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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Raudes and the second or maternal family name is Meza.

Roniel Raudes
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1998-01-16) January 16, 1998 (age 26)
Granada, Nicaragua
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Roniel Antonio Raudes Meza (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈnjel ãn̪ˈt̪o.njo ˈrau̯.ð̞es ˈme.sa], born January 16, 1998) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 160 pounds (73 kg), he bats and throws right-handed.[1]

Biography

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Boston Red Sox

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The Red Sox selected Raudes in the 2014 MLB International Draft, signing him a bonus of $250,000.[1] Raudes throws an 89–91 mph (143–146 km/h) fastball with a maximum speed of 93 mph (150 km/h). According to Red Sox scouts, he should throw harder once he adds some muscle to his skinny frame and physically matures without losing much athleticism.[2] He also has a pair of promising secondary pitches, with his downer curveball at 74–76 mph (119–122 km/h) presently ranking ahead of his fading 82–84 mph (132–135 km/h) changeup.[1] Raudes has been known to use an unorthodox pitching delivery motion.[3]

Aside from Anderson Espinoza, Raudes had the best season of any Red Sox minor league pitcher in 2015. Only 17 years old, Raudes led the rookie-level Dominican Summer League with a very significant strikeout-to-walk ratio (63-to-3) in 53+2⁄3 innings, which he concluded with a 3–0 record in four rookie-level Gulf Coast League starts, while allowing two earned runs for a 0.90 ERA in 20 innings. He was selected to the DSL All-Star Team and also was ranked by Baseball America as the Red Sox' number 24 prospect after the season.[4]

In 2016, Raudes joined the Class A Short Season Greenville Drive, where he posted an 8–2 record with a 3.78 ERA in his first 14 starts and represented his team in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.[5] His first career highlight came on August 18, when he shut out the Kannapolis Intimidators, 2–0, completing seven innings in the longest start of his professional career, striking out four batters while only allowing four hits and one walk.[6] Overall, Raudes went 11–6 with a 3.65 ERA and 1.19 WHIP in 24 starts, with 104 strikeouts and 23 walks in 113+1⁄3 innings. He finished third in wins in the Red Sox minor league system while posting the sixth-best ERA among starters.[7] At 18, Raudes showed consistency in Greenville as the youngest pitcher in the league, as he had a chance to emerge as a mid-rotation starter as he matures physically and mentally.[8]

Raudes spent 2017 with the Class A-Advanced Salem Red Sox, where he pitched to a 4–7 record and 4.50 ERA in 23 games started.[9] He finished the year rated as the Red Sox' number 12 prospect, according to MLB.com.[10] Raudes also spent the 2018 season with Salem, recording a 2–5 record in 11 games (all starts) with a 3.67 ERA; he spent approximately four months on the disabled list.[9] Raudes underwent Tommy John surgery in January 2019,[1] and did not pitch during the 2019 season.[9] Late in 2020, after the minor league season was cancelled, Raudes played briefly in the Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, but left his team due to an unspecified health issue.[11] Raudes was assigned to the Florida Complex League Red Sox in July 2021, but was subsequently placed on the restricted list without having appeared in a game.[9]

Raudes began the 2022 season in extended spring training.[12] He was released by the Red Sox in July 2022.

York Revolution

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He signed with the York Revolution of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on July 17, 2022. He became a free agent following the 2022 season.

New Jersey Jackals

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On January 12, 2023, Raudes signed with the New Jersey Jackals of the Frontier League.[13] On October 12, 2023, Raudes re-signed with the Jackals.[14] He made 5 appearances out of the bullpen for the Jackals, posting a 9.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts over 5 innings. On June 1, 2024, Raudes was released by the Jackals.[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Roniel Raudes". SoxProspects.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. ^ 2015 Scouting Scratch: Anderson Espinoza, Roniel Raudes, Logan Allen and Josh Pennington. SoxProspects.com. Retrieved on July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Odd Position - Limits of a Legal Pitching Delivery". Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League. March 6, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "BaseballAmerica.com: Stats: Roniel Raudes". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ^ 2016 South Atlantic League All-Star Game rosters. Baseball America. Retrieved on July 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Raudes Spins Gem in Drive's 2-0 Win over Intimidators. MiLB.com. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  7. ^ "Boston Red Sox Minor League pitching statistics (overall)". soxprospects.com. 2016.
  8. ^ 2016 South Atlantic League Pitching Leaders. Baseball Reference. Retrieved on September 14, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d "Roniel Raudes Stats, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  10. ^ 2017 MLB Prospects Watch – 2017 Boston Red Sox Top 30 Prospects Watch. MLB.com. Retrieved on September 8, 2017.
  11. ^ Hernandez, Gerald (December 4, 2020). "Roniel Raudes fuera de los Gigantes, ¿qué hay de su futuro?". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Red Sox Major League & Minor League Rosters". soxprospects.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "2023 Transactions". Frontier League. January 12, 2023. Archived from the original on February 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023-24 Transactions". Frontier League. October 12, 2023. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "2023-24 Transactions". frontierleague.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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