Dellin Betances was one of five prospects off to slow starts highlighted by Kevin Goldstein today. You can read the article on ESPN or Baseball Prospectus, but you need a subscription either way. It’s the usual Betances stuff, meaning nasty stuff but likely to end up in the bullpen because he can’t throw strikes with any consistently.
Triple-A Empire State (8-6 win over Pawtucket) scored four in the top of the ninth for the comeback win
RF Colin Curtis: 1-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2 SB — 13 BB and 15 K this year
CF Dewayne Wise: 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB — threw a runner out at second
1B Steve Pearce & SS Ramiro Pena: both 1-4, 1 R — Pearce drove in a run and Pena struck out
C Frankie Cervelli: 2-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K — drove in the first two runs of the ninth
DH Jack Cust: 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K — second straight day with a dinger
3B Brandon Laird: 1-3, 1 RBI, 2 K, 2 HBP
2B Jayson Nix: 0-5, 1 K
LF Kevin Russo: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
RHP Adam Warren: 5 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 5/2 GB/FB — 60 of 98 pitches were strikes (61.2%) … allowed three homers as well, so hopefully this is just a bump in the road after two strong starts
RHP Adam Miller: 1 IP, zeroes, 2 K, 1 HB, 1/1 GB/FB — seven of ten pitches were strikes … season debut after spending some time in the DL, hopefully he pitches his way into the bullpen mix later this summer
RHP Chase Whitley: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 1/2 GB/FB — 17 of 21 pitches were strikes (81.0%)
RHP Kevin Whelan: 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0/1 GB/FB — just a dozen of his 26 pitches were strikes (46.2%) … struck out the last two batters to preserve the win