The second half of the Eastern League season begins tonight with a clean slate for all 12 teams and ten of them looking to make the playoffs. Here’s who to watch for the week ahead.
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Somerset Patriots at New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Players To Watch
Somerset: Jace Avina is the Yankees’ 19th-ranked prospect. He’s hitting .295 with a .971 OPS. He has 15 home runs, 38 RBI, and 49 runs scored.
New Hampshire: Jace Bohrofen is hitting .253 with a .931 OPS. He has 13 home runs, 34 RBI, and 33 runs scored.
Reading Fightin Phils at Altoona Curve
Players To Watch
Reading: Gage Wood ranks as the Phillies ‘ second prospect and the 67th-ranked prospect in baseball. He’s 0-1 at Reading with a 3.71 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and 25 strikeouts in 17 innings. He’ll likely pitch on Wednesday.
Altoona: Connor Wietgrefe is 4-1 with a 3.51 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and 69 strikeouts in 66.2 innings. He’ll likely pitch on Thursday.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies vs. Erie SeaWolves
Players To Watch
Binghamton: Jonathan Santucci the Mets eighth ranked prospect is 2-5 with a 3.73 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and 75 strikeouts in 62.2 innings. He’s probable to pitch on Wednesday.
Erie: Brett Callahan, the Tigers’ 28th-ranked prospect, is hitting .268 with a .878 OPS. He has 12 home runs, 39 RBI, and 48 runs scored.
Harrisburg Senators at Chesapeake Baysox
Players To Watch
Harrisburg: Cayden Wallace is hitting .299 with a .936 OPS. He has 17 home runs, 44 RBI, and 49 runs scored.
Chesapeake: Sebastian Gongora is 5-3 with a 3.42 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and 71 strikeouts in 68.1 innings. He’ll likely pitch Saturday.
Akron RubberDucks at Richmond Flying Squirrels
Players To Watch
Akron: Caden Favors is 2-5 with a 5.51 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts in 63.2 innings. He is slated to pitch Saturday.
Richmond: Bo Davidson is the Giants’ sixth-ranked prospect. He’s hitting .266 with a .819 OPS. He has 14 home runs, 44 RBI, and 35 runs scored.
Portland Sea Dogs at Hartford Yard Goats
Players To Watch
Portland: Franklin Arias is the Red Sox’s top prospect and tenth prospect in all of baseball. He brings in a .315 batting average and a .974 OPS. Arias has 14 home runs, 36 RBI, and 38 runs scored.
Hartford: Bryant Bethancourt is hitting .275 with an .871 OPS at Hartford. He has 14 home runs, 43 RBI, and 34 runs scored.
