May 10, 2017
THE FLATS — Matt Wieters made his first return back to Baltimore, Charlie Blackmon continues to swing a hot bat, Derek Dietrich breaks back into the Miami Marlins starting lineup, Blake Wood continues to impress out of the bullpen for the Cincinnati Reds and left-handed pitcher Jed Bradley retires in this week’s Nissan #ProJackets Baseball Report.
In his first trip back to Baltimore this season, Wieters received not one but two standing ovaitions from the Orioles’ faithful. The former Baltimore catcher went on to go 2-for-4 with an RBI double in his first game against his old team on May 8.
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Blackmon continues to swing a hot bat over the first two weeks of play in the month of May, as the outfielder is hitting .326 (14-for-43) over his last 10 games. Blackmon posted back-to-back three hit games in the final two games of the three-game series with Arizona on May 6-7, going 6-for-9 with a home run, a triple, a double, two RBIs and three runs scored.
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Getting back into the startking lineup this week versus the New York Mets on May 7 and the St. Louis Cardinals on May 8-9, Dietrich went 5-for-10 (.500) with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored. Thus far in the month of May, he is hitting .278 with an on-base percentage of .409.
Wood pitched 2.2 scoreless innings over the last week, appearing against San Francisco on May 5 and the New York Yankees on May 8 for the Cincinnati Reds.
Bradley, who was pitching for the Orioles’ Double A affiliate in the Bowie Baysox, retired on May 4. (Click Here). The southpaw made his Major League debut last season, tossing seven innings for the Braves in September.
Below is a complete list of the Baseball #ProJackets in the majors this season.
MLB | PLAYER | 2017-18 SEASON STATS |
Colorado Rockies | GP: 34 | |
#32/ 2B Miami Marlins | GP: 27 | |
MATT WIETERS Washington Nationals | | |
BLAKE WOOD Cincinnati Reds
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Yellow Jackets in the Minors/Independent Leagues
Player | Current Team (MLB Team) | Level | MiLB Bio | Years at Tech | 2017-18 Season Stats |
Luke Bard | Chattanooga Lookouts (Twins) | AA | 2010-12 | 2-1, 3.78 ERA, 10 GP, 1 Save, 16.2 IP, 25 SO | |
Jed Bradley | Bowie Baysox / Norfolk Tides (Orioles) | AA | 2009-11 | *Retired (Click Here) 1-2, 9.75 ERA, 8 GP, 12.1 IP, 9 SO *Made one appearance for the Norfolk Tides (AAA) | |
Sam Clay | Fort Myers Miracle (Twins) | A (Adv) | 2013-14 | 3-0, 3.12 ERA, 9 GP, 1 Save, 17.1 IP, 19 SO | |
Jake Esch | San Antonio Missions/El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres) | AA | 2009-11 | 0-2, 3.00 ERA, 3 GP, 3 GS, 15.0 IP, 13 SO *Made one start with the El Paso Chihuahuas (AAA) | |
Zane Evans | NW Arkansas Nautrals (Royals) | AA | 2011-13 | 22 GP, .205 avg., 17 hits, 2 HR, 1 2B, 10 RBI, 9 runs, 1 SB | |
Buck Farmer | Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) | AAA | 2010-13 | 0-1, 2.78 ERA, 6 GP, 6 GS, 35.2 IP, 35 SO | |
Brandon Gold | Asheville Tourists (Rockies) | A | 2014-16 | 1-2, 5.63 ERA, 5 GP, 5 GS, 24.0 IP, 28 SO | |
Matt Gonzalez | Rome Braves (Braves) | A | 2013-16 | 0 GP | |
Matthew Gorst | Greenville Drive (Red Sox) | A | 2014-16 | 0-1, 5.93 ERA, 8 GP, 1 Save, 13.2 IP, 16 SO | |
Matthew Grimes | Bowie Baysox (Orioles) | AA | 2011-14 | 0-3, 3.76 ERA, 5 GP, 4 GS, 26.1 IP, 20 SO | |
Mott Hyde | Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros) | AA | 2011-14 | *Temporary Inactive list 26 GP, .207 avg., 17 hits, 2 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, | |
Dusty Isaacs | New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays) | AA | 2011-14 | 0-1, 3.29 ERA, 9 GP, 13.2 IP, 14 SO | |
Connor Justus | Inland Empire 66ers (Angels) | A (Adv) | 2014-16 | 27 GP, .196 avg., 18 hits, 1 HR, 5 2B, 9 RBI, | |
Deck McGuire | Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Reds) | AA | 2008-10 | 1-2, 4.01 ERA, 6 GP, 6 GS, 33.2 IP, 35 SO | |
A.J. Murray | Fort Myers Miracle (Twins) | A (Adv) | 2012-15 | * Disabled 7-Day list | |
Matt Murton | Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers) | AAA | 2001-03 | * Released – Free Agent | |
Arden Pabst | West Virginia Power (Pirates) | A | 2014-16 | 21 GP, .270 avg., 20 hits, 2 HR, 5 2B, 9 RBI, 11 runs | |
Daniel Palka | Rochester Red Wings (Twins) | AAA | 2011-13 | 27 GP, .228 avg., 23 hits, 5 HR, 3 2B, 13 RBI, | |
Mark Pope | Texas AirHogs (Independent League) | Independent | 2009-11 | Season not started yet – first game is May 18 | |
Andrew Robinson | Harrisburg Senators (Nationals) | AA | 2007-10 | * Disabled 7-Day list | |
Matt Skole | Syracuse Chiefs (Nationals) | AAA | 2009-11 | 27 GP, .200 avg., 17 hits, 4 HR, 7 2B, 12 RBI, | |
Daniel Spingola | Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs) | A (Adv) | 2012-15 | 28 GP, .333 avg., 29 hits, 2 HR, 4 3B, 6 2B, 17 RBI, 9 runs, 2 SB | |
Brandon Thomas | York Revolution (Independent League) | Independent | 2010-13 | *traded to River City (Frontier League) on May 4 (River City): 1 GP (York): 7 GP, .091, 1 hit, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 runs, 1 BB, 2 SB | |
Kyle Wren | Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Brewers) | AAA | 2011-13 | 23 GP, .338 avg., 25 hits, 0 HR, 2 3B, 5 2B, 10 RBI, 14 runs, 5 SB |
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