2019 Game Notes Pensacola Blue Wahoos Double-A Affiliate: Minnesota Twins www.BlueWahoos.com/Media Game #1/#2, Away #1/#2 (0-0), Pensacola Blue Wahoos (0-0) at Mobile BayBears (0-0), 5:05 PM Doubleheader Probable Pitching Matchup RHP Jorge Alcala vs. RHP Jeremy Beasley RHP Brusdar Graterol vs. RHP Matt Ball DH Thursday, April 4, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Mobile BayBears, 5:05 PM Saturday, April 6, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Mobile BayBears, 7:05 PM, LHP Devin Smeltzer vs. LHP Patrick Sandoval Sunday, April 7, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Mobile BayBears, 2:05 PM, RHP Griffin Jax vs. LHP Max Hermann Monday, April 8, Pensacola Blue Wahoos at Mobile BayBears, 6:35 PM, RHP Sean Poppen vs. RHP Jose Rodriguez 2019 At A Glance Blue Wahoos vs. BayBears Record 2019: Home: Road: Home Attendance (Total/Average) 2018: 12-12 Come From Behind Wins Last Shutout By Blue Wahoos -The Blue Wahoos and BayBears will play 25 times in 2019. Last Shutout By Opponent -During the 2018 season, the Blue Wahoos hit .243 against the BayBears Vs. RHS/LHP and were outscored 113-91. Blue Wahoos/Opponents scoring first -The Blue Wahoos staff held a 4.21 ERA against Mobile in 2018. Games decided in final AB/Walk-Off 1-Run Games 2019 Matchups: Home/Road April 4-8 in Mobile (5) Series Openers/Finales April 20-24 in Pensacola (5) After 7.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing May 16-20 in Pensacola (5) After 8.0 Ahead/Tied/Trailing July 22-26 in Pensacola (5) Extra Inning Games/Home/Road August 7-11 in Mobile (5) Yesterday’s Game: The Blue Wahoos and BayBars Opening Night in New Affiliation: Mobile was postponed due to rain. -After seven seasons as an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, the Blue Wahoos signed a two-year Player Development Agreement with the Minnesota Twins during the off-season that extends through the 2020 season. During their tenure with the Reds, the Wahoos went 474-497, hit .241 as a team, held a 3.64 team ERA, and took home a share of the 2017 Southern League title. Ballpark Improvements: -The Blue Wahoos spent over $600,000 over the off-season upgrading award-win- ning Blue Wahoos Stadium. New additions included four gourmet themed Con- cession Storefronts, a 20-foot HD homeplate concourse videoboard, and over 2018 Offensive Leaders 17,000 square feet of new infield sod. Blue Wahoos Stadium has won the South- Games: Shed Long 126 ern League Ballpark of the Year three times and was named MiLB’s “Best View In Runs: Shed Long 75 Double-A” over the off-season. Hits: Shed Long 118 Doubles: Shed Long 22 Mound Aces: Triples: Jose Sire 9 -The Blue Wahoos Opening Day starting rotation includes three of the Minnesota Home Runs: Aristides Aquino 20 Twins top 30 prospects (MLB Pipeline): #3 Brusdar Graterol, #18 Jorge Alcala, Runs Batted In: Gavin LaValley 57 and #24 Griffin Jax. Among pitchers, Graterol is #1 in the organization, Alcala Total Bases: Shed Long 186 Stolen Bases: Shed Long, TJ Friedl 19 ranks as #7, and Jax is #10 Average (150 AB) Narcisco Crook .286 -The Blue Wahoos projected Opening Day bullpen staff posted a combined 2.80 On-Base: Mitch Nay .363 ERA during the 2018 season. Slugging: Jose Siri .474 Top Prospects: 2018 Pitching Leaders -Baseball America pegged Pensacola as the probable #2 strongest team in all of Games: Robinson Leyer 42 the minors in their recent 2019 Super Teams preview, and the Wahoos Opening Wins: Vladimir Gutierrez, Seth Varner 9 Day roster backs up the prediction featuring top prospects OF Alex Kirilloff (Twins Starts: Daniel Wright 28 #2, #9 overall), P Brusdar Graterol (#3, #68), Luis Arraez (#17), P Jorge Alcala Saves: Alex Powers 18 (#18), and P Griffin Jax (#23). Innings Pitched: Daniel Wright 151.1 Strikeouts: Vladimir Gutierrez 145 Pass The Mic: ERA (50 IP) Robinson Leyer 2.59 -After seven seasons as Pensacola’s lead play-by-play broadcaster, Tommy WHIP: Seth Varner 1.13 Thrall received a major league call-up. He joins the Cincinnati Reds broadcast Holds: Robinson Leyer 8 team for the 2019 season. Taking over for Thrall will be Chris Garagiola in his third Around The Farm: season as part of the Wahoos radio team. AAA-Rochester Red Wings (1-0): The Red Wings opened their season with a 4-2 win over Lehigh Valley. On the mound, Kohl Stewart allowed just 1 earned (2 runs) on 3 hits Championship Experience: -16 current Blue Wahoos were members of the 2018 Fort Myers Miracle Florida over 5.0 IP, striking out 8 to earn the win. Ryan Eades and Tyler Duffey each tossed two State League championship-winning team led by Ramon Borrego and Steve scoreless, hitless innings of relief, each striking out 4. Ronald Torreyes, Wilin Rosario, Singleton: Adam Bray, Andro Cutura, Jaylin Davis, Ernie De La Trinidad, Brusdar and Randy Cesar each homered. LaMonte Wade was 3-4. Graterol, Taylor Grzelakowski, Caleb Hamilton, Griffin Jax, Jimmy Kerrigan, High A-Fort Myers Miracle (1-0): The Miracle blew out Charlotte 11-3 at home. Lewin Alex Kirilloff, Mitchell Kranson, Ryan Mason, Jovani Moran, Sean Poppen, Cody Diaz was 4-5 with a double, 3 RBI, and a run scored. Akil Baddoo (3B, HR) and Ben Stashak, Tyler Wells. Rortvedt each had two hits. Bryan Sammons went 4.1 IP, allowing an unearned run on 7 hits while striking out 5. Anthony Viscaya earned the win in relief. Around The World: -The Blue Wahoos have six foreign-born players on their Opening Day roster: A-Cedar Rapids Kernels (0-1) The Kernels fell 10-2 to Peoria in their opener at home. Dominican Republic (2)-Jorge Alcala, Willians Ramirez. Venezuela (2)-Brusdar Yunior Severino was 2-4 with a run in a 5-hit effort by Cedar Rapids. Austin Schulfer Graterol, Luis Arraez. Puerto Rico (2)-Jovani Moran, Brian Navarreto. threw 3.0 scoreless in relief, striking out 5. Starting Pitcher Jorge Alcala, RHP, #16 Hometown: Bajos de Haina, DR Age: 23 Year Team W-L ERA G GS IP H ER BB K AVG WHIP 2015 DSL (R) 2-0 3.06 12 2 32.1 27 11 19 20 .227 1.42 2016 GCL (R) 1-1 1.21 6 3 22.1 14 3 6 35 .175 0.90 Tri-City (A) 0-1 5.27 3 3 13.2 20 8 4 15 .345 1.76 Greeneville (R) 2-1 1.80 6 4 20.0 12 4 8 20 .174 1.00 Total 3-3 2.41 15 10 56.0 46 15 18 70 .222 1.14 2017 Quad Cities (A) 2-0 2.03 6 4 31.0 16 7 12 35 .155 0.90 Buies Creek (A+) 5-6 3.45 16 14 78.1 55 30 33 60 .200 1.12 Total 7-6 3.05 22 18 109.1 71 37 45 95 .188 1.06 2018 Buies Creek (A+) 1-4 3.03 10 7 38.2 25 13 18 45 .182 1.11 Corpus Christi (AA) 2-3 3.54 9 5 40.2 36 16 17 37 .243 1.30 Chattanooga (AA) 0-4 5.85 5 4 20.0 23 13 14 22 .280 1.85 Total 3-11 3.81 24 16 99.1 84 42 49 104 .229 1.34 Career 15-20 3.18 73 46 297.0 228 105 131 289 .213 1.21 2018 Highs B/T: R/R HT: 6’3” WT: 180 Born: July 28, 1995 Innings: 8.0, 7/17 vs. FRI Acquired: Trade w/ HOU, July 27, 2018 w/ OF Gilberto Celestino for RHP Ryan Pressly Hits: 8, 2x, last 7/11 at MID Notes: ER: 3, 7x, last 8/24 vs. JAX -Enters 2019 ranked as the #18 prospect in the Minnesota Twins system by MLB Pipeline and the Ks: 8, 2x, last 7/17 vs. FRI #6 pitching prospect in the organization. Walks: 5, 4/11 at LYN -Signed on December 3, 2014 as an international free agent for just $10,000 out of the Dominican Pitches: 97, 7/17 vs. FRI Republic by the Houston Astros. 2019 Highs -Acquired by the Twins at the 2018 trade deadline alongside OF Gilberto Celestino in exchange Innings: for reliever Ryan Pressly. Ranked as the #10 prospect in the Houston system at the time of the Hits: trade. ER: -Combines high octane fastball that sits 95-98 with a slider, curveball, and changeup to generate K’s: swings and misses (9.4 K/9 in 2018). HR: Pitches: -Made 5 appearances in the Southern League following trade (4 starts), going 0-4 with a 5.85 ERA over 20.0 IP, allowing 13 runs on 23 hits while striking out 22 and walking 14. Career Highs -Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week June 4-10, 2018, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits over two Innings: 8.0, 7/17/18 vs. FRI appearances, throwing 9.0 IP and striking out 7. Hits: 8, 4x, last 7/11/18 at MID -Walked 6.3 BB/9 in the Southern League in 2018. Holds a career 4.0 BB/9 rate. ER: 5, 8/18/17 at DE K: 9, 8/31/16 at VER -Saddled with 11 losses in 2018 despite strong 3.81 ERA. Received 2 or less runs of run support Pitches: 97, 2x, last 8/17/18 vs. FRI while on the mound in 13 of his 16 starts, including 1 or less runs 10 times.