Article: Blue Jays Minor League Recap: The Bisons Get Into Action

[Daniel Labude]

We're kicking off the season in rare form by publishing our first minor-league recap several days late.

This is publishing late due to a certain editor (yours truly) losing this in the shuffle while on vacation. Sorry about that.
- Brock Beauchamp

- Buffalo Bisons: 1-1
- New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 0-0 (Season not started)
- Vancouver Canadians: 0-0 (Season not started)
- Dunedin Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started)
- FCL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started)
- DSL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started) 

TRANSACTIONS
The Blue Jays made the following minor league transactions on 3/30:

- LHP Easton Lucas was recalled from Buffalo Bisons.

- RHP Bobby Milacki was assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

- LHP Mason Fluharty had his contract selected from Buffalo Bisons.

- RHP Bobby Milacki was assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo 6, Rochester 2 - Game 1

Box Score

Eric Lauer started the season off for the Bisons and went four strong innings giving up just two hits, two walks, two runs, and struck out four batters. Loperfido scored the first run in the second inning on an Ali Sánchez RBI groundout. The Bisons took the lead for good in the seventh inning on the back of two RBI doubles from Michael Stefanic and Riley Tirotta. Joey Loperfido put the game out of reach with the Bisons’ first home run of the season. A 429 FT home run to right field. 

Joey Loperfido: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
Loperfido is back in Triple-A this season after failing to make the big league team out of Spring Training. His home run traveled 429 FT, came off the bat at a 113.2 MPH exit velocity, and a 27° launch angle.

Eric Lauer: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Lauer used his experience and command to control the strike zone and get Rochester batters out. His fastball topped out around 92.5 MPH and sat in the 90-91 MPH range. He also used a mid 80s slider and a mid 70s, slow curveball to keep hitters off balanced. 

Buffalo 3, Rochester 8 (8 innings) Game 2

Box Score

In the shortened game loss, Paxton Schultz led the way for the Bisons pitching staff. Firing 3.1 innings pitched, while not giving up a hit, allowed just one walk, and struck out two batters. Trenton Wallace started the game and left the Bisons in a 5-0 hole before the first inning had ended. Barger got the Bisons back some runs in the bottom of the first with a 2-run home run that went 412 FT. The only other run scored by the Bisons came on a wild pitch in the 8th inning.

Addison Barger: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR
Barger got his first hit of the season and it was a nice looking shot to center field off of a fastball high and away. Traveling 412 FT, with a 111 MPH exit velocity, and a 27° launch angle.

Paxton Schultz: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Schultz used a pitch mix that was mainly cutter/slider dominant to contain Rochester. The cutter was in the upper 80s and the slider low to mid 80s. The cutter was especially great today. 

Buffalo, Rochester Game 3  - PPD

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
No Games

Vancouver Canadians
No Games

Dunedin Blue Jays
No Games

FCL Blue Jays
No Games

DSL Blue Jays
No Games

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Hitters of the Days
RF, Joey Loperfido, Buffalo Bisons: 2-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 SB

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Pitcher of the Days
RHP, Paxton Schultz, Buffalo Bisons: 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

Prospect Summary
1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - DNP

2. Trey Yesavage (New Hampshire) - DNP

3. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP

4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - DNP

5. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - DNP

6. Alan Roden (Toronto) - 2 for 10, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

7. Josh Kasevich (Buffalo) - DNP

8. Kendry Rojas (New Hampshire) - DNP

9. Khal Stephen (Vancouver) - DNP

10. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - DNP

11. Adam Macko (Buffalo) - DNP

12. Landen Maroudis (Dunedin) - DNP

13. Fernando Perez (Dunedin) - DNP

14. Will Wagner (Toronto) - 4 for 13, 1 R, 2 2B, 0 BB, 4 K

15. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - DNP

16. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP

17. Emmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - DNP

18. Juaron Watts-Brown (Vancouver) - DNP

19. Eddinson Paulino (New Hampshire) - DNP

20. Dahian Santos (New Hampshire) - DNP

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