I’ve written about Jose Siri more than a few times in the last couple of months. It started in spring training when he stood out and just generally looked like a different guy than the one that I saw in 2016.
After a slow start in April the outfielder showed big improvements in May. In 108 plate appearances during the month he would hit .309/.352/.474 with a double, three triples and three home runs. That was followed up with an even better month of June. In 96 plate appearances the toolsy 21-year-old hit .294/.351/.576 with nine doubles and five home runs.
On Saturday night Jose Siri took steps to try and have an even better month of July. In a Dayton Dragons win he had three hits, including two home runs. His first home run came in the 3rd inning and was a 395 foot blast to left field. The second home run came in the 7th inning. It barely cleared the wall in right field for an opposite field homer.
Since the start of May, over the span of 209 plate appearances, Jose Siri has hit .310/.358/.556. That’s come with 10 doubles, three triples and 10 home runs. That looks a lot like the guy who hit well in Billings last season, but with far better pitch recognition and plate discipline.
Miles Gordon keeps rolling in Billings
Jose Siri wasn’t the only player on the farm to have a big night. Miles Gordon had four hits in a Billings Mustangs win on Saturday. He homered and he had a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th inning. The home run was both his second of the season and of his career.
For Miles Gordon he’s now played in nine games this season. He has twice as many walks, six, as strikeouts, three. He’s hitting .429 with a .500 on-base percentage and he’s slugging .657 in the early part of the year. The 19-year-old former 4th round draft pick (2015) has also stolen three bases this season.