Bearcats Held Hitless by West
stadiumreport.bbn May 30th, 2022
Dave West(31, 3.5*) of the
Kansas City Royals was the King of the Hill at Kauffman Stadium.
The
Kansas City starter dominated the
Salt Lake City Bearcats, giving up zero hits in his 1-0 victory. This is his second no-hitter in his career, having pitched one in 2020 against
Sacramento while in the uniform of
San José.
"The toughest part was the last couple of innings,"
West recounted after the game. "You know you have a no-hitter going, and so does everybody in the ballpark. That was the hard part, keeping focused and concentrating while your heart is pounding."
West, who is tied for 5th in the WL with a 1.10 WHIP, recorded 10 strikeouts and 3 walks in the game.
This year,
West has fanned 60 in 75.2 innings and collected a 4-1 record with a 2.14 ERA.
---
Montreal – Philadephia Trade: Quiroz for Verdugo
stadiumreport.bbn May 30th, 2022
Proving the old adage that one man's trash is another man's treasure, the
Expos announced today the acquisition of 19-year old minor league C
Hector Verdugo(0.5/2.5*, R ball) from the
Philadelphia Grizzlies in exchange for 23-year old minor league RHP
Mike Quiroz(2.5*, 3-4 4.25 53K 0.9WAR AAA). "This isn't the deal of the century," acknowledged the
Expos, "but we think it will improve the direction of both teams."
In addition to that deal, the
Montreal Expos announced the release of several minor league players, including 2018 first round pick 2B
Lee Shapiro(1.5/2*). The 22-year old never made much headway with the team and was banished to Short A after batting .181-3-12 .465OPS -0.8WAR in single A last season. The
Expos paid a bonus of $3.49M for him back in 2018.
--
Cleaning house a bit. Quiroz is not a bad kid, but we have a flurry of younger, more talented kids coming through the system, and Mike would’ve been a minor league free agent this winter. His roster spot in AAA ultimately went to LHSP Rich Lange(21, 2/2.5*) who we got from KC last winter.
We have to clear some depth in AAA soon, too many 23-24 year olds that are not going to become regulars with us, and the wave of young talent coming through the minors.