Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 5-30-21

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa lost 7-3 Box Score

 

CF I. Miller 0/3, B, 2 K

SS D. Strange-Gordon 1/4, R, 2 K

3B A. Avelino 1/4, RBI, 2 K, 2B (5), E (3, fielding)

C J. Lobatón 0/1, 3 BB

1B T. Wolter 0/4, 2 K

SP C. Abbott 6 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 13 K, 1-3 GO-FO

RP M. Rucker 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 7-6 (11 innings) Box Score

 

RF D. Hill 1/6, 2 R, 2 K

DH M. Amaya 1/2, 3 R, 2 BB, HBP

3B G. Byrd 2/5, R, K

1B T. Payne 2/5, 3 RBI, K, 2B (5)

SS C. Morel 2/5, 2 RBI

LF DJ Artis 0/5, 2 K

SP E. Uelmen 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 9-1 GO-FO

RP B. Hudson 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2-0 GO-FO

RP C. Ueckert 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1-1 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 12-2 Box Score

 

SS D. Zinn 1/5, 2B (4), SB (19)

CF B. Davis 3/5, 2 R, K

3B C. Strumpf 2/4, 2 R, RBI, BB

1B T. Durna 4/5, 4 R, 3 RBI, HR (2)

RF N. Velázquez 2/5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3K, HR (3)

C B. Windham 2/4, R, 3 RBI, HR (1)

LF B. Beesley 1/5, 2 K

SP M. Bain 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HBP, 5-4 GO-FO

RP B. Deppermann 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K, 2-3 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won game one 4-0 (7 innings) Box Score

 

CF E. Americaan 1/4, 2 K, 2B (4)

2B F. Bautista 1/3, RBI, BB

DH Y. Piñango 0/3, BB

LF J. Nwogu 1/3, R, RBI, K, HR (1), outfield assist at third base - first pro HR

C E. Hearn 1/2, R, 2B (1), HBP

SS K. Made 1/3, R

3B F. Pertuz 2/3, 2 RBI, 2B (1)

SP S. Thoresen 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K, 2 WP, 2-3 GO-FO

RP S. Kobos 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach won game two 8-4 (7 innings) Box Score

 

CF E. Americaan 1/4, R, 2 K

2B F. Bautista 1/3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B (3)

LF Y. Piñango 2/4, R, RBI, 2B (6)

1B M. Mervis 2/3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K

C P. Aliendo 1/3, R, RBI, K, HBP

RF J. Sierra 1/4, R, 2 K

SS K. Made 0/4, K

3B F. Pertuz 1/3, RBI

SP R. Gallardo 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 5-1 GO-FO

RP B. Reid 1 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 2-0 GO-FO

[We Got The Whole 9]

So what's going on with Abbott's stuff? He never had major walk issues, and he kept the ball in the yard. Now the walks are way up but so are the strikeouts and whiffs. AAA seems to still be playing with the funny ball; Orlando Arcia has 8 HR for Christ's sake. Abbott is certainly falling prey to that [expletive] ball, just glancing at statistics.

 

So why is he getting so many whiffs but walking way more than expected? I would understand if his numbers were poor and people simply said he wasn't fooling anyone, but you don't strike out 30% TBF if that's the case. Any reports on his spin rates? Just newfound movement he can't command yet?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Thoresen just had probably his best pro start...4 IP shutout with a couple BBs and Hs, 7 Ks. Still think he could be what Cam Sanders was for SB in 2019 with this MB squad

 

Nwogu just hit his first MiL HR (got

robbed on a LD to the gaps earlier), Made’s hung in there has a hit, Hearn doubled so far

 

[Bertz]

Pinango is up to .253/.319/.361. His K rate is 14.3% and his walk rate is 7.7%. He's hitting the ball on the ground WAY too much (hence the lack of slugging), but otherwise really encouraging stuff from a 19 year old in his first month of full season ball.

[Bertz]

 

#3 for Nelson

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[We Got The Whole 9]

 

#3 for Nelson

That's a really nice simple swing.

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