4/13 MiLB Discussion Thread
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 10:28 AM EDT
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Waiting for my car, should've gotten to this earlier. The usual spiel on things (tell us why someone should be noted, skimming, and so forth). Trying to be more selective in pitchers, particularly in the upper levels (partly to get this done before the first game).
IL: Chris Tillman, Anthony Swarzak, Jeremy Hellickson, Sam Lecure vs. Carlos Carrasco, JD Martin, Boof Bonser
SL: Off Day
EL (Harrisburg/Bowie not listed yet): Zach Putnam, Felix Doubront vs. David Bromberg, Vance Worley, Eric Niesen,
TL: Christian Friedrich, Aaron Crow, Blake Beavan
FSL (PMB/STL also not listed yet): Luke Putkonen, Kyle Gibson, Hector Noesi vs. JC Romero (looks like a steady diet of 1-inning starts, does someone know who is scheduled to follow), Dae Eun Rhee
Carolina (MOB/FRE, POT/WS not listed yet): Stomy Pimentel, Mike Montgomery vs. Kelvin de la Cruz
Cal (LE/Lan not listed yet): Juan Nicasio, Jon Michael Redding, Aaron King vs. Wade Miley
MWL (BUR/KC not listed): Robert Whitenack vs. Liam Hendriks, Maverick Lasker (what a name ...) vs. James Gillheeney, Garrett Richards vs. Deryk Hooker, Alex Colome, Michael Belfiore
SAL (Hic/Ash, Lex/Kan not listed yet): Hunter Strickland vs Shaeffer Hall, Jeremy Toole, Chris Masters, Ryan Berry vs. Matt Montgomery, Nicholas Hernandez vs. Dan Rosenbaum
Looking to learn about: Ivan Nova (the GB rate at AA was great last year, he's only in his age 23 season ... but is the GB rate last year an exception?), Lance Pendleton (should I be interested in him again ... sort of lost track), Luis Perez (looks decent numbers wise with a solid GB rate), Michael Fiers (I'm blanking at the moment about him), Brian Leach, Kyle Kaminska, Lance Janke (excellent control ... what's the stuff?), Justin Murray (what's the stuff?), Jake Brigham, Jake Wild, Ryan Shopshire (stuff), Josh Wall (why does he sound familiar), Nick Greenwood, Armando Rodriguez, Jeiler Castillo,
Exciting upper level day. A lot of intriguing arms in AAA.
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2 early games
South Bend vs. Lake County (Trey Haley vs. Michael Belfiore)
Daytona vs. Dunedin (Dae-Eun Rhee vs. Ryan Page)
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 10:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if things follow as expected
Cubs will likely bring in Rafael Dolis today (last time, Dolis started, Rhee piggybacked)
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Update
Rhee - 3.1 innings, 4 h (1 solo home run), 2 runs, 4 K’s, 3:3 GO/FO. Decent
Belfiore was cruising along until the 4th, when a couple hits, an error, and 3 walks. 4 ip, 2 h, 2 unearned runs, 5 bb, 7K’s. Interesting day.
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
done in Dun/Day
2 unearned runs gives Dun a 4-2.
Dolis went 4, but his control issues showed up, giving up 2 runs on 2 h, 4 bb, 1 hbp, and notching 3 K’s. Vitters throwing error led to the runs. He made improvements defensively last year, but still has a bit of a scattershot arm.
Offensively, Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters each went 1/3 with a double and a walk, leading to 1 run. He also had a CS and a PO. Vitters had the E and a SB. Kyler Burke went 0/3 with a walk. LeMahieu is on a nice little roll, going 2/4 with a RBI.
Don’t know enough about the Dunedin guys.
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LC wins with 3 in the 9th, 7-5
Don’t know enough about either team. Of the names that catch my eye at a glance,
Borchering - 0/4 with a K.
Keon Braxton - 3/5, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 K.
Davidson - 2/3, R, HBP
For some reason, the LC names don’t jump out at me and am a little too lazy to search right now.
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless Rome is going with a 6 man rotation
It’s Teheran’s spot again.
Also it should be Delgado’s turn in Myrtle Beach.
by Jay212033 on Apr 13, 2025 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
just going off what's listed
which at the moment is Masters and Ortegano (just saw the MB/FRE posting).
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Teheran
I wish I could get confirmation as well. Drive website says Chris Masters. I think the rainout on Thursday and the double-header on Saturday has them off schedule.
by skinnyjh on Apr 13, 2025 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was Masters and he was awesome
6IP, 2H, 2R(both unearned), 1BB, 10K
by Jay212033 on Apr 13, 2025 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Trey Haley
4IP, 8H, 3ER, 0BB, 0K — Not great obviously, but I like that he hasn’t walked anyone yet and has a 8-3 GO-FO rate this game.
Baby steps.
by JP_Frost on Apr 13, 2025 12:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hey
I should know this … but what’s Haley’s repetoire … I just can’t recall at the moment.
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 seam FB (91-94, tops out at 96), CB (77-81), CH (82-84) and a four seamer.
His 2 seamer and curve are his best pitches, with the rest lacking behind. He really needs to improve his command and delivery, but the raw stuff is there. Quite a project and could really take off if he can clean up his motion. Could also flame out if he doesn’t make the needed adjustments.
by JP_Frost on Apr 13, 2025 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy crap
His 2 seamer sits in the low 90s and touches the mid 90s???
His 4 seamer must sit like 94-96 then.
by mrkupe on Apr 13, 2025 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He really focused on the 4 seamer and change last year, which is part of the reason of his somewhat wild performance. He has tremendous upside, but still needs a lot of work.
by JP_Frost on Apr 13, 2025 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
as a random side comment
geesh you guys sure can find guys with raw stuff/ability but consistency issues. Gaub/Archer come to mind for me.
I imagine this is a long term project in some respects and that the chances of any movement will be solely dependent upon improvement (as with Archer when he was in the lower levels).
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually think of the Indians as having a more conservative approach to drafting pitchers … atleast the last couple of years. Quite a few pitchability guys were taken such as Sowers and Huff, but the last 2 drafts we’ve seen some higher risk picks. They do target high upside arms in trades though.
As for Haley, you’re right that he dictates how he moves through the minors. He’s just 19-years old (turns 20 in june) so he’s still very young. The early results have been encouraging so far with just 1 walk in 9 innings and a ton of groundballs. However, he is getting knocked around a bit (16 hits in 9 innings) which could indicate a lack of command still and/or experimenting with his change and 4 seamer. IF he does get things together, I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the top 10 Tribe prospects next year.
by JP_Frost on Apr 13, 2025 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't buy that he had that kind of velo, LOL.
96 mph 2 seamer…
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah, skeptical too
It wouldn’t matter where he’s pitching or what the results are; if he’s a 20 year old kid with a mid-90s 2 seamer, he’d rate . . .uh, incredibly high.
by mrkupe on Apr 13, 2025 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It tops out 96, probably averages less than that. Besides, it was a scouting report on indiansprospectinsider.com and came from Indians officials. Even so, we all know how people mix up pitches (curves/slider, splitter/change, etc), so perhaps it’s a sinker.
Here’s a link to the report: http://www.indiansprospectinsider.com/2010/02/indians-top-50-32-trey-haley.html
by JP_Frost on Apr 13, 2025 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zach Britton
No probable posted yet, but it should be his turn.
by Jaeti on Apr 13, 2025 1:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
'Twas him
6IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 6K, 10-1 GO/AO
by Jaeti on Apr 13, 2025 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
boof ... struggling ... to say the least
2 innings, 5 h, 3 bb, 2 wp, 1 hbp , 47 pitches only 22 strikes, 3 run shot by cody ransom, 9 total runs … only 1 unearned (throwing error by reddick)
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
beavan's off a strong start
3 ip, 2 h, 1 bb, 2k’s, 1 pickoff
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Alex Colome
Looking good.
5 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 5 K.
I’d love to see some gun readings on him.
by Kerm on Apr 13, 2025 1:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He's done...
6 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 ER, 6 K.
Nice results after a shaky first outing.
by Kerm on Apr 13, 2025 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
loving
the 1bb/12k ratio on the season
by hybrid on Apr 13, 2025 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In non-minor league news (but still relevant)
Serious problems have been found with how UZR is calculated, particularly for OFers. As is the problem with all minor league batted ball data, the BIP data is extremely inconsistent on what is a fly ball and what is a line drive. This is a big problem that also affects metrics like tERA (formerly tRA). Since UZR plays a large role in how WAR is calculated on fangraphs, that is also at issue.
Article by Colin Wyers on BP (free):
This isn’t the first time I’ve studied potential problems with batted-ball scoring. A few months ago, I looked at data from Retrosheet, which is produced by the Gameday stringers working for MLB Advanced Media. Those scorers sit in the press box and chart the games on a computer. What I found was a modest correlation between the height of the press box and the line-drive rate reported.
What this strongly suggests is that there are persistent biases in how batted-ball trajectories are scored between different parks. (If this were so, we should expect this study to actually underreport the park-to-park bias, since a team’s home and road stats are lumped together.)
In the meantime, consider this my sabermetric crisis of faith. It’s not that I don’t believe in the objective study of baseball. I’m just not convinced at this point that something dealing with batted-ball data is, at least wholly, an objective study. And where does this leave us with existing metrics that utilize batted-ball data? Again, I’m not sure. I can tell you I’m a lot less comfortable accepting their conclusions—even over a large number of seasons—than I was in the past.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=10523
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 1:45 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hadn't this always been the elephant in the room with respect to UZR though?
by ThomasG on Apr 13, 2025 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup.
I think what we’re finding now is that the discrepancy is worse than previously thought.
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the takeaway you had?
My takeaway was that the author already had the conclusion in mind before ever doing the study and used the numbers he found to support his predetermined conclusion (whether or not it was conscious on his part). The part about correlations from year to year are largely meaningless in this context because most players don’t change teams from year to year so some level of correlation should be expected even without true park factors.
The primary issue seems to be park factors on batted ball data and how we have trouble measuring them, but this seems to be as much a function of not having home/road splits as anything else. Once that data is available it should be much easier to come up with more accurate park effects that would allow us to better compare the data.
Maybe I’m completely wrong though. Wouldn’t be the first time. More than anything the “crisis of faith”, sky is falling, hyperbolic tone turned me off the whole piece.
by nixa37 on Apr 13, 2025 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you read his previous article
as well as the section about the difference between how BIS and GameDay scored FB/LD - it seems pretty clear there is a significant problem with the data.
His conclusion was too hyperbolic for me as well, but there’s a genuine problem here, and not a tiny one.
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What do you see as the significant problem with the data?
I’d like to better understand your take on what he’s saying. I understand the data is different and that it is going to lead to different results once we use that data to compute other numbers, but I don’t see that as a “problem” per se, just a result of the subjectivity of the data. I just think the issue is finding a way to correct for the subjectivity as best as possible and then compare the data from different sources.
by nixa37 on Apr 13, 2025 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But...
Isn’t the “subjectivity of the data” one of the main cruxes of concern here? We are talking after all, about using statistics as an evaluator of players. If certain statistics are so subjective, doesn’t that erode one of “Statistics” major arguments versus “Scouts”? I’m not saying this to detract from the power of statistics in evaluation; I’m just saying that it makes a significant impact on the way defensive matrics should be viewed, and perhaps puts some momentum back in the scouts’ hands.
by killa on Apr 13, 2025 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The fact that the data is subjective to a certain extent isn't a real concern
There are ways to adjust for some of the subjectivity inherent in the current generation of ball in play data and procedures that can be put in place to help stringers be more consistent at what they do. I believe BIS has put some new quality control process in place over the past season.
The whole main issue isn’t so much with the numbers themselves as how people were trying to use them. They were never meant to be used by themselves on a season to season basis to prove how good a defender is. They’re just other tools we can use to gauge defensive ability, along with scouting reports.
by nixa37 on Apr 13, 2025 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Forgot to add
The data does seem to agree better since the start of the 2006 season.
Also, the data presented from BIS is simplified, as they also have two other classifications (Fliner-LD and Fliner-FB). FanGraphs decision to lump those in to LDs and FBs could be a significant part of the issue as well. I must admit though that I’d much rather have both sources add the two categories into their calculations.
by nixa37 on Apr 13, 2025 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought
the fangraphoids were way to suspect to treating that UZR data and corresponding WAR as gospel for player values.
by wobatus on Apr 13, 2025 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend to agree with David Appelman's response
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/some-thoughts-on-batted-ball-data
It’s by no means a perfect situation, but I still think batted ball data is a positive.
by jar75 on Apr 13, 2025 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree its broadly useful.
I think people need to stop treating it as gospel, especially when most of them havent taken any time to understand how it is calculated or what its weaknesses are.
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't see this before I responded above
I think that’s what should be the general takeaway, but the last paragraph (which you quote above) makes things seem worse than they actually are IMO.
by nixa37 on Apr 13, 2025 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All defensive stats should be treated skeptically
UZR and +/- less than some others perhaps, but still…
Actually ALL stats should just plain be used carefully, in context, and not as gospel.
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by t ball on Apr 13, 2025 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
Now people can stop jerking off to UZR and WAR.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you wanna judge defense based on what?....
gold gloves? fielding percentage?
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 13, 2025 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How pretty they look fielding the ball on video
by PissedMick on Apr 13, 2025 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is useful
It just isn’t gospel, and people were pretty much treating it as such. For example, last year Bay was pretty good per Total Zone, slightly below average per Dewan, and UZR per fangraphs had him approaching Dunn territory. And when discussing him people just ran with that a lot-hey, he’s a 3 WAR player because he costs you so much in the field, yada yada. maybe he does, but it isn’t etched in stone.
by wobatus on Apr 13, 2025 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
?
Very confused about this reply to my comment.
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by gatling on Apr 13, 2025 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it was meant
as just a part of the conversation. That just happened to be where I stuck it. I get where Frederick is coming from. People have treated it as accurate to a very fine point and it just isn’t. It is better than not having the data, sure.
by wobatus on Apr 13, 2025 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok
That makes sense. Just really threw me off is all.
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by gatling on Apr 13, 2025 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shocking!
You mean a subscription-based outlet spiraling towards irrelevance that does not base its defensive metrics on any ball-in-play data whatsoever has found holes in freely-available data that has eroded its market share on advanced baseball analysis? Wow!
In other news, exciting new data released by Burger King proving that Big Macs are bad for you!
Nobody has ever argued that UZR is perfect. It helps you a rough idea of the value of good defense. It’s also the best data freely available (although Dewan’s +/- just became available, and that’s very interesting as well).
The biggest issue here is that fangraphs started quoting actual UZR because it was the easiest thing to do in order to publish WAR data for all players. Everyone who actually took time to read the analysis behind WAR calculations knows that a 4-WAR player who takes the field regularly is in actuality something more like a 3.5-4.5-WAR player, because the underlying defensive value is a ballpark figure. If people understood that, UZR would be far less controversial.
by slamcactus on Apr 13, 2025 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean a subscription-based outlet spiraling towards irrelevance that does not base its defensive metrics on any ball-in-play data whatsoever has found holes in freely-available data that has eroded its market share on advanced baseball analysis? Wow!
Eh… Wyers just joined BP… and he’s a bright guys, and its not just him. It all started with a twitter conversation. He may have overdramatized it, but there’s certainly a valid point here. Appelman made some good points, too.
Everyone who actually took time to read the analysis behind WAR calculations knows that a 4-WAR player who takes the field regularly is in actuality something more like a 3.5-4.5-WAR player, because the underlying defensive value is a ballpark figure. If people understood that, UZR would be far less controversial.
THIS.
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
People don't have to argue it's perfect
when everyone says “he cost x runs on d, and therefore he is worth x.x wins above replacement and if you pay him y dollars you are a genius or a buffoon.” That is the way folks use that data. They may say they know it isn’t precise, but the precision is presumed in the way people refer to it anyway. Treating the fielding data as equally reliable as the batting data, and so definitively quantified, is a huge stretch.
by wobatus on Apr 13, 2025 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What do you mean, so Ben Zobrist wasn't better than Pujols and Mauer last year?
I’m shocked.
by Manstein on Apr 14, 2025 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zobrist
40 games or so in right and 90 games at second are tiny samples. You’d need almost 12x the rf games he played per the UZRites to give you the same confidence level as a season of hitting. Basically, he deserved 2 gold gloves, as well as a couple of silver sluggers. :)
He was pretty damn good though.
by wobatus on Apr 14, 2025 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was in the ballpark.
He’s not as good a player moving forward, but he had an absolute monster of a year last year.
by slamcactus on Apr 14, 2025 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he did
He was great. But he was the number 1 2b in UZR, not UZR per 150 but pure UZR, in half the innings Utley played, and he was tied for 2nd or 3rd or so in UZR for RFs last year, not per a50, just staright UZR, and he only played 40 games. That’s a small sample, and these are just averages, remember, how many balls in this grid box did he get too, how many did someone else get to. You need a ton of chances for this to even be meaningful info. As much as his awesome batting line, his fielding value was through the roof last year at 2 different positions.
Then again, being able to play 2 positions well and hit the snot out of the ball is incredibly valuable.
I do get that most knowledgeable folks don’t throw this info around blithely. But I do think some people treat it as much more concrete than it is.
by wobatus on Apr 14, 2025 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again...
it’s a ballpark. People who say that are assuming that their audience is well-versed enough in the discussion to understand that the defensive component should be read flexibly. If you see teams pay a guy within about a half a win of what WAR says he’s worth on the market, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anyone calling the GM who did so a buffoon. The only time that’s the case is when teams can’t afford to pay veterans market rate, and need to be focusing on acquiring high upside guys who cost less rather than mediocre to good guys with well-defined true talent levels. This is because even a team with a $100 million payroll can’t expect to compete unless it significantly beats the market rate on several of its players. (A $100 million team paying last winter’s market rate for all 25 players on the roster is about a 72-74 win team on true talent).
by slamcactus on Apr 14, 2025 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well
you have some data saying Bay was a decent enough left fielder last year, but UZR had him as crap. Cameron has been good in center, but also had some meh UZR years in SD. So basically replacing Bay with Cameron by shifting Ellsbury to left, and the fangraphs hosannas pour down. Now, I think the Mets overpaid Bay somewhat, and Cameron was cheaper, but I think that is a huge downgrade. I don’t think the fielding was half a WAR off on bay last year per UZR. I think it was more than half a run. I just don’t think he was as bad as UZR suggested he was.
by wobatus on Apr 14, 2025 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tampa LHP Manny Banuelos placed on DL. He was scratched from his first start of the season.
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 2:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ugh
was wondering why he didn’t pitch the other day. any yankees’ fans have any more news?
by daveh33 on Apr 13, 2025 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Update (3:00): Commenter Yankee1010 tells us that, “Patrick at [Pinstripes Plus] said that he heard that it was an appendectomy. I don’t think there has been any confirmation though.”
If this is the case, I guess it is not an injury per se, but it definitely isn’t serious. An appendectomy is definitely better than any type of arm injury. My guess is that we’ll see Banuelos sometime in May, if this report turns out to be true.
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by alskor on Apr 13, 2025 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Lamb
4.2 ip, 1 h, 0 r, 2 bb, 6 k
baseball rules.
by doublestix on Apr 13, 2025 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's why they call him the Son of Sam.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
A-Jax got on base!
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it hardly counts...it was against luis mendoza
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by billybeingbilly on Apr 13, 2025 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
check out his sexy ERA up there on the top right
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by doublestix on Apr 13, 2025 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
spunky
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im really sorry you have to deal with him
I hope for y’alls sake all you gave up to get him was a bag of balls.
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
by blalock84 on Apr 13, 2025 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually, that is true
The bag of balls, however, was then traded for Santonio Holmes.
by mrkupe on Apr 13, 2025 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a Skankees fan.
c’mon playa.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
um
You guys DO know he’s hitting .313/.371/.469 (and making a lot of us look really dumb right now), right?
by mrkupe on Apr 13, 2025 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
How dumb can you REALLY look in 36 at bats? And besides, if I cared one way or the other, his 11 Ks would let me sleep through the night.
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Apr 13, 2025 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I would point to his O-Swing %
It is below league average at 24.2%.
by jar75 on Apr 13, 2025 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Then
I would point back to the 36 At Bats. Let’s see him do that for a couple hundred more, at the very least ….
In other words, small sample size
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by WayneCampbell08 on Apr 14, 2025 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sweet sample size broham
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your 2 Yankee Intrigues
Ivan Nova is a much better prospect than people give him credit for. I gave him 7th in the organization this year. He won’t strike everyone out, but I believe in the groundball rate. He was good enough to be a Rule 5 Pick two season ago. He touches 95 with his fb. He really needs to get his walk totals down.
Lance Pendleton is much further down most lists. This was supposed to be the season where he would go to the pen for good, but with the Garcia injury he has come into the rotation. Even if he pitches well, Noesi will replace him eventually in the rotation, but stud reliever is definitely possible which could help him in prospect terms.
by sjkqw on Apr 13, 2025 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks
will be curious if nova can keep that groundball rate. if so, very intriguing.
by toonsterwu on Apr 13, 2025 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nova was great tonight
7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 K
by jibs on Apr 13, 2025 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rashun Dixon
Still very early, but great so far as a 19 yr old in midwest league
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=RF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=543109
by MagicMike23 on Apr 13, 2025 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Really nice start.
Dude just missed my top 100.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw him tonight on my vacation
sat at 89-91 touched 93 and apparently his changeup was working great tonight and got a bunch of K’s on it tonight. Curveball seemed shaky tonight though. Oscar Tejada can zoom up his stock if he hits like tonight all year. The ball exploded off his bat tonight.
by Bravesin07 on Apr 13, 2025 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Greatly excited to see the Bromberg vs. Doubront mathcup
anxiously awaiting the results…..
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 13, 2025 7:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Doubie should be in AAA in about a month...
4 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 2 BB, 6 K
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Math Cup
Is my favorite of all math events, just saying:)
by killa on Apr 13, 2025 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
mathcup, matchup all the same
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 14, 2025 2:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mike Montgomery is toying with the Carolina League right now...
5 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 10 K
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
6 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 11 K
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
7 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 13 K
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
infield hit and mistake by outfielder turned into a double
that’s what the radio guy said, anyways.
baseball rules.
by doublestix on Apr 13, 2025 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is kind of trivial,
but was Montgomery held back or something…his birthday is July 1st of 89, so he turned 19 right after graduation, which is an awfully early birthday.
Same thing applies to Ethan Martin…
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, early birthday...
A late birthday would be Heyward, Bumgarner, Stanton, and Lyles, who turned 18 after graduation.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry, you're right
That’s what I get for posting during class.
by mrkupe on Apr 13, 2025 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
very nice.
late class…you in college or grad school…
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
grad school
MSIS student at University of Texas in Austin.
by mrkupe on Apr 13, 2025 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice mate.
I applied to UT for undergrad. Hook ’em.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yah
Seeing as I grew up about 15 minutes from Evanston, I’ve kind of had my fill of that area . . .and frankly, Austin has a lot to offer when I’m not buried under classwork/research. (Which isn’t as often as it might initially seem)
by mrkupe on Apr 14, 2025 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I've heard great things about Austin.
The place looked ill during The Real World a few seasons ago. That’s furshur.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 14, 2025 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
nada compared to cali
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by gore51 on Apr 14, 2025 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cali's tight....airbody knows that.
I was in Man Francisco and Oaktown over the summer. Love NorCal.
Love SoCal too, but hawt weather all the time is annoying.
At least it isn’t humid like Connecticut and Illinois.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 14, 2025 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
rep the norcal
socal is overrated. it’s the josh vitters of places
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by gore51 on Apr 14, 2025 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh Vitters overrated...
+489237893
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 14, 2025 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sheeit
I DISCOVERED Josh Vitters is overated -lol
by casejud on Apr 14, 2025 1:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been common knowledge for millenia that Vitters is overrated.
;-]
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 14, 2025 2:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
…but Ive been around for several of those, so to speak.
I started a little thing here a few years back when I innocently qestioned his high school stats.
by casejud on Apr 14, 2025 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
As innocent as OJ
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
by WayneCampbell08 on Apr 14, 2025 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oj wasn't innocent?
I thouight he was acquitted :-)
..the first time anyways
To be fair, I guess Vitters has turned out pretty good. He hasn’t exactly busted but, then again, I never said he would. I just questioned his HS stats a bit.
by casejud on Apr 14, 2025 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't think so
think he just simply has/had an early b-day. haven’t seen anything to suggest otherwise. is kinda weird though.
JJ Cooper said he was routinely touching 95 throughout the game.
baseball rules.
by doublestix on Apr 13, 2025 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Noice.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe?
I know where I live there is a certain range where parents have the choice of sending their kid to kindergarten or waiting until the next year. I don’t know what the actual dates are, but maybe he falls into that type of situation?
http://bullpenbanter.com
by gatling on Apr 13, 2025 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probs.
It’s not crazily late, so yeah, that probably is the case.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I predict he will be a top 20 prospect 9 months from now.......
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 14, 2025 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeiper Castillo
6 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 8 K
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hellboy
Dealing 6IP 1H 0ER 1BB 7K, so far
by hybrid on Apr 13, 2025 8:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
little trouble in the 7th
final line 6 1/3IP 4H 1ER 1BB 7K
by hybrid on Apr 13, 2025 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get the feeling that he's a 90-100 pitch pitcher
and that his performance degrades after that. Not that it’s a horrible thing necessarily. Pedro Martinez was the same way.
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by Brickhaus on Apr 14, 2025 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Freidrich
Having a tough game
5 IP
6 H
4 R
3 ER
1 BB
3 K
2 HR
by Pup Dog on Apr 13, 2025 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Crow
6 ip, 6 h, 2 er, 1 bb, 5 k, 11/2 go/ao
baseball rules.
by doublestix on Apr 13, 2025 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Koby Clemens had a huge homer off him (his second of the season) which scored both runs. Apparently traveled 410-420 feet to center field. I’m thinking maybe the Cal League was getting a little too much credit for Clemens’ burst in power.
by OremLK on Apr 13, 2025 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Clemens has always had pretty good raw power. Unfortunately he’s now a 1B so he’s really going to need to hit . . .but then again, he had a 1.000+ OPS in the Cal League last year, so at least it’s not a matter of projecting results.
by mrkupe on Apr 14, 2025 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve heard some speculation that the Astros may just want him to focus on hitting this season and might try him again at catcher, left field, or third base again next year. I don’t know whether this has any basis in fact because I haven’t heard it from the organization themselves, but I suppose it’s possible.
by OremLK on Apr 14, 2025 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
seems reasonable
He needs a position, but I think there’s a major league bat here somewhere.
by mrkupe on Apr 14, 2025 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
…and Clemens just hit his second homer of the night. Line drive solo shot to give Corpus Christi the lead in a 13th inning nailbiter.
by OremLK on Apr 13, 2025 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zach Britton
6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
www.oriolesprospects.com
by ravensfan3 on Apr 13, 2025 10:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yea!
He’s been great through 2 games. I hope he stays down there and builds some serious confidence b4 the first ranger SP goes down.
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
by blalock84 on Apr 13, 2025 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Domingo Santana
2-3, 2B, HR. 17 year old playing in the SAL.
by jibs on Apr 13, 2025 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
need some video. nao.
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 13, 2025 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it just me?
Or is this guy going to have trouble keeping his eye on the ball as he progresses?
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=CF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=570267
by Dfarth on Apr 13, 2025 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a reference to him being susceptible to striking out or his weird eyes...
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by Frederick0220 on Apr 14, 2025 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
gonna say the eyes
were watching god?
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by gore51 on Apr 14, 2025 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
A little from column A and a lot from column B…
by Dfarth on Apr 14, 2025 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Orioles Recap
http://oriolesprospects.com/2010/04/13/minor-league-scores-41310/
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by ravensfan3 on Apr 13, 2025 11:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brett Jackson
I know he really hasn’t started hitting much, but I have been very impressed with his plate discipline so far this season. In 6 games, 7 walks and 4 strikeouts. I know its early, but this is a good sign considering the biggest knock against him was that he would strikeout too much and not walk enough.
by brok515 on Apr 14, 2025 12:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brad Mills
5.1 IP
7 H
1 ER
1 BB
9 K
Well as you can see his control eluded him a bit but he did manage to K-9.
by hrv1978 on Apr 14, 2025 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pitchers
is every pitcher doing really, really well or what? Seems like it…
by Rupert Pupkin on Apr 14, 2025 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
except
with the exception of that south paw in SF…what’s his name
by Rupert Pupkin on Apr 14, 2025 2:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Adam Milligan
2-4 with a homer. 1109 OPS so far this season.
Kid can hit.
by scooter on Apr 14, 2025 1:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My review of the Peoria @ Beloit game
Aaron Hicks had the night off. Hendriks and Whitenack looked impressive.
http://timhuwe.spaces.live.com/blog/cns208.entry
by timh815 on Apr 14, 2025 2:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thanks.
I learned something about a couple Twins prospects this morning.
by Kyleb_82 on Apr 14, 2025 6:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great day for Minnesota Twin Starting Pitchers
Kyle Gibson (FSL) 6 IP, 4 H, 6 SO, no runs of any kind -1BB
David Bromberg (Eastern League)
Liam Hendricks (Midwest L)
Anthony Swarzak (International L) …. kinda sorta great for anthony
ALso reliever Billy Bullock pitched exceptionally well to preserve Gibson’s victory
Despite the early offensive struggles throughout the organization (Minors) the Starting Pitching has been very good.
Wow Blackburn makes nearly identical money as Baker does now....
by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Apr 14, 2025 2:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Saw Liam Hendriks last night.
Very impressed. Ump had small strike zone. Only one walk. Two baserunners in 6 innings. May go up to watch them again.
by timh815 on Apr 14, 2025 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
…most of the damage done on Friedrich, too.
by WrenFGun on Apr 14, 2025 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Grant Green
0/3 R 2BB CS
The biggest question I had about Grant Green’s offense is how much he’ll actually walk. Games like these give me hope.
by jar75 on Apr 14, 2025 8:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rangers
Joe Wieland: 5.0IP 3H 0R 1BB 5K GO/FO: 7/3
Chad Bell: 0.2IP 2H 2R 2ER 1BB 1K 0HR
Andrew Doyle: 1.2IP 7H 6R 6ER 0BB 2K 1HR
Leury Garcia: 3-5 R
Miguel Velazquez: 1-4 2B 2RBI K
Vin DiFazio: 1-4 BB K
Edwin Garcia: 1-4
Jake Brigham: 5.1IP 3H 0R 4BB 5K GO/FO: 7-1
Corey Young: 1.1IP 1H 0R 0BB 2K
David Paisano: 3-4 3B SB
Tommy Mendonca: 0-4 2K
Blake Beavan: 5.0IP 5H 3R 3ER 1BB 3K 2HR
Tanner Scheppers: 2.0IP 1H 1R 1ER 0BB 3K 1HR
Joey Butler: 1-3 BB
Justin Smoak: 1-2 2BB R
Mitch Moreland: 0-3 RBI
Chad Tracy: 0-3 R
Craig Gentry: 2-4 HR SB K
Pedro Strop: 1.1IP 0H 0R 0BB 1K
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