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Buffalo and Dunedin won, Vancouver had a bad day. New Hampshire lost but they keep hitting home runs. And we have to talk about Colby Martin and his amazing run.

Worcester 4 Buffalo 8

New Hampshire 5 Reading 6

Everett 1 Vancouver 0 - game one

Everett 10 Vancouver 2 - game two

Bradenton 1 Dunedin 6


Three Stars

Third Star - Juaron Watts-Brown

Second Star - Yhoangel Aponte

First Star - Riley Tirotta


Boxes


NOTES


Riley Tirotta had a big game for Buffalo. He was 3-4 with two doubles and four RBI. Rainer Nunez hit a solo home run. Orelvis hit a two run shot in the fifth to break a 4-4 tie. Tirotta's OPS is up to .902 now, but as a mainly first baseman the bar is high. Perhaps if Vlad went on the IL he could get a look.


Andres Tolhurst gave up four runs in three plus innings. Paxton Schultz held the fort for three innings and three more relievers took it home.


New Hampshire have been on home run tear, they hit three in this game. RJ Schreck stayed hot, Jace Bohrofen has been heating up and Jay Harry hit his second. Schreck and Bohrofen are tied with seven. Pinango, Schreck and Ryan McCarty are holding the NH offense together.


It was a day to forget for Vancouver. They were two hit in game one and were outscored by eight runs in game two. Juaron Watts-Brown picked up a tough luck loss im the first game. He struck out eight in five innings and just conceded two hits and one run to take the L.


Kendry Chirinos homered for Dunedin. Chirinos has been hitting well but as a reported 5'11" primarily first baseman he will have to keep getting better and better. Yhoangel Aponte had two doubles and a single.


Colby Martin pitched the last two innings with four K's. He has 18 K's in 13 innings versus five walks. But the most amazing stat is that he has only given up one hit this season. That one hit came on April 13th. Since then Martin has thrown 10.1 innings. There have been several promotions to Vancouver recently but Martin has to be close.


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Glevin - Sunday, May 18 2025 @ 11:13 PM EDT (#460112) #
Grant Rogers and Van Eyk moving up to AA/AAA respectively.
ayjackson - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 09:56 AM EDT (#460113) #
Any idea when Yesavage and Stephen are scheduled to debut?
Kelekin - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 12:51 PM EDT (#460114) #
Good to see the starting pitcher promotions rolling in. Would like to see a few more reliever promotions.
uglyone - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 04:19 PM EDT (#460118) #
AAA

* C Clarke (27): 13pa, 23.1b%, 0.0k%, .500bip, .500avg, .200iso, 257wrc+
* OF Roden (25): 45pa, 8.9b%, 11.1k%, .382bip, .366avg, .220iso, 171wrc+
* IF Stefanic (29): 119pa, 15.1b%, 11.8k%, .370bip, .319avg, .053iso, 141wrc+
* 1B Tirotta (26): 113pa, 11.5b%, 33.6k%, .421bip, .290avg, .240iso, 141wrc+
* CF Clase (23): 106pa, 13.2b%, 23.6k%, .438bip, .315avg, .056iso, 127wrc+
* OF Robertson (27): 118pa, 15.3b%, 24.6k%, .358bip, .273avg, .152iso, 125wrc+
* C Sanchez (28): 94pa, 9.6b%, 23.4k%, .316bip, .277avg, .205iso, 123wrc+

Lots of AAAA types doing well in buffalo so far. Should be solid depth if needed.

The only one with any urgency to be promoted here is Roden, though let's let him rake for a bit more before calling him up. Clase should come back down at that point.

* UT Schneider (26): 116pa, 15.5b%, 32.8k%, .291bip, .208avg, .219iso, 107wrc+
* OF Loperfido (26): 164pa, 9.1b%, 23.8k%, .320bip, .259avg, .154iso, 106wrc+
* 1B Nunez (24): 102pa, 12.7b%, 27.5k%, .291bip, .233avg, .163iso, 104wrc+
* IF Rivera (24): 66pa, 16.7b%, 31.8k%, .333bip, .218avg, .145iso, 100wrc+
* UT Barger (25): 45pa, 11.1b%, 28.9k%, .250bip, .211avg, .211iso, 96wrc+
* IF Wagner (26): 30pa, 0.0b%, 13.3%, .250bip, .267avg, .200iso, 90wrc+
* IF Martinez (23): 139pa, 10.8b%, 30.2k%, .250bip, .195avg, .187iso, 81wrc+

Schneider and Nunez continue to recover from terrible starts. Rivera continues to surprise just by holding his own at this level. Loperfido not looking like anything. Wagner still injured. Orelvis recovered from the terrible start but that recovery has stalled a bit.

1B Palmegiani (25): 77pa, 15.6b%, 23.4k%, .214bip, .150avg, .050iso, 70wrc+
C Bethancourt (33): 78pa, 9.0b%, 17.9k%, .135bip, .162avg, .206iso, 56wrc+
CF Berroa (26): 86pa, 9.3b%, 27.9k%, .278bip, .195avg, .039iso, 41wrc+
IF Turconi (26): 28pa, 14.3b%, 28.6k%, .188bip, .130avg, .043iso, 25wrc+
IF Jimenez (24): 0pa
IF Kasevich (24): 0pa

Not doing well but who cares really. Leo raked his first couple games in A so hopefully he's up here soon.


AA

Age-Appropriate

* IF Paulino (22): 68pa, 7.4b%, 33.8k%, .361bip, .246avg, .148iso, 110wrc+
* IF Harry (22): 60pa, 11.7b%, 25.0k%, .278bip, .226avg, .151iso, 100wrc+
* OF Martinez (22): 41pa, 17.1b%, 14.6k%, .222bip, .182avg, .030iso, 72wrc+

Paulino and Harry holding their own, though nothing to write home about. Martinez sent down to A+ but i'm not sure it was actually that deserved - seems more like a babip thing tbh.


Slightly Old for Level

* OF Pinango (23): 145pa, 15.2b%, 20.0k%, .417bip, .350avg, .258iso, 206wrc+
* OF Bohrofen (23): 142pa, 9.9b%, 31.7k%, .263bip, .211avg, .211iso, 105wrc+
* OF Brown (23): 66pa, 10.6b%, 31.8k%, .371bip, .246avg, .088iso, 97wrc+
* IF McAdoo (23): 132pa, 9.1b%, 36.4k%, .314bip, .193avg, .067iso, 61wrc+
* IF Dejesus (23): 63pa, 4.8b%, 42.9k%, .364bip, .200avg, .083iso, 50wrc+
* C Sharp (23): 65pa, 1.5b%, 29.2k%, .214bip, .148avg, .000iso, 6wrc+

Pinango just destroying the level. Should be bumped up to AAA soon, and there's a whole bunch of AAAA types up there that can be let go to make room.

Nothing else here of note at the moment.


Old for Level

* OF Schreck (24): 109pa, 12.8b%, 25.7k%, .286bip, .253avg, .308iso, 167wrc+
* UT Doughty (24): 40pa, 5.0b%, 17.5k%, .323bip, .263avg, .079iso, 87wrc+
* 1B Williams (24): 133pa, 9.8b%, 33.8k%, .264bip, .179avg, .085iso, 56wrc+
* IF Rivera (24): 46pa, 6.5b%, 52.2k%, .333bip, .163avg, .093iso, 39wrc+

Schreck should be in AAA. 2nd year in a row he's raked AA. No reason to keep some AAAA guys playing ahead of him up there.

After Rivera's terrible start here he got an emergency promotion and is holding his own in AAA. Doubt it keeps up but that's interesting.


A+

Young for Level

* IF Nimmala (19): 154pa, 9.7b%, 20.1k%, .303bip, .272avg, .235iso, 133wrc+

Continues his very good season. That K% staying that low is great to see. That was the biggest hole in his line coming into the year.


Age Appropriate

* OF Arias (21): 119pa, 11.8b%, 21.0k%, .372bip, .288avg, .106iso, 119wrc+
* IF Coffey (21): 138pa, 9.4b%, 23.6k%, .341bip, .264avg, .124iso, 105wrc+

Arias good but injured and now Coffey is catching up to him. I liked Coffey when we got him so nice to see him bounce back from his post-trade struggles last year. Neither guy is demanding promotion but both look solid.


Slightly Old for Level

* OF Martinez (22): 18pa, 16.7b%, 16.7k%, .455bip, .357avg, .143iso, 185wrc+
* IF Pinto (22): 85pa, 9.4b%, 16.5k%, .264bip, .284avg, .324iso, 165wrc+
* 3B Keys (22): 144pa, 13.9b%, 21.5k%, .272bip, .237avg, .220iso, 131wrc+
* IF Harry (22): 52pa, 9.6b%, 19.2k%, .314bip, .277avg, .213iso, 127wrc+
* C Parker (22): 113pa, 9.7b%, 21.2k%, .260bip, .222avg, .182iso, 96wrc+
* C Deschamps (22): 12pa, 0.0b%, 50.0k%, .400bip, .182avg, .000iso, -5wrc+

Martinez raking to start after his maybe undeserved demotion. I wish we were pushing guys up instead of down.

Pinto excellent but injured. Keys finally starting to show his power. Not a perfect line (needs better contact) but a very good one. Harry hit well enough for a promotion and is holding his own in AA so far. Keys coould probably be doing the same. Parker in a bit of a rut right now.


A

Young for Level

* OF Ramon (19): 6pa, 0.0b%, 33.3k%, .250bip, .160avg, .000iso, -7wrc+

Don't know who this is but he's young and promoted here for a reason.

Age Appropriate

* OF Shaw (20): 108pa, 22.2b%, 24.1k%, .333bip, .268avg, .256iso, 172wrc+
* UT Chirinos (20): 113pa, 11.5b%, 24.8k%, .358bip, .284avg, .179iso, 132wrc+
* OF Joseph (20): 80pa, 0.0b%, 23.8k%, .222bip, .208avg, .221iso, 81wrc+

Shaw's line is getting harder to ignore. He keeps this up much longer and it's hard to see what benefit he's getting from staying at this level. Chirinos starting to add some pop to his solid line, bringing it up to a very good line now. Not quite demanding a promotion but not far off.

Slightly Old for Level

* OF Munoz (21): 71pa, 9.9b%, 29.6k%, .417bip, .323avg, .323iso, 186wrc+
* C Duran (21): 134pa, 10.4b%, 20.9k%, .372bip, .304avg, .191iso, 145wrc+
* OF Aponte (21): 132pa, 6.8b%, 26.5k%, .338bip, .267avg, .225iso, 128wrc+
* IF Beltre (21): 161pa, 12.4b%, 13.7k%, .310bip, .271avg, .107iso, 116wrc+
* IF Toman (21): 115pa, 9.6b%, 27.0k%, .309bip, .222avg, .091iso, 87wrc+

Munoz great but injured.

Duran is starting to get hot now, and show some power to boot. That's a rock solid hitting line through and through. Hard for catchers to get promotions given that there's not always room but I'm thinking he should be in vancouver right now and none of the catchers in any of the higher levels is anything to worry much about him moving past.

Aponte also on a bit of a roll too.





In general there's lots of hitters in A+ and A who look to me like they're in line for promotions soon, and imo there's plenty of borderline types in AA and AAA that they could jettison to make room.





#2JBrumfield - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 05:33 PM EDT (#460119) #
Any idea when Yesavage and Stephen are scheduled to debut?

I was told Yesavage is the probable starter for Tuesday and Sunday in Eugene and Stephen is slated for Thursday.

I'm just glad Yevasage did not skip the C's.
Glevin - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 06:07 PM EDT (#460121) #
"Schneider and Nunez continue to recover from terrible starts. Rivera continues to surprise just by holding his own at this level. Loperfido not looking like anything."

Loperfido has an .841 WRC+ in May. Schneider's is .819.
goldenvpodcast - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 06:22 PM EDT (#460122) #
I was at the Canadians' 1-0 loss for the first game of the doubleheader yesterday. Thought Watts-Brown pitched well in the loss in five innings with this stat line.

Watts-Brown(L, 0-3)
5.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 3.62

Offence couldn't get going.
uglyone - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 06:37 PM EDT (#460124) #
hmm interesting I might be underrating loperfido's progression this year. I was seeing him bouncing around league average most of the year but I guess that's wrong.
Glevin - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 06:40 PM EDT (#460125) #
Looks like Watts-Brown moving up to AA as well.
greenfrog - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 08:53 PM EDT (#460126) #
Pinango is #19 on this week’s BA Prospect Hot Sheet. They note that he’s “one of the most selective hitters in the Eastern League and features the power to punish pitchers with hard line drives.”
Kelekin - Monday, May 19 2025 @ 10:07 PM EDT (#460127) #
Fun fact: both Nate Garkow's ERA and BB/9 are 7.56.

Less fun fact: that's bad
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