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Loperfido's powerful bat gives us reason to think about a spot on the Major League roster.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — When Astros prospect Joey Loperfido casually walked into the clubhouse Thursday morning wearing a black apron that read “Kiss the Cook,” all eyes were on him. Ta.
A few minutes later, he was handing out bowls of paella to everyone who wanted to try it, including curious members of the media.
Loperfido, listed as Houston's No. 6 prospect by MLB Pipeline, had spent the previous hour in the team's kitchen preparing a Spanish meal of rice, saffron, vegetables, chicken and seafood. He added garlic, onions, tomatoes and peppers. These ingredients had been purchased by the kitchen staff a few days earlier when manager Joe Espada challenged the man known as “Joe Cook” to make his favorite dish.
“Saffron is important,” Loperfido said. “I added some lemon and parsley.”
The reviews were stellar, from star second baseman Jose Altuve, who gave the team a “10 out of 10,” to Espada's “paella guy” bench coach Omar López. Espada expected Lopelfido, who grew up in the Philadelphia area, to say his favorite dish was the Philadelphia cheesesteak, but the paella was popular.
“I think it disappeared pretty quickly,” said Loperfido, who learned to cook from her parents and posts her dishes on her Instagram page @joe__cooks. “I think it went well. It's hard to cook for a lot of people, but I did my best.”
Loperfido has continued to please the Astros crowd this spring with his play on the field. After going 3-for-3 with an RBI, an RBI, and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 win over the Phillies, Loperfido hit .423/.483/.692 with six extra-base hits and earned his place in the majors. We are moving towards entry. league team.
“He's had a really great camp. Speed, power, all three.” [outfield positions] And he’s a left-handed hitter,” Espada said. “His eyes are really opening up.”
Loperfido was selected in the seventh round (208th overall) by Duke in the 2021 MLB Draft and was named the team's Minor League Player of the Year in 2023. He had a batting average of .278, 79 runs scored, 27 doubles, 3 triples, and 25 RBIs. He had a home run, 78 RBIs, 65 walks, 27 stolen bases and an .880 OPS in 124 games between High-A Asheville, Double-A Corpus Christi and Triple-A Sugar Land.
Loperfied experienced Triple-A for the first time last year, hitting .235 in 32 games and reporting to Minute Maid Park a few weeks before spring training, working with Sugar Land hitting coach Aaron Westlake. , worked to get himself in a better position for his first major league camp. .
“Being with them heading into camp gave us a little bit of a start on what we wanted to work on, so we could identify what we wanted to improve on and get to work right away when we got here. “I felt like I was able to do that,” Loperfido said.
Loperfido can play in all three outfield spots as well as the infield, but the Astros view him as an outfielder. Houston has decided to start in the infield and outfield, so his path to the major leagues will likely be as a bench player. He's competing for a spot on the roster with Gre Kessinger, Jonathan Singleton and Corey Jukes, but Loperfido will likely start the season in Triple-A to continue his development.
Espada said the only way for young players to improve is to play every day.
“There are ways to do it at the major league level as well,” the captain said. “As a young player, we can find a spot where he can play, but for him to fully develop and get the reps he needs, the minor leagues are kind of where you want to do it.
“I'm not saying that's what Joey should do, but I've been involved in player development. I've been in the big leagues a long time and young players get reps to build confidence. You need to be able to develop your skills. ”
For now, Joe Cooks will continue to turn heads on the baseball field and in the kitchen.
“I don't know if you can call what I do cooking,” Loperfido joked. “It's not very glamorous, but it's something I picked up at university and I thought it would be a good skill to learn – playing around, moving around, mostly with men. It's like living there. It's fun.”
