![]() Dustin May has 9.0 IP with a 3.00 ERA and 0.89 WHIP due to on 2 walks to go with 12 Ks. Dustin May and Yadier Alvarez are the other two pitchers with two starts, and there could not be two more different outcomes. He has 9 walks to go along with 9 strikeouts, with a not impressive 1/1 BB/K ratio. Martin has 2 starts and leads the team in IP with 10.2. On the pitching side there are some positives and negatives as well. This was the year DJ was supposed to work on his bat to ball skills. He has 3 walks and is tied for the league lead in strikeouts with 14 in 38 appearances. Of his 6 hits, 5 are singles and 1 is a double. Also on the negative side of the ledger is OF DJ Peters. He still shows tremendous hand/eye coordination, but his pitch and plate recognition need a lot of work. On the negative side, and very surprisingly so, is catcher Keibert Ruiz who has 3 singles on the season and is batting. That leads the league in OBP and is top 7 for BA and OPS.Ĭristian Santana is batting. Instead, Zach McKinstry is leading the league in batting average, slugging, and OPS, and is second in OBP (to teammate Jared Walker). 474/.524/.579/1.103 which would be good enough to lead the league in batting average. It would be 6 out of 11 if Logan Landon had 3 more plate appearances, but with how he is hitting, I think he will get those PAs before too long. Starting with the positive side, the Drillers have 5 of the top 10 batting averages in the Texas League. There are some very interesting and surprising starts for players on the Dodgers AA affiliate, both positive and negative. It is generally conceded that if a player does well at AA, he is a true MLB prospect at some level. While the Midwest League is generally considered a pitcher’s league, the Texas League is largely considered a hitter’s league. The Drillers play in the 8 team Texas League. Like their parent club, the Loons often get off to poor starts, but seem to put it together when playoffs are on the line. I fully expect Amaya (a Southern California native) and 3B Miguel Vargas to warm up as soon as the weather does. ![]() The Loons as a team have 2 HR’s one each by Jacob Amaya and Luke Heyer. In very early season league leaders, Niko is tied for the lead league in doubles. The Loons have a pair of OFs who have been off to a good Midwest League start. The other two catchers are a combined 0-10. In 6 games and 17 ABs, Hunter is slashing. Offensively, the current star is catcher Hunter Feduccia. I fully expect Gray and potentially Jeronimo Castro to get a promotion to RC before too long. The Loons have good pitching and with some of the advanced ages, I would expect several of the pitchers to find their way to RC. He is a strikeout pitcher with 10 in those 9.2 IP, and a WHIP of 0.62. He is tied for the team lead in IP with 9.1. Tavarez – 2 games – 6.1 IP – 3 BB and 5 K – 1.11 WHIPīut the star of the bullpen thus far is Jose Chacin. Inoa – 3 games – 4.1 IP – 4 BB and 5 K – 1.15 WHIP Hagenman – 4 games – 6.2 IP – 1 BB and 6 K – 0.90 WHIP Joel Inoa, Justin Hagenman, and Alfredo Tavarez have been productive relievers. Castro has now pitched a total of 9 scoreless innings and has generated 13 strikeouts while issuing only 4 walks, and a 0.89 WHIP. Jeronimo Castro is the third strong starting pitcher who started his second game on Saturday going 5 strong innings allowing Castro 0 runs on 2 hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. With his 5 walks and 4K’s in those 7.1 IP, Zuniga still needs to work in his control. but still needs to improve on his control. Guillermo Zuniga has two starts and 7.1 IP with a 1.23 ERA. Gray has allowed 2 walks but registered 11 K’s in those 9.2 innings, with an impressive WHIP of 0.41. RHP Josiah Gray has 2 starts and has accumulated 9.2 innings with a 0.93 ERA. The Loons have three starting pitchers with good starts to the season. ![]() A lot of the early season pitcher marks can be attributed to the cold weather in the early month(s) in the Midwest. Half of the Midwest teams have ERA’s south of 3.25. That ERA is good enough for 6th out of 16 teams. ![]() The Loons have an all RH pitching corps but have been fairly productive with a team ERA of 3.19. DC religiously follows the Great Lakes Loons, the Dodgers affiliate in the Midwest League. This is generally the first full season experience a player will get, and it is a tough transition for many, especially 2nd year HS players. Gavin Lux is a great example of a player who could not get untracked in the Midwest League, but has been unstoppable since ”graduating” from low level A Ball. It is easy to get frustrated with lower batting averages in players. The Midwest League has a strong reputation for being a pitcher’s league. ![]()
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