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Normally I'd wait a couple of days to update but Pinto and the Rock Cats are on such a hot streak, I had to say something. The bats came through big time last night to bail out the pitching as New Britain scored 10 runs in the 4th inning and 6 more in the 7th. In those two innings alone, Josmil went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and scored 3 times. He's currently leading the team in AVG (.337), Runs (19), HR (5), RBI (21) and is the only player to play in all 23 games to start the season (admittedly some games at DH). Hot hitting Daniel Ortiz is right behind Pinto in every category but Pinto appears to be the front runner for player of the month in April. He also flashed the glove last night, not allowing a passed ball as Trevor May dealt with some control issues and also threw out his first base stealer of the year. In the last 5 games, Pinto is batting .647 (11 for 17).
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It was an oustanding weekend for the New Britain Rock Cats thanks in large part to the bat of their hard hitting catcher/dh. The Rock Cats won 3 of 4 and Pinto raised his average almost 30 points as he went 8 for 12 scoring twice and knocking in 3 and also blasting his team leading 5th home run of the year. With some stiff competition at catcher not just on his own team but in the entire organization, Josmil is really proving early on that he deserves his 40 man roster spot. In this first month of the season, he's batting .322/.410/.552 28 hits in 87 at bats, 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 12 BB and 20 K.
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After a 17-1 Blowout on Thursday night, the Rock Cats had a rough weekend losing 3 straight to Portland. Josmil's weekend started out rough as well going 1 for 8 with 5 k's on Friday and Saturday but came back with a 2 for 3 day on Sunday that included an RBI single and two walks. Also of note, Pinto gave up a SB and for the first time this year, batted in the 3 spot instead of clean up, going 0 for 4 with 3 k's.
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Here is a link to his page at Baseball-reference and a good scouting report from last week by John Sickels at SB Nation.
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It was an offensive explosion for the Rock Cats on Thursday as they put up 17 runs on the Portland Sea Dogs. Pinto, batting cleanup, went 3 for 6, scoring once and driving in two. Along with his 3 singles, he also had an RBI ground out. He continues to lead the team in HRs and RBIs and brought his stat line up too .298/.403/.596. His night behind the plate wasn't spectacular but he did catch new Twin Alex Meyer's 6 inning 1 hit gem. He was stolen on once and committed an error on the throw. His defense will be under a lot of scrutiny this year since his value goes way down if he can't play acceptable defense at the Major League level. All in all, the great start to the 2013 season continues...
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2013 will be a big year for Pinto. The Twins see enough potential to use a 40-man roster spot on the 24 year old C/DH from Venezuela, but he will have a lot to prove this year, both offensively and defensively, if he wants to keep that spot. Josmil was signed as an undrafted F/A in 2006 from Venezuela at 17 years old. A break out year at Elizabethon in 2009 put him on the prospect radar where he batted .332/.387/.610 with 13 home runs and 29 extra base hits in 53 games. He struggled with the jump to full season leagues and his numbers were less impressive in '10 and '11 but a strong year in 2012 in the Florida State league garnered a late season promotion to AA New Britain. So far in 2013 he's off to a hot start batting .275 and leading the Rock Cats in home runs (4) and RBIs (12). Here is some of his key info: Name: Josmil Oswaldo Pinto Position: C/DH Bats: R Throws: R Born: 3/31/89 Aquired: Signed as F/A in 2006 from Venezuela Height: 5'11'' Weight: 210 League: Double A Eastern League
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HarmanWithAnA replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
I'm brand new to this but I'll give it a try... Josmil Pinto.