{"id":51856,"date":"2025-03-09T16:57:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/?p=51856"},"modified":"2025-03-11T07:37:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T11:37:29","slug":"coming-off-playoff-appearance-pat-med-energized-with-addition-of-jayden-stroman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2025\/03\/09\/coming-off-playoff-appearance-pat-med-energized-with-addition-of-jayden-stroman\/","title":{"rendered":"Coming Off Playoff Appearance, Pat-Med Energized With Addition of Jayden Stroman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Special thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/metalandscapedesign.com\">Metamorphosis Landscape Design<\/a> for sponsoring this year’s series\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>by Max Edelman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All eyes on Long Island will be on the <strong>Pat-Med<\/strong> Raiders in 2025. Speaking of the number 25, head coach<strong> Anthony Frascogna<\/strong> will be entering his 25th year in charge of the Raiders. In his 24th season, Frascogna looked back on what he believed was a strong season for his team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe played well.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cWe made the playoffs, finished 12-11 overall. We won a playoff game and then we got knocked out by William Floyd.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50361 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-1024x595.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2296.jpg 1127w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/174;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year’s Raiders team featured six seniors who started on varsity, with a number of them continuing to play ball in college. Including <\/span><b>Rob Melo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who is playing at Army, <\/span><b>David Granucci <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who\u2019s at SUNY Maritime and <\/span><b>Nick Cadolino <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who\u2019s playing at SUNY Polytechnic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year, the Pat-Med Raiders are perhaps getting the biggest addition of anyone on Long Island. After attending Stony Brook Prep and IMG Academy, the Raiders are getting superstar Duke-commit <\/span><b>Jayden Stroman. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stroman is the brother of New York Yankees pitcher<strong> Marcus Stroman<\/strong>. He is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the state, and Frascogna is excited to have him back in the Pat-Med fold.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Duke-commit Jayden Stroman (Pat-Med 2025) up to 94.8 in his second bullpen of the year <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/40lTjrsyl8\">pic.twitter.com\/40lTjrsyl8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1885424795661082749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe does everything well.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWithout playing an inning yet, is the most physically impressive player I\u2019ve ever had. Between his size, strength and speed. So I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to be the focal point of everyone that comes to play us, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to get some interest from scouts. Every day and every game is going to be something to look forward to. I\u2019ve never seen anyone as fast as him either. He came here and set the school’s 50-yard dash record.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to the Raiders returning players, Stroman will have a strong supporting cast in 2025. At the top of the list is <\/span><b>Frank Kentoffio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will likely pitch and play infield for the Raiders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s been on the team since ninth grade.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that played with <\/span><b>Josh Knoth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was drafted by the Brewers, and he\u2019ll get to be on a team with Jayden too. He\u2019s been in our lineup since ninth grade which is a rarity, and he\u2019s really improved defensively so I look forward to seeing how he finishes up his career.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51747 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1049-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1049-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1049-1024x827.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1049-768x620.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_1049.jpg 1179w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/242;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Frascogna mentioned <\/span><b>Jace Rogers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as a potential key contributor this year. Rogers is primarily a middle infielder, and his coach is excited to see how the seniors’ growth progresses this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe kind of stepped up last year as a junior for us.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe was a big reason as to why we got to the playoffs. So we\u2019re looking forward to seeing him have a big senior year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A player with perhaps the most important role for the Raiders this year is <\/span><b>Brayden Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Davis, a junior, will be the team’s starting catcher in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Uncommitted catcher Brayden Davis (Pat-Med 2026) with a showcase best 1.91 pop <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8GqVpxIloe\">pic.twitter.com\/8GqVpxIloe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1881357878495478158?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s going to have a lot of pressure on him.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be catching major league pitching pretty much. He\u2019s been working hard all season and he looks pretty good. He\u2019s got a great arm and played over the summer for us. I look forward to him taking over that spot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key piece on the mound this season will be <\/span><b>Conor Lockwood. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lockwood, a junior, has been on the varsity season each of his two previous high school years, and has provided consistency on the mound for Pat-Med,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHe\u2019s consistent.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWe need him to step up and have a dominant season and to get in there and get us more wins.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other players that Frascogna is excited about include <\/span><b>Jacob Oakley, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is an outfielder who was lauded by his coach for his lightning fast speed. Also\u00a0<\/span><b>Dylan Vanderschuyt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is committed to FDU Florham, as well as Farmingdale-commit <\/span><b>James Minutillo\u00a0<\/b>and senior pitcher\/OF Alberto Menniti.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to MVP New York 2025 and MVP New York 2025 Orlando on capturing the Blue Chip Prospects Northeast Elite Blue Division<\/p>\n<p>James Minutillo (Pat-Med) and Ryan Ortega (St. Mary\u2019s) were named MVPs of the tournament <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ct0hMfvyPj\">pic.twitter.com\/Ct0hMfvyPj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axcessbaseball\/status\/1840736173389447656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to his team’s biggest strength, Frascogna believes that it lies in the depth of his team’s pitching staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a lot of pitchers.\u201d I\u2019m confident that we can roll out five or six guys that will be able to do the job for us, which is good. It\u2019s a good place to start. After that, we have a nice balance on offense. We have some guys that can hit, as well as some guys that can run. And I think we\u2019re going to be improved defensively. We\u2019re going to hopefully compete for the league, and show up to play everyday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Raiders will begin their season on April 1 against Riverhead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series\u00a0 by Max Edelman All eyes on Long Island will be on the Pat-Med Raiders in 2025. Speaking of the number 25, head coach Anthony Frascogna will be entering his 25th year in charge of the Raiders. In his 24th season, Frascogna looked back on what he believed was a strong season for his team. \u201cWe played well.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cWe made the playoffs, finished 12-11 overall. We won a playoff game and then we got knocked out by William Floyd.\u201d Last year’s Raiders team featured six seniors who started on varsity, with a number of them continuing to play ball in college. Including Rob Melo who is playing at Army, David Granucci who\u2019s at SUNY Maritime and Nick Cadolino who\u2019s playing at SUNY Polytechnic.\u00a0 This year, the Pat-Med Raiders are perhaps getting the biggest addition of anyone on Long Island. After attending Stony Brook Prep and IMG Academy, the Raiders are getting superstar Duke-commit Jayden Stroman. Stroman is the brother of New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman. He is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the state, and Frascogna is excited to have him back in the Pat-Med fold.\u00a0 Duke-commit Jayden Stroman (Pat-Med 2025) up to 94.8 in his second bullpen of the year pic.twitter.com\/40lTjrsyl8 \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 31, 2025 \u201cHe does everything well.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWithout playing an inning yet, is the most physically impressive player I\u2019ve ever had. Between his size, strength and speed. So I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to be the focal point of everyone that comes to play us, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to get some interest from scouts. Every day and every game is going to be something to look forward to. I\u2019ve never seen anyone as fast as him either. He came here and set the school’s 50-yard dash record.\u201d When it comes to the Raiders returning players, Stroman will have a strong supporting cast in 2025. At the top of the list is Frank Kentoffio will likely pitch and play infield for the Raiders.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s been on the team since ninth grade.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that played with Josh Knoth, who was drafted by the Brewers, and he\u2019ll get to be on a team with Jayden too. He\u2019s been in our lineup since ninth grade which is a rarity, and he\u2019s really improved defensively so I look forward to seeing how he finishes up his career. Additionally, Frascogna mentioned Jace Rogers as a potential key contributor this year. Rogers is primarily a middle infielder, and his coach is excited to see how the seniors’ growth progresses this year. \u201cHe kind of stepped up last year as a junior for us.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe was a big reason as to why we got to the playoffs. So we\u2019re looking forward to seeing him have a big senior year.\u201d A player with perhaps the most important role for the Raiders this year is Brayden Davis. Davis, a junior, will be the team’s starting catcher in 2025.\u00a0 Uncommitted catcher Brayden Davis (Pat-Med 2026) with a showcase best 1.91 pop pic.twitter.com\/8GqVpxIloe \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 20, 2025 \u201cHe\u2019s going to have a lot of pressure on him.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be catching major league pitching pretty much. He\u2019s been working hard all season and he looks pretty good. He\u2019s got a great arm and played over the summer for us. I look forward to him taking over that spot.\u201d A key piece on the mound this season will be Conor Lockwood. Lockwood, a junior, has been on the varsity season each of his two previous high school years, and has provided consistency on the mound for Pat-Med, \u201cHe\u2019s consistent.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWe need him to step up and have a dominant season and to get in there and get us more wins.\u201d Other players that Frascogna is excited about include Jacob Oakley, who is an outfielder who was lauded by his coach for his lightning fast speed. Also\u00a0Dylan Vanderschuyt, who is committed to FDU Florham, as well as Farmingdale-commit James Minutillo\u00a0and senior pitcher\/OF Alberto Menniti. Congratulations to MVP New York 2025 and MVP New York 2025 Orlando on capturing the Blue Chip Prospects Northeast Elite Blue Division James Minutillo (Pat-Med) and Ryan Ortega (St. Mary\u2019s) were named MVPs of the tournament pic.twitter.com\/Ct0hMfvyPj \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 30, 2024 When it comes to his team’s biggest strength, Frascogna believes that it lies in the depth of his team’s pitching staff. \u201cWe have a lot of pitchers.\u201d I\u2019m confident that we can roll out five or six guys that will be able to do the job for us, which is good. It\u2019s a good place to start. After that, we have a nice balance on offense. We have some guys that can hit, as well as some guys that can run. And I think we\u2019re going to be improved defensively. We\u2019re going to hopefully compete for the league, and show up to play everyday.\u201d The Raiders will begin their season on April 1 against Riverhead. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,461],"tags":[3463,1372,3535,1878,777,3272],"class_list":{"0":"post-51856","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-archive","8":"category-news","9":"tag-2025-season-previews","10":"tag-anthony-frascogna","11":"tag-brayden-davis","12":"tag-jayden-stroman","13":"tag-pat-med","14":"tag-patchogue-medford"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Coming Off Playoff Appearance, Pat-Med Energized With Addition of Jayden Stroman - Axcess Baseball<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axcessbaseball.com\/2025\/03\/09\/coming-off-playoff-appearance-pat-med-energized-with-addition-of-jayden-stroman\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coming Off Playoff Appearance, Pat-Med Energized With Addition of Jayden Stroman - Axcess Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Special thanks to Metamorphosis Landscape Design for sponsoring this year’s series\u00a0 by Max Edelman All eyes on Long Island will be on the Pat-Med Raiders in 2025. Speaking of the number 25, head coach Anthony Frascogna will be entering his 25th year in charge of the Raiders. In his 24th season, Frascogna looked back on what he believed was a strong season for his team. \u201cWe played well.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cWe made the playoffs, finished 12-11 overall. We won a playoff game and then we got knocked out by William Floyd.\u201d Last year’s Raiders team featured six seniors who started on varsity, with a number of them continuing to play ball in college. Including Rob Melo who is playing at Army, David Granucci who\u2019s at SUNY Maritime and Nick Cadolino who\u2019s playing at SUNY Polytechnic.\u00a0 This year, the Pat-Med Raiders are perhaps getting the biggest addition of anyone on Long Island. After attending Stony Brook Prep and IMG Academy, the Raiders are getting superstar Duke-commit Jayden Stroman. Stroman is the brother of New York Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman. He is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the state, and Frascogna is excited to have him back in the Pat-Med fold.\u00a0 Duke-commit Jayden Stroman (Pat-Med 2025) up to 94.8 in his second bullpen of the year pic.twitter.com\/40lTjrsyl8 \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 31, 2025 \u201cHe does everything well.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWithout playing an inning yet, is the most physically impressive player I\u2019ve ever had. Between his size, strength and speed. So I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to be the focal point of everyone that comes to play us, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to get some interest from scouts. Every day and every game is going to be something to look forward to. I\u2019ve never seen anyone as fast as him either. He came here and set the school’s 50-yard dash record.\u201d When it comes to the Raiders returning players, Stroman will have a strong supporting cast in 2025. At the top of the list is Frank Kentoffio will likely pitch and play infield for the Raiders.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s been on the team since ninth grade.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that played with Josh Knoth, who was drafted by the Brewers, and he\u2019ll get to be on a team with Jayden too. He\u2019s been in our lineup since ninth grade which is a rarity, and he\u2019s really improved defensively so I look forward to seeing how he finishes up his career. Additionally, Frascogna mentioned Jace Rogers as a potential key contributor this year. Rogers is primarily a middle infielder, and his coach is excited to see how the seniors’ growth progresses this year. \u201cHe kind of stepped up last year as a junior for us.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe was a big reason as to why we got to the playoffs. So we\u2019re looking forward to seeing him have a big senior year.\u201d A player with perhaps the most important role for the Raiders this year is Brayden Davis. Davis, a junior, will be the team’s starting catcher in 2025.\u00a0 Uncommitted catcher Brayden Davis (Pat-Med 2026) with a showcase best 1.91 pop pic.twitter.com\/8GqVpxIloe \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 20, 2025 \u201cHe\u2019s going to have a lot of pressure on him.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be catching major league pitching pretty much. He\u2019s been working hard all season and he looks pretty good. He\u2019s got a great arm and played over the summer for us. I look forward to him taking over that spot.\u201d A key piece on the mound this season will be Conor Lockwood. Lockwood, a junior, has been on the varsity season each of his two previous high school years, and has provided consistency on the mound for Pat-Med, \u201cHe\u2019s consistent.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWe need him to step up and have a dominant season and to get in there and get us more wins.\u201d Other players that Frascogna is excited about include Jacob Oakley, who is an outfielder who was lauded by his coach for his lightning fast speed. Also\u00a0Dylan Vanderschuyt, who is committed to FDU Florham, as well as Farmingdale-commit James Minutillo\u00a0and senior pitcher\/OF Alberto Menniti. 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He is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the state, and Frascogna is excited to have him back in the Pat-Med fold.\u00a0 Duke-commit Jayden Stroman (Pat-Med 2025) up to 94.8 in his second bullpen of the year pic.twitter.com\/40lTjrsyl8 \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 31, 2025 \u201cHe does everything well.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cWithout playing an inning yet, is the most physically impressive player I\u2019ve ever had. Between his size, strength and speed. So I\u2019m sure he\u2019s going to be the focal point of everyone that comes to play us, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019re going to get some interest from scouts. Every day and every game is going to be something to look forward to. I\u2019ve never seen anyone as fast as him either. He came here and set the school’s 50-yard dash record.\u201d When it comes to the Raiders returning players, Stroman will have a strong supporting cast in 2025. At the top of the list is Frank Kentoffio will likely pitch and play infield for the Raiders.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s been on the team since ninth grade.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe\u2019s a guy that played with Josh Knoth, who was drafted by the Brewers, and he\u2019ll get to be on a team with Jayden too. He\u2019s been in our lineup since ninth grade which is a rarity, and he\u2019s really improved defensively so I look forward to seeing how he finishes up his career. Additionally, Frascogna mentioned Jace Rogers as a potential key contributor this year. Rogers is primarily a middle infielder, and his coach is excited to see how the seniors’ growth progresses this year. \u201cHe kind of stepped up last year as a junior for us.\u201d Frascogna said. \u201cHe was a big reason as to why we got to the playoffs. So we\u2019re looking forward to seeing him have a big senior year.\u201d A player with perhaps the most important role for the Raiders this year is Brayden Davis. Davis, a junior, will be the team’s starting catcher in 2025.\u00a0 Uncommitted catcher Brayden Davis (Pat-Med 2026) with a showcase best 1.91 pop pic.twitter.com\/8GqVpxIloe \u2014 Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) January 20, 2025 \u201cHe\u2019s going to have a lot of pressure on him.\u201d Frascgona said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be catching major league pitching pretty much. He\u2019s been working hard all season and he looks pretty good. He\u2019s got a great arm and played over the summer for us. I look forward to him taking over that spot.\u201d A key piece on the mound this season will be Conor Lockwood. 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