4/28 MiLB Thread
by alskor on Apr 28, 2010 12:52 PM EDT
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PrintThe Minor League Thread for Wednesday, April 28th, 2010. Some games already in progress.
Notable Starters:
AAA: Jeremy Hellickson, Chris Tillman, Michael Bowden, Aroldis Chapman
AA: Zach Putnam, Casey Kelly, Martin Perez, Anthony Capra, Joe Blanton (rehab), Deolis Guerra, Kyle Weiland, Erik Cordier
A+:T.J. House, Alex Wilson, Cody Scarpetta, J.C. Ramirez, Kyle Allen
A-ball: John Lamb, Kyle Lobstein
Please let me know if anyone else of note is starting. Many of the matchup on milb.com didn't have probables yet.
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I think he's a great "helium" candidate for the remainder of this year
Seems a guy that gets overlooked due to being in a deep system.
+1
I really like this kid quite a bit. He’s sort of overshadowed because of the shear mass of pitching talent in the Indians system(Rondon, White, Hagadone, Perez, Gomez, Carrasco, Knapp), but he’s got the goods to be right there in the mix with those guys.
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Alex Wilson
Class A Salem (BOS)
5 IP
1 H
0 R
1 BB
6 K
7 GO – 2 AO
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Thoughts on ceiling?
Who loves orange soda?
by Kenan and Kel on Apr 28, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I kept hearing reliever might be inevitable
Who loves orange soda?
by Kenan and Kel on Apr 28, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I think he's reliever ultimately
but I think he can be a late game reliever. He has nasty stuff and throws hard. Closer kind of stuff. Filthy fastball and slider mix.
The Sox love to keep kids at starter so they can work on their secondary stuff. I don’t think Wilson is all that far off from helping the big league team as a reliever. He was dominant last year, but old for his level (still, first full pro season). Only 10 hits in 36 IP with 33 Ks dominant.
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Zach Putnam
AA Akron (CLE)
3.1 IP
9 H
7 R
2 BB
3 K
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not milb but.... one of my fave prospects ever
Austin Kearns…. just a hot week, or a late bloomer?
this guy was one of my fave prospects to follow in the early 00s… I got see him play with the Reds in 05 [i think] …. saw the Reds v Braves in atl… got there early enough to see Dunn, Junior, and Kearns take BP…. I can tell you assuredly that Kearns put on the show. Griffey and Dunn were hitting a couple nice shots, but Kearns got up there and the ball was exploding off his bat. BP I know, but I was impressed.
Late bloomer. Love him.
Listed him second under “Best Moves” in my Indians season preview. I had a feeling it might work out this way. He’s a solid useful player with some upside…
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"solid useful player with some upside"
kind of like my other dawg Hermida… I think both could turn in stellar seasons if they get 500 ABs
Sure, but if the power's legit...
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by OldProspects on Apr 28, 2010 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
BABIP over a few weeks...
I keep seeing this cited. Obviously the BABIPs are all over the place right now and haven’t stabilized. Not sure if its all that useful as an indicator of luck at this point. The league leaders are still hitting in the .380’s. We KNOW lots of guys are getting very lucky and unlucky. At this point when I see a guy with a high BABIP all it means to me is he’s hitting the ball well. I understand his AVG hasn’t stabilized… he’s hitting .386. Its not like people think that’s a legit .386 that will hold up or something.
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Regress it back though
I’m guessing that if you regress the BABIP back to something more normal (say .360), you end up with something like a .290/.340/.450 line for an ~.800 OPS right in line with pretty much his entire career. Useful, but not quite the “late bloomer” that people want to get excited about.
all in all, looking good
The speed’s going to be there, but the rate of development with his bat is pleasantly surprising.
Still think he's the best SS prospect in baseball by a mile.
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+1 to that
Very underrated by most. Then again, the SS position in general is lacking minor league talent. There seems to be a lot of solid-average-ish guys, but no standouts.
really?
I think Castro and Gordon are two of the best shortstop prospects we’ve seen in years. The crop besides them is pretty decent too, and the additions of Christian Colon and Manny Machado in a couple of months will make it even better.
The minors aren’t exactly strong right now due to teams aggressively pushing their guys (I wonder how much the economic climate has to do with that), but shortstop looks better now than it has in a long time.
you're apparently not alone
Sounds like he’s the top prep position player at this point, but the rumors of bonus demands are creeping up and it’s not looking pretty . . .
ooc ... a mile?
just seems odd to say a mile when Castro’s defense early on has been very solid, and he’s been raking. I can see a case for Dee Gordon potentially … just the “mile” part caught my attention.
I've warmed to Castro, but I still feel Gordon is a clearly superior prospect.
Castro is the better contact hitter/better feel for hitting, but I’d project Gordon to have the edge everywhere else. I still question Castro’s secondary skills. Gordon is just starting to tap a tremendous amount of raw potential.
I had Gordon really high… and predicted he’d be top 10 next season recently. Really shouldn’t be read as a slight on Castro.
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i'm somewhat nitpicking because i finally have a night free
and that’s all this really is (not trying to start a debate) but everywhere else (btw, I wasn’t reading it as a slight, just the word mile caught my attention)? Even if you don’t believe Castro’s power will reach some of the ridiculous hype this offseason, I think he should have more power.
As noted, I can see a case for Devaris. That said, way I see it
Defense – I’d call this a wash between the two. I don’t recall anyone suggesting that Dee would be a stellar defensive player. He’s got more speed, but I’m still not sold his range is going to be far better (Castro’s lateral movement is better than acknowledged, IMO, and allows him to get to balls). Castro’s got the better arm. I don’t think anyone anticipates these two to be elite defensive shortstops, but both, on paper, seem likely to be solid/good.
Contact/hitting ability – Castro, as you note.
Baserunning/SB – Clearly an edge for Dee. Leaving aside Starlin’s speed questions, his base running instincts aren’t the best. Could be decent-solid if he refined it.
Power – Edge for Castro.
That said, a long way to go for both.
Defense
I think that is the one area where Dee is clearly superior, honestly. He’s had consistency issues, but the scouting reports were reporting plus plus range. Starlin has had his future at the position questioned.
I guess
since I haven’t really doubted Starlin’s ability to stick at short early in his career (say first decade or so), I might be biased. That said, the early reports on Starlin in AA have been very solid (from a defensive perspective). I’ve always argued that his lateral mobility was better than the C-1st speed that a lot of folks utilized to question his defensive future (short – his range is pretty good, maybe not Dee good, but good), and Starlin does have a better arm.
well
Low A catchers aren’t going to be nearly as advanced as ones in AA as a whole, so he can’t just run at will.
Another Dodger, Lambo 2-5, double – back to his multi hitting game ways
His "off-season"
was a slightly low BABIP at age 20 in AA
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by OldProspects on Apr 28, 2010 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
indeed
Stanton really has a great rep for working on his game and he embraces challenges; his terrific makeup is one of his best traits IMO. The sooner you get him to AAA, the sooner he can start learning from that level of competition.
I still wonder a little about the strikeouts, but most really tall guys seem to struggle with that, especially early in their careers.
Alexander Perez
Someone asked me about him and his injury and it turns out he will take the mound tomorrow for Kinston.
Indians
Some of the guys who weren’t mentioned already (House and Putnam):
AAA:
Donald: 2-3 (won’t be long before he’s called up I think)
Santana: 1-3, BB, RBI, 2 K
AA:
Chisenhall: 0-3
Weglarz: 0-4, K
A:
Kipnis: 2-2, 2B, 2BB
Abreu: 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, K
BA had an article saying it was relatively positive
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by OldProspects on Apr 28, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Aaron Hicks
2-4 4runs, HR, 2 Rbi’s, 1BB
Has been on a tear.
Also the power is developing. 3HR’s now in 67 AB’s versus 4HR’s in 251 AB’s all last year
doesnt hit the ball hard blah blah blah
apparently he does
Tejeda
0-4 4k’s
7th Error already. Just learning a new position or are there legitimate concerns defensively?
i don't follow...how do they "mean little"?
errors are errors
Scouting reports are infinitely more valuable
Minor league infields are sometimes in poor shape and you really cannot tell much about the quality of a fielder (at any level) by the raw error total. I mainly want to hear about a fielder’s range.
well
It really depends. I think what jar is referring to is
a) Some of the fields in the minors are bad. For example, Starlin Castro was bashed for his errors last year, but it was largely acknowledged that the field at Daytona is pretty bad (I’d say it’s one of the worst in the minors, but haven’t been around enough to know).
b) We often focus on offense with minor league guys in regards to development, but they are there to develop defensively as well.
At the end of the day, errors have some meaning but you have to understand the context. For example, if a guy is missing with his throws and a bit scattershot, that’s probably cause for concern.
- Was typing just as jar posted and figured I’d post anyways.
shoot
Rockies prospect left-hander Christian Friedrich was placed on the 7-day DL for Double-A Tulsa due to left elbow soreness.
Friedrich was scratched from a start on Sunday, though it’s not yet known whether he was simply being skipped this time through the rotation. The 22-year-old left-hander was off to a great start with the Drillers, posting a 2.81 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over his first three starts. He entered the year ranked as the 33rd best prospect according to Baseball America.
Myers
2-4, double – but error on throw and pass ball
John Lamb after a very nice start to the year got roughed up a bit, 4IP 3H 4ER 4BB 2K
Wait....
Scratch that. MiLB.com only half updated the player page. Fell for it again.
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show my work just in case I'm off...
milb.com has half the stuff updated on the player page… nonsensical.
10 singles, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 4 HRs = 36 Total bases
36 TB – 19 Hits = 17 / 78 ABs (dammit, it was NOT updated on top, but was updated below! When will the milb.com madness stop??) = .217 ISO. F*** me. I give up.
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lol
it’d be updated soon.
he’s on fire right now. with the bat. the power is uber impressive in the MWL. in that ballpark no less.
baseball rules.
I should have just listed it from yesterday...
but apparently I’m an a**hole and had to include today’s game. Half the stats were updated to halfway through the game, and ABs not at all. Awesome.
Why the heck can’t we get stats on our phones yet on milb.com too? That would be nice. It looks awesome and you can get the scores, but not the stats.
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Not sold he can stick at C though
He would still make an elite prospect if he can transition to 2B like a Biggio did.
The bat looks awesome though. Fantasy gold if he does stick!
Right... and again (think I mentioned this yesterday)
He’s not a Jesus Montero who may not be mobile enough to stick back there or doesn’t have the tools to do so… this kid is a just a young athlete without a position. Its more like not knowing if Devin Hester would be a better fit at WR or CB in the NFL.
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best answer for the last part of your post
Kick returner, and absolutely nothing else
Coutelangus ...
… I can’t say it without a stupid grin.
At least no hitting errors
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by OldProspects on Apr 28, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
as opposed to throwing
Its listed one or the other in the box score…
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Oh! Sorry
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by OldProspects on Apr 28, 2010 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris Parmelee
AA New Britian (MIN) 1B
0-4, 2 Ks.
.147/.205/.206 on the season. Never been a fan. Didn’t even like him as an OFer.
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yeah I was gonna say
Well, honestly Joe Benson I will say has a better shot of turning it around, but Yeah Parmelee is starting to look like Jake Fox at BEST.
neither Benson, Parmelee and maybe even Revere is as GOOD as Rene Tosoni AA OFer for the Twins
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 28, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I really like Benson.
He hasn’t started off great… stil believe in that kid.
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Thomas Neal
AA Richmond (SF) LF
2-5, 2B, 2 K
Lots of XBHs, but contact problems. .227 AVG. 8 BB/ 17 K. Still don’t care for Neal that much. Not a top 100 guy for me. Top 150… sure. Not sure he has any value on defense in the OF even if he sticks there.
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defense?
Can you clarify? Do you mean that he will be only average defensively, and therefore have no additional value, or that he will be a bad defender? I’ve only heard positives about his defense so far, especially his arm.
Either average or worse.
Ive heard plenty questionable about his defense. In fact, IIRC BA and BP discussed the possibility he ends up at 1B.
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Ugh
I keep checking his box scores, thinking I’m gonna see 5 for 5 or something like that.
I know
SSS and all, but this guy was supposed to be able to hit .300 in his sleep…If he keeps this up people are going to be screaming for a position switch.
ackley
I think the position excuse is crap…
by Rupert Pupkin on Apr 28, 2010 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So you think if a player dedicates much more of their time to fielding than they otherwise would, which leaves less time for hitting, there will be no impact on their performance?
Ackley has walked as many times as he has struck out. He has a sub-200 babip. Worry at the end of the year if he still has a line like this.
And if his BABIP wasn't below .200 he just might
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Cody Scarpetta
A+ Brevard County (MIL) SP
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I like him
That said, it’s probably SSS, but has anyone seen him in the early going? GB rate is significantly lower than in previous years. Was wondering if he’s not getting the sink, or something else.
Does have to sharpen up his command, though.
Juan C. Ramirez
A+ Clearwater (PHI) SP
opposing Scarpetta
4 IP
8 H
8 R (7 ER)
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4 K
2 GO – 2 AO
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I thought so...
Not so sure anymore. I like both considerably at this point.
Still rather have Ramirez, I think…
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JC has more upside
but more downside too I think. Pineda doesn’t profile as more than probably a #3 or if he maxes out a #2, but he looks like a solid bet to help a rotation. Ramirez has the stuff to be a #2 but may end up a setup man as well. I agree though, I like both of them quite a bit.
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Travis D'Arnaud
Anybody know what’s up with him. I don’t think he’s played in the last 2-3 games for Dunedin.
Henderson Alvarez
is pitching for the D-Jays. The MAN.
Luke Hughes of the Twins
Just went Yard in his first EVER major league at-bat!!!!
off of Max Scherzer
The Aussie’s know how to get ’em done
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
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Chapman
FrankiePiliere: Chapman hits 100 mph in the 2nd. 96 to 99 sitting.
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Pitched well
. . . as well.
6 5 3 2 2 4
Gave up longballs in 3rd and 4th but, kept the lead at 4-3 shutting ’em down in 5th and 6th.
Biggest breakthrough was that he was more efficient 99 pitches, 64 strikes
Kid is great
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(Anthony Andro)
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Michael Bowden
4.2 iP
5 hard hit balls
3 lousy BB
7 “extremely” earned runs
2 piddly Ks
2 Moonshot HRs
Oh well
Martin Perez
Through 2 innings
0 hits, 0 bb, 4 k
now that’s sexy
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Chris Tillman
Through 6 innings
0 H, 1 BB, 4Ks
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Bruce Pugh of the twins gettin it done
In the FSL a 21 year old pitcher
has 6.0 IP 1 ER 10 K’s
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
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i just like that name Bruce Pugh
as in Pewww !!! it stinks
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 28, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions
what I meant was
7.0 IP 12 K’s 0 ER
4 hits allowed
dayum
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 28, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Somewhere
Dewey is saying at least it wasn’t 0-4
by ChalupaCabrera on Apr 28, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Any chance we can let this whole "throwing it in Dewey's face every time Santana does something well or Thole does something bad" thing go any time soon...?
We’ve all been wrong before. That’s the nature of the beast here.
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Anybody know what's up with Ryan Chaffee so far this season?
Looks like he hasn’t pitched yet.
A VERY NICE
Wowzers time to add to fantasy team ……check
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 28, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
6 strikeouts and 1 walk
Current overall stats: 4.05 ERA, 21 K, 5 BB, 24 H, .245 OPP BA
Picking up right where he left off last season for the Tides.
by Jordan Tuwiner on Apr 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
More on Chris Tillman's NO-HITTER
by Jordan Tuwiner on Apr 28, 2010 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
honestly
This would be so much more exciting if Tillman had done this in April of LAST year, before he got lit up like a pinata in the majors and the forecasts on him went from “could be a frontline starter” to “really needs a third pitch to remain a starting pitcher” seemingly overnight.
His stuff is actually pretty good . . .but I can’t think of too many guys in recent memory who got the “now that I’ve actually seen him pitch . . .eh” treatment worse than him.
Not sure if I really but all that. Scouts for sure saw him in h.s. and the minors and loved him, just cause he didn’t have the best pro debut, well tons of young arms do that. Also for what it’s worth I’ve heard he has picked up a cutter now, which seems to do wonders for some guys.
Also,
He was 21 last year. I know age isn’t as important for pitchers as hitters, but I really think that’s young enough that we can pretty much entirely ignore his major league stats. If the Orioles would have kept him at AAA for all last year, and he would have continued to pitch as brilliantly as he did, he would have been at least a top-10 prospect, if not a top 5. This year, he’s done less well (the no-hitter notwithstanding, his K numbers have been fine, but not exceptional), but his control has continued to dramatically improve. By last year, it had already been good – this year, in an admittedly small sample size, it looks borderline outstanding
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by OldProspects on Apr 29, 2010 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Tillman
Definitely, he did get lit up in the majors but he’s only 22 and a few of his MLB starts he was fooling hitters the whole game. Te numbers he put up in Triple-A as a 21 year old are almost unreal.
by Jordan Tuwiner on Apr 29, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Reasons to watch O's minors tomorrow
Pitchers: Zach Britton, Jake Arrieta and Ryan Berry.
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Henderson Alvarez
5.1IP 6H 1R 0ER 0BB 5Ks
so far this season for the Dunedin
24.1IP 18H 3R 1ER 0HR 4BB 14SO
seems like he pounds the strike zone consistently and I like how he doesn’t walk much.
any more scouting for thing guy?
Yeah, definitely need to learn more about this guy.
All the reports I’ve read before didn’t impress me… but man, he’s been getting some impressive results.
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What reports did you read before?
Alvarez throws 92/93mph (hit 96mph this year reportedly) with heavy sink and a nasty hard changeup. He also doesn’t walk anyone.
While Alvarez’ style of pitching tortured Low-A hitters, some question whether it will work at the upper levels. His fringy slider is more of a sweepy pitch without downward action, and he doesn’t have blow-away velocity.
He profiles as a back-end starter.
Alvarez will have to prove himself at the upper levels before being taken seriously.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9935
Alvarez needs to polish his breaking ball into a true slider or curveball. His velocity fluctuates, as there are games where he works at 86-89 mph, and adding more strength would help. He’s not overpowering, so he’ll have little margin for error against more advanced hitters. He has some recoil and falls off to first base in his delivery, and he tends to rush his mechanics with runners on base.http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/rankings/organization-top-10-prospects/2010/269272.html
And he was age appropriate for the pitcher friendly Midwest League, pitching his third season (all stop by stop) and still only had a 6.7 K/9 and was fairly hittable.
Plus he’s pitching right now in the most pitcher friendly league in the game (Florida State League).
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Jim Shonerd: I’ll wind it up with this one. Alvarez is becoming one of my favorite under the radar guys. His fastball gets up to 94 and his changeup is firm but has wicked movement. His record and ERA (6-5, 3.49) are hindered by not having a very good team behind him (Lansing has the MWL’s worst record). His low strikeout rate (6.4 K/9) is a concern, but he could be something special if he gets his curveball going.
Blue Jays righthander Henderson Alvarez threw his fastball anywhere from 86-92 mph last year in the Midwest League, finishing the season with a 3.47 ERA in 23 starts for low Class A Lansing thanks largely to his advanced control and an above-average changeup.
This year Alvarez, who turned 20 on Sunday, is throwing in the low-90s and has touched 96 mph, according to McCullough. Through two starts with Dunedin, Alvarez has allowed one run in 14 innings for a 0.64 ERA, with two walks and seven hits allowed. The extra velocity hasn’t led to more strikeouts (six), but he’s pounded the strike zone and kept the ball down, leading to three groundouts for every fly out early in the season.
"His work on his days when he’s not pitching are getting better," McCullough said. "He’s understanding the importance of conditioning between starts to help him build arm strength and to maintain it. It’s just a young kid whose body is maturing."
McCullough said Alvarez, who is 6 feet, 190 pounds, has made strides with his offspeed stuff as well. He’s added a greater speed differential between his changeup and his fastball by tweaking the grip on his changeup, and shown more confidence in his breaking ball.
"Last year his breaking ball was just a work in progress," McCullough said. "He sees the value of it, the importance of getting that third pitch to be a starter up the ladder. Having a viable breaking ball is something he’s going to need, and it’s nice to see him trusting it in his outings much more this year. This year’s he’s throwing his breaking ball in situations he never would have last year."
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=8377#more-8377
The Dodgers won't win a playoff series until the Cool-a-Coo returns.
Thanks.
This is making me lean towards calling him legit. I had a feeling a report like this was lurking behind this mini breakout. The old reports all sounded like a middle relief guy.
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Derrick Robinson
batting .329/.427/.471 with 15 SB’s. yes, it’s early. but sometimes it takes a while. look at Denard Span. Carlos Beltran was similarly raw, not the same type of player, but another guy who floundered for a while before doing much. yes i know those are exceptions. not a sure thing, but he’s very intriguing if the tools are really starting to be put to good use.
baseball rules.
Borchering, first jack
1-2, HR , BB SO
Trout 3/4, 2B, 3B, SO … so very impressive
meanwhile his fellow draftee Grichuk 0/4 . probably a SO too, can’t remember, hitting .188
Tim Beckham, 2/3 with 2 3Bs and a BB
beckham
Nice to see a decent day out of him for once . . .he has been terrible to start this year (.156 batting average, striking out in almost 25 percent of his plate appearances). Not exactly the rebound campaign we were looking for . . .
i still believe...
he might just take a while… but he really reminds me of Soriano… who was also a bit of a late-bloomer. [didn’t get going til age 25]
tim only just turned 20. give him a full-year in high-A… if he isn’t good, let him repeat next year at age 21 [still young for the league]…
Soriano?
Don’t see it . . .doesn’t have anywhere near those kind of tools. People seem to think Beckham’s got really great tools . . .they’re decent but they’re nothing spectacular.
Soriano was a weird case as he didn’t actually play American ball til he was 23, at which point he basically wrecked his competition one level at a time.
I really don’t have anything against Beckham’s performance last year, it was pretty average-ish for the league. But I was expecting him to look better this year, not crapping the bed like he’s done so far.
he's got Sori's wrists/bat
…probably way better defensively… speed, probably less…
and, he has all of 45 ABs this year… give him another month before we look at his sheets for crap
I might be out in left field on this one
And usually I’m fairly open-minded . . .but no, Tim Beckham does not have Alfonso Soriano’s bat.
Mike Trout
Class A Cedar Rapids (LAA) CF
3-4, 2B, 3B, K, SB
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Tyler Skaggs
Pitching an inning of relief…? Appeared in relief last outing, too, but went 3 IP.
Perfect inning, 2 K
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Anthony Capra
AA Midland (OAK) SP
7 IP
3 H
1 R
1 BB
6 K
8 GO – 5 AO
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Rich Poythress
High A High Desert (SEA) 1B
2-4, HR (4)
.289/.357/.513. Yes High Desert… but went straight to High A
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3rd round college first baseman
You were expecting him not to be ready to play in High A?
sorry, my bad
Those two words completely changed my perception of him, and I thank you for your timely response.
I did allow myself to be corrected
My response was largely in jest, although I’ll admit: did the correction matter? In Poythress’ case, he was actually a first rounder on some draft boards.
Tanner Bushue
Class A Lexington (HOU) SP
6 IP
8 H
2 R (1 ER)
2 BB
5 K
1 GO – 9 AO
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nice
Number 126 on daveh’s top prospects list, moving on up . . .
Figured I’d save him the time and effort.
Ridiculous
12 XBH, 9 K… I could see a Miggy Cabrera ‘03-like rise to the majors next year. Of course, as a RF, but he’ll hit more than enough.
Jiovanni Mier
Class A Lexington (HOU) SS
1-4
Now batting .222/.345/.306. 11 BB/ 12 K
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On the plus side, he’s taking his walks (12.6%) and not striking out much (13.7%). Good plate discipline there. Batting average takes a long time to stabilize, so my hope is that .222 number will go up and bring up the OBP/SLG with it.
Yeah, that's why I put the BB/K there.
Although I’ve always held him in regard as a good glove, so-so bat guy (didn’t feel his performance last year was all that indicative), I guarantee you he hits better than that. Especially when he’s controlling the strikezone like that.
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Jaime Garcia
He’s still technically a prospect for about 1 or 2 more appearances. 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K vs Atlanta last night.
If you have ESPN Insider, Jason Grey wrote a nice scouting report article on Garcia a couple of days ago. He added a cutter/slider hybrid over the offseason.
Rangers
Joe Wieland: 4.2IP 7H 4R 3ER 2BB K2 HR
Miguel Velazquez: 2-5 CS
Leury Garcia: 1-5
Carlos Pimentel: 5.1IP 10H 7R 7ER 1BB 3K 1HR
David Paisano: 2-2 BB
Martin Perez: 5.0IP 4H 2R 2ER 4BB 5K 1HR GO/FO: 7-3
Ian Kinsler: 2-4 2RBI SB
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
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