Triple A: New Orleans (10-8) 9, Omaha (9-9) 2

 

Monte Harrison, CF: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K

 

Isan Diaz, 2B: 2-5, 1 2B (4), 2 RBI (12), 1 K

 

JT Riddle, DH: 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR (1), 3 RBI (5), 1 K

 

Austin Dean, LF: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K

 

Peter O’Brien, RF: 2-4, 1 R, 1 K

 

Matt Snyder, 1B: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI (9)

 

Bryan Holaday, C : 2-3, 2 R, 1 HR (2), 2 RBI (7), 1 BB

 

Deven Marrero, SS: 1-4, 2 R, 1 HR (1), 1 RBI (4)

 

Zac Gallen, SP: (W, 2-0) 6.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 6 K…..ERA down to 0.36

 

Tommy Eveld, RP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 2 K

 

Kyle Keller, RP: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 0 K

 

Double A: Biloxi (10-8) 7, Jacksonville (5-13) 1

 

Magneuris Sierra, CF: 0-2, 2 BB

 

Joe Dunnand, 1-4

 

Robert Dugger, SP: (L, 0-4) 5.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 6 K, 1 HRA

 

Kolton Mahoney, RP: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 0 K

 

Tyler Stevens, RP: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 K

 

ADV. CLASS A: Palm Beach (13-5) 6, Jupiter (7-10) 3

 

James Nelson, 3B: 2-4, 1 R

 

Lazaro Alonso, 1B: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR (3), 2 RBI (8), 1 K

 

Michael Donadio, LF: 1-3, 1 R, 1 3B (1), 2 K

 

Braxton Garrett, SP: (L, 0-1) 5.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 7 K

 

Steven Farnworth, RP: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 1 K

 

Chad Smith, RP: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R (0 ER), 1 BB, 1 K

 

CLASS A: Beloit (7-9) 5, Clinton (9-7) 4

 

Connor Scott, CF: 1-5, 1 R

 

Jerar Encarnacion, RF: 1-4, 1 RBI (18), 1 BB

 

Sean Reynolds, 1B: 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B (4), 1 HR (1), 1 RBI (2), 2 K

 

Will Banfield, C : 1-4, 1 BB, 2 K

 

Bubba Hollins, 3B: 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI (7)

 

Marcos Rivera, SS: 2-4, 2 K

 

Chris Vallimont, SP: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 6 K

 

Tyler Jones, RP: (H, 1) 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 0 K

 

C. J. Carter, RP: (BS, 2)(L, 2-2) 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K

 

Alex Vesia, RP: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R (0 ER), 0 BB, 3 K

 

 

From bleacher report: Here, we have to choose one. In that case, the team should call up 23-year-old outfielder Monte Harrison. The Marlins’ No. 3 prospect, taken in the second round of the 2014 draft, projects to play centerfield eventually, and likely gets a great deal of playing time this year post call-up. He’s not a power guy, but he is batting .306 this year in AAA, his sixth year as a pro.

 

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Bleacher Report is a joke, doesn't surprise me.

 

 

From bleacher report: Here, we have to choose one. In that case, the team should call up 23-year-old outfielder Monte Harrison. The Marlins’ No. 3 prospect, taken in the second round of the 2014 draft, projects to play centerfield eventually, and likely gets a great deal of playing time this year post call-up. He’s not a power guy, but he is batting .306 this year in AAA, his sixth year as a pro.

 

And we weren't even the team that drafted him, as the italicized sentence would suggest. At least that's how I'm reading it.

 

Monte definitely has some really good power, and him cutting down the strikeout rate does excite me. I wonder if he's not trying to hit homers so much now (assuming that's what was happening last season), and that's contributing to the lowered K rate.

 

It was always something similar I wanted to happen with Stanton - if he just tried to get base hits from left center to right center, he'd have hit 35 homers easily. I know it's a COMPLETELY different beast, but the homers he hit in the 2016 home run derby, he said after he was just swinging at "80% power" and just trying to barrel the ball. And he still absolutely killed those balls. Wish he'd have done that during games. Seemed like he was doing that in 2014 first two months ...

 

Anyways, back to Monte. Don't think he has nearly the power G has, but, relax it a bit, just try for hits up the middle and use his speed for the extra bases. The homers will happen regardless, I feel.

 

 

And we weren't even the team that drafted him, as the italicized sentence would suggest. At least that's how I'm reading it.

 

Monte definitely has some really good power, and him cutting down the strikeout rate does excite me. I wonder if he's not trying to hit homers so much now (assuming that's what was happening last season), and that's contributing to the lowered K rate.

 

It was always something similar I wanted to happen with Stanton - if he just tried to get base hits from left center to right center, he'd have hit 35 homers easily. I know it's a COMPLETELY different beast, but the homers he hit in the 2016 home run derby, he said after he was just swinging at "80% power" and just trying to barrel the ball. And he still absolutely killed those balls. Wish he'd have done that during games. Seemed like he was doing that in 2014 first two months ...

 

Anyways, back to Monte. Don't think he has nearly the power G has, but, relax it a bit, just try for hits up the middle and use his speed for the extra bases. The homers will happen regardless, I feel.

 

100% agree with everything you said, Michael ❤