2011 Minor Leagues/Prospect Discussion Thread

There There · Post #61 » by **There There** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:59 am

Hypothetically, if Thames were to emerge as a legit everyday player, could Snider flanked by Thames and Bautista work, at least in the short term ?

Yes Snider needs to work on his reads, and that would be even more vital without possessing legit CF wheels... But i am really impressed with the shape he has worked himself into since his rookie year. And he really didn't look all that out of place going to each of the gaps this afternoon

Probably more than a bit crazy, but Thames bat intrigues me

evilRyu · Post #62 » by **evilRyu** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:03 am

I think I can see Thames/Mastro being in CF until Gose comes up

Post #63 » by **Schad** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 1:29 am

evilRyu wrote:I think I can see Thames/Mastro being in CF until Gose comes up

Thames definitely doesn't have the range or arm to play center; he's below-average even in left.

WpgPage · Post #64 » by **WpgPage** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:06 pm

Yeah im sorry but that OF D would be an abomination everything would drop.

FreeAgent · Post #65 » by **FreeAgent** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:56 pm

There There wrote:Nice to see Woj follow Deck's good outing with an even better one today

5IP 2H, 2K, 0BB and 8-4 GO/AO

Francisco with an ugly one, wlking the first two guys and then giving up a three run shot

Asher's the guy I'm most excited about this season. Great start.

luvtheteam · Post #66 » by **luvtheteam** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:44 pm

FreeAgent wrote:
There There wrote:Nice to see Woj follow Deck's good outing with an even better one today

5IP 2H, 2K, 0BB and 8-4 GO/AO

Francisco with an ugly one, wlking the first two guys and then giving up a three run shot

Asher's the guy I'm most excited about this season. Great start.

I noticed today that Dunedin's starting rotation is Deck, Wojo, Alvarez and Jenkins. Oh, and Morrow's in town for a few starts! I don't know if it's ever been better down there.

Post #67 » by **Schad** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:57 pm

Joel Carreno is getting hit pretty badly in his first start: 6 ER over 4 IP, with 8 hits, 4 walks and 2 HRs surrendered. Ouch.

Post #68 » by **Schad** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:27 am

Lawrie and Thames went back-to-back in the first tonight. Both are off to stellar starts, and it's the first dinger for each.

There There · Post #69 » by **There There** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:58 am

Schadenfreude wrote:Lawrie and Thames went back-to-back in the first tonight. Both are off to stellar starts, and it's the first dinger for each.

Thames is now 2-2 with three walks, two intentional. Quite the first impression on the PCL

Michael Bradley · Post #70 » by **Michael Bradley** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:44 pm

Vegas wins 6-3
Mastroianni: 1-4, SB, BB, K
Lawrie: 2-5, HR, 2B, K
Thames: 2-2, HR, 3 BB
Cooper: 1-5, 2B
Loewen: 1-5, 2B

New Hampshire crushed 13-1
Gose: 0-4
Hechavarria: 0-2
d'Arnaud: 0-4, K
McDade: 1-4, K
Sierra: 1-2
Carreno: 4.2 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 2 HR (ouch)

Dunedin loses 3-2
Goins: 1-4, 2B
Jimenez: 1-4
Jackson: 1-3
Wilson: 1-3
Molina: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR

Lansing wins 9-8
Perez: 2-5, 2B, 3B, BB, K
Marisnick: 2-4, 2B, 2 K
Knect: 2-4, 2 K
Crouse: 1-3, 3B, BB
Pierre: 1-5

Man, guys like Lawrie and Thames are going to put up video game numbers in the PCL. One of the reasons why I hate having an affiliate there.

luvtheteam · Post #71 » by **luvtheteam** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:36 pm

Here's the YTD stats of these 2. Avg, OBP, Slugging, OPS -

Lawrie .381 .458 .762 1.22
Thames .500 .583 .833 1.42

Both off to great starts. Thames leads the team with 7 RBI's. That guy is an RBI machine.

Avenger · Post #72 » by **Avenger** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:06 am

Drew Hutschison was lights out today for Lansing

Hutchison 7 IP 3H 0R 0ER 1BB 11K 0HR 0.00 ERA Nasty

I watched his spring training start, his stuff is extremely underrated

He's gonna be a top 100 prospect by the end of the season.

Post #73 » by **Schad** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:21 am

Hutchison has good stuff, and with his solid command he might be a fairly fast mover...would not surprise me if he got bumped to Dunedin in a couple months when one of Deck/Jenkins/Woj move up to AA. Probably going to be another year and a couple levels before we know what we have there.

baulderdash77 · Post #74 » by **baulderdash77** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:52 am

From what I saw of Thames he has fine range for a corner outfielder. He's no CF, but he's not below average.

evilRyu · Post #75 » by **evilRyu** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:56 am

holy crap, i just learned that Chris Woodward is on the Las Vegas team! signed a minor league deal..

Mecca · Post #76 » by **Mecca** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:07 am

I've always been a big fan of Brett's. Lawrie is the real deal. The kid can hit. He also has more power than you'd think.

BTW - His sister is FIRE in ability and looks. Danielle Lawrie is smoking hot, imo. Real pretty girl.

Post #77 » by **Schad** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:20 am

I love that you mentioned her looks in three straight sentences, followed by a picture and a drooling emoticon.

Hoopstarr · Post #78 » by **Hoopstarr** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:33 am

Not seeing it. She is not even softball hot.

DonYon · Post #79 » by **DonYon** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:42 am

normally I am a huge sucker for girls with well defined muscular thighs... but I'm not getting this one. maybe it's the facial expression?

Raptorsrock · Post #80 » by **Raptorsrock** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:07 pm

Hoopstarr wrote:Not seeing it. She is not even softball hot.

yep, pretty weird looking at pictures of her and then trying to reconcile it with that post about her. Its just not lining up.