TODAY: The Phillies have officially promoted Medina, with Mickey Moniak going back to the alternate training site in the corresponding move.
SEPTEMBER 19: The Phillies are set to promote prospect Adonis Medina to start tomorrow afternoon’s game against the Blue Jays, manager Joe Girardi told reporters (including Meghan Montemurro of the Athletic). It will be Medina’s major league debut.
The right-hander was once one of baseball’s top young pitchers, ranking as Baseball America’s #84 overall prospect in 2018. He participated in the Futures Game the same year. Medina’s stock has fallen a bit since then, thanks in part to his uninspiring performance last season in Double A.
Last year, Medina posted just a 4.94 ERA/4.53 FIP in 105.2 innings in the pitcher-friendly Eastern League. Along the way, his strikeout rate dropped to a mediocre 17.5% (6.98 K/9). That marked a far cry from the gaudy strikeout numbers (around 26%) he’d racked up between Low-A and High-A in the two years prior.
Despite his 2019 struggles, Medina’s still among the best young arms in the organization. BA placed him 11th among Phils’ farmhands midseason, noting that he continues to flash the three-pitch mix which once made him so well-regarded but hasn’t yet developed consistency with his secondary stuff. MLB Pipeline (6th), Keith Law of the Athletic (9th) and FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen (11th) all continue to slot Medina among the organization’s top prospects.
Medina was added to the Phillies’ 40-man roster after the 2018 season, so the club needn’t make a move in that regard. If he sticks in the majors for good, he’d be controllable through 2026.
shouldve dealt him over Sixto if that was possible
Agreed. Glad he’s finally getting his shot though.
Sixto was a much higher ranked prospect at the time, don’t think Miami would have made the deal without him.
oh yeah woulf have been Medina plus, but unless it was a big plus i would have pulled the trigger.
Which is why trades should be discussed immediately.
Wait two or three years, and it’s easy to decide who should have been traded, instead. The same with draft choices.
no, i thought this then. ive historically been a Sixto fan. medina’s always been hype and nothing more.
Maybe Miami has the same insight you do and didn’t want this guy?
Wasn’t on the table also hindsight..right?
Klentak going out guns blazin’!
I just hope you got the “going out” part right.
Big game! Wish him luck.
2nd cousin to Funky Cole Medina
Medina was listed as a pre-season Top 100 prospect by Baseball prospectus in ’18 and ’19. Was lights out at High-A and Double-A last year but had his lunch handed to him at Triple-A. Once there, the strikeout rate crashed and the walks soared.
Anyone’s guess what he’ll do this afternoon vs. a good hitting Blue Jays team. However, the Blue Jays are free swingers, and it’s gonna be cold. Maybe, just maybe, Adonis can duplicate what VV did last night.
As an aside, with a name like Adonis, he probably had no shortage of prom date candidates in high school. “Lou” doesn’t quite carry the same heat. I can assure you of that.
Did you read the article? He has never pitched in AAA. Plus most of what you wrote is in the article…
I stand corrected. I read another pitcher’s stats by mistake. Happens at my age!.
Finally not just another bullpen game, great move
Medina after the 1st inning looked pretty good.