- Hernandez had his besting outing of 2018 with six shutout innings. Over his last 17 innings, the 6’0″- 170 lb. southpaw has allowed only one earned run and is averaging just over a strikeout per inning (18 K’s). Hernandez went up against one of the Detroit Tigers top prospects in #2 ranked Matt Manning (see below). Manning also had one of his best starts of the season.
- I mentioned Rodriguez as the “outside guy looking in”, during the 2017 UTR Organizational All-Star ranking for the Astros. When top prospect Forrest Whitley (#1 UTR-OAS) was slapped with the 50-game suspension for violating the MiLB Drug Policy, Rodriguez was listed from his #6 ranking position. Qualifying at that position (after finishing the season with short-season Tri-City) placed the 6’0″- 160 lb. right-hander as my 2018 “One to Watch” within the Houston system. Hernandez made his first 2018 start last night tossing five scoreless innings.
LoA Mentions – Starters RHP Javier Assad (LoA South Bend – Chicago) 20 years old 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 2.06 ERA, Win 4-1 LHP Ivan Andueza (LoA Beloit – Oakland) 23 years old 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 4.09 ERA RHP Austin Franklin (LoA Bowling Green – Tampa Bay) 20 years old 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 3.48 ERA RHP Denyi Reyes (LoA Greeneville – Boston) 21 years old 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 2.66 ERA RHP Antonio Santos (LoA Asheville – Colorado) 21 years old 6.2 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 3.88 ERA, Win 1-5 RHP Matt Manning (LoA West Michigan – Detroit) 20 years old 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 4.05 ERA
HiA Mentions – Starters RHP Sean Poppen (HiA Fort Myers – Minnesota) 24 years old 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 2.41 ERA LHP Angel Perdomo (HiA Dunedin – Toronto) 24 years old 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 2.08 ERA
National League – Relief RHP Thomas St. Clair (LoA Peoria – St Louis) 24 years old 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 2.29 ERA Win 1-2 American League – Relief RHP Tommy DeJuneas (LoA Lake County – Cleveland) 22 years old 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 1.93 ERA, Win 2-1
Under The Radar Minors 