Baseball America posted a handy list updating us on the statuses of all the unsigned picks in the top ten rounds. Slade Heathcott is “seeking a multimillion dollar bonus,” JR Murphy and Tyler Lyons “may get an over-slot bonus,” and Caleb Cotham is “expected to get an over-slot bonus.” The signing deadline is Monday at midnight.
Make sure you scroll down for tonight’s game thread.
Triple-A Scranton (9-5 win over Durham)
Kevin Russo: 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 BB – dude is an on-base machine
Colin Curtis & Austin Jackson: both 2 for 5, 1 K – Curtis drove in a run & scored twice … Jackson doubled, tripled, drove in three & stole a base
Cody Ransom: 3 for 5, 2 R, 1 RBI – 7 for 15 (.467) since being DFA’d
Juan Miranda: 4 for 5, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K – 13 for his last 33 (.394) with six doubles & a homer
Yurendell DeCaster & John Rodriguez: both 1 for 5, 1 RBI – DeCaster doubled, scored a run & K’ed … J-Rod K’ed twice
Eric Duncan: 0 for 5
Chris Stewart: 0 for 3, 1 BB
Ivan Nova: 4.1 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 2-6 GB/FB – 48 of 79 pitches were strikes (60.8%) … AAA hasn’t been so kind to him
Zach Kroenke: 2.2 IP, zeroes, 4 K, 1-3 GB/FB – 22 of 28 pitches were strikes (78.6%) … if anyone has earned themselves a Sept. callup, it’s him
Damaso Marte: 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 10 of 12 pitches were strikes (83.3%)
Jon Albaladejo: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 1-1 GB/FB – 9 of 12 pitches were strikes (75%)