Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Brock, Kirk & Kyle Make It All Worthwhile

Brock, Kirk & Kyle Make It All Worthwhile

The #BlueJays affiliates posted a winning Monday by taking three out of five. Buffalo, New Hampshire and Vancouver had the night off.

Daytona 7 Dunedin 3

Connor Eller coughed up four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out four over four innings. Jonathan Cheshire tossed two innings of one-hit ball with two whiffs. Angel Perdomo was punished for three runs in 1-2/3 innings. William Ouellette gave up a run-scoring hit before getting the final out of the eighth.

Brock Lundquist went 4-for-4 for Dunedin's only multi-hit effort. Josh Palacios and Rodrigo Orozco doubled. Chad Spanberger singled and walked in his Dunedin debut. Riley Adams and Kevin Smith both singled but Kacy Clemens and Logan Warmoth were 0-for-4.

Lansing 5 Fort Wayne 4 (7 Innings - Rain)

The Lugnuts scored all their runs in the last two innings to pull this one out. Samad Taylor and Reggie Pruitt had RBI singles while the other runs were scored on a wild pitch and two passed balls. Jesus Navarro had the only two-hit night for Lansing. Chavez Young added a double and Vinny Capra had a base knock.

Kyle Weatherly allowed two runs over five innings on six hits and a walk. He rung up eight batters and got three outs on the ground. Dany Jimenez gave up two runs in the sixth to blow the save but picked up the win. Orlando Pascual struck out one in a perfect seventh for the save.

Bluefield 10 Greeneville 5

The Bluef-Jays bounced back from 3-1 and 5-3 deficits to win this one. Alejandro Kirk had two RBI singles and scored on a Gabriel Moreno two-run home run in the fifth. Moreno also had a walk. Kirk and Cal Stevenson had three hits apiece and Jose Theran had two along with a stolen base. Rafael Lantigua singled, walked and swiped a bag. D.J. Neal had a walk and a stolen base. D.J. Daniels singled, walked and was hit by a pitch.

Adams Cuevas was roughed up for five runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk over four-plus innings but he did strike out six. Alvardo Galindo allowed a Cuevas runner to cross home plate but pitched 2-2/3 shutout frames despite five hits to get the win. Mike Pascoe pitched 1-1/3 shutout innings of two-hit ball with a strikeouts. Cre Finfrock struck out two in a perfect ninth.

GCL Blue Jays 6 GCL Tigers West 2

Leonardo Jimenez doubled twice and Jose Abel Hernandez and Steward Berroa also had two-hit efforts to pace the G-Jays.

Emanuel Vizcaino yielded a run on three hits and walk but struck out eight over four innings. Anderson Nunez collected the win with 2-1/3 shutout frames of one-hit ball that included a strikeout. Gage Burland struck out two and gave up a run in 1-1/3 innings before Meliton Reyes struck out three over 1-1/3 innings of one-hit ball for the save.

DSL White Sox 4 DSL Blue Jays 2

The game was scoreless until the Pale Hole scored three in the sixth to withstand a late rally from the Dom-Jays. Jhon Solarte and Miguel Hiraldo both had two hits in four at-bats with Solarte knocking home a run. Rainier Nunez drove in the other and went 1-for-4.

Alexis Carmona alllowed three runs, all unearned, over 5-2/3 innings and was tagged with the loss. Juan Acosta stranded two runners and gave up a run over 3-1/3 innings but struck out three.

*** 3 Stars!!! ***

3. Alejando Kirk, Bluefield

2. Kyle Weatherly, Lansing

1. Brock Lundquist, Dunedin

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Posted by #2JBrumfield on Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 12:52 AM EDT.

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85bluejay - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 08:55 AM EDT (#363391) #

Is it pedigree or hubris that's preventing the Jays development people from shipping Logan Warmoth to Lansing?

PeterG - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 10:47 AM EDT (#363400) #

No point really. Just start him at Dunedin again next year. What we should be asking is why Brock Lundquist is not being moved up to NH.

Gerry - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 12:50 PM EDT (#363407) #

Groshans is back in the lineup today and was hit by a pitch in his first at-bat.

GabrielSyme - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 01:06 PM EDT (#363408) #

I can understand why the Jays' player development people don't want to give promotions after fairly short stays at a level, and Lundquist has only been in Dunedin for a month; and while he was good in Lansing, he didn't have nearly the performance that he's put together in Dunedin, which has been greatly helped by a babip over .400.

Cal Stevenson, on the other hand, is so overmatching the competition in Bluefield with a nearly 1:3 K to BB ratio that he almost certainly should be promoted - probably to Lansing.

hypobole - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 01:23 PM EDT (#363410) #

Yeah, there are a few real promotion questions. Why Patrick Murphy is still in Dunedin is another one.

As for Lundquist, what's odd is WHEN he was promoted to Dunedin. He had a great May, mediocre June and a poor start to July then promoted.

John Northey - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 02:48 PM EDT (#363412) #

Promotions are always a crap shoot to guess. I suspect teams are looking at underlying stuff we don't see - what percent of balls are hit hard, vs what pitchers - is he beating up guys who are doing poorly but being killed by those who are probably major leaguers or the reverse?

Checking crazy stats in the system for pitchers....

RH starters...

Murray, Joey: 0 ERA, 16 IP (4 starts, 4 relief), 9 H 8 BB, 23 SO OPS against of 462 21 years old in Vancouver.
Watson, Troy: 1.29 ERA 21 IP (4 starts, 5 relief) 7 H 6 BB 15 SO 342 OPS against 21 years old in Bluefield
Govea, Ronald: 1.38 ERA 39 IP (9 starts, 1 relief) 29 H 11 BB 27 SO 543 OPS against 17 years old in Dominican summer league
Estrada, Lazaro: 2.21 ERA 53 IP (11 starts), 38 H 11 BB 62 SO 526 OPS against 19 years old in Dominican summer league
Pardinho, Eric: 3.27 ERA 33 IP (8 starts) 29 H 12 BB 45 SO 17 years old in Bluefield

LH starters...

no ERA's sub 2.50, but a couple of 10K per 9 IP guys
Hernandez, Adrian: 2.63 ERA 41 IP (5 start, 5 relief) 34 H 15 BB 49 SO 18 years old in the Dominican Summer League
Perdomo, Angel: 3.63 ERA 67 IP (12 start, 6 relief) 60 H 23 BB 80 SO 24 years old in Dunedin

RH relievers (10+ IP minimum) sub 1 ERA or 12+ K/9 IP

Wilson, Brad: 0.95 ERA 19 IP 8 H 5 BB 19 SO 21 years old in Bluefield
Brito, Jose: 5.27 ERA 13 2/3 IP 16 BB 21 SO 8 wild pitches but somehow no HBP - AKA Nuke Laloosh - no sane person wants to face him or catch him. DSL
Watts, Justin: 21 IP 17 H 8 BB 30 SO - 24 in Vancouver so not a real prospect but nice K's.
McAffer, Will: 18 1/3 IP 17 H 11 BB 26 SO 21 years old in Vancouver

LH relievers

Reyes, Marcus: 0.71 ERA in 25 1/3 IP 23 H 4 BB 22 SO 23 years old in Vancouver not bad for a 38th round pick
Bergen, Travis: 0.94 ERA in 47 2/3 IP 37 H 12 BB 64 SO 24 years old split between Dunedin and NH - could be here next year, just 28 2/3 IP before this season over 3 years.
Allgeyer, Nick: 2.89 ERA in 18 2/3 IP 13 H 6 BB 25 SO 22 in Vancouver

Interesting pitchers eh?

#2JBrumfield - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 02:57 PM EDT (#363413) #

Groshans is back in the lineup today and was hit by a pitch in his first at-bat.

Groshans was pulled after striking out to end the fifth. He was 0-for-2 with the plunk.

ComebyDeanChance - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 03:32 PM EDT (#363414) #

I suspect teams are looking at underlying stuff we don't see - what percent of balls are hit hard, vs what pitchers - is he beating up guys who are doing poorly but being killed by those who are probably major leaguers or the reverse?

I think that's exactly right John. I recall an exchange on twitter a few years back between Kevin Goldstein and Keith Law where they were agreeing that stats were not determinative in minor league development decisions. From the fan viewpoint, most see nothing other than stats and afford them a greater significance than they have. Toronto's lucky to have both Cherington and Kim on that front and I'm pretty confident in their ability to make sound decision. Speaking of which, both will be addressing STH's at next offseason's winterfest event, so there is the opportunity for lots of interesting questions about players like Lundquist and many others. I hope it's not dragged down by the 'why aren't Vlad and Bo in the majors right now' narrative because questions about players like Lundquist and others could bring insightful answers.

ComebyDeanChance - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 03:36 PM EDT (#363415) #

Nice to read that Gurriel is taking infield practice today.

Gerry - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 08:31 PM EDT (#363429) #

Patrick Murphy pulled after 64 pitches and in the third inning. Pitching badly perhaps, he could have hit a pitch limit in the inning.

Gerry - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 08:33 PM EDT (#363430) #

Vladdy 2-2 so far tonight, average up to .375.

Gerry - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 08:38 PM EDT (#363432) #

Reports from Dunedin say Murphy was pulled due to a pitch limit and blamed the umpire for not calling anything below the belt a strike. That might be an exaggeration but it does sound like the umpire played a role.

acepinball - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 08:41 PM EDT (#363433) #

Another report from the game says that Murphy hit 100 in the bottom of the 3rd.

According to @chiefmac64 he "sat 97-98 most of his outing, hit 99 couple times besides the 100 mph pitch"

ComebyDeanChance - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 08:45 PM EDT (#363434) #

In the Eastern League, Bo Bichette leads the league in Runs, Hits, Doubles, Total Bases, and Stolen Bases. Cavan Biggio leads the league in OBP, and is second in OPS and HR.

Shoeless Joe - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 09:44 PM EDT (#363440) #

That has to be a hot stadium gun for Patrick Murphy, but I will dream on such reports. Not a good outing, but a great season.

In any other year we would be all amazed at what Biggio and Bichette are doing, but Vlad Jr. just sets the comparison bar too high.

I have been listening to a lot of the around the nest podcast's and the Vancouver announcer Rob Fai seems to think Otto Lopez stands out as a guy with high upside. He could be an interesting sleeper for next season.

85bluejay - Tuesday, August 07 2018 @ 10:29 PM EDT (#363448) #

Harold Ramirez has had a nice bounce back year - will need a 40 man spot if not traded.

Nice to see catcher Riley Adams heating up especially with Max Pentecost having a terrible season.

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