Lots of Tides personnel news this week. First, we want to offer our congratulations and best wishes to Jason Pridie and Jairo Asencio, who will be playing in the AAA All Star Game in Reno! That game will be July 17, so mark your calendars and enjoy the results of your maximum voting. Also, the Tides’ trainer, Mark Shires, will be there too! So, we know the players will be well taken care of.

There have been some personnel changes to report. We lost Jake Arrieta in the trade to the Cubs for Feldman and Clevenger. Of course, we wish him well in his new home. Feldman went to the O’s, so we will enjoy having Danny Valencia back with us for a little while.

The team looked good against Columbus and Gwinnett. Pettit was awesome Wednesday, to say the least. We’re still struggling with Durham. Tonight, if you can tune into the game on 94.1, you’ll get to see if Wada can handle their offense. At the moment, we’re 8.5 back in the IL South. However, there are two months left in this season, and a lot can happen.

The Tides are due back in town on July 12. Fox43 and Coke are sponsoring a nice giveaway that night. Looks like a good-looking black cap.

Have a great weekend! – RR