Prized pitching prospect Jay Groome looked lost in his advanced Class A opener.
Jarren Duran began his time in Triple-A going 0 for 11.
And, here in Portland, No. 1 slugging prospect Triston Casas is batting .167 (3 for 18) with no extra-base hits and eight strikeouts.
“Triston is going to be all right,” Portland Sea Dogs Manager Corey Wimberly said. “It’s only one week of baseball.”
Also, realize this is only Casas’ second full baseball season out of high school, and he is in Double-A. He turned 21 in January.
Casas had not drawn a walk until his last two plate appearances on Sunday, the first an eight-pitch effort that began the Sea Dogs’ six-run rally in the eighth inning. Casas batted again in the inning and, again, walked.