Reiver Sanmartin returns to Louisville. Well, okay. Technically, he's returned to Indianapolis, but that might be confusing. After a less than inspiring opening month to his season with the parent club, he looks to get back on track in AAA. The Bats play at 11:35.
Chattanooga starts Sam McWilliams (we think). Hopefully, they'll have better pitching today. McWillias is a former Ray and Padre. He's gotten a couple cups of coffee with AAA. Neither went well. McWilliams is from Hendersonville, TN. Hendersonville is a suburb of Nashville and has some gorgeous homes. Residents have included Conway Twitty, Marty Stuart, and Taylor Swift. Johnny Cash had a house there, but, as the Gatlin Brothers sing, it burned down.
Dayton turns to Andrew Abbott. Abbott might have had the most eye-opening beginning of the season of any Red prospect-- arguably, a top 10 opening for any prospect in baseball. He's shown he's a borderline top 100 guy right now, IMO. At age 23, he's a little old for High A, but his numbers show he may need to bump up in competition. Among starters, he's thrd in the league in ERA, 5th in Ks, 10th in WHiP, tops in K/9, and 10th in K/BB. He and Joe Boyle may need to be challenged-- watch for movement at the halfway point of the season.
Daytona starts Arij Fransen. He was born in the Netherlands. There have been 11 major leaguers who were Dutch. Who was the Hall of Famer who hailed from that area of the world? (No fair looking it up-- rely on your baseball knowledge.)