Carson Williams recorded one of two doubles for the Bowling Green Hot Rods (19-23), along with his seventh multi-hit game of the year, in the club’s 6-0 shutout loss to the Rome Braves.
Bobby Seymour pounded an RBI double in his first at-bat with the Bowling Green Hot Rods (6-5), but it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Hickory Crawdads (7-4) offense, losing by a score of 16-4 on Friday night
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Franco spent 2020 at the alternate site and then played just five games for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League before he was shut down due to biceps soreness, which had clearly effected his throwing, as he short-hopped several throws to first base on routine plays. It’s not expected to be a long-term issue, and Franco himself wanted to rest and return to action for Escogido (the left side of los Leones infield would have been him and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.), but the Rays prevented it as a precaution. I suppose there’s some chance that this issue, combined with the presence of other good shortstops in the org like Willy Adames and Taylor Walls (assuming either or both aren’t traded) creates a heightened chance that Franco debuts in the big leagues as a second baseman, but even if we knew that was going to be the case, he’d still easily be the best prospect in baseball.