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May 5th – C
Devin Mesoraco(25, 3*, .211-5-15 .676OPS 0.4WAR 24G) was placed on the 15-day IL with a
strained back 3 weeks. AAA C
Eric Fontaine(23, 2/2.5*, .246-1-10 .643OPS 0.0WAR AAA), our 16th rounder in 2012, was put on the 40-man and active roster.
May 23rd – C
Eric Fontaine(23, 2/2.5*, .179-0-4 .399OPS -0.2WAR 14G) was sent back down after showing that hois bat is not yet there, and C
Devin Mesoraco(25, 3*) was activated off the IL.
Series:
0-3 vs TEX
1-2 @ DET
3-0 vs NYY (SP
Henderson Alvarez III 5IP 4H 1ER 3BB 3K ND(1-2 3.43), 3B
Anthony Rendon 2-4 2R 3RBI BB DB HR(3))
1-2 vs SFG (SS
Ryan Goins 3-3 R 4RBI HR(2), SP
Daniel Norris 5.2IP 6H 2ER 3BB 5K ND(3-1 4.08))
2-1 @ SEA (SP
Henderson Alvarez III 6.2IP 8H 1ER 0BB 4K W(2-2 3.13))
3-0 vs MIN (SP
Marcus Stroman 7IP 5H 2ER 1BB 3K W(2-1 3.21), SP
Daniel Norris 6IP 2H 0ER 4BB 6K W(4-1 3.55), LF
Nick Castellanos 3-5 R 2RBI HR(1))
0-3 @ TBR
1-2 vs BAL (CF
Jake Marisnick 2-4 2R 4RBI HR(5))
1-2 @ BOS (3B
Anthony Rendon 5-6 2R 5RBI 3DB)
0-1 vs CLE
Record: 24-28, 5th in AL East, 6.5GB in Division
May: 12-16
Runs Scored: 192(12th)
Batting AVG: .243(12th)
OBP: .300(12th)
Home Runs: 50(7th)
Stolen Bases: 60(2nd)
Runs Against: 208(6th)
Starters ERA: 3.52(3rd)
Bullpen ERA: 4.09(8th)
Defensive Eff.: .709(4th)
Zone Rating: +19.3(2nd)
Toronto Pitcher of the Month: LHSP
Daniel Norris 3-0 3.09 30K 32IP 0.6WAR 6GS
Toronto Position Player of the Month: 3B
Anthony Rendon .294/.351/.490 3HR 14RBI 16R +1.2ZR 1-0WAR 28G
So. The sad and sorry truth is, I think this more around the lower end of where this roster should be… but we still have too many holes in this roster.
Brzezinski is not were we hoped he would be,
Marisnick is a great defender and will stay in center for a while, but with
Danks and
Goins, we have too many holes in the bottom half of the lineup right now. That being said,
Kevin Kiermaier will get a chance in right field next month.
Now, as for our rookies.
Castellanos had a .298-3-13 .756OPS May, so that one is trending in the right direction at least and
Suárez is doing the minimum… bombs.
Our starters are fine, but not as overperforming as they were in the last two months of 2013 and
Vizcaino is a disappointment given the trajectory and scoting reports. We will wait for another month before thinking about roster moves tho.
Meanwhile in our league, the
Los Angeles Mike Trouts are the team to avoid. CF
Mike Trout(22, 5*, .324-16-46 1.152OPS 3.7WAR) is the best player in the world right now, and a career years by LF
B.J. Upton(29, 2.5*, .272-13-36 .852OPS 2.0WAR) and 2B
Howie Kendrick(30, 2.5*, .303-7-20 .782OPS 0.7WAR) with solid pitching puts them on top of the AL…
Funny enough,
Trout is the only AL player with an OPS over 1.000 while the NL has three, led by RF
Jose Bautista(33, 3.5*, .337-18-47 1.100OPS 2.2WAR) of all people…
Minor League Report and Awards:
AA RHSP
Cesar Balbuena(20, 1.5/2*) 3-1 2.95 28K 0.7WAR 37IP 6GS
A RHSP
Keiichi Yoshii(18, 1.5/2.5*) 3-1 1.55 27K 1.2WAR 29IP 6GS
S A RHCL
Jorge Diaz(18, 1.5/4*) 1-2 9SV 1.06 29K 1.1WAR 17IP 15G
Won Monthly Awards
As for the minor league side… well, some tidbits. AAA Las Vegas is 31-17? Good. Our future closer(?)
Joe Szcygiel is rated down to a 4* potential? BAD.
Jim Hatfield and
Victor Torres on the IL? BAD.
Blake Snell ready to return from IL tomorrow? Good. AAA RHRP
Kevin Buchanan rated up to 2.5/3.5* at are 21? Good.
International Amateur Discovery Additions and Update:
None impressive.
In Other News:
May 4th –
Phillies RHCL
Jonathan Papelbon(33, 3.5*) notched career save
#300 today in a 7-5 win over the
Padres. The 5x All-Star is a career 38-37 300SV 2.49 669K 563.2IP 528GS 12.6WAR pitcher between BOS and PHI.
May 12th –
Yankees RHSP
Anthony DeSclafani(24, 2/2.5*) collected a complete game 1-hitter with one walk and 3 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over the
Seattle Mariners today. The rookie is 2-0 2.19 18K 0.2WAR in 8G/2GS after being a Rule 5 draftee out of the
Blue Jays org.
May 12th –
Orioles SS
J.J. Hardy(31, 2.5*) had a perfect 5-5 3R 4RBI TP HR night in a 20-13 barnstormer win over the
Royals. The 2007 NL All-Star is batting .272-5-23 .775OPS 0.7WAR in 33 games.
May 24th –
Colorado 3B
Nolan Arenado(23, 3/3.5*) parked
3 home runs in the stands in a 13-0 win over the
Phillies, going 4-6 4R 7RBI 3HR. The sophomore is batting .354-15-36 1.142OPS 2.9WAR in 42 games.
May 29th –
Tigers RHSP
Doug Fister(30, 3*) casted a spell over the
Chicago that held on for the whole game, making him win 3-0 with a 9IP 6H 0ER 0BB 8K performance. The control artist is 7-1 2.02 67K 1.9WAR in 11 starts.
May 31st –
Astros LF
Seth Smith (31, 2.5*) had a big impact in a cellar duel between
Houston and
KC by going 5-5 3R 2DB with a stolen base. The $17M player is batting .232-5-21 .726OPS 0.6WAR in 49 games.
June 1st –
Angels CF
Mike Trout(22, 5*) was named AL Batter of the Month after batting .326 with 6 home runs, 19RBIs and 22 runs scored for the month. The reigning MvP is batting .324-16-46 1.152OPS 11/12SB 3.7WAR in 49 games.
June 1st –
Nationals 3B
Ryan Zimmerman(29, 3*) was named NL Batter of the Month after batting .333 with 9 home runs, 37RBIs and 21 runs scored for the month. The 2x Silver Slugger is batting .278-11-46 .862OPS 1.9WAR in 47 games.
June 1st –
Tigers RHSP
Doug Fister(30, 3*) was named AL Pitcher of the Month after going 4-0 1.37 38K in 46IP in 6 starts for the month.
June 1st –
Nationals RHSP
Hiroki Kuroda(39, 3*) was named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 6-1 3.03 34K in 38.2IP and 6 starts for the month. The veteran is a stunning 10-1 2.01 63K 2.5WAR in 11 starts.
June 1st –
Blue Jays LHSP
Daniel Norris(21, 2/3*) was named AL Rookie of the Month after going 3-0 3.09 30K in 32IP in six starts for the month. The rookie is 5-1 3.07 47K 0.7WAR in seven starts.
June 1st –
Milwaukee LF
Abraham Almonte(24, 2.5*) was named NL Rookie of the Month after batting .333 with 4 home runs, 11RBIs and 11 runs scored for the month. The Rule 5 draftee from HOU is batting .287-4-11 .784OPS 0.5WAR in 28 games.