Vladimir Gutierrez's Wednesday Report:
The Reds have signed 20-yr Cuban RHP Vladimir Gutierrez to a contract. MLB has him as the 4th ranked International prospect in the 2016-17 signing season(Alfredo Rodriguez was ranked 8th). He can touch 97 with his fastball, and has an above average hammer curve. The one area of improvement needed is control. He does project out as a starter, but scouts feel he can make it to MLB far faster if he is used in the back of the bullpen. He signed for $4.5M bonus, and the Reds have to pay an additional $4.5M in luxury tax for exceeding their pool allotment. Overall, I like this signing a lot...much better than the Rodriguez one.
LOUISVILLE 2, CHARLOTTE 1
-Robert Stephenson(8-9,4.41) with one of his best starts of the year: 7IP 3H 1R 1ER 3BB 7K WP
-Kevin Shackleford(Sv.7,2.22) wrapped it up: 1IP 0H 0R 1BB 0K WP
-Beau Amaral & Dilson Herrera drove in the Bats 2 runs
JACKSONVILLE 4, PENSACOLA 1
-Nick Travieso(4-7,4.10) was doomed by one bad inning: 6IP 5H 4R 4ER 3BB 7K HBP
-Evan Mitchell, Abel De Los Santos, & Kyle McMyne each fired a scoreless inning
-Brandon Dixon was the sole source of offense with 3 hits and a solo HR(16)
DAYTONA-LAKELAND...RAIN OUT
LAKE COUNTY 3, DAYTON 2
-Austin Orewiler(3-14,4.05) takes another L, despite a QS: 6IP 3H 3R 2ER 3BB 4K HBP
-Braulio Ortiz took it home with nice long relief: 3IP 1H 0R 0BB 4K HBP
-Luis Gonzalez with an RBI double
-Zach Shields with 2 hits
GREAT FALLS 15, BILLINGS 5
-Aaron Quillen with the short start: 2IP 4H 2R 1ER 0BB 2K 1HR
-Soid Marquez(4-3,6.44) was hammered 1.2IP 4H 6R 5ER 2BB 0K
-Andy Cox, Joel Kuhnel, & Jesse Stallings surrendered 7 more runs in their outings
-Michael Beltre launched a 2-run HR(3) and had 3RBI
-Ty Blankenmeyer(R), Gabriel Ovalle(3B,RBI) & Alberti Chavez(2-2B,RBI) all with 2 hits
AZL MARINERS 8, AZL REDS 1. MARINERS ADVANCE TO FINALS. REDS SEASON COMES TO AN END
-Wennigton Romero(0-1,3.00) who had been so solid all year wasn't good enough: 6IP 7H 4R 2Er 0BB 6K
-Tim Melville & Connor Bennett allowed 4 more run in 2IP to put the game out of reach
-Pabel Manzanero & Leandro Santana(RBI) with 2 hits each
