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Mighty Mussels Game Notes - Tue, June 7 at Daytona

June 7, 2022 - Florida State League (FSL)
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The Mighty Mussels start a six-game series with the Daytona Tortugas at Jackie Robinson Ballpark Tuesday.

LHP Steve Hajjar is set to take on RHP Javi Rivera at 7:05 p.m.

All six games can be heard live on the Tortugas Baseball Network here.

MUSSELS DRIVE TO DAYTONA AFTER BIG WEEK AGAINST TAMPA

The Mighty Mussels drive to Daytona Tuesday to begin their only series of the season with the Daytona Tortugas (CIN). Daytona just lost five in a row in St. Lucie. The Tortugas' roster includes Twins' 2022 first-round pick Chase Petty, who was acquired by Cincinnati in exchange for Sonny Gray earlier this season.

TAMING TAMPA

Fort Myers had their way with the Tampa Tarpons at Hammond Stadium last week, winning four of the six games while out-scoring the Tarpons 33-17. A few hitters and the pitching staff put up outstanding numbers in the series:

Emmanuel Rodriguez 7-12, 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 7 BB (2.200 OPS)

Mikey Perez 5-16, 3 2B, 3B, 4 RBI (.993 OPS)

Kala'i Rosario 6-16, 2 BB, 2 HR, 6 RBI (.974 OPS)

Mike Paredes 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 5 K

Travis Adams 5 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 8 K

TEAM 4-2, 1.80 ERA (.133 AVG, 1.00 WHIP)

E-ROD IS ELECTRIC!

Mighty Mussels outfielder Emmanuel Rodriguez was named the FSL Player of the Week Monday, posting an absurd 2.200 OPS in five games against Tampa. The Twins' No. 9 prospect has been on a phenomenal tear of late:

- Last 10 Games: .520/.667/1.200 (1.867 OPS) with 4 HR, 11 RBI, 13 BB

- Leads Minor League Baseball in walks (53)

- Leads FSL in walks, runs (35) OBP (.495), SLG (.568), and OPS (1.063)

- 180 points above all FSL players in OPS

COMMANDING THE STRIKE ZONE

The Mighty Mussels' strong start is due in large part to their command of the strike zone on both sides of the ball. Entering the week, Fort Myers' hitters led the Florida State League in walks (262) and on-base percentage (.357) by a wide margin. The Mussels' pitchers have walked the fewest batters in the circuit (125), helping them post the best WHIP (1.08).

THE BEST OF THE BEST

The Mighty Mussels have proven to be one of the most successful teams in all of Minor League Baseball. Fort Myers is currently in a tie for third place with St. Lucie out of 120 teams in winning percentage:

Org. W-L Win %

Myrtle Beach Pelicans (A) CHC 36-15 .706

Dayton Dragons (A+) CIN 35-15 .700

Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (A) MIN 34-16 .680

St. Lucie Mets (A) NYM 34-16 .680

Aberdeen IronBirds (A+) BAL 33-16 .673

Charleston RiverDogs (A) TB 34-17 .667

Rochester Red Wings (AAA) WSH 35-19 .648

Cedar Rapids Kernels (A+) MIN 33-18 .647

KEONI IS KILLIN' IT!

Twins' 2019 first-round pick Keoni Cavaco seems to have turned a major corner offensively since May 21. Below are his numbers over two years at the Low-A level:

AVG OBP SLG K/G

First 83 Games .221 .277 .301 1.55

Last 14 Games .316 .361 .561 1.29

TOP PROSPECTS

The Mighty Mussels' roster currently features six ranked prospects. Here are their rankings according to MLB Pipeline and Baseball America:

Age MLB BA

SS Noah Miller 19 9 10

OF Emmanuel Rodriguez 19 18 9

LHP Steve Hajjar 22 21 11

INF Keoni Cavaco 20 23 30

RHP Marco Raya 19 26 18

OF Kala'i Rosario 19 - 28

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