The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[TDotttt2005]

Just got Tix to see Syndergaard's debut at Wrigley tonight. Dude had a 1.82 ERA in Vegas...SSS but for those who remember when the Jays had their Triple-A team there, that league/stadium inflates pitcher stats like crazy, so that sparkling ERA is even better than it seems.

[Angrioter]

Just got Tix to see Syndergaard's debut at Wrigley tonight. Dude had a 1.82 ERA in Vegas...SSS but for those who remember when the Jays had their Triple-A team there, that league/stadium inflates pitcher stats like crazy, so that sparkling ERA is even better than it seems.

 

Sanchez debuted first. He's better pitcher for that reason.

[TDotttt2005]

Sanchez debuted first. He's better pitcher for that reason.

 

Castro for Cy Young!

[Angrioter]

Anthony Alford 2-3. Alford is really bueno at beisbol.

 

JD Davis, the good one, 1-3, .415 AVG

[Mikeleelop]

FAP

 

Comment From Nick

If Jeff Hoffman were available, where would he go in this draft?

 

Kiley McDaniel

 

Well we haven't seen the post-TJ stuff in a game yet, but seems like he's all back. I'd take current Hoffman 1-1 in this draft and might take him over Rodon as 1-1 in last year's draft, too. I said healthy Hoffman (pre-TJ) was clearly my top prospect in last year's draft and this year's draft is weaker.

[Mikeleelop]

Comment From Chad

What do you see from Hoffman this year? Does he reach the Jays in 2015? As SP or RP?

 

Kiley McDaniel

SP, 2016 at the earliest

[StroShow]

Comment From Chad

What do you see from Hoffman this year? Does he reach the Jays in 2015? As SP or RP?

 

Kiley McDaniel

SP, 2016 at the earliest

 

Your question on Sanchez was answered too. High leverage relief future!

[HERPDERP]

I think AA is crazy enough to bring up Hoffman at the deadline

[Mikeleelop]

I think AA is crazy enough to bring up Hoffman at the deadline

 

based on last year I'd be surprised if he's not in MLB in September.

 

August is possible depending how things are going

[Mikeleelop]

Your question on Sanchez was answered too. High leverage relief future!

 

ya, I was hoping for more of a "he's young with good stuff" kind of answer

[spats]

I could watch that over and over again

 

That's the breaking ball and batter reaction I saw so many times live in extended spring...wish I was still there, especially since he'll be starting in Dunedin.

[Jimcanuck]

Sanchez debuted first. He's better pitcher for that reason.

 

Syndergaard is better now. Future, who knows.

[nmrch]

Alford 2-4 with 2B, 2K, 1 BB

 

He's a Three True Outcomes guy if you replace homeruns with doubles, 61% of his plate appearances have ended in a K or a BB or a 2B

 

After those ugly numbers in Australia i was really down on him but he's turning into something interesting. You can live with the high K rate if those doubles start turning into homeruns.

[Jimcanuck]

Not really, the periphs are all there just has had bad babip luck. Needs to just develop the defense and we may have a stud.

 

Didn't look at babip. Kid needs to learn to aim his line drives.

[Atothe]

Didn't look at babip. Kid needs to learn to aim his line drives.

 

Jimcanuck is a cardinal fan. Mods

[King]

Didn't look at babip. Kid needs to learn to aim his line drives.

 

Hard to aim line drives when you're not hitting them

 

http://i.imgur.com/RkziFVd.png

[burlingtonbandit]

Hard to aim line drives when you're not hitting them

 

http://i.imgur.com/RkziFVd.png

 

seems like he has quite the uppercut swing. I wonder if those flyballs are hard contact or if he just doesn't strikeout because he is hitting weak flyballs.

[Orgfiller]

Hard to aim line drives when you're not hitting them

 

http://i.imgur.com/RkziFVd.png

 

Wtf?

[Captain Adama]

seems like he has quite the uppercut swing. I wonder if those flyballs are hard contact or if he just doesn't strikeout because he is hitting weak flyballs.

 

His stat line throughout his MiLB career seems to show very good discipline, I might just have to guess this batting line is an outlier.

[StroShow]

Castro 3 BBs, 3 Ks through 2 IP. On a 40 pitch limit so likely done.

 

nvm he's back in. andddd now he's out after Hague fielding error on first batter of 3rd inning. Seemed like Castro was getting ahead often but he tried to hit corners for the third strike and it extended counts.

Edited May 12, 2015 by StroShow

[burlingtonbandit]

Castro 3 BBs, 3 Ks through 2 IP. On a 40 pitch limit so likely done.

 

nvm he's back in. andddd now he's out after Hague fielding error on first batter of 3rd inning.

 

Why did they send him to Buffalo? If he is starting perhaps he should be in NH/Dunedin

[Atothe]

Castro 3 BBs, 3 Ks through 2 IP. On a 40 pitch limit so likely done.

 

nvm he's back in. andddd now he's out after Hague fielding error on first batter of 3rd inning. Seemed like Castro was getting ahead often but he tried to hit corners for the third strike and it extended counts.

 

Poor guy, rushed early but I believe he'll right the ship once he realizes he's better then those other prospects

[StroShow]

Why did they send him to Buffalo? If he is starting perhaps he should be in NH/Dunedin

 

Unless he's being showcased I'm not sure. Seems like the org sees him as a reliever.

[nmrch]

Castro 3 BBs, 3 Ks through 2 IP. On a 40 pitch limit so likely done.

 

nvm he's back in. andddd now he's out after Hague fielding error on first batter of 3rd inning. Seemed like Castro was getting ahead often but he tried to hit corners for the third strike and it extended counts.

 

no, letting hitters go from pitcher counts to hitter counts is almost always an indication of lack of swing and miss stuff, and also fastball command. If you're not missing bats when you're ahead in the count you give up a lot of foul balls and if you don't have command of the strike zone you allow them to not swing at pitches out of the zone

[nmrch]

His stat line throughout his MiLB career seems to show very good discipline, I might just have to guess this batting line is an outlier.

 

linedrive rate is meaningless in a small sample size and even in a large sample its questionable at best to use it to evaluate how good of a hitter someone is.

Edited May 12, 2015 by nmrch

[StroShow]

no, letting hitters go from pitcher counts to hitter counts is almost always an indication of lack of swing and miss stuff, and also fastball command. If you're not missing bats when you're ahead in the count you give up a lot of foul balls and if you don't have command of the strike zone you allow them to not swing at pitches out of the zone

 

I'm not denying any of that. I can only go off the radio play by play. Lefties were seeing him well and he didn't generate a ton of swinging strikes.

[King]

 

http://i.imgur.com/9Ksk2Fj.png

 

+ LHP

 

Matt Boyd is a guy

[King]

[Atothe]

 

http://i.imgur.com/9ksk2fj.png

 

+ lhp

 

matt boyd is a guy

 

swoon

[King]

swoon

 

Boyd

 

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