Baseball writer Rhett Bollinger reports that a Minnesota Twins’ pitching prospect missed an opportunity to shine in a national setting Sunday night In San Diego.
Bollinger says hard-throwing reliever J.T. Chargois is enjoying a breakout season in the Minor Leagues and, on Sunday, he had the opportunity to join some of baseball’s best prospects at the Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game.
Chargois entered in the top of the ninth, with the US Team trailing, 4-3. He walked one and allowed two hits before being replaced. All three runners would come around to score as the World Team posted a seven-run inning en route to an 11-3 victory.
The Futures Game appearance was a first for Chargois, who is ranked as Minnesota’s No. 8 prospect by MLBPipleine.com. Sunday’s results were quite in contrast to the numbers Chargois has posted in the Minors this year. The right-hander, whose fastball can reach triple digits, has combined to notch a 1.49 ERA with 47 strikeouts and 10 walks in 36 1/3 innings between Double-A Chattanooga and Triple-A Rochester.
