2022 trades: following the acquisitions

[now]

Tonight's stellar start by Cade Povich for Aberdeen (6 IP, 0 H, 0 W, 8K) is a good start to tracking the progress of the Oriole trade acquisitions for Lopez and Mancini. And since most are still at lower levels, may as well kick in the returns for Scott and Sulser from Miami in April. Between the rookies and the injured Seth Johnson, it will be a while before some of these show up on the Orioles MLB radar. 

                               Level    Age    Draft    OPS/ERA
Jorge Lopez to Twins for
LHP Cade Povich      A+    22    3     0.00
RHP Yennier Cano    AAA   28   FA   9.00
RHP Juan Nuñez      Rk    21    FA    0.00
LHP Juan Rojas        Rk    18     FA    0.00

Trey Mancini to Astros for
RHP Seth Johnson     (A+)    23    1    (3.00)
RHP Chayce McDermott  A+ 23    4    0.00    

Tanner Scott and Cole Sulser to Marlins
LHP Antonio Velez    AA    25    FA    6.14
RHP Yaqui Rivera       Rk    19    FA    0.00
OF Kevin Guerrero     Rk    18    FA    .671

[SpOkane]

Good idea.

On B-R, Guerrero's current OPS is .477.

On B-R, Rivera's ERA at the FCL was 0.00 but is 8.64 at Delmarva. 2 of his first three games were disastrous including giving up 6 earned runs in 0.1 IP. Last 6 games, 4.50 ERA.

Interesting that Rojas had 38:4 K:BB in 30 IP w/ MIN this year and in his 1st game here had 3:3 in 1.2. 

[now]

Tonite in his FCL start Juan Rojas (18, from Lopez trade) pitched 3 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs or walks, and 5 strikeouts. A good start!

[RZNJ]

Each list only went 10 players deep, but there were plenty more prospects who were in consideration. Here, now, are five more prospects to keep an eye on in the coming years who opened eyes in the Florida Complex League. 

1. Juan Nuñez, RHP, Orioles

Nuñez was dealt from Minnesota to Baltimore in the Jorge Lopez trade and intrigued scouts both before and after the move. The big-armed righty showed a fastball in the mid 90s up to 97 mph and backs the pitch with a hard-biting slider that scouts see as a potentially above-average pitch. Nuñez has a changeup as well, but it’s well behind the fastball and slider. He’s a converted position player, so he’s a little more raw than would be expected, but there’s clear upside.