Month-End TTM Roundup: 6/7 - 7/3

 

Received On: 6/11/2021

My first return this month came from Tyler Holton.
Holton was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 9th round of the 2018 MLB Player Draft out of Florida State. Holton is armed with a low 90's fastball, a curveball and a changeup, all of which he used to dominate in college until a UCL tear meant he needed Tommy John surgery and his 2018 season went effectively kaput. The Diamondbacks drafted him with their 9th round pick knowing that he could be a big buy-low candidate if he were to regain some of his pre-TJS form. Holton managed to make his return to the mound in 2019 and had a fairly good showing in two levels of rookie ball, striking out 56 batters in 37.2 innings. In 2021 Holton is likely looking to make up for lost time after the pandemic took away another season in his climb to the majors. Best of luck Holton.

Received On: 6/12/2021

Next up is a return from Boston Red Sox prospect, Frank German.
German was originally drafted by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the 2018 MLB Player Draft out of the University of North Florida. German is armed with a fastball, slider and changeup and was seen as an interesting starting pitching prospect during his time with the Yankees, he was usually seen in the top 20-30 range for NYY org specific prospect rankings and for good reason given how with solid control he could put his high-90's velocity to good use and absolutely dominate right handed batters. Unfortunately a shoulder injury and a step back in terms of harnessing his breaking pitches led to him having a mixed 2019 that eventually led to him being included in the weird trade that sent Adam Ottavino to the Red Sox back in January of this year. Fingers crossed that German can regain some form with the Red Sox and be a threat in the AL East for years to come.

Received On: 6/25/2021

Here's a super cool return from top Dodgers prospect Diego Cartaya!
Cartaya was signed out of Maracay, Venezuela by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a non-drafted international free agent back in 2018. Cartaya was seen going into the international free agent signing period as the absolute best IFA prospect, a lot of that value mostly tied to him being a catcher who can hit and actually catch. So simple, yet in such low supply nowadays. As of when this post is due to be published Cartaya is still 19 and has already made it stateside, the Dodgers thought so highly of him that they had him on the alternative site squad last year. That's an incredible desire to see just how good their crown jewel is. I blogged about how good Cartaya is last year when I bought a certified autograph and wrote an ode to him. Out of all of the requests I sent out this year I had this pegged as the longest of the long shots, instead Mr. Cartaya was nice enough to send it back to me in 11 days. What a world.

Received On: 6/26/2021

Next up is a my first ever soccer/futball return from Meaghan Nally.
Nally was drafted by the Portland Thorns out of Georgetown University in the third round (25th overall) of the 2020 National Women's Soccer League draft. Reading Nally's collegiate career is pretty incredible since the defender had a highly successful and decorated run with the Georgetown Hoyas, most of which the official Hoyas site has written very nicely. Nally was a crucial part of three Big East Championship titles and was a two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year winner. She also set the program record fewest goals allowed, most shutouts, most consecutive wins and most wins across 2017 and 2018. In short most write-ups have her as a brick wall who can also be an offensive threat and she has the credentials to back it up and then some, incredibly impressive.

And those were my returns this past period. Big thanks to Ms. Nally and Mr. Holton, German, and Cartaya for the awesome autographs.

As always thank you (the readers) for stopping by. Take care.

2021 TTM Count: 25

Sources:
*https://www.milb.com/player/tyler-holton-663947
*https://www.milb.com/player/frank-german-681464
*https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2020/redsox/frank-german-681464
*https://www.milb.com/player/diego-cartaya-682616
*https://www.mlb.com/prospects/dodgers/diego-cartaya-682616
*https://guhoyas.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/meaghan-nally/11035
*https://www.timbers.com/players/meaghan-nally
*https://guhoyas.com/news/2020/1/16/womens-soccer-meaghan-nally-selected-by-portland-thorns-in-2020-nwsl-draft