Down on the Farm - 5/20/22

Cardinals call up Nolan Gorman and Matthew Liberatore, prospect spotlight on Shea Langeliers, hindsight bias, notable performances

Player of the Day

George Valera (21), RF - (AA) CLE - 3-4, 2 HR, 2 BB

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Notable Performances

Hitters

• Nick Pratto (23), 1B - (AAA) KC - 2-3, 2 HR, 2 BB, K

• David Garcia (22), C - (AA) TEX - 2-4, 2 HR, K

• Coby Mayo (20), 3B - (A+) BAL - 2-4, 2 HR,

• Kody Clemens (26), 2B/3B - (AAA) DET - 6-8, 2 2B, HR, K

• Ronny Simon (22), 2B - (A+) TB - 4-4, HR

• Elehuris Montero (23), 1B/3B - (AAA) COL - 4-6, HR, 2 K

• Royce Lewis (22), SS - (AAA) MIN - 3-4, HR, HBP

Pitchers

• Hunter Gaddis (24), RHS - (AA) CLE - 89 P, 19 BF, 0 H, 11 K, 1 BB

• Alec Marsh (24), RHS - (AA) KC - 84 P, 20 BF, 2 H, 10 K, 2 BB

• Caleb Kilian (24), RHS - (AAA) CHC - 80 P, 24 BF, 6 H, 7 K, 1 BB

• Roansy Contreras (22), RHS - (AAA) PIT - 83 P, 23 BF, 6 H, 4 K, 1 BB

• Dax Fulton (20), LHS - (A+) MIA - 85 P, 24 BF, 8 H, 10 K, 1 BB

• Justin Jarvis (22), RHS - (A+) MIL - 98 P, 25 BF, 4 H, 10 K, 2 BB

• Matt Sauer, RHS (23) - (A+) NYY - 81 P, 26 BF, 3 H, 8 K, 0 BB

• Matt Manning (24), RHS - (AAA) DET - 46 P, 11 BF, 2 H, 2 K, 3 BB (Injury)

*BF = Batters Faced

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Prospect Spotlight

Shea Langeliers, C 24 y/o, R/R, 6'0" / 205 - A’s (AAA) #74 overall prospect (Fangraphs)

Last week: .174/.269/.217, 26 PA, 4 H, 1 2B, 2 BB, 5 K

The Braves selected Langeliers with the 9th overall pick in the 2019 draft out of Baylor. After two seasons in Atlanta’s organization, Langeliers was sent to Oakland as the centerpiece of the trade that brought Matt Olsen to the Braves¹. Langeliers was renowned for his defensive ability as a catcher coming out of Baylor and his high-quality work has continued as a pro. His defense behind the plate sets his floor fairly high as a potential everyday catcher in the big leagues. At the plate, Langeliers has impressive power and last season he started to get to it more consistently in games, hitting 22 home runs in 384 plate appearances across AA and AAA.