Well it looks like for whatever reason the article didn’t publish last night when it was scheduled to.
Red Reporter asks which prospect is on the hot seat the most? Of the 7 guys listed I went with Chris Valaika, simply because if he doesn’t perform this season I don’t think he will get another chance as he will simply be passed up.
Redleg Nation wonders about a platoon in left field with Jonny Gomes and Juan Francisco. I think it would simply be a terrible idea if you ever want Francisco to be an every day player. Not only because he wouldn’t get the needed time vs left handers, but he would also not get the developmental time that he needs to improve him game.
Minor League games begin today. Here is the Schedule for the AA/AAA teams. The schedule is the exact opposite for the Low A/A+ teams (The high level teams play at home, then the low level teams are on the road).
Yesterday the Reds beat down on the DBacks. Here is how the prospects performed:
- Kris Negron went 0-1.
- Juan Francisco went 1-3 and saw 3 pitches.
- Chris Heisey went 0-2.
- Yonder Alonso went 1-2.
- Todd Frazier went 0-3.
- Devin Mesoraco went 0-0 with a walk and HBP.
- Philippe Valiquette allowed 3 runs on 2 hits and 2 HBP in 1 inning.
- Logan Ondrusek struck out 2 in an 1.1 innings of work.
- Jordan Smith allowed a hit in a shutout inning.
- Jon Adkins allowed 2 runs in 2 innings.
Two games today, one at 4:05 and one at 10:05. Chapman will be on the mound at 4:05.