Reports will be on a tape delay today and probably a couple of additional days this week due to my real-life job. The Andrew McCutchen DFA is a shame but not surprising. It just wasn’t working out. I daydreamed about Texas signing him prior to 2025, although I doubt he would have improved the team’s fortune much. Replacement Nicky Lopez had a fine season with KC in 2021 but has batted .228/.298/.281 in 1,220 plate appearances since. He still has a positive WAR over this period, but it’s all fielding, particularly range. To be indelicate, his contributory value might come in the form of not being Justin Foscue in the field. (Foscue actually rates quite well in the advanced defensive metrics, but not so much in the eye test.)
Incidentally, Mark Canha might have made the Opening Day squad if not for McCutchen’s signing and strong spring, but he hasn’t found a home since getting his release from the Rangers in mid-April.
Box Scores
AAA: Round Rock 1, Salt Lake (LAA) 7
Round Rock: 3 hits, 7 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 11 hits, 6 walks, 7 strikeouts
Record: 20-32, 11 GB
SP Jose Corniell: 4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SO, 71 P / 44 S, 9.00 ERA
RP Thomas Ireland: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO, 2.33 ERA
Corniell didn’t have a fun day at the office. He missed a respectable ten bats but fanned only one, and his fastball velocity had shrunk to an average of 92.4 MPH in the 4th.
AA: Frisco 8, at Arkansas (SEA) 7
Frisco: 11 hits, 10 walks, 10 strikeouts
Opponent: 6 hits, 9 walks, 15 strikeouts
Record: 24-21, tied for first
SP Aidan Curry: 3 IP, 6 H (1 HR), 7 R, 4 BB, 4 SO, 67 P / 39 S, 21.00 ERA
RP Josh Trentadue: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 SO, 9.00 ERA
RP Jonathan Brand: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 3.04 ERA
RP Wilian Bormie: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO, 1.96 ERA
1B Frainyer Chavez: 2-5, 2 2B, BB, .262/.369/.430
3B John Taylor: 3-6, .322/.454/.517
SS Keyber Rodriguez: 3-5, 2B, BB, SB (5), .318/.354/.503
23-year-old Aidan Curry is a Rider. His promotion reminds of Josh Stephan, who is eight months older and also an undrafted 2020 signing. Like Stephan (now in Round Rock), Curry didn’t quite dominate the previous level, but it’s time to find out if he can hack it. Last night went poorly, but we’ll see. Stephan, for his part, has been typically homer-prone but maintained both good control and a solid K rate. 
Hi-A: Hub City 13, at Greensboro (PIT) 19
Hub City: 16 hits, 5 walks, 9 strikeouts
Opponent: 14 hits, 9 walks, 6 strikeouts
Record: 24-21, 10 GB
SP Enrique Segura: 0.2 IP, 1 H (1 HR), 6 R, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 0 SO, 31 P / 13 S, 8.64 ERA
RP Anthony Susac: 2.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SO, 4.94 ERA
LF Yeison Morrobel: 4-6, 2B, 3B, HR (5), .295/.358/.473
1B Rafe Perich: 4-5, 2B, 2 HR (10), BB, .299/.394/.591
C Malcolm Moore: 2-5, HBP, .323/.412/.602
SS Luke Hanson: 3-5, HR (8), .259/.325/.489
This game was not played in Asheville. Rafe Perich is the first Texas minor leaguer to club ten homers, surpassing the trio of Arturo Disla, Hector Osorio and Deward Tovar. Yeison Morrobel hit for the cycle. 
Lo-A: Hickory 1, at Salem (BOS) 3 (5)
Hickory: 4 hits, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts
Opponent: 3 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts
Record: 25-19, 1 G up
SP Alejandro Chiquillo: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 SO, 62 P / 43 S, 0.90 ERA
Chiquillo had been rehabbing in Arizona. Mother Nature drenched this one a few minutes after Salem scored twice to grab the lead.
Today’s Starters
AAA: Davalillo
AA: postponed
Hi-A: Easley
Lo-A: Morales
Five Years Ago Yesterday
High-A lefty Cole Ragans carried a perfect game into the 5th and departed with one run through five. Low-A SS Luisangel Acuna went 3-3 with a homer, two walks and a steal.
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