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Geovanny Planchart
Making the jump from the Florida Complex League this season, Geovanny Planchart hasn’t gotten off to the best of starts with Bradenton. The Venezuelan born catcher has a slash of just .217/.357/.217 so far but did record his first RBI of the season, adding another run in the eventual Marauder blowout.
Geovanny Planchart joins in with an RBI single that scores Nolasco from second. #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/z0eqULa9MF
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 27, 2022
Rodolfo Nolasco
Another player making the jump from the FCL to Bradenton struggling in the early goings, we finally got to see some of that power potential from Rodolfo Nolasco on Tuesday night. The outfielder entered the game 7-for-46 on the season, but was able to add three hits to that total, all of which went for extra-bases.
Rodolfo Nolasco was a name I was excited to see move from the FCL to Bradenton and he flexed some power here with a home run to deep right center, his in first single A #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/2aPesiyIyC
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 26, 2022
He hit his first home run of the season in the bottom of the fourth, displaying his power with a shot to deep right center. Nolasco also added two doubles, including this one that had the look of yet another home run.
Rodolfo Nolasco with his THIRD extra base hit of the night, an RBI double #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/eBbvVHyujp
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 27, 2022
Nick Gonzales
The first draft pick of the Ben Cherington era, Nick Gonzales is another name off to a slow start, making the jump from Greensboro to Double-A Altoona this year. He’s batting just .196, and although he’s drawing a lot of walks (.403 OBP), he is striking out a ton.
He also hasn’t hit for the same power he did last year, which isn’t overly a huge surprise playing the majority of his games at the hitter friendly confines in Greensboro.
Gonzales did hit his fourth extra-base hit of the season Tuesday, an RBI double against Akron.
Someone you’d really like to see going is Nick Gonzales. Lighting quick hands, goes the other way here for an RBI double #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/gn0lK9rYJm
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 27, 2022
Tsung-Che Cheng
Like Planchart and Nolasco, Tsung-Che Cheng made the jump from the FCL to Bradenton this year, but unlike them he has gotten off to a great start.
After Tuesday’s performance, Cheng owns a slash of .305/.391/.492, hitting his second home run of the season.
Another name moving from the FCL to Single A, Tsung-Che Cheng with a home run! #LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/FPq3gipdSS
— Anthony Murphy (@__Murphy88) April 26, 2022
Bonus: Jack Suwinski
Not a minor league highlight, but Jack Suwinski was rewarded for earning Pirates Prospects Player of the Week honors by getting called up and making his major league debut on Tuesday, collecting a base hit in his final at-bat of the game.
Congrats to @jacksuwinski on his first Major League hit! pic.twitter.com/01xyl2Qdw9
— Young Bucs (@YoungBucsPIT) April 27, 2022
