(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photos by Jan Kruijdenberg & Henk Seppen)
    Robberse, Collins, Rafaela on Major League prospect-lists
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   BOSTON, Massachusetts / KANSAS CITY, Missouri (USA) / TORONTO, Ontario Canada) -
Annually, some weeks before the start of the regular season, the lists with the Top 30 Prospects of each Major League-club are announced.
On Thursday (March 24), this years lists were published and Dutch pitcher >Sem Robberse and outfielder Darryl Collins, as well as Curaçao-born infielder/outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela were on it.
...Sem Robberse pitching for Quick Amersfoort in 2019...
(© Photo: Jan Kruijdenberg) |
20-year old righthanded pitcher Sem Robberse is even listed in the top-10 of prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays-organization.
Robberse is listed seventh and is the second pitcher on the list behind Leo Jimenez, who is sixth.
But Robberse is the first righthanded pitcher, as Jimenez is a lefthander.
It is predicted that Robberse, who signed with Toronto in July 2019, could appear in the Major League in 2024.
Robberse made his professional debut in 2019, pitching in five games (2-0, 0.87 ERA) in Rookie League with nine strikeouts in 10 1/3 inning.
In 2020, the entire Minor League-season was cancelled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Robberse stayed in the USA and worked out through the year.
Last season, he pitched in 14 games in Single-A (Dunedin Blue Jays) and seven in High Single-A (Vancouver Canadiens), starting 19 of them.
Overall, he was 5-7 with a 4.36 ERA and struckout 90 batters in 88 2/3 inning, while walking 38.
Robberse made his debut in the Dutch big league in 2018 when he played for HCAW.
He pitched in six games (three starts) and was 1-3 with an 1.80 ERA and 12 strikeouts in 20 innings.
In 2019, Robberse played for Quick Amersfoort and then led the pitching-staff with an 1.83 ERA, appearing in nine games (all starts, two complete).
He also led Quick's pitching-staff in wins (6) and was second in innings pitched (64) and strikeouts (62) and walked only nine batters.
...Darryl Collins hitting for Neptunus in 2018...
(© Photo: Henk Seppen) |
Outfielder Darryl Collins, who is also 20 years old, is listed as the 26th prospect with the Kansas City Royals.
Collins, who was signed by Kansas City in 2018, is a lefthanded hitter and according to the predictions, he could already be ready for Major League in 2023.
Collins also made his debut in 2019 and then played in 48 games in Rookie League, hitting .320 with 25 runs batted in.
Last year, Collins promoted to Single-A and then played in 86 games for Columbia Fireflies.
He batted .246 with 78 basehits, including five homeruns and batted in 54 run.
In 2017, Collins made his debut in the Dutch big league, playing in two games for Curaçao Neptunus and hitting 0-for-1.
In 2018, he played in 28 games for Neptunus and then batted .418 (33-for-79) with one homerun and 14 runs batted in.
When the 2020 Minor League-season was cancelled, Collins played in 16 games for Neptunus, hitting .352.
Ceddanne Rafaela, who plays at third base and short stop, but also in the outfield, is the number 28 prospect with Boston Red Sox.
The 21-year old Rafaela recently made his debut in Major League Spring Training and he also could be ready to make his debut in 2023.
Like Robberse and Collins, Rafaela also made his professional debut in 2018.
He then played in 54 games in Rookie League and finished the season with a .271 batting average, three homeruns and 28 runs batted in.
Last year, Rafaela played in 102 games for Salem Red Sox in Single-A.
He then batted .251 with ten homeruns and 53 RBI's.
Through Thursday, Rafaela played in four games for Boston Red Sox in Spring Training, hitting .200 (2-for-10).
He scored three runs.
(March 24)
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