Down on the Farm - 4/5/23
Grayson Rodriguez to make his big league debut, Brett Baty (NYM) goes down with an injury, Lenyn Sosa (CHW) & Jahmai Jones (LAD) each homer twice
The Rundown 🌟
While it’s never fun to start the season with bad news, the story from yesterday’s action is the Brett Baty injury. After what looked to be a routine swing and miss, Baty stepped out of the box and took a long walk around, shaking his hand. He was able to finish the at bat, but was taken out afterwards. Per Anthony DiComo, it was ruled a right thumb injury, and will be tested further today. Francisco Álvarez, the other Mets top prospect on the cusp of the big leagues, went 0-4 with 4 strikeouts. The big league club has also been outscored 19-0 over the past two games.
Moving to more positive news, Mike Soroka made his first start of the year, going three and two thirds innings, striking out three and walking none. It’s a nice start for the 2019 Rookie of the Year runner up. Speaking of returning from injury, Jonathan Stiever made his first start of the year after losing nearly all of last year and part of 2021 to injuries. A fifth round pick in 2018, Stiever moved quickly through the system, making big league appearances in both 2020 and 2021, but after that his career has stalled somewhat. He threw two innings, walking one with no strikeouts. Lenyn Sosa had a big night for the Charlotte Knights, hitting two homers and going 3-5 overall. He’s been red hot to start the year, hitting .467/.529/.933. The Dodgers Jahmai Jones also hit a pair of home runs and finished his night 3-5 with five runs knocked in for OKC.
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