2019 Minor Leagues/Prospect Discussion Thread

Post #1001 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:38 am

Avenger wrote:Schad, you're boy Dan Jansen with 1-2 with a HR and 2BB

why do they keep hitting him so low in the lineup, he's one of the best hitters in the Appalachian League

You beat me to it by a matter of seconds.

Dunno why he's hitting sixth, really; does seem odd that it costs him a PA every few days.

(Originally misread your post, so if this changes significantly that's why)

vaff87 · Post #1002 » by **vaff87** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:42 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
Avenger wrote:Schad, you're boy Dan Jansen with 1-2 with a HR and 2BB

why do they keep hitting him so low in the lineup, he's one of the best hitters in the Appalachian League

You beat me to it by a matter of seconds.

Dunno why he's hitting sixth, really; does seem odd that it costs him a PA every few days.

(Originally misread your post, so if this changes significantly that's why)

Is this guy s legit prospect, schad? Or just a nice story so far?

-MetA4- · Post #1003 » by **-MetA4-** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:44 am

Avenger wrote:Schad, you're boy Dan Jansen with 1-2 with a HR and 2BB

why do they keep hitting him so low in the lineup, he's one of the best hitters in the Appalachian League

Gerry McDonald did an interview with someone in the organization (cant remember who it was off the top of my head) recently; and the comments given on Jansen weren't as exciting as you would expect for someone who was performing as well as he has. It may just have been me reading too much into it, but there was a lot of "he's a blue collar guy", "really hard worker" banter and not much in the way of praising tools and/or skills. It may be the case that he's outproducing what they think his ability is, which would also explain his batting order in the lineup.

Graham's Cracker · Post #1004 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:49 am

Avenger wrote:Schad, you're boy Dan Jansen with 1-2 with a HR and 2BB

why do they keep hitting him so low in the lineup, he's one of the best hitters in the Appalachian League

15 BB and 17 Ks on the season with power and defense? Interesting!

-MetA4- · Post #1005 » by **-MetA4-** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 1:51 am

Urena 2 for 5 with a triple and a double. Surprising extra-base power from him this year. Showing good contact skills, above-average defense...nice.

Post #1006 » by **Schad** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:00 am

-MetA4- wrote:
Avenger wrote:Schad, you're boy Dan Jansen with 1-2 with a HR and 2BB

why do they keep hitting him so low in the lineup, he's one of the best hitters in the Appalachian League

Gerry McDonald did an interview with someone in the organization (cant remember who it was off the top of my head) recently; and the comments given on Jansen weren't as exciting as you would expect for someone who was performing as well as he has. It may just have been me reading too much into it, but there was a lot of "he's a blue collar guy", "really hard worker" banter and not much in the way of praising tools and/or skills. It may be the case that he's outproducing what they think his ability is, which would also explain his batting order in the lineup.

Hard to say. I mean, he's apparently built like a damned tank now, so they could be praising his commitment in that regard rather than damning with faint praise. Or it could be that he's doing well because, unlike his compatriots, he's built like a damned tank. Dunno.

Still, he's been one in the mental index since he was drafted, because quite a few draft heads were stating that he could be a major sleeper given his defense and potential with the bat, and he hasn't yet disabused me of any of those notions. And I do think that we might be putting too much credence in order position; I mean, Aaron Attaway is hitting second tonight, a night after Austin Davis occupied that position, and with all due respect to Messers Attaway and Davis, I don't think anyone's projecting them as impact bats.

Graham's Cracker · Post #1007 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:01 am

Buffalo won on a walkoff single from Brett Wallace. They pick up another game on Indianapolis and close the WC gap to 3.5 on Rochester who lost today. The PawSox are tied in the 8th at the moment.

-MetA4- · Post #1008 » by **-MetA4-** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:02 am

Jansen adds a line-drive single in the 9th. Tellez had a line-drive single as well, making him 2 for 4 on the night and raising his average up to .263. He's really been hitting in the past ~15-20 games.

-MetA4- · Post #1009 » by **-MetA4-** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:19 am

Conner Greene has been promoted to Bluefield.

Avenger · Post #1010 » by **Avenger** » Thu Jul 31, 2014 11:59 pm

Pompey still sitting, he did say "i'm fine" on twitter in response to someone asking him about not playing the last couple of days

Graham's Cracker · Post #1011 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 1:52 am

Saw a tweet that Jimmy Cordero was running a fastball up to 104 MPH for Lansing tonight.

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Graham's Cracker · Post #1012 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 3:07 am

Delabar looks like he's getting it together which could be hugh.

Last 5 appearances
7IP/5H/2ER/1BB/8K

torontoaces04 · Post #1013 » by **torontoaces04** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 12:02 pm

Graham's Cracker wrote:Delabar looks like he's getting it together which could be hugh.

Last 5 appearances
7IP/5H/2ER/1BB/8K

If he can get close to the level he was at last year, that's like the Jays adding a nice reliever at the deadline, minus the price tag (of course).

satyr9 · Post #1014 » by **satyr9** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 12:13 pm

Graham's Cracker wrote:Delabar looks like he's getting it together which could be hugh.

Last 5 appearances
7IP/5H/2ER/1BB/8K

Who is this Hugh and what is he doing to Delabar that might be helping him get it together? Is he a large man? :lol:

Lateral Quicks · Post #1015 » by **Lateral Quicks** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 12:40 pm

Avenger wrote:Pompey still sitting, he did say "i'm fine" on twitter in response to someone asking him about not playing the last couple of days

You have to wonder whether AA was close to trading him; there could be more to the story than a minor injury.

Graham's Cracker · Post #1016 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 12:41 pm

satyr9 wrote:
Graham's Cracker wrote:Delabar looks like he's getting it together which could be hugh.

Last 5 appearances
7IP/5H/2ER/1BB/8K

Who is this Hugh and what is he doing to Delabar that might be helping him get it together? Is he a large man?

LOL

First it's Heavy ball, now it's Hugh. Delabar is our witch doctor of pitching techniques.

Avenger · Post #1017 » by **Avenger** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 4:08 pm

Lateral Quicks wrote:
Avenger wrote:Pompey still sitting, he did say "i'm fine" on twitter in response to someone asking him about not playing the last couple of days

You have to wonder whether AA was close to trading him; there could be more to the story than a minor injury.

I don't think minor leaguers get taken out of games because they're part of serious trade talks, not for three days and definitely not position players. He's back in the lineup today, its clearly one of those injuries that's not bad enough to go on the 7 day DL but you still need a couple of days to heal.

Post #1018 » by **Schad** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 4:18 pm

And with it being a muscle injury, no one is going to gamble...couple days off won't hurt his development, but a serious strain might.

dagger · Post #1019 » by **dagger** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 4:25 pm

Castro makes BA's weekly hot list - not good enough to crack Callis' top 20 Jays prospects... but...

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/p ... e-emerges/

dagger · Post #1020 » by **dagger** » Fri Aug 1, 2014 7:03 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/RobertoOsuna1/status/495279529536266240[/tweet]