2017 Prospect/Minor League/Draft Thread.

Was at Timberrattlers game tonight. Harrison had a slicing line drive to right and another hard hit out. One strong thrown from deep in outfield and another not so good one trying to throw out a runner at 2nd. Larra didnt do much at plate. Showed a strong arm from third on a throw. Orimoloye had a bunt single. He was dh. Not much else.

Orimoloye was a little bigger than I thought. Was thicker in the legs. Harrison seemed smaller than i would of thought but haf a baggier jersey. Larra looked lean and athletic. Didnt seem to sprint to first very fast on ground ball outs.

crkone · Post #71 » by **crkone** » Thu May 4, 2017 5:34 pm

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Squeezed out.

wichmae · Post #72 » by **wichmae** » Thu May 4, 2017 6:23 pm

crkone wrote:

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Yeah one of the bigger busts in our system. Will be 26 in September.

Post #73 » by **ReasonablySober** » Thu May 4, 2017 8:22 pm

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Jeez.

wichmae · Post #74 » by **wichmae** » Fri May 5, 2017 1:21 am

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This guy is going to be talked about quite a bit in our system for the next few years. Really solid prospect who had aggressive placement after being drafted last June as a Junior. Very solid guy to watch.

Iheartfootball · Post #75 » by **Iheartfootball** » Fri May 5, 2017 3:15 am

This franchises hopes are on the way up. So excite!

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wichmae · Post #76 » by **wichmae** » Fri May 5, 2017 1:48 pm

Corbin Burnes baby

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Also having a very good year. The Jason Rogers trade keeps on giving.

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ANother guy who isnt talked about enough. Hitting .282 at single A at 18 years old

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wichmae · Post #77 » by **wichmae** » Fri May 5, 2017 2:11 pm

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Post #78 » by **ReasonablySober** » Fri May 5, 2017 3:53 pm

Ernesto:

Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55
Ernesto is a toolsy player with an athletic projectable body and tons of fans in the international scouting community.

On defense, Ernesto has the speed and instincts to play center field, but like most prospects his age, he will have to work on improving his routes and angles to fly balls. The belief is that he has the potential to become a plus-plus defender, and there's hope that he will develop more arm strength once his body matures and he receives daily instruction in a team's academy when he signs.

On offense, the switch-hitting Ernesto has a good approach at the plate and likes to drive the ball into the gaps. He has a chance to hit for average and power from both sides of the plate as he develops physically, but is considered a better left-handed hitter at the moment. Known as a speedy runner, the hope is that Ernesto will be able to use his raw speed on the bases and eventually become a basestealer.

Rodriguez:

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 30 | Run: 60 | Arm: 50 | Field: 60

The athletic Rodriguez is small compared some of the other prospects in this year's class, but his tools have big potential.

The center fielder has a chance to be a plus hitter, a plus runner and a plus center fielder. He has been compared to a young Ender Inciarte and a teenage Gerardo Parra with better tools at the same age. He projects to have an average arm.

At the plate, Rodriguez has a nice and easy swing with good bat speed. He can drive the ball to all fields with hard contact and has shown enough pop to make some believe he will develop future power potential. He is expected to hit for average.

Evaluators like that Rodriguez is polished for his age and has track record of success in games, a history that includes participation in national and international tournaments for Venezuela.

wichmae · Post #79 » by **wichmae** » Sat May 6, 2017 1:00 am

So CS has 13 runs in the 3rd.

Gianstoppable · Post #80 » by **Gianstoppable** » Sat May 6, 2017 2:51 pm

Gatewood has a 15 game hit streak now. If he can work on cutting his K's down he could really make some noise

also, he has more walks this year (19) in 100 AB than he had last year (18) in 496 at bats.