up three runs in an inning. Then Dany Jimenez conceded the losing/winning run in the seventh.

In game two the Bisons were shut down by Phillies prospect Spencer Howard. Just three hit for Buffalo. Tommy Milone started and went three innings. Jackson McClelland followed and gave up all four runs.


The New Hampshire game was rained out in the sixth inning, but still considered a completed game. Jordan Groshans drove in a run in the first with a single and Chavez Young doubled in two in the fifth.

Maximo Castillo had his best start of the season. He threw a five inning two hit shutout with six K's and no walks.


The C's had to face the Mariners number four prospect, George Kirby. He mowed them down through five innings and while Vancouver scored five off the bullpen, it was too little too late. The C's used four pitchers, all of whom conceded runs. Justin Maese gave up five and his ERA is now 6.66. That's a tough return from his injury filled year.

Rafael Lantigua and Luis De Los Santos had two hits each. De Los Santos has had seven multi hit games in his last eight.


Dunedin fought back from a 6-0 deficit to tie the game but lost it to a walk off in the ninth. Naswell Paulino struck out eight in four innings but he allowed ten baserunners and four runs. Julian Valdez took the loss.

The D Jays had just five hits. The biggest hit came from PK Morris who hit a two run home run in the eighth to tie the game. Dasan Brown, Orelvis Martinez and Miguel Hiraldo each had a hit.



Three Stars

Third Star - PK Morris

Second Star - Chavez Young

First Star - Maximo Castillo


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hypobole - Sunday, July 04 2021 @ 08:47 AM EDT (#401573) #
Dahlian Santos made his stateside debut on July 1 in the FCL. Had exactly the same line as Maximo had yesterday -five innings of two hit shutout with six K's and no walks.

Never heard of Santos before, but I found this at the Future Blue Jays site from Dec 2019.

"A little undersized at 5″11″/160, Santos has added almost 8 mph to his FB in about 18 months. Ben Badler of Baseball America said that the Venezuelan has a lean, wiry build, an athletic delivery and quick arm speed. He touches 94, throws 3 pitches for strikes, and generally shows a feel for pitching that projects him as a starter. Tinnish first had eyes on Santos in April of 2018, and even though he was only sitting 83-86, “everything he threw had movement.” Tinnish said Santos checked a lot of boxes for him with his delivery, command, and athletic ability. Like Robberse, Santos was not pursued by a lot of teams – likely because of his size – and he did not have a high-profile agent. Tinnish calls him “our steal, an absolute robbery.” Some people might think it folly to sign players at the age of 16; Santos is a case study of the benefits of that, to MLB teams. Getting into a proper routine of nutrition, time in the gym working on strength, flexibility, and cardio, all under the supervision of professional trainers and coaches has been a tremendous boost to Santos."
Nigel - Sunday, July 04 2021 @ 04:58 PM EDT (#401633) #
SWR getting pounded again today. He’s hit the rocks hard at the moment.
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