Although there’s been plenty of focus on the 2019 MLB Draft class members of the New Balance Baseball Future Stars Series powered by Program 15 alumni group, the original’s from 2017 International Week made their mark in a big way over the past week.
Grayson Rodriguez dazzled once again, turning in one of the best performances of his professional career on Saturday night with five no-hit innings for Delmarva against Kannapolis in which he tied a season-high with 10 strikeouts.
Bo Naylor now has hits in nine of his last ten games — including four multi-hit games — but added two more home runs (on Monday and Sunday) to give himself ten on the season, his first double-digit homer season as a pro.
Mateo Gil, however, might just take the cake for the week; he hit two home runs on Saturday, just two days removed from another longball. He’s hitting .368 in his last ten games, and has upped his average a whopping 34 points over that time period to a solid .270 mark for Johnson City.
All stats are accurate as of August 11, 2019:
Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles, Delmarva (A-): 9-3, 2.69 ERA, 17 GS, 111 K, 33 BB, 80.1 IP
Noah “Bo” Naylor, Indians, Lake County (A-): 90 GP, .245, 10 HR, 50 RBI
Dominic Pipkin, Phillies, Lakewood (A-): 3-4, 5.62 ERA, 22 GP, 11 GS, 39 K, 43 BB, 65.2 IP
Damon Casetta-Stubbs, Mariners, Modesto (A+): 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 GP, 0 GS, 3 K, 2 BB, 2 1/3 IP + West Virginia (A-) 3-5, 7.11 ERA, 10 GP, 10 GS, 30 K, 12 BB, 38 1/3 IP + Everett (SS-A) 3-1, 4.00 ERA, 10 GP, 10 GS, 20 BB, 41 K, 45 IP
Mateo Gil, Cardinals, Palm Beach (A+): 2 GP, .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI + Johnson City (R): 37 GP, .270, 6 HR, 20 RBI
Sean Guilbe, Padres, Tri-City (SS-A): 39 GP, .229, 6 HR, 12 RBI
Alberto Gonzalez, Reds, Billings (R): 10 GP, 0 GS, 0-0, 7.00 ERA, 18 IP, 11 BB, 24 K + Greeneville (R): 3 GP, 0-0, 17.18 ERA, 5 BB, 3 K
Joel Ibarra, Dodgers, Dominican Summer League – Bautista (R): 35 GP, .175, 0 HR, 10 RBI
Wendell Marrero, Reds, AZL Reds (60-Day IL): 30 GP, .324, 3 HR, 21 RBI
Daniel Espino, Indians, AZL Indians: 0-1, 1.98 ERA, 6 GS, 16 K, 5 BB, 13.2 IP
Xavier Valentin, Rangers, Down East Wood: 0 GP (60-Day DL)
Yeancarlos Lleras, Orioles, GCL Orioles: 8 GP, 1 GS, 0-0, 5.93 ERA, 13.2 IP, 8 BB, 6 K
Dilan Rosario, Giants, AZL Giants Black: 34 GP, .224, 5 HR, 25 RBI
Kyren Paris, Angels, AZL Angels: 3 GP, .300, 0 HR, 2 RBI
Glenallen Hill, Jr., Diamondbacks, AZL D-Backs: 33 GP, .205, 2 HR, 16 RBI
Dasan Brown, Blue Jays, GCL Blue Jays: 11 GP, .200, 0 HR, 1 RBI
T.J. Schofield-Sam, Athletics, AZL Athletics Gold: 6 GP, .071, 0 HR, 1 RBI + AZL Athletics Green: 12 GP, .273, 0 HR, 5 RBI
Adam Macko, Mariners, Everett (SS-A): 1 GP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 IP, 1 BB, 1 K + AZL Mariners, 6 GP, 1 GS, 0-3, 3.65 ERA, 12.1 IP, 9 BB, 17 K
Johzan Oquendo has signed with the Cubs, but has not been assigned a team. Enger Castellanos signed as an international free agent with the Yankees, but has not been assigned a team.
