MiLB 5-2-12

by Pelferized on May 2, 2025 1:33 PM EDT

Triple-A

International League: Matt Harvey, Manny Banuelos
Pacific Coast League: Tyler Chatwood, Martin Perez

Double-A

Eastern League: Chris Balcom-Miller, Kelvin De La Cruz, Timothy Bascom, Julio Rodriguez
Southern League: Nestor Molina, Tyler Skaggs, Tyler Thornburg, Nate Eovaldi, James Paxton
Texas League: A.J. Griffin, Jarred Cosart, Joe Gardner, Justin Grimm

Advanced-A

California League: Zach Lee, A.J. Cole
Carolina League: Aaron Northcraft, Brandon Workman, Wilmer Font, Jake Petricka
Florida State League: Erik Goeddel, Austin Wright, John Stilson, Jimmy Nelson, Nik Turley

Low-A

Midwest League: Frank Garces, Anthony DeSclafani, Felix Sterling
South Atlantic League: Michael Foltynewicz, Alex Panteliodis, Timothy Berry, Edwin Escobar

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Skaggs

Delayed after 2

2IP, 1H, 0ER, 1BB, 2K

by Woodland League on May 2, 2025 1:51 PM EDT reply actions

WMb

Heading to Baston!

by St.Steve on May 2, 2025 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

Not cool

Leonys Martin out 6-8 weeks with a torn thumb ligament

an allegorical tale of fallopian fungus contemplating life beyond the cervical wall

by MonkeyEpoxy on May 2, 2025 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

he'll never be the same again, you heard it here first

by mrkupe on May 2, 2025 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Depends on which hand...

as a lefty hitter, he has a better chance if it’s to his right hand.

by mlbprospectpulse on May 2, 2025 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

im no md

But I think being a lefty myself, it would be better to injure the thumb on your top hand—not the bottom one.

by St.Steve on May 2, 2025 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

The injury was to his left hand.

The top hand is the power hand, the bottom really doesn’t have much to do in the swing, whereas the straightening of the back side, or “throwing” of the bat through the hitting zone is where power comes from.

There’s also more rotation and extension thru the swing with the top, because it travels further during the course of the swing.

It was a complete tear of the UCL in the thumb..I think 8 weeks is conservative.

by mlbprospectpulse on May 2, 2025 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

TJ thumb surgery?

by pedrophile on May 2, 2025 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions

does the thumb have much to do with the throwing of the bat?

I’m standing in my living room swinging a bat…feels like it would be the rest of the hand more than the thumb, but then again, I’m trying not to destroy my tv while doing this

by PrincetonCubs on May 2, 2025 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Take the same swing with your thumb off the bat.

Make sure you’re facing away from the TV first, though.

by mlbprospectpulse on May 2, 2025 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

its a ligament not a muscle

and with how severe it is it’s probably better off. This way they will either replace it or fix it properly. I’m just talking out of my ass, but I think he will be fine.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 2:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Jurickson Profar got off to a very slow start in AA, but has recovered nicely

Here is Profar’s slash line from his 1st 7 games.

.077/.200/.192

In the 17 games since, he has been a beast.

.319/.391/.609/1.000

He is striking out more than last year. He is around 17% this year after being around 12% last year. His BB% has dropped from around 12% to 8.7%

His total AA line sits at

.253/.318/.495/.812

by Tex2044 on May 2, 2025 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

1-4 2B, 1K today

by bdlugz on May 2, 2025 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Randoms

Profar: 1-4, 2B, K

Wong: 2-3, BB, K

Myers: - 1-4, 3K

Arenado: 2-5, 2K

Osuna: 3-5, K

Olt: 2-4, 2B, K

by bdlugz on May 2, 2025 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

Arenado

wake up already! Go Kolten Wong!

Play ball!

by tmannino on May 2, 2025 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

A.J. Griffin had another good start

7IP, 3H, 1R, 0BB, 7K

Now has a 41/5 K/BB ratio through 37.1 innings this season.

by OkayJay81 on May 2, 2025 5:56 PM EDT reply actions

A's top pitching spect after this year.

AJ cole is the only challenger in my mind.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/photo-logan-morrison-bryan-petersen-share-tub-drink-043548597.html

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on May 3, 2025 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Pomeranz

Nice start against a hot LAD team. 6.2P, 4H, 1ER, 4BB, 5K

by Woodland League on May 2, 2025 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

Struck out Kemp

Also got a hit off of Kershaw

by kyuss94 on May 2, 2025 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Caught several looking

at least one BB wasintentional…several hitters stared at called strike 3’s

Play ball!

by tmannino on May 2, 2025 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Matt Harvey

4IP, 2R (2ER), 2BB, 3H, 3K, 1HBP
That might be it for him, they’re in a rain delay right now.

by dolley1714 on May 2, 2025 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

1st AB for WMB

4 pitch walk. Dude looks BIG.

by John Black on May 2, 2025 7:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

why, he must be 6'4" and at least 225 pounds!

by mrkupe on May 2, 2025 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Wilmer Font

4 IP | 1 H | 0 R | 0 BB | 0 Hbp | 0 wp | 7 so

by Tex2044 on May 2, 2025 8:42 PM EDT reply actions

Nestor Molina

6ip, 7h, 3er, 2bb, 2k

"Hosmer right in between Carter and Alvarez…. what is this list based on? height?" -- okteds, visionary (1/28/10)

by criminal type on May 2, 2025 9:10 PM EDT reply actions

Mike Foltynewicz

6 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 BB, 2 K

Not bad. Would really like to see more Ks, but he was facing a pretty decent lineup tonight.

by kyuss94 on May 2, 2025 9:11 PM EDT reply actions

Noah Syndergaard

3IP | 5H | 3R/ER* | 1BB | 5K (all swinging) | 1HR

Was dominant the first two innings, and really should have been been out of the third with no damage. Got the first two guys, had the third guy 0-2, laid off some high FB, hit a foul down the line that should have been caught but wasn’t. Ended up walking the batter, and the next batter crushed a first pitch FB for the HR, and a subsequent double off the wall on a full count fastball. Seems like the second time through the batters saw him better, laid off the high FB and geared in on mistakes.

*Not that it matters at all, but apparently the official scorer is on the fence about whether the missed foul ball is an error or not, which would make all 3 runs unearned

by MjwW on May 2, 2025 9:15 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like the scorer settled on unearned,

if the final First Inning lien is any indication. not that it’s a huge difference, right? He still gave up the hits that drove them in, whether he “should have” been out of the inning or not.

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

Exactly why I said it doesn’t really matter at all, it’s the pitcher’s responsibility to make good pitches and mitigate the damage

by MjwW on May 3, 2025 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

what would be a league average ERA if players were given 4 outs per inning?

Of course it matters there was an error. I would prefer he limited the damage, but the opportunity cost of an extra out shouldn’t be underestimated.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

ERA is pretty irrelevant to evaluating prospects

That’s why it doesn’t matter. Syndergaard had two outs and an 0-2 count on the third batter. He missed with 3 straight pitches before that foul, and then another after that to walk him. Sure the foul didn’t help, but it doesn’t absolve him of those mistakes or the ones that followed - the FB hit for the HR, the double hit off the wall, etc

by MjwW on May 3, 2025 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

of course ERA is relevant

unless you want to assume based on the number of hits/walks/k’s will tell you how good a pitcher is. This would ignore hit/run clumping, ability to get double plays like Romero, ability to pitch from the stretch, and other skills.

Also, when you look at hits per 9 they would be elevated because of the extra outs.

I don’t think there is a single starting pitcher in baseball that mitigates all damage from errors. Errors will always inflate the numbers in a bad way. If Syndergaard consistently fails to mitigate damage from errors then I would agree it’s a problem, until then count me unconcerned.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Well, basically, I'm a DIPS guy

So I don’t really pay attention to ERA period, at the big league level. So basically, I tend to look at K9, BB9, HR9 (though K%, BB% and HR% are are slightly superior for the reason you identify - poorer/better defense will result in more/less total batters faced).

Hit/run clumping really isn’t a skill, it’s more a function of randomness. Of course, the more hits you give up period, the higher likelihood they will be strung together. The ability to get a (ground ball) DP is the ability to get a ground ball, which certainly is a skill with which we should evaluate a pitcher.

Re: Syndergaard, I’m not concerned at all by one outing - giving up a HR is going to happen. But what I’m saying is, it would be wrong to say, he should have been out of the inning, so really the HR shouldn’t have happened and let’s absolve him of having allowing the HR - he still made the pitch, and it was hit hard.

Of course pitchers aren’t going to eliminate all damage from errors - mitigate means reduce, not eliminate. But the earned/unearned run distinction is so flawed in my view. Say you have a runner on 2nd, 1 out. Ball smashed to a hole, it’s a hit 9/10, but defender makes a phenomenal play to grab it and get an out, runner advances to 3rd. Next batter hits a routine grounder that’s flubbed, run scores, it’s unearned. Well, if the great play wasn’t made and error not committed, the run still scores. Not to mention that in many cases the decision to charge an error or not is incredibly subjective, inconsistently applied, and generally a joke.

by MjwW on May 3, 2025 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Dead horse

Are you aware of all the arguments that counter your belief system?

"... nothing is known about the influence on carbon isotope ratios (CIR) by inappropriate storage conditions." - Journal of Drug Testing and Analysis, Nov 2010

by ol Pete on May 3, 2025 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

DIPS is not perfect, not at all. Imagine in 5 or 10 years, there will be improvements to it. But it’s better at measuring pitcher value, at the season level data, than the alternatives

by MjwW on May 3, 2025 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

You sound religious

"... nothing is known about the influence on carbon isotope ratios (CIR) by inappropriate storage conditions." - Journal of Drug Testing and Analysis, Nov 2010

by ol Pete on May 3, 2025 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions

You sound trite

If that’s the extent of what you have to contribute, I have no interest in any further discussion.

by MjwW on May 4, 2025 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

You haven't contributed anything

I doubt there is anyone posting here who hasn’t heard your little sermon dozens of times. You don’t show any evidence of knowing the arguments against your belief system.

"... nothing is known about the influence on carbon isotope ratios (CIR) by inappropriate storage conditions." - Journal of Drug Testing and Analysis, Nov 2010

by ol Pete on May 4, 2025 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Actually,

MjwW is one of the most reasonable, least zealous posters around here. You’re barking up the wrong tree.

by charles wallace on May 4, 2025 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Don't spend too much time worry about ol Pete...

He’s trolled his way off his own team site, and spends his time trolling other SB Nation blogs at this time. Hardly worth your time to even address.

by bdlugz on May 4, 2025 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Not surprising

considering the tone. You wonder what motivates people sometimes. lol

by charles wallace on May 4, 2025 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions

You want to know the ultimate irony of that statement?

I’ve been a baseball fan for 15 years, but I was no more than a casual fan for about 5 years until 2 years ago, when I got back into it seriously and started learning about advanced stats. When I first read about DIPS theory and using FIP to value pitchers, I thought it was one of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen claimed about baseball and more or less refused to believe its validity. Over a period of about 6 months, having read more, examined the evidence myself, I gradually came around to it. So, my belief in the DIPS concept is not a matter of blind faith to a theory in spite of the evidence, rather, it’s the evidence overcoming a strong initial skepticism.

That said, as I indicated above, it’s not perfect. We know pitchers do have some control over their batted balls, and the ability to have a lower BABIP than average. The problem is, we often only know this (as opposed to just random variation) after years of innings. So FIP-based valuation is not perfect by any means, but in my view it’s better than the current alternatives

by MjwW on May 4, 2025 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

I was a skeptic at first as well. I’m still not nearly as adept at understanding the metrics as you are though

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 4, 2025 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

You don't care about hits?

And have you never seen pitchers that lack composure, or is that just a statistical anomaly?

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Hits

At the major league level, I care much more about batted ball types than hits, at least when looking at season level data (at the career level, with say 1000IP, we can say more about a pitchers ability to suppress hits on balls in play, for example, Mariano Rivera). And even the batted ball types are far from perfect information, but they’re better than just looking at hits (again, season level data).

At the minor league level, it’s a better proxy, since batted ball data is not nearly as good, especially the low minors. As for composure, of course there will be pitchers who lack composure, generally or at specific times. I’m not sure how it applies to what we are discussing.

by MjwW on May 3, 2025 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Composure

Its about hit and/or run clumping. You stated this wasn’t a skill, which would eliminate composure. If you actually believe in composure you would also believe certain players, yes Liriano I’m looking at you, have more hit/run clumping due to a lack of composure.

Yes, there will be times hits are scattered and times they are clumped. But over a full season some pitchers are better at this. They don’t lose their mechanics or abandon their game plan.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Gotcha

At the major league level, there’s no evidence of hit/run clumping (essentially leaving guys on base) as an independent skill that is predictive. That is, some guys will strand more or less guys than expected in a season, but it doesn’t help us predict what they are likely to do in the future.

At the minor league level, it certainly could be a skill - guys who don’t have the requisite composure with runner on would get weeded out. The problem is, the sample size needed to differentiate this from randomness, looking at stats, is really just too small to make inferences. This is where seeing a guy, watching his mechanics, if they change, etc - the scouting side - is important.

by MjwW on May 3, 2025 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

agreed, for this scouting is the only way to go

re:sample size - there is also the problem that guys that have bad composure tend to find themselves out of the league soon. This is a problem with many stats for baseball. The numbers will always be skewed by players with higher volume of at bats, IP, etc. And those will be quality players.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions

"Re: Syndergaard, I’m not concerned at all by one outing"

Yeah, I’m hardly concerned. Bill James used to write about this all the time, and I’m inclined to give more credit to pitchers who don’t give up the runs. And in this case, he gave up truly damaging XBH, so for me it’s on him. I tend to think Syndergaard would agree.

by charles wallace on May 4, 2025 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions

To be clear,

we’re not talking about anything predictive, we’re talking about a single game. No one is saying that this is a trend.

by charles wallace on May 4, 2025 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions

John Stilson

3IP | 3H | 1R/ER | 1BB | 2K | 1HR

I think they were going to let him go deeper but there was a lengthy rain delay so he was done after 2 inning and 51 pitches

by MjwW on May 2, 2025 9:26 PM EDT reply actions

Justin Grimm

I thought the Rangers were being aggressive posting him in Double-A to start the year after a solid but not great showing in the Carolina League over the second half of last year. It appears they may possibly know a thing or two more about him than I do…
Through 6 starts: 33.1 IP; 23 H; 32K/6BB 1.62 ERA and .190 opponents’ average

by realitypolice on May 2, 2025 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

Sean Doolittle

Hitter turned pitcher has a 0.00 ERA in 11.2 innings. He’s walked 3 and K’d 23. Opposing hitters .128 avg. I like what this guy is doing.

Play ball!

by tmannino on May 2, 2025 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

Man

Why wasn’t this guy always a pitcher….

by Jack203 on May 2, 2025 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions

You should have seen him as a first baseman.

He reminded me of Wally Joyner..he could play.

by mlbprospectpulse on May 2, 2025 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Is he

The Kenley Jansen of 2012?

by turambar85 on May 2, 2025 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm, 25 and just started pitching.. will the A's move fast with him?

by bdlugz on May 3, 2025 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Doolittle was a two way player at Virginia..he actually led the nation in wins in 2006.

The A’s drafted him as a pitcher and converted him to first in instructs after he signed.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Sean-Doolittle

by mlbprospectpulse on May 3, 2025 9:49 AM EDT up reply actions

not a prospect

but Kyle Seager 3/4 with 2 HRs tonight…back off Liddi!

by PrincetonCubs on May 2, 2025 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

Trevor Story

3-4, 2 2B

by sethbeno on May 2, 2025 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

stud

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 2, 2025 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions

So Harper is kinda good...

3-4 so far with 2 2B, 1 R & 1 RBI against the dbacks.

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by dbacks25 on May 2, 2025 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

make that 2 runs scored.

Twitter

by dbacks25 on May 2, 2025 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Both 2b were nearly home runs…

by mwyche on May 2, 2025 10:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

jesus...i thought there would be an adjustment period...

he’s trying to skip that stage. i didnt think it was possible but perhaps he was bored with the upper minors? and yes, i know its been 4 games.

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on May 3, 2025 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions

it happens

by daveh33 on May 3, 2025 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

normally i feel like it happens to guys who have already conquered a league

and are just biding time or guys like justin upton who were probably placed too low to begin with.

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on May 3, 2025 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions

It's amazing

what the elites in the game can do when they have plenty of inspiration. I only hope that Harper always remains quite passionate about the game.

by RedHopeful on May 3, 2025 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Ready to move him up the order?

His manager is thinking about it already.

Play ball!

by tmannino on May 3, 2025 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

i'd wait a few more days at least

Fire Everyone

by billybeingbilly on May 3, 2025 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions

f*ck it, it's Bryce Harper and nothing is going to faze him.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions

yeah...he's quite good at baseball

as well as collecting douche points.

by JoelGuzman'sScout on May 3, 2025 6:20 AM EDT up reply actions

So he's not a fake-humble ass-kisser.

He’s Bryce F*cking Harper. He knows he’s good, and he should. It’s not like he’s driving drunk over pedestrians or racking up weed suspensions.

by PissedMick on May 3, 2025 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

no doubt mick

The d-bag comments are just old. He’s 19, and had like one or two cocky moments. Get over it haters.

by St.Steve on May 3, 2025 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

If it was only "one or two" no one would be saying anything BECAUSE he's only 19.

by mlbprospectpulse on May 3, 2025 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions

People always say something, because he's Bryce Harper.

There are many people who think anything negative you can say about an elite player is newsworthy. Take the guy who started this thread, for instance.

by PissedMick on May 3, 2025 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

I don’t think anybody with a say in the matter seems to care as long as he brings it on the field.

by mrkupe on May 3, 2025 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

he's still incredibly raw

haven’t seen him put a good swing on a single non-fastball pitch against the Dbacks staff over three games, and he’s devastatingly bad against changeups

that being said….he’s exceptionally good with fastballs inside……but i mean you would expect that from prospects with good bat speed

by blue bulldog on May 4, 2025 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Alen Hanson

double header
3-8, 2B, BB

Not a prospect, but Pedro Alvarez
1-2, BB, no K

Robbie Grossman finally had a decent game
3-5, 2B, 3B, BB

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by McCutchenIsTheTruth on May 2, 2025 10:59 PM EDT reply actions

Francisco Lindor

3/5, 2B, SB(9)

He’s just too polish……nah he’s a stud.

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

+1

really starting to like this guy. the bat is way further along than i expected it to be.

by kyuss94 on May 2, 2025 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Miguel Sano

3/5, 2B, 2 E(7)

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:06 PM EDT reply actions

gasp....boy i question if he has enough bat to be a 1B/ RF

he better start pickin it.

and throwing accurately

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/photo-logan-morrison-bryan-petersen-share-tub-drink-043548597.html

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on May 3, 2025 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Some expected him to move off of 3B, and still have plenty of bat.

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

errors are not synonymous with a lack of ability

They reflect a lack of consistency. Some players don’t have the ability to be consistent, that is true, but I was under the impression that Sano has been getting positive reviews for his defensive tools over the last couple of years.

by mrkupe on May 3, 2025 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Strong armed 3B trying to make every play? If so then nothing to worry about.

by pedrophile on May 4, 2025 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Aaron Altherr

2/4, 2B, BB

Maybe the case of a sleeper clicking a year later than expected. K/BB numbers don’t look ideal but at leas he’s making progress.

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:11 PM EDT reply actions

Angelo Gumbs

1/3, 2B, BB, SB(6)

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Tyler Austin

1/2, 2B, 2 BB

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:12 PM EDT reply actions

Absolute stud

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by Pelferized on May 3, 2025 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Those walks

are pretty exciting. Three in two games after a ten game stretch of 11:0 K:BB. Of course, he did have three doubles and six homers in those ten games. Sheesh.

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Nick "all I do is hit" Castellanos

3/4, HR(2), BB, K

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:16 PM EDT reply actions

HR off John Stilson

by MjwW on May 2, 2025 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

but where's his power :(

by Philly:Blunt on May 3, 2025 7:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Brett Eibner

1/3, HR(3)

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:19 PM EDT reply actions

Brandon Workman and his magic pants

6IP, 3H, ER(Eibner’s HR), 6K, 7-1 GO-FO

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:21 PM EDT reply actions

Tyler " All I do is pitch" Thornburg

7IP, 5H, ER, 0BB, 7K, 6-3 GO-FO, P-S 93-65

XandyMan Coming for you!!!!1

by DominicanDandy on May 2, 2025 11:25 PM EDT reply actions

he looks really good right now

by blue bulldog on May 4, 2025 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Tony Cingrani

Apparently this starting role is just too damn easy for him. After the strong showing in the Pioneer League after he was a third-round pick last year, he’s toying with hitters in the Cal League so far in 2012.

by realitypolice on May 2, 2025 11:27 PM EDT reply actions

Looks really, really good

by kyuss94 on May 2, 2025 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Didn't mean to hit post...

While he looks really, really good, I have a mantra that I like to consider when evaluating pitchers-

There are 3 types of pitchers who tend to have inflated stats in the lower levels- college guys, lefties, and guys with big velo.

Check, check, check. That said, anyone putting up numbers that gaudy deserves notice and I really think Cingrani is a legit sleeper prospect.

by kyuss94 on May 2, 2025 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I tend toward skepticism as well,

but he’s dealing, and there’s some scouting to back up the performance. Definitely want to see how he responds to Double-A, but there’s also going to be some workload management here.

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Final line

5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K’s.

by KevinB2 on May 3, 2025 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions

CJ Cron

2-3 HR(4)

been struggling lately. Hopefully this pulls him out of it

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 2, 2025 11:34 PM EDT reply actions

Austin Wood

4.2 IP 6K 1BB GO/AO: 8/3

MikeTrout whereuat?

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 2, 2025 11:51 PM EDT reply actions

He did give up five runs too.

by PissedMick on May 3, 2025 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions

shhhhh

by pedrophile on May 3, 2025 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions

my fault

I usually only look at peripherals and batted ball data. These tend to be most indicative of future performance

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 3, 2025 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

i don’t even read the ER usually until someone points it out to me

by blue bulldog on May 4, 2025 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions

And that's a mistake.

Peripherals are first on the list of importance, sure. There are guys though who run up great peripherals and still give up too many runs. Wood has given up a lot of hits and runs despite his strong stuff. His numbers suggest to me that he might have some problems with command in (and out of) the strike zone, but the sample size is obviously small. I’d be interested in what the scouting info says about it.

Analysis of the numbers should go beyond K%/BB%/GB%, even if they are the first things I look at.

by PissedMick on May 4, 2025 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions

I'll have to do more research

from everything I’ve read the correlation between minor league performance and major league success hinges on K% BB% GB% and HR% or HR/FB. I’m not diminishing the importance of scouting but, I’d be lying if I said I had access to reports and I feel like the numbers over a large enough sample tend to coincide with scouting.

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 4, 2025 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions

oops I sort of misinterpreted

definitely agree that peripherals are just the basis. I feel like these are a great starting point for the daily threads as they stand better alone. I just don’t have the context to post along with stats like ER to derive anything useful

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 4, 2025 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

if you have great peripherals and still have bad ERA

it’s almost always a matter of command to some extent (bad luck to some other extent)

the point is that for a young prospect who has a ways to go through the majors, he’s going to be constantly working on improving his command

obviously, if the command continues to suck when he’s supposed to be “almost ready” for the majors, that’s a bigger issue. major league pitchers can’t even be effective without decent command. but in terms of both the sample size of the current amount of games pitched, and where Wood is at in his development, the ERA matters little

by blue bulldog on May 4, 2025 3:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Chris Grayson

2-5, 2b (11).

In the Sally this guy is 2nd in average, 1st in OBP, 3rd in Slugging, 3rd in hits, first in doubles, second in triples and even has 7 SB. where is the love?

by Tai Lung on May 3, 2025 12:06 AM EDT reply actions

just to head this one off

He’s 22, so that probably answers your question. Still worth watching.

by mrkupe on May 3, 2025 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Sure

I get that he’s 22. but the kid can’t help where he’s sent, all he can do is perform where he is. He got 180 AB in the AZL after signing last year and now is in the SAL so it’s not like he’s repeating.

and he’s not young, sure, but at 22 (and born in September) he’s pretty much exactly at the median age for the SAL

by Tai Lung on May 3, 2025 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions

Well,

you asked where the love was. Maybe it’ll manifest when he gets to a level where he’s younger than average.

And not to pick on you, but the “Where the love?” formulation is sorta played out, isn’t it? Anymore it seems to only get asked when discussing a so-so player.

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions

seriously?

sorry, captain cool.

by Tai Lung on May 3, 2025 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha ha

just sayin’…

by charles wallace on May 4, 2025 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Donn Roach

7.2 IP 7K OBB GO/AO: 16/1

solid

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 3, 2025 12:41 AM EDT reply actions

traded to the Padres today along with Alexi Amarista

for Ernesto Frieri

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 3, 2025 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions

not a prospect anymore but got to watch Jered Weaver pitch a no hitter from start to finish

go long with extenze...i do

by angelsownredsux on May 3, 2025 12:53 AM EDT reply actions

Manny Banuelos

3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K, 60 pitches

by mrkupe on May 3, 2025 1:20 AM EDT reply actions

Great turnaround

after his prior game

by RedHopeful on May 3, 2025 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Domingo Santana

4-4/

by YohannDookeyblue on May 3, 2025 2:08 AM EDT reply actions

Schoop

0-5 1k. Making me look really dumb for putting him in Wong’s class at 2b.

by ADLC on May 3, 2025 7:52 AM EDT reply actions

He is real young

I wouldn’t regret that yet at all, he should likely of started in HIgh A. Only a few are younger in AA

by hybrid on May 3, 2025 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions

A. J. Cole still so-so

4.2IP 5H 4R 1ER 3BB 4K

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 12:05 PM EDT reply actions

Nate Eovaldi

poor in return to Double-A and starting. 4IP 7H 4R 4ER 1BB 1K.

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 12:06 PM EDT reply actions

Nick Delmonico

1 for 2 with a double, walk, strikeout

He’s been better the last week and a half after a slow start, and has posted a solid walk rate. Most interesting is his playing some 2B the last week. He’s much more interesting at a position other than 1B.

by charles wallace on May 3, 2025 12:16 PM EDT reply actions

wasn't he supposed to be playing 3B?

I thought that was the intent at draft time

by PrincetonCubs on May 3, 2025 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions

yea

though people questioned his defense there

by hybrid on May 3, 2025 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

3B was the expectation

once it became clear that he wasn’t going to (didn’t want to) catch. Even at draft time 1B was mentioned a lot. His actions are pretty stiff, and he’s expected to keep getting bigger. Not sure if there’s enough with the bat to make him an average prospect at 1B.

by charles wallace on May 4, 2025 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions