Grayson Rodriguez may not be long for Low-A. The 19-year-old, who memorably appeared at International Week in 2017, improved to 6-0 with a Memorial Day masterpiece in which he allowed one run and struck out eight in a career-high seven innings to help Delmarva to a 2-1 over Hagerstown on Monday.
All stats are accurate as of May 27, 2019:
Grayson Rodriguez, Orioles, Delmarva (A-): 6-0, 1.47 ERA, 61 K, 12 BB, 43 IP
Noah “Bo” Naylor, Indians, Lake County (A-): 35 GP, .214, 1 HR, 14 RBI
Dominic Pipkin, Phillies, Lakewood (A-): 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 10 GP, 5 GS, 26 K, 19 BB, 35 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-) 2-3, 8.01 ERA, 7 GP, 7 GS, 23 K, 7 BB, 30 1/3 IP
Mateo Gil, Yeancarlos Lleras, Sean Guilbe, Alberto Gonzalez, Xavier Valentin are all either in extended spring training or expected to be assigned to short-season teams.
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