Let’s start off with the news of the day: The Reds, Director of Pitching Kyle Boddy, and Hitting Coordinator C.J. Gillman have “parted ways” as of Friday morning. Both Boddy and Gillman released statements of their own, noting that the organization was going in a different direction than the way of the previous regime that was in charge when they were hired (the Dick Williams led front office). You can read their full statements here if you would like. I will have some more thoughts on all of this at some point this weekend here at RedsMinorLeagues.com.
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The Louisville Bats lost 6-2. Box Score
- TJ Friedl went 1-3 with a double and 2 RBI.
- Mike Freeman went 1-4 with a double.
- Brantley Bell went 1-3 with a walk and 2 runs.
- Beau Taylor went 2-2 with 2 walks.
- Michael Mariot allowed 2 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 6.0 innings while striking out 5.
- Phillip Diehl threw a shutout inning with a strikeout.
- Dauri Moreta allowed an earned run in 0.2 innings. It was the first earned run he had allowed since July 4th.
The Chattanooga Lookouts lost 5-4. Box Score
- Leonardo Rivas went 1-5 with 2 runs.
- Lorenzo Cedrola went 1-4 with a walk, run, and an RBI.
- Wilson Garcia went 2-5 with a home run (18) and 3 RBI.
- Matt Lloyd went 2-3.
- TJ Hopkins went 1-2 with 2 walks.
- Dylan Baker allowed 2 runs in 5.1 innings on 6 hits and a walk to go along with 3 strikeouts.
- Julio Pinto threw a shutout inning with 2 strikeouts.
The Dayton Dragons won 8-4. Box Score
- Michael Siani went 2-5 with a double, steal (29), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Ivan Johnson went 2-4 with a walk, RBI, and 2 runs.
- Allan Cerda went 2-3 with 2 walks, a double, run, and an RBI.
- Alex McGarry went 1-4.
- Eric Yang went 1-3 with a walk, double, and an RBI.
- Jacob Hurtubise went 2-2 with 2 walks and 2 runs.
- Carson Spiers threw 5.0 shutout innings on 3 hits and a walk while striking out 5.
- Sam Hellinger was charged with an unearned run in an inning of work with 2 walks.
- Francis Peguero threw a shutout inning.
The Daytona Tortugas split a doubleheader
Game 1: 7-1 win. Box Score
- Jose Torres went 2-2 with a walk, double, home run (5), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Brandon Leyton went 1-2 with a walk, run, and 2 RBI.
- Elly De La Cruz went 2-3 with a walk and a run.
- Justice Thompson went 1-3 with a walk.
- Garrett Wolforth went 2-4 with a triple, run, and an RBI.
- Sam Benschoter threw 3.0 shutout innings with a walk and 7 strikeouts.
- Miguel Medrano allowed a run in 4.0 innings with 3 walks and 3 strikeouts.
Game 2: 11-3 loss. Box Score
- Brandon Leyton went 1-3 with a steal.
- Jose Torres went 2-3 with a double and an RBI.
- Debby Santana went 1-1 with a run.
- Garrett Wolforth went 1-2 with a walk.
- Gus Steiger went 1-3 with a run.
- Ryan Cardona threw 2.0 shutout innings with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.
The ACL Reds won 6-0. Box Score
- Jay Allen went 2-4 with a home run (3), steal (14), 2 runs, and 2 RBI.
- Blake Dunn went 1-3 with a steal and a run.
- Wilfred Astudillo went 0-1 with 2 walks.
- Andruw Salcedo went 2-4 with an RBI.
- Fidel Castro went 1-3 with a steal, run, and an RBI.
- Ilvin Fernandez went 1-3 with a double, run, and an RBI.
- Hunter Parks threw 3.0 shutout innings with a walk and 4 strikeouts.
- Owen Holt threw 2.0 hitless innings with 2 walks and 3 strikeouts.
- Jacob Heatherly threw a perfect inning with 2 strikeouts.
- Jose Peralta threw a shutout inning with 2 strikeouts.
The DSL Reds lost 8-4. Box Score
- Johnny Ascanio went 1-3 with an RBI.
- Ray-Jacson Chirino went 1-3 with a run.
- Jose Serrano went 1-2 with a walk, double, and a run.
- Iverson Espinoza went 1-2 with 2 runs.
- Jesus Torres went 2-3 with an RBI.
9/18 Game Preview
| Team | Record | Time (ET) | Probable | Box Score | Listen | Watch |
| Louisville | 50-67 | 7:15pm | Adleman | Here | Here | Here |
| Chattanooga | 58-54 | 7:15pm | Wynne | Here | Here | Here |
| Dayton | 63-55 | 7:05pm | Proctor | Here | Here | Here |
| Daytona | 59-59 | 6:30pm | Aranguren | Here | Here | N/A |
| ACL Reds |
33-25 | 2:00pm | TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
| DSL Reds |
22-22 | 10:30am | TBA/TBA | Here | N/A | N/A |
Someone mentioned yesterday that behind Ashcraft there isn’t a huge amount of pitching prospects, Carson Spiers might turn into that guy. Quickly coming along. Eduardo Salazar and Christian Roa, too.
Yes, and one low-profile pitcher is Jacques Pucheu but has really good numbers this season between A+ and AA. He deserves our attention. Another pitcher having good performance recently after a bad season start is Randy Wynne and similar to James Marinan. Don’t forget Bryce Bonnin and Joe Boyle…
Jose Torres, wow….another of the shortstop pipeline. He shouldn’t be ignored as a high draft pick.
Elly De la Cruz, he’s a middle infielder but now may be the time to diversify him a bit and give him some time in the outfield. He could make a really good center fielder prospect with that speed. Never bad to have extra options.
There are a lot of good shortstops in the system and if Barrera is considered a 10-year solution there then others are going to need to move.
Yeah, but he’s going to have to wait 3 more years until Kyle Farmer is a free agent…..
Was talking with someone last night and said “Jose Torres has been an incredibly pleasant surprise. Out of the draft he was a great glove who ‘couldn’t hit much’ and he just goes out and crushes the ball in his debut”
Jay Allen is a stat machine