![]() He homered last week when he was activated too.Īaron Bracho, a former switch hitter who is now only hitting left-handed, is trying to recover some prospect luster he had when he was first signed as an international free agent. But at Altoona, Korey Holland was activated in place of an injured Petey Halpin and picked up four hits, including a homer. ![]() There haven’t been a lot of positive developments offensively, results-wise, in Akron so far this year. Double-A Akron RubberDucks 4-2 at Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh) qFg2A0qlkmĬolumbus comes home to host the St. He also walked twice on May 13 and six times for the week compared to five walks.īo did it again. He also threw out two of three base stealers in that game, which has been a struggle for him this year so far. He didn’t do much to start the series in Lousville, but he homered twice in the Clippers’ improbable 13-11 win on May 13 off of Reds top pitching prospect Andrew Abbot, the second of which was 107 mph off the bat. He went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two walks on May 13, then 0-for-4 on May 14 while playing in his first set of back-to-back games since his return.īo Naylor made the calls to help the Guardians out at catcher over the weekend. But the more the Guardians’ offense struggles, if Valera is hititing at Triple-A, it will be tempting to bring him up. ![]() Cleveland will want him to get his feet under him this season, build up his workload and see how his wrist responds. He went 1-for-3 with a walk in his debut and played center field. Gonzalez was 3-for-5 with two RBI in a May 11 loss for Columbus, 8-2.Īfter offseason surgery on his hamate bone and missing most of spring training, George Valera was activated this past week in Columbus. He has two walks and six strikeouts, and they’re looking for confidence and more patience so he doesn’t get his approach exposed at the major-league level. Oscar Gonzalez has two doubles and a homer since being sent back to Columbus, but Cleveland isn’t so much looking for results with Gonzalez, as he and many others have hit Triple-A pitching before and not hit major-league pitching. He missed some more bats but continues to struggle with his command and stuff. Zach Plesac struck out six in four innings in his start this week, but he walked three and needed 90 pitches in those four innings. Next at bat, he took it out on Christian Encarnacion Strand by going 100 with every pitch for a K. Williams gave up a homer to Matt McLain, leaving a fastball middle-middle, even at 99. ![]() He’s going to continue to push the issue to see if he can tempt the Guardians to use him this year, though Triston McKenzie and Aaron Civale could be back in early June. He got 17 swings and misses with his fastball against some of the Reds’ top prospects and 22 total in the start. He walked two and allowed a solo homer, but he faced a good Louisville lineup and hit 101 a few times, averaging 99 with his fastball. On May 10, Gavin Williams had one of his best starts as a pro, striking out 10 in 5 2/3 innings. But that hasn’t stopped the organiztion’s remaining top (healthy) pitching prospect from continuing to push the issue in Triple-A. The starting rotation in Cleveland has been stabilized for now, even though the Guardians will see occasional hiccups from the three rookie starters in it. Triple-A: Columbus Clippers 2-4 at Louisville Bats (Cincinnati)
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