DotF: Frazier goes deep, gets walk-off hit in Scranton’s win

In case you missed it earlier, OF Clint Frazier was activated off the disabled list and optioned to Triple-A Scranton. His rehab assignment is over and he’s a full-time RailRider. Some other quick notes and links:

• We have our first prospect promotion of the season: Matt Kardos reports RHP Jonathan Loaisiga has been bumped up to Double-A Trenton. He’ll start tomorrow. Loaisiga, who’d thrown only 2.1 innings in full season leagues prior to this year, had a 1.35 ERA (1.23 FIP) with 32.5% strikeouts and 1.3% walks in four starts and 20 innings for High-A Tampa.
• After SS Thairo Estrada was shot in the hip during a robbery attempt in January, doctors did even more damage trying to remove the bullet, Triple-A Scranton manager Bobby Mitchell told Brendan Kuty. The bullet is still in Estrada’s hip and it’s going to stay there. “I think he’s a little bit apprehensive,” said Mitchell when asked how Thairo looks on the field so far.
• Double-A Trenton pitching coach Tim Norton kinda sorta suggested LHP Justus Sheffield could be promoted to Triple-A Scranton soon. “When the time comes, I’m sure he’ll move (up) eventually, whenever that is. He just needs to keep putting together good work weeks, and he has thus far. He’ll be just fine. When it’s time, it’s time.,” said Norton to Chris Bumbaca.
• Mitchell gave Kuty some scouting reports on his players, including RHP Chance Adams and RHP Brady Lail. Adams’ velocity has been wavering so far this year. “He’s had some really good outings and then he kind of takes a step backward. And it’s not a big step backward. It’s just a step backward,” said Mitchell.

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (3-2 win over Buffalo, walk-off style)

• LF Tyler Wade & SS Thairo Estrada: both 0-4 — Wade struck out
• 3B Brandon Drury: 1-4, 1 R, 2 K — here’s video of the single … 10-for-23 (.348) with two doubles, two walks, and seven strikeouts in seven rehab games so far
• DH Mike Ford: 0-4, 1 K
• C Kyle Higashioka: 1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 K
• LF Clint Frazier: 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K — had the walk-off single … here’s video of the homer and the walk-off single … really subdued walk-off celebration, eh? I guess that’s what happens when first pitch was at 11am ET
• RHP Brody Koerner: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 Balk, 11/4 GB/FB — 54 of 92 pitches were strikes (59%)
• RHP Anyelo Gomez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0/2 GB/FB — 14 of 19 pitches were strikes (74%)
• RHP Cody Carroll: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 WP, 2/0 GB/FB — 16 of 28 pitches were strikes (57%)

Double-A Trenton Thunder (9-8 win over Portland)

• CF Rashad Crawford: 0-5, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K
• 1B Chris Gittens: 1-2, 2 R, 4 BB, 1 K
• SS Abi Avelino: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB — numbers crunch pushed him down to Trenton and he’s taking it out on the baseball
• DH Jhalan Jackson: 0-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K — 10.3 BB% and 46.6 K%, so he’s put the ball in play in only 43.1% of his plate appearances … baseball in 2018
• RHP Dillon Tate: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1/1 GB/FB — 36 of 54 pitches were strikes (67%) … he’s allowed ten runs in his last two starts and 7.1 innings after allowing three runs in his first three starts 15 innings
• RHP Kaleb Ort: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 2/2 GB/FB — 27 of 45 pitches were strikes (60%) … 18/8 K/BB in eleven innings for the former independent leaguer

High-A Tampa Tarpons (5-0 loss to Fort Myers)

• SS Hoy Jun Park: 1-4, 1 K
• CF Estevan Florial: 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K, 1 CS — got picked off first … back-to-back games with an extra-base hit after picking up only four extra-base hits in his first 21 games
• DH Adam Lind: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K — he’s still here, so apparently he didn’t exercise his May 1st opt-out … he can opt-out on June 1st and July 1st as well
• 1B Brandon Wagner: 1-4, 2 K
• LF Isiah Gilliam: 0-3, 1 BB, 2 K
• RF Alex Palma: 1-4 — 12-for-30 (.400) during his eight-game hitting streak
• 2B Diego Castillo: 0-3
• RHP Freicer Perez: 5 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 5 BB, 5 K, 2 WP, 1 HB, 4/3 GB/FB — 47 of 91 pitches were strikes (52%) … 18/16 K/BB in 23.1 innings so far … not a great start to the season for Freicer, hopefully he turns it around soon

Low-A Charleston RiverDogs (4-0 win over Asheville)

• SS Wilkerman Garcia & 2B Oswaldo Cabrera: both 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI — Wilkerman doubled and committed a fielding error … Cabrera got caught stealing
• RF Steven Sensley: 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K
• LF Leonardo Molina: 1-4, 1 R, 3 K
• CF Pablo Olivares: 3-4, 2 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K — 13-for-45 (.289) since being send down from Tampa
• LHP Dalton Lehnen: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, 1 WP, 4/1 GB/FB — 59 of 88 pitches were strikes (67%) … 34/3 K/BB in 27.2 innings for last year’s sixth rounder