Jonathan Arauz just hit his first Texas League home run. The solo shot is his ninth of the year, which is also a new career-high for him.
Who homered today Nick Tanielu (13, solo) Jonathan Arauz (9, solo); new single-season career high in home runs Joe Perez (3, walk-off 2-run)
Bryan Abreu and Cristian Javier combined to shut out Frisco tonight. Abreu: 5 IP, H, 4 BB, 5 K Javier: 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K Javier has allowed 43 hits in 93.2 innings this season; with Corpus, he's given up 28 in 65. He now has 136 strikeouts between Corpus and Fayetteville. Jonathan Arauz went 3-4 and drove in both of Corpus Christi's runs; in addition to the homer, he also hit an RBI single.
Just his body type (judging from that extremely short video). Lots of 1B have good arms, they just don’t have the mobility to stick at 3B.
11th round pick Ryan Gusto still has not shown up on a roster. All the other picks announced as signed have appeared in a pro game.
DSL standout Yohander Martinez was absent from the lineup for the 2nd straight game. He's played every game since the 2nd week of the season, so it seems likely he's headed stateside (or he's injured). He made BA's list of standout DSL hitters, where they cited his contact skills, plate discipline, and ability to play on the middle infield as reasons for optimism.
Astros not ranked among top 15 farms by mlb.com https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-farm-system-rankings-2019
After his walk-off homer last night, Joe Perez has homered again for Tri-City. This 3-run blast gives him four home runs on the season. Earlier today in the complex leagues, James Nix (1) and Colin Barber (2) both homered in the GCL. Cristian Gonzalez hit his first career home run down in the Dominican; that game was suspended due to rain.
Who homered today Joe Perez, twice (5, 2 3-run home runs) A.J. Lee (4, 2-run) Nathan Perry (6, 3-run) James Nix (1, solo) Colin Barber (2, solo) Cristian Gonzalez (1, solo)
After going 3-4 with his first homer in the Texas League last night, Jonathan Arauz is currently 2-3 with a two-run triple.
Seems like he's a good AFL candidate, so they can get more information as to whether or not they should protect him this offseason.