The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[John_Havok]

What happened to Danny Barnes?

 

On the DL with New Hampshire

[Angrioter]

What do you think of Emilio Guerrero?

 

I know this guy personally, I watched him grow and play. He's not very athletic but his frame.

 

As a Hitter.

-Swing-miss but great discipline for his age.

-Good contacts but not very often (pro debut)

-Gaps power for now. He's 6'4" 170 LBs, when he develops his physical the power will increase.

 

As a Defender

-For me, he looks static in the SS (slow feet).

-His arm is decent

-I see him more as a 3B.

[theblujay]

Pillar 3/4 with a double

 

Sanchez (yesterday) went 5ip 3H 3ER 4BB 1K

[theblujay]

Some stuff from Shi Davidi on the SN broadcast.

 

McGuire- Needs to work on consistency and has been passed by Jenkins/Nolin, but his velocity is up.

 

Nessy- Coming back from a concussion, should be ready soon.

 

Nolin- Might be the next guy in line if they need a starter. Said he's a "Jay Happ type", but with more upside.

 

Osuna- Will probably need TJS, but they are waiting to see.

 

Smoral- Probably starting in GCL.

 

Davis and Alford- Probably starting in Vancouver.

 

 

 

There was more, but I can't remember all of it.

Edited May 15, 2013 by theblujay

[Angrioter]

Some stuff from Shi Davidi on the SN broadcast.

 

McGuire- Needs to work on consistency and has been passed by Jenkins/Nolin, but his velocity is up.

 

Nessy- Coming back from a concussion, should be ready soon.

 

Nolin- Might be the next guy in line if they need a starter. Said he's a "Jay Happ type", but with more upside.

 

Osuna- Will probably need TMJ, but they are waiting to see.

 

Smoral- Probably starting in GCL.

 

Davis and Alford- Probably starting in Vancouver.

 

 

 

There was more, but I can't remember all of it.

 

Thanks bro

[torontofan]

Stilson made his first appearance this year for New Hampshire. 1.1 IP, 4K, 1H, SV.

[Angrioter]

Stilson made his first appearance this year for New Hampshire. 1.1 IP, 4K, 1H, SV.

 

RP

Nothing to see here

[TheHurl]

McGuire- Needs to work on consistency and has been passed by Jenkins/Nolin, but his velocity is up.

 

Glad to see my blind eye wasn't deceiving me, I noted in his televised start that I'd be surprised if his good FB's weren't around 92 or 93.

[Caper]

Pillar with 3 more hits.

[Angrioter]

Pillar with 3 more hits.

 

Kevin Pillarchiro

[John_Havok]

Some stuff from Shi Davidi on the SN broadcast.

 

McGuire- Needs to work on consistency and has been passed by Jenkins/Nolin, but his velocity is up.

 

Nessy- Coming back from a concussion, should be ready soon.

 

Nolin- Might be the next guy in line if they need a starter. Said he's a "Jay Happ type", but with more upside.

 

Osuna- Will probably need TJS, but they are waiting to see.

 

Smoral- Probably starting in GCL.

 

Davis and Alford- Probably starting in Vancouver.

 

 

 

There was more, but I can't remember all of it.

 

Stroman back on the 19th with New Hampshire and will be in the rotation as a starter

[GD]

Stilson made his first appearance this year for New Hampshire. 1.1 IP, 4K, 1H, SV.

 

Holy damn, that's nice. I love his stuff.

 

 

Why is Smoral starting in the GCL? Always thought he was pretty advanced.

[G-Snarls]

More evidence that Stroman to work as a starter:

 

@RGriffinStar: AA said @MStrooo7 active Sunday and begin as starter at A-Dunedin 1-2 starts and then AA-New Hampshire. Staff saw him said looked great.

[G-Snarls]

LOL. The Dunedin Twitter feed is excellent

 

@DunedinBlueJays: Wow we were trending in Toronto?! Thanks to all of our followers! ....but yeah mostly Dustin McGowan.

 

@TrendsToronto: Dunedin Blue Jays, @dunedinbluejays is now trending in #Toronto http://t.co/aqsD7sgjX4

[GD]

Are you getting him and Stroman mixed up?

 

I dunno, he's always just seemed quite polished for a HS lefty.

[Atothe]

I dunno, he's always just seemed quite polished for a HS lefty.

 

Yeah more advanced then the GCL but I read somewhere his growing body is making it hard to repeat his mechanics consisently. If thats true maybe he needs a lot more reps with the instructors. Hopefully by August he'll be in Vancouver

[z3r0s]

Gonzalez line in Lansing

3.1 IP

7 H

12 R

2 ER

5 BB

 

...........the f***?

 

Mega ball booting?

[John_Havok]

I'm trying to read the recap and wrap my head around what happened. What a mess

 

Anthony Santander singles on a fly ball to left fielder Dwight Smith.

Jorge Martinez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dwight Smith. Anthony Santander to 2nd.

Claudio Bautista hits a sacrifice bunt. Fielding error by pitcher Alonzo Gonzalez. Anthony Santander to 3rd. Jorge Martinez to 2nd. Claudio Bautista to 1st.

Leo Castillo reaches on a force attempt, fielding error by shortstop Emilio Guerrero. Anthony Santander scores. Jorge Martinez to 3rd. Claudio Bautista to 2nd.

Erik Gonzalez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chris Hawkins. Jorge Martinez scores. Claudio Bautista to 3rd. Leo Castillo to 2nd.

Dorssys Paulino singles on a line drive to right fielder Chris Hawkins. Claudio Bautista scores. Leo Castillo scores. Erik Gonzalez to 3rd.

Logan Vick out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dalton Pompey. Erik Gonzalez scores.

With Jeremy Lucas batting, Dorssys Paulino steals (3) 2nd base.

Jeremy Lucas called out on strikes.

Eric Haase singles on a line drive to left fielder Dwight Smith. Dorssys Paulino scores.

With Anthony Santander batting, Eric Haase steals (2) 2nd base.

Anthony Santander grounds out, shortstop Emilio Guerrero to first baseman Balbino Fuenmayor.

 

Then...

 

Lake County Bottom of the 4th

Erik Gonzalez reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Emilio Guerrero. Erik Gonzalez to 2nd.

With Dorssys Paulino batting, wild pitch by Alonzo Gonzalez, Erik Gonzalez to 3rd.

Dorssys Paulino walks.

With Logan Vick batting, wild pitch by Alonzo Gonzalez, Erik Gonzalez scores. Dorssys Paulino to 2nd.

Logan Vick pops out to second baseman Christian Lopes.

Jeremy Lucas walks.

Eric Haase reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Gustavo Pierre. Dorssys Paulino scores. Jeremy Lucas to 3rd.

Anthony Santander singles on a line drive to left fielder Dwight Smith. Jeremy Lucas scores. Eric Haase to 2nd.

Jorge Martinez walks. Eric Haase to 3rd. Anthony Santander to 2nd.

Pitching Change: Griffin Murphy replaces Alonzo Gonzalez.

Claudio Bautista hits a grand slam (1) to right field. Eric Haase scores. Anthony Santander scores. Jorge Martinez scores.

Leo Castillo singles on a ground ball to shortstop Emilio Guerrero.

Erik Gonzalez singles on a line drive to right fielder Chris Hawkins. Leo Castillo to 3rd. Erik Gonzalez out at 2nd, right fielder Chris Hawkins to shortstop Emilio Guerrero.

Dorssys Paulino flies out to center fielder Dalton Pompey.

[GD]

Yeah more advanced then the GCL but I read somewhere his growing body is making it hard to repeat his mechanics consisently. If thats true maybe he needs a lot more reps with the instructors. Hopefully by August he'll be in Vancouver

 

Ah, that makes perfect sense. He is coming back from injury.

 

Gonzalez line in Lansing

3.1 IP

7 H

12 R

2 ER

5 BB

 

...........the f***?

 

At least he isn't a prospect.

 

first baseman Balbino Fuenmayor.

 

Isn't he some super athletic 2nd baseman?

 

 

Gustavo Pierre is 3/4 and even more importantly... Justin Jackson!

 

IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA

2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.84

 

Kid may have a shot.

[GD]

Deck McGuire so far tonight

 

6 IP 6 H 1 ER 2 BB 8 K

 

Know what he's sitting at with his FB?

[John_Havok]

Balbino was a 3b and was supposed to have massive potential with the bat, but he never panned out. Has big raw power but couldn't put anything together consistently. I think this is his is his 4th time at Lansing.

 

I saw him last year in Vancouver and physically he's very impressive, but the baseball skills just elude him

[GD]

Balbino was a 3b and was supposed to have massive potential with the bat, but he never panned out. Has big raw power but couldn't put anything together consistently. I think this is his is his 4th time at Lansing.

 

I saw him last year in Vancouver and physically he's very impressive, but the baseball skills just elude him

 

He put up a 123 wRC+ in Vancouver last year, but he's been terrible this year. That sucks.

[Angrioter]

great outing for Deck McGuire

[John_Havok]

He put up a 123 wRC+ in Vancouver last year, but he's been terrible this year. That sucks.

 

123 wrc+ seems impressive until you see that it was his 5th year in pro and was demoted to short season ball. Kind of takes the shine off

[GD]

123 wrc+ seems impressive until you see that it was his 5th year in pro and was demoted to short season ball. Kind of takes the shine off

 

... Well that was depressing

[Captain Adama]

According to the camera guy in Lansing Balbino has a real clubhouse presents.

 

No wonder Alex has kept him around so long.

[ElNik2013]

I see Lopes is struggling the past few games

 

 

Noticed that too, might be a good thing to see if he adjusts. If he comes out of his funk, might be time to move him to Dunedin. I would speculate the adjustment he needs to make is increasing his BB%

[ElNik2013]

I know I keep talking about him, but there really isn't much to get excited about in terms of hitting. Andy Burns, the guy has 19BBs and 15Ks which is great to see. He's playing 3B, any chance they try him at 2b? He's like 6'2 which might be too big. I wonder why he hasn't been promoted.

[Caper]

I wonder why our number 1 prospect, Jim Negrych didn't play tonight.

[GD]

I wonder why our number 1 prospect, Jim Negrych didn't play tonight.

 

There are just so many things wrong with this, namely, the fact that you continue to show a complete misunderstanding of the term prospect and how prospects in baseball work, not to mention a complete disregard of BABIP, lol.

 

Unless you were being sarcastic, which I sincerely hope you were.