With Bregman & Yuli they still have flexibility for just about any bench player. They need somebody capable of playing 1B, but beyond that is a luxury (and one we thankfully have this year).
I wonder who Houston will send to the Arizona Fall League this year. My guesses: C: Jake Rogers IF: Yordan Alvarez (as a 1B) OF: Myles Straw SP: Franklin Perez, Cionel Perez, Elieser Hernandez RP: Nick Hernandez Other hitters who could be sent: Ryne Birk, Jamie Ritchie, Rod Ayarza, Randy Cesar, Carmen Benedetti, Ronnie Dawson, Daz Cameron, Stephen Wrenn, Chuckie Robinson Other pitchers who could be sent: Andrew Thome, Josh James, Yoanys Quiala, Brock Dykxhoorn, Akeem Bostick
Gilberto Celestino's 2-run homer (4) puts Greeneville up 6-5 in the 6th in the first game of their doubleheader. He's now on a 10-game hitting streak.
I'm sure Buck will be pleased to know that Carmen Benedetti has at least 1 hit in 4 of the 5 games he's played with Buies Creek.
4 ValleyCats players named New York-Penn League All-Stars LHP Nathan Thompson - 27th round pick in 2016 out of Division II Oklahoma Baptist; 1 save, 1.41 ERA in 10 appearances (1 start); 43 K, 21 BB in 32 IP RHP Reggie Johnson - undrafted free agent from Division III Hampden-Sydney College; started season with Quad Cities, 5-0, 1.69 ERA in 12 appearances with Tri-City UTIL J.J. Matijevic - Competitive Balance Round B pick from Arizona this past June OF Andy Piñeda - International free agent (DR) signed in 2014 for $30,000; 13/14 in stolen base attempts this season
Not sure. Probably Tucker is close to a lock. Perez assuming he's not over an innings limit. I wonder if Paulino is eligible given his suspension. I'd imagine they would want him to get more innings. One limitation is that the AFL is primarily for AA and AAA players. I think teams can send only one player below AA to the league. So you probably won't see a number of the A-ball players mentioned, although I'd love to see what Alvarez can do against that competition.
Corbin Martin @ Lowell: Save (1), 4 IP, BB, 9 K He now has 28 strikeouts (against 3 walks) in his first 20 professional innings.
Jason Martin hit a walk-off grand slam for Corpus Christi last night to give them a 10-7 win over Tulsa; the Hooks scored 6 in the bottom of the 9th. Martin now has 17 homers on the season between Corpus (10) and Buies Creek (7).
