CBN POW, Week I: Noah Skirrow, plus Canuck transactions

May 12, 2021

By George Farelli

Canadian Baseball Network

Away back in the summer of 2019, RHP Noah Skirrow was on fire.

Pitching for Orleans in the Cape Cod summer league Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) was all-star with a 2.76 ERA. Of course the nickname or the Orleans franchise is the Firebirds. That summer in seven games, he pitched 29 1/3 innings.

Last summer, Skirrow was not selected from the Liberty University Flames since the draft shortened to five rounds. Becoming a free agent ,he was free to sign with any club interested and the Philadelphia Phillies scooped him for the set fee of $20,000. Kellan McKeon, grandson of ‘Trader Jack’ Jack McKeon, who guided the Florida Marlins to the 2003 World Series and Alex Agostino (St-Bruno, Que.) teamed up on the signing.

Skirrow was still on fire this week -- two outings, totaling 6 2/3 scoreless innings -- for the Jersey Shore BlueClaws to win Canadian Baseball Network minor league Player of the Week for Week I ... the best of the 48 Canadians in the minors.

His week went like this:

_ Coming on in relief with his two down 4-0 he pitched 2 2/3 scoreless in an 8-0 loss to Hudson Valley Renegades before 1,018 at FirstEnergy Park. He allowed three hits and fanned five of the eight outs recorded in his 54-pitch outing.

_ He made the start and pitched four innings in a 3-2 loss to the Wilmington Blue Rocks in front of 673 fans at Frawley Stadium. Skirrow allowed three base runners (one hit, two walks) as he fanned four. He departed with a 1-0 lead.

In his junior Skirrow season for the Flames he started four games with a 1.96 ERA with 23 innings pitched in the shortened season. For his career, Skirrow won 10 games for Liberty with a 3.83 ERA in 166.2 innings pitched. He started 33 of the 35 games he appeared in.

Best Offensive Performances

Player / Class / Team AB R H HR RBI AVG

Jacob Robson - Double-A Erie 25 5 12 1 8 .480

Jake Sanford - Low-A Tampa 27 5 10 - 4 .370

Tanner Kirwer - Hi-A Vancouver 26 4 9 2 2 .346

Kole Cottam - Hi-A Greenville 13 2 4 1 1 .308

Daniel Pinero - Triple-A Toledo 10 2 3 - - .300

(Minimum 10 ABs)

Best Pitching Performance

Noah Skirrow RHP - High-A Jersey Shore Blueclaws

APP IP H R ER BB K W-L SV WHIP WK ERA

2 6.2 4 - - 2 9 - - 0.97 0.00

Noah Skirrow was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2020 by the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Cambridge, Ont-born, Stoney Creek, resident made his pro debut on May 5, 2021 with the Jersey Shore

BlueClaws. In an 8-0 loss to Hudson Valley Renegades he made a relief appearance pitching 2 2/3 scoreless allowing three base hits while striking out five Hudson Valley hitters. He followed that up on May 11, 2021 making his first start in a 3-2 loss to Wilmington Blue Rocks, tossing four scoreless surrendering one hit, while striking out four, but he was not involved in the decision. His overall record after Week 1 in two appearances, is no decisions and a 0.00 ERA.

Transactions And Player Movements For Canadians

(May 1-to May 11, 2021)

Carter Loewen (Abbotsford, BC) _ Assigned by San Diego Padres to Ft. Wayne TinCaps their affiliate in High A-Central League

Kyle MacDonald ((Mississauga, Ont.) _ Assigned by New York Yankees to Husdson Valley Renegades their affiliate in High A-East League

Adam Hall (London, Ont.) _ Assigned by Baltimore Orioles to Aberdeen Ironbirds their affiliate in High A-East League

Matt Brash (Kingston, Ont.) _ Assigned by Seattle Mariners to Everett Aquasox their affiliate in High A-West League

Noah Skirrow (Stoney Creek, Ont.) _ Assigned by Philadelphia Phillies to Jersey Shore BlueClaws their affiliate in High A-East League

Will McAffer ((North Vancouver, BC) _ Assigned by Toronto Blue Jays to Vancouver Canadians their affiliate in High A-West League

Tanner Kirwer (Sherwood Park, Alta.) _ Assigned by Toronto Blue Jays to Vancouver Canadians their affiliate in High A-West League

Daniel Pinero (Toronto, Ont.) _ Assigned by Detroit Tigers to Toledo Mud Hens their affiliate in Triple A-East League

Travis Seabrooke (Peterborough, Ont.) _ Free Agent signed by Winnipeg Goldeyes IND American Association

David Gauthier (Mont St. Hillaire, Que.) _ Free Agent signed by Equipe Quebec IND Frontier League

Rob Zastryszny (Edmonton, Alta.) _ Contract purchased by Miami Marlins from the Long Island Ducks IND Atlantic League and assigned to Miami’s Training facility

Curtis Taylor (Port Coquitlam, BC) _ Assigned by Toronto Blue Jays to New Hampshire Fisher Cats their affiliate in Double A-Northeast League

Indigo Diaz (North Vancouver, BC) _ Assigned by Atlanta Braves to Rome Braves their affiliate in the High A-East League

Jordan Nwogu (Orleans, Ont.) _ Assigned by Chicago Cubs to Myrtle Beach Pelicans their affiliate in Low A-East League

Edouard Julien (Ancienne-Lorette, Que.) _ Assigned by Minnestota Twins to Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels their affiliate in Low A-Southeast League

Jake Sanford (Cole Harbour, NS) _ Assigned by New York Yankees to Tampa Tarpons their affiliate in the Low A-Southeast League

Andrew Yerzy (Toronto, Ont.) _ Assigned by Arizona Diamondbacks to Visalis Rawhide their affiliate in Low A-West League

Trevor Brigden (North York, Ont.) _ Assigned by Tampa Bay Rays to Charleston River Dogs their affiliate in the Low A-East League

Adam Macko (Stony Plain, Alta.) _ Assigned by Seattle Mariners to Modsto Nuts their affiliate in the Low A-West League

T.J. Schofield-Sam (Brampton, Ont.) _ Assigned by Oakland Athletics to Stockton Ports their affiliate in the Low A-West League

Ben Onyshko ((Winnipeg, Man.) _ Moved by Seattle Mariners from Everett Aquasox their affiliate in High A-West League to Tacoma Rainiers in Triple A-West League

Mateos Kekatos (Toronto, Ont.) _ Released by Equip Quebec IND Frontier League

Marc-Andre Habeck (Winnipeg, Man.) _ Released by Equip Quebec IND Frontier League.

Jake Polancic (Langley, BC) _ Released by Equip Quebec IND Frontier League

Brendon Dadson (Bowmanville, Ont.) _ released by Equip Quebec IND Frontier League

Bryan Saucedo (Toronto, Ont.) Free Agent re-signs with Cleburne Railroaders IND American Association

Wes Darvill (Langley, BC) _ Placed on the Inactive List by the Winnipeg Goldeyes IND American Association, to allow for his participation with Team Canada at the WSBC America’s Qualifier in Florida May 310June 5th

Kellin Deglan (Langley, BC ) _ Assigned by New York Yankees to Scranton Wilkes-Barre Railroaders in Triple A-East League

L.P. Pelletier (Montreal, Que.) _ Free Agent signed by Equip Quebec IND Frontier League

J.D. Osborne (Whitby, Ont.) _ Moved by Miami Marlins from Pensacola Blue Wahoos their affiliate in Double A-South League, to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp in Triple A-East

Tristan Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.) _ Assigned by Miami Marlins to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp their affiliate in Triple A-East League

R.J. Freure (Burlington, Ont.) _ Assigned by Houston Astros to Ashville Tourists in High A-East League