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dagger wrote:The Jays need some cheap future options to keep paying all of their veterans. So keep an eye on Adrian Hernandez, a 21 year old LHP I've mentioned before. He has a mid-90s fastball and a killer changeup, played at three levels this past season. He could be another Mayza in the bullpen before too long. He's the Jays #23 prospect on MLBpipeline. Here's a writeup.
will wrote:Sabonis knows Scottie is always going to spin, right?
Schad wrote:will wrote:Sabonis knows Scottie is always going to spin, right?
Do you think that Scottie can stick at shortstop or nah.
will wrote:Schad wrote:will wrote:Sabonis knows Scottie is always going to spin, right?
Do you think that Scottie can stick at shortstop or nah.
Move Scottie to 2B
dagger wrote:will wrote:Schad wrote:
Do you think that Scottie can stick at shortstop or nah.
Move Scottie to 2B
Right field. He can be our Aaron Judge.
Leo Jimenez spent his summer playing at the Blue Jays’ two lowest stateside levels, and at times, was nursing a left (non-throwing) shoulder injury. So when the 20-year-old was told to head to the Arizona Fall League to make up at-bats against much tougher arms, he became not only the youngest of Toronto’s AFL contingent, but also perhaps the happiest.
“That was one of the best moments of my life right now as a professional player,” he said before the season began. “That was amazing. I called my mom right away, called my family to let them know. I knew this was going to be a great experience for me.”
When he was on the diamond this summer, Jimenez had one of the most statistically interesting seasons among Toronto Minor Leaguers. In making his jump stateside to Dunedin, the right-handed hitter batted .315, giving him the 10th-best average by a Low-A player with at least 200 plate appearances in 2021.
On top of that, he also walked 51 times and struck out only 35 in that 54-game span. His 1.5 K/BB ratio (including his rehab appearances in the Florida Complex League) ranked third among Minor Leaguers with at least 200 PA, regardless of level. That’s third out of a group of 1,378. His .523 OBP in the small sample was tops among the sizable group.
That ability to put bat on ball and reach base at an elite clip, however, came with relatively no power. Jimenez slugged only .381 in his 54 games at Dunedin, and only nine of his 53 hits went for extra bases (one homer, eight doubles).
So while the Panama native is in Arizona to pick up some of his lost at-bats from the summer, the Fall League also offers him a chance to work directly on squeezing a little more pop out of his 5-foot-11, 160-pound frame.
Early results indicate that remains a work in progress. Jimenez entered Thursday 3-for-14 (.214) with two doubles through six games with Mesa. But true to form, he walked six times, got hit by three pitches and had a .522 OBP in his 23 plate appearances during those early looks for the Solar Sox.
Working with new faces from the Orioles, Cubs, Marlins and A’s systems could help Jimenez close out 2021 with a slightly more well-rounded offensive profile.
“The speed of the game changes,” said the middle infielder, who has primarily played second in the AFL. “Everything changes. If you want to make it to the big leagues, you have to get used to playing at a higher level. Talk to coaches. Talk to players. Tell them that if they pick something up, just help me and tell me what I can do better.”
Schad wrote:Persistent elbow problems. Barely pitched this year.
SharoneWright wrote:Schad wrote:Persistent elbow problems. Barely pitched this year.
Thanks, Schad. That does ring a bell now in the cobwebs of my memory, and explains his disappearance from some of the rankings.Too bad for him.