Adonis Medina

Adonis Medina Del Rosario (born December 18, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He signed with the Phillies as an international free agent in 2014. Medina was a 2016 mid-season New York-Penn League All Star. As of May 2019, he is ranked as the #70 prospect in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) according to MLB.com

Adonis Medina
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 77
Pitcher
Born: (1996-12-18) December 18, 1996
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Baseball career

Medina was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in May 2014. He made his professional debut that season with the Dominican Summer League Phillies and spent the whole season there, going 2–3 with a 1.37 earned run average (ERA) and 0.987 WHIP, with 22 strikeouts (SO) in 26.2 innings pitched (IP).[1]

Medina played in 2015 with the Rookie Gulf Coast Phillies. He compiled a 3–2 record, 2.98 ERA, and 1.19 WHIP with 35 SO in 45.1 IP.[1]

In 2016 with the Class A-Short Williamsport Crosscutters Medina had a 5–3 record, 2.92 ERA, and 1.098 WHIP in 13 starts (GS), and 34 SO in 62.2 IP.[1] He was a 2016 mid-season New York-Penn League All Star.[2]

Before the 2017 season, Baseball Prospectus ranked Medina the # 91 minor league prospect.[1] He spent 2017 with the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws,[3][4][5] In 22 starts he was 4–9 with a 3.01 ERA (9th in the South Atlantic League), and 133 strikeouts (4th in the league) in 119.2 innings, averaging 10.0 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.[6][7]

Before the 2018 season, Baseball Prospectus ranked Medina the # 46 minor leaguer, Baseball America ranked him the # 84 minor leaguer, and MLB ranked him the # 86 minor leaguer.[1] Medina pitched in 2018 for the Class A-Advanced Clearwater Threshers, for whom he was 10-4 with a 4.12 ERA, with 123 strikeouts (3rd in the Florida State League) in 111.1 innings, averaging 9.97 strikeouts per 9 innings pitched.[8][1] His 10 wins tied for 4th in the league.[9] In July, Medina played in the All-Star Futures Game.[2] He was Pitcher of the Week on both July 22 and August 19.[2]

The Phillies added Medina to their 40-man roster in November 2018.[10] Baseball Prospectus ranked him the Number 57 prospect in baseball, MLB Pipeline named him the Number 64 prospect, and MLB.com ranked him Number 77.[11][12] Baseball America named Medina the 4th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system.[8]

In 2019 pitching for the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League, he was 7-7 with a 4.94 ERA in 105.2 innings over 22 games (21 starts), and was 2nd in the league with 14 hit batsmen.[13][14] He was a mid-season Eastern League All Star.[15]

References
  1. "Adonis Medina Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. "Adonis Medina Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. "Top MLB Prospects, Scouting Reports, Analysis". baseballamerica.com. Baseball America. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  4. "Phillies prospect Adonis Medina finds more strikeouts with new breaking ball". www.philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network. July 16, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. Law, Keith (July 20, 2017). "Law's scouting notebook: Phillies' pitching prospects are ridiculously good". ESPN.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  6. "South Atlantic League 2017 Pitching Leaders - South Atlantic League Stats". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  7. "Adonis Medina Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  8. "Adonis Medina Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. "2018 Florida State League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. "Phillies add 3 prospects to 40-man roster ahead of deadline". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports Philadelphia. November 20, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  11. "Four Phillies prospects land on respected 2019 Top 100 lists – Phillies Nation". philliesnation.com. Phillies Nation. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. Town, John (January 26, 2019). "Three Phillies prospects named to 2019 MLB.com Top 100". thatballsouttahere.com. FanSided. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  13. "Adonis Medina Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  15. "Adonis Medina Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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