2019 Minor Leagues/Prospect Discussion Thread

torontoaces04 · Post #841 » by **torontoaces04** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:02 pm

dagger wrote:Only downer: Barreto with his 14th error

5'9 DH anyone?

Avenger · Post #842 » by **Avenger** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:06 pm

The shorter throw from 2B can sometimes make all the difference, there have been many aweful SS who look great when they move to 2B, Barreto could be one of those. If not, CF should work fine, he's athletic enough to fit there and if that doesn't work out his bat has the potential to play in RF or LF.

Post #843 » by **Schad** » Fri Jul 18, 2014 11:23 pm

Avenger wrote:The shorter throw from 2B can sometimes make all the difference, there have been many aweful SS who look great when they move to 2B, Barreto could be one of those. If not, CF should work fine, he's athletic enough to fit there and if that doesn't work out his bat has the potential to play in RF or LF.

Yep. And you leave him at short unless it starts to affect his confidence because i) there's a minimal chance it comes together, and ii) the things learned playing short apply to 2B rather well. And I have little doubt that he can play CF...range shouldn't be an issue there.

Graham's Cracker · Post #844 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 2:36 am

Some notable performances today:

Pompey 1-3. HR (8 overall), BB, SB (32 overall)
Burns 2-4, HR (10), 2 RBI, 2 K
Crouse 2-4, SB (12)

Boyd 6.0/6H/3ER/1BB/6 K

Lugo 1-4, 2B, RBI
DJ Davis 1-3, SB (10), outfield assist

AJ Jimenez 1-2. BB

Guerrero 2-4, RBI
Smith Jr. 1-2, 2 BB, SB(12)
Pierre 2-4, 2B. RBI
Lopes 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI

Perdomo 5.0/4H/1ER/2BB/5K
D Barreto 1-6, 2B
Juan Kelly 3-5, BB, 2B
Tejada 2-6, 2B, RBI

Graham's Cracker · Post #845 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Sat Jul 19, 2014 6:04 pm

In the GCL today:

Nick Wells not so good 2.1/6H (4 of them doubles)/6ER/1BB/1K
Connor Greene was pretty good 5.0/4H/0ER/2BB/3K

Barreto 2-5/2B/E
Thomas 1-4/BB/E
Kelly 0-3/2 BB
Gudino 1-4/K
Fuentes 3-4/3B

For those of you that MILB.TV, a really good matchup in New Hampshire this evening.
Henry Owens VS Daniel Norris

Post #846 » by **Schad** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:19 am

The highly-anticipated Owens/Norris matchup didn't go so well...8 hits and 8 runs surrendered by Norris in 3+ innings.

Graham's Cracker · Post #847 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:37 am

Schadenfreude wrote:The highly-anticipated Owens/Norris matchup didn't go so well...8 hits and 8 runs surrendered by Norris in 3+ innings.

On the brightside Norris lasted past the 1st this time? :oops:

At least one prospect is having an absolutely brilliant outing.

Smoral with 9 K's and just 1 BB through 5 in Bluefield.

Post #848 » by **Schad** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:01 am

Graham's Cracker wrote:On the brightside Norris lasted past the 1st this time?

At least one prospect is having an absolutely brilliant outing.

Smoral with 9 K's and just 1 BB through 5 in Bluefield.

Smoral's control is still an issue, but ye gods can he overpower rookie league hitters. He's at 15.2 K/9 right now.

dagger · Post #849 » by **dagger** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:29 am

Graham's Cracker wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:The highly-anticipated Owens/Norris matchup didn't go so well...8 hits and 8 runs surrendered by Norris in 3+ innings.

On the brightside Norris lasted past the 1st this time?

At least one prospect is having an absolutely brilliant outing.

Smoral with 9 K's and just 1 BB through 5 in Bluefield.

Norris went through the first eight batters like a knife through butter but hit trouble with two out in the third. Ben Badler said he had good stuff, but poor results. And all of his trouble was with contact, not control. So maybe location.

in Smoral's outing in Bluefield, Urena is 3-4 so far, so our future SS situation continues to unfold rather well.

Graham's Cracker · Post #850 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:59 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
Graham's Cracker wrote:On the brightside Norris lasted past the 1st this time?

At least one prospect is having an absolutely brilliant outing.

Smoral with 9 K's and just 1 BB through 5 in Bluefield.

Smoral's control is still an issue, but ye gods can he overpower rookie league hitters. He's at 15.2 K/9 right now.

At least his walks are trending in the right direction. His BB rate over the past 4 outings is 3.4/9. He did have two wild pitches tonight though.

Post #851 » by **Schad** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:04 am

Graham's Cracker wrote:Smoral's control is still an issue, but ye gods can he overpower rookie league hitters. He's at 15.2 K/9 right now.

At least his walks are trending in the right direction. His BB rate over the past 4 outings is 3.4/9. He did have two wild pitches tonight though.[/quote]

There's little doubt that he's a long-term project. Does seem to have done enough to avoid the dreaded third year in short-season, though.

Graham's Cracker · Post #852 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:38 am

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dagger · Post #853 » by **dagger** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:48 am

That Vancouver team... what offence

Another opponent demolished, leading 12-1, and has punched out 16 hits

Barreto 3-5 including a HR .336
Pentacost 3-5, including a 3B .429

Seven of the nine starters are hitting .293 or better as I write this.

Labourt tonight, six scoreless with three hits, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.

blaateeee · Post #854 » by **blaateeee** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 4:49 am

barreto just had a three run blast, leggo, promo time.

torontoaces04 · Post #855 » by **torontoaces04** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:12 pm

cameo60 wrote:barreto just had a three run blast, leggo, promo time.

He just turned 18, send him where? I don't know if we necessarily want to rush him to Lansing, but if he keeps swinging it like he has, the club may not have much of a choice.

Avenger · Post #856 » by **Avenger** » Sun Jul 20, 2014 2:33 pm

Lansing wouldn't be crazy at all, plenty of advanced 18 year olds have been pushed to full season A ball, especially Latin American guys. Someone made the Rougned Odor comparison earlier, who played a full season in A ball as an 18 year old. Besides, the jump from the NWL to the MWL isn't that high, Barreto will not have a problem there and it will allow the Jays to set up future promotions more aggressively, matching his performances, a guy like that has to be pushed constantly.

Post #857 » by **Schad** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:04 am

Safe to say that Dwight Smith has rebounded from his awful June. He hit his eighth homer of the year, pushing his OPS for July above 1.000. Time for NH.

Graham's Cracker · Post #858 » by **Graham's Cracker** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:54 am

Rowdy Tellez with his first HR of the year

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Post #859 » by **Schad** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:31 am

Graham's Cracker wrote:Rowdy Tellez with his first HR of the year

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There are definitely reasons to be hopeful there. He's in the midst of a very good ten-game stretch with a bunch of doubles, walk rate is good, strikeout rate is surprisingly good. Only thing missing to date was hard contact, and that appears to be coming.

dagger · Post #860 » by **dagger** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:58 am

Vancouver's at it again

Leading 9-0 after 8

Locastro 2-4
Baretto 1-4 with a double and an RBI
Pentacost 1-3 with 2 RBIs and a walk
McBroom 3-4 with a single, homer, double and 4 RBIs.

Chase Mallard went 5.1, five hits, 0 walks, 5k, ERA now down to 0.61