Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

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Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

Post by jleddy » Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:39 pm

Image WEEK IN REVIEW: (4-2) In a week that saw Boise take on five premiere starting pitchers (San Antonio's Aki Kondo, Ricardo Rivera and Yrrigs Carpenter, as well as Jorge Nevárez of Charm City and Dan Cannon, Rockville's back-to-back Nebraska Award winner), the Spuds escaped with a winning record, sandwiching two wins apiece between consecutive losses in the middle of the week. "Taking two of three on the road this week and stringing together wins against some pretty formidable foes is a great sign for this ball club," manager Millard Davis told Treasure Valley Sports. "We'll stay on this fun ride for as long as we can!"

ORE-IDA® TATER-TOTS EMOJI SUMMARY OF THE WEEK: 🔝, 📃✍🏽

HITTER OF THE WEEK: Motonobu Yamashita - 9-for-23, 5 R, 5 SB (.391 AVG, 1.027 OPS)

PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Taisuke Suzuki - 1-0, 8.0 IP, 6 K, 1 BB (0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP)

GAME OF THE WEEK: Boise started the week off in an all-too-familiar scenario: stealing a win thru late-inning heroics. On April 28th, Boise hosted division rival San Antonio and the Spuds struck first in the opening inning, thanks to a Félix Román two-run homer. The Outlaws answered, scoring two runs of their own in the top of the second inning to tie the game. The two teams would exchange runs in the next three innings and in the 7th inning, Boise would go ahead 5-4 after Jared Gillstrom's solo shot to right. Not to be outdone, San Antonio took it to reliever Tom Warren, crossing the plate three times to take the lead 7-5. But in the bottom of the ninth, the Spuds mounted a comeback. After a Calvin Clohessy single to open the inning, Motonobu Yamashita would stroke a double in the left-center gap, putting runners on 2nd and 3rd with Dennis French coming to the plate with just one out. San Antonio reliever Ramón Sánchez would get French to pop out on four pitches, leaving the Spuds down to their final out. Román then promptly took Sánchez's first offering to left field, a three-run walk-off blast and second long ball of the game.

JOHNSON LEAGUE FRONTIER DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAMWINSLOSESWIN%GBRD
Boise Spuds219.700-+61
Calgary Pioneers1711.6073+41
Edmonton Jackrabbits1812.6003+13
Mexico City Aztecs1614.5335+25
Phoenix Talons1516.4846.5-19
Las Vegas Hustlers1218.4009-26
San Antonio Outlaws1020.33311-35
Wichita Aviators822.26713-49
NEWS AND NOTES: Boise inked team ace Pancho Germán during the week to a two-year extension with a mutual option in 2044...the deal will buy out Germán's final two years of arbitration and pay the Mexican right-hander an average of $5.45M per season...in other transaction news, left-handed reliever Marko Efremov was claimed off waivers by the Nashville Bluebirds...Efremov is making $1M in 2041 and 2042 with a $1.4M player option in 2043...Efremov had not made an appearance for Boise before being waived...the Spuds did some wire work themselves, claiming first baseman Miguel Angel Perales off waivers from the Yellow Springs Nine...the team has not commented on their plans with Perales, only saying in a statement "We're intrigued by Perales and what he's done in the minors"...Jared Gillstrom is currently on a 19-game hitting streak, in which he's upped his batting average on the year to .397, third-best in the Johnson League...Gillstrom and French are ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in oWAR in the Johnson

DOWN ON THE FARM: Salt Lake City (AAA) went 3-4 on the week, bringing their season record to 21-11, still good enough for first place in the Western Division...due to a clause in his minor league contract, Alpines catcher Gabriel Flores was granted free agency..."We wish Gabriel the best," Alpines manager Nicholas Abadee told local reporters. "He provided some outstanding defense and really looked comfortable at the plate, but with three catchers up with the parent club and some younger backstops ready to be promoted here soon, we just didn't have the room."...Flores was slashing .350/.462/.600 at the time of his release and is expected to find a new team fairly quickly...Weymouth (AA) took four of six to bring their record back to .500 (16-16)...23-year-old left-hander Seitaro Ugaki had himself a huge week, winning both his starts by allowing just 3 earned runs in 17 IP, with an incredible 15 strikeouts to just 1 BB...on the season, Ugaki is 2-3 with a 5.90 ERA...Tulsa (A) managed just one win on the week, causing their record to drop to 10-22 on the year...extended spring training has picked up in the first week of May, as Short Season and Rookie league action will begin in four weeks
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Re: Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

Post by shoeless.db » Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:43 pm

that's a steal for German...
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Re: Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

Post by jleddy » Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:06 pm

shoeless.db wrote:
Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:43 pm
that's a steal for German...
German steel < Germán steal
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Re: Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

Post by RonCo » Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:35 pm

I want surprised to see someone grab perales.
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Re: Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

Post by jleddy » Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:02 pm

RonCo wrote:
Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:35 pm
I want surprised to see someone grab perales.
Pretty good odds you or another team will get a crack at him on the waiver wire sooner than later.
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Re: Tater Talk: 2041.14 – Week in Review, 4/28 - 5/4

Post by RonCo » Thu Jan 09, 2020 3:03 pm

He's a nice guy to have around for insurance.
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