TINSTAPP. (There is no such thing as a pitching prospect)
The Jays have a number of pitching prospects but there is a cloud over pitching development this week. Ricky Tiedemann hit the IL this week. Brandon Barriera went on it less than two week ago. One of the biggest risers in the prospect lists this season has been Landen Maroudis. He left his start yesterday with an undisclosed injury. Kendry Rojas pitched April 10th and hasn't been seen since. Last years up and comer Nolan Perry is on the IL. Dahian Santos is on the 60 day IL. We don't know how serious are many of these injuries, if the Jays are lucky they will be short term absences, or it could be a disaster.
On the field Buffalo bashed, but New Hampshire, Vancouver and Dunedin didn't.
Buffalo 16 Columbus 4
New Hampshire 5 Portland 8
Vancouver 1 Eugene 2
Clearwater 2 Dunedin 0
Three Stars
Third Star - Orelvis Martinez
Second Star - Addison Barger
First Star - Spencer Horwitz
NOTES
Seventeen hits for Buffalo. Spencer Horwitz had four hits and drove in three runs. Orelvis Martinez was 2-5 including a three run home run. Addison Barger homered and doubled. Leo Jimenez hit his first home run of the season. Luis De Los Santos also hit his first homer. Nate Lukes did not start but he had two hits. Cam Eden doubled twice.
Martinez had five home runs this week. If I can nitpick for a minute, three of them were in the ninth or tenth innings. Those aren't the best pitchers but it is a nitpick.
New Hampshire lacked good pitching. Trent Palmer started and just went two innings with four runs allowed. Portland scored one run off Eric Pardinho who pitched the third. CJ Van Eyk then gave up two runs in the fourth.
The Fisher Cats had just five hits. Phil Clarke had two hits. Josh Kasevich went 1-4 and his average is down to .364 having been at .500 eight days ago. He hit under .200 this week. His true level is in between but we will have to wait a while longer to see. Alan Roden is hitting .296, which is fine but doesn't support the argument that he should have started the season in AAA.
Pat Gallagher pitched 5.1 innings striking out four for Vancouver. He was charged with one run. The score was tied at one until the bottom of the eighth. The C's had just five hits.
Landen Maroudis threw 2.1 innings before leaving the field with an injury. Dunedin outhit Clearwater 10-7. Manuel Beltre had three hits, Yhoangel Aponte and Edward Duran had two each. Arjun Nimmala had a double.
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