Notes:
I promise I didn’t do it on purpose.
Yesterday, I typed that it would be nice to see LHP Henry Lalane have an injury-free campaign.
I usually pay close attention to these things, but I missed it yesterday: Lalane left the game in the middle of an at-bat due to an injury. Thanks to a reader for pointing out my mistake.
As of today, he isn’t on the injured list. Does that have meaning? Not usually. Players have disappeared for weeks without appearing on the MILB.com injury list.
Scranton (9-6) (Lost to Durham, 4-3)
LF Jasson Dominguez: 2-for-4
.354/.475/.521. He has more walks (11) than strikeouts (7) and has reached base safely in 11 of his 13 games.
SS Max Schuemann: 0-for-4, K
CF Spencer Jones: 0-for-3, SF, RBI, K
When I saw “In plays, run(s)” with two on in the bottom of the 9th, I was hoping for a walk-off three-run blast. Instead, it was a sacrifice fly. Season: .235/.344/.471 in 61 plate appearances (3 doubles, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 11 R, 2-for-3 SB, 13.1% BB, 39.3% K).
RF Yanquiel Fernandez: 1-for-4, 2B (3), R
1B Seth Brown: 0-for-3, K
SS Paul DeJong: 0-for-3
C Ali Sanchez: 1-for-3, HR (3), 2 RBI, R
13-for-30 (3 HR, 7 RBI, 9 R, 4 BB, 3 K). Only look at his career MLB numbers if you haven’t eaten dinner yet today.
2B Braden Shewmake: 0-for-3, K
3B Jonathan Ornelas: 0-for-2, R, BB, K
RHP Dom Hamel: (L, 0-2) 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, HR
RHP Zach Messinger: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, HR
Eight whiffs. He doesn’t throw his cutter hard, but his 4-seamer hits the mid-90s consistently. Season: 5.19 ERA (8.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 10 K)
RHP Angel Chivilli: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Color me intrigued by Chivilli, who throws very hard and consistently generates whiffs with his other offerings. In the ninth, for example, he generated a strikeout by throwing three straight sliders. Season: 8.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K. That plays.
Somerset (3-5) (Defeated Binghamton, 7-5. Obviously, the key to winning is sitting George Lombard Jr.)
LF Jace Avina: 1-for-5, 2B (2), K
RF Garrett Martin: 1-for-5, R, SB (1), K
2B Marco Luciano: 3-for-5, 2 2B (5), R, 2 K
He’s still only 24, and is off to a solid start (9-for-22; 5 doubles, 2 RBI, 7 R, 5 BB, 7 K). That’s much better than his 1-for-25 Spring Training showing. At one time, Luciano was one of the top prospects in baseball. He was as high as #12 on Baseball America’s list, 13th on MLB Pipeline’s list, and 8th on the Baseball Prospectus list. As recently as 2024, he was 39th on the Pipeline list.
1B Coby Morales: 0-for-3, R, 2 BB, K
3B Tyler Hardman: 2-for-4, 2B (2), RBI, 2 R, SB (1), BB
.231/.333/.423 in 30 PA.
DH DJ Gladney: 1-for-5, 3B (1), 2 RBI, R, 2 K
7-for-21 with a pair of doubles and a triple.
CF Kenedy Corona: 1-for-5, RBI, R, K
C Manuel Palencia: 1-for-4, K
SS Owen Cobb: 1-for-4, RBI, K
LHP Kyle Carr: (W, 1-1) 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, HR
Solid afternoon for Carr. Not to jinx him, but Carr has been durable early in his career (24 starts in his debut 2024 season; 25 last year). He could be an interesting trade chip come July.
RHP Eric Reyzelman: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K. If Reyzelman can get back to what he was, it would be a nice boost to their relief depth.
LHP Will Brian: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
4 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
RHP Baron Stuart: 1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
Stuart, being the kind-hearted soul he is, gave them some hope in the 9th.
Hudson Valley (3-5) (Lost to Wilmington, 5-2)
DH Core Jackson: 1-for-3, R, BB, K
While there are exceptions to every rule, most of the time teams place prospects they value the most near the top of the lineup. Makes sense, right? They like the defense and are hoping something clicks with the bat. Unlike someone like Kyle Holder, Jackson has legitimate offensive potential, but it will take work to get him where he needs to be.
SS Kaeden Kent: 0-for-4, K
3B Roderick Arias: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 K
To his credit, he is hitting well here so far (9-for-31; 1 double, 1 triple, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 9 K, 4-for-5 SB)
C Eric Genther: 0-for-3, HBP, K
RF Wilson Rodriguez: 1-for-3, HBP
LF Tyler Wilson: 0-for-4
1B Josh Moylan: 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 K
CF Camden Troyer: 0-for-3, K
PH Kyle West: 0-for-1, K
You don’t normally see “desperation” pinch-hitting in the minors. Of course, Troyer is hitting .120 while West is hitting a robust .133.
2B Connor McGinnis: 1-for-4, R, K
RHP Sean Paul Linan: (L, 0-1) 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, HR
His tricky changeup was obviously working today. In two starts (covering only six innings), he owns an 11/1 K/BB.
RHP Hansel Rincon: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Andrew Landry: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
RHP Tony Rossi: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Tampa (3-6) (Lost to Clearwater, 1-0. They scored one run in the final two games of the series. When we tell young players to emulate their MLB counterparts, this is not what we mean)
DH Jackson Lovich: 0-for-4, 3 K
Lovich’s first career hitless game (tenth career game).
CF Brando Mayea: 1-for-4, 2 K
Sometimes, you hit the ball hard with limited results. He hit one ball 108.4 MPH and another 107 MPH, the two hardest hit balls in the game.
2B Enmanuel Tejeda: 0-for-3, BB
It’s early, but it isn’t easy to climb back from 1-for-27. That’s what I get for giving him some hype on my Preseason Top 30 list.
C Engelth Urena: 1-for-4, 2 K
Urena is 3-for-26.
RF Willy Montero: 0-for-4
Montero is 4-for-27. I wonder why they are having trouble scoring.
CF JoJo Jackson: 0-for-2, BB, K
DH Ediel Rivera: 0-for-3
Rivera is 4-for-25. The catchers in this system are not hitting a lick, other than Ali Sanchez, who has never hit in MLB. How surprised am I? Not at all. The catching situation is atrocious.
1B Hans Montero: 1-for-3, K
SS Kevin Verde: 0-for-3, SB (3), K
RHP Danny Flatt (L, 0-1): 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HR
82 pitches. Six groundouts, two flyouts. Flatt doesn’t throw hard (92 MPH average on his 4-seamer today) but features a 5-pitch mix. Like most right-handed pitchers, he tends to attack right-handed hitters with a slider and left-handed hitters with his change-up. Yes, I am having fun with the additional data Savant is providing.
LHP Jose Ledesma: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
RHP Josh Tiedemann: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
4 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K. Nice start to his campaign. His numbers (in limited action) weren’t great entering 2026, but he is only 21 years old.