Alex Carver

Just before the trade deadline, the Marlins went all in on their wild card hopes by making a trade which mortgaged two big pieces of their distant future and one piece of their present in an attempt to sure up their rotation as they look toward October. Their trade partner was down-and-out San Diego who received former Marlins first round draft pick Josh Naylor and arguably the best arm in Miami's minor league system, Luis Castillo, making an already thin organization very much thinner. In addition to giving up two of their best young commodities, Miami also parted with their best reliever at the MLB level from last year, Carter Capps who underwent Tommy John before the season began. Jarred Cosart, whom the Marlins previously traded another of their top prospects for in Colin Moran, also goes back to San Diego. The return? Two starting pitchers who, combined, contributed dismal numbers this year as members of the Padres' rotation, including a 4.89 ERA and a 2.31 WHIP. Those hurlers are 26-year-old Colin Rea who hasn't been effective at any point in his career above AA (4.88 ERA over 27.2 AAA IP, 4.69 ERA over 134.1 MLB IP) and 29-year-old Andrew Cashner who was last effective as starter in 2014 and who has already been to the DL twice this season. A C-type prospect at best in Tayron Guerrero, a 25-year-old reliever who has a 5.30 ERA between AA and AAA this year comes back as a throw in. In other words, the Marlins picked from the bottom of the barrel while giving up the some of the best of their future talent. In even more words, they got fleeced by the Padres. Josh Naylor came to the Marlins system in 2015 as their first round draft pick. Upon being selected and signing out of his Southern California high school, he was invited to take batting practice at Marlins Park (the version that still hadn't brought the walls in to where they are currently). He accepted the invitation and responded to it by hitting baseballs nearly out of the stadium. [mlbvideo id="163832083" width="400" height="224" /] After that, Naylor took his talents to the Gulf Coast league where he spent the rest of 2015 racking up the third most RBIs and fifth most total bases on his team despite only appearing in 25 games. He placed second on the team (amongst those with at least 20 games played) with a .418 slugging percentage and second on the team in batting average at .327. This year, in his first year of full season ball, including a .326/.348/.442 July, Naylor has kept himself busy by punishing Sally League pitching to the tune of a .269/.317/.430 line and leading the team in homers (9), RBI (54) and doubles (24), totals which also rank ninth, tenth and and sixth in the league. His .430 SLG also leads all Grasshoppers players with over 40 games played. To this point in his career, he has been more of a doubles threat than a home run threat but at just 19, there is plenty of room for Naylor to grow physically into his frame. Strength and conditioning will be key for Naylor on his way up through the minors. If he can succeed in that area, there should be no reason why Naylor can't turn in to a more fit and offensively affective Prince Fielder. Technically, Naylor is pretty sound with just a few hitches in his swing. He adjusts to pitch speed well and has the ability to attack pitches on both sides of the palte, though he favors the pull variety of hitting. He maintains looseness in his hands very well until he commits to a swing which he times with a small front foot trigger. He steps into the ball advantageously. His swing has been described as a thing of violent beauty. I am of the opinion that the swing is a bit too aggressive as he tends to fly open a bit on it and at times lose his balance. He also frequently releases the bat before his swing is through, often leading to weaker contact. However, all of those small hitches are things that should work themselves out with age and experience. When it comes to speed, there isnt much to speak of but he sure can jog the bases beautifully and, should his power potential play out, that's all he will need to do. Defensively, Naylor leaves a bit to be desired at first base, having committed 11 errors this season and only holding a 9.37 range factor. But, after spending a lot of his high school career DHing, that is to be expected. Again, as is the case with his plate approach, with more experience and innings at the corner infield spot, Naylor, forever the athletic athlete, should improve. Should he age successfully before reaching the majors in what most forsee to be 2019, Naylor could wind up being a more athletic and possibly more powerful version of Price Fielder. In addition to his strong on-field product, Naylor, still just 19, is already bringing an always positive vibe to the clubhouse, which is making his team rally around him, something that will be missed in the Grasshoppers' clubhouse for the rest of this year and another aspect of Naylor's game that the Marlins won't be reaping the benefits of. "He's usually one that likes to have fun in the clubhouse especially with (Anfernee) Seymour and myself so it was a little more quiet today," Grasshoppers' infielder Giovanny Alfonzo said the day after the trade. "It's a little weird not having him around." If you frequent this blog and my Twitter, you know how high I have been on Hammerheads' starter Luis Castillo. And if you have had the pleasure of watching him pitch, you know why. Luis Miguel Castillo, a native of Bani, Dominican Republic, came to American pro ball in 2012 as an international signee by the Giants. Following two seasons in the Domincan summer league, including a spectacular 2013 campaign in which he held down a 0.64 ERA in 28 IP, converted 20/22 save ops which lead the league, and struck out 34 while walking just three as the DSL Giants' closer, Castillo joined full season ball in 2014 for the Augusta Greenjackets. Out of their pen, he managed a 3.07 ERA in 52 IP. Again, the K/BB was fantastic as he K'd 66 to just 25 walks. His six holds tied him for his team's lead and his 10 saves in 12 chances ranked second. Castillo came to the Marlins following that season as the lesser-known prospect in the trade that sent Casey McGehee to San Francisco for himself and center piece Kendry Flores. As things are turning out, Castillo looks to be the more valuable long-term piece. In addition to Flores who has already spent time in the majors, it is safe to say the Marlins absolutely fleeced the Giants in that trade only to get fleeced themselves in this one. Following a disappointing initial start to his Marlins career which saw him clinging to a 4.40 ERA in his first 30.2 IP, the Marlins took Castillo out of the pen and made him a starter even though he had only tossed four complete innings once in his career and that being back in his first season in the DSL. He responded by going 4 innings in back to back starts allowing one total ER before going at least 5 in his next five starts in which he held opposing offenses to less than 1.99 runs per game. The Marlins knew then they had something special in Castillo and they rewarded him with a promotion to high A. He finished last year by tossing to the tune of a 3.50 ERA in 43.2 IP and nine starts for the Hammerheads that season. This year, back with the Sharks, all Castillo has managed to do is become quite possibly the best pitcher in the Florida State League, ranking amongst it's leaders in every major stat category. His 0.97 WHIP ranks second, his 2.23 ERA ranks fourth, his 86 strikeouts rank 10th, and his 16 walks are tied for third least (amongst those with at least 80 IP). You wouldn;t know it to look at the wiry 6'2" 170 pounder but Castillo has the ability to reach triple digits with his heat which he has improved from last year to this. The formerly flat offering has shown some added downward plane movement. He also isn't afraid to throw it to both sides of the black, making it both a great first pitch or piggyback pitch to the change. That offering, which he holds with a splitfinger grip, is Castillo's best pitch. Sitting around 87-89, the late drop on this pitch is reminiscent of a roller coaster and is absolutely filthy. The pitch flashes fastball for 50 feet then drops off the table within the last ten, leaving hitters dumbfounded. He has great feel for the pitch and can run it both inside and outside with good fade. His third pitch slider is of the slurvy variety and usually hangs around the 82-84 MPH range though he has such control of his arm speed to drop it down even lower than that. The pitch tilts hard and has good late bite. He uses it as a change of pace pitch, sometimes mixing it in in between the fastball/changeup combo but usually uses it ahead in the count. He could use to develop a fourth pitch but with great control of all three of his present pitches, all of which flash plus and a head for when to throw them, he doesn't really need to in order to succeed. Castillo could and probably should be pitching in AA right now and, if he continues to show what he has this year in the upper levels of the minors, could contribute to a big league club as earlhy as next season as a 3-5 starter with potential to become even more. For a Marlins club that has very few in house pitching options like him in the minors and which has struggled keeping the back end of their rotation from being a revolving door this year, this is a huge loss. UPDATE: After Colin Rea left his first start with the Marlins after 4 IP with shoulder discomfort and went on the DL the next day, the Padres agreed to send Castillo back to the Marlins in a very rare trade back. Although he passed his physical, one has to question whether the Padres knew of Rea possibly having health issues before the trade and the trade back was simply to save face with the league if they were investigated which very well could happen. In any regard, it's great to have Castillo back. [mlbvideo id="73287783" width="400" height="224" /] Although it is disheartening to me to lose both Naylor and Castillo, quite possibly the most maddening aspect of this trade is the inclusion of Carter Capps for nothing more than a fistful of dollars. Capps, the Marlins' best reliever from last year, underwent Tommy John in the offseason and is out for the season. Even though that procedure now carries an 80% success rate, the Marlins, who again have struggled mightily in middle and late relief for years, thought parting with Capps, who has one of the most hard to hit deliveries, a back leg foot drag which shortens the distance to the plate by 10 feet, along with high 90s velo, as nothing more than an inclusion to a trade in order to bring some sort of semblence of cash back in order to pay the rest of Cashner's $7.15 million salary was a good idea. As of right now, instead of setting up with the 26-year-old Capps next year and quite possibly for the long term, that job will fall to a 39-year-old Fernando Rodney, making the Marlins' pen even more of a revolving door. In short, with the return being very little of an upgrade over in house options such as Phelps and Urena, this trade screams that the Marlins made it just to make a move. It also came at the price of two pieces that could be mainstays on their roster within the next two years and in return get a near 30-year-old rental starter (he's a free agent next year) who has been average at best. I disliked when the Marlins traded Moran to the Astros for Cosart; I dislike this move even more.

Angels In the Outfield. A film based around a story about beings with other-worldly powers helping a baseball team reach a coveted title. By what he is accomplishing this season, including what he did this month, hitting .376/.398/.538, Grasshoppers' outfielder/infielder Angel Reyes could be that story come to life. Angel David Reyes was born on May 6, 1995 in Barcelona, Venezuela. His American baseball career began when he was inked by the Marlins as an 18-year-old in 2012 as an international signee. After two seasons in the Dominican Summer Leagues and one and a half in the Gulf Coast League in which he hit a collective .218/.305/.314, Reyes took his talents to short season Batavia as a 20-year-old. That's where his coming out party began. For that year's Muckdogs, Reyes averaged .265, got on base at a .311 clip and was second on the team in slugging at .470. Despite only playing in 25 games, he was also third on the team in triples and sixth on the squad in doubles and RBIs. That success followed him to his first year of full season ball this year. In the most extensive action he has seen in his career in a single season already, Reyes is playing some of the best ball of his career, currently placing third on the single A Grasshoppers in slugging (among those with at least 50 games played) at .402 (a figure which also ranks among the top 30 in the entire Sally league), third in OBP with a .339 mark and second in BA at .287. As for his countable stats, Reyes leads the Hoppers with 44 RBIs (a tote which also ranks among the top 25 in the Sally), is third in homers with five, and is tied for the lead in doubles with 19 (another top 30 total in the Sally). Though it has come at the expense of a 68-26 K/BB, Reyes has shown and continues to show the preliminary ability to become a serious threat as a pure power hitting first baseman. Reyes is a sight to behold as he awaits pitches. Standing from a truly unique stance, he spreads his legs from the front of the box to the back and places all of his weight on his back leg and his front toe turned up and in. Upon engaging his swing, he transfers his weight to his front foot well by snapping quick hips through the zone. This year, vast improvements to his bat speed have been the biggest catalyst for his recent success and made anything on the inner half of the plate a pitch he can do something with. He has also shown strength beyond his size and a possible glimpse into the future by fighting off pitches on his hands and becoming a very hard guy to jam, a fantastic initial sign for the type of hitter he hopes to become. At just 21, there is definitely some more power left in him as he grows into his body which right now isn't very striking (just 6'0", 175). Should he bulk up and maintain the ability to disallow opposing pitchers to get in on his hands for easy outs, his pure pull hit power could make him an elite offensive threat. Areas in which Reyes needs to improve include in his hands. Far too often is he unable to maintain looseness in them leading to him committing to pitches too early, especially on the outer half due to immature plate vision. Pitchers who get ahead in the count early to him rarely have much problem as long as they hit spots on the outer half. With all of the raw talent he has, he need not try to do too much with pitches with his arms, yet just rely on his physically sound lower half to get the ball to the gaps and beyond. Along with how his body develops, much of the mystery surrounding how far Reyes can go also depends on how his mind gets on along with how he sorts out the few tweaks in his upper half including his arms (hard hands lead to his elbows flying open and his elbows winding up more horizontal than straight up and down) hands and eyes. Without much speed to speak of and being an average defensive play, it would seem that his future rides solely on what he will be able to produce at the dish. If he can work out the small kinks and get his mind right advantageously in high A, he has all of the potential to become a starting staple at first base and also has eligibility at the other corner and in the outfield, making him an easy play for his managers. I will be following him closely next year when he brings his talents to Jupiter in what would seem like a make or break season in terms of his prospect status and what exactly the Marlins have in him.

6/1/2016 @ Memphis L 2-3 Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-2, HR (3) 2 RBI, 2 BB Kenny Wilson, CF: 0-2, BB, SB (16), R Chris Narveson, SP: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Brian Ellington, RP: 2 IP, H, 4 K 6/2/2016 @ Memphis W 4-1 Tomas Telis, 1B: 1-4, RBI, R, K Carlos Corporan, C: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K Zach Lutz, 2B: 1-3, K Chris Reed, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 K Cody Ege, RP: 2 IP, H 6/3/2016 @ Memphis W 5-1 Carlos Corporan, C: 2-4, HR (1), 4 RBI, R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-4, 2B, R, K Isaac Galloway, RF: 2-3, 2 R Jarred Cosart, SP: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K Jo-Jo Reyes, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, K Eric Jokisch, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K 6/4/2016 vs Colorado Springs W/5 3-0 Destin Hood, LF: 1-1, RBI, R, BB Adrian Nieto, C: 1-2, 2 RBI, K Tomas Telis, 1B: 0-1, R, BB, K Paul Clemens, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 5 K 6/5/2016 vs Colorado Springs W 3-0 Tomas Telis, C: 1-4, HR (2), RBI, R Austin Nola, 2B: 2-3, 2B, R, BB Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-3, 2B, R, BB Isaac Galloway, CF: 1-3, BB, SB (17) Dylan Axelrod, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K Bullpen: 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K 6/6/2016 vs Colorado Springs L 1-2 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-3, RBI, BB Isaac Galloway, CF: 1-4, 3B, R, K Chris Narveson, SP: 7 IP, H, BB, 4 K 6/7/2016 vs Colorado Springs W 11-2 Adrian Nieto, C: 3-4, HR (1), 2B, 5 RBI, R Destin Hood, LF: 3-4, 3 RBI, R Isaac Galloway, CF: 1-4, 2 RBI, R, K Elliot Soto, 2B: 2-4, 2B, 2 R Jose Urena, SP: 2.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K Greg Nappo, RP: 4.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K Jo-Jo Reyes, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K 6/9/2016 vs Omaha W 5-1 Destin Hood, LF: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R, K Carlos Corporan, C: 2-4, RBI, R, K Tomas Telis, 1B/Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-4, RBI, R Chris Reed, SP: 7 IP, H, 4 K 6/10/2016 vs Omaha W 3-2 Destin Hood, DH: 1-4, HR (9), 3 RBI, R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-4 Tomas Telis, 1B: 2-4, K Paul Clemens, SP: 7 IP, 4 H, BB, 6 K 6/11/2016 vs Omaha W 3-1 Xavier Scruggs, DH: 2-3, HR (5), RBI, R, K Robert Andino, SS: 2-4, 2 R, K Austin Nola, 2B: 2-4 Destin Hood, LF: 1-3, 2 RBI Dylan Axelrod, SP: 7 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K 6/12/2016 vs Omaha W 7-4 Brady Shoemaker, DH: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R Isaac Galloway, RF: 2-4, RBI, R Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-3, RBI, BB Elliot Soto, 2B: 2-4, RBI, R, BB Jose Urena, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 K 6/13/2016 @ Round Rock W 6-0 Robert Andino, SS: 2-5, HR (6), 2B, 2 RBI, R Tomas Telis, C: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI, K Xavier Scruggs, DH: 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, K Chris Narveson, SP: 7 IP, 2 H, 8 K Greg Nappo, RP: 2 IP, H, K 6/14/2016 @ Round Rock L 2-4 Brady Shoemaker, DH: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, R Carlos Corporan, C: 2-4, R Robert Andino, LF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 3 K Chris Reed, SP: 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 K 6/15/2016 @ Round Rock W/14 8-6 Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 2-6, 2 HR (6, 7), 2 RBI, 3 R, BB, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-5, HR (6), RBI, R, 2 BB, 2 K Isaac Galloway, RF: 3-7, R, K Destin Hood, LF: 2-6, R, BB, K, SB (6) Robert Andino, SS: 2-6, BB, K Paul Clemens, SP: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 7 K Craig Breslow, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, 4 K 6/16/2016 @ Round Rock L 2-3 Robert Andino, SS: 1-3, HR (7), RBI, BB, R Austin Nola, 2B: 2-4, R Destin Hood, 2-4, 2B, RBI Dylan Axelrod, SP: 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 K 6/17/2016 vs Oklahoma City L 2-6 Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-3, 2B, R, K Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-3, RBI, SB (20), Austin Nola, 2B: 1-4, RBI, 2 K Jose Urena, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K 6/18/2016 vs Oklahoma City L 2-8 Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-3, 3B, R, BB, K Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-3, RBI, K Destin Hood, LF: 1-4, RBI, 2 K Greg Nappo, SP: 3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 1.2 IP, H, 2 K 6/19/2016 vs Oklahoma City L 2-5 Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K Xavier Scruggs, LF: 2-3, R, BB Elliot Soto, SS: 1-4, K Tomas Telis, 1B: 1-4, R, K Chris Reed, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 3 IP, H, 3 K 6/20/2016 vs Oklahoma City W 4-1 Destin Hood, RF: 2-2, HR (10), 2B, 2 RBI, BB Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-4, RBI, R, K Robert Andino, LF: 1-4, RBI, K Isaac Galloway, CF: 1-4, R Justin Niccolino, SP: 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 K 6/21/2016 @ Omaha W 6-5 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 3-5, HR (2), 2B, RBI, 2 R, K Austin Nola, 2B: 3-5, 2 RBI, R Don Kelly, DH: 2-3, R, K Tomas Telis, C: 2-4, R, BB Destin Hood, LF: 1-5, 2 RBI Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K 6/22/2016 @ Omaha W 4-2 Destin Hood, LF: 2-4, HR (11), RBI, R Brady Shoemaker, DH: 1-2, HR (3), RBI, R, 2 BB Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-3, HR (5), RI, R, BB, K Carlos Corporan, C: 1-4, HR (2), RBI, R, K Jose Urena, SP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K Raudel Lazo, RP: 2 IP, BB 6/23/2016 @ Omaha W 9-2 Robert Andino, SS: 3-5, 2 HR (8, 9), 2B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 K Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 2-5, 2 R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 3-4, 2B, 2 R, BB, K Destin Hood, RF-LF: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI Chris Narveson, SP: 5.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 2 K 6/24/2016 @ Omaha L 1-6 Tomas Telis, C: 2-4 Matt Juengel, 3B/Brady Shoemaker, DH: 1-3, BB Chris Reed, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 4 K 6/25/2016 @ Memphis L 0-4 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-4 Destin Hood, RF: 1-4, 2 K Justin Niccolino, SP: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 6 K 6/26/2016 @ Memphis L 4-6 Austin Nola, 3B: 2-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, R, K Robert Andino, SS: 3-5, 2B, R, K Destin Hood, RF: 2-5, HR (12), RBI, R, K Tomas Telis, 1B/Elliot Soto, 2B: 2-4 Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 2 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K 6/27/2016 @ Memphis L 3-4 Austin Nola, 2B: 1-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, BB Xavier Scruggs, LF: 3-4, K Don Kelly, 1B: 2-4, RBI, BB, K Jose Urena, SP: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, K 6/28/2016 @ Memphis W 8-7 Tomas Telis, C: 2-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, R Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB, K Destin Hood, RF: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, 2 K, SB (7) Robert Andino, SS: 1-5, 2 RBI, K, SB (5) 6/30 @ Colorado Springs L 3-7 Destin Hood, RF: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 K Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-4, RBI, K Kenny Wilson, CF: 2-3, K Asher Wojchiechowski, SPO: 2 IP, H, BB, K 6/1/2016 vs Montgomery Game 1 W 7-4 Chris Curley, 1B: 4-4, HR (1), 3B, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, HR (7), RBI, R Peter Mooney, 32B: 2-4, 2 R Cam Maron, C: 1-3, 2B, RBI, K Jake Esch, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K Game 2 PPD (rain) Reschuedled to 6/2 6/2/2016 vs Montgomery Game 1 L/7 0-1 Yefri Perez, DH: 1-2, BB Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3 Chris Curley, 1B: 1-3, K Austin Brice, SP: 6.2 IP, 7 H, R (0 ER), 2 BB, 7 K Game 2 PPD (rain) 6/3/2016 vs Montgomery L 3-6 Cam Maron, C: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, K Chris Curley, 1B: 1-4, R, K Hunter Adkins, SP: 1.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, BB, K Drew Steckenrider, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 6/4/2016 vs Montgomery L 1-3 Jeremias Pineda, CF: 2-3, RBI, K Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, BB, 2 K Cam Maron, DH: 1-2, BB Patrick Johnson, SP: 7 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 6 K 6/5/2016 @ Chattanooga W 3-1 J.T. Riddle, SS: 3-4, RBI, R, BB Moises Sierra, DH: 2-4, BB Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4 Chris Curley, 1B: 1-2, RBI, R, BB Yefri Perez, CF: 1-4, 3B, RBI, R, 2 K Jeremias Pineda, RF: 1-3, 3B, K Chris Mazza, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 4 BB, 7 K 6/6/2016 @ Chattanooga L/11 2-3 Francisco Arcia, C: 2-4 J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, 2B, BB, K Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, R, BB, K Jeremias Pineda, LF: 1-5, 2B Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K Chipper Smith, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, K 6/7/2016 @ Chattanooga L 1-6 James Roberts, DH: 3-4, 2B, RBI Chris Curley, 1B: 1-4, 2B, R Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, BB Austin Brice, SP: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K 6/8/2016 @ Chattanooga L 2-5 Francisco Arcia, C: 3-4, 2B James Roberts, DH: 1-3, 2 R Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-3, 2B, BB Yefri Perez, 2B: 0-4, 2 RBI, K Matt Tomshaw, SP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 6 K 6/9/2016 @ Chattanooga L 1-15 Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-4, 2B, R Peter Mooney, 2B: 1-3, RBI Austin Dean, DH: 2-4 Patrick Johnson, SP: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 6/10/2016 @ Mobile L 1-2 Moises Sierra, RF: 2-3 Peter Mooney, 2B: 1-2, 2 BB Chris Curley, 1B: 1-4, RBI Austin Dean, LF: 1-4, 2B, K Chris Mazza, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R (0 ER), BB, 4 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K 6/11/2016 @ Mobile L 2-8 Austin Dean, LF: 2-5, HR (7), RBI, R Moises Sierra, RF: 2-4, 2B, K Chris Curley, 1B: 2-2, 2 BB Jake Esch, SP: 4 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, K Scott Lyman, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB 6/12/2016 @ Mobile L 2-10 Austin Dean, LF: 2-4, 2B, BB Yefri Perez, CF: 2-5, R, SB (34) Peter Mooney, SS: 2-3, BB Austin Brice, SP: 4 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 3 K 6/13/2016 @ Mobile L/10 7-8 Chris Curley, 1B: 3-5, HR (3), 2 RBI, R, K Francisco Arcia, C: 2-3, HR (1), RBI, R, 2 BB Peter Mooney, SS: 2-6, HR (3), 3 RBI, R Yefri Perez, CF: 3-4, 2B, 2 R, BB Matt Tomshaw, SP: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K Ryan Chaffee, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K 6/14/2016 @ Mobile W 7-3 Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, R, 2 BB, K Cam Maron, C: 3-4, 2B, 3 R, BB Moises Sierra, RF: 2-5, RBI J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-6, RBI, R, K Patrick Johnson, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, K 6/15/2016 vs Biloxi W 8-4 Moises Sierra, RF: 2-3, HR (8), RBI, R, 2 BB, K Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-5, 2 RBI, K Austin Dean, LF: 1-5, HR (8), 4 RBI, R, K J.T. Riddle, SS: 3-5, RBI, 3 R, K Yefri Perez, CF: 2-5, 2B, 2 R Chris Mazza, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, K Tyler Bremer, RP: 5 IP, SV (2), 2 H, K 6/16/2016 vs Biloxi W 3-1 J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-4, RBI Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, RBI, BB Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-4, RBI, K Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, ER, BB, 7 K 6/18/2016 vs Biloxi L 1-4 Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, K, SB (35) Francisco Arcia, C: 2-4, 2B, R, K Mosies Sierra, RF: 1-3, 2B, K J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, BB, K Hunter Adkins, SP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, K Austin Brice, RP: 2 IP, 4 K 6/19/2016 vs Biloxi PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 6/20 6/20/2016 vs Biloxi Game 1 W/7 2-1 Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, K Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 1-2, RBI Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3 Asher Wojchiechowski, SP: 4.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 5 K Game 2 L/7 1-2 Garrett Weber, 1B: 1-3, 2B Cam Maron, C: 1-2, RBI James Roberts, 3B: 1-3, R, K Patrick Johnson, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 K 6/23/2016 @ Mississippi W 8-3 Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (36) J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Moises Sierra, RF: 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K Peter Mooney, 1-3, R, BB, SB (2) Hunter Adkins, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 9 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, K 6/24/2016 @ Mississippi L 2-4 Yefri Perez, CF: 2-4, 2B, R J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, RBI Garrett Weber, 1B: 1-1, R, 3 BB Ronnie Mitchelll, RF/Francisco Arcia, C: 1-4, K Patrick Johnson, RP: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 R (2 ER), 5 K 6/25/2016 @ Mississippi W 6-5 Cam Maron, C: 3-3, RBI, R, BB Austin Dean, LF: 1-5, RBI, 2 R, 3 K James Roberts, 3B: 2-4, R J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB Asher Wojciechowski, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 K Ryan Chaffee, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, K 6/26/2016 @ Mississippi L 2-3 Alex Glenn, RF: 1-3, 3B, R, K Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 1-2, 2B, RBI, R, BB J.T. Riddle, 2B: 2-4 Peter Mooney, SS: 1-4, K Kendry Flores, SP: 5.2 IP, 7 H, ER, 4 K 6/27/2016 @ Mississippi L/6 1-2 Yefri Perez, CF: 3-3 Cam Maron, C: 2-2, R Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, K Jake Esch, SP: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K 6/29/2016 vs Tennessee L 2-4 Peter Mooney, 2B: 2-4, 2B, R Yefri Perez, CF: 2-5, R, SB (37) Austin Dean, LF: 1-4, RBI, 2 K Francisco Arcia, C: 3-4 Hunter Adkins, SP: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K 6/30/2016 vs Tennessee L/10 1-2 Alex Glenn, CF: 2-3, R, BB Yefri Perez, 2B: 1-5, 3B, 3 K Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-3, BB Patrick Johnson, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 5 K 6/1/2016 vs Charlotte L/14 3-8 Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 2-5, BB, R Taylor Ard, DH: 2-6, 2 K Chris Hoo, C: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI< 3 K Brian Schales, 2B: 2-5 Dillon Peters, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Kyle Fischer, RP: 3 IP, K 6/2/2016 vs Charlotte L/10 2-5 Garrett Weber, 3B: 1-4, BB Brian Schales, 2B: 1-3, 2 BB, R Junior Sosa, CF: 1-3 Luis Castillo, SP: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB Chipper Smith, RP: 2 IP, 2 H Tim Berry, RP: 3 IP, 2 K 6/3/2015 @ Clearwater L 2-3 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, HR (5), RBI, R, K Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 2-4, RBI, K Brad Haynal, 1B: 2-4 Michael Mader, SP: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB, K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, 2 BB, K 6/4/2016 @ Clearwater L 3-4 Dexter Kjerstad, RF: 3-4, HR (6), 2B, RBI, 2 R Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 1-3, RBI, R, BB, K Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-4, RBI Jorgan Cavanerio, SPO: 6 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), BB, 5 K Jose Adames, RP: 2 IP, 3 K 6/5/2016 @ Clearwater W 4-0 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 3-5, 2 HR (7, 8), 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 K Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 2-5, 2B, K Brian Schales, 2B: 2-4, 2B, R Rehiner Cordova, SS: 1-4, RBI Tim Berry, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K Scott Lyman, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, BB 6/6/2016 @ Clearwater Cancelled 6/8/2016 vs Lakeland PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 6/9 6/9/2016 vs Lakeland Game 1 L/7 0-1 Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 2-4, 2B, SB (5) John Norwood, RF: 1-2, BB, SB (8) Junior Sosa, CF: 1-2, BB, K Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, 3 K Game 2 W/7 13-2 Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-2, HR (6), 3 RBI, R, BB Garrett Weber, DH: 2-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB John Norwood, RF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K Brian Schales, 2B: 2-4, 2 R, K Rehiner Cordova, SS: 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB Dillon Peters, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, BB, 6 K 6/10/2016 vs Lakeland L 1-5 Chris Hoo, C: 2-3 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, 2B, R, 2 K Brad Haylan, 1B: 1-3, K Michael Mader, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), BB, 5 K Scott Squier, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K 6/11/2016 vs Lakeland W 11-1 John Norwood, RF: 1-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R, K Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Sharif Othman, C: 1-5, 2 RBI, 2 K Justin Bohn, SS: 2-3, 2 R, BB Ronnie Mitchell, DH: 1-3, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, SB (1) Dexter Kjerstad, LF-CF: 1-5, 3B, RBI, R, K Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 7 IP, 6 H, ER, BB, 6 K 6/12/2016 vs Daytona L 1-2 Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 3-4, SB (2) Avery Romero, 3B: 1-3, BB Chris Hoo, C: 1-3, RBI Jeff Brigham, SP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, ER, 4 BB, 6 K Ben Holmes, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K 6/13/2016 vs Daytona L 0-4 Team: 0-26, 6 K James Buckelew, SP: 4 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), 5 K Scott Squier, RP: 3 IP, 2 K 6/14/2016 vs Daytona L 4-7 Taylor Ard, DH: 1-2, HR (7), 3 RBI, R, BB, K Brad Haynal, 1B: 2-4 Avery Romero, 3B: 1-4, RBI Brian Schales, 2B: 1-3, BB Dillon Peters, SP: 3 IP, 7 H, 6 R (4 ER), BB, 3 K Juancito Martinez, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB Tim Berry, RP: 2 IP, K 6/15/2016 vs Daytona L/11 2-3 Avery Romero, 3B: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, R, K John Norwood, RF: 2-4, 2B, K Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, 2B, R, BB Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 K Michael Mader, RP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, K 6/16/2016 @ St. Lucie Cancelled 6/20/2016 @ Bradenton L 0-1 Jeremias Pineda, CF: 2-4, K Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 1-4, 2B, K Brad Haynal, DH: 1-3, K, SB (1) Kendry Flores, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 K Jose Adames, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K 6/21/2016 @ Bradenton L 2-6 Avery Romero, 3B: 2-4, 2B Justin Bohn, SS: 1-4, HR (3), RBI, R, K Junior Sosa, CF: 3-5 John Norwood, DH: 1-4, HR (4), RBI, R, 2 K Chris Hoo, C: 2-3, BB Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), BB, 3 K 6/22/2016 @ Bradenton W 5-3 John Norwood, RF: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K Rehiner Cordova, 3B: 2-4, R Junior Sosa, LF: 2-5, R Michael Mader, SP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Bullpen: 3.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K 6/23/2016 vs Ft. Myers W 6-3 Taylor Ard, 1B: 3-4, HR (8), 3 RBI, 2 R Brian Schales, 3B: 3-4, 2B, RBI, K John Norwood, RF: 1-4, 3B, 2 R Chris Hoo, C: 1-3, R, BB, K Nefi Ogando, SP (rehab): IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K Luis Castillo, RP: 5 IP, 2 H, 4 K 6/24/2016 vs Ft. Myers L 1-5 Brad Haynal, 1B: 1-4, R, K Chris Hoo, C: 1-2 Rehiner Cordova, SS: 1-3, RBI Dillon Peters, SP: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5 K Jose Adames, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K 6/25/2016 vs Ft. Myers L 1-4 Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-4, HR (9), RBI, R Justin Bohn, SS: 1-2, BB Chris Hoo, C: 1-4, 2B, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 K Ben Holmes, RP: 2 IP, 2 H 6/26/2016 vs St. Lucie W 12-4 John Norwood, RF: 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, K Jeremias Pineda, LF: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K Junior Sosa, CF: 3-5, 2 R Brad Haynal, 1B: 2-5, RBI, 2 R Brian Schales, 2B: 1-2, RBI, R, BB Jorgan Cavanerio,SP: 6 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 K Juancito Martinez, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 6/27/2016 vs St. Lucie L 0-17 Arturo Rodriguez, C: 2-4 Junior Sosa, LF: 1-3, BB Michael Mader, SP: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, 2 K 6/28/2016 @ Bradenton W 11-5 Jeremias Pineda, DH: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, K, 2 SB (1, 2) John Norwood, RF: 3-5, 2 RBI, R, SB (9) Avery Romero, 3B: 2-5, BI, R Justin Bohn, SS: 2-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, SB (3) Brian Schales, 2B: 1-5, 2 RBI, R, K 6/29/2016 @ Bradenton W 6-2 John Norwood, RF: 3-4, HR (6), 2B, 4 RBI, R, K Brad Haynal, 1B: 2-4, 2B, BB, K Chris Hoo, C: 1-4, 2 R, BB Dillon Peters, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K 6/30/2016 @ Bradenton W 3-2 Avery Romero, 3B: 3-4, R Brad Haynal, 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI Junior Sosa, LF: 1-3, R, BB, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 7 K 6/1/2016 @ Lexington L 5-8 Stone Garrett, LF: 2-3, R, BB, K Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R, BB Justin Twine, 2B: 1-3, 2B, 2 R, BB, K Maxx Tissenbaum, C: 1-4, 2 RBI Steven Farnworth, SP: 4.1 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, BB, 5 K 6/2/2016 vs Delmarva PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 6/3 6/3/2016 vs Delmarva Game 1 W/7 5-3 Roy Morales, C: 2-3, HR (1), 3 RBI, R Zach Sullivan, CF: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-3, K Jordan Holloway, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 K Game 2 W/7 2-1 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-3, RBI, R, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-3, R, SB (17) Justin Twine, 2B: 1-3, K Chuck Weaver, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 6 K 6/4/2016 vs Delmarva W 4-3 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-4, 2 RBI, K Kyle Barrett, LF: 2-4 Josh Naylor, 1b: 2-3, RBI, BB, 2 SB (7, 8) Cody Poteet, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 5 K 6/6/2016 @ Hickory W 5-2 Roy Morales, C: 3-4, 2 RBI, R, SB (2) Justin Twine, 2B: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K Kyle Barrett, LF: 2-4, K (5) Chris Paddack, SP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 2.1 IP, BB, 3 K 6/7/2016 @ Hickory L 1-5 Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-2, BB, SB (19) Angel Reyes, DH: 1-4, 2B, R Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-3, K Steven Farnworth, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 K 6/8/2016 @ Hickory W/14 6-5 Angel Reyes, 1B: 5-7, 2B, RBI, 2 R, K Roy Morales, DH: 4-6, RBI, 2 R Korey Dunbar, C: 2-6, 2 RBI, BB, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-6, 2 R, 2 K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-7, 3 K, 2 SB (20, 21) Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 2 K Kyle Keller, RP: 3 IP, H, 3 K Aaron Blanton, RP: 1.1 IP Giovanny Alfonzo, RP: IP, SV (1), K 6/9/2016 vs Rome L 2-4 Anfernee Seymour, SS: 4-5, R, K Arturo Rodriguez, 1B: 2-5 Angel Reyes, DH: 1-4, RBI Jordan Holloway, SP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 K Ben Meyer, RP: 2 IP, K 6/10/2016 vs Rome L 2-6 Aaron Blanton, 3B: 1-2, HR (2), RBI, R, BB, SB (4) Zach Sullivan, RF-CF: 3-4 Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-3 Cody Poteet, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 4 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 7 K Andy Beltre, RP: 2 IP, H, K 6/11/2016 vs Rome W 10-7 Anfernee Seymour, DH: 2-4, HR (1), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Arturo Rodriguez, C: 3-4, HR (1), 2B, 4 RBI, R Aaron Blanton, 3B: 2-4 Kris Goodman, LF: 2-4, 2 R, 2 K Chuck Weaver, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 6 R (5 ER), BB, 8 K 6/12/2016 vs Rome W 7-0 Kyle Barrett, RF: 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R Justin Twine, DH: 2-3, 3 RBI, K Aaron Blanton, 3B: 1-3, 2B, BB Joseph Chavez, 2B: 1-3, 2B, 2 R Angel Reyes, 1B: 2-5, RBI, R, K Cody Poteet, SP: 5 IP, BB, 11 K Justin Jacome, RP: 2 IP, 3 K 6/13/2016 vs Ashville W 4-3 Angel Reyes, 1B: 2-3, HR (2), 2B, 2 RBI, R Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, 2 K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-4, R, K, 2 SB (23, 24) Steven Farnworth, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 3 K Jose Quijada, RP: 3 IP, H, 5 K 6/14/2016 vs Ashville W/14 6-5 Anfernee Seymour, SS: 4-7, 2 2B, RBI, 2 K Angel Reyes, 1B: 4-6, 2 R, K Justin Twine, 2B: 4-6, HR (1), 2 RBI, R Casey Soltis, LF: 2-5, R, BB, 2 K Aaron Blnaton, 3B: 1-6, HR (3), RBI, R, 2 K LJ Brewster, SP: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 3 IP, H, 5 K Andy Beltre, RP: 3 IP, H, 3 K 6/15/2016 vs Ashville L 2-5 Angel Reyes, 1B: 2-3, 3B, R, BB Justin Twine, 2B: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, 2 K Jordan Holloway, SP: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Kyle Keller, RP: 2 IP, 3 K 6/16/2016 @ Rome W 9-1 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-5, 2B, RBI, R Roy Morales, C: 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB Kyle Barrett, CF: 2-5, 3 RBI, R, K Aaron Blanton, 3B: 1-5, 2 RBI, R, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, K Cody Poteet, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 4 K Victor Delgado, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, K 6/17/2016 @ Rome W 4-2 AngeL Reyes, DH: 2-4, 2 2B, R, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-3, 2 RBI, BB Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-4, R, K, SB (25) Kyle Barrett, LF: 2-3, 2 R, K Chuck Weaver, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K Jose Quijada, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 6/18/2016 @ Rome L 2-3 Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K Justin Twine, 2B: 1-4, RBI, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-2, 2 R, BB, SB (26) Chris Paddack, SP: 5 IP, 8 K 6/19/2016 @ Rome W 8-2 Kyle Barrett, LF: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R Josh Naylor, 1B: 3-5, RBI, R, 2 K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 3-5, RBI, 3 R, SB (27) Giovanny Alfonzo, 2B: 1-3, R, BB Steven Farnworth, P: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 K Bullpen: 4 IP, 3 H, 5 K 6/23/2016 vs Hickory W/11 8-5 Arturo Rodriguez, C: 1-1, HR (2), 3 RBI, R Josh Naylor, 1B: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K Roy Morales, C: 3-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB Justin Twine, 2B: 1-5, 2 R, BB, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, 2 BB Cody Poteet, SP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 5 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 6 K Bullpen: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K 6/24/2016 vs Hickory W 3-2 Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, HR (8), 3 RBI, R, K Angel Reyes, DH: 2-4, K Aaron Blanton, 3B: 1-3, 2B, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 3B: 1-3, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, R, BB Chuck Weaver, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 7 K C.J. Robinson, RP: 1.1 IP, SV (12), H, 2 K 6/25/2016 vs Hickory L/10 1-2 John Silviano, DH: 1-5, HR (1), RBI, R, 2 K Roy Morales, C: 2-4 Isael Soto, RF: 1-3, BB, 2 K Giovanny Alfonzo, 3B: 1-3, BB Chris Paddack, SP: 5 IP, 9 K 6/26/2016 vs Hickory W 6-1 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-4, HR (3), 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R Justin Twine, 2B: 2-4, HR (2), 3 RBI, R, 2 K Isael Soto, RF: 3-4, RBI, R, K Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, 2B, R, K Steven Farnworth, SP: 6 IP, H, ER, 2 K Bullpen: 3 IP, 2 H, 5 K 6/27/2016 @ Delmarva W 6-3 Aaron Blanton, 3B: 1-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-5, 2B, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-5, 3B, 2 RBI Casey Soltis, LF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R, 2 K Justin Jacome, SP: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 K 6/29/2016 @ Delmarva PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 6/29 6/29/2016 @ Delmarva Game 1 L/7 1-8 Angel Reyes, DH/Kyle Barrett, LF/Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-3, K Roy Morales, C: 1-2, RBI, BB Cody Poteet, SP: 3.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R (7 ER), 5 BB, 6 K Jordan Hillyer, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 3 K Game 2 L/7 0-6 Team: 1-22, BB, 8 K Ben Meyer, SP: 3 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB, K 6/30/2016 @ Lakewood W 7-2 Kyle Barrett, LF: 4-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB (8) Aaron Blanton, 3B: 3-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, K, SB (6) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, 2 SB (29, 30) Giovanny Alfonzo, 2B: 2-5, 2 K, SB (2) Chuck Weaver, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 6 K 6/17/2016 @ Auburn L 0-3 Taylor Munden, DH: 1-3, K Kris Goodman, LF: 1-4, 2 K Rilley Hovis, SP: 5 IP, H, 2 K 6/18/2016 @ Auburn L 1-5 Kris Goodman, LF: 2-4, K, SB (1) Jhonny Santos, CF: 2-4, 2 K Matthew Foley, DH: 2-3, RBI, BB, K Ryan McKay, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K 6/19/2016 @ West Virginia L 2-12 Alex Fernandez, RF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K Jhonny Santos, CF: 1-3, R, BB Jose Diaz, SP: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 2 BB 6/20/2016 @ West Virginia L 1-4 SamueL Castro, DH: 1-4, RBI, 2 K Garvis Lara, SS/Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-3 Travia Neubeck, SP: 5 IP, 3 H 6/21/2016 @ West Virginia L 2-7 Kris Goodman, LF: 2-5, 2 K Rony Cabrera, 2B: 2-3, RBI, R, BB, SB (1) Humberto Mejia, SP: 3 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 K Justin Langley, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K 6/22/2016 vs State College L 1-11 Kris Goodman, LF: 1-3, K, SB (1) Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-3 Isaiah White, CF: 1-4, R, K Jhonny Santos, RF: 1-4, RBI, K Reilly Hovis, SP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K 6/23/2016 vs State College L 4-8 Isaiah White, CF: 2-4, 2B, 3B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Jhonny Santos, RF: 1-5, 2B, RBI, K Rony Cabrera, 2B: 2-5, R Pablo Garcia, C: 2-4, RBI Kris Goodman, LF: 1-2, R, 2 BB Ryan McKay, SP: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 6 R (3 ER), 4 BB, K Jordan Hillyer, RP: 2 IP, H, 3 K 6/24/2016 vs State College L 3-10 Corey Bird, CF: 2-5, 2 R Jhonny Santos, RF: 1-4, RBI Aaron Knapp, DH: 2-4 J.J. Gould, 3B: 1-3, K Jordan Holloway, SP: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER), 3 BB, 2 K 6/25/2016 @ Mahoning Valley L 4-10 Isaiah White, LF: 1-5, GS HR (1), 4 RBI, R, K Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-4, 2B Javier Lopez , 1B: 1-3, BB, K Corey Bird, CF: 2-4, BB Samuel Castro, SS: 1-4, R, BB Jose Diaz, SP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Trenton Hill, RP: 1.1 IP, 3 K 6/26/2016 @ Mahoning Valley W 6-1 Pablo Garcia, C: 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI, K Mike Garzillo, DH: 1-3, 2B, R, BB, 2 K J.J. Gould, 3B: 1-5, RBI, R, 3 K Jhonny Santos, LF: 1-4, R, BB Travis Neubeck, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, K Bullpen: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K 6/27/2016 @ Mahoning Valley W 11-5 Corey Bird, DH: 3-6, 2B, 3 RBI Jhonny Santos, RF: 2-6, 2B, 2 R Isaiah White, LF: 2-4, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, K Pablo Garcia, C: 2-4, 2 RBI Rony Cabrera, 3B: 2-5, RBI, R Mike Garzillo, 2B: 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB Reilly Hovis, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 4 K Shane Sawczak, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K 6/28/2016 vs West Virginia W 3-1 Rony Cabrera, 2B: 3-4 Aaron Knapp, DH: 1-4, 2B, R, K Javier Lopez, 1B: 1-3, 2 RBI Ryan McKay, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K Trenton Hill, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K 6/29/2016 vs West Virginia L 4-9 Jhonny Santos, RF: 1-1, HR (1), RBI, R, BB J.J. Gould, DH: 2-3, 2 2B, R, BB Aaron Knapp, RF-CF: 3-4, RBI Pablo Garcia, C: 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI Samuel Castro, SS: 2-5 Sam Perez, SP: 3 IP, H, ER, BB, 3 K Chevis Hoover, RP: 3 IP, H, 2 K 6/30/2016 vs West Virgina W 4-3 Javier Lopez, 1B: 1-3, 3B, R, BB, K, SB (1) Kris Goodmanm DH: 1-3, RBI, BB Aaron Knapp, CF: 1-4, 2B, 2 K Jhonny Santos, RF: 1-4, 2 K Isaiah White, LF: 1-3, BB Jordan Holloway, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K Shane Sawczak, RP: 2 IP, K

From waiting on a late blind date to waiting for the car in front of you to hit the gas at a green light to waiting for the loud chewer next to you to run out of popcorn in the movies, there are some things every American hates being patient for. Since his ridiculous month of May in which he hit .344 while the likes of Jeff Mathis was building to his current pace of just .222/.261/.483 line and Chris Johnson was barely managing to hit .237 and while the likes of Don Kelly, a .223/.288/.273 AAA hitter this year and Yefri Perez who has played zero games above AA were rewarded with roster spots, every Marlins fan with a knowledge of the minors felt the same way when it came to waiting for Tomas Telis to be called up. Their patience, including my own, were finally rewarded on Friday when Telis joined the Marlins for the second time, taking the roster spot of Justin Nicolino who was sent back to New Orleans. I recapped Telis' career leading up to this season earlier this month as part of my May Prospect of the Month write-up. For those details, give this a click. To sum his career to this point up, which is a bit longer than most guys who just turned 25 thanks to him starting his career at 17 after being signed out of Venezuela, he is the latest product of the Texas Rangers' rich tradition of scouting and signing quality catching help. The organization which once drafted future Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez, held the likes of the game's top three catching prospects Max Ramirez, Taylor Teagarden and Jarrod Saltalamacchia on the same 40-man, and which currently owns Brett Nicholas, the best hitting catcher in AAA (.303/.380/.514) brought Telis to the American major league scene in 2008. After a .317/.328/.434 start to his career in the Dominican affiliated league, short season single A and the Arizona Fall League, Telis came to full season ball in 2011. For the next three years, he jumped a level with each passing year, reaching AAA as a 23-year-old before receiving his first major league call up at the end of 2014. His Marlins career began during that offseason when the Marlins gave up quality pitching help in reliever Sam Dyson to acquire him. This season, Telis has proven well worth that kind of investment as he has enjoyed his best season at the highest level of the minors. Aided by the second best full month of his career above rookie ball, a .344/.394/.508 June, piggybacking a .325/.438/.375 April and thus an overall .337/.420/.455 start to his season and a 14 RBI month of June, his third best run providing month in full season ball, Telis has become arguably the best all-around hitting catcher in the Pacific Coast League by way of a .311/.363/.413 overall slash line, 27 RBI, a 16/25 BB/K, and 13 XBH. The switch hitter has enjoyed sustained success against both lefties and righties slugging over .400 against both and batting well over .300 vs lefties very close to it vs righties, whom he has faced more frequently. He comes to the Marlins in the midst of an 18-56 run (.321/.360/.393) since June 19th. A stout 5'8" 220, Telis gets low in the box and minimizes a strike zone that he has good working knowledge of. While he isn't a guy that is going to reach via walks a lot, he also will not strike out much thanks to a quick bat produced by good mechanics including soft hands that get horizontal quickly, elbows which he keeps pointed down toward the ball and a head which stays in a stationary downward position all the way through the ball. Due to limited size and strength, Telis isn't a guy who is going to hit a lot of balls over the wall. But his knack for finding the barrel of the bat and surprisingly above average speed especially for a backstop makes him an XBH threat and a great for-average hitter that limits Ks and makes for a great bottom of the order candidate plenty capable of turning the lineup back over. On top of average defense behind the plate (32% CS% this year and 42% for his career), Telis, at his present, provides a solid platoon bat for J.T. Realmuto who is hitting just .167 vs LHP and a solid fill in fot Justin Bour who is on the DL, against righties, especially considering Chris Johnson is OPSing just .644 against them over the course of his past three seasons. Have the Marlins finally realized the value Telis provides to the current situation of this team, which is trying to stay in the wildcard hunt? Only time will tell. If not, I'll be back with an update in the coming days. UPDATE: As feared, Telis has been sent back to the minors in favor of Yefri Perez, who has never played a game above AA and who struck out 125 times last year as a member of the Jupiter Hammerheads. Although Perez was off to a much improved start to the year this year with the Jacksonville Suns and is the fastest man this organization has ever seen, the fact the Marlins sacrificed a quality switch hitting bat for him can only suggest to me that the Marlins do not think very highly of Telis, especially considering the likes of Kelly and Johnson remain with the team. It would not surprise me at all to see Telis traded as part of a package to bring back a back end starting pitcher before the trade deadline, nor would it surprise me to see Telis go on to bigger and better things as a type B prospect.

2015 Team Stats 31-44 .252/.320/.347 25 HR/176 XBH 649.2 IP, 4.00 ERA, 1.459 WHIP With the arrival of summer come the arrival of the dog days of the year. Not just in regards to the hottest outside temperatures of the year but also in relation to the beginning of the New York Penn League short season and with it the start of the next Batavia Muckdogs' short season campaign. This year's Muckdogs will welcome back some familiar names from the organization from the past year such as Isaiah White, Samuel Castro and Ryan McKay while also housing draftees participating in their first pro season such as Reilly Hovis, Corey Bird, J.J. Gould and Aaron Knapp to make up a Dogs' team chock full of young talented men waiting to prove themselves worthy of the title prospect. Leading this next crop of potential Marlins in to battle will be manager Angel Espada who returns for his fifth straight year as a Marlins' short season coach and fourth straight season as the Muckdogs' skipper. Espada is a former player who was drafted in 1994 by the Atlanta Braves. He was a blip on the radar on a couple of occasions including during a .301/.368/.345 campaign as a 19-year-old in the Appalachian League in which he ranked as the league's 20th best hitter but overall was just a .277/.328/.317 career hitter in five minor league seasons, all below high A before he confined himself to the independent leagues in 1998. He enjoyed a great career as an unaffiliated player, slashing .311/.356/.375 over nine seasons, most of which came as a member of the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League including a career best .356/.405/.440 campaign in 1999 which made him the league's batting champion. He also stole 40 bases, second most in the league. Espada repeated as batting champ in 2000, slashing .337/388/.403, barely beating out the next closest competition by less than a single hit. After two subpar years in 2001 and 2002, a 27-year-old Espada was his league's tenth best for average hitter in 2003 by way of a .323/.370/.393 line. He appeared on the Atlantic League leader board for the last time in 2005 with a 17th best .309/.345/.386 effort before retiring in 2007. Known as a patient top of the order hitter with plus speed and a snappy bat as well as solid defensive skills which attributed to a 4.65 career range factor with eligibility at shortstop, second base and all three outfield spots, Espada was a tactically sound player whose wealth of knowledge has benefited Marlins minor leaguers since 2009. He comes in to 2016 with a career 139-162 managerial record. Filling out Espada's staff will be his former teammate in the independent leagues in the late 90s following a .263/.326/.408 minor league career and an eight year major league career Luis Quinones (hitting coach), former Muckdog turned bench coach Thomas "T.J." Gamba, and former Red Sox pitching prospect beginning his second year coaching hurlers and first at the affiliated level, Chad Rhoades. Last season he coached the independent Florence Freedom to a 3.69 ERA, third best in the Frontier League. Lineup OF Corey Bird SS Samuel Castro OF Jhonny Santos 2B J.J. Gould OF Isaiah White DH Aaron Knapp C Pablo Garcia 2B Rony Cabrera 1B Joseph Chavez [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVtREBrwu_s]Corey Bird is a 20-year-old 6'0" 180 pound outfielder out of Marshall University and the Marlins' seventh round draft pick from the draft earlier this month. A two sport athlete in high school where he hit a ridiculous .457 over a four year campaign was selected to two All-Tournament teams, was his county's Player of the Year once and West Virginia's representative as Gatorade's Player of the Year once, Bird began his college career with the Thundering Herd in 2014. Despite missing seven games at the beginning of the year due to a toe injury that season, Bird came back to lead his team in BA (.292), hits, walks and steals (which he was second in his entire conference in) and place second in OBP (.370) and SLG (.321). At one point that year, he had a 16 game on base streak. These exports garnered him Conference USA All-Freshman honors and second team honors on the All C-USA squad. Bird showed off his stamina in his final two college seasons, starting in 107 of 110 of the Herd's contests. After again leading the team in multiple categories in 2015 including BA (.307), runs (34), and total bases (77) as well as stealing 10 more bags and placing second on the team in OBP (.377), Bird ended his college career this year by appearing in all 55 of Marshall's games hitting an even .300 and, by way of a career best 26/24 BB/K, a .375 OBP. In the stolen base category, Bird made good on his surname, flying around the bases and totaling 34 steals, most in Conference USA. His 44 runs scored were 10th most in C-USA. He was once again named to the C-USA All Tournament team and earned All-Conference USA second team honors. He comes to the pros and to the Marlins as a career .301/.374/.342 hitter with a 58/15 SB/CS or a 79% success rate swiping bags. He also boasts a more than respectable 68/76 BB/K. As his playing time in college indicates, Bird is an extremely athletic young man, so much so he earned best athlete amongst all C-USA players this season from Baseball America. At the plate, his stance matches that reputation as he cuts down on the strike zone by standing from a straight away but very low stance. He waits out pitchers well, often committing to pitches late but his slappy bat and speed allow him to get away with having very little power to speak of. In Bird, the Marlins knew they weren't getting a guy who is going to slug much of anything but rather a guy who is going to play the catalyst and get on base and in to scoring position ahead of their heavier bats. In addition to his athleticism, Bird boasts plus defense at all three outfield spots, making him very easy to get in to lineups and in to games as a sub. His current makeup has him fitting that of a prototypical fourth outfielder and defensive replacement, but with work, he has plenty of potential to become an every day starter. Infielder Samuel Castro came to the Marlins organization in 2014 as an international signing out of the Dominican. He enters his first pro season at the ripe age of 18. At just 5'10", 160, Castro has a very immature body but he has great instincts at on the infield where he is a natural shortstop but with good reads off the bat and a plus arm, can slot in at any position numbers 3 to 5. As you may have guessed he has very little to no power but, from both sides of the plate, he already has a good feel for the strikezone, good bat control and speed, a solid natural approach and all the willingness in the world to learn. He will be a fun prospect to watch grow. J.J. Gould was the Marlins' 24th rounder in this year's draft. Originally a Florida State Seminole, Gould appeared in just 15 games in Tallahassee before making the move to the much lesser known Eastern Florida State College in Cocoa, Florida before ending his three year collegiate career at Jacksonville University. Between Eastern Florida State and Jacksonville though, Gould flashed the assets that made him attractive to the Seminoles out of high school, a skill-set that would have seen him taken much earlier in the draft had he stuck there. In 2014 as an Eastern Florida Titan, Gould, facing the sixth most plate appearances in his league, placed on league leader boards in OBP (.445) and OPS (.951). His 84 total bases ranked 10th in the league and his six triples placed him in a second place tie. He also flashed a great situational approach with the third most sacrifice hits and fifth most sacrifice flies. Overall, he slashed .325/.445/.506 with a more than respectable 33/46 BB/K. To round out his game, all Gould accomplished was becoming his conference's defensive player of the year. Last year, Gould returned to Div. I ball and appeared in 55 of 56 Jacksonville University games. While his total numbers looked much different than those during his days at the lesser levels in Div. II, Gould still placed sixth on his team in OBP (.362) and his glove stayed gold as he continued to show terrific range and contributed to 13 double plays. He was also somewhat of a road warrior for the Jacksonville U Dolphins as he hit .296 away from their home field. He comes to the professional ranks as a career .294/.401/.431 bat. Leaning over the plate from a low athletic stance, Gould uses a light front foot timing trigger, active hips and a turned in back knee to get around on a lofty line drive swing. He possesses great bat speed and soft hands, making him both an on-base and power threat, a rarity found at second base. Gould is still a bit raw when it comes to knowledge of the strike zone, something he will look to improve on in his early days in the minors. If his coaches are able to get him to cut down on K totals, Gould could become a Chase Utley-esque threat with the defense to match. [mlbvideo id="132091783" width="400" height="224" /] Isaiah White is a speedy outfielder who spent his first pro season in the Gulf Coast League after being drafted out of high school in the third round of last year's draft. Despite being described as extremely raw upon being drafted, White flirted with a .300 BA, ending the season at .294. He flashed his speed by stealing 13 bags which tied him for a team high and placed him and teammate Garvis Lara in a tie for ninth most in their league. Much like his new teammate, Bird, White's best assets are his jets and his glove. He goes gap to gap with ease in center field, reads pitchers well and gets good jumps upon committing to a stolen base opportunity. The difference between Bird and White, although you wouldn't know it by looking at his 6'0" 170 pound frame, is that White has some hidden power. With a swing that has some slight uppercut loft, White gets his weight moving backward well and points his front foot timing trigger towards the ball. His extremely quick swing and ability to maintain looseness set him apart from most guys his size in that he can put quite the charge into the ball when he squares up. Although he isn't currently nor will probably ever be a guy who hits a ton of balls over the fence, he flashes the potential to reach outfield gaps. Should his hits reach the wall, his speed will turn them in to easy doubles if not more. Coming from a tiny K-12 North Carolina school which had never produced major league talent before his draft year, White will definitely need some nurturing but after his success with the GCL Marlins, things are definitely looking in favor of White who just turned 19 in January. We will be following this project closely. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe5QTYpXI_o] Aaron Knapp is the Marlins' eighth round pick from this year's draft out of the University of California. After enjoying a decorated high school career in the Southern California area which included a .434/.536/.645 junior campaign in which he was selected to multiple honors including All-State, All Section, All City and All League as well as Rawlings All-American and Perfect Game USA honorable mentions, Knapp became the third member of his family after his brother Andrew who is currently pitching in the Phillies organization and his father Mike to attend the University of California. On top of owning an epic mustache during his days as a Golden Bear, he possessed a .272/.333/.347 career line over three seasons. After a .235/.302/.304 inaugural campaign as a freshman, Knapp made great strides in his sophomore year appearing in all 57 of Cal's games and becoming a .310/.376/.375 hitter. He placed second on his team in BA, third on the squad in walks (25), and second in triples (4). The speedster who also was a standout as a football safety in high school stole a team-high 12 bases and scored a team-high 45 runs, marks that placed 11th and 9th in the entire Pac 12. Knapp's four triples placed 7th in his league and his 232 ABs placed 7th. With reports out on him this year as he appeared in 53 of the Bears' games this season, Knapp fell back to earth a bit overall, hitting .251/.302/.340 but still managed to add to already fantastic clutch stats including a 30-91 mark with runners in scoring position by driving home a career high 26 runs. He again lead his squad with 10 steals, which ranked 10th in the league and triples (7) which ranked 2nd in the league. The blazing speed he showed during his entire amateur career led scouts to ranking at a 60 out of 80 skill and it is what he should continue to base his approach off of. More loft to his swing last year is what led to his sub-par numbers slash line wise. In his first year as a pro, Knapp should return to his roots as a slap and slash bat whose good first step out of the box and steamy jets force infielders to make mistakes and lead to high OBP numbers, prototypical of a leadoff hitter. A split stance hitter whose front hip points towards first base, he does need to work on staying true through the ball rather than trying to run before he finds the barrel as he was doing very well last year. Knapp hurt himself and his draft stock trying to become something he isn't ever going to be; a fly ball power threat. He undoubtedly realizes that and will attempt to turn back time as a Muckdog. Should he do so, thanks again to his speed, his fantastic range and playmaking ability as a center fielder despite average arm skills make him close to an all-around athlete and a future staple at the top of any lineup. Pitching Rotation 1. Reilly Hovis 2. Ryan McKay 3. Jose Diaz 4. Travis Neubeck 5. Jordan Holloway [mlbvideo id="141471683" width="400" height="224" /] Reilly Hovis is the Marlins' 9th round pick from last season out of powerhouse North Carolina. He pitched primarily out of the pen in his freshman year holding down a 2.36 ERA and a .164 BAA in 34.1 IP. Despite the success, Hovis returned to the pen in 2014. That season, Hovis was one of the ACC's very best, ranking fourth in the league with a ridiculous 11.39 K/9. Despite pitching almost exclusively as a reliever (1 start), Hovis had a team high 9 wins. He was again next to impossible to hit, holding down a .194 BAA, allowing just 8 XBHs including 2 HR. Despite pitching in at least 20 less innings than three of his teammates, Hovis bordered on totalling a team high in Ks (81 where the team high was 83). His ERA of 2.25 bested the rest of the Heels' rotation by at least .4 and was second best on the entire team. The only one of his teammates to best him pitched in nearly half as many innings. At that point, Hovis was slated to go no later than round three in the upcoming MLB Draft. However, before season's end, he underwent Tommy John surgery for a right forearm strain which caused many teams to look past him. The Marlins believe they got a steal by drafting him 266th overall -- and so do I. With a high leg kick and a snap through quick delivery after dropping his arm down below his knee, the hard to pick up and quick to the plate delivery is finished off by spectacular stuff. Usually starting hitters off with a heater that sits in the 93-95 MPH range from a downward plane, his best secondary offering is a slider that has 10-4 movement and sits in the 84 MPH slot. He can throw the slide piece to both sides of the plate and paint both sides of the black, inside outing hitters with ease, making it very much a plus out pitch. Hovis also has a split changeup that rests at the 86 MPH slot. It is the least developed of the pitches in his arsenal but because of his technically sound repeatable approach from his athletic build and rarely wavering arm speed, it is still an above average offering, flashing good run from the inside out and late fade. Rounding out his repertoire, Hovis also holds a cut fastball that was a go-to pitch for him in college. It sits around the 89 MPH range and has drop-off-the-table type movement thanks to minimal backspin. The pitch made plenty an ACC hitter look foolish during Hovis' days in Tarheel blue as he got them to commit to swinging at what they thought was a straight fastball before the ball wound up 15 inches lower in the back of the catcher's glove. Should he show no ill affects from his surgery which was reported to be an undaunted success, Hovis, with great control and fantastic command and confidence on the mound along with good feel for all of his pitches and the ability to throw all of them in any count which leads to a well rounded deceptive arsenal especially for a heady kid who reasons and manages his outings as well as he throws them, has the ability to become a back-end rotation starter. At the very least, he is a future forefront of the bullpen. Don't be surprised if you see this guy's name surfacing in the majors within the next three years. Ryan McKay is the Marlins' 11th round pick from last season out of Satellite High School in Satellite Beach, Florida. After striking out 93 and holding down a 0.63 ERA as a senior, he spent his first pro season in the Gulf Coast league, where he posted a record of 1-3 in 10 games, seven starts and 34.2 IP. His control was worrisome as a first year pro as he walked 21, struck out 17, let up hits at a .300 clip and experienced both a heightened WHIP (1.82) and ERA (4.15). McKay has the stuff to succeed including a fastball which has grown in velo from 86 MPH in his junior year to where it currently sits at 94 with the probability to tick up even more as he grows. His best secondary offering, his curveball falls in at 74 MPH, giving him an impressive 20 MPH velo differential. The curve has been flashing plus since scouts started noticing him in his junior season. With tight spin and late bite, McKay has the ability to paint corners with the pitch, usually throwing it to the outer half utilizing it's late movement to back door his opponents. His mix in pitch is an 82 MPH changeup. He has made strides with the pitch in a short amount of time since first developing it in his sophomore season. Although he still needs to work on getting his arm angle consistent and doesn't have much command over the pitch, it flashes good downward run. McKay also owns a slider but he rarely goes to it. Right now, it's nothing more than very much an experiment. While his other three pitches, namely the heat and curve, show plenty of promise, the challenge for McKay has been and will be growing in to his big 6'4", 195 pound frame. He is slow and methodical to the plate and throws from a high 3/4 delivery on a downward plane after a full arm circle, there are times when McKay can look dominant, there were more frequent times during his first pro year where he looked very uncomfortable on the mound, unable to get his long limbs under control, struggling with his release point and his balance on his follow through. If McKay is going to succeed over the long term as a starter, he needs to make some mechanical adjustments to iron out these flaws. If he is able to do so, he has the stuff to succeed as a back of the rotation arm or long reliever. Projected Team Stats 27-48 .256/.317/.334 21 HR/144 XBH 652 IP, 4.31 ERA, 1.462 WHIP

Switch hitters. With the percentage of them slowly dwindling year by year to the current rate of just 14% (65/460 hitters with at least 300 total ABs) it was at between 2013 and last year, it is increasingly becoming a lost art and thus an even more sought after commodity. Accordingly, the methodical weaning away of switch hitters has made an already rare commodity even rarer: the switch hitting catcher. Never a popular player due to the susceptibility to injury at the position and the lack of offensive prowess of battery men, teams have only been able to reap the benefits of a switch hitting backstop 94 times since 1901. Of those 94, due to the aforementioned injury bug, lack of offensive capability or other unforeseen circumstances, only 48 have been every day players who have topped at least 500 plate appearances while playing at least half of their games behind the plate. Of those 48, only nine have come about in the last five years. Thus, when a guy like Jorge Posada, Victor Martinez, Yasmani Grandal, or Matt Weiters surfaces, he is looked upon as a fantastic athlete with great vision which aids him on both sides of the ball and thus an extremely powerful assert to the team. By having the fourth best month of his career this May, a .344/.394/.508 campaign, Tomas Telis took a step towards that future. Currently just 24 years old, Telis has already amassed quite the extensive career in the minors and gotten his first taste of big league ball. By the looks of him this season, he liked the taste of that morsel and wants to get another one ASAP. A native of El Tigre, Venezuela, a 17-year-old Telis began his career in 2008 with a .299/.374/.380 campaign, outhitting the likes of league mates such as Marcell Ozuna, Jonathan Villar and Ender Inciarte. Telis followed that with a 2009 season in the Arizona League in which he hit .322/.333/.470, leading his team in each category amongst those who played at least 30 games. He was one of just three catchers in the league to top the .300 mark with his batting average, one of two to top the .370 mark with his slugging percentage and one of two to top the .800 mark in OPS. His 86 total bases by way of 18 XBHs including five triples ranked 12th in the league. Telis got 144 more ABs in 37 games in the Arizona League in 2010, most of which came at DH allowing him to hone his offensive craft a bit more exclusively. This resulted in a similar season but in slightly better totals in OBP (.351), RBI (35), and walks (6) albeit in nine less games. Telis made the jump to full season ball in 2011 with the Sally League's Hickory Crawdads. That year, Telis tallied career highs in almost every countable stat including homers (11), RBIs (69), doubles (28), ABs (461) and runs scored (67). At the break, his .305/.345/.439 line earned him his first All-Star Game nod. Telis adjusted to the rigors of a full season well, hitting .288/.311/.419 in the second half. His overall His .297 BA ranked seventh in the Sally League and his .430 SLG ranked 30th, earning him Texas' organizational MVP honors Telis fell off a bit in 2012 offensively, hitting .247/.283/.331, all career lows and struck out 56 times, a career high. He made some great strides defensively, though, throwing out 57% of potential base stealers, a career high and his meal ticket to AA in 2013. Making the hardest jump there is to make in the minors, Telis hit .264/.290/.353 with 46 Ks in 91 games. His defense also fell off a bit as he allowed 78 steals in 115 attempts, dooming him to repeat a level for the first time in his career in 2014. A 22-year-old Telis made up for having to begin a second season in Frisco though by making it all the way from AA to the MLB Rangers for his major league debut on August 25th of 2014. After hitting .303/.339/.401 and matching his career high in walks (17) while throwing out 41% of his runners over his first 267 ABs and 70 games in central Texas, he made the move south to AAA Round Rock. After just 36 games there in which he hit .345/.377/.489 with three homers and 17 RBI, the Rangers selected him to replace Geovany Soto whom they had traded. He played 18 games for the Rangers, hitting .250/.271/.279 to end a fantastic overall year which spelled a .318/.352/.431 minor league line with five homers, 50 RBI and a career best full season 1.78 K/BB. Following a .291/.327/.404, five homer, 25 RBI, 31/14 K/BB, 21 XBH offensive start over his first 70 games in Round Rock and catching 27 of 56 runners defensively as well as six more games with the Rangers to start 2015, Telis was traded to the Marlins along with pitcher Cody Ege for reliever Sam Dyson. He began his Marlins career by hitting .333/.389/.333 over his first 13 games a Zephyr and, as a September call-up, appeared in 17 games with the Marlins. His start to 2016 has been nothing short of spectacular as he is on pace to slash full season career highs in each category and on pace for full season career highs in RBIs and a career best in K/BB. With Jeff Mathis off to another terrible start to his season, this time .180/.226/.280 with 15 Ks and three walks and just a 25% caught stealing percentage, Telis' third major league callup shouldn't be too far away. A true switch hitter who has faced lefties and a righty 33% as much as he has faced righties as a lefty in his career and only faced pitchers from the same side twice in his career, Telis enjoys similar success from both sides (.269 as RHB vs LHP, .304 as LHB vs RHB), Telis is mechanically sound on both sides. Swinging from a very low split stace, the 5'8, 200 pound Telis minimizes the strike zone before using a front foot timing trigger to get his weight moving backward and step into the ball. He transfers his weight from back to front and maintains looseness in his hands well, allowing his extremely advantageous plate vision to serve him until the ball is over the plate. When he does swing, it is an athletic stroke in which he snaps his wide hips through the zone and keeps his elbows pointed downward. It has slight loft which gives him the ability to reach fences, but at his size and especially when you consider he has gone yard just 20 times since 2011, it is an offering that is better projected as that of a for-average hitter. But that is nothing to shrug at. Telis' versatile plate game follows him in to the field where he has eligibility at first base and in the outfield, making him a guy that is extremely easy to get in to games and, vica versa, a tough guy for opposing managers to match up against, especially late in games. Without great current defensive skills having thrown out just 28% of his runners in his minor league career and just 10% of runners in his small sample MLB career (2 of 21), that backup and quality bat off the bench capacity looks to be the one this current version of Telis looks to serve on an immediate basis but should the likes of Mathis and Chris Johnson, who has hit just .245/.300/.373 platooning with Justin Bour, continue to struggle, could step in to regular playing time for a Marlins team battling for the playoffs later this year. With progress and improvement to his defensive game, which is entirely possible for the still 24-year-old, Telis could easily become a very valuable every day backstop. It is that capacity which the Marlins, who gave up quality relief help for, will be hoping Telis can grow in to. They, as well as we, will be watching the rest of his maturation process very intently.

5/1/16 vs Memphis PPD (Rain) Rescheduled to 8/9 5/2/16 @ Oklahoma City W 3-2 Xavier Scruggs, 1B-LF: 1-4, HR (3), 2 RBI, R, BB, K Robert Andino, SS: 1-5, HR (1), RBI, 2 R, K Tomas Telis, C: 2-4, 3B, K Kenny Wilson, RF: 1-3, 2 BB, SB (10) Kendry Flores, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K Chris Narveson, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K 5/3/16 @ Oklahoma City W 2-0 Isaac Galloway, LF: 2-4, 2B, R Danny Black, PH: 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI Jarred Cosart, SP: 6 IP, 6 H, BB, 3 K Andre Rienzo, RP: 1.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 1.1 IP, SV (1), K 5/4/16 @ Oklahoma City L 0-5 Team: 1-28, 2 BB, 8 K Paul Clemens, SP: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 4 K Greg Nappo, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, K 5/5/16 @ Oklahoma City L 2-9 Isaac Galloway, LF: 2-4, 2B, K Robert Andino, SS: 1-4, HR (2), RBI, R, 2 K Dylan Axelrod, SP: 1.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER Nick Wittgren, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 5/6/16 @ Round Rock L 3-5 Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-3, R, BB Tomas Telis, C: 1-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB, K Elliot Soto, 2B: 1-3, BB Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-4, R, SB (11) Chris Narveson, SP: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, BB 5/7/16 @ Round Rock W 3-2 Isaac Galloway, RF: 2-3, 2B, R Austin Nola, 2B: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB Xavier Scruggs, LF: 1-2, R, 2 BB Kendry Flores, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Dustin McGowan, RP: 3 IP, SV (2), H, BB, 2 K 5/8/16 @ Round Rock W 4-3 Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 2-4, 2B, R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-3, R, 2 K Elliot Soto, 2B: 1-2 Jarred Cosart, SP: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, K Matt Tomshaw, RP: 3.2 IP, 5 K 5/9/16 @ Round Rock L 1-2 Destin Hood, CF: 2-4, HR (7), RBI, R Don Kelly, DH: 1-4, 2B Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-4, SB (11) Paul Clemens, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, BB, 10 K 5/10/16 vs Colorado Springs W 1-0 Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB Robert Andino, SS: 1-4, 3B, R, 3 K Tomas Telis, C: 1-3, K Austin Nola, 3B: 1-3, 2B, K Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, BB, 7 K 5/11/16 vs Colorado Springs L 5-9 Austin Nola, 2B: 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI Kenny Wilson, RF: 2-4, R, BB, K Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-4, R, 2 K, SB (12) Chris Narveson, SP: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Cody Ege, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K 5/12/16 vs Colorado Springs L/12 4-2 Dan Black, 1B: 1-2, HR (2), 2 RBI, R Xavier Scruggs, LF-1B: 1-4, BB, 2 K Chris Reed, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 2 K Greg Nappo, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K Jo-Jo Reyes, RP: 2 IP, 2 BB, 2 K 5/13/16 vs Colorado Springs L 3-10 Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 1-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, BB, K Elliot Soto, 2B: 2-4, RBI, 2 K Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-3, 2B, R, K Jarred Cosart, SP: 4 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, K Matt Tomshaw, RP: 2 IP, 2 H 5/14/16 @ El Paso L 8-10 Tomas Telis, C: 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R Dan Black, 1B: 3-6, R Destin Hood, CF: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Robert Andino, SS: 3-5, 2 RBI, R, BB, 2 K Elliot Soto, 2B: 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K Paul Clemens, SP: 6 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K 5/15/16 @ El Paso L 6-7 Robert Andino, SS: 2-4, 2B, HR (3), 2 RBI, 2 R Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 3-3, HR (10), RBI, R, BB Kenny Wilson, RF: 2-4, R, BB, K Destin Hood, CF: 1-3, RBI, R, BB, K Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, K Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 2 K Andre Rienzo, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K 5/16/16 @ El Paso L 6-7 Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 1-3, 2B, 3 R, 2 BB Tomas Telis, C: 3-4, RBI, R Kenny Wilson, RF: 2-5, 2B, K Chris Narveson, SP: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 6 IP, 12 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K 5/17/16 @ El Paso L 7-11 Matt Juengel, 3B: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R Robert Andino, SS: 3-5, K Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K, SB (13) Dan Black, 1B: 2-5, R, K Elliot Soto, 2B: 1-2, RBI, R, BB Chris Reed, SP: 4 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 2 K 5/19/16 @ Albuquerque W 5-4 Don Kelly, 3B: 2-3, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Tomas Telis, C: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R Robert Andino, SS: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K Jarred Cosart, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Brian Ellington, RP: IP, H, 3 K Nick Wittgren, RP: IP, SV (2), K 5/20/16 @ Albuquerque W 8-1 Robert Andino, SS: 4-5, HR (4), 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-3, HR (1), 3B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-3, HR (3), 2 RBI, R, K Destin Hood, CF: 1-5, HR (8), RBI, R, K Paul Clemens, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K Jo-Jo Reyes, RP: 2 IP, 3 H, BB, K 5/21/16 @ Albuquerque W 9-2 Robert Andino, SS: 2-6, HR (5), 3 RBI, R, 2 K Tomas Telis, C: 4-5, 2B, RBI, R Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-5, 2B, RBI, 3 R, K Austin Nola, 2B: 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI, R Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 1.2 IP, 2 BB, K 5/22/16 @ Albuquerque W 4-3 Matt Juengel, 1-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-3, RBI, R, BB, 2 K Elliot Soto, 2B: 1-4, RBI, K Robert Andino, SS: 1-4, 2B Chris Narveson, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 ER), BB, 4 K Cody Ege, RP: 2 IP, 3 K 5/23/16 vs Reno L 2-6 Tomas Telis, C: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, K Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-4, RBI, K, SB (16) Austin Nola, SS: 1-3, K Chris Reed, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 9 K 5/24/16 vs Reno L 1-4 Destin Hood, LF: 2-4, 2 K Isaac Galloway, RF: 2-4, K Austin Nola, 2B: 1-3, BB Jarred Cosart, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 8 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 2 K 5/25/16 vs Reno L 5-7 Robert Andino, SS: 2-4, R, BB, K Tomas Telis, C: 1-4, RBI, R, 2 K Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-3, 2B, R, BB, K Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-3, RBI, R, BB Paul Clemens, SP: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R (5 ER), 4 BB, 2 K Andre Rienzo, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 5/26/16 vs Reno L 5-7 Andre Nieto, C: 2-4, 2 R, K Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-3, RBI Elliot Soto, SS: 1-3, R, BB, K Austin Nola, 2B: 1-4, RBI, 2 K Dylan Axelrod, SP: 6.1 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, BB, 4 K Brian Ellington, RP: 2 IP, K 5/27/16 vs Tacoma W 3-1 Tomas Telis, DH: 1-3, HR (1), RBI, R, BB Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, R Elliot Soto, SS: 2-2, BB, SB (1) Chris Narveson, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 K Jo-Jo Reyes, RP: 2 IP, K 5/28/16 vs Tacoma L 3-7 Tomas Telis, DH: 2-2, RBI, R, 2 BB Destin Hood, CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI Chris Corporan, C: 1-4, 2B, K Chris Reed, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Andre Rienzo, RP: 1.1 IP, BB 5/29/16 vs Tacoma W 2-1 Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-3, R, BB, SB (14) Don Kelly, 2B: 1-3, RBI Andre Nieto, C: 1-3, R, K Jarred Cosart, SP: 6 IP, 6 H, ER, 4 BB, 2 K Craig Breslow, RP: 2 IP, 2 BB, 3 K 5/30/16 vs Tacoma TIE/6 2-2 Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-2, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, K Destin Hood, LF: 1-2, SB (2) Carlos Corporan, C: 1-2, R, K Paul Clemens, SP: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 5/31/16 @ Memphis L 0-1 Austin Nola, 2B: 2-4, K Elliot Soto, SS: 1-2, BB Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-3, 2B, K Destin Hood, LF: 1-4, 2B, K Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 4 K 5/1/16 vs Mississippi W 3-1 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-3, 2 RBI J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, RBI, R Francisco Arcia, C: 1-3 Chris Reed, SP: 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 5/2/16 vs Mississippi L 2-8 Peter Mooney, 2B: 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, R Avery Romero, 3B: 2-4, 2B, R, K Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, SB (20) Ivan Pinyero, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, BB, K Hunter Adkins, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K 5/4/16 @ Jackson L 6-11 J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-5, HR (2), 3 RBI, R Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI Jeremias Pineda, DH: 3-5, 2 R Jake Esch, SP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, K Tyler Bremer, RP: 2.1 IP Tyler Higgins, RP/Sean Donatello, RP: IP, H 5/5/16 @ Jackson L 0-5 Team: 2-28, 2 BB. 6 K Jarlin Garcia, SP: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, BB Chris Mazza, RP: 3.1 IP, H, 3 K 5/6/16 @ Jackson W/18 4-2 Peter Mooney, SS: 4-7, R, BB, 2 K Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 3-7, 2B, RBI, BB, 3 K Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, BB, 2 SB (21, 22) Austin Dean, LF: 2-8, RBI, R, SB (1) Austin Brice, SP: 5 IP, H, ER, 4 BB, 5 K Tyler Higgins, RP/Tyler Kinley, RP: 2 IP, H Jose Jose, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K James Roberts, RP: 2 IP, K 5/7/16 @ Jackson Game 1 W/7 6-3 J.T. Riddle, 2B: 2-4, 2 RBI Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, 2 R, BB, K, SB (23) Austin Dean, LF: 2-3, RBI, BB, K Cam Maron, C: 1-2, 2 RBI, R, BB Chris Reed, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 K Game 2 L/7 4-6 J.T. Riddle, 3B: 3-4, 2B, R Yefri Perez, 2B: 1-4, 2 RBI Francisco Arcia, C: 2-3, R Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, 2B, RBI, R James Roberts, DH: 1-2, R, BB Ivan Pinyero, SP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB 5/9/16 @ Biloxi W 1-0 Yefri Perez, CF: 2-4, 2B, R J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, RBI Moises Sierra, RF: 2-3, K Jake Esch, SP: 4.1 IP, 11 H, 7 ER, BB, 3 K 5/10/16 @ Biloxi W 10-1 Austin Dean, LF: 3-5, 2 HR (2, 3), 5 RBI, 3 R Moises Sierra, RF: 2-4, 2 HR (1, 2), 2 RBI, 2 R, K Peter Mooney, SS: 3-3, 2B, BB Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K Jarlin Garcia, SP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 4 K 5/11/16 @ Biloxi L 1-6 Sharif Othman, C: 1-2, 2B, RBI, BB Avery Romero, 3B: 1-3, 2 K Peter Mooney, SS: 1-4, R, K Austin Brice, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 3 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 2 IP, K 5/12/16 @ Biloxi L 6-8 Cam Maron, C: 1-3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB, K Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-4, 2 R, BB, K James Roberts, 3B: 1-2, RBI, R Austin Dean, LF: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R, K Patrick Johnson, SP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 K Chris Mazza, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K 5/13/16 @ Biloxi L 5-6 James Roberts, 3B: 3-5, R, K Austin Dean, LF: 4-5, 2B, RBI, R, K Peter Mooney, 2B: 2-5, R, BB, K Moises Sierra, RF: 2-3, R, 2 BB Yefri Perez, CF: 1-5, SB (25) Ivan Pinyero, SP: 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER Tyler Bremer, RP: 2.1 IP, BB, K Jose Jose, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 5/14/16 vs Montgomery L 0-5 Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, 2B Peter Mooney, 2B: 1-2, BB Yefri Perez, SS/Austin Dean, LF: 1-4 Jake Esch, SP: 7 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K 5/15/16 vs Montgomery W 4-2 Peter Mooney, 2B: 2-4, HR (2), 2 RBI, R Moises Sierra, RF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R Avery Romero, 3B: 1-3, RBI, BB Chris Mazza, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K 5/16/16 vs Montgomery W 4-1 Yefri Perez, CF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, K, 3 SB (26, 27, 28) Austin Dean, DH: 0-4, 2 RBI, K J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-3, RBI, BB, K Austin Brice, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K Tyler Bremer, RP: IP, 2 K 5/17/17 vs Montgomery PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 6/1 5/18/16 vs Montgomery W/11 9-6 Yefri Perez, SS: 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 BB J.T. Riddle, DH: 3-6, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Austin Dean, LF: 1-4, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, 2 BB, K Peter Mooney, 2B: 3-5, 2 2B, 3 R, BB Francisco Arcia, C: 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K Patrick Johnson, SP: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, K 5/19/16 vs Pensacola PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 5/20 5/20/16 vs Pensacola Game 1 W/7 4-0 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-3, HR (4), 3 RBI, R Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, HR (3), RBI, R, K Auastin Dean, LF: 2-2, R, BB Peter Mooney, 2B: 1-3 Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, R, SB (29) Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 6 K Game 2 L/7 0-6 Team: 0-21, 2 BB, 5 K Chris Mazza, SP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB 5/21/16 vs Pensacola W 4-0 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-2, R, 2 BB Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, R, BB, K Francisco Arcia, C: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, K Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, 2B, 2 K Austin Brice, SP: 5.2 IP, 5 H, BB, 6 K 5/22/16 vs Pensacola W 6-5 Moises Sierra, RF: 3-4, HR (4), 3 RBI, 2 R, SB (2) Jeremias Pineda, LF: 1-2, R, BB, K, 2 SB (13, 14) J.T. Riddle, 2B: 1-4, 3B, R Jarlin Garcia, SP: 2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 5/23/16 vs Pensacola L/10 4-5 Chris Curley, 1B: 1-3, RBI, R, 2 BB Moises Sierra, RF: 2-5, 2B, K Austin Dean, LF: 2-5, R Patrick Johnson, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, K Sean Donatello, RP: 1.2 IP, H, BB, 2 K 5/25/16 @ Mississippi W/10 4-3 J.T. Riddle, 3B: 3-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB Peter Mooney, 2B: 2-5, RBI Jeremias Pineda, CF: 1-3, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K Francisco Arcia, C: 1-4, 2B, BB, K Chris Mazza, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 6 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 4 K 5/26/16 @ Mississippi W 5-3 J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, K Yefri Perez, 3B: 1-3, RBI, R Jeremias Pineda, CF: 1-3, 2B, R, 2 K Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K 5/28/16 @ Mississippi L 2-6 Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, R Peter Mooney, SS: 2-4, R, SB (1) Jarlin Garcia, SP: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER 5/29/16 @ Mississippi W 2-0 Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, HR (6), 2 RBI, R, K Cam Maron, C: 1-3, BB, K Avery Romero, 3B: 2-4 Patrick Johnson, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 5 K Sean Donatello, RP: IP, K 5/31/16 vs Montgomery W 6-4 Austin Dean, DH: 2-5, 2 HR (5, 6), 3 RBI, 2 R, K Moises Sierra, RF: 3-3, 2 2B, 3 R, BB Chris Curley, 1B: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 K Peter Mooney, 2B: 2-4, K Yefri Perez, CF: 2-5, 3B, R, K Chris Mazza, SP: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 2 K Tyler Kinley, RP: IP, SV (4), 2 H, 2 K 5/1/16 vs Bradenton W 2-1 Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-3, R, BB, K Arturto Rodriguez, C: 2-3, K Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, BB Matt Tomshaw, RP: 3 IP, H, 2 K 5/2/16 @ Charlotte L 2-4 Brian Anderson, 3B: 3-4, 2B, R, K Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-4, 2 RBI, K Brian Schales, 2B: 2-4, 2B, R, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K James Buckelew, RP: 2.2 IP, H, K 5/3/16 @ Charlotte L 1-3 K.J. Woods, 1B: 1-4, HR (2), RBI, R, 2 K Brian Schales, 2B: 1-4, 2B Arturo Rodriguez, C: 1-4 Dillon Peters, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 K Victor Araujo, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 5/4/16 @ Charlotte PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 5/13 5/5/16 @ Palm Beach W 3-1 John Norwood, CF: 2-5, HR (2), RBI, R Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, RBI Rehiner Cordova, SS: 1-4, RBI Brian Schales, 2B: 1-4, 3B, R Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 4 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, H, 3 K 5/6/16 vs Palm Beach W 3-1 Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-4, HR (3), RBI, R Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, RBI, 2 K John Norwood, RF: 1-3, R, BB, K Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 1-3, BB Arturo Rodriguez, C: 1-3, BB, 2 K Michael Mader, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K Scott Lyman, RP: 2 IP, 2 H 5/7/16 @ Palm Beach W 6-0 Justin Bohn, SS: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, BB John Norwood, RF: 2-4, 2B, R Brad Haynal, 1B: 1-3, RBI, R, BB Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 2-4, 2 RBI, R Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 K Team: 9 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 7 K 5/9/16 @ St. Lucie L 6-14 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 2-5, HR (4), RBI, 2 R, K Justin Bohn, SS: 2-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, R, 2 K Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-5, 3B, RBI Brad Haynal, 1B: 2-5 Chris Hoo, C: 2-3, RBI, BB Jeff Brigham, SP: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, BB, 4 K 5/10/16 @ St. Lucie W 8-2 John Norwood, RF: 4-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB (5) Taylor Ard, 1B: 2-5, 2B, RBI Arturo Rodriguez, C: 2-3, 3 RBI, BB Justin Bohn, SS: 2-5, 2 R, SB (1) Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, R, 2 R, BB, SB (3) Dillon Peters, SP: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 4 K Drew Steckenrider, RP: 2 IP, BB, 3 K 5/11/16 @ St. Lucie L 2-5 John Norwood, RF: 1-4, 2B, K Junior Sosa, CF: 2-4, R, BB Justin Bohn, SS: 1-3, R, BB, 2 K Taylor Ard, DH: 1-4, 2 RBI, K Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 K 5/12/16 vs St. Lucie W 4-1 Brian Schales, 2B: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 2-4, RBI, K Chris Hoo, C: 1-3, 2B, BB Justin Bohn, SS: 2-4, R, SB (2) Michael Mader, SP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K Kyle Fischer, RP: 1.2 IP, SV (3), H, BB, 2 K 5/13/16 @ Charlotte Game 1 W/7 3-1 Junior Sosa, CF: 2-4, 2 2B, R Brad Haynal, 1B: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI Taylor Ard, DH/John Norwood, RF: 1-3, R Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 6.2 IP, 7 H, ER, BB, 4 K Game 2 W/7 12-4 Brian Anderson, DH: 2-3, 3 RBI, 2 BB Dexter Kjerstad, RF: 2-4, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Arturo Rodriguez, C: 1-3, 2 R, BB Justin Bohn, SS: 1-3, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB Brian Schales, 2B: 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB, SB (1) James Buckelew, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K 5/14/16 @ Charlotte L 4-9 Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, R Justin Bohn, SS: 2-5, 2 K Chris Hoo, C: 1-4, 2 RBI Brian Schales, 2B: 1-3, RBI, R, BB Edwin Jackson, SP (rehab): 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K Jeff Brigham, RP: 5 IP, 5 H, 6 R (5 ER), 3 BB, 4 K 5/15/16 @ Charlotte W/11 2-0 Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB Junior Sosa, CF: 1-4, 2B, R, SB (1) Brad Haynal, DH: 1-4, K Dillon Peters, SP: 7 IP, 4 H, 6 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 K 5/16/16 @ Tampa L 1-3 Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, 2B Brad Haynal, DH: 2-4, K John Norwood, RF: 1-4, K, SB (6) Luis Castillo, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 K Scott Lyman, RP: 2 IP, 2 H 5/17/16 @ Tampa PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 5/18 5/18/16 @ Tampa Game 1 W/7 1-0 John Norwood, RF: 2-3, RBI Brad Haynal, 1B: 1-3, 2B Justin Bohn, SS/Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-3 Edwin Jackson, SP (rehab): IP Jorgan Cavanerio, RP: 6 IP, 2 H, 3 K Game 2 L/7 1-3 Justin Bohn, SS: 1-3, HR (2), RBI, R Team: 1-22, RBI, R, 9 K Michael Mader, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 3 K 5/19/16 @ Tampa L 3-12 Brian Anderson, 3B: 3-5, 2B, RBI, SB (3) Justin Bohn, SS: 1-5, RBI, K Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 2-4, 2B, R, K Chris Hoo, C: 1-3, R, BB, 2 K Jeff Brigham, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K 5/20/16 vs Brevard County W 2-0 Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K John Norwood, RF: 2-4, 2B, R, K Justin Bohn, SS: 1-4, 3B, R, K Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 1-2, RBI Dillon Peters, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 8 K Scott Lyman, RP: 2 IP, H 5/21/16 vs Brevard County W 2-0 Justin Bohn, SS: 2-4 Taylor Ard, DH: 1-4, 2B Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-3, R, SB (4) Chris Hoo, C: 1-2, 2 RBI Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 5 K Bullpen: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 K 5/22/16 vs Brevard County W 12-3 Taylor Ard, LF: 2-5, HR (3), 3 RBI, R Brad Haynal, 1B: 3-5, HR (1), 2B, 4 RBI, R Justin Bohn, SS: 2-6, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, K Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 3-5, 2B, 3 R, K Arturo Rodriguez, C: 2-5, R James Buckelew, SP: 5 IP, H, 5 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, K 5/23/16 vs Brevard County W 1-0 Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-3, R John Norwood, RF: 1-3 Justin Bohn, SS: 1-2, BB, K Michael Mader, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 4 K Scott Lyman, RP: 2.2 IP, H, 3 K 5/24/16 vs Bradenton L 0-4 Brian Schales, 2B: 1-3, 2B, K Chris Hoo, 1-2, BB, K Team: 3-29, 3 BB, 10 K Mike Dunn, SP (rehab): IP, H, K Jorgan Cavanerio, RP: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 K Jose Adames, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, 2 K Jose Velez, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K 5/25/16 vs Bradenton W 4-2 Taylor Ard, 1B: 2-3, 2 HR (4, 5), 2 RBI, 2 R, K Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 1-3, RBI Brad Haynal, DH: 1-2, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 5 K Kyle Fischer, RP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 K Ryan Reid, RP: 2 IP, SV (4), BB, K 5/26/16 vs Bradenton L 3-6 Brad Haynal, DH: 2-4, RBI, R, K Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-2, RBI, BB Junior Sosa, CF: 1-5, RBI John Norwood, RF: 1-4, BB, 2 K Dillon Peters, SP: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, BB, 3 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, 3 BB, 2 K 5/27/16 @ Palm Beach L 2-3 Junior Sosa, CF: 2-4, 3B, R, BB, K Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 2-3, RBI, K Brad Haynal, 1B: 1-3, 2B, BB, K Chris Hoo, C: 1-4, RBI Mike Dunn, SP (rehab): IP, H, 2 K Luis Castillo, RP: 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 6 K 5/27/16 vs Palm Beach L 3-4 Justin Bohn, SS: 2-5, 2B, 3B, 4 R, K Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K Arturo Rodriguez, C: 3-4, K John Norwood, RF: 2-4, RBI, K Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 2-4, RBI, K Michael Mader, SP: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 K James Buckelew, RP: 4 IP, H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K 5/28/16 @ Palm Beach W 8-7 John Norwood, RF: 3-5, 2B, RBI, R Taylor Ard, DH: 4-4, RBI, 2 R Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K Justin Bohn, SS: 2-5, RBI, R Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-4, RBI, R, K Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, BB, 2 K 5/30/16 vs Charlotte W 5-0 Dexter Kjerstad, LF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K Chris Hoo, C: 2-4, 2B, 2 R Brian Schales, 2B: 2-4, RBI, SB (2) John Norwood, RF: 1-3, 2B, R, BB, K, SB (7) Taylor Ard, 1B: 1-3, R, BB Jeff Brigham, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, H Jose Adames, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K 5/31/16 vs Charlotte L/14 3-8 Ronnie Mitchell, LF: 2-5, R, BB Chris Hoo, C: 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 K Taylor Ard, DH: 2-6, 2 K Dillon Peters, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K James Buckelew, RP: 2 IP, H, K Kyle Fischer, RP: 3 IP, K Scott Lyman, RP: 2 IP, H, K 5/1/16 @ Augusta L 4-8 Stone Garrett, CF: 2-4, 2B, R, K, SB (1) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, R, BB Angel Reyes, DH: 1-3, 3B, RBI, R, BB, K Josh Naylor, 1B: 0-3, R, BB, SB (1) Kevin Guzman, SP: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K 5/2/16 @ Augusta L/5 0-2 Team: 1-16, 5 K Steven Farnworth, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 2 K 5/4/16 vs Columbia L 3-8 Stone Garrett, LF: 2-5, HR (2), RBI, R, 2 K Isael Soto, RF: 3-5, 2B, RBI, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 3-5, R, K, 2 SB (11, 12) Aaron Blanton, 3B/Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-4 Jordan Holloway, SP: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, K Chuck Weaver, RP: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 K 5/5/16 vs Columbia PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 5/6 5/6/16 vs Columbia Game 1 W/7 5-2 Isael Soto, RF: 2-, 2 RBI, K Angel Reyes, DH: 2-3, 2 R Stone Garrett, LF: 1-3, 2B Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-2, 2B Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-3, R Brett Lilek, SP: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, K Ben Holmes, RP: 4 IP, 2 BB, 4 K Game 2 L/7 1-2 Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-2, RBI, BB, K Korey Dunbar, C: 1-3, K Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-2, R Cody Poteet, SP: 5 IP, H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 4 K Ben Meyer, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K 5/7/16 vs Lexington W 9-3 Aaron Blanton, 3B: 3-4, HR (1), 2 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R Stone Garrett, DH: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, K Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-3, RBI, R, BB Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-4, RBI, R Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), K Kevin Guzman, RP: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 K 5/8/16 vs Lexington L 2-3 Angel Reyes, DH: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K Zach Sullivan, CF/Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-4, K Stone Garrett, LF: 1-2, R, 2 BB, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, R, K Steven Farnworth, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 K Scott Squier, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 5/9/16 vs Lexington L 5-8 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, R, BB Stone Garrett, LF: 1-5, HR (3), RBI, R, 2 K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 4-5, R Josh Naylor, 1B: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R Chuck Weaver, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, BB, 4 K Ben Meyer, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 5/10/16 vs Lexington W 7-5 Zach Sullivan, LF: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, R Aaron Blanton, 3B: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K Isael Soto, RF: 2-4, R, 2 K Angel Reyes, DH: 1-3, 2 RBI, R, BB Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-3, R Jordan Holloway, SP: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R (3 ER), BB, 4 K Ben Holmes, RP: 3.1 IP, H, 3 BB, 2 K C.J. Robinson, RP: 2 IP, H, R (0 ER), BB, 2 K 5/12/16 @ Delmarva L 3-11 Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-3, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R, BB Roy Morales, C: 2-4, RBI, K Justin Twine, 2B: 2-4 Cody Poteet, SP: 4.2 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 3 K 5/13/16 @ Delmarva L/6 4-5 Isael Soto, RF: 2-3, HR (1), RBI, R Stone Garrett, LF: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R Angel Reyes, DH: 1-3, RBI, K Brett Lilek, SP: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 2 BB, K 5/14/16 @ Delmarva W 1-0 Stone Garrett, LF: 1-4, 3B, R Roy Morales, C: 1-4, 2B Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, RBI, K, SB (3) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-3 Justin Twine, 2B: 0-2, 2 BB, K, SB (1) Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 4 IP, H, 5 BB, 2 K Scott Squier, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, BB, K C.J. Robinson, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, K 5/15/16 @ Delmarva L/11 2-3 Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-4, RBI, BB Angel Reyes, DH: 2-5, K Justin Twine, 2B: 1-5, 2B, K Korey Dunbar, C: 1-3, R, BB, 2 K Steven Farnworth, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K 5/16/16 @ Kannapolis W 3-2 Isael Soto, RF: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI Korey Dunbar, DH: 1-1, BB Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, R, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, R, SB (13) Jordan Holloway, SP: 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, K Chuck Weaver, RP: 4 IP, 4 H, ER, 3 K C.J. Robinson, RP: IP, SV (6), 3 K 5/17/16 @ Kannapolis W 10-3 Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-5, HR (4), 2B, 4 RBI, R Kyle Barrett, LF: 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, K Justin Twine, 2B: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, 2B, 2 R, BB, 2 K Cody Poteet, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 8 K Ben Meyer, RP: 2 IP, 6 K 5/18/16 @ Kannapolis W 2-1 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-2, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB Giovany Alfonzo, 3B: 3-4, RBI Roy Morales, C: 2-4, K Brett Lilek, SP: 4 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 4 K Jose Quijada, RP: 2 IP, BB, 4 K Scott Squier, RP: 3 IP, SV (2), 2 H 5/19/16 vs Hagerstown W 4-2 Giovany Alfonzo, 2B: 2-4 Isael Soto, RF: 2-4, 2 K Stone Garrett, CF: 1-3, 2B, RBI Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, 2 R, K, SB (14) Zach Sullivan, LF: 3-3, RBI, SB (2) Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, R Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 6 K Ben Holmes, RP: 3 IP, H, 2 K 5/20/16 vs Hagerstown PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 5/21 5/21/16 vs Hagerstown Game 1 PPD (rain) Rescheduled to 5/22 Game 2 W 4-2 Stone Garrett, LF: 2-4, 2B, R, K Justin Twine, 2B: 2-4, SB (2) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, R, K Isael Soto, RF: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, K Korey Dunbar, C: 1-3, BB, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-4, RBI, K, SB (3) Steven Farnworth, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 K LJ Brewster, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 5/21/16 vs Hagerstown Game 1 W/7 5-2 Stone Garrett, DH: 3-3, 2 R Justin Twine, 2B: 2-2, R, BB Korey Dunbar, C: 1-3, RBI, 2 K Jordan Holloway, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 3 K Scott Squier, RP: 2 IP, SV (3), H, 2 K Game 2 W/7 2-1 Isael Soto, RF: 2-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, R Josh Naylor, DH: 1-3, R, K, SB (4) Anfernee Seymour, SS/Angel Reyes, 1B: 1-3, K Maxx Tissenbaum, C: 2-2 Chuck Weaver, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 3 K Jeff Kinley, RP: 2 IP, 3 K 5/23/16 vs Delmarva W 9-2 Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-4, 2 HR (5, 6), 3 RBI, 2 R Maxx Tissenbaum, C: 1-3, HR (1), 4 RBI, 2 R, BB Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, RBI, 2 K Justin Twine, 2B: 1-3, 2 R, BB, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, RBI, K Cody Poteet, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 3 K 5/24/16 vs Delmarva L 1-5 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-4, 2B, K Stone Garrett, CF: 1-4, 3B, RBI, 2 K Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, K Team: 4-31, 2 BB, 15 K Brett Lilek, SP: 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, K Ben Meyer, RP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 K 5/25/16 vs Delmarva W 11-4 Anfernee Seymour, SS: 3-5, 2 3B, 2 RBI, R, K Isael Soto, RF: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R Justin Twine, 2B: 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Aaron Blanton, 3B: 3-4, 2B, R, 2 K Kyle Barrett, CF: 2-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB (2, 3) Stone Garrett, LF: 1-5, 2B, RBI, R, K Chris Paddack, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 9 K 5/26/16 @ Hickory W 3-1 Roy Morales, C: 3-4, RBI Justin Twine, 2B: 1-4, RBI, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-4, 2B, R Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, RBI, K Steven Farnworth, SP: 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 2 K Jeff Kinley, RP: 2 IP, 3 BB, K 5/27/16 @ Hickory W 11-1 Stone Garrett, DH: 3-5, 2 HR (4, 5), 4 RBI, 3 R, 2 K Isael Soto, RF: 2-4, 2 HR (3, 4), 3 RBI, 3 R, BB Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K Zach Sullivan, CF: 3-5, RBI, R, K Chuck Weaver, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 2 K Bullpen: 4 IP, 4 K 5/28/16 @ Hickory L 4-8 Isael Soto, RF: 2-5, 2 2B, R, K Justin Twine, 2B: 2-3, R, BB, K, 2 SB (3, 4) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, 2B, R, 3 K Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, 3B, R, 2 K Aaron Blanton, 3B: 1-3, RBI, BB, SB (3) Jordan Holloway, SP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K 4/29/16 @ Hickory W 6-2 Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-4, 2 RBI, R, K Kyle Barrett, RF: 3-3, 2 R, BB, SB (4) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-4, 2 K, SB (15) Stone Garrett, LF: 1-4, RBI, K Roy Morales, C: 1-3, RBI 4/30/16 @ Lexington W/10 4-3 Isael Soto, RF: 1-5, 2 RBI, SB (2) Maxx Tissenbaum, C: 1-3, R, BB Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, BB, SB (6) Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-5, 2 R, K Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 BB, 7 K Jose Quijada, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 K 5/31/16 @ Lexington W 3-0 Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, HR (7), RBI, R, 2 K Korey Dunbar, DH: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, R Kyle Barrett, LF: 3-4, RBI Angel Reyes, 3B: 1-2, R, BB Roy Morales, C/Justin Twine, 2B: 1-4, K Chris Paddack, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 7 K Kyle Keller, RP: 2 IP, 3 H, 3 K

Jose Velez DOB: 9/5/1989 B/T: L/L Height/Weight: 6'1"/205 ETA: 2017 Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff ERA IP H ER BB SO WHIP H9 SO/W2013 23 Evansville FRON Ind 1.00 9.0 6 1 6 8 1.333 6.0 1.332014 24 Evansville FRON Ind 2.53 57.0 44 16 33 82 1.351 6.9 2.482015 25 3 Teams 3 Lgs A-A+ MIA-MIN 4.29 50.1 40 24 18 69 1.152 7.2 3.832015 25 Greensboro SALL A MIA 4.80 30.0 24 16 11 42 1.167 7.2 3.822015 25 CedarRapids MIDW A MIN 4.11 15.1 15 7 7 22 1.435 8.8 3.142015 25 FortMyers FLOR A+ MIN 1.80 5.0 1 1 0 5 0.200 1.82016 26 Jupiter FLOR A+ MIA 3.79 19.0 16 8 13 22 1.526 7.6 1.69Minors (2 seasons) Minors 4.15 69.1 56 32 31 91 1.255 7.3 2.94Other (2 seasons) Other 2.32 66.0 50 17 39 90 1.348 6.8 2.31All Levels (4 Seasons) 3.26 135.1 106 49 70 181 1.300 7.0 2.59 From injury to Mike Dunn and the combined struggles of Craig Breslow, Cody Ege and others, the Marlins have had a rough time enlisting quality left handed relief help this year. But while things may be dim right now, the future is bright when it comes to southpaw relievers. One of the biggest reasons why is the guy I will take a closer look at in this prospect profile, the Hammerheads' Jose Velez. Jose Angel de Jesus Velez is a 26-year-old lefty who had quite the upbringing, spending time all over the country which readied him for the life of travel he has already seen and will continue to see in his baseball career. Born in 1989 in New York City, Velez made the move to South Florida for his high school days where he attended South Ft. Myers High School and where he was already reaching velos of 90 MPH and was described as a "no-brainer" athletically with the work ethic to match. Following high school, Velez made the move back north to Michigan where he attended the independent Alma College in the city of Alma, just north of Grand Rapids and just northwest of Detroit. In one season there, he appeared in 10 games (6 starts), tossed 44 innings, held down a 2.62 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP and struck out a ridiculous 78 batters (15.72 K/9) but he also totaled 34 walks. Though the K total and the velo were plenty impressive, commitment to the game off the field as well as his obvious control issues nearly walking as many batters as innings he had pitched left him undrafted in 2013 and instead selected by another independent league team, the Evansville Otters. Velez's history of not being able to apply himself off the field came to fruition that year when he suffered a multitude of injuries, only totaling 9 IP and finishing the year on the DL. After that wake-up call though, Velez returned with a vengeance. In better shape with a better daily regiment, a 24-year-old fireballer had one of the best comeback relief seasons in Evansville Otters history, tossing 57 IP in 30 games, holding down a 2.53 ERA, an 82/33 K/BB (13 K/9, 2.48 K/BB), and in one game, striking out a Frontier League record-tying 16 batters. His merits didn't go unnoticed that year as in October of 2014, he was signed by his first major league team, the Minnesota Twins, a dream come true for Velez, undoubtedly but a short-lived one as after just 20.1 IP at a 4.29 ERA as a 25-year-old albeit at a still impressive 42/11 K/BB, the Twins released him. That is where his career with the Marlins began as on July 2nd, 2015, Velez was signed by the Marlins to a minor league contract. He was sent to Greensboro where, for the rest of the year, he didn't have a great year from initial looks, running up a 4.8 ERA in 30 IP. However, delving a bit further into his stats shows he held down a 2.80 FIP. Also, away from NewBridge Bank Park which has proven to favorite hitters since 2008 producing a park factor well over 1 in homers (1.649) and slightly over 1 in hits (1.101) making it the most hitter friendly in the Sally League, Velez was much more effective. In the rest of the Sally League's more neutral parks, Velez's ERA was 4 points lower (2.63 as opposed to 6.61 at home) in nearly as many innings pitched (13.2 to 16.1). Fast forwarding to this season, in the much more pitcher friendly Florida State League including the extremely offensive suppressing Roger Dean Stadium, Velez has held down a 3.79 ERA with literally all of his damage allowed coming in 6.1 IP on the road. At the Dean, Velez has been perfect, allowing just 8 hits in 12.2 IP. While Velez is hard to gauge at the moment due to him never throwing in a truly neutral environment, the FIP differentials from last year in Greensboro (4.80 ERA, 2.75 FIP (+2.15)) compared to this year (3.79 ERA, 3.6 FIP (+0.19)) suggest that this year's version of a still-improving Velez who has just 69.1 IP to his credit in his professional career is more on par with the type of prospect the Marlins should expect him to be: a slightly above average late inning reliever with the ability to become more. Pre-pitch, Velez owns a mechanically sound repeatable and deceptive delivery. After going in to the wind up, Velez rocks back with a high leg kick placing all of his weight on his back leg and stretches his arm all the way back, reaching out for every bit of velo to be had before coming home from a low sidearm delivery from the left side. Throwing downhill with a long front leg stride, Velez holds the ball until his front foot is nearly on the ground, shortening the distance to the plate advantageously and also rewarding him with a great pick-off move to first. His velo usually sits in the 94-96 MPH range but when he ramps up, he has the ability to get the fastball up in the 98-99 MPH range. The rest of his arsenal consists of a mid-80s running changeup with good fade to the outside part of the plate and a pitch he has the confidence in to use interchangeably with the fastball early in ABs. The pitch compliments the fact that he has such control over his fastball that he is not afraid to use it to back hitters off the plate buzzing them with high 90s cheddar before using the change on the outside black. Velez's out pitch is a still developing curveball that he piggybacks on the fastball and dips down in to the 75 MPH range, making it a downright unfair offering when it is hitting its spot. The pitch still needs a bit of refinement though as he has a tendency to hang it deep in long ABs making it a tasty morsel for opposing hitters. Velez has made strides this year since developing feel for the pitch last year. Should that continue, the max-effort reliever who is effective versus hitters from both sides and who has tossed shutout ball all year so far this season with the exception of two rough outings could become valuable late inning relief, setup and closing help in the upper levels of the minors before making an impact with the Marlins as early as 2017.

The Florida State League. Extremely kind to pitchers, a hard knock life (or not at all depending on your viewpoint) for hitters. For years, the country's southernmost league has had a rich history of stymieing young hitters, including some of the game's most successful ones. From 2008 to 2013, FSL parks barely rendered numbers north of the Mendoza Line as they held hitters to just a .256/.326/.372/.698 line, 4.2 runs per game, and a home run percentage of just 1.5. Most of those figures were the lowest in all of minor league baseball. One of the biggest catalysts for the minuscule offensive figures is the home of the Jupiter Hammerheads, Roger Dean Stadium. Over that same six season span, the cavernous park which boasts dimensions of 335/400/325 and is situated in a wide-open space just miles in from the coast which allows swirling sea breeze to become trapped over it's surface held Florida State League offenses to park factors of 0.876 in runs, .757 in homers and .949 in hits where 1 is average, anything over 1 favors hitters and anything under 1 favors pitchers. The same trend has continued in recent years as Roger Dean has never once posted a park factor over 1 in any category in at least the past eight years. That is why when a player comes along and is able to accomplish what Brian Anderson was able to accomplish in April hitting .313/.412/.470 including .320/.382/.500 at the Dean, scouts heads snap off their necks as they quickly take notice. And that is the reason why he is my first prospect of the month for the 2016 season. A third round draft pick out of Arkansas in 2014, Anderson forwent his senior year as a Razorback following a .318/.418/.467 NCAA career to join the professional ranks. After signing, Anderson made the move to upstate New York and joined Batavia for the beginning of the short season. After getting his feet wet there by hitting .273/.333/.455 with 3 homers and 12 RBI, he made the move to full-season ball in Greensboro for 39 games. In just 153 ABs, Anderson smashed eight homers, drove in 37 runs and held down a .378 OBP by way of a 28/13 K/BB. His .516 SLG lead the Hoppers that year amongst players with at least 100 ABs, positioning Anderson as Baseball America's 9th best organizational prospect headed in to 2015. That year, Anderson came falling back down to earth, managing to hit just .235/.304/.340. However, that wasn't without cause. Not only was it the first time Anderson had played more than 65 games in his career at any level, they all came in the aforementioned offensively suppressing Florida State League at the highest level he's ever played at. This year, Anderson is back with a new and improved vengeance. Formerly a split stance swinger at the plate that allowed him the tendency to fly open to his far side on pitches away and attributed to his K total of 109 last year, Anderson is now swinging from a completely straight away stance. Most noticeably though is that pre-pitch, Anderson stands straight up and down, staring pitchers down from his intimidating 6'3", 185 pound frame. He picks up pitches out of the pitcher's hand well and after release, follows the ball not only with his eyes but also his legs, adjusting his stance all the way through the pitch for movement. He keeps his head down until the ball is in the glove and does not commit to a swing until the pitch is over the plate. He adjusts for, consistently gets wood on the ball, and even more consistently barrels the ball up with a straight through swing that has some loft and can reach fences but can also hit gaps with line drives. Anderson possesses prevalent bat speed on top of wide snappy hips which allow him to get the most out of his present strength. The approach will afford him some strikeouts in the way that he waits pitches out and can rarely hold up on swings once he commits but will also afford him as many if not more walks due to his ability to wait out break, even break of the late variety. If pitchers are going to strike Anderson out, they are going to have the stuff that earns it. While the retooled approach has worked wonders for Anderson against same-side pitching, it has yet to rear it's head against lefties. However, he has had just 39 ABs vs them this year and has fared well against them in his career so that should regulate as the year goes along. Defensively, Anderson came up as a second baseman before making the move to third base in 2014 and becoming a full-time corner man in 2015. Though he has plenty of arm strength needed to make it across the diamond, quick footwork, a solid glove and good gap coverage especially for a guy his size, his arm accuracy has been an ongoing problem as he has committed 28 errors in 1612 innings, most of them being of the throwing variety. At 23, unless he can turn things around in a hurry which is always possible with the likes of Perry Hill in the organization to tutor him as he makes his way through the latter stages of the minors, Anderson's future in the field looks to be at first base. Long story short: Overall, Anderson is a sizeable power bat who recently retooled his approach for the better after his first full year in the minors. He barrels balls up on the regular with a quick swing with some loft, allowing him to both reach the fences and hit gaps but is also becoming a pesky out to get because of his ability to wait out the break on pitches. Once a pure power threat, he is grasping the ability to hit for average while also holding down a solid K/BB, making him a solid all-around threat. Defensively, Anderson is currently a 3B but his future will likely be as a 1B.

4/7/2016 @ Omaha W 6-3 Destin Hood, LF: 1-4, GS HR (1), 4 RBI, R, K Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 2-4, 2B, R BB, SB (1) Robert Andino, 2B: 1-4, RBI, R, BB, 2 K Justin Nicolino, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 K Kyle Barraclough, RP: 2 IP, SV (1), BB, 5 K 4/8/2016 @ Omaha L 5-6 Tomas Tellis, C: 3-3, 2B, BB, 2 R Robert Andino, 2B: 2-5, RBI, K Austin Nola, SS: 1-3, 2B, RBI, K Jose Urena, SP: 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2K Andre Rienzo, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 4/9/2016 @ Omaha L 8-11 Danny Black, 1B: 3-5, HR (1), 3 RBI, R, K Destin Hood, LF: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Don Kelly, 3B: 2-3, 2 BB, 2 R Xavier Scruggs, DH: 1-2, 3 BB, 4 R Paul Clemens, SP: 1.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Nefi Ogando, RP: 1.1 IP, H 4/10/2016 @ Omaha W 7-4 Austin Nola, SS: 2-3, 2 HR (1, 2), 3 RBI, 3 R, BB Robert Andino, 2B: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K, SB Tomas Tellis, C: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R, SB (2) Isaac Galloway, CF: 2-5, 2B, RBI, R, 2 K Kendry Flores, SP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 4 BB, 4 K Kyle Barraclough, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 K 4/11/2016 @ Iowa L 1-9 Destin Hood, RF: 2-4, R, K Andre Nieto, C: 1-4, RBI, K Ivan Pinyero, SP: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K 4/12/2016 @ Iowa W 4-2 Destin Hood, LF: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB, SB (1) Cole Gillespie, PH: 1-1, HR (1), RBI, R Kenny Wilson, CF: 2-5, K Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-4, R Justin Nicolino, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K Nick Wittgren, RP: IP, SV (1), 2 K 4/13/2016 @ Iowa L 5-9 Don Kelly, 2B: 2-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Xavier Scruggs, 1B: 2-5, HR (1), 2B, RBI, 2 R, K Andre Nieto, C: 2-4, 2 RBI, K Destin Hood, RF: 2-5, 2B, 2 K Jose Urena, SP: 3 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 4/14/2016 @ Iowa L 2-4 Destin Hood, RF: 1-2, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, BB Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-3, 2B, R, 2 BB, 2 K Robert Andino, 2B: 1-3, BB, K Paul Clemens, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, BB, 4 K Andre Rienzo, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 3 K 4/15/2016 vs Omaha L 0-3 Cole Gillespie, DH: 1-3, 2B, K Kenny Wilson, RF: 1-3, SB (3) Kendry Flores, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 3 K Brian Ellington, RP: 1.1 IP, BB, K 4/16/2016 vs Omaha L 1-6 Kenny Wilson, CF: 3-4, 2B Don Kelly, 3B: 2-4, R, K Xavier Scruggs, LF: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K Ivan Pinyero, SP: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Nick Wittgren, RP: 1.1 IP 4/17/2016 vs Omaha L 2-3 Xavier Scruggs, DH: 2-4, RBI, R Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-3, SB (3), K Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-4, 2B, R, K Justin Nicolino, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, K Dylan Axelrod, RP: 2 IP, K 4/18/2016 vs Omaha W 3-0 Isaac Galloway, CF: 3-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, R, K Destin Hood, RF: 2-4, R, K Don Kelly, DH: 1-4, 3B Austin Nola, 2B: 1-3, 2B, R, BB, K Jose Urena, SP: 5 IP, H, BB, 5 K Jo Jo Reyes, RP: 3 IP, 3 H Cody Ege, RP: IP, SV (1), K 4/19/2016 vs Iowa W 7-5 Destin Hood, RF: 1-4, HR (3), 3 RBI, 2 R, K Kenny Wilson, CF: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Robert Andino, SS: 1-2, RBI, BB, K Paul Clemens, SP: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Eric Jokisch, RP: 2 IP, H, BB Andre Rienzo, RP: IP, SV (1), 2 H, K 4/20/2016 vs Iowa W 3-2 Destin Hood, LF: 2-3, HR (4), 2 RBI, R, BB Kenny Wilson, CF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R, SB (6) Isaac Galloway, RF: 2-4, 2B, K Kendry Flores, SP: 6.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 5 K 4/21/2016 vs Iowa L 1-4 Austin Nola, SS: 2-4, RBI Tomas Tellis, C: 1-2, BB COle Gillespie, 1B: 1-4, R, K Dylan Axelrod, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, K 4/22/2016 vs Iowa L 0-5 Austin Nola, SS: 2-4, 2B Isaac Galloway, CF: 2-3, BB Cole Gillespie, PH: 1-1, 2B Justin Nicolino, SP: 7 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, BB, 5 K 4/23/2016 @ Nashville W 7-4 Destin Hood, RF: 2-5, HR (5), 4 RBI, R, 2 K Xavier Scruggs, LF: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K Kenny WIlson, CF: 2-5, RBI, 2 R Ivan Pineyro, SP: 4 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K Greg Nappo, RP: 2 IP, 2 K Dustin McGowan, RP: 2 IP, BB, 2 K Andre Rienzo, RP: IP, SV (3), H, K 4/24/2016 @ Nashville W 4-3 Kenny Wilson, RF: 3-5, 2B Destin Hood, CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Xavier Scruggs, DH: 1-3, 2B, R, 2 BB Cole Gillespie, 1B: 2-2, RBI, 2 BB Andre Nieto, C: 1-4, 2 RBI Isaac Galloway, LF: 2-5, R, SB (4) Paul Clemens, SP: 5 IP, 3 ER, BB, 5 K Bullpen: 3.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 4 K 4/25/2016 @ Nashville W/10 4-3 Destin Hood, CF: 1-5, HR (6), RBI, R, 2 K Austin Nola, SS: 1-3, RBI, R, K Elliot Soto, 3B: 1-3, RBI, BB Tomas Tellis, C: 2-4 Kendry Flores, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, 5 K Jo Jo Reyes, RP: 2 IP, BB, K Eric Jokisch, RP: 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 K 4/26/2016 @ Nashville L 6-7 Xavier Scruggs, LF: 1-3, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, BB, 2 K Robert Andino, 2B: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R Isaac Galloway, RF: 1-5, 2 RBI, K, SB (5) Kenny Wilson, CF: 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, SB (7) Dylan Axelrod, SP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R (4 ER), 3 BB, 2 K Nefi Ogando, RP: IP 4/28/2016 vs Memphis W/10 2-1 Xavier Scruggs, PH: 1-1, RBI Isaac Galloway, LF: 1-4, R, K, SB (6) Kenny Wilson, RF: 1-4, R, K, SB (8) Jarred Cosart, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K Bullpen: 5 IP, 2 BB, 5 K 4/29/2016 vs Memphis W 7-0 Elliot Soto, 2B: 1-4, HR (1), 3 RBI, R Destin Hood, CF: 3-4, RBI, 2 R Kenny Wilson, RF-CF: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R, SB (9) Isaac Galloway, LF-RF: 2-4, RBI, 2 K, SB (7) Paul Clemens, SP: 6.1 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K Bullpen: 2.2 IP, H, K 4/30/2016 vs Memphis PPD (rain) rescheduled to 5/1 4/7/2016 vs Montgomery W 6-1 J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, HR (1), 3 RBI, R, K Yefri Perez, CF: 2-4, 2 R, SB (1) Jeremias Pineda - 2-4, 2 R, 2 K Moises Sierra, DH: 1-3, RBI, R, BB Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 7 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 4/8/2016 vs Montgomery W 8-3 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-4, HR (1), 4 RBI, R Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-4, 2 RBI Austin Dean, DH: 1-3, RBI, 2 R, BB J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, 3B, R Jarlin Garcia, SP: 4 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 1.1 IP, SV (1), H, BB 4/9/2016 vs Montgomery /10 1-2 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-4, K Yefri Perez, DH: 1-3, 2B, R, BB, K, 2 SB (2, 3) Austin Brice, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, 6 K 4/10/2016 vs Montgomery W 8-3 Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K Jeremias Pineda, RF: 2-3, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, K, 4 SB (1, 2, 3, 4) Moises Sierra, DH: 1-2, 2B, RBI, R, BB Peter Mooney, SS: 2-4, RBI, R Yefri Perez, CF: 2-5, R, K, SB (4) Blake Logan, SP: 4 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, K Sean Donatello, RP: IP, H, BB, K 4/11/2016 vs Birmingham W 11-7 Avery Romero, DH: 2-3, HR (1), 3 RBI, R, BB J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, 2 RBI, R Austin Dean, LF: 2-4, RBI, 2 R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-3, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB, K Tim Berry, SP: 4.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R (6 ER), 4 BB, 5 K Bullpen: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 7 K 4/12/2016 @ Pensacola L 3-4 Jake Esch, SP: 2-2, HR (1), RBI, R, 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Avery Romero, 2B: 1-4, RBI, K Peter Mooney, SS: 1-4, 2B, R, K Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-3, R, BB, K Tyler Kinley, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 4/13/2016 @ Pensacola W 2-1 Moises Sierra, RF: 2-4, 2B R, K Matt Juengel, 3B: 1-3, RBI J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-3, 2B, BB Austin Dean, 1-4, 3B, 3 K Jarlin Garcia, SP: 5.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 1.1 IP, H, 2 K 4/14/2016 @ Pensacola L 1-4 Austin Dean, LF: 1-4, 2B, RBI, K J.T. Riddle, SS: 1-4, R, 2 K Francisco Arcia, C: 1-4, 2B, K Austin Brice, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 2 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 K 4/15/2016 @ Pensacola /11 3-4 Peter Mooney, 2B-3B: 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 K Matt Juengel, 3B: 2-4, R, BB, SB (1) Jeremias Pineda, RF: 2-4, R, BB, K, SB (6) Ryan Newell, SP: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB Scott Lyman, RP: 2.1 IP, 3 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 2 IP 4/16/2016 @ Pensacola L 0-3 Peter Mooney, 2B: 3-4, 2 2B Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, BB, K Tim Berry, SP: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Patrick Johnson, RP: 1.2 IP, H, BB, K 4/17/2016 vs Mobile W 4-1 Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, 2 RBI Yefri Perez, 2B-CF: 1-4, RBI, R, K Jeremias Pineda, CF-RF: 2-4, K Moises Sierra, RF: 1-2, R, BB Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 2 IP, H, 3 K Sean Donatello, RP: IP, SV (1) 4/18/2016 vs Mobile L 6-11 Austin Dean, LF: 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K Francisco Arcia, C: 3-5, R, K James Roberts, SS-3B-1B: 1-2, 2B, R, 3 BB, K Avery Romero, 2B: 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Jarlin Garcia, SP: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, 3 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, 3 K 4/19/2016 vs Mobile L 0-6 Yefri Perez, CF-2B: 2-4, SB (7) Moises Sierra, RF: 1-4, 2B, BB, K Sharif Othman, C: 1-3, BB Peter Mooney, 3B: 1-3, 2 K Austin Brice, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R (0 ER), 7 K 4/20/2016 vs Mobile W 8-6 Austin Dean, LF: 3-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Matt Juengel, RF: 2-4, R Yefri Perez, 3B: 1-5, RBI, R, K, 2 SB (8, 9) Ryan Newell, SP: 4 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 K Tyler Bremer, RP: 2.1 IP, BB, K Sean Donatello, RP: IP, SV (2), H, K 4/21/2016 vs Mobile L 4-11 JT Riddle, SS: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R, K Francisco Arcia, C: 3-5, RBI Jeremias Pineda, RF: 1-4, RBI, K Tim Berry, SP: 3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 K Victor Araujo, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K Tyler Higgins, RP: IP, K 4/22/2016 @ Montgomery W 8-0 Sharif Othman, C: 3-4, BB, 2 R Moises Sierra, RF: 2-5, 3B, 2 R, K Peter Mooney, 3B: 1-3, R, 2 BB Yefri Perez, SS: 1-5, 2 R, BB, K, 3 SB (10, 11, 12) Jake Esch, SP: 6 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K Bullpen: 3 IP, 2 BB, 6 K 4/23/2016 @ Montgomery L 7-8 Jeremias Pienda, CF: 3-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K J.T. Riddle, 2B: 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI, K Yefri Perez, SS: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, 2 R, BB, K Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, 3B, RBI, R, BB, K, SB (7) Jarlin Garcia, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 4 K 4/24/2016 @ Montgomery L 7-9 Moises Sierra, RF: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R, BB J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K Austin Dean, DH: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 K Peter Mooney, 2B: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K James Roberts, 3B: 2-5, RBI, K Scott Lyman, SP: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, BB, K Sean Donatello, RP: 1.1 IP, 2 H 4/25/2016 @ Montgomery W 4-3 Avery Romero, 2B: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R, K Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 2-2, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, 2 BB, K Yefri Perez, CF: 1-4, RBI, K, SB (13) Francisco Arcia, C: 1-3, 2B, BB, K Austin Brice, SP: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 K Tyler Kinley, RP: 1.2 IP SV (1), 3 K 4/26/2016 @ Montgomery L 10-11 Matt Juengel, 1B: 3-5, HR (1), 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R, K Austin Dean, LF: 3-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 K Yefri Perez, CF: 2-5, RBI, R, BB, K, SB (14) Moises Sierra, RF: 1-3, RBI, 2 K Sharif Othman, C: 1-5, 3B, R, K Peter Mooney, SS: 1-2, R, 3 BB Tim Berry, SP: 1.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), BB, 2 K Chris Reed, RP: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K 4/28/2016 vs Mississippi W 9-4 Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 3-4, HR (3), 2B, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 K Yefri Perez, CF: 1-3, RBI, R, 2 BB, SB (15) Francisco Arcia, C: 1-3, RBI, BB Jake Esch, SP: 2B, 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Tyler Higgins, RP: 2 IP, 3 H, 2 K 4/29/2016 vs Mississippi L 4-5 Yefri Perez, CF: 2-4, 2 RBI, R, BB, 4 SB (16, 17, 18, 19) J.T. Riddle, SS: 2-4, 2B, 2 K Francisco Arcia, C: 1-3, 2 R, BB, K Jarlin Garcia, SP: 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 BB, 5 K Hunter Adkins, RP: 2 IP, 2 K 4/30/2016 vs Mississippi <font color="red"LL 2-3 Yefri Perez, SS-CF: 3-5, R Jeremias Pineda, CF-RF: 2-5, 2 K, SB (9) J.T. Riddle, 2B-SS: 1-3, R, BB, K Austin Dean, LF: 1-3, RBI, K Brady Shoemaker, 1B: 1-2, RBI, 2 BB Austin Brice, SP: 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 4 K 4/7/2016 @ St. Lucie L 5-6 Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 2-5, 3B, RBI, R, SB (1) Taylor Ard, 1B: 2-4, RBI, R, BB, 2 K Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-3, 2B, R, 2 BB, K, SB (1) Brad Haynal, C: 3-5, 2B, RBI, 2 R Jeff Brigham, SP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 6 K Jose Adames, RP: IP, H, K 4/8/2016 @ St. Lucie W 5-3 John Norwood, RF: 1-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 2-4, R Ryan Aper, CF: 1-4, RBI Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K Chris Mazza, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, BB Jose Velez, RP: IP, SV (1), 3 K 4/9/2016 vs St. Lucie L 5-7 Brad Haynal, C: 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-2, HR (1), RBI, 2 BB, K Brian Schales, 2B: 1-4, 2B, R Michael Mader, SP: 3.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K 4/10/2016 vs St. Lucie W 3-2 Taylor Ard, DH: 1-3, HR(1), 3 RBI, R, K Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 2-3, R, BB Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 4.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2 K Kyle Fischer, SP: 3 IP, H, BB, K 4/11/2016 @ Lakeland W 6-4 Dexter Kjerstsd, CF: 3-5, R, 2 K Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB K.J. Woods, 1B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB Dillon Peters, SP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 K Chris Mazza, RP: 2 IP, 2 K Drew Steckenrider, RP: 2 IP, SV (1), H, BB, 6 K 4/12/2016 @ Lakeland L 6-7 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 2-3, HR (1), 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB, SB (1) Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB K.J. Woods, 1B: 2-3, BB, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 3.2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 K 4/13/2016 @ Lakleand W 4-2 Taylor Ard, 1B: 2-4, HR (2), RBI, 2 R Yuniel Ramirez, 1-3, HR (1), 2 RBI, R, K Luis Castillo, SP: 5 IP, H, ER, BB, 7 K James Buckelew, RP: 2.2 IP, H, 2 BB, 2 K 4/14/2016 @ Lakeland L 0-5 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, 3B, K Team: 3-28, 5 BB, 12 K Michael Mader, SP: 2 IP, BB, 3 K Jose Velez, RP: 1.2 IP, 3 BB, 4 K 4/15/2015 vs Clearwater L 0-11 John Norwood, RF: 1-4, 2 K, SB (1) Team: 5-32, 2 BB, 11 K Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 5 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 2 K Drew Steckenrider, RP: 2 IP, 3 K 4/16/2016 vs Clearwater L 0-4 Justin Bohn, SS: 1-3, 3B, K Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 1-3, 2B Team: 3-20, 2 BB, 9 K Dillon Peters, SP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 5 K Chris Mazza, RP: 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, K 4/17/2016 vs Clearwater L 1-4 K.J. Woods, DH: 2-4, 2 K Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-3, BB, K Team: 4-29, 3 BB, 14 K Raudel Lazo, SP: IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 K James Buckelew, RP: 3 IP, ER, 3 BB, 3 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 2 IP, K 4/18/2016 vs Clearwater W 4-0 Brian Anderson, 3B: 3-4, 2B, 2 R Brian Schales, 2B: 3-4, 2 R Taylor Ard, DH: 1-3, RBI, BB, K Luis Castillo SP: 6 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 K Bullpen: 3 IP, 2 H, 2 K 4/19/2016 @ Ft. Myers L 1-2 K.J. Woods, 1B: 1-3, HR (1), RBI, R, 2 K Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-4, 2 K Team: 3-30, BB, 8 K Michael Mader, SP: 5 IP, 3 H, 3 K 4/20/2016 @ Ft. Myers W 4-3 Brian Anderson, 3B: 3-5, 3B, RBI, 2 R, 2 K Brad Haynal, C: 1-3, RBI, BB Brian Schales, B: 2-5, R, K Arturo Rodriguez, DH: 1-4, 2B, K Raudel Lazo, SP: IP Jorgan Cavanerio, RP: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER Jose Adames, RP: 2 IP, SV (1), H, 2 K 4/21/2016 @ Ft. Myers W 4-2 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 2-4, R, BB, 2 K, SB (2) Brian Schales, 2B: 2-5, R, K Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-4, RBI, R, BB, K, SB (2) Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 1-4, RBI, K Dillon Peters, SP: 6 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 K Chris Mazza, RP: 2 IP, 3 H, R (0 ER), 3 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: IP, SV (1) K 4/22/2016 vs Palm Beach L 5-9 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 2-5, 2B, HR (2), 2 RBI, R, K Brian Schales, 2B: 3-5, R Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-5, HR (2), 2 RBI, R Taylor Ard, RB: 2-3, 2 2B, R, BB Arturo Rodriguez, DH: 2-4, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 2 IP, 5 H, 5 R (4 ER), BB, 2 K James Buckelew, RP: 4 IP, 2 H, 3 R (0 ER), 2 BB, K 4/23/2016 @ Palm Beach W/11 4-3 John Norwood, RF: 2-4, HR (1), RBI, R, K Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 1-5, HR (2), RBI, R Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-5, RBI Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-5, 3B, R Luis Castillo, SP: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, 7 K Bullpen: 6.1 IP, H, 4 BB, 2 K 4/24/2016 vs Palm Beach W 3-2 Taylor Ard, 1B: 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB Brian Anderson, 3B: 1-2, R, 2 BB, K John Norwood, RF: 1-3, K Michael Mader, SP: 5 IP, H, ER, 4 BB, 4 K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB 4/26/2016 vs Ft. Myers L 1-9 Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 1-4, HR (3), RBI, R, 2 K Brian Schales, 2B: 2-4 Jorgan Cavanerio, SP: 4 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, K Jose Velez, RP: 2.1 IP, 2 BB, 3 K Kyle Fischer, 1.2 IP, 2 H, K 4/27/2016 vs Ft. Myers /10 1-6 John Norwood, RF: 2-4, SB (3) Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 1-4, 2B, R, K Justin Bohn, SS: 1-3, RBI, BB, K Brian Schales, 2B: 0-2, 3 BB, K Jeff Brigham, SP: 5 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 K James Buckelew, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K 4/28/2013 vs Ft. Myers W 11-3 Brian Anderson, 3B: 4-5, 2B, RBI, 3 R Brad Haynal, C: 3-5, 3 RBI, R, K Yuniel Ramirez, LF: 3-5, 2B, RBI, R Justin Bohn, SS: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB Dillon Peters, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 4 K Chris Mazza, RP: 2 IP, H 4/29/2016 vs Bradenton L 0-11 Arturo Rodriguez, DH: 1-3 Chris Hoo, C: 1-3 Team: 4-32, 7 K Luis Castillo, SP: 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER Jose Velez, RP: 3 IP, H, BB, 3 K 4/30/2016 vs Bradenton W 6-3 Brian Anderson, 3B: 2-4, RBI, R Dexter Kjerstad, CF: 2-4, 2 R Taylor Ard, DH: 1-4, RBI, K John Norwood, RF: 1-4, 2 R, BB Michael Mader, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 K Kyle Fischer, RP: 1.1 IP, K Esmerling De La Rosa, RP: IP, SV (3), H, BB, K 4/7/2016 vs West Virginia W 3-2 Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R, 2 K Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-3, 2B, RBI, K Team: 3-26, 5 BB, 10 K Justin Jacome, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, ER, K Bullpen: 5 IP, 6 H, 1 R (0 ER), BB, 5 K 4/8/2016 vs West Virginia L 1-5 Angel Reyes, DH: 1-3, 2B, BB Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-4, 2B, 2 K Team: 3-40, 2 BB, 10 K Cody Poteet, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 3 K Nestor Bautista, RP: 3 IP, 2 H 4/9/2016 vs West Virginia L 2-8 Anfernee Seymour, SS: 3-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 SB (1, 2) Rony Cabrera, 2B: 2-5, K Rodrigo Vigil, C: 1-3, BB Alex Fernandez, LF: 1-3, R, BB Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 5 IP, 2 H, BB, 4 K 4/10/2016 vs West Virginia L 1-3 Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-4, 2B, K Angel Reyes, DH: 2-4, K Kevin Guzman, SP: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 5 K Ben Holmes, RP: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 K 4/11/2016 vs Hickory L 0-5 Rodrigo Vigil, C: 2-4 Team: 3-31, 2 BB, 6 K Chuck Weaver, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), BB, 7 K 4/13/2016 vs Hickory L 2-5 Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-4, 2B, 3B, RBI, R Rodrigo Vigil, C: 2-4, 2B, R Cody Poteet, SP: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Scott Squier, RP: 2.2 IP, 3 H, K 4/14/2016 @ Lakewood W 7-4 Alex Fernandez, RF: 3-5, 2B, 3B, RBI, 2 R, K, SB (1) Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, K Angel Reyes, 1B: 2-5, 2 RBI, R, K Korey Dunbar, C: 2-3, 2 R, BB, K Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 R (1 ER), BB, 8 K Ben Holmes, RP: 3 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K 4/15/2016 @ Lakewood W 3-2 Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, R, K, SB (1) Rony Cabrera, SS: 1-4, RBI, K Kevin Guzman, SP: 5 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 6 K C.J. Robinson, RP: 2 IP, SV (1), K 4/16/2016 @ Lakewood W 4-2 Rony Cabrera, 2B: 2-5, 3 RBI, K Josh Naylor, 1B: 2-5, 2 K Alex Fernandez, RF: 1-2, 2 BB, 2 SB (2, 3) Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-3, R, BB Chuck Weaver, SP: 6 IP, 2 H, 6 K Scott Squier, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), 3 K 4/17/2016 @ Lakewood L 0-7 Rodrigo Vigil, C: 1-2, 2B Kyle Barrett, LF: 1-3 Team: 3-30, BB, 8 K Justin Jacome, SP: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, K 4/18/2016 @ Delmarva W/10 5-4 Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, 2 R, K Angel Reyes, DH: 1-4, RBI, BB, 2 K Jhonny Santos, 1-4, RBI, R, BB, K, SB (1) Anfernee Seymour, SS: 1-4, RBI, SB (7) Cody Poteet, SP: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 K Ben Holmes, RP: 3.1 IP, H, 2 K Ben Meyer, RP: 2 IP, 5 K C.J. Robinson, RP: IP, SV (2) 4/19/2016 @ Delmarva L 1-3 Angel Reyes, DH: 2-3, BB Taylor Munden, 2B: 1-3, 2B, R Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-3 Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 3.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 5 BB, 4 K LJ Brewster, RP: 2.1 IP, H, BB, 2 K Scott Squier, RP: 2 IP, 2 H, 4 K 4/20/2016 @ Delmarva L 1-3 Taylor Munden, 3B: 2-4, 2B, R, 2 K Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-4, K, SB (1) Kevin Guzman, SP: 5 IP, 5 K Andy Beltre, RP: IP, BB, 3 K 4/21/2016 vs Lakewood L 3-10 Taylor Munden, 2B: 3-4, HR (1), 2 RBI, R Alex Fernandez, RF: 3-4, R Rony Cabrera, SS: 1-4, RBI Angel Reyes, 1B: 1-4, R, K Chuck Weaver, SP: 5 IP, 8 H, 6 R (3 ER), K 4/22/2016 vs Lakewood W 10-9 Josh Naylor, 1B: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, K Isael Soto, DH: 2-4, 3B, RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 K Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-3, HR (1), 4 RBI, R, K Kyle Barrett, LF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, BB, K Justin Jacome, SP: 5 IP, 7 H, 6 R (2 ER), BB, K Ben Holmes, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K C.J. Robinson, RP: IP, SV (3), 3 K 4/23/2016 vs Lakewood W 6-1 Josh Naylor, 1B: 3-3, HR (1), 2 2B, 3 RBI, R, BB, SB (1) Rony Cabrera, 2B: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI, K Isael Soto, RF: 1-3, 2B, R, BB Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, 2 R, 2 SB (8, 9) Taylor Munden, 3B: 1-3, RBI, R, BB 4/24/2016 vs Lakewood /11 7-11 Josh Naylor, 1B: 3-5, HR (2), 3 RBI, R, 2 BB Roy Morales, C: 3-5, R Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, RBI, R, SB (10) Isael Soto, RF: 2-5, 2 R, BB, K Rony Cabrera, 2B: 2-6, 2 RBI, R, 2 K Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, BB, K Steven Farnworth, RP: 2 IP, H, BB, K Ben Meyer, RP: 2 IP, H, 2 BB 4/26/2016 vs Hickory L 5-7 Josh Naylor, 1B: 1-4, HR (3), RBI, R Isael Soto, RF: 2-3, 3B, R, BB, K Angel Reyes, 3B: 1-4, RBI, R, K Roy Morales, C: 1-4, 2B, RBI, R Zach Sullivan, CF: 1-3, 2B, BB Kevin Guzman, SP: 2 IP, 4 H, 5 R (4 ER), BB, 2 K Nestor Bautista, RP: 3 IP, 2 H, R (0 ER), BB 4/27/2016 @ Hickory L 0-2 Isael Soto, RF: 1-2, BB Team: 1-26, 2 BB, 11 K Chuck Weaver, SP: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, BB, 3 K 4/28/2016 @ Hickory L 1-5 Stone Garrett, CF: 1-4, HR (1), RBI, R, 2 K Alex Fernandez, LF: 1-3, 2B, BB Rony Cabrera, 2B: 2-4, 2B, K Isael Soto, RF: 2-4, K, SB (1) Taylor Munden, 3B: 1-3, BB, 2 K Brett Lilek, SP: 1.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB, 2 K Scott Squier, RP: 3.1 IP, BB, 4 K 4/29/2016 @ Augusta L 0-9 Isael Soto, RF: 1-2, 2 BB Korey Dunbar, C: 1-3, K Team: 4-31, 2 BB, 13 K Cody Poteet, SP: 4 IP, 7 H, 5 R (2 ER), BB Andy Beltre, RP: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 K 4/30/2016 @ Augusta W 6-4 Josh Naylor, 3-4, R, BB Stone Garrett, DH: 2-5, K Anfernee Seymour, SS: 2-5, 2 R, SB (2) Taylor Munden, 2B: 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 R, K Zach Sullivan, CF: 2-4, RBI, SB 3) Gabriel Castellanos, SP: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 K Ben Holmes, RP: 4 IP, H, 4 BB, K C.J. Robinson, RP: IP, SV (4), K

Up until this point, previews for teams have been my projections. With lineups released and the season a month old, this preview will be based upon factual evidence. Players I have already covered in previous previews who happened to make it to a higher level will be marked with a * and my writing on them may be a bit brief. For more info on those players, visit my previous team previews. 2015 Team Stats 57-81 .247/.320/.355 71 HR/304 XBH 1204.2 IP, 4.07 ERA, 1.362 WHIP Lineup CF Yefri Perez* RF Jeremias Pineda LF Austin Dean 1B Brady Shoemaker* DH Moises Sierra SS J.T. Riddle 3B Matt Juengel C Francisco Arcia 2B Avery Romero* Making it rain baseballs. Something that is frowned upon and disallowed at every bar and club in North America. That is until this year. Because that is exactly how the Jacksonville Suns will be hoping Austin Dean, Brady Shoemaker, Avery Romero and the rest of their 2016 squad will christen their brand new left field gazebo bar and will make into a tradition all season long. No matter if you have the ridiculous raw speed needed to label you the fastest man the organization has ever seen and to steal an absurd 71 bases, most in your A+ league in over five years, if you only are able to muster a sub-300 OBP, you likely aren't ready to crack the upper levels of the minors. Accordingly, I predicted to be the case for Yefri Perez after he slashed just .240/.286/.269 and struck out 95 times for the Hammerheads last season. Long story short on Yefri (pun intended), is that his swing was entirely too aggressive and long in 2015 and he used it far too often. With over half of his success reaching base coming off of bunts and slow-rolling grounders, Perez was far too aggressive early in the count and remained so when down two strikes, chasing pitches off the outer half and pulling the trigger on anything close. Still, stealing upwards of 70 bags and setting a franchise record despite only being on base 20% of the time in garnered Perez some worthy recognition as he was selected as an FSL All-Star and at seasons end, invited to attend Marlins' spring training. It was evidently at the latter of those in which Perez proved he made the necessary adjustments needed to move to AA Jacksonville. Perez stuck around the big league team for nearly all of spring, reaping the benefits of his fellow players and coaches. Early on in the Suns' season, it appears as though that experience is paying dividends for Yefri. Appearing to have put on a little bit of weight, Perez is using it to his advantage by executing a much better timed swing but not before he maintains the looseness in his hands much longer, taking away his previous tendency to commit early and get out in front. Because of this, would-be swings and misses, something Perez did far too frequently last year, are turning into at the very least foul balls, prolonging his ABs. Furthermore, he is also waiting longer to commit to bunts which is giving him an extra step towards first base upon a later infield reaction (not that he needs it) and what should equate to a higher success rate as it will allow him to square up the break of pitches more advantageously. While the sample size is indeed tiny and while Perez's 2015 got off to a very similar start through his first week of play before he began showing his true colors, this new, improved, stronger, more patient, and more technically sound version of the 25-year-old has allowed him to show initial success at a higher level of competition that I did not think he was even remotely ready for. While it remains to be seen if Perez can keep this up over the course of a full year or even longer than a seven day span, the early product of Perez's game with the Suns is indeed encouraging and it has all come while he has maintained his blazing speed as he as already stolen 5 bases in 5 attempts. Perez's speed also serves him well in the field, giving him the ability to play virtually anywhere. His ability to cover all the ground needed for any position makes him playable at all three outfield spots and both middle infield spots. He makes good reads off the bat and runs good routes to the ball. On the infield, he exhibits good footwork, quick soft hands and great gap coverage. Because his outfield throwing arm is average at best (just 28 outfield assists in nearly 3,000 innings), he lines up more advantageously as a second baseman but, either way, he isn't a hard guy to get in to games. Although he is 25 and first getting a taste of AA, if his early season plate presence and improved swing continue to show themselves, Yefri will become a fantastic spark plug bat off the bench and late inning defensive replacement. He has the makeup to be the type of utility player every team seeks. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMn1gmBp4sU]Even on the occasion that pitchers manage to get around Perez this year, there will be little time to breathe in the way of harnessing speed as they will be forced to stare down Jeremias Pineda. Signed near the very end of the offseason, Pineda is a 25-year-old formerly of the Twins organization who spent last season playing in the Mexican leagues. Despite baseball south of the border being known as being very hitter friendly, Pineda still posted an impressive catalyst type slash line in 2015, going .285/.362/.339. It is the hope that Pineda's success in Mexico translates back to the majors and his Marlins' career. For that to happen, Pineda will need to improve upon a raw offensive approach, something he hasn't been able to do in five years, which already ended his American majors career once, and despite the good numbers on the surface of his Mexican league season last year, still caused him to strike out a ridiculous 168 times to 71 walks in a league not known at all for pitching prowess. So much about Pineda reminds me of Yefri. He's 25, he's a switch hitter, he's extremely fast (though not quite as fast as Perez), most of his offensive success comes from beating out infield hits and he is entirely too aggressive at the plate, especially when behind in the count. Hope is that these players, who will be hitting behind one another, can feed off each other and help each other succeed and turn them in to the extremely valuable utility players they have the capability of being. Pineda may be a step slower that Perez speed-wise but his outfield throwing arm is that step then a few more ahead of Yefri's. For that reason, many of his starts should come in the outfield this season though, again like Perez, his versatility will allow the Suns get him into the lineup in many if not all games. As he proved in the Arizona Fall League after a very good year considering it was in the pitcher's haven of Jupiter last full season, the Marlins may really have something in Austin Dean. Following a .268/.318/.366 year with the Hammerheads which led his team and placed 18th in the Florida State League and earned him a FSL All Star Game invite as well as an invite to the Arizona Fall League where he hit .323/.364/.452 and made his second All-Star game of the year, Dean comes to the Suns riding high. What he has to thank for his success is a balanced approach, including the ability to wait pitches out until they are finished breaking and a short quick line drive stroke, backed by a solid lower half. His solid and still improving plate vision makes him a pesky out to get. He gets in the mind of pitchers, frustrating them by trying not to do too much with pitches out of his reach but rather just foul them off, forcing pitchers to make mistakes. Dean's swing isn't one that's going to warrant him a ton of long balls but rather a prototypical short line drive stroke (as proven by a career 18.66 LD% coming into this year) that has the ability to reach all fields. As proven by a 77/148 BB/K over the course of his first two full seasons in the minors, Dean also isn't afraid to take a walk if he doesn't get what he likes. His patience, swing and plus speed which includes a good first step out of the box and warranted him 18 steals last year make him a fantastic future leadoff or two slot candidate. Dean will be and, by way of a .306/.416/.472 through his first 20 games in AA which includes an OBP that is currently fifth in the Southern League and a SLG and BA which rank 15th making him one of if not the best all-around bat thus far, already has been a fun project to watch fill out. In Brady Shoemaker, we have a guy who must have done something drastic to someone within the organization to warrant the treatment he has received in his Marlins career because as of late, the organization has done everything possible to hold him back. It all started innocently enough for Shoemaker with a bout of bad luck. After being claimed off waivers by the Marlins in 2013 after he spent that entire season out of baseball, Shoemaker returned to the minors with a vengeance in 2014, hitting .274/.374/.433 in AA Jacksonville. That year, he either led or was a close second in nearly every major offensive category amongst full time Suns including HR (12), OBP (.374), OPS (.808), walks (67), BB/K (.74) and RBI (71). Amongst qualifiers who appeared in at least 100 Southern League games, Shoemaker's .374 OBP ranked 10th and his .808 OPS ranked 12th. His accomplishments warranted him a well-deserved call-up to AAA in 2015. At the highest level he's ever played at, a 27-year-old Shoemaker quickly became one of the Zephyrs top players. Heading into a game on May 24th, Shoemaker was hitting a robust .310/.393/.509 and looked to be the next man in line for a call-up and probably would have been when Giancarlo Stanton hit the season ending DL with a hand injury on June 27th, leaving the Marlins scrambling for outfielders. Moreoever, Shoemaker, who also plays first, would have been the best choice considering first baseman Justin Bour's struggles against lefties beginning to come to fruition and the fact that Shoemaker's mashing versus them which amounted to the tune of a .302/.402/.573 that year was also beginning to rear it's beautiful head. However, May 24th is when Shoemaker's run of rough luck began. In the Zephyrs' game that night against El Paso, Shoemaker broke a pinkie finger, putting him on the shelf for the rest of May, the entire month of June and the beginning of July, causing him to miss his window and an opportunity to make his major league debut. Being the consummate professional that he is and being no stranger to missing time only to come back even better, Shoemaker returned on July 7th and although his second half was, quite understandably after breaking a finger in his dominant hand, wasn't as good as his first half as he struggled to find gaps as regularly as he did before the injury, Shoemaker remained one of the Zephyrs' key contributors. By season's end, he was arguably their full-season MVP, ending 2015 with a .284/.359/.417 line. His .776 OPS ranked third on the team as did his .417 SLG, once again not just making him a candidate but rather the prime candidate to become Justin Bour's platoon partner at first base in 2016 after Bour ended the year with a .221/.293/.279 against southpaws. Even after the signing of career reclamation project Chris Johnson to a major league contract, Shoemaker at the very least still seemed lined up to make the roster as the fifth outfielder, especially after he began his spring by hitting (), one of the best bats in camp. However, that didn't stop the Marlins from inexplicably making Shoemaker part of the first round of spring cuts. He watched as Cole Gillespie earned the nod as the fifth outfielder and planned to make the trip back to New Orleans. But the hits didn't stop coming there. At the end of spring training, Shoemaker wasn't assigned to New Orleans. He was, once again for reasons lost on everyone who has followed his career of late, assigned all the way down to AA Jacksonville. It would seem as though frustration has understandably so finally gotten the best of the now 28-year-old who could be playing in the majors and definitely should be playing above AA as his season with the Suns has gotten off to just a .212 start. While there is no doubt that the power hitting, balanced approach hitter that Shoemaker is and as his OBP (.356) and SLG (.353) are already proving, he will (continue to) improve upon that line as the season progresses but whether he makes the majors with the Marlins or not seems to be very much up in the air. Simply put, the guy can't catch a break and the organization doesn't seem to be willing to help him along. [mlbvideo id="543263283" width="400" height="224" /] In addition to a best-selling jersey waiting to happen, the Marlins have potential five-tool talent in J.T. Riddle, who will man the infield for the Suns this year. After hitting .286/.322/.405 and receiving All-Star honors in Jupiter last year, Riddle, a 13th round draft pick, comes to the Suns as a .274/.316/.373 lifetime MiLB hitter. Swinging with a light balanced load, the 6'1" 180 pounder is a mostly singles bat but he packs a bit of hidden power and will surprise with his ability to hit gaps. Add to the fact that he still has time to add power by way of growing physically and it's easy to see why Riddle was named the Marlins' top hitting prospect in 2015 and remains a top 10 organizational prospect this year. Despite owning a short stroke, Riddle is a bit too aggressive at the plate, making him susceptible to the K and the reason why he hasn't posted an OBP over the .325 mark at any level and something the Marlins would like to see temper as he makes his way through the upper minors. Riddle made quite the impression with the Suns in the second half of 2015 when he hit .289/.323/.422 for them and has continued to set fire to Southern League pitching on fire in his first 23 games in Jacksonville this year, hitting .279/.330/.395 with 7 XBH and 18 RBI. Though he is a natural second baseman, the Marlins have been giving Riddle playing time at other infield spots in hopes that he can become a quality utility player and lefty off the bench, ala Derek Dietrich and, although his speed is average, he has the arm strength and the quickness needed to cover all the ground and do so. However, if he continues to show improved pop as he grows into his body along with the raw talent that he owns behind his approach and maintains similar success against righties and lefties, Riddle has the opportunity to turn into an every day starter. He is a piece very much worth watching as he progresses this season. Avery Romero mans the other up-the-middle spot for the Suns this season despite an average at best year in Jupiter last year in which he hit just .259/.315/.314, all career lows for the 22-year-old. While some of that dumbing down of his slash line can be blamed on the pitcher's paradise that is Roger Dean Stadium, especially considering he came in to 2015 having never failed to hit at least .276/.341/.391 over the course of a full season and was coming off of a .320/.367/.423 year in between Greensboro and his first 26 games as a Hammerhead, Romero did exhibit some worrisome setbacks last year, including a career worst 71/38 K/BB and a 1.29 GO/AO, his worst since his days in rookie ball. Despite exhibiting a good short line drive swing that generates a lot of contact and puts his 1/100 rating in that category at 81 and his career line drive percentage at 21%, Romero has always been more of a free swinger rather than a count worker and has been known to press when frustrated. The Marlins are hoping that immaturity is the reason for his struggles last yar and that with a change of scenery to the much more neutral Southern League as well as a year's worth more of experience under his belt, those tensions will ease. Defensively, Romero made the switch from shortstop to second base after high school. Thanks to Romero's athletic frame as well as his quick hands and swift footwork following him from the plate into the field, he has made the move rather well overall, attributing to a 4.49 career range factor at the number 4 position. Last year, he contributed to a career high 79 double plays. However, Romero also proved he still has some growing to do, arm accuracy and decision wise as he rushed a lot of erratic throws at 2B and also committed a career high 20 errors but that is a flaw that should work itself out with more innings and more age. Whether Romero makes his ETA next season or not will depend upon his ability to improve upon his plate presence and patience and this season is his make it or break it moment. So far in 2016, it hasn't happened as Romero is hitting just .170/.286/.283 but there is still plenty of baseball left to play. We will be monitoring him closely throughout the course of the year. Pitching Rotation 1. Austin Brice 2. Jake Esch 3. Jarlin Garcia 4. Tim Berry Austin Brice is a huge 6'4" 240 pound 9th round draft pick from 2010 who is impressive at times and has made strides improving his arsenal in recent years but who just can't seem to put it all together. The physical specimen is an intimidating force for opposing hitters to stare down on the mound and he ramps up the kind of velo to match, occasionally throwing his pitch-off primary fastball in the mid-90s but usually sitting in the 90-92 MPH range. His best secondary pitch is a slider which he just recently got a feel for in the last two seasons. Sitting in the 82-86 MPH range, Brice will throw the pitch in any count and has the ability to hit corners with it when it is on. His curve has similar velo and when he is throwing it well, has good 11-4 break with some late bite. Notice, however, that in describing all of those pitches, "when it is on" is mentioned. That is Brice's biggest crux and the reason why he owns an unimpressive 4.26 ERA over 560 minor league innings. The trend with Brice's game is that there is no trend at all. From start to start or even inning to inning, he can either be the hero on the goat. When he is off, like many pitchers of his size the problem lies in his ability to repeat his delivery and most importantly maintain his release point, suggesting he is likely destined for a mid-late relief role rather than a rotation job. With two plus pitches already and two more, the aforementioned curve and a mid-80s changeup and still improving, the fact that he is good at subduing power, and held righty hitters to a .171 BA last year, he could make quite the living in that role at the major league level. All of that said, Brice has begun 2016 as consistent as he ever has been, not allowing more than 3 runs in any of his first five starts with half of them being of the quality variety. He also owns a 23/6 K/BB and he is pounding the zone with 246 of his 367 pitches (72%) of his pitches going for strikes. While it may be a last gasp effort (pun intended) for the gargantuan but somewhat unathletic Brice to save his future as a rotation starter, his start is encouraging. Jake Esch is the Marlins' current number nine prospect and an 11th round draft pick from 2011. He stands at an athletic 6'3", 205 and owns a four pitch arsenal consisting of a 93-96 fastball which he can spot corner to corner. He can also pitch off of the other end of his velo range, a mid 80s slider that has 10-3 movement with late bite. His ability to lead hitters off with both ends of the spectrum allows him to keep hitters off balance despite what they may see from the on-deck circle. He mixes in a still improving mid-80s change which also flashes above average and which plays off his fastball well, especially against opposing righties which he last year with the Suns held to just a .200 BAA. The Esch curveball is the least progressed of his pitches but although the spin needs to be improved, it has good 11-5 shape and can make hitters look silly when he places it correctly. After getting off to a great start in AA last year in which he held down a 3.48 ERA through 85 innings with a 68/33 K/BB, Esch received the call to AAA. However, being just 400 innings into his career as a pitcher (he came up through high school and college primarily as an infielder which allows him to field his position extremely well), he understandably proved he needs more seasoning in AA. While he is a bit old to begin a repeat season at the sub-AAA level, Esch has made great strides in a short amount of time. Should he continue to build upon a second great start that he has gotten off to in Jacksonville this year (2.93 ERA, 21/8 K/BB, 1.05 WHIP through is first 27.2 IP), he should get a better timed call to AAA and, with similar success there, could make an impact with the Marlins as early as next season. [mlbvideo id="543264283" width="400" height="224" /] Jarlin Garcia is a bit of an oddity in the way that he owns a 6'3" 220 pound power pitcher's frame but will rarely reach the mid-90s. That said, by not overthrowing and relying more on good control over all four of his pitches, Garcia has become the Marlins' third ranked prospect. His arsenal consists of a fastball that can touch 95 on the rare occasion that he ramps it up that high but usually lives in the 90-91 MPH range. Garcia has great feel for the pitch can paint corners with it, letting it run either in or out and consistently keeping it down in the zone making it a pitch he will throw in any count. He pitches off of the heat with a changeup that he developed better feel for last year and dips down to 82 MPH. Garcia's bulldog approach gives him the fearlessness needed to come right after hitters with the pitch and, with good late fade, generates plenty of swings and misses. The Garcia slider is of the 78-81 MPH variety and, while it is the least developed of all of his pitches, it flashes plus when Garcia is on, showing 10-4 movement and the ability to saw hitters off by putting it in on their hands due to late sweep. While Garcia can look dominant when he is throwing well, he isn't without fault. First, mechanics-wise he doesn't engage his huge lower half, nearly enough but rather relies more on raw arm strength on his way to the plate. The windup starts out slow with Garcia dropping his arm all the way down behind his plant leg before he comes toward the plate with a long stride, his arm trailing behind him. Even though Garcia rarely throws the ball as hard as he can, the delivery is not repeatable whatsoever if he hopes to use it 100 times per game and stay healthy. Furthermore, by releasing the ball from the point he does, Garcia doesn't advantageously shorten the distance to the plate for a guy his size. Long story short, Garcia not only just doesn't do nearly enough with his god-given physical characteristics to be considered much more than a 4-5 starter, concerns about him remaining healthy in his current state may regulate him to a bullpen role. Psychologically, Garcia is also a bit green as nearly every big time scout has been critical of his command, citing the fact that he tends to overthrow in high leverage situations which translated to an awful start to his AA career last season. Going in Garcia's favor here is the fact that he is still just 23 with room to grow and not become so easily rattled. Much more concerning are the aforementioned mechanical problems. If Garcia hopes to have a future as a starter, they need to beging being ironed out now but after doing something the same way for six years, bad habits can be hard to break. Hopefully his stone isn't already cast. We will follow him carefully this year. Projected Team Stats 72-68 .264/.332/.360 77 HR/347 XBH 1201 IP, 4.02 ERA, 1.27 WHIP

2015 Team Stats 67-73 .241/.296/.310 41 HR/222 XBH 1228.1 IP, 3.08 ERA, 1.30 WHIP Projected Lineup CF Yefri Perez 2B/DH Avery Romero 1B K.J. Woods C Arturo Rodriguez 3B Brian Anderson RF Dexter Kjerstad DH/2B James Roberts SS Justin Bohn LF Cameron Flynn Three varieties of tacos, three varieties of nachos, empanadas, Corona -- judging by the fare being offered up at Roger Dean Stadium this spring, the Hammerheads are excitedly awaiting the arrival of Arturo Rodriguez. Either that or its just an amazing coincidence. In any event, the Mexican export will come to Jupiter this summer. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E75vfE-DKL4] Somewhat suprisingly thanks to the price tags the Mexican League places on their players, Rodriguez came to the American majors after a .313/.366/.493 career south of the border. Even more surprising was the fact that he was signed by the usually thrifty Marlins. He rewarded that surely hefty, although still not (and probably never will be) certain cost by having a fantastic first half of the season with the Grasshoppers. Over his first 63 games and 237 ABs in the US minors, Rodriguez slashed a team leading .300/.350 /.422 with 6 HR, 32 RBI, and a 28/19 K/BB. In the second half, although the power numbers persisted and he hit 13 HR over Greensboro's last 62 games, the rest of his stats would suggest that the quicker pace of play and level of competition (the Mexican league is officially classified as AAA but is more like single A and strongly favors offense) as well as the amount of technology and information available to American teams hurt A-Rod a bit as, after the break, his BA fell 50 points to .250 and his K/BB% went from 1.47 to 2.64. Rodriguez by trade is a dead pull hitter, something opposing pitchers started taking advantage of in the second half with catchers most often setting up on the outer half inducing plenty of swings and misses from Rodriguez who doesn't advantageously step into contact on balls away resulting in either whiffs or weak contact, making him an easy matchup for righties who get ahead early in the count. It is a primary reason he only slashed .246/.304/.375 last year. This area of Rodriguez's game will be in even more prominent need of improvement as he makes the jump to not only a higher level of opposing talent but also a gargantuan pitcher friendly ballpark this year. If Hammerheads hitting coach Frank Moore can work successfully with A-Rod on slightly tweaking his approach as well as recognizing pitches on the outer half and getting ahead in the count, something he only did at almost exactly a 50% rate last year, Rodriguez at 24, has the rest of the tools necessary to fly through the American minors and still make an impact as a starter at the major league level. On defense, Rodriguez used a canon-like arm to throw out 40% of his runners in 2014. That figure took a wicked dive upon his transition to the majors. However, the fact that Rodriguez only committed three errors in 385 innings as the Hoppers backstop suggests the lower CS% shouldn't be a discredit to him but more of a credit to opposing runners getting good jumps on Hoppers' pitching. Furthermore, it should be noted that, save Tyler Kolek, the 2015 Greensboro rotation was made up Michael Mader, Jorgan Cavanerio, and Ben Holmes all of whom are to contact pitchers who rarely top 90 on the radar gun. That being said, as Rodriguez climbs the minor league ladder, his CS% should normalize. After all, at 6'0", 235, he has the perfect athletic catchers' build which he used to hold his passed ball total to a minuscule two last year and, in nearly 100 less innings than he played behind the plate in 2014, contributed three more assists. With good reflexes, a quick pop time and quick hands, Rodriguez, although he has also enjoyed some success at first (just three errors, a 9.27 range factor and 39 assists last year), he projects best as a catcher. Speaking of first base, the Hammerheads will also welcome a huge power threat at that position who also played for last year's Hoppers. 20-year-old KJ Woods is a 6'3" 230 pound corner man who is currently on the fast track to the majors, having made a jump in level in each of his first three minor league seasons. In his first full professional season last year, Woods dazzled by way of a .277/.364/.496 slash line. His OBP ranked 15th in the Sally League and his SLG and OPS (.861) were second only to Shane Hoelscher, four years his senior. Not only does Woods' build personify first baseman, his prodigal power which he is still just beginning to live up to and which Baseball America scouts once ranked at a 70, does as well. Even more advantageous for Woods is the fact that he is a lefty. Standing tall in the box with only a slight bend in the knees, Woods pivots beautifully into a prototypical uppercut power swing. His lower half mechanics are a thing of beauty, even at such a young age of development. He uses a slight front foot trigger and an even more pronounced front foot pivot which he uses to point towards the ball which he picks up very quickly out of the pitcher's hand before using active hips and a back foot finish, giving his mechanics near-perfect balance. As you may have guessed, Woods heavily favors pull hitting and fouls tons of pitches off trying to inside-out them in ABs often ending in strikeouts which heavily lent themselves to his 30.3 K% last season. That said, looking at his hit charts, he has also flashed a premature ability to step into pitches go opposite field. If that ability can be further nurtured, Woods, who is still very young, has the potential to become a complete power hitter. Even if he doesn't fully learn the art of oppo, the average cycle of maturation suggests a hitter like Woods will develop a better ability to not attempt to do too much and instead wait out opposing pitchers or induce a mistake. Having already great mechanics and being a great raw athlete, Woods is a lefty power hitter worth getting excited about as he fills out. In 2016, the Hammerheads will likely welcome back the fastest man the Marlins' organization has ever seen: Yefri Perez. The Dominican export is set to begin his second full season with the Hammerheads. Last season, he set a Hammerheads' franchise record by swiping 71 bases. It was the highest total the FSL has seen since 2007. Delving a bit further into his stats, Perez stole a base 45% of the time he reached base. While that fact looks pleasantly impressive on the surface and remains so even as you look at the rest of his season, the smile drifts away from your face when you look at his slash line and realize he was only on base 169 times in 563 PAs (.286 OBP). However, when you think of what Perez could potentially accomplish if his ability to reach base should improve, overwhelming pleasant and frightening thoughts prevail, you beam a Mr. Burns-esque grin and rub your palms together in the same devilish manner. In simpler terms, if Perez was the base thief he was in 2015 with such a minimal slash line, it is insanely congenial to think about the prospect of what he could do should he make improvements to his offensive game at the plate. Perez has never been and never will be a power threat or even much of an off the bat XBH threat but thanks to his jets, he doesn't have to be. What he does have to do is reduce his strikeout total from last year (95) which ranked as 18th most in the FSL. This can be done by way of both shortening his swing and not committing to pull the trigger on it nearly as often as he did last season. At 5'11", pitchers who got ahead early and changed Perez's eye level by climbing the ladder on him and who took the bunt out of order which is where Yefri found over half of his success when it came to hits, found him to be easy pickings by way of getting him to fish for pitches out of the zone. So many Ks was a bit of a new experience for Yefri who has always been a bit of a free swinger but never to this extent. Hopefully it is just a bump in the road for him but at 25 and still just at single A advanced, he can't have too many more of these if he hopes to make an impact at the major league level. Perez seems to be aware of this fact as he spent his entire offseason playing in full speed games. He played in the Dominican Winter League before spending most of spring camp with the Marlins, getting in some valuable elbow rubs and tutelage from the likes of Barry Bonds, Don Mattingly and the big league roster. Hope is that Perez can put those experiences to good use and further his game. His prowess for speed aside, Perez is likely never going to be major league starting material at any position (he can play virtually anywhere) but if he hasn't peaked as a sub-AA player, can make some improvements to his offensive game, cut down on strikeouts, and get his OBP back around average parameters, he can still make an impact as a late inning replacement. Watch Perez closely this season as, at his age, his future may very well depend on it. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eio_JF9kH9A] As for the DH spot, I pencil in James Roberts, playing in his first full season in the Marlins' organization and who's recent past is a bit of an anomaly. Roberts is a 24-year-old 2013 Guardians draftee out of USC where he had a .295/.373/.364 career which included a .320/.379/.429 junior year and earned him the right to skip straight to A+. In his first full professional season in Carolina, Roberts played in a team high 117 games and recorded a team high 407 ABs, holding down a respectable .268 BA and .339 OBP with a 75/34 K/BB. Upon the 2014 Mudcats' move to Lynchburg, Roberts' 2015 got off to a pretty rocky start. In his first 43 games, he hit just .228/.259/.302 spurring his release from the Guardians' organization. The Marlins signed Roberts on July 10th just after the All-Star break and after 2 games in the Gulf Coast League, sent him to Jupiter. In almost as many games as he played for the Hillcats and the Guardians, Roberts was one of the Marlins' and Hammerheads' best second half minor league players at the plate, all while hitting in an extreme pitchers park as opposed to a much more neutral environment in which he struggled with Lynchburg. In his 35 games and 108 ABs with the Hammerheads, Roberts slashed .324/.368/.435. Looking at the rest of his pro career thus far, Roberts has been the same extreme on-again-off-again type offensive player and, at 24, the Guardians evidently weren't willing to wait for consistency. While it remains to be seen whether Roberts can be more than just a slighty-over-mendoza-line type weapon over the course of a full season, he earns top marks on the 40-80 scale when it comes to making contact thanks to a very mechanically sound short swing based off a great approach. Initially standing from a split stance in the box, Roberts transitions to a straight stance as he watches the pitcher's motion and he adjusts to location well. Although he favors the pull variety of hitting and has a tendency to try to inside-out pitches, he has shown the ability to go with pitches and appears to have a great working knowledge of situationalism. Though he is a bit old to begin a second season at this level, it cannot be ignored that he barely spent any time at all at any other professional level after coming out of college and that, once reports got out on him in Carolina and followed him to Lynchburg (.283/.372/.319 in the first half of 2014 compared to .255/.308/.319 in the second half) are a very probable explanation for his struggles. Roberts is a smart hitter with a knack to find gaps and, if his start with the Hammerheads is any indication, is out to prove something after his release from the Guardians organization. Roberts' focus this year should be on better plate vision and less pressing when behind in the count, a better approach versus lefties whom he historically tries to do too much against, and keeping the fine pace he historically starts out with over the course of a full season. If he plans to make any impact at all in the National League, Roberts needs to make vast improvements to his defensive game. He has played most of his games at 3B but with 21 errors there over the course of 77 games thanks to an inaccurate throwing arm, his future is probably at 2B. He will likely get starts there versus righties this year, with Avery Romero starting in the field against lefties. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSSsxgI0VLc] As for Romero himself, he also begins a second season with Jupiter. He joins Perez as the second of seven Hammerheads All-Stars from last season to at least begin a second season with the team. Romero is a third round draft pick from 2012 who, thanks to years of .276/.341/.391 in 2013 and .320/.367/.423 each of which has been rewarded with a jump in minor league level. In '13, Romero ended the year in Greensboro after beginning it in Batavia and in 2014, he ended the season in Jupiter after becoming one of the Grasshoppers' best hitters. That didn't happen for Romero this year. The reason? A .259/.315/.314 slash line, his worst yet as a pro. After hitting a combined 295/358/400 to begin his career and jump at least one level with each passing season, the horseshoe was thrown in Romero's wheels this season. While some of the reason for the decline can be blamed on the huge dimensions of Roger Dean Stadium, Romero also struck out a career high 71 times, part of a 1.87 K/BB% year. Romero's crux seems to be in his timing. Last year, he was often out in front of the first half and behind the second half of the fastball/changeup combo and found himself behind in the count early in his ABs and often allowing pitchers to have a much easier time with him. The battler he is, Romero was still able to tough out 38 walks to keep his K/BB% under 2 but if he is going to succeed as the type of bat that he is, decent power but not enough to rely on it solely as a pure XBH threat, Romero needs to improve his plate vision. This is further proven by the fact that for his career, he owns just a .257 BA and a 13.7 K% against top 20 prospects. When Romero's swing is on time, it's a thing of beauty. He maintains softness in his hands well and strides through the plate with a solidly-built active lower half and a quick short stroke. If his aggressiveness can be turned down a notch (but not too much), Romero will be a bat worthy of top-100 prospect recognition in the coming years. Defensively, Romero came up as a middle infielder. However, in high school, he his best position was behind the plate, as proven by the sub-2 second pop and strong accurate on line arm he showed during multiple showcases. At 5'11", 200 pounds with the aforementioned thick lower half, Romero has the perfect build for a modern era catcher and most scouts had him lined up to be transitioned to that spot as most recently as last year. But the Marlins don't appear to be going that route with Romero. Since beginning his minor league career, he has played 279 games at 2B, 26 at third and zero at catcher. While some may consider that to be a waste of some great raw tools, Romero still plays a solid infield. At second, he goes gap to gap very well and reads balls off the bat like a pro. Like his antics at the plate, he could use to be a little bit less anxious when transferring from glove to hand but that should come with age and good coaching. Romero's strong lower half allows him to maintain his stance well and stand up to some pretty tough slides on double play turns as we saw him turn some doozies last year. Long story short on this 22-year-old, is, while he is going to begin a repeat season at any level for the first time in his pro career and while he does require some tempering when it comes to his competitive attitude and make-up which often tempts him in to making bad decisions, he has arguably the most all-around skill of anyone in the system and still has a very good chance of making an impact with the Marlins by 2020, if not earlier. With a good start at Jupiter this year, Romero could and should find himself in a Suns uniform by the time the year is through. [milbvideo id="35547579" width="400" height="224" /] The number nine spot on the field will belong to one of the funnest names to say that the Marlins have ever possessed: Dexter X Kjerstad. Kjerstad is a 6'1" 210 2010 draftee out of high school who instead elected to attend college. Kjerstad was a spectacular NCAA power bat, boasting a .374/.426/.621 slash line. He hit a homer once every twenty ABs while also managing to rarely ever strike out. 1.07 K/BB. Kjerstad also flashed plus speed in his undergraduate days, going 20/27 in stolen base attempts and scoring 90 runs. His .388/.431/.608 season in 2013 made him the Rajin Cajuns' best hitter and lead them to a Super Regionals berth. Following that season, Kjerstad was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Royals. As a 22-year-old in single A in his first year in pro ball, Kjerstad had quite the respectable season slashing .275/.336/.428 with 25 XBH including 6 HR and 33 RBI. Like any pure power threat, Kjerstad also K'd 59 times to just 18 walks but the good far outweighed the bad. By season's end it would seem that he had placed himself on the fast track to the majors. That was backed up by the fact that during the offseason, he was promoted to A+. However, in Wilmington in 2015, Kjerstad was clearly overmatched. In 51 games and 158 ABs, he slashed just .247/.288/.316 with 6 XBH. While he struck out at a rate of 30%, he walked just seven times. Though his season wasn't going great or even good, the Royals made quite the knee-jerk decision after Kjerstad got just 158 ABs above the single A level: rather than sending him back down, they released the 23-year-old. But Kjerstad wasn't going to let the dream die there. He returned home to Texas and went back to the drawing board, working on perfecting his craft in a semi-pro league in his hometown of Amarillo. In 45 games with the American Association's Amarillo Thunderbolts, Kjerstad was a man possessed. He slashed a ridiculous .300/.338/.584 with 11 HR (one in every 17 ABs), 26 XBH and 31 RBI in just 190 ABs. Again, the K/BB% was gargantuan but very easy to look past. Kjerstad was probably surprised when his phone rang at the end of that season and a major league club was on the other end but he shouldn't have been surprised at which club it was -- the Marlins -- who have historically dug up some diamonds in the rough in similar situations as he found himself in. With the Hammerheads, Kjerstad will get a chance to start back over from where he left off after his solid 2014 season and make his tough 2015 seem like a bad dream. It will be an uphill battle for Kjerstad who goes from an independent league to playing in one of the most pitcher friendly associated leagues in the minors but it would seem as though he has got a lot to prove. As described, he is a pure power threat who favors pull but has the ability to go to all fields. After breaking into the pros, scouts rated Kjerstad's speed, power, XBH-ability and durability all at or around 70 on the 30-80 scale. However, they also ranked his contact at a minuscule 38. And they were exactly right. Even though his accomplishments in 2014 shouldn't be discounted, it cannot be ignored that his best and only good season as a pro came at the expense of a .332 BABIP. In fact, each season he has played whether it be collegiate or pro, save one, that metric has not been anywhere close to neutral, not even during his sub-mendoza line 2015 half season at this same level. It isn't in doubt that there is plenty of strength, athleticism and talent packed in to Kjerstad's 6'1" 210 pound frame but if he is to fully realize it, he will need to time his swings a lot better. He tries to swing for the fences entirely too often and though he can spray it to all fields, he is an extreme straight line hitter who has trouble finding the gaps. Though he possesses good lower half mechanics, he tends to fly open on his swings causing it to get a bit long. All of those factors will need to be addressed. It will undoubtedly be a challenge for Kjerstad to re-tool himself as much as he needs to but he is without question thankful for the chance to play at this level again. Should he be willing to learn and perfect his craft, he has the ability to become quite the dangerous bat off the bench. A very low risk, high reward find by the Marlins, these are the kind of signings that can potentially make scout's careers. Projected Rotation 1. Jorgan Cavanerio 2. Jeff Brigham 3. Chris Sadberry 4. Jose Adames 5. Sean Townsley [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uRzVZzxz2Y] My projected ace for the Hammerheads this year is sixth year pro, Jorgan Cavanerio. Since beginning his career at 16 years old and spending a few seasons in the Dominican and Gulf Coast Leagues, Jorgan has grown into an under-the-radar prospect who translates well as a 3-5 big league starter. At 6'1", 155, he isn't much of a physical specimen. As for his mechanics, again, they don't appear to be anything to write home about. He throws straight ahead, not downhill and from a common 3/4 arm slot and doesn't have a ton of power behind any of his offerings, topping out at right around 90 MPH. However, when Cavanerio releases the ball, you understand why he is an up and coming product worthy of top 20 organizational recognition. Cavanerio possesses four pitches all of which move and all of which he has either great or good and developing control over, allowing him to keep them low in the zone, making him a viable candidate to grow into a soft tossing finesse ground ball pitcher. His four seamer tops out at 92 but usually sits in the 90 MPH range. He has a good handle on it and rarely puts it out over the heart of the plate. He uses it to set up his best pitch, an 84 mile an hour changeup that has made leaps and bounds over the course of the last two seasons. Once a less-than-average pitch, it is now a pitch he can throw in any count with consistent control. When he spots it on the outside black after it starts out well out of the zone and stays there until the hitter starts to look it into the catcher's glove, the pitch is nearly untouchable. The rest of Cavanerio's arsenal consists of a sinking two-seamer and a slow arcing curve with rainbow-like 12-6 action. Both pitches are still works in progress but both have flashed plus movement. The curve bottoms out at 74, giving him a mix of speeds interval of 18 MPH. On the downside, Cavanerio does have a tendency to lose consistency on his release point from inning to inning which has led him to some pretty ugly lines but that is nothing that cannot be worked out with more innings and higher level coaching. Right now, Cavanerio reminds me a lot of a younger underdeveloped version of Adam Conley who just won the fifth starter spot on this year's MLB team. Still just 20, Cavanerio still undoubtedly has the ability to bulk up and gain a few more miles per hour worth of velo. If he does that and his release becomes more constant and if he can learn to toss from more of a downward plane, there's nothing against Cavanerio one day becoming a big league rotation fixture. He will be worth keeping an eye on as he progresses through the minors. Jeff Brigham is a fourth round 2014 Dodgers draftee who came over to the Marlins in the Mat Latos/Michael Morse trade last season. Ranked the Dodgers 17th best organizational prospect headed into last year, Brigham skipped low A, going straight from rookie ball to single A advanced. Hope was that at 23, Brigham could prove he could handle a starter's load of innings in high A quickly, placing him on track to perhaps break the big league club by 2017. A wrench was thrown in that plan however, as Brigham struggled mightily in 2015, compiling a 1.68 WHIP and a 5.96 ERA over 14 starts and 68 IP. Then in late July, Brigham's change of scenery came when he swapped coasts going from Rancho Cucamonga to Jupiter. Brigham fared much better in the friendlier Florida State League and, although he gave up hits at a similar .276 clip over his last six games of the season (that figure was .286 out west), his walk rate fell considerably and he limited damage much more consistently, stranding an 77% of his runners as opposed to 63% earlier in the year. Throwing from a low 3/4 arm slot, Brigham works quickly and has an easy fluid repeatable delivery. Stuff wise, he is a three pitch pitcher but everything else he throws revolves around his fastball, the pitch that makes Brigham the prospect he is and his meal ticket to the majors. The Brigham heater is a two-headed monster in the way that he has the ability to make it explode out of his hand with 97 MPH velo and blow it by hitters or he can take something off of it and let the pitches' fabulous running movement be the catalyst. Though he can throw the pitch virtually anywhere and generate swings and misses, he favors jamming hitters in on the hands and getting them to saw the pitch off. Brigham's favorited placement on his slider balances the heater out nicely. Sitting at a slurvy 75 with late 11-5 break, it's a pitch he can either throw to set up the fastball or toss at the end of an AB to get a hitter out in front. On common occasion when the pitch has been under his control, he has made many a righty hitter look silly going fishing out of the zone. When it comes to areas of improvement, because of the amount of movement each of his pitches owns, Brigham needs to get a more consistent handle on his tipping points and placing pitches more consistently at their targets. Should that happen, Brigham, with a nearly fully developed arsenal of pitches that all flash plus, should have no problem continuing on the fast track by making it to AA by the middle of the year. Projected 2016 Team Stats 64-76 .258/.322/.356 60 HR/325 XBH 1160 IP, 4.51 ERA, 1.42 WHIP