Taking a closer look at how the Columbia Fireflies finished last season with
a 68-70 record in the SAL
What’s in this post:
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Season Summary
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Astro’s Awards
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Coaches
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Team Stats
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Fireflies on the SAL Leaderboards
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Promotions/Injuries
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Links to Astromets GIF Recaps (95 + ASG)
What Happened
Compared
to the Mets three other full season squads, the Columbia Fireflies were
relatively loaded when the season started, featuring seven players that ranked
in MLB
Pipeline’s preseason top-30. Then, as the season wore on, more top-30
prospects joined the roster, including a young shortstop named Andres Gimenez
and a lefty with a strikeout touch named Thomas Szapucki. And overshadowing all
of those top prospects was Tim Tebow, who was attracting sellout crowds
wherever the team went, providing an atmosphere not often seen in A-ball,
especially in April.
With
a loaded team and some Tebow magic, the Fireflies started 2017 with a 5-game
winning streak during which they outscored their opponents 39-12. The good
feels wouldn’t last long, however, as they finished the month just one game
over .500 and with one of those top-ranked prospects already lost to a season-ending surgery
(Blake Tiberi underwent TJ surgery). The Fireflies then battled to stay around
.500 until the end of May, when everything suddenly clicked again and the team
put together a 17-6 run to finish the first half. The surge catapulted Columbia
into a playoff race, and they temporarily held first place, but the Fireflies
couldn’t win out in Charleston, and the Greenville Drive rallied late on the
last day of the half to jump one-half game ahead for a playoff spot. One key
first-half performer was unavailable for the Fireflies final week of the half,
as Max Kuhns had just hit the DL for an injury that eventually required TJ
surgery.
After
hosting the 2017 SAL All-Star game, the Fireflies lost several players to
promotion (Michael Paez, Jordan Humphreys, Merandy Gonzalez, Tim Tebow, and
(eventually) Adonis Uceta), and the rest of the team started breaking down.
Columbia lost 16 games as 7 players went on the DL with season ending injuries
in July, and then 18 games as 5 more players went on the DL in August. Overall,
the Fireflies had the worst record in the SAL during the second half, with most
of their struggles coming at home (10-22). The team went from surging as one of
the top teams in A-ball to floundering as one of the worst in a matter of weeks,
so what exactly happened?
Given
how much the roster changed throughout the season, it wouldn’t be crazy to
break this down into three teams: the first-half Columbia Fireflies, the July
Columbia Fireflies, and the August/September Columbia Fireflies. There were
several constants on the roster throughout, but even those players who spent
the whole season healthily playing for Columbia went through big shifts in
production across those three time frames. Except for the bullpen. Columbia’s
bullpen was fantastic all season long, and they finished with a 2.90 ERA, which
is better than any team ERA in the league – I don’t have a bullpen ERA
breakdown for each team.
Of
the 19 players who made a relief appearance for Columbia last year, there were
several righties who stood out, but the conversation should probably start with
Adonis Uceta (1.26 ERA, 47 K: 16 BB over 43 IP). Uceta made it to Double-A last year with a mid/upper-90’s fastball and some usable secondaries. Uceta allowed
0 ER (1 unearned run) over his final 29.1 IP with Columbia (that streak
stretched to 36 IP in St. Lucie), which was one of five such stretches by a
Cola reliever to last at least 15 IP: Matt Blackham finished the year with a
streak that reached 26.2 IP (2 unearned runs allowed), Joseph Zanghi had a
stretch of 21.2 IP (6 unearned runs allowed – 5 in one unusual
outing just before it ended), Max Kuhns had a stretch of 15.1 IP (0 runs
allowed), and Adam Atkins had a stretch of 23.2 IP (1 unearned run allowed).
Although
Blackham (1.43 ERA, 82 K: 19 BB over 56.2 IP) was never promoted, he might have
the highest upside of the group, as he has shown upper-90’s heat in the past,
and mixes in some nasty secondaries. After Uceta was named the SAL RP of the
Month for June,
Blackham won the award in both July
and August,
but he was robbed of a spot on the postseason All-Star team.
If
the Mets didn’t already have Joe Zanghi (2.19 ERA, 64 K: 26 BB over 61.2 IP) in
their system, they probably would’ve found a way to trade for him at the
deadline, as he fits the ‘mid-90’s with a slider’ mold that the Mets targeted
with their midseason
acquisitions. Kuhns’ (2.10 ERA, 37 K: 10 BB over 25.2 IP) stuff is similar
to Blackham’s, but Kuhns was shaking his forearm out a lot during appearances
in the first half, and eventually needed TJ surgery in July. Then there was
Adam Atkins (0.86 ERA, 29 K: 6 BB over 31.1 IP), who gave the Fireflies a very
different look from the pen, as he pitches with a funky side-arming delivery that allows him to get a lot of movement on his fastball and slider – he also
finished the season on the DL.
The
Fireflies only got 47 relief appearances from lefties in 2017 and Taylor Henry
(4.33 ERA over 60.1 IP) was the reliever in 39 of those instances, so he was
basically the only lefty in the pen all season long. It’s not like A-ball teams
are going to play the matchup game – remember the goal is player development –
but it still feels odd to see just one lefty in a minors pen. Henry and Cameron
Griffin (3.05 ERA over 41.1 IP) were with the team almost all season – Griffin
did get a month in the FSL – and neither did much to stand out.
In
contrast to those two, there were three righties who didn’t spend the whole
season with Columbia, but who did stand out while in a Fireflies jersey. Austin
McGeorge (1.42 ERA over 12.2 IP) earned a quick promotion to St. Lucie, where
he continued to pitch well. Matt Pobereyko (3.15 ERA, 53 K: 14 BB over 34.1 IP)
was signed out of the Frontier league (where he struck out 38 batters in 18
IP), and finished the season impressing in the Arizona Fall League. And the
Mets acquired Ryder Ryan (profile)
in the Jay Bruce trade, and he struck out 13 over 13 IP down the stretch with
Columbia.
Two
players joined the team at the end of the season and struggled a little in
their first taste of full season ball. Keaton Aldridge is a converted catcher
with some good heat and very little pitching experience, so his struggles were
expected, and he’s since been released. Lefty Aaron Ford struck out 9 over 5.2
IP after a great debut in Kingsport, but he was smacked around for three
homerun’s during his limited time in the SAL.
That
leaves just 16 relief appearances unaccounted for: 4 came from 3 different
position players, 11 combined from the trio of Darwin Ramos, Joel Huertas, and
Jake Simon, before they were moved to the rotation (at various points
throughout the season), and 1 came from starter Blake Taylor in the penultimate
game of the first half.
While
the Cola pen was more than capable of protecting any leads given to them, they
didn’t have as many chances to protect leads as you’d hope, and far too often
that was because the starters left the team in a big hole early. Overall, Table
2 shows that the Cola pitching staff was middle of the pack in the SAL by most
metrics, but in reality, the Cola staff was a mix of the great, the good, the
bad, and the ugly.
Let’s
start with the great: Merandy Gonzalez (1.55 ERA, 65 K: 13 BB) and Jordan
Humphreys (1.42 ERA, 80 K: 9 BB). Both went 69.2 IP over 11 starts, and the
Fireflies went 10-1 with both starters on the mound. That means they were 18
games above .500 with their top two starters going, and 20 games below .500
with anyone else going. Humphreys posted the flashier numbers but I thought
Merandy showed better pitching ability and a higher upside. Both were promoted
mid-season, although neither finished the year in St. Lucie’s rotation:
Humphreys needed TJ surgery and Merandy G was traded.
Moving
on, aside from Harol Gonzalez, most of ‘the good’ came in spurts that didn’t
last long. Harol G (3.56 ERA, 91 K: 37 BB over 126.1 IP) led the group of
‘good’ starters with 20 starts before a late-season promotion to St. Lucie. He
was effective (2 R or less allowed in 11 starts) and consistently gave the Cola
rotation some length (6+ IP in 17 starts), which led to 14 quality starts and
my pick for team Cy – edges Humphreys due to playing time.
Thomas
Szapucki (2.79 ERA, 27 K: 10 BB over 29 IP) appeared to be settling in nicely
over his first 5 starts, but his arm reached its limit in his sixth outing and
his season ended with TJ surgery. Gary Cornish’s (3.07 ERA, 20 K: 5 BB over 29.1
IP) 50-game suspension ended around the same time Szapucki joined the rotation,
and Cornish was also effective when healthy, but only healthy for five starts.
Thomas McIlraith’s (2.22 ERA, 15 K: 8 BB over 24.1 IP) rehab took him through
Columbia as the calendar was turning to July, but he lasted just 4 starts
before another injury put him back on the shelf. Finally, Jose
Carlos Medina (2.70 ERA, 17 K: 7 BB over 23.1 IP) was good over his 4
starts, but he wasn’t added to the rotation until the middle of August.
Somewhere
between the good and the bad were Gabriel Llanes and Chase Ingram. Ingram (4.63
ERA over 23.1 IP) followed McIlraith’s path both in and out of the rotation starting in mid-July – aka, MiLB rehab
brought him in, and another injury ended his season. Ingram was effective over
his first four starts (of five), just not in a sustainable way: 16 K: 18 BB + 3
HBP. Llanes (4.48 ERA, 67 K: 38 BB over 142.2 IP) led the team in IP and was
very effective despite a low strikeout rate for most of the season (had a
16-start/102.2 IP stretch with a 2.89 ERA). Unfortunately, he allowed an 8.90
ERA over his final 6 starts and his ERA ballooned.
It
wasn’t all bad for Blake Taylor (4.94 ERA, 72 K: 49 BB over 85.2 IP) either –
he posted a 2.83 ERA during his best 10-start stretch – but he struggled at
times in his first full year back and as a starter since his TJ surgery. He
allowed 10+ runs twice, walked 3+ in 13 of 18 starts, and only went 6+ IP in
one-third of his starts.
Another
Fireflies starter who battled injury problems in 2017 was Colin Holderman (4.94
ERA, 25 K: 11 BB over 31 IP). Holderman’s season started with the high of an
11-K performance, but it was all downhill after that thanks to a labrum injury
that knocked him out in April. He did battle back for some starts in August,
but his season ended on the DL.
Three
pitchers split time between the rotation and pen. Most notable among the group
is Darwin Ramos (4.81 ERA over 39.1 IP), who spent May coming out of the Cola
pen and August in the starting rotation for 5 starts. Jake Simon (4.70 ERA over
15.1 IP) allowed 0 earned runs in 3 of his 4 appearances, but 8 runs in the
outlier, and then he really struggled pitching out of the Brooklyn rotation
once short season ball started. Lastly, Joel Huertas made 2 good appearances
out of the Cola pen at the end of April, which earned him a start 10 days
later. But alas, his arm had also reached its limit, and his season ended with
a TJ surgery too.
The
remaining 16 starts came from two guys who joined in late July and came from
opposite directions. Justin Brantley (5.18 ERA over 48.2 IP) pitched
exclusively as a starter for the Fireflies down the stretch after starting the year
in the St. Lucie pen. And Martin Anderson (6.89 ERA, 36 K: 16 BB over 31.1 IP)
joined the team from Brooklyn after signing on with the Mets as an undrafted
free agent.
Just
as the Fireflies good pitching mostly just came in spurts, the Fireflies good
offense mostly just came in spurts. After an up-and-down April and May, the
lineup started clicking on all cylinders during the Fireflies hot stretch to
close out the first half. There were a few scoring outbursts in the second
half, but the Fireflies lineup became too inconsistent to support any big
winning streaks after the promotion of Michael Paez and injuries to Blake
Tiberi (season ended in April), Desmond Lindsay (missed half of June and his season
ended in July), Gene Cone (missed most of 6 weeks), and Dash Winningham (missed
two weeks).
In
total, there were 13 players to finish the year with at least 200 PA for the
Fireflies: 4 posted a wRC+ above 100 (better than league average), 3 were in
the 92-99 range, 4 in the 80-84 range, Ali Sanchez was at 64 wRC+, and Arnaldo
Berrios finished with a 53 wRC+. Of the guys who didn’t make that 200 PA
cutoff, Ian Strom’s .832 OPS over 162 PA is the most interesting, and it earned
him a late-season promotion to the St. Lucie Mets. Also, Reed Gamache and J.J.
Franco provided solid work for Columbia as utility infielders (and emergency
relief in Franco’s case), Quinn Brodey finished his first pro season in a
Fireflies jersey, and 9 other players took at-bats with Columbia in 2017.
Of
the players to finish with an above league average performance, Michael Paez’s
152 wRC+ was far-and-away the best, and his was the best offensive performance
from a Mets prospect in A-ball for several years. Brandon Brosher overcame a
39.5% K-rate to post a 128 wRC+ thanks to a good walk rate (11.5%) and 13
homeruns over 261 PA. Desmond Lindsay struggled to find hits for nearly two
months (.545 OPS through 5/26), but then he studied some tape, made some
adjustments, and went on a tear (.912 OPS over 108 PA) before needing a
season-ending surgery. Last but certainly not least, consensus #1 prospect in
the system Andres Gimenez used a solid approach to finish with a 107 wRC+.
The
three players who just missed the league-average cut were Jacob Zanon (99
wRC+), Dash Winningham (95 wRC+), and Tim Tebow (92 wRC+). Tebow’s patience
(9.8 BB%) and the occasional extra base hit allowed him to finish with a much
more respectable line than almost everyone expected. Zanon missed more than 2
months after taking a HBP to the head in April and then slumped hard in July
(.552 OPS), but he went 30-33 on stolen base attempts and hit his way up to St.
Lucie in August. As for Dash, he went from ice-cold, to red-hot, and then back to
ice-cold again – that was just in the first half – and then didn’t do much to
stand out in the second half. There was a 5-week stretch during which Dash was
one of the hottest hitters in pro baseball – 8 doubles, 10 homers, 31 RBI over
33 games – and it was huge in the Fireflies charge to the top of the division. Unfortunately,
it seemed like Dash started trying to do too much, which led him away from his
successful approach.
The
next group of four found ways to be productive, just not consistently, so their
final lines were noticeably below average. Dan Rizzie’s led the group with an
84 wRC+ after joining the team in mid-June and then taking over primary
catching duties when Ali Sanchez went down for good. A high strikeout rate
(28.3%) limited the effectiveness of fan-favorite Jay Jabs (82 wRC+), but he
came up with some big hits throughout the season. Luis Carpio (81 wRC+) led the
team with 535 PA and only missed 13 games all season. Carpio was actually
pretty consistent, he was just consistently mediocre: he posted an OPS between
.580 and .614 in each of the final 5 months of the season. Finally, although
the Fireflies often had Gene Cone leading off, his 80 wRC+ puts him in the
final spot with this group. Cone’s final line is deflated some from his .278
BABIP, but he was patient (13 BB%) and made pitchers work (4+ P/PA), which made
him a perfect fit in the leadoff spot. Cone also finished with a very low .054
ISO
Finally,
let’s review how the Fireflies performed in the field last year. Thanks to
injuries, the Fireflies defensive alignments were even more varied than St.
Lucie’s, with just 6 players playing at least 50 games at one position: Arnaldo
Berrios played 51 games in RF, Ali Sanchez played 55 games behind the plate,
Desmond Lindsay played 62 games in CF, Andres Gimenez played 89 games at SS,
Luis Carpio played 97 games at 2B (and 27 at SS), and Dash Winningham played
100 games at 1B. Columbia used at least 5 different players at each position,
and 7+ at all positions besides catcher and shortstop.
There
may have been a lot of turnover, but fortunately for Columbia, their
up-the-middle defense was generally consistent throughout the season. Ali
Sanchez and Dan Rizzie are both defense-first catchers, and Sanchez showed an
impressive ability to control the run game with a 48% CS-rate. Andres Gimenez
regularly flashed the leather for highlight reel plays and showed the potential
(barring any major physical developments) to stick at SS long-term. Luis Carpio
didn’t do much to stand out at second base (and he was bad at SS), but he was
consistent enough to be about SAL average for the position. As for CF, the
Fireflies rarely lacked range out there with Desmond Lindsay, Gene Cone, and
Jacob Zanon combining for 126 games in CF. Lindsay’s inexperience at the
position showed at times, and his arm was a little weird, but he covers a lot
of ground out there.
Michael
Paez also saw 33 games up the middle between shortstop and second base, but
he’ll likely be limited to second moving forward, as he’s just too stretched at
short. Paez also spent 20 games at third base with Columbia, and I think he
should continue to get looks over there moving forward, as he showed good
instincts at the hot corner. Paez wasn’t the only Cola player who spent time at
multiple infield positions in 2017, the list also includes: Reed Gamache,
Brandon Brosher, Vinny Siena, J.J. Franco, Milton Ramos, Jay Jabs, and Oliver
Pascual.
Although
he did have previous infield experience, Jabs ended up seeing time at 3B and
one game at 2B because the outfield was often too crowded for him to crack. CF
was always covered, Tim Tebow held down LF for 44 games in the first half, and
Arnaldo Berrios held down RF in the second half. Jabs was the majority left fielder after Tebow’s promotion, but he still
had to share it with Ian Strom, Cone, Zanon, and Quinn Brodey. Tebow was a disaster
defensively early in his first taste of pro ball, but he did show improvements
over the course of the first half. The rest of the group of regular outfielders
ranged between average to very good defensively, with Arnaldo Berrios’ work in
RF sticking out. Berrios finished with 6 OF assists in his 51 games, and he
made a number of highlight reel catches along the way.
So,
what happened? Columbia was done in by two I’s: inconsistency and injuries. The
Fireflies inconsistencies in April cost them a first-half division title, and
then injuries decimated the second-half roster. This team went from playing
some of the most exciting minor league baseball I’ve watched in the first-half
to a team that was limping to the finish line before July was over. Seven
Columbia players were placed on the DL for good in July, and another five were
added to that list in August.
The
second-half roster also had to sustain the hit of losing Columbia’s top-3
players to promotion. Paez’s bat was never replaced in the lineup, and it
would’ve been hard for any prospect to replace what Merandy Gonzalez and Jordan
Humphreys did for the pitching staff in the first-half. Additionally, although
Tim Tebow wasn’t a huge difference maker on the field, his promotion left a
noticeable absence in the crowds that came out to watch Columbia play and
changed the energy around the team a little.
Although
it’s tough not to be disappointed with the injuries and how things finished in
Columbia, there were several positive developments: Andres Gimenez stood out as
an 18-year old shortstop in full-season ball, Luis Carpio and his shoulder
stayed healthy all season, Michael Paez and Jordan Humphreys emerged as
interesting prospects to keep an eye on in the system, Matt Pobereyko came from
Indy ball and proved to be one of several ‘somewhat interesting righty relief
prospects’ in the Cola pen, Ian Strom posted an .832 OPS during his 41-game
stint, and Desmond Lindsay flashed his serious offensive upside for about 100
AB (13 XBH, .912 OPS) before requiring a season-ending surgery.
Astro’s Awards
MVP: Michael Paez.
Cy: Harol Gonzalez.
Fireman: Matt Blackham.
Coaches
Manager: Jose Leger
Pitching coach: Jonathan Hurst
Hitting coach: Joel Fuentes
Other: Josh Kozuch (Assistant), Kiyoshi Tada (Athletic
Trainer)
Team Stats/Rankings
W-L
Overall: 68-70 (.493)
Home: 33-36
(.478)*
Road: 35-34 (.507)
*Attendance: 315, 034
(4,773 average)
Day: 13-10 (.565)
Night: 55-58 (.487)
April: 13-12 (.520)
May: 14-11 (.560)
June: 16-10 (.615)
July: 12-16 (.429)
August: 12-18 (.400)
September: 1-3 (.250)
One-run Games: 23-22 (.511)
Shutouts: 17-13 (.567)
Walkoffs: 6 wins
vs. AL: 36-37
(.493)
vs. NL: 32-33
(.492)
Offense
Table 1 – 14-team
league, stats below per BB-Ref
STAT
|
Mets
|
Rank
|
Average Batter Age
|
21.5
|
8
|
Runs/Game
|
3.92
|
12
|
Hits
|
1,055
|
14
|
Doubles
|
189
|
14
|
Triples
|
32
|
t-4
|
Homeruns
|
67
|
13
|
RBI
|
474
|
13
|
Stolen Bases
|
127
|
7
|
Caught Stealing
|
44
|
5
|
Strikeouts
|
1,170
|
9
|
Walks
|
466
|
1
|
Average
|
.234
|
14
|
On-base %
|
.314
|
t-9
|
Slugging %
|
.335
|
14
|
GIDP
|
101
|
14
|
Sac bunts
|
22
|
t-12
|
Sac flies
|
37
|
t-6
|
Pitching
Table 2 – 14-team
league, stats below per BB-Ref
STAT
|
Mets
|
Rank
|
Average Pitcher Age
|
22.3
|
12
|
Runs/Game
|
4.17
|
8
|
ERA
|
3.49
|
6
|
IP
|
1,204.1
|
t-7
|
Batters Faced
|
5,126
|
7
|
Hits
|
1,120
|
8
|
Homeruns
|
62
|
5
|
Strikeouts
|
1,061
|
10
|
Walks
|
410
|
11
|
HBP
|
93
|
t-11
|
Wild Pitches
|
99
|
8
|
Shutouts
|
17
|
2
|
Starters: 772.1 IP, 750 H, 3.82 ERA, 603 K: 262 BB
Relievers: 432 IP, 370 H, 2.90 ERA, 458 K: 148 BB
Defense
Table 3 – 14-team
league, stats below per BB-Ref
STAT
|
Mets
|
Rank
|
Errors
|
152
|
11
|
Fielding %
|
.970
|
11
|
Passed balls
|
25
|
t-10
|
Stolen bases
allowed
|
92
|
3
|
Runners caught
stealing
|
53
|
6
|
CS%
|
37%
|
4
|
ªHat tip to the Fireflies
game notes for help gathering these stats
Fireflies on the SAL Leaderboards
Offense
Top-11 among qualified
hitters, per Fangraphs
RBI
Dash Winningham
Stolen Bases
Jacob Zanon, 28, 11th (in 50 games!)
K%
Andres Gimenez, 15.3%, 11th
BB/K
Luis Carpio, 0.56, t-8th
Swinging Strike%
Luis Carpio, 7.4%, 8th
Pitching
Top-10 per Fangraphs,
minimum 60 IP
Wins
Jordan Humphreys, 10, t-5th
Harol Gonzalez, 9, t-10th
Complete Games
Harol Gonzalez, 3, t-1st
Jordan Humphreys, Gabriel Llanes – 2, t-4th
IP
Gabriel Llanes, 142.2, 6th
ERA
Jordan Humphreys, 1.42, 1st
(Joseph Zanghi, 2.19, t-11th)
FIP
Jordan Humphreys, 2.16, 2nd
K%
Jordan Humphreys, 31.1%, 5th
BB%
Jordan Humphreys, 3.5%, t-6th
K/BB
Jordan Humphreys, 8.89, 3rd
Average
Jordan Humphreys, .168, 3rd
LOB%
Jordan Humphreys, 82%, 4th
WHIP
Jordan Humphreys, 0.72, 1st
Swinging Strike%
Jordan Humphreys, 15.3%, 9th
*Note: Matt Blackham finished with 56.2 IP, but his 36.8 K%,
.183 AVG allowed, 81% LOB rate, 1.43 ERA, 1.74 FIP, and 17.5% Swinging strike
rate would’ve qualified
Promotions
(Initial promo date)
-
Anthony Dimino (4/12)
-
Austin McGeorge (5/2)
-
Michael Paez (6/22)
-
Jordan Humphreys (6/22)
-
Merandy Gonzalez (6/22)
-
Tim Tebow (6/26)
-
Adonis Uceta (7/27)
-
Jacob Zanon (8/17)
-
Colby Woodmansee (8/17)
-
Harol Gonzalez (8/17)
-
Ian Strom (8/26)
Injuries
(Guys who finished the
year on the DL and the date they were placed there)
-
Seth Davis (Missed
entire season) – Had a surgery in late May
-
Blake Tiberi (4/11)
– Came back for 2 games and then had TJS on 5/3
-
Max Kuhns (6/12)
– Had TJS in mid-July
-
Thomas Szapucki (7/9) – Had TJS on 7/19
-
Ali Sanchez (7/13)
– Came back for one game but missed the second half with a broken hamate bone in his left hand
-
Thomas McIlraith (7/17) – Started the season with St. Lucie but missed nearly two months
earlier in the year with a left oblique strain
-
Joel Huertas (7/21)
– Had TJS in late July
-
Desmond Lindsay (7/22) – Had ulnar nerve transposition surgery in late July
-
Gary Cornish (7/22)
– Also missed 50 games due to a suspension last year
-
Blake Taylor (7/28)
-
Vinny Siena (8/10)
-
Chase Ingram (8/12)
– Started the season with St. Lucie but missed two months earlier in the year
with a right elbow injury; had a surgery in early September
-
Adam Atkins (8/13)
-
Colin Holderman (8/22) – Also missed two months earlier in the year with a labrum injury
-
Andres Gimenez (8/30) – Took a foot to the face on 8/29 and left a little bloodied, but he was back with the team sporting a
big bandage the next day
Free Agents/Released
-
Reed Gamache (Released
10/13)
-
Justin Brantley (Released 10/13)
-
Keaton Aldridge (Released 10/17)
-
Cameron Griffin (Released 10/17)
-
Martin Anderson (Released 10/17)
-
Natanael Ramos (Elected Free Agency 11/6)
-
Jose Carlos Medina (Selected by San Diego in the Triple-A Rule 5 draft)
Recaps
(95 Games Covered + All-Star coverage)
Date – Starting Pitcher
April
May
June
SAL
All-Star Game – Dash Winningham (MVP, 2B, 2 RBI), Michael Paez (1B, R),
Merandy Gonzalez (1 IP, K, 7 Pitches), and Adonis Uceta (1 IP, 3 K) highlights,
plus a few HR derby highlights of Paez and Dash
July
August
September
The most energetic particles bombarding the Earth turn out to be visitors from far beyond our galaxy. https://t.co/AnOWymziTx pic.twitter.com/0RY2EaPxgQ— Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) September 22, 2017
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