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Today, I’m only going to cover the Memphis Redbirds and the starting pitching prospects at Springfield. On Thursday, the relievers at Springfield and the lower minors, but not the rookie leagues. I gave the update on the rookie leagues earlier this month. But there really aren’t that many interesting rookie league pitchers so it wouldn’t have added a ton to this post.

Memphis

Quinn Mathews, LHP – 25 (VEB’s #4 prospect)

Acquired:4th round, 2023 draft

Stats: 18 GS, 85 IP, 29.1 K%, 14.1 BB%, 47.9 GB%, .211 BABIP, 3.39 ERA/4.90 FIP/4.41 xFIP/4.58 DRA

The problem Quinn Mathews is currently facing is that he has not managed to string many starts together where he seemed to have control. He walked four guys in his first start this season, and then over a period of three consecutive starts, the best he did all year was 5 walks. But you could only find one three-start period where he did that. His next highest was 6 walks over 3 games. Same thing. You were more likely to look at his last three starts and see 9 or 10 walks than 5 or 6.

Good news however: his most recent three starts involved just 3 total walks, for a BB% of 4.4%. I’m not sure what kind of sample the Cardinals are looking for, I kind of think they’d walk better control over a longer period than just three starts. But he might get called up next week. It is important to note that might actually have more to do with the no off-days in the schedule than them actually thinking he’s ready. But that’s his big thing right now: if only he walked less, he’d be in St. Louis already.

Tink Hence, RHP – 23 (VEB’s #10 prospect)

Acquired: 2nd round, 63rd overall in 2020 draft

Stats: 18 G (3 GS), 20 IP, 20.2 K%, 18.2 BB%, 45.6 GB%, .278 BABIP, 6.64 ERA/6.49 FIP/6.01 xFIP/6.02 DRA

Speaking of inconsistency, Hence has not managed to find a rhythm this year at all. His ERA is updated, but his other stats will get worse because he threw 0.1 IP with a BB and HR allowed yesterday. Moved to the bullpen for what I would have assumed were innings concerns, there are now performance concerns. He seems to be facing an entirely different problem than he has in the past, when it was pretty much purely injury concerns. The good/bad news is that something has changed in his delivery or mechanics. And that’s good news because you change mechanics or delivery back to what it was before. The bad news is that if he never finds it again, he doesn’t have a future MLB career. He’s still just 23.

Tekoah Roby, RHP – 24 (VEB’s #11 prospect)

Acquired: Traded with Thomas Saggese and John King for Jordan Montgomery and Chris Stratton

Stats: N/A

Roby underwent Tommy John surgery in the middle of last season and is not likely to pitch this season.

Brycen Mautz, LHP – 24 (VEB’s #13 prospect)

Acquired: 2nd round, 59th overall in 2022 draft

Stats: 17 G (16 GS), 22.1 K%, 15.9 BB%, 43.2 GB%, .251 BABIP, 2.92 ERA/4.90 FIP/5.65 xFIP/6.44 DRA

I feel like Mathews has gotten plenty of headlines about how much he has struggled with control, but Mautz is really getting much attention and he’s been worse. He has a good ERA, somehow, but every other stat is not good. He isn’t striking out a lot of hitters and he’s walking a ton of them. The Cardinals are clearly avoiding calling up Mautz – they’ve had chances and they went with journeymen – and looking at these stats, I understand why.

Ixan Henderson, LHP – 23 (VEB’s #16 prospect)

Acquired: 8th round, 2023 draft

Stats (CPX): 2 G, 1.2 IP, 0.0 K%, 23.1 BB%, 28.6 GB%, .500 BABIP, 21.60 ERA/9.60 FIP/11.22 xFIP

So obviously rehab appearances are not about stats, but I would call these numbers concerning. My first instinct is that he’s still not healthy. He could just as easily be rusty. Certainly if his whole rehab goes like this, I would imagine he’s shut down again.

Hunter Dobbins, RHP – 26

Acquired: Traded with Yhoiker Fajardo and Blake Aitia for Willson Contreras

Stats:13 GS, 62.2 IP, 17.1 K%, 8 BB%, 51.3 GB%, .303 BABIP, 4.16 ERA/4.73 FIP/4.93 xFIP/4.45 DRA

Last season, Dobbins threw just 78.2 IP all year. This year, he’s already at 84 innings. With over two months left to play, I think it’s pretty clear the Cardinals aren’t going to seriously restrict his innings, but I also think they’re trying to do minor stuff here and there to keep his innings lower than his full potential. Because he’s made 18 appearances across both the majors and minors, he’s one start behind all the MLB guys, and he’s thrown 24 less innings than McGreevy, 14 less innings than both May and Pallante, and 4 less innings than Kyle Leahy – who has also made 18 starts, but is making his 19th start tonight. He did throw 125 innings in 2024, so I assume the Cardinals hope he’ll reach that at least.

Pete Hansen, LHP – 25

Acquired: 3rd round pick, 97 overall in 2022 draft

Stats:14 GS, 59 IP, 22.0 K%, 8.5 BB%, 44.8 GB%, .324 BABIP, 4.88 ERA/4.42 FIP/4.53 xFIP/5.42 DRA

I’ll give Pete this: he’s hanging in there. I haven’t really been a believer of his, because he’s always been okay while never being the young guy. He’s never been old for his level necessarily, just a guy posting okay stats at AA at 24-years-old is not going to get my attention. But he’s mostly maintaining his production at each stop. He struck out 21.1% of people in Springfield, so far it’s even gone up a bit. He’s been worse because of the walks, but as you can see with Mautz and Mathews, it’s apparently hard to not walk guys in Memphis and 8.5% is perfectly respectable. While his stats remain okay, this is probably the first time I can squint and see him with an MLB career.

Sem Robberse, RHP – 24(VEB’s #13 prospect in 2025)

Acquired: Traded with Adam Kloffenstein for Jordan Hicks

Stats (Rehab): 5 GS, 9 IP, 24.3 K%, 0 BB%, 57.7 GB%, .407 BABIP, 6.00 ERA/3.33 FIP/2.53 xFIP

See, now this, this is the kind of performance I want to see in rehab. Who cares about the ERA in 9 IP? He has not walked a single batter and almost everything is being hit on the ground. Great sign. He only threw 14.2 IP last season, so I’m not sure how much they’re going to ramp him up cause obviously it’s going to be pretty easy to beat 14.2 IP with any kind of health.

Mason Molina, LHP – 23

Acquired: Traded with Skylar Hales for Phil Maton

Stats (AA): 14 GS, 69 IP, 28.8 K%, 9.1 BB%, 30.8 GB%, .271 BABIP, 2.87 ERA/3.61 FIP/4.65 xFIP/4.55 DRA

AAA: 2 GS, 8 IP, 33.3 K%, 11.9 BB%, 23.8 GB%, .476 BABIP, 6.75 ERA/3.91 FIP/4.13 xFIP/4.74 DRA

The Cardinals traded two months of Phil Maton and one of the pieces they got back, who had made 7 appearances in High A at the time of the time, is in AAA less than a year later. Here’s some more fun news: Mason Molina was originally drafted by the Brewers, who traded him to the Rangers for Grant Anderson, a perfectly cromulent but whatever reliever. Molina will probably have to get groundballs at some point to be a starter though – not a lot, but he’d allow too many homers with anything lower than 30%.

Ryan Fernandez, RHP – 28

Acquired: Rule 5, 2023 from Red Sox

Stats: 20 G, 22.1 IP, 22.6 K%, 7.5 BB%, 42.2 GB%, .274 BABIP, 4.43 ERA/4.34 FIP/4.08 xFIP/5.12 DRA

Not really stats that make you think he belongs in the big leagues, actually I would describe those stats as good enough for exactly the role he has now – bullpen shuttle reliever.

Hancel Rincon, RHP – 24

Acquired: Internatonal amateur free agent signing of the Dominican Republic in 2019

Stats: 27 G (3 GS), 51.2 IP, 27.1 K%, 11.3 BB%, 46.2 GB%, .304 BABIP, 4.35 ERA/5.05 FIP/4.28 xFIP/4.27 DRA

That’s about as clear-cut of a multi-inning reliever as you’ll get. His three starts were not actually starts, at least not 5 IP starts. He has walked give guys in his two most recent appearances so I don’t think he’s close to getting called up.

Austin Love, RHP – 27

Acquired: 3rd round, 90th overall in 2021 draft

Stats: 12 G, 15 IP, 20.8 K%, 20.8 BB%, 52.3 GB%, .302 BABIP, 7.20 ERA/6.34 FIP/6.33 xFIP/6.77 DRA

Love ended up with not particularly impressive numbers in Springfield despite a fantastic start. The Cardinals promoted him anyway and I guess it shouldn’t be a shock that he has struggled. I was kind of hoping he was going to be an effective reliever, but given his age, it does appear to be a true longshot, despite him being on the door step to the big leagues.

Skylar Hales, RHP – 24

Acquired: Traded with Mason Molina for Phil Maton

Stats: 26 G, 30.1 IP, 23 K%, 13.2 BB%, 52.7 GB%, .389 BABIP, 7.71 ERA/5.55 FIP/4.68 xFIP/5.00 DRA

I got to tell you, sharing the pitching stats are a real bummer. I’m pretty sure the offensive environment is a little bit crazy, so understand that a decent or even seemingly below average looking line is actually fine. But that is not an argument that these are good stats. These are an improvement over his performance last season in AAA, although it’s mostly just because he’s getting a lot of groundballs.

Cade Winquest, RHP – 26

Acquired: 8th round, 2022 draft

Stats: 22 G, 25.2 IP, 29.4 K%, 5.5 BB%, 44.9 GB%, .344 BABIP, 5.96 ERA/3.62 FIP/3.31 xFIP

Well bad news: Winquest got rocked yesterday. I updated the ERA, not the other stats. And the other stats will get worse, mainly because he allowed a homer and didn’t strike anybody out. Good news though is that the K/BB ratio certainly suggests he’s very close to being MLB ready.

Ryan Murphy, RHP – 26

Acquired: Minor League Rule 5, 2025 from Giants

Stats: 19 G, 25.2 IP, 24.2 K%, 14.5 BB%, 56.3 GB%, .353 BABIP, 6.51 ERA/5.80 FIP/4.71 xFIP/4.76 DRA

Murphy is a good example of how an injury can derail a career. Murphy had 11 good starts in AA – albeit a little over 3 innings per start – and then he essentially missed his the rest of that season and the next season (which was mostly spent on rehab appearances). So the Cardinals grabbed him up and ploppped him in the bullpen. And there might be something here with his GB rate being so high.

Springfield (Starters)

Liam Doyle, LHP – 22 (VEB’s #2 prospect)

Acquired: 5th overall pick in the 2025 draft

Stats: 15 GS, 61 IP, 27.4 K%, 13.3 BB%, 33.3 GB%, .340 BABIP 5.31 ERA/4.88 FIP/4.82 xFIP

We probably should have expected some growing pains with Doyle. It was known he needed to work on his secondaries. And sometimes that leads to games like yesterday, when he walked 5 guys and struck out just 3 guys. Yesterday’s stats are not reflected in his FIP or xFIP, so those will be worse when you read this. But he is still missing quite a few bats, balls are maybe falling more often than they would in the majors, and I really don’t think the Cardinals care about Doyle’s specific stats.

Jurrangelo Cjintje, RHP – 23 (VEB’s #5 prospect)

Acquired: Traded with Tai Peete in 3-team trade for Brendan Donovan

Stats: 17 GS, 80.1 IP, 28.2 K%, 11.3 BB%, 40.8 GB%, .288 BABIP, 5.04 ERA/5.26 FIP/4.79 xFIP

Yes, I am aware Cjinjte is now in Memphis. He made his first start for Memphis yesterday, and wasn’t very good, allowing 6 ER in 3.2 IP and more walks than strikeouts. This is really not surprising because his stats at Springfield weren’t very good. So interesting move to promote him. I think the Cardinals are not looking at the same stats we are, or at least he’s doing something they are encouraged by that isn’t necessarily reflected in the stats themselves.

Brandon Clarke, LHP – 22 (VEB’s #9 prospect)

Acquired: Traded with Richard Fitts and Patrick Galle for Sonny Gray

Stats: 2 G, 3 IP, 25 K%, 16.7 BB%, 66.7 GB%, .167 BABIP, 6.00 ERA/4.99 FIP/5.44 xFIP

You would have legitimately no clue that Clarke actually pitched pretty poorly on Saturday, because the attention was rightfully on the fact that he threw 103 mph. But he walked two and struck out 1 of the 7 batters he faced while giving up two runs. It also speaks to the fact that rehab appearances don’t really matter. When the Cardinals deem him ready for Springfield, that’s when I’m going to care that he’s walking more than he’s striking out.

Cooper Hjerpe, LHP – 25 (VEB’s #16 prospect)

Acquired: 1st round, 22 overall in 2022 draft

Stats: 3 GS, 7 IP, 44.1 K%, 20.6 BB%, 41.7 GB%, .400 BABIP, 9.00 ERA/6.08 FIP/3.48 xFIP/3.10 DRA

As good as Hjerpe’s stats are so far…. he is not beating the reliever allegations with them. I’ve pitched it before, but certainly someone who is striking out 44% of batters could probably be an MLB reliever right now. I wouldn’t promote him right now, but I definitely would like to see him get innings in September. I don’t think this is a giving up on starting move – he didn’t throw an inning last season, so I don’t think the Cardinals are going to have him throw more than a few innings per start anyway. If the Cardinals are still in contention, try using him as a lefty weapon out of the bullpen. That’s just my hope.

Chen-Wei Lin, RHP – 24 (VEB’s #11 prospect in 2025)

Acquired: International amateur free agent signing out of Taiwan in 2023

Stats: 17 G (14 GS), 67 IP, 27.3 K%, 13.2 BB%, 52.6 GB%, .331 BABIP, 5.10 ERA/4.53 FIP/4.71 xFIP/5.39 DRA

While these are certainly not what I wuld call good stats, he is striking out 27% of batters while having a greater than 50% GB rate. There’s a starter toolkit here and considering injuries restricted him to 50.1 IP, it’s good to see he has been healthy.

Braden Davis, LHP – 23

Acquired: 5th round, 2024 draft

Stats: 17 GS, 73 IP, 26.5 K%, 14.2 BB%, 41.8 GB%, .315 BABIP, 4.68 ERA/5.13 FIP/5.04 xFIP

I know Chaim Bloom has a reputation for taking things slow with pitchers, but there are kind of lot of pitchers in this system that were seemingly promoted aggressively and who don’t have particularly great stats at that aggressive placement. Davis made 8 total starts last year and missed a lot of bats and missed the strike zone a good amount. If they repeated Davis in High A, I’m sure they were confident he would have good stats, so they wanted to push him. I just kind of get the feeling that the Cardinals don’t want their starters to be too dominant because then they aren’t being challenged enough.

Blake Aitia, RHP – 23

Acquired: Traded with Yhoiker Fajardo and Hunter Dobbins for Willson Contreras

Stats (High A): 14 GS, 57.1 IP, 26.6 K%, 10.3 BB%, 38.6 GB%, .324 BABIP, 3.92 ERA/5.11 FIP/4.84 xFIP/4.27 DRA

AA: 2 G, 12 IP, 17 K%, 4.3 BB%, 33.3 GB%, .200 BABIP, 3.00 ERA/5.09 FIP/4.92 xFIP/6.47 DRA

Davis is followed by another pitcher who honestly proves my point more. It does not feel like Aita gets promoted in an organization that promotes its pitchers too slow. It could be an entirely AAA to majors reputation that Bloom got here. It feels like pitchers are promoted aggressively honestly.

Brandt Thompson, RHP – 23

Acquired: 17th round, 2024 draft

Stats (AA): 12 G (8 GS), 28.8 K%, 9.8 BB%, 46.5 GB%, .323 BABIP, 4.89 ERA/4.11 FIP/3.96 xFIP

AAA: 6 G, 22.1 IP, 15.5 K%, 9.3 BB%, 46.6 GB%, .338 BABIP, 5.64 ERA/4.57 FIP/4.97 xFIP

Thompson is currently in Springfield, hence why he isn’t in the Memphis section. Props to Randy Flores on picking this guy up in the 17th round, regardless of how far he ends up making it, Thompson looks more like a potential MLBer than the vast, vast, vast majority of 17th rounders ever do and that alone makes it a good pick.

And that’s where I’m going to stop. It felt kind of awkward, because I reached the end of Memphis and noticed that covering all of Springfield would actually make this a fairly long post, but I didn’t want to ignore Springfield completely, so today you get the starters, and on Thursday, you get the relievers plus the lower minors. Covering all the bullpen pitchers really adds up. Thankfully, I can pretty much ignore the bullpen guys in the lower minors. So I will get the pitching section finished on Thursday.

Good morning, baseball fans!

It’s a full week of interleague play for the San Francisco Giants this week.

First up, the Giants take a quick trip east for a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals starting tonight. After that, they head back to Oracle Park to welcome the Los Angeles Angels to town for a weekend series.

As usual, it’s time to pick which series we’re most interested in this week. And I am met with a difficult decision, because the Royals and the Angels are (as of the time this is being written) two of the only teams in baseball with worse records than the Giants. They are also both former World Series adversaries. And I have much fonder memories of the 2014 World Series than I do the 2002 World Series. So I’m going to go ahead and pick the Royals.

Which series are you most interested in this week?

What time do the Giants play today?

The Giants play the first of three against the Royals tonight at 4:40 p.m. PT.

Happy Monday, everyone! We’re fully into the second half of the season now. With that, we will be hearing a lot about the trade deadline and which teams seem poised for a potential postseason run. It’s wild to think that we are already thinking about that, but such is the course of the season. We wait and wait until the baseball season starts, and then before we have a chance to even think about it, the season is halfway over.

To lead off our Monday, we’re looking at some injury updates from Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, a sad update from what was meant to be a very happy weekend in Toronto, and looking at some trade deadline questions and speculation.

Let’s just jump right into it!

• Jay Jaffe continues his replacement-level killers series by focusing on right field.
• Ian Brown shares that the Red Sox are on their first 13-game winning streak after sweeping the Rays.
• Aaron Judge’s ribs are healing, but he’s not ready to return to baseball just yet. Story by Bryan Hoch.
• Tom Dierberger talked to Mookie Betts about one rule he’d like to see changed (and it would end some games earlier).
• Pirates rookie Esmerlyn Valdez has hit 12 home runs in just 31 games. (AP)
• Ken Griffey Jr is passionate about creating more opportunities for Black players in baseball. Story by Tyler Kepner. (The Athletic subscription required.)
• Very sad news out of Toronto.

• Michael Baumann looks at the contract extension for Chase Burns.
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto has shown himself to be the newest ace for the Dodgers, especially after a shutout against the Yankees. Story by Sonja Chen.
• Sonja Chen reports that Shohei Ohtani will not make his next anticipated start due to knee issues, his next start is TBD.
• Rintaro Suzuki has opted to forego his pro career in Japan to join the Marlins. (AP)
• Jim Bowden looks at the six teams that appear most likely to be sellers at the trade deadline. (The Athletic subscription required.)
• Talk about a lucky find.

• Aiden Stepansky looks at Paul Skenes’ reemergence with a 7-inning gem.
• A few fresh trade rumors to keep you up to date ahead of the trade deadline. (MLB)
• Is Brandon Pfaadt an ace now? Tom Verducci thinks he might be.
• Hunter Goodman is the first Rockies player to have 2 3-run games in the same season. (AP)
• 12 questions that will define the trade deadline. Story by Ken Rosenthal. (The Athletic subscription required.)
• If you aren’t on the Jimothy side of the internet, I’m sorry for this niche joke. But also, everyone should be on the Jimothy side of the internet.

And tomorrow will be a better day than today, Buster. Make it so.

The Colorado Rockies have begun the second half of their season with a series loss against the Cincinnati Reds at home. Tonight, they begin a three-game set against the Washington Nationals and then set out on the road to face the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres.

There are 61 games left in the season, and there are a few storylines worth watching as we look to the second half.

The trade deadline

The first, and perhaps most important, storyline of the second half is what the Rockies will do ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. They are clearly in line to be sellers — if they want to be. Historically, the Rockies have not been terribly active at the trade deadline, but that could change this year under a new front office.

There are some interesting potential trade chips this year. The most likely players to be traded will be a combination of veteran players, as some of the younger players such as TJ Rumfield, Kyle Karros and Cole Carrigg, are seen as part of the team’s future. These could include the following:

• Antonio Senzatela
• Jake McCarthy
• Mickey Moniak
• Willi Castro

However, it’s also possible that the Rockies move some of their younger non-rookies:

• Hunter Goodman
• Juan Mejia
• Brenton Doyle
• Ezequiel Tovar

The Goodman question is, perhaps, the most intriguing one — Do you keep your 26-year-old, back-to-back All-Star and build the next contending Rockies team around him? Or do you trade him for what could potentially be a massive haul for the next contending Rockies team?

Moving on from Moniak and/or McCarthy would open up a space for Charlie Condon and/or Zac Veen (more on that later), while moving on from Senzatela during his renaissance season could bring back a good return as well.

The rookies

The three rookies mentioned above — Rumfield, Karros and Carrigg — have all made their marks in the early season. Rumfield is making a Rookie of the Year case for himself, while Carrigg might be sneakily making his own under-the-radar case.

Through July 18, Rumfield is slashing .302/.384/.485 with 35 extra-base hits through 97 games. He took the bull by the horns in his first game and hasn’t turned back. Sure, he’s had some stretches where he’s struggled a little bit, but Rumfield made adjustments as the league has adjusted to him. And he’s been a defensive wizard at first base, which is not something that’s happened in a long time.

Carrigg has so far lived up to his “hair on fire” reputation. After making his MLB debut on June 9, Carrigg has played in 33 games and slashed .288/.371/.529 with 14 extra-base hits. He has only stolen two bases, but that should tick up as he stole 30 in Albuquerque before his call-up. Carrigg has also brought a spark to this team, as they have gone 15-18 since his debut.

Karros started off slow, slashing just .215/.316/.319 with 11 extra-base hits through May 31. Somewhere in early June, Karros made some swing adjustments and has hit .319/.409/.588 with 18 extra-base hits.

This trio of young players is likely part of the next Rockies’ core, and is showing the characteristics that the Rockies are looking for. Rumfield has the slugging capability; Carrigg has the speed on the basepaths and the “never say die” attitude; and Karros has the plate discipline and high OBP. All three have defensive prowess. They will certainly be players to keep an eye on as the season progresses.

Call-ups

If players are traded, that should make room for some prospects to get promoted. We’ve already seen eight players make their MLB debuts for the Rockies:

• Sterlin Thompson (No. 13 PuRP)
• Sean Sullivan (No. 8 PuRP)
• TJ Shook
• TJ Rumfield
• Gabriel Hughes (No. 12 PuRP)
• Welinton Herrera (No. 17 PuRP)
• Eiberson Castellano
• Cole Carrigg (No. 4 PuRP)

But there should be more call-ups on the horizon.

Zac Veen (No. 9 PuRP) made his MLB debut last year and struggled mightily. Behind the scenes, there was a bigger story behind his struggles. But now that Veen is clean and sober, he has been absolutely tearing up the Pacific Coast League. Through July 18, Veen has slashed .314/.389/.578 with 48 extra-base hits (27 doubles, 5 triples, 16 home runs) and 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts. In his first cup of coffee, Veen played in just 12 games and went 4-for-34 with a double and a home run, but also struck out 14 times (41.2%). Perhaps with a new perspective (and a new body), Veen would be more successful in a second stint.

Charlie Condon (No. 1 PuRP) has also been demolishing Triple-A and knocking on the door for his debut. The 2024 first-round pick also participated in the Futures Game for the second straight year, and probably won’t be long for Albuquerque. In 81 games, Condon is slashing .287/.409/.573 with 42 extra-base hits (16 doubles, 6 triples, 20 homers). He has just six stolen bases in eight attempts, but that’s less a part of his game than Veen’s. While Condon competed with Rumfield for first base in spring training, it looks like that position is locked up for the foreseeable future, so Condon would likely slide into the outfield once he’s called up. He’s spent about equal time at first base (47 games) and right field (37 games), so he could serve as a right-handed platoon bat at either position.

The others on the above list will likely make at least another cameo, except for Herrera who is recovering from a torn UCL. And there may be other call-ups. We just won’t know until the dust settles after the trade deadline.

The rotation

The Rockies’ rotation is filled with question marks once again, as the veteran signings haven’t quite panned out like they hoped they would, and Chase Dollander suffered a season-ending elbow injury in May that resulted in internal brace surgery.

The biggest questions will be who they keep at the end of the year, and if they trade anyone at the deadline. Of the Opening Day Five — Kyle Freeland, Michael Lorenzen, Tomoyuki Sugano, José Quintana and Ryan Feltner — the first four are on expiring contracts, though Freeland and Lorenzen have options for the 2027 season. Feltner is entering his third year of arbitration, while Gordon is still under full team control until 2029 when he becomes arbitration eligible.

However, they have been auditioning younger guys — namely Sean Sullivan and Gabriel Hughes — to mixed results. Sullivan made his MLB debut on June 12 against the Athletics in Las Vegas, where he gave up just two hits and struck out two batters across three innings before being lifted due to illness. Unfortunately, it has all been downhill from there, as he has given up 22 runs across his last four starts (19.1 innings). Hughes, meanwhile, made his debut on July 3 (after being called up on July 1) and earned a three-inning save in the 15-3 victory. He’s since made two starts — one on the road at Dodger Stadium and the other at home — and has allowed five runs on nine hits with four walks and 13 strikeouts across 11.1 innings of work.

There will be a lot of decisions coming in the next few weeks to determine the outlook of the 2027 (and even the 2026) rotation.

Final record

The Rockies are on pace for about a 64-98 final record. That would be a 21-win improvement from 2025. For comparison, the Chicago White Sox improved by 19 games in 2025 after their historically bad 2024, so it’s not out of the question. And considering where this team has been the last few years, I will go on the record to say if they lose fewer than 100 games this year, Warren Schaeffer deserves Manager of the Year consideration (though he — like Rumfield, or any other Rockie in the last few years — won’t get it).

Closing thoughts

The final 61 games of the 2026 season are going to be a wild ride unlike any we’ve seen from the Rockies in recent years. It’s been an interesting year so far, and it will just get more so as we get to the trade deadline and through the final stretch.

Which storylines will you be watching most closely? Let us know in the comments!

On the Farm

Triple-A:Sacramento River Cats 5, Albuquerque Isotopes 1

The Isotopes struggled at the hands of the River Cats (Giants). They were held scoreless for the first six innings before Jordan Beck finally broke through in the seventh with a solo home run. Unfortunately, that was the only scoring of the game. Ryan Ritter, playing shortstop, went 2-for-3 with a walk. Beck, Charlie Condon, Conner Capel and Drew Avans each recorded a hit to total six for the lineup.

Andrew Baker started the game, pitching two innings and allowing just one run on three hits with three strikeouts. Eiberson Castellano then pitched the next five, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts over five innings of work. Seth Halvorsen then pitched a scoreless inning, but Victor Juarez allowed one final run in the ninth.

Double-A:Chesapeake Baysox 5, Hartford Yard Goats 4

The Yard Goats fared a little bit better than the Isotopes, but they blew a late lead by giving up four runs in the seventh and eighth innings to the Baysox (Orioles). Jose Torres got things started for the Goats with an RBI single in the second to put them up 1-0. But Brandon Butterworth answered back in the fourth, belting a solo homer off (pitcher) to tie things up. Dyan Jorge singled in the sixth two score Torres and Andy Perez, but then Willy Vasquez hit a two-run double in the seventh to tie things once again. Mike Antico singled to score Torres in the eighth, but Thomas Sosa belted a two-run homer in the eighth to seal the victory for the Baysox.

Jackson Cox (No. 16 PuRP) had a solid outing, allowing just the one solo homer on four hits with six strikeouts. But Carlos Torres and Sam Weatherly struggled in the late innings, each giving up two runs in one inning apiece. Weatherly gave up the two run homer to Sosa, earning him both his third blown save of the year as well as saddling him with his fourth loss.

High-A:Everett Aquasox 21, Spokane Indians 3

It was a football-scoring game in Spokane, as the Indians managed just a field goal against the three touchdowns scored by the Aquasox (Mariners). They mustered seven hits, but the scoring went quiet after the fourth inning. The three RBIs came from Ethan Hedges (No. 29 PuRP), Tanner Thach and Kelvin Hidalgo.

The Indians ran out six different pitchers, and none of them recorded a clean inning. Only two — Ismael Luciano and Francis Rivera — escaped without giving up a home run. Hunter Omlid took the worst of it, though, allowing seven runs on four hits with two walks and three homers across just one-third of an inning. In total, the pitching staff gave up 17 hits, 21 runs (all earned), 13 walks and six home runs.

Low-A:Fresno Grizzlies 2, Visalia Rawhide 1

The Grizzlies were the only victorious affiliate tonight, as they held the Rawhide (Diamondbacks) to just one run scored in the second inning. The Grizzlies scored their two runs in the fourth and sixth, respectively.

The Visalia run came off a homer by Adrian De Leon in the second inning. But Derek Bernard answered back with a homer of his own in the fourth, while Kyle Fossum singled to score Bernard in the sixth and put the Grizzlies back on top. Riley Kelly pitched an outstanding game, going six innings and allowing just the one run with one walk while racking up 11 strikeouts. Yanzel Correa relieved him, pitching two scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and striking out four. Dylan Crooks earned his sixth save of the year by allowing just one hit and striking out one in his singular inning of work.

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Drake Baldwin and Austin Riley both delivered in big ways as the Braves once again beat the Rangers in a big series and Sunday win. While there were a few pitching concerns, the bats showed they are more than capable of producing wins. That is certainly a great sign for Atlanta, especially with the return of Ronald Acuna Jr. drawing near. If the offense is ready to be among the best in the game again, that will certainly make winning a bit easier.

Braves News

The Braves sent Owen Murphy back to the minors and brought Elieser Hernandez to Atlanta.

AJ Smith Shawver continued to round into shape in his latest rehab start.

There was some clarification on the plan for Spencer Schwellenbach. He currently is in Florida throwing bullpen sessions and working his way toward live BP.

MLB News

The Red Sox have now won 13 games in a row, continuing to ascend in the AL Playoff picture.

The Phillies lost to the Mets on Sunday and the series over the weekend. The Braves lead in the NL East is now three games.

The Athletics are starting to receive interest in their outfield depth.

Former Toronto Blue Jays Closer Duane Ward unfortunately passed away.

He is baseball’s invisible man.

Remember when the Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker? The prophets of doom wailed. The Dodgers had opened Pandora’s box, and out would fly a lockout, a pall of smoke over their games, and a plague of locusts.

The salary cap proposal was coming anyway. The Dodgers did play through wildfire smoke at Yankee Stadium last Friday. No locusts, at least not yet.

But no one foretold that the star to whom the Dodgers agreed last winter to pay an average of $60 million each year would be, well, average.

Over the first half of the season, Tucker’s OPS+ was 100, making him a player defined by that metric as “league average.”

He is batting .240, 30 points below his career average. He is on pace for full-season career lows in home runs (11) and OPS (.702).

His WAR is 0.9, below the 1.3 of Tyler Glasnow. By that metric, Tucker has contributed less to the Dodgers’ success this season than Glasnow, who has pitched in seven of the team’s first 100 games.

Hardly anyone outside Los Angeles has noticed, and hardly anyone in Los Angeles has gotten all worked up about it.

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“I appreciate that our fan base, compared to some others, gives a lot more grace to players,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “And I know he sees that as well.”

Here is what Tucker’s trials have cost the Dodgers: Absolutely nothing.

He had two hits, both singles, in 13 at-bats as his team won the weekend series against the New York Yankees. The Dodgers remain the owners of the best record in the major leagues.

Tucker’s four-year contract, lucrative as it is, was not accompanied by a withering spotlight. He does not need to lift his team into the postseason, a burden often borne by marquee free agents signed to put their team over the top.

With the Dodgers?

Shohei Ohtani is the face of baseball. Freddie Freeman’s son walked around the All-Star Game in a T-shirt that read “My Dad Has 2,500 Hits.”

Mookie Betts last played here as a World Series-winning, Gold Glove-winning right fielder; he returned as a World Series-winning, Gold Glove-caliber shortstop.

“I think it certainly helps being around a lot of other guys who have high expectations,” Roberts said.

Neither rain nor smoke nor heat can keep the Dodgers from their appointed October rounds. They need Tucker to prosper then.

“Obviously, we all want to play well all year,” Betts said. “It’s not like we’re kicking the can and nobody cares. Even then, we’d love to be ready in October.

“It’s really just about playing. You never know. You could have a great October and get one hit, and it could be the biggest hit.”

Said Tucker: “Everyone here is very talented. Everyone is here to help each other out. Everyone here just wants to get back to another World Series, and win it. So I’m trying to do my part and just play baseball.”

He insists he is not weighted down by the external expectations that accompany his contract.

“I think that’s the beauty of it, the thing that’s refreshing,” Betts said. “I don’t think he cares about any of that. He just wants to play well and do his thing and help the boys.

“I don’t think he really cares about the expectations.”

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You may think “$60 million” when he comes to the plate. He does not.

“I try, regardless of what my situation is,” Tucker said. “Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve just got to try and do better.”

His strikeouts are up significantly this season. His bat speed is down slightly. His hard contact rate is down significantly.

He’s working on fixing his swing. He’s been working on it. He’ll keep working on it.

Roberts said the quality of Tucker’s at-bats have looked better over the past couple weeks, even if the results may not show it.

“The thing that I’ve appreciated since Day 1 is, he hasn’t run from his struggles,” Roberts said. “He’s owned it.”

Tucker made the All-Star Game in each of the four years preceding this one. The Dodgers are betting his level of performance will at least approach that in the second half.

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Betts said he does not see anything specific to worry about with Tucker.

“I don’t see anything at all,” Betts said. “He’s a competitor. He’s already come through a bunch during the year. It’s not like he’s not doing anything.

“He’s not hitting .330 with 30 [home runs], like we all would dream we were doing, right? But, as a team, we’re doing OK.”

For now, the Dodgers are. Their true season starts in a little more than two months.

From Tucker, the accountability is appreciated. Production would be better.

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Happy birthday to Matt Szczur, and a mighty host of others.

Today in baseball history, in 1976 – Hank Aaron hits the 755th, and last, home run of his career, connecting off Dick Drago of the California Angels, and other stories as well.

Today in baseball history:

• 1907 – Chicago’s Carl Lundgren and New York’s Christy Mathewson are stingy today with the Cubs twirler allowing just four hits while the Cubs scratch three off Matty as the Giants win, 1-0. Joe Tinker is hitless against Matty, the only time this year that Mathewson shuts down his nemesis.
• 1911 – Frank Schulte hits for the cycle to help the Cubs tip the Phils, 4-3. “Wildfire” will end the year as the first player ever to top the 20 mark in doubles, triples, homers, and stolen bases. Only Willie Mays in 1957 will match him this century; the feat will be matched twice in 2007, by Curtis Granderson and Jimmy Rollins.
• 1916 – NY Giants trade future Baseball HOF pitcher Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds.
• 1922 – At Sportsman’s Park, Rogers Hornsby belts a two-out ninth inning home run with two men on the give the Cards a 7 – 6 win over Boston. It is the Rajah’s 25th home run of the year, breaking Gavvy Cravath‘s National League home run mark (post-1900). In two weeks, Hornsby will break the record of 27 homers set in 1884 by Chicago’s Ned Williamson.
• 1938 – Johnny Mize of the Cardinals has three home runs in a game for the second time this season, in a game against the Giants.
• 1958 – Jim Bunning of the Tigers pitches a 3-0 no-hitter over the Red Sox and fans 12. Only two walks and a hit batsman mar Bunning’s performance as he wins his sixth game in seven decisions.
• 1962 – Willie Mays, Willie McCovey and Co. overpower Roberto Clemente‘s Pirates with a devastating aerial assault. Bob Stevens of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: “Chuck Hiller led off with a single. Mays then hit a line drive, 420-foot home run for 2-0. With two down in the third, McCovey belted a memorable shot over the left-field scoreboard. It was one of the few ever ripped into that area by a lefthander in the more than half a century existence of ivy-cloaked Forbes Field. The McCovey smash stood up for the victory. The Bucs started to move in the fourth, when Bill Mazeroski singled home Clemente, who also contributed a dazzling throw from right field to cut down the sliding McCovey at the plate in the sixth.”
• 1969 – San Francisco’s Gaylord Perry connects for his first hit of the year, and his first major league homer, to beat the Dodgers, 7-3. Last year, Alvin Dark had remarked to sportswriter Harry Jupiter about Perry’s hitting, “They’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.” Perry’s homer comes about 20 minutes after the clubhouse receives word that Neil Armstrong has set foot on the moon.
• 2004 – At Wrigley Field, Albert Pujols goes 5 for 5, including three home runs and five RBIs, as the Cardinals beat Central Division rivals the Cubs, 11-8. The Redbird first baseman’s first career three-homer game helps St. Louis to erase a six-run deficit.
• 2012 –  Chipper Jones becomes the all-time leader for RBIs by a player who was primarily a third baseman with a two-run single in the 8th inning; he was tied with George Brett at 1,598; Mike Schmidt continues to hold the record for RBI collected when actually playing at the hot corner.

Cubs Birthdays:Duane Underwood Jr., Matt Szczur*, Jake Fox, Gary Woods. Also notable: Tony Oliva HOF. Heinie Manush HOF.

Today in history:

• 1749 – Earl of Chesterfield says “Idleness is only refuge of weak minds.”
• 1793 – Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie completes the first European east-to-west crossing of America north of Mexico.
• 1801 – Elisha Brown Jr presses a 1,235-pound cheese ball at his farm.
• 1921 – Congresswoman Alice Mary Robertson becomes the first woman to preside over the floor of US House of Representatives.
• 1964 – First surfin’ record to go to No.1-Jan & Dean’s “Surf City.”
• 1965 – Columbia records releases the Bob Dylan single “Like a Rolling Stone.”
• 1968 – Iron Butterfly’s “In-a-gadda-da-vida” becomes first heavy metal song to hit charts; it comes in at No. 117.
• 1968 – Judy Garland headlines concert also featuring Count Basie and Jackie Wilson at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; her last US concert
• 1969 – NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar module, carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, lands on the surface of the Moon. Seven hours later, Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 10:56 pm EDT, and Aldrin joins him shortly after. Michael Collins remains in orbit in the command module.
• 1975 – Bruce Springteen and the E Street Band kick off the Born to Run Tour at the Palace Theatre in Providence, Rhode Island; Steven Van Zandt debuts as a full-fledged member of the group.

*pictured.

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (38-37/9-11)

BUFFALO 7, SYRACUSE 3 (BOX)

The Syracuse Mets slipped back to .500 in the second half, falling short in a sloppy slobbernocker that saw both teams log 9 hits and slug 2 home runs apiece. Coming into the ninth, Syracuse was still losing, but the score was a much more palatable 4-3. In the ninth, Ben Simon and Guillo Zuniga combined to allow 4 runs on 3 hits and a pair of walks. Not what you want to see, especially in the ninth.

·  LF Ji Hwan Bae: 0-5

·  DH Nick Morabito: 1-4, RBI, 2 K, HBP

·  SS Ronny Mauricio: 1-4, E (5)

·  RF MJ Melendez: 1-4, K

·  1B Christopher Morel: 2-4, R, 2 K

·  3B Christian Arroyo: 1-4, R, HR (7), 2 RBI

·  2B Yonny Hernández: 1-4, R, 3 K

·  CF Cristian Pache: 0-2, 2 BB, CS (2)

·  C Hayden Senger: 2-4, 2 K

·  RHP Robert Stock: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP

·  RHP Tobias Myers: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, HBP

·  REHAB ALERT RHP Dedniel Núñez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

·  LHP Joe Jacques: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, HBP

·  RHP Ben Simon: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, L (2-3)

·  RHP Guillo Zuñiga: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets sent SS Zack Short outright to Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: New York Mets sent RHP Dedniel Núñez on a rehab assignment to Syracuse Mets.

ROSTER ALERT: Syracuse Mets activated RHP Robert Stock from the 60-day injured list.

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (27-42/6-15)

AKRON 7, BINGHAMTON 3 (BOX)

Jonathan Santucci pitched a lot better than his final line suggests. He gave up 6 hits and a pair of walks over 5.2 innings, allowing just one extra base hit, but every hit seemed to come at a bad time, hence the four earned runs. On the bright side, the left-hander struck out a career-high 13 batters, the second time in three July starts that he reached double-digit strikeouts (he struck out 10 Baysox batters on July 5th). Nick Lorusso added two more hits to a very quiet solid season and Jose Ramos hit a double, but the Binghamton offense continues to not get it done.

·  C Chris Suero: 0-3, R, BB, 2 K, E (10)

·  CF Jose Ramos: 1-4, 2B, 2 K, E (7)

·  3B Nick Lorusso: 2-4, R

·  1B JT Schwartz: 0-2, R, BB, 2 K, HBP

·  LF Matt Rudick: 0-3, RBI, BB, K

·  DH Vincent Perozo: 0-3, RBI, K

·  SS Kevin Villavicencio: 1-4, RBI, K, E (3)

·  RF Jaylen Palmer: 0-4, 3 K

·  2B Nick Roselli: 0-3, K

·  LHP Jonathan Santucci: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 13 K, WP, L (2-7)

·  RHP Carlos Guzman: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

·  RHP Douglas Orellana: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

·  RHP Zach Peek: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, WP

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (25-40/12-11)

GAME ONE

HUDSON VALLEY 14, BROOKLYN 2 / 7 (BOX)

Early on, things didn’t look too bleak for Brooklyn. Frank Camarillo had allowed three runs over three innings, yes, but the offense had kept pace, with Daiverson Gutierrez driving a run in with an RBI double in the second and Corey Collins doing the same with a single in the third. Calvin Ziegler came in to pitch the fourth, and all hell broke loose from thereon in. His inning began with a runner reaching base via catcher’s interference and that really set the tone for things. The former top prospect then walked a batter, threw a wild pitch, walked another batter, threw another wild pitch, walked the next two batters, and then allowed a triple, allowing four runs to score all without recording a single out. By and large, the relievers following him weren’t any better, with Tanner Witt and his 1.1 innings of scoreless relief being the only stretch of success for the Brooklyn bullpen.

·  SS Mitch Voit: 0-3

·  3B Yonatan Henriquez: 0-3, K

·  CF John Bay: 2-3, R, 2 2B

·  1B Corey Collins: 1-3, RBI, 2 K

·  C Ronald Hernandez: 1-3, R, K, SB, E (10)

·  DH Daiverson Gutierrez: 1-3, 2B, RBI, K

·  RF Yohairo Cuevas: 0-3, 2 K

·  2B Jamari Baylor: 0-3, K

·  LF Sam Biller: 0-3, 2 K

·  RHP Frank Camarillo: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, L (2-1)

·  RHP Calvin Ziegler: 0.0 IP, 0 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 4 BB, 0 K, 2 WP

·  RHP Bryce Jenkins: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

·  RHP Josh Blum: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

·  RHP Hunter Hodges: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K

·  RHP Tanner Witt: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

GAME TWO

HUDSON VALLEY 5, BROOKLYN 2 / 7 (BOX)

At least Brooklyn was a little more competitive in this one. Scoring two runs per game is generally not conducive to winning

·  SS Mitch Voit: 0-4, RBI, K

·  CF Yonatan Henriquez: 0-4

·  RF John Bay: 0-3, BB, 2 K, SB

·  DH Ronald Hernandez: 0-4, K

·  LF JT Benson: 1-1, R, 2B, 2 BB, SB

·  C Daiverson Gutierrez: 0-3, K

·  2B Jamari Baylor: 0-1, 2 BB, SB

·  3B Colin Houck: 1-2, R, 3B, BB, K

·  1B Trace Willhoite: 0-2, RBI, BB, K

·  RHP Jose Chirinos: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, L (1-5)

·  REHAB ALERT RHP Kevin Herget: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

·  RHP Rafi Vazquez: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

ROSTER ALERT: Syracuse Mets sent RHP Kevin Herget on a rehab assignment to Brooklyn Cyclones.

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (33-33/8-14)

ST. LUCIE 8, PALM BEACH 6 (BOX)

St. Lucie jumped out to an early lead, scoring three runs in the top of the first, and continued adding on. The pitching, meanwhile, was cooking, with Ethan Lanthier, Tyler McLoughlin, and Jonathan Jimenez combining to throw five scoreless innings. The bullpen finally gave in in the later innings, with Luis Alvarez allowing a run in the sixth and him and Ernesto Mercedes combining to allow five more in the seventh, but Mercedes threw a clean eighth and Miguel Mejias locked down the ninth, preventing further damage. Trey Snyder had himself an exceptional game, going 4-5 with a triple and a homer, and may be working himself back into top prospect consideration.  

·  REHAB ALERT SS Marco Vargas: 0-2, R, 2 BB, 2 K, SB (1)

·  PH-3B Taylor Darden: 0-0, BB

·  3B-SS Antonio Jimenez: 2-5, K

·  REHAB ALERT DH Mike Tauchman: 2-5, 2 R, 2B

·  1B Randy Guzman: 1-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, K

·  CF Trey Snyder: 4-5, 2 R, 3B, HR (2), 5 RBI, K, SB (13)

·  2B Branny De Oleo: 2-4, R, HR (7), 2 RBI, BB, K

·  RF Simon Juan: 1-4, BB, 2 K

·  LF Jackson Hauge: 0-5, K

·  C Francisco Toledo: 1-4, K

·  C Julio Zayas: 0-0

·  RHP Ethan Lanthier: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K

·  RHP Tyler McLoughlin: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, W (2-2)

·  RHP Jonathan Jimenez: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

·  RHP Luis Alvarez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

·  RHP Ernesto Mercedes: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

·  RHP Miguel Mejias: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, HBP, S (3)

ROSTER ALERT: Binghamton Rumble Ponies sent SS Marco Vargas on a rehab assignment to St. Lucie Mets.

Rookie: FCL Mets (23-29)

NO GAME (SCHEDULE)

STAR OF THE NIGHT

Trey Snyder

GOAT OF THE NIGHT

Calvin Ziegler