The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[G-Snarls]

This makes me sad

 

[G-Snarls]

Stroman is a BEAST

 

I'm totally fapping to Stroman

[Tuco]

This makes me sad

 

 

Have you seen our pitching staff?

 

Well worth it

[theblujay]

This makes me sad

 

 

Syndergaard was my favorite prospect...this really makes me sad.

 

 

Stroman is definitely looking good. How fast do we think they're gonna go with him? I know he could have made the MLB last year as a reliever, but I assume that he needs more time before he makes it as a starter. At least he gives us some much needed prospect potential in the high minors.

[Angrioter]

Syndergaard was my favorite prospect...this really makes me sad.

 

 

Stroman is definitely looking good. How fast do we think they're gonna go with him? I know he could have made the MLB last year as a reliever, but I assume that he needs more time before he makes it as a starter. At least he gives us some much needed prospect potential in the high minors.

 

DJ davis is legit too

[theblujay]

DJ davis is legit too

 

Yeah I can't wait for his season to start.

[GD]

DJ davis is legit too

 

Davis could take Hamilton in a 60 yard dash

[Caper]

Why couldn't Davis play in Lansing right now?

[G-Snarls]

HOWARD SIMMONS/NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

 

May 17

 

Mets catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud expects to spend two more weeks in a boot for his fractured foot before resuming baseball activities.

 

 

CHICAGO — Top catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud was not cleared by doctors to resume activity on Friday, and instead will need two more weeks in a boot to protect him from putting weight on the fractured bone in his left foot.

 

D’Arnaud has worn the boot since suffering a non-displaced fracture of his first metatarsal a month ago. While it was not the best-case scenario, it was not totally unexpected, according to the team. The Mets expect D’Arnaud to resume playing in Triple-A by mid-June.

 

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/mets-insider-arnaud-cleared-play-article-1.1347585#ixzz2TnVYep7O

[Caper]

He only played 5 games in Vancouver and 12 games in bluefield last year I don't think he needs to be rushed

 

I am just wondering why. It's not really about rushing, it's about getting reps against good pitching..... at a level where the score doesnt matter.

[GD]

Great news everyone! Anthony Alford posted on twitter 5 days ago that he was "heading to Florida" for baseball season tomorrow (which was 4 days ago)

 

I doubt he amounts to much and would like to trade him, but still good news.

[GD]

Were you the person who asked why teams don't put there prospects in AAA from the start?

 

Yep, that's him, the guy who has Jim Negrych as our #1 prospect.

[Caper]

Were you the person who asked why teams don't put there prospects in AAA from the start?

 

Yes. I was wondering if better prospects would be better off facing 3 years of the best pitching under mlb that they can....

 

Hypothetically I wonder, would a player like Davis (or any other good prospect) be better off if every day, starting when they are 18, face the best pitching available, take reps using that pitching, instead of spending 2 or 3 years seeing mostly pitching they will never see at the level they hope to reach.

 

I think the feeling is that a young prospect will be overwhelmed by good pitching so young that it will break them.... or make them develop bad habits, or destroy their confidence... or maybe something else. I am not so sure.

 

I might be wrong, but I don't think there is anything that outrageous about asking the question.

 

With fielding it's not that hard to simulate. 19 and 20 yr olds can and do play mlb level defense (Anthony Gose). You can have hard hit ground balls (or fly) at you for hours and hours in practice and it can be very much what you will see at a major league level, thus you can master it early..... with hitting it's much harder. Even the best pitching machines don't come near simulating what you will see at the MLB level, they can throw hard and throw curves, but they can't simulate the angles or release points, thus making it much different. When you think about it, the actual in game experience of hitting lasts only a few minutes a game and only a few seconds when you consider the time the pitcher throws to when it reaches the batter..... It's not a lot of practice time.

 

I wonder if teams are looking into robotics for a machine that can better simulate mlb pitching.... I don't know.

[Caper]

Yep, that's him, the guy who has Jim Negrych as our #1 prospect.

 

I think I have to put him under Dustin McGowan now.

[GD]

I think I have to put him under Dustin McGowan now.

 

Your very existence makes me weep.

[Caper]

Your very existence makes me weep.

 

Why? Where do you have D-Mac?

[GD]

Why? Where do you have D-Mac?

 

I would rather eat glass than interact with you for a prolonged period of time.

[Deadpool]

Why? Where do you have D-Mac?

 

Not sure if trolling or srs...

 

31 year olds aren't prospects...

[GD]

Not sure if trolling or srs...

 

31 year olds aren't prospects...

 

He's serious. Very serious. He has Ramon Ortiz as his #15 prospect. As Spanky would say, f***ing troglodyte.

[OtisNixonFan]

Now, on a more serious note. Anyone know any starters currently in MLB rotations under 5'11? I can't think of many, it'll be nice if the "Stro Show" can have a Tom Gordon like impact.

[magits]

Now, on a more serious note. Anyone know any starters currently in MLB rotations under 5'11? I can't think of many, it'll be nice if the "Stro Show" can have a Tom Gordon like impact.

 

Gio Gonzalez, Tim Lincecum, Johnny Cueto

[magits]

That Pedro Martinez guy was pretty good too.

[Tuco]

Gio Gonzalez, Tim Lincecum, Johnny Cueto

 

Man I had no idea Gonzalez was that short.

 

Both Yahoo, BR and the Nats main site list him at 6'0 but those things are usually fabricated a little.

[BJBirdy]

Nice

 

@ShiDavidi: For all asking, Marcus Stroman throws five shutout innings, four hits, a walk, six Ks in New Hampshire's 7-4 win over New Britain.

 

I was at the game today. Stroman was lights out during the first three innings. He hit the first batter he faced, but that was a botched call by the umpire. The ball never hit the batter but the batter did an excellent job of selling it. It seemed like Stroman started to fatigue a little bit during the 4th and 5th innings. All in all, I was happy with what I saw from him today.

[Caper]

He's serious. Very serious. He has Ramon Ortiz as his #15 prospect. As Spanky would say, f***ing troglodyte.

 

Where would you put Ortiz? I hope he's at least in your top 20.

[Caper]

I would rather eat glass than interact with you for a prolonged period of time.

 

But you would cut your tummy all up?

[GD]

Where would you put Ortiz? I hope he's at least in your top 20.

 

You're going to give me an aneurysm you f***ing troglodyte.

 

But you would cut your tummy all up?

 

I would rather watch a full Houston Astros game than talk to you, that's how far I'd go, damnit.

[Tuco]

You're going to give me an aneurysm you f***ing troglodyte.

 

 

 

I would rather watch a full Houston Astros game than talk to you, that's how far I'd go, damnit.

 

Dude chill out!

[Angrioter]

Gio Gonzalez, Tim Lincecum, Johnny Cueto

 

Johnny "el jucho" Cueto and I are friends since childhood and he isn't 5'11, he's 5'9" or 5'10" at best

[GD]

Dude chill out!

 

It was 3 in the morning and he's just so stupid.