Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Orelvis Giveth and Orelvis Taketh Away

New Hampshire got a double from Orelvis Martinez as part of a four run ninth inning that tied the game. In the tenth Orelvis made an error and another dodgy play that let Portland take a two run lead. But then in the bottom of the inning Orelvis doubled again to tie the game. Spencer Horwitz then won it for New Hampshire. Vancouver also had a come from behind, walk-off win. Buffalo were not up to much, the only excitement came when Nate Pearson came into pitch. Dunedin also lost.

Buffalo 1 Rochester 6

Portland 7 New Hampshire 5 - 10 innings

Spokane 1 Vancouver 2

Dunedin 3 Clearwater 6

This is what I noted from yesterday's games.

The Bisons had a bullpen day. Graham Spraker started and went two shutout innings. Nate Pearson then emerged for his 2022 debut. After a 1-2-3 first inning he surrendered a home run to lead off the second. Josh Palacios, yes that Josh Palacios, then walked but Moreno threw him out trying to steal. Two innings, 34 pitches for Pearson, two strikeouts. Bowden Francis followed and his recent struggles continued. He gave up five runs, with two home runs, in 1.1 inning.

Nathan Lukes homered for Buffalo's first and only run. The Bisons had six hits, Lukes and Jordan Groshans had two each.

New Hampshire came into the bottom of the ninth trailing 5-1 and they had more errors, three, than hits, two. But Orelvis led off with a double and Spencer Horwitz walked. John Aiello singled to load the bases, Phil Clarke also singled to score two but Aiello was thrown out on the play. Luis De Los Santos then homered to tie the game.

In the top of the tenth the lead off hitter doubled off Orelvis's glove. Milb.tv didn't have a good view of the play but it looked like aplay that a major league shortstop would make.

Brady Lail started for New Hampshire but it wasn't great. Five hits, a walk and no strikeouts in 2.2 innings. He was charged with two runs while Sean Mellen gave up three but just one earned. Then with two outs and the runner now on third, Orelvis fielded a ball and threw low to first allowing the runner to reach and the run to score. The Fisher Cats were down by two. In the bottom of the tenth Rafael Lantigua and Tanner Morris singled to load the bases. Orelvis came up and pulled a ball down the left field line to score two and tie the game. Horwitz followed and singled in the winning run.

Yosver Zulueta got the start for Vancouver and he was outstanding. Five innings, one hit, one walk and five K's. The only criticism of his performance was that he needed 74 pitches to get through five despite having few baserunners.

Vancouver had just two hits headed into the ninth. Steward Berroa led off the inning with a walk. A couple of wild pitches moved him to third so he easily scored on a double by Addison Barger. Yet another wild pitch moved Barger to third and he scored when PK Morris hit a sac fly.

Jonatan Bernal started for Dunedin but gave up five runs in three innings. The Jays chipped away and got the score to 5-3 in the seventh when the rain and lightning came. Clearwater picked up another run when the game resumed.

Amell Brazoban homered and went 2-3. Roque Salinas and Rainer Nunez also had two hits each.

Three Stars

Third Star - Yosver Zulueta

Second Star - Addison Barger

First Star - Spencer Horwitz

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Posted by Gerry on Friday, June 03 2022 @ 08:23 AM EDT.

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hypobole - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 11:48 AM EDT (#414790) #

Danny Jansen yesterday brought up the "as many singles as Home Runs". One more name Orelvis - 14 1B/14 HR.

Now for something completely different. 18 of the 20 IL teams have between 41 and 69 HR's. The upper outlier is Memphis with 85. That will not continue with Gorman/Yepez 24 HR's now in the majors. The bottom outlier with only 30 HR's? Buffalo Bisons.

Bison's are also last in another category though. Only 374 K's. Rest of the league from 402 up to 525.

The median IL batter with 90 PA's has a 12.0% SwStr rate. Only 2 Bison's worse than that and both have been released (Fuentes and Mallex). Of the remaining 9, Warmoth is the highest at 11%. 5 are under 10% - Lukes 8.5%, Groshans 7.5%, Moreno 6.4%, Capra 6.0%, Lopez 5.5%.

I'm suspecting this may be, in part at least, an organizational philosophy. Looking at the parent club, the 2 best SwStr rates are by Kirk and Espinal. Neither has been much of a HR threat this season - they have crushed a few meatballs, but for the most part they've done a great job showing patience and putting the ball in play, with above average (Espinal) to well above average (Kirk) results.

Putting the ball in play will become even more important next year with the ban on shifting, even more so if the ball stays deadened.

greenfrog - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 01:03 PM EDT (#414797) #

Interesting post, hypobole.

BA has an article today that highlights 10 prospect breakthroughs in 2022. One of the prospects is Ricky Tiedemann. Here are the first two sentences of the writeup: "When the Blue Jays drafted Tiedemann in the third round of last July�s draft they knew they were getting a talented lefthander with projectable stuff. A little less than a year later, Tiedemann has been one of the best pitchers in the minor leagues over the first two months of the season."

They also note that he has "plenty of projection remaining as he continues to hone his craft."

bpoz - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 01:14 PM EDT (#414800) #

Tiedeman was promoted after 6 Dunedin starts. Fast but not fast based on dominating results.

Getting Corbin Carroll for an elite prospect like Moreno probably does not happen. I would compare exit velocities first. I expect that their Hr power is quite equal. The other tools are varied but possibly close. Moreno has had success against against the AAA pitchers that throw less hard than AA pitchers but the AAA pitchers provide a different challenge.

I am fine with the prospect lists. Don't know what Moreno did to get to #5. Injuries last year got him to #11 I believe. Then 7 upon reevaluation to start this year and 2 player graduations after. Moreno did miss ST.

Groshans near the top of the order for OBP and O Martinez in 5/6 before/after Vlad to protect Vlad and also be a dual long Hr threat.

Ducey - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 03:25 PM EDT (#414810) #

I wonder how many innings they will let Zulu pitch this season given his injury history. He only three pitches in anger last year. He is up to 25 innings this year.

Maybe 100 innings?

Mike Green - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 03:30 PM EDT (#414812) #

He only three pitches in anger last year

That's good, I suppose. As look as he doesn't look back.

Mike Green - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 03:48 PM EDT (#414813) #

*as long as he doesn't look back.

ISLAND BOY - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 03:48 PM EDT (#414814) #

Probably the anger came after the three pitches when he tore the ACL in his knee.

hypobole - Friday, June 03 2022 @ 03:55 PM EDT (#414818) #

Thanks, greenfrog and also thank you for the Tiedemann report. Still very concerned about our upper level pitching (who's next up after Stripling if another starter gets injured), but the A/A+ group looks promising.

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