Jakob Junis Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 31 (09/16/1992) 2023 Traditional Stats: 40 G, 4 GS, 86 IP, 3.87 ERA, 1.291 WHIP, 4-3, 96 SO, 21 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 109 ERA+, 26.2% SO%, 5.7% BB%, 3.79 xERA, 3.74 FIP, 3.66 xFIP, 0.7 fWAR, 0.8 bWAR Rundown K-BB% is a relatively strong indicator of future pitcher performance. Given that it’s two of the inputs pitchers can control, according to the...
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Buttressed by late-season acquisitions, the 2023 Binghamton Rumble Ponies rode a 39-27 second-half record to advance to the Eastern League Championship Series. Though the Erie Seawolves cut their magical season short in the championship, the prospect-laden Binghamton squad made it a fun season to follow the squad. The trio of Drew Gilbert, Luisangel Acuña ,and Jeremiah Jackson jolted the...
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The Binghamton Rumble Ponies dropped Game 1 of the Eastern League Championships, 9-6. Drew Gilbert’s sixth-inning home run knotted the game at 6, but Joander Suarez and Wilkin Ramos combined to give up three late runs to allow the Seawolves to pull away. The 19-year-old Jett Williams walked four times. They must win two consecutive games in Erie in the next two days to clinch the Eastern...
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Update: Game 1 of the series was postponed due to inclement weather on Sunday. Game 1 will now be played on Monday, September 25. After defeating the Somerset Patriots 2-0 to clinch the Northeast Division, the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies are set to face the Erie Seawolves in the best-of-three Eastern League Championship. Blade Tidwell (3-3, 4.72 ERA) will get the ball for Game 1; first...
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The Binghamton Rumble Ponies defeated the Somerset Patriots, 2-0, Thursday night, securing a berth in the Eastern League Championship for the first time since 2014. In preparation for the potential clincher, Binghamton’s lineup featured three of the organization’s top minor-league bats. Backstop Kevin Parada was given the night off as he deals with a sore leg from a hit by pitch. The...
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