Adonis Medina

Adonis Medina Del Rosario (born December 18, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Adonis Medina
Medina with the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2016
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 77
Pitcher
Born: (1996-12-18) December 18, 1996
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 20, 2020, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average4.50
Strikeouts4
Teams

Medina signed with the Phillies as an international free agent, in 2014. He was a 2016 mid-season New York-Penn League All Star.

Baseball career

Minor leagues

Medina was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent in May 2014. Medina 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 walks plus hits per inning pitched (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][2]

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.[7][1] His 10 wins tied for 4th in the league.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11] Baseball America named Medina the 4th-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system.[7]

In 2019, pitching for the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League, Medina 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.<bbrefmedinamin/>[12] He was a mid-season Eastern League All Star.[2]

Major leagues

On September 20, 2020, Medina made his big league debut, as the Philadelphia Phillies’ starting pitcher against the Toronto Blue Jays, at Citizens Bank Park.[13] Medina was charged with the loss, giving up 4 hits and 2 earned runs over 4 innings pitched. He was optioned down, following the game.[14]

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. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. "Top MLB Prospects, Scouting Reports, Analysis". baseballamerica.com. Baseball America. 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  4. Gelb, Matt (July 16, 2017). "Phillies prospect Adonis Medina finds more strikeouts with new breaking ball". inquirer.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  5. Law, Keith (July 20, 2017). "Law's scouting notebook: Phillies' pitching prospects are ridiculously good". ESPN.com. ESPN. 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, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. "2018 Florida State League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  9. Salisbury, Jim (November 20, 2018). "Phillies add Adonis Medina and 2 others to 40-man roster, avoid losing them in Rule 5 draft". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. "Four Phillies prospects land on respected 2019 Top 100 lists". philliesnation.com. Phillies Nation. January 23, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  11. Town, John (January 26, 2019). "Three Phillies prospects named to 2019 MLB.com Top 100". thatballsouttahere.com. FanSided. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. "2019 Eastern League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  13. Franco, Anthony (September 20, 2020). "Phillies Promote Adonis Medina". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  14. Zenca, TC (September 20, 2020). "Phillies Option Medina". mlbtraderumors.com. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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