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June 18th-June 24th
June 18th, 2029: LF Omari Tetteh was named American Confrence Player of the Week, hitting .591 with 3 homers and 12 RBI's. Fitting enough, he'll be the "Prospect Watch" player this week:
LF Omari Tetteh: The former 20th Overall pick in 2025, Omari Tetteh came from Tampa in a trade for 2B Devonte Brown. It looked like Tetteh would leave the organization, as the Diamonbacks selected him in the 5th Round of the Rule-5 Draft, but 5 Rule-5 guys is too much to carry, and they returned him Opening Day (they kept former Marlin Juan Morales and returned to the rest). As noted above, Tetteh has been red hot, increasing his Baby Cakes line to .278/.367/.507 with 13 homers and 53 RBI's as well as 14 steals. He has elite speed, is a great defender in left field, and has shown pop as of late. He's got average power, but he hits a ton of extra base hits, as evident in his slugging percentage. He also shows plus contact and won't strike out too much. Rated our #4 prospect and 130th Overall, he seems like a lock to be protected from the Rule-5 Draft, or a late season callup. This time I won't make the mistake of leaving him unprotected.
Down in Jacksonville, RF Esteban Miramon was named Southern League Player of the Week. He hit an insane .889 with a homer and 4 RBI's.
We dropped to 6th in the Power Rankings. At 44-28, we have a 7 game lead.
With the off day, we're headed home for a three game set with the Dodgers. We'll see Robinson Ortiz (6-2, 3.58 ERA), Amari Queen (2-2, 3.88 ERA), and Mike Hines (1-0, 2.02 ERA).
But first, I have to turn 65 into 40 at the GCL level. I sent 5 prospects to the Rockies for C Sergio Argueta. I sent 5 more to the Pirates for CF Juan Gaitan. 5 more to the Reds for RP Jon McCardle. 5 more to the White Sox for SP Arturo Contreras.
June 19th, 2029: The Dodgers came to town for three, and the opener saw Devon Peterson (5-3, 3.40 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) face Robinson Ortiz (6-2, 3.58 ERA, 1.13 WHIP). Peterson struggled against the Dodgers earlier in the year. He was much better today, and we edged them 3-2.
He only went 4.1 innings with 4 hits, 2 runs, 4 walks, and 6 strikeouts, but it was enough. Joe Kramer tossed 2 innings with a walk and 2 strikeouts. Jarred Kelenic got the win, an inning with a hit. Gene Hall finished the 8th with a three pitch strikeout to get a hold. Chad Scoles got the save, 2 strikeouts in a perfect 9th.
Isaac Nunez was 2-for-3 with a double, steal, and RBI. Chris Reid and Gregorio Alvarenga were both 1-for-4 with a steal and run scored. Jackson Miller was 1-for-3.
June 20th, 2029: We looked to take the series a game early with Juan Coira (6-5, 4.77 ERA, 1.28 WHIP) facing Amari Queen (2-2, 3.88 ERA, 1.01 WHIP). My outfiled is so depleted, and three infielders (Isaac Nunez, Gregorio Alvarenga, and Eric Kisela) make up the outfield. The Dodgers got 5 in the 8th, and evened the series with a 8-5 win.
Coira went 6 with 7 hits, 3 runs, 4 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Gene Hall didn't get an out, allowing a hit, 2 walks, and 3 runs. Ignacio Hinojos allowed 2 hits and 2 runs in 0.2 innings with a strikeout.
Chris Reid was 2-for-3 with a homer, sac-fly, and 4 RBI's. Isaac Nunez was 2-for-3 with 2 runs, a walk, RBI, and double. Daylen Lile came off the bench (PH, CF, LF, CF) and was 1-for-2. Eric Kisela was 1-for-4 with a run scored and double. Gregorio Alvarenga was 1-for-4 with a double and run scored.
June 21st, 2029: We looked to take the finale with Steve Paustian (6-3, 4.37 ERA, 1.33 WHIP) taking on Mike Hines (1-0, 2.02 ERA, 1.43 WHIP). It was a tight one, but we escpaed with a 6-5 win to take the series.
Paustian struggled, 5.1 innings with 8 hits, 5 runs, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. The pen combined for 3.2 innings with 3 hits, a walk, and 5 strikeouts. Kramer got the win, and Scoles the save.
Jackson Miller was 2-for-4 with a steal, 2 runs, 2 RBI's, and a homer. Gregorio Alvarenga was 2-for-5 with a run scored and two steals. Jarred Kelenic was 1-for-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Chris Reid was 1-for-3 with a walk, run scored, and RBI. Mac Horvath was 1-for-3 with a run scored and walk. Jon Reid had a pinch hit RBI double in the 8th that gave us the lead.
We're off to Arizona for three with the Diamondbacks. We'll face Jeff Slezak (5-3, 3.35 ERA), Tyler Glasnow (6-4, 4.92 ERA), and Cole Stringer (1-6, 3.79 ERA).
June 22nd, 2029: Fan vote update: Miller 3rd for catcher. Reid 3rd for first. Ramirez 1st for left (he's got to get healthy...). Kelenic 2nd for right. Saitta 5th for starters. Scoles 3rd and Hinojos 5th for relievers.
We opened the Arizona series with Pat Saitta (7-4, 3.36 ERA, 1.21 WHIP) facing Jeff Slezak (5-3, 3.35 ERA, 1.12 WHIP). Arizona is an extremely balanced team (Except for Iestyn Spreckley who is an absolute stud first basemen) and always give us trouble. They got 4 in the 4th, and took the opener 5-4. Man am I lucky my division sucks this year...
Saitta had a rough one, 4 innings with 7 hits, 5 runs, a walk, and 4 strikeouts as he's really had it tough as of late. The pen tossed 4 much better innings with a hit, 2 walks, and 5 strikeotus.
Jackson Miller was 3-for-5 with a steal. Gregorio Alvarenga was 2-for-4 with a run scored, 2 RBI's, double, and steal. Isaac Nunez was 2-for-3 with 2 runs, a double, RBI, walk, and walk. Mac Horvath was 1-for-3 with a walk and run scored. Jon Reid was 1-for-3 with a double.
Angels 1B Dominic Smith hit his 300th career homer. The long time Met has a career .271/.341/.472 line with 986 RBI's in 1,718 games with the Mets, Rangers, and both LA Teams.
June 23rd, 2029: We looked to even the series back up with C.J. Jorgensen (4-5, 3.93 ERA, 1.14 WHIP) taking on Tyler Glasnow (6-4, 4.92 ERA, 1.47 WHIP). We came back for vengence, and toppled the hosts 11-4 to even the series up.
Jorgensen went 4.1 innings with 3 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, and 7 strikeouts. Kramer finished the 5th, getting a strikeout and fly out, and got the win. Zaire Moneyham allowed a hit, walk, and 2 runs without getting an out. Luis Alcantra and Gene Hall split the 8th to earn holds, but we scored 4 in the 9th to make a save irrelevant.
Those 4 were courtesy of Eric Kisela, who hit a pinch-hit grand slam. Jackson Miller was 3-for-5 with 2 runs, 4 RBI's, 2 doubles, and a homer. Chris Reid was 2-for-3 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, 2 RBI's, and 2 walks. Jon Reid was 1-for-4 with a run and walk. Isaac Nunez was 1-for-3 with a run scored, RBI, and 2 walks.
June 24th, 2029: Juan Simental will head to New Orleans for a quick rehab assignment. I'm hoping 3 or 4 games and he'll be good.
We looked to take the finale with Devon Peterson (5-3, 3.44 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) facing Cole Stringer (1-6, 3.79 ERA, 1.26 WHIP). We fell way short, and they shut us out 5-0.
Peterson had a rough outing, 5 innings with 8 hits, 5 runs (4 earned), 4 walks, and 2 strikeouts. Ignacio Hinojos tossed 2 innings with a hit, walk, and strike out.
Rogelio Maldonado was 2-for-3 with awalk. Jorge Tapia and Chris Reid were both 1-for 3 with a walk.
Off to Pittsburgh for three with the Pirates. We'll see Brad Rauter (7-4, 4.25 ERA), Jonathan Kearns (6-2, 2.92 ERA), and Jorge Morales (1-1, 4.22 ERA).
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