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Pro Blue Devils Update: April Recap
4/26/2023 9:18:00 AM | Baseball
DURHAM – Duke Baseball looks into the first month of Major League Baseball and its affiliate teams, as we check in on our Pro Blue Devils across the country.
Marcus Stroman – Chicago Cubs (MLB)
In his first five starts for the Chicago Cubs this season, Stroman has posted a 2-2 record on the bump alongside of a 2.17 ERA in 29 innings of work. The right-hander recorded his 1,000th career punchout against the Dodgers on April 23. The Cubs are currently 13-9 on the season, heading into the month of May.
Jimmy Herron – Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA | Colorado Rockies)
Jimmy Herron has appeared in 16 games for the Albuquerque Isotopes so far this season, tallying a .262 average at the plate. He has collected 16 hits and scored 11 runs, while driving in six RBI. Herron has also tallied four doubles, two triples and a big fly to his line, while drawing five walks and adding a stolen base this season.
Matt Mervis – Iowa Cubs (AAA | Chicago Cubs)
Mervis has picked up where he left off in 2022 and in the World Baseball Classic with Team Israel, beginning the 2023 campaign with a .275 average in 19 games played. The first baseman has recorded 19 hits, including four doubles and five home runs. He has driven in 21 RBI and drawn 15 walks. He boasts a .402 on base percentage and has an OPS of .953 in the first month of play.
Bryce Jarvis – Reno Aces (AAA | Arizona Diamondbacks)
Bryce Jarvis was promoted to triple-A on April 25, 2023, after recording a 2-1 record on the mound to begin the 2023 season. He has posted a 3.32 ERA on the bump in four starts, working 19 innings and allowing just nine hits. Jarvis is holding opponents to a .141 average against and has punched out 20 batters. The Lexington, Ky., native was named the double-A pitcher of the week on April 24.
Joey Loperfido – Corpus Christi Hooks (AA | Houston Astros)
Joey Loperfido was promoted to double-A on April 20, 2023, after beginning the 2023 campaign with a .265 average in Asheville. Loperfido joined Corpus Christi and made an immediate impact, batting .471 in his four games played so far. He has scored seven runs for the Hooks and blasted four home runs.
Griffin Conine – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA | Miami Marlins)
Griffin Conine became the Blue Wahoos all-time career leader in home runs last week, hitting his first home run of the season and his 36th at the double-A level. Conine has added three doubles and a triple to his line, while walking seven times this season.
Ethan Murray – Biloxi Shuckers (AA | Milwaukee Brewers)
Murray has appeared in 11 games to this point in the 2023 season, tallying six hits and driving in five runs. He has one double and one home run to his line, a grand slam, while posting an OPS of .648 for the Biloxi Shuckers.
Graeme Stinson – Montgomery Biscuits (AA | Tampa Bay Rays)
Graeme Stinson was promoted to double-A on April 20, 2023, and has appeared in two games since joining the squad. Stinson has posted a 0.00 ERA, holding one game and allowing just two hits in his three innings of work. The lefty is holding opponents to a .182 average at the plate with three strikeouts.
Adam Laskey – South Bend Cubs (High-A | Chicago Cubs)
Laskey has appeared in five games for the South Bend Cubs this season, working 6.2 innings and striking out eight batters to three walks. He has scattered seven hits and allowed just four runs to score.
Jack Carey – Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A | Pittsburgh Pirates)
Carey has appeared in three games this season for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, recording a 1-0 record on the mound with a 3.00 ERA. The righty has tallied one save on the season, allowing two hits and one run to score. He is holding opponents to a .182 average at the plate and punched out four batters.
Michael Rothenberg – Lakeland Flying Tigers (A | Detroit Tigers)
Rothenberg has appeared in 10 games so far this season, posting a .297 average at the plate. He has collected 11 hits, five for extra bases, including two doubles, a triple and two home runs. The catcher is currently posting a .940 OPS this season for the Flying Tigers.
Marcus Johnson – Charleston RiverDogs (A | Tampa Bay Rays)
Marcus Johnson has been dealing in single-A for the Charleston RiverDogs in his first three professional starts, posting a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings of work. The Whitter, Calif., native has scattered nine hits and allowed one run to score. Opponents are batting just .200 off the righty at the plate this season, as Johnson has recorded a 12:1 strikeout to walk ratio to this point.
Billy Seidl – Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (A | Chicago White Sox)
Billy Seidl has appeared in five games for Kannapolis this season, posting a 1-0 record on the bump. In his seven innings of work, Seidl has posted a 1.29 ERA and collected four saves. He has scattered three hits, allowing one run to score and opponents are hitting just .130 off the righty.
Graham Pauley – Lake Elsinore Storm (A | San Diego Padres)
In his 15 games played to this point in the season, Pauley has collected 20 hits to boast to .385 average at the plate. The third baseman has tallied four doubles, one triple and on home run, while posting a .467 OBP to begin the 2023 campaign. Pauley has scored 12 runs for the Storm and has an OPS of 1.025.
Jimmy Loper – St. Lucie Mets (A | New York Mets)
Loper has appeared in four games so far this season for the St. Lucie Mets, working seven innings on the mound. He has scattered three hits and punched out four batters, while opponents are hitting a measly .136 off the righty.
Henry Williams – ACL Padres (Rookie Ball | San Diego Padres)
The Arizona Complex League season begins in June.
Chris Proctor – Lancaster Barnstormers (Independent Ball)
The Lancaster Barnstormers' season begins on April 28, 2023, on the road against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.
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Marcus Stroman – Chicago Cubs (MLB)
In his first five starts for the Chicago Cubs this season, Stroman has posted a 2-2 record on the bump alongside of a 2.17 ERA in 29 innings of work. The right-hander recorded his 1,000th career punchout against the Dodgers on April 23. The Cubs are currently 13-9 on the season, heading into the month of May.
Jimmy Herron – Albuquerque Isotopes (AAA | Colorado Rockies)
Jimmy Herron has appeared in 16 games for the Albuquerque Isotopes so far this season, tallying a .262 average at the plate. He has collected 16 hits and scored 11 runs, while driving in six RBI. Herron has also tallied four doubles, two triples and a big fly to his line, while drawing five walks and adding a stolen base this season.
Matt Mervis – Iowa Cubs (AAA | Chicago Cubs)
Mervis has picked up where he left off in 2022 and in the World Baseball Classic with Team Israel, beginning the 2023 campaign with a .275 average in 19 games played. The first baseman has recorded 19 hits, including four doubles and five home runs. He has driven in 21 RBI and drawn 15 walks. He boasts a .402 on base percentage and has an OPS of .953 in the first month of play.
Bryce Jarvis – Reno Aces (AAA | Arizona Diamondbacks)
Bryce Jarvis was promoted to triple-A on April 25, 2023, after recording a 2-1 record on the mound to begin the 2023 season. He has posted a 3.32 ERA on the bump in four starts, working 19 innings and allowing just nine hits. Jarvis is holding opponents to a .141 average against and has punched out 20 batters. The Lexington, Ky., native was named the double-A pitcher of the week on April 24.
Joey Loperfido – Corpus Christi Hooks (AA | Houston Astros)
Joey Loperfido was promoted to double-A on April 20, 2023, after beginning the 2023 campaign with a .265 average in Asheville. Loperfido joined Corpus Christi and made an immediate impact, batting .471 in his four games played so far. He has scored seven runs for the Hooks and blasted four home runs.
Griffin Conine – Pensacola Blue Wahoos (AA | Miami Marlins)
Griffin Conine became the Blue Wahoos all-time career leader in home runs last week, hitting his first home run of the season and his 36th at the double-A level. Conine has added three doubles and a triple to his line, while walking seven times this season.
Ethan Murray – Biloxi Shuckers (AA | Milwaukee Brewers)
Murray has appeared in 11 games to this point in the 2023 season, tallying six hits and driving in five runs. He has one double and one home run to his line, a grand slam, while posting an OPS of .648 for the Biloxi Shuckers.
Graeme Stinson – Montgomery Biscuits (AA | Tampa Bay Rays)
Graeme Stinson was promoted to double-A on April 20, 2023, and has appeared in two games since joining the squad. Stinson has posted a 0.00 ERA, holding one game and allowing just two hits in his three innings of work. The lefty is holding opponents to a .182 average at the plate with three strikeouts.
Adam Laskey – South Bend Cubs (High-A | Chicago Cubs)
Laskey has appeared in five games for the South Bend Cubs this season, working 6.2 innings and striking out eight batters to three walks. He has scattered seven hits and allowed just four runs to score.
Jack Carey – Greensboro Grasshoppers (High-A | Pittsburgh Pirates)
Carey has appeared in three games this season for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, recording a 1-0 record on the mound with a 3.00 ERA. The righty has tallied one save on the season, allowing two hits and one run to score. He is holding opponents to a .182 average at the plate and punched out four batters.
Michael Rothenberg – Lakeland Flying Tigers (A | Detroit Tigers)
Rothenberg has appeared in 10 games so far this season, posting a .297 average at the plate. He has collected 11 hits, five for extra bases, including two doubles, a triple and two home runs. The catcher is currently posting a .940 OPS this season for the Flying Tigers.
Marcus Johnson – Charleston RiverDogs (A | Tampa Bay Rays)
Marcus Johnson has been dealing in single-A for the Charleston RiverDogs in his first three professional starts, posting a 0.75 ERA in 12 innings of work. The Whitter, Calif., native has scattered nine hits and allowed one run to score. Opponents are batting just .200 off the righty at the plate this season, as Johnson has recorded a 12:1 strikeout to walk ratio to this point.
Billy Seidl – Kannapolis Cannon Ballers (A | Chicago White Sox)
Billy Seidl has appeared in five games for Kannapolis this season, posting a 1-0 record on the bump. In his seven innings of work, Seidl has posted a 1.29 ERA and collected four saves. He has scattered three hits, allowing one run to score and opponents are hitting just .130 off the righty.
Graham Pauley – Lake Elsinore Storm (A | San Diego Padres)
In his 15 games played to this point in the season, Pauley has collected 20 hits to boast to .385 average at the plate. The third baseman has tallied four doubles, one triple and on home run, while posting a .467 OBP to begin the 2023 campaign. Pauley has scored 12 runs for the Storm and has an OPS of 1.025.
Jimmy Loper – St. Lucie Mets (A | New York Mets)
Loper has appeared in four games so far this season for the St. Lucie Mets, working seven innings on the mound. He has scattered three hits and punched out four batters, while opponents are hitting a measly .136 off the righty.
Henry Williams – ACL Padres (Rookie Ball | San Diego Padres)
The Arizona Complex League season begins in June.
Chris Proctor – Lancaster Barnstormers (Independent Ball)
The Lancaster Barnstormers' season begins on April 28, 2023, on the road against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.
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