Roch Cholowsky’s early pro look has been stuck behind the weather, with the Winston-Salem Dash kept off the field by more rain. So for a fuller first impression, the better place to look is his ramp-up work in Arizona, where Jason Pennini saw him through a pro scouting lens at Baseball America.
Pennini said Cholowsky showed all five tools against bridge league competition. That shouldn’t be taken as some huge leap, given the skill set he already carries and the level of competition involved, but it does reinforce the idea that the package is real.
The review that stood out more to me was on sixth-round pick Alex Weingartner, the tooled-up outfielder from New Jersey who landed an over-slot bonus. The swing is described as quiet, with not much extra movement, and Weingartner has a feel for dipping his back shoulder and getting the ball in the air with purpose.
In center field, the speed is obvious. He gets around well, but his reads and tracking still need work.
Two balls were hit to him: one in front of him, which he adjusted to and caught, and another over his head toward the center-field wall. On that one, he stepped forward first, then turned back, and the ball dropped onto the warning track.
The body and athleticism are easy to buy. Weingartner is well built and physically mature for his age, and he brings speed with a little pop to go with it.
On the scoreboard, Durham beat Charlotte 9-6. Rikuu Nishida finished 2-for-5 with two strikeouts and a stolen base, while Ryan Galanie went 0-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts.
Birmingham rolled past Rocket City 7-0. Caleb Bonemer went 1-for-4 with a homer, a walk and a strikeout.
Anthony DePino was 1-for-4 with a walk. Ryan Burrowes singled twice, walked twice, stole a base and was caught stealing.
Samuel Zavala went 1-for-3 with a homer and an HBP. Shane Murphy kept cruising at Double-A with 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, and 55 of 85 pitches for strikes.
Kannapolis topped Charleston 8-5. Matthew Boughton went 1-for-3 with a triple, two walks, a strikeout and a CS.
Braden Holcomb had a big night, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and a strikeout. Alexander Albertus was 1-for-4 with a strikeout and an HBP.
Rylan Galvan returned to the lineup and went 1-for-2 with a sac fly, two strikeouts and a hit-by-pitch. Christian Gonzalez finished 0-for-3 with a walk, HBP and strikeout.
In the DSL, the Phillies beat the White Sox 2-1 in seven innings. Sebastian Romero went 0-for-2 with a walk and a strikeout.
Fernando Graterol also went 0-for-2, but added a stolen base. Ronald Cardozo singled and struck out twice.
Samuel Luis had the other hit, going 1-for-2 with an HBP. Felix LeBron was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
Yordany Marté threw 4 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K.
Winston-Salem’s game against Asheville was canceled.
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