The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[DuckDuckGose]

Bisons game done. Impressions:

 

-Goins is really solid defensively

-Gose looks a bit better at the plate

-Get rid of f***ing Sierra already

-Brad Glenn hit super well, a HR and some hard hit drives. Threw me a ball too

-Marty Brown is insane

-Michael Tonkin is pretty nice for Rochester

 

Cool Gordie, thanks for sharing. How was your experience at the stadium? I've heard nothing but good things so far. Hoping to catch a game next season..

[BabbaGanoush]

That is one awesome looking jersey for sure. Oh and nice that Norris caught that lol

[ElNik2013]

Norris final line

 

5IP 4H 1ER 1BB 8K

 

The earned run came off a solo jack in the first inning

 

 

He's really been on a nice roll of late. I'd like to see him make a couple of starts in Dunedin before the end of the season.

[GD]

Cool Gordie, thanks for sharing. How was your experience at the stadium? I've heard nothing but good things so far. Hoping to catch a game next season..

 

Very nice stadium, nice fans, absolutely horrifyingly s***** food (if it qualifies as edible), you can sit pretty much anywhere. Not mind-blowingly amazing, but an excellent day trip.

 

4 f***ing hour drive back though. We left Buffalo at 8:30 and I got home just now. Traffic + Border = fuuuuuuck.

 

This gets posted every few days or so but.. LB Dantzler is having a ridiculous season

 

Well hot diggity damn, .449 wOBA.

 

Norris final line

 

5IP 4H 1ER 1BB 8K

 

The earned run came off a solo jack in the first inning

 

That + his catch is so insanely sexy

 

Norris <3

[GD]

Just checking in on one of the prospects I really like, Michael De La Cruz has a 157 wRC+ through 45 games at rookie. He's 20 though.

[ace3113]

And this:

 

What reflexes. The batter though he killed Norris or something lol.

 

That's a relief. Having said that, does anyone have the vid of the whole start as that's clearly a game broadcast?

[8D]

And this:

 

What reflexes. The batter though he killed Norris or something lol.

 

Thank Jesus.

[theblujay]

Bluefield finished their game from last night and Barreto go into his first game!

 

Barreto: 2-2 2B Error

Davis: 1-5 2B

Labourt (last night): 3.2IP 2H 1BB 3K

Rosario (today): 3.1IP 1H 3BB 4K

[billjc33]

Bluefield is unreal Nay, Dean, Lugo, Barreto, Davis and sleeper Saez hitting the crap outta the ball and a pitching staff of Labourt, Dejong, Wasilewski, Dragmire and Dawson even the relief pitchers are unhittable. It will be interesting to see who skips Vancouver next year and goes straight to full season! All this with Robson already moving up and dominating with the Canadians.

[theblujay]

Bluefield is unreal Nay, Dean, Lugo, Barreto, Davis and sleeper Saez hitting the crap outta the ball and a pitching staff of Labourt, Dejong, Wasilewski, Dragmire and Dawson even the relief pitchers are unhittable. It will be interesting to see who skips Vancouver next year and goes straight to full season! All this with Robson already moving up and dominating with the Canadians.

 

Yeah its crazy. Dawson is in Vancouver now too and you forgot about Tirado and Hollon.

[theblujay]

More Bluefield:

 

Davis: 1-2 HR BB

Nay: 2-4 HR

Dean: 2-4 HR

Barreto: 1-4

[Angrioter]

More Bluefield:

 

Davis: 1-2 HR BB

Nay: 2-4 HR

Dean: 2-4 HR

Barreto: 1-4

 

AllStar caliber team (R-ball of course)

[Save Dtieb]

Most fun non-prospect to watch, Gabriel Jacobo. Really hitting the ball well since being called up to AA.

[Caper]

I think I listened to one lugnuts game this year. They were speaking very highly of Emilio Guerrero... Their ss. Last night he was 6 for 6. I bet it must have been years since anyone in the jays system went 6 for 6.

 

It seems he needs to put on about 40 or 50lbs.

Edited August 17, 2013 by Caper

[Angrioter]

Dawel Lugo assigned to Vancouver. Barreto to play SS everyday.

[GD]

Awesome, and we're letting Barreto stay at short too. Our big league team may suck, but our minor league system has actually done pretty well this year.

[DuckDuckGose]

Dawel Lugo assigned to Vancouver. Barreto to play SS everyday.

 

Bitter sweet. I'm a big believer in bringing up top prospects together (push each other and the stacked teams tend to win), a Barreto-Lugo DP combo would have been fun to follow through the system. It's great to see though, Lugo has had a great season so far and certainly earned the promotion.

[DuckDuckGose]

Awesome, and we're letting Barreto stay at short too. Our big league team may suck, but our minor league system has actually done pretty well this year.

 

The upper levels of the system are still barren, at least some depth is beginning to build up in AAA. If AA doesn't have another major sell off we could be looking at a top 10 farm in a couple seasons.

[ElNik2013]

The upper levels of the system are still barren, at least some depth is beginning to build up in AAA. If AA doesn't have another major sell off we could be looking at a top 10 farm in a couple seasons.

 

 

Just imagine IF they had stayed the course and not panicked. The team needed to bite the bullet and tank for one more season because of the injuries and Romero's implosion, but it's a business after all.

[DuckDuckGose]

With the attendance bump I wouldn't be shocked to see payroll at $160M. Rogers knows if they make the playoffs this team will be profitable.

[ElNik2013]

With the attendance bump I wouldn't be shocked to see payroll at $160M. Rogers knows if they make the playoffs this team will be profitable.

 

 

I doubt we'll see payroll that high next year, but I do think Rogers saw the increase in 2012 and wanted to build on that. It's interesting though because if they had remained patient, they would arguably have ended up being better and more profitable.

[P2F]

Awesome, and we're letting Barreto stay at short too. Our big league team may suck, but our minor league system has actually done pretty well this year.

 

I'm overall very pleased with the lower levels this season; somewhat surprised, even. There is definitely a good amount of potential there, but to see so many of these players have good seasons in the same year is a real treat and gives some optimism for the next few years - regardless of what happens with the big league club.

[theblujay]

We've got a good lineup pitching today:

 

Romero for Buffalo

Stroman for NH

Graveman for Lansing

Gabs for Van

DeJong for Bluefield

[theblujay]

And early action GCL:

 

Miguel Castro: 4IP 6H 3ER 1BB 3K

Brentz: 1IP 1H 1ER 2K

Tellez: 2-4

[GD]

Very nice

[theblujay]

Bluefield's rotation is stacked now. Tirado, Labourt, DeJong, Wasilewski, Hollon.

 

Hollon said he pitches tomorrow.

[billjc33]

Bluefield>Vancouver

[theblujay]

Stroman: 5.2IP 6H 2ER 6K

Burns: 3-4 2B BB

[theblujay]

DeJong: 4IP 2H 1ER 1BB 6K

Davis 1-4 2B

Barreto: 1-4 2B

Nay: 1-4 2B

Dean: 2-4

[Save Dtieb]

Really wish the MiLB app showed all levels of minor league ball. Not just AA and AAA, the least interesting of the Jays minor system. There must be some legal issues there or something.