Red Sox Double-A (Portland)
Big news for the Portland Sea Dogs this week. That came in the form of Ceddanne Rafaela getting promoted on Sunday. He’s hitting .330/.368/.589 with 16 doubles, four triples, and nine home runs. The right-handed hitter has 36 RBI and 37 runs scored, to go along with 14 steals. Insane production and it will be fun to see what he does in Double-A.
Christian Koss got hot. It’s scary how complete his game can be. The right-handed hitter is now slashing .291/.320/.453 with five doubles, four triples, and five home runs. He’s driven in 32 runs and scored 21 more, stealing six bases. Koss has good extra-base power and a lot of speed.
David Hamilton had a big day on Sunday, going 3-for-5 with a home run. Overall, the numbers are pretty solid. The left-handed hitter has a .247/.317/.424 slash line with three doubles, six triples, and five home runs. He’s driven in 20 runs, scored 21 more, and stolen an insane 22 bases.
Kole Cottam is starting to see his numbers go up. That’s great because the catcher has had a lot of great ABs that ended in bad luck this year. The right-handed hitter is slashing .265/.353/.368 with nine doubles and one home run. He’s driven in nine runs and scored 14 more.
Pedro Castellanos stays hot following that bad start to the year. The right-handed hitter is slashing .239/.274/.432 with 11 doubles, one triple, and seven home runs. He’s driven in a really impressive 34 runs (only had 44 RBI last season), to go along with 16 runs scored.
Devlin Granberg is slashing .304/.427/.467 with 11 doubles, four triples, and one home run on the year. The right-handed hitter has cooled off a bit, but the numbers are still incredible. That OBP is sky-high. Granberg has driven in 10 runs, scored 25 more, and stolen four bases.
Chris Murphy enjoyed an untouchable start this week. The left-handed pitcher gave up just one run on one hit and two walks over 6 1/3 innings pitched. He struck out nine batters. Murphy has a 2.18 ERA, .158 BAA, and 0.99 WHIP in 53 2/3 innings so far. He’s racked up 64 strikeouts in that time.
Jake Thompson has been ridiculous this year. The righty has tossed 12 1/3 innings in Double-A in 2022. He has a 1.46 ERA, .163 BAA, 0.97 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts in that time. Thompson has had some problems with walks in the past. But has just five this year. While that’s still not great, it’s promising.
Dylan Spacke has put together some really great outings season. This week, the righty threw 4 1/3 innings in his lone outing. That game saw him give up zero runs on just one hit and two walks, striking out three. He holds a 2.03 ERA, .169 BAA, and 1.16 WHIP in 26 2/3 innings. There’s been a bit of a walk problem (16), but he’s picked up 22 strikeouts as well.
Oddanier Mosqueda is having a really strong year. The left-handed pitcher has now thrown 20 2/3 innings over 15 outings. He’s posted a 3.05 ERA, .181 BAA, 0.97 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts compared to even walks in that time.
Jay Groome had a strong bounce back start this week. After a really rough outing last week, Groome tossed five innings – giving up just two runs on three hits. On the year, the lefty has a 4.47 ERA, .237 BAA, and 1.33 WHIP. He’s struck out 42 batters in 44 1/3 innings pitched.
Victor Santos made two phenomenal starts this week. The righty combined for 12 innings, giving up just one run on seven hits and three walks, striking out nine. Santos now has a 3.94 ERA, .234 BAA, 1.07 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts compared to 12 walks in 61 2/3 innings pitched.
Brendan Nail has a 2.76 ERA over 16 1/3 innings pitched this year. The left-handed pitcher has has a .183 BAA and 1.29 WHIP to go along with it. The only real issue for Nail this year has been walks. He’s picked up 10 so far. However, his 20 strikeouts have helped to seriously limit the damage.