The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[Mikeleelop]

He is a major league player

 

Up to 8 straight k's since demotion

[theblujay]

 

Stud

[Orgfiller]

How many K's for Castro tonight?

[Atothe]

Up to 8 straight k's since demotion

 

You do know Gose is one to sulk right?

[Orgfiller]

Not his best outing, but he limited the walks to just one.

[Atothe]

Not his best outing, but he limited the walks to just one.

 

Its a pretty good outing, you seem disappointed. 3 hits

[GD]

Org my man he had a nice game even if he didn't have k's to boost his xFIP lol I still don't think you should be sticking to that on a game-game basis

 

Overall sample sure

[Orgfiller]

Its a pretty good outing, you seem disappointed. 3 hits

 

I'd rather he had K'd more, I'm not disappointed per se.

[Orgfiller]

Org my man he had a nice game even if he didn't have k's to boost his xFIP lol I still don't think you should be sticking to that on a game-game basis

 

Overall sample sure

 

I couldn't care less about this one start lol, would I have preferred a Daniel Norris-esque start? Of course. I'm not making a big deal out of it, I'm glad he kept the walks down.

[Atothe]

I'd rather he had K'd more, I'm not disappointed per se.

 

Maybe he had a few swinging strikes in non "k" counts. Overall excellent year for Miguel Castro. Wouldn't be surprised if he starts next year in High A

[GD]

I think at this stage out of Castro I'd like to see an outing like this every once in a while where he focuses on limiting the BB's. We know he's got K stuff.

[Atothe]

You know whats amazing, Osuna is 6 months younger then Castro. My God is he young

[burlingtonbandit]

Someone posted a similar article on Labourt but here's the once charting Castro in a start with Vancouver. Theres some video of him warming up as well. Sounds pretty promising and he has good command but just needs to work on refining the secondaries.

 

http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2014/07/12/charting-miguel-castro-part-dos/

[Atothe]

He's no Julio Urias

 

Himself and Felix Hernandez are freaks of nature

[GD]

Ya the 3K 1BB is disappointing. Taylor Cole's start yesterday would be xFIPier, but more runs. Castro a stud anyway though so no need to worry!

 

enjoy the shutout cyborg

 

especially without SwStr% data

[Orgfiller]

enjoy the shutout cyborg

 

especially without SwStr% data

 

JFaS agreed with me, face it, you lost.

[GD]

JFaS agreed with me, face it, you lost.

 

Is this the part where I shout about the hivemind?

[Orgfiller]

Is this the part where I shout about the hivemind?

 

Well King just pumped up a Randy prospect, so yeah.

[Atothe]

 

edit: tweet was wrong, Borucki has 1 strikeout

Edited August 21, 2014 by Atothe

[Atothe]

http://www.canadianbaseballnetwork.com/articles/nays-bat-shows-promise-prospect-rankings/

 

Marc Hulet and Bob Elliot

 

Weekly Prospects rankings: In our weekly look at the Blue Jays farm system, Marc Hulet, prospect writer at FanGraphs and its fantasy affiliate RotoGraphs, since 2008, takes a look at this week’s 10 best:

 

1. LHP Daniel Norris, Buffalo

Aaron Sanchez could soon have some company in Toronto with this young southpaw on the fast track. The recently-promoted Norris struck out 10 batters over six innings in his first Triple-A start.

 

2. CF Dalton Pompey, New Hampshire (DL)

Currently on the disabled list, Pompey is another prospect that has been pushed more aggressively through the minor league system in 2014. The Mississauga native could take over the Jays’ centre-field gig as early as mid-2015.

 

3. SS Franklin Barreto, Vancouver

Just 18, Barreto is eighth in batting average and sixth in OPS (On base Plus Slugging) in the Northwest League, where the average age of a hitter is 21 (according to Baseball-Reference). He’s a monster with the bat but is likely to eventually move off shortstop — and possibly into the outfield.

 

4. RHP Jeff Hoffman, Injured

Tommy John surgery will keep this 2014 first round draft pick shelved until the 2015 season but he was in the discussion for the first overall selection prior to his injury. Hoffman, who will turn 22 in January, may not need much minor league seasoning, assuming he has no setbacks during his rehab.

 

5. C Max Pentecost, Vancouver

Another 2014 first rounder, Pentecost will hopefully help Jays fans forget about the loss of Yan Gomes to Cleveland. The former Kennesaw State star is an excellent athlete and has hit .324 in his first 25 pro games.

 

6. 3B Mitch Nay, Lansing

Perhaps one of the most underrated third base prospects in the game, Nay has hit quite well during his first taste of full-season action at the age of 20. His in-game power hasn’t developed just yet (three homers in 113 games) but he’s hitting for average, showing gap power and his defense has been much improved.

 

7. RHP Miguel Castro, Lansing

You’re going to start to hear a lot more about this youngster. This Dominican native can hit the upper 90s with his fastball and flashes a potentially-plus changeup. If he can polish his breaking ball … well, watch out.

 

8. SS Dawel Lugo, Lansing

Another shortstop on the Top 10 list, Lugo reminds me a little bit of Jhonny Peralta and there are questions over his ability to stick at shortstop due to his frame and modest range. He might hit well enough for third.

 

9. RHP Roberto Osuna, Dunedin

Osuna, 19, missed a good portion of the 2013-14 seasons due to Tommy John surgery but he’s back throwing in the mid 90s with an above-average changeup. His breaking ball still needs polish and the lost development time didn’t do him any favours in that regard.

 

10. SS Richard Urena, Bluefield

The third shortstop on the list is the youngest of the three but he has the best chance to stick at the position. To go along with solid defence, his bat has been better than advertised and the 18-year-old infielder is hitting .324 with an .822 OPS.

[GD]

That list single handedly destroyed my opinion of Marc Hulet

[burlingtonbandit]

That list single handedly destroyed my opinion of Marc Hulet

 

Lol the write up on Osuna was terrible and even having Lugo on the list that high is weird.

[theblujay]

Lol lost development time for Osuna....ok

[GD]

Lol the write up on Osuna was terrible and even having Lugo on the list that high is weird.

 

Pompey and Barreto's rankings were the most predictable things ever

[Atothe]

Lol the write up on Osuna was terrible and even having Lugo on the list that high is weird.

 

He's pretty high on Lugo, Jonny Peralta comp haha

[burlingtonbandit]

Well with Kiley Mcdaniel now at Fangraphs we won't have t oworry about Hulet anymore really. Check out his post on the Texas Rangers. Can't wait until he posts about the Blue Jays. Although those posts must take a week to make so it probably won't be soon.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/evaluating-the-prospects-texas-rangers/

[GD]

http://cdn.fangraphs.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/playerpagescout.png

 

Faaaap. Fairservice and McDaniels are awesome adds.

[G-Snarls]

[immature]

.320 babip and a 12.5% walk rate this year. The kid is going to regress.

[Orgfiller]

.320 babip and a 12.5% walk rate this year. The kid is going to regress.

 

.320 BABIP isn't that high for a guy with his speed, and I don't know why you view walks as a negative.