LongLiveMaroth

McGonigle and Pacheco on team of the week.

Toledo W 7-5 Lee 1/3 2BB SB Cruz 2/3 2RBI BB HR Malloy 1/4 RBI K Jung 0/4 K Anderson 0/4 3K Dobnak 5IP 3H ER 3BB 4K Petit 1IP 2ER BB K Erie L 6-1 McGonigle 0/3 BB Liranzo 0/4 K Briceno 0/4 2K WM W 5-0 Strong 0/3 2BB 2K SB Graham 4/5 RBI 2SB (Has hit .322/.424/.507 the last 40 games) Pacheco 2/5 4RBI 2 K 2 HR Howey 4IP BB 4K Lakeland L 4-2 Dumesnil 0/5 RBI K Rucker 3/3 RBI 2B Warwick 1/5 2K SB Reyes 6IP 3H ER 2BB 9K

Toledo L 2-0 Lee 0/4 3K Malloy 0/3 BB K Jung 0/4 K Anderson 0/4 Petit 1.1IP 2H ER BB 3K Erie W 8-6 Clark 0/2 3BB K McGonigle 2/4 2RBI BB HR SB Briceno 1/3 RBI 2BB WM W 5-4 Graham 0/4 K Pacheco 2/4 4RBI 2 HR Elissalt 4.1IP 7H 2ER 2BB 4K Lakeland L 4-2 Dumesnil 0/4 BB 2K Rucker 1/2 BB K 2B Warwick 1/4 3K Diaz 3.1IP 2H 4ER 4BB 2K Flores 0.0 H

I'm thinking this Troy Melton kid might be good.

Toledo W 10-6 Lee 1/4 BB 2K 2B Malloy 4/5 RBI 3 2B Jung 1/5 K Anderson 2/5 2RBI 2K Cruz 1/2 4RBI 3BB HR Lange 1IP 2K Erie W 10-6 Clark 1/4 BB 2K McGonigle 2/4 4RBI 2HR Briceno 0/4 BB K Peck 1/4 K WM L 6-1 Strong 1/4 K Pacheco 0/4 2K Graham 2/3 BB 2B Howey 2IP 6H 4ER 2BB K Lakeland W 16-6 Dumesnil 3/6 K 2 2B Goodman 1/4 RBI 2BB K HR Rucker 2/5 RBI 2B Warwick 3/5 RBI 2B

Pipeline Rerank: McGonigle #2 Clark #9 Briceno #32 Rainer #35 https://www.mlb.com/milb/prospects/top100/

Toledo L 9-6 Lee 0/3 RBI 2BB K Malloy 0/3 2BB K Jung 1/5 2K Erie W 4-0 Clark 1/4 2K Liranzo 0/4 3K McGonigle 1/3 RBI BB 3B Serwa 5IP 3H BB 5K WM W 4-2 Peck 1/4 K 2B Pacheco 0/4 K Lakeland W 4-3 Dumesnil 2/4 Goodman 1/4 K 2B Rucker 1/4 2RBI K 3B SB Warwick 0/3 BB K Urquidy 1IP 2K Lockhart 2IP 4K Reyes 5IP 4H 3ER BB 2K

Toledo W 9-4 Sweeney 0/5 2K Jung 2/5 K 2 2B Cruz 2/4 RBI BB K HR Valencia 4/5 4RBI Cycle Erie W 8-7 Clark 0/4 BB K McGonigle 0/3 2BB Anderson 2/4 RBI BB HR Briceno 1/4 2RBI K HR WM W 3-2 Graham 0/4 Peck 0/4 Strong 1/3 K Elissalt 5.2IP 3H ER 2BB 5K Lakeland L 8-5 Rucker 1/4 RBI Gil 0/4 Urquidy 1IP DSL Cris Rodriguez 0/3RBI BB Bazil 0/2 De Los Santos 1/2 BB SB

Toledo GM 1 W 13-2 Lee 2/4 3RBI BB 2B Sweeney 3/4 RBI BB Malloy 1/4 2RBI 2B Jung 1/5 2RBI 2B SGL 4.1IP 5H 2ER BB 3K Lange 1IP K Toledo GM 2 W 9-7 Lee 0/4 K Sweeney 3/3 3RBI BB 2 HR Malloy 1/3 Jung 2/4 Cruz 1/4 RBI K 2B Heuer 0.1IP K Erie L 6-3 Clark 0/5 K Liranzo 0/4 2K McGonigle 3/4 3B Anderson 0/3 RBI Briceno 0/4 WM W 8-2 Peck 3/5 RBI K Pacheco 1/3 BB K Strong 1/4 K Howey 4IP BB 5K (Converted reliever they are trying at starter something to keep an eye on) Lakeland W 7-4 MacDonald 1/4 BB 2K 2B Rucker 2/5 2RBI 2K Warwick 2/3 RBI BB K SB Diaz 3.2IP 3ER 3BB 6K Flores 1IP K Mota 2IP 3BB 3K

I think this is Graham's first real healthy season so it's good to see some of the tools he was drafted for show up. I was curious when they got rid of Jim Jarvis is either him, Peck or Pacheco were going to get moved up but it didn't happen.

Toledo PPD Erie L 1-0 Clark 1/4 McGonigle 0/3 BB Anderson 0/4 2K Briceno 1/4 K 2B WM W 6-0 Graham 2/3 RBI BB 2B Peck 2/4 RBI Pacheco 0/3 BB K Lakeland W 3-2 10 Inn. Rucker 0/3 BB SB Gil 3/4 RBI 3B Warwick 1/4 2K DSL De Los Santos 2/2 RBI 2B Cris Rodriguez 0/3 K Miranda 0/3 2K Bazil 0/3

I am not saying you can't be successful without the velocity but what I am saying is unless you have good-great command and control there is a higher likelihood of not having success with the lower velocity. That is all I am getting at is the low minors if you have a good off-speed pitch with lower velocity you can get great numbers but it doesn't always translate as you go further up. Sears isn't a super highly rated prospect but I always pull for guys like that.

So, he's not exactly a soft-tossing lefty. Still, he generally sits in the 91-93 range, and those types tend to get hit harder as they progress to AA and AAA, based on my observation, because they usually have a breaking ball that younger players may struggle with. He does have a nice 10+ K/9 in A+ though so someone to keep an eye on as he is only 22 right now.

08/05/25 LHP Andrew Sears assigned to Erie SeaWolves from West Michigan Whitecaps. 08/05/25 OF Jackson Strong assigned to West Michigan Whitecaps from Lakeland Flying Tigers. 08/05/25 RHP Lucas Elissalt assigned to West Michigan Whitecaps from Lakeland Flying Tigers. Sears moved up to AA; he has great numbes in A+ but as a lefty who tops out at 95 I am always wary of those types.

It gets worse.