The Prospect/Minor Leagues Thread

[burlingtonbandit]

Mitch Nay with a HR but Dunedin is down 8-4 in their playoff game. Castro been unlucky 1.2 IP 5 H 2ER 0BB 4SO 0HR

[43211234]

That line for Castro is hilarious. 5 of the 6 balls in play were hits, an .833 babip. All the hits were singles, too.

[burlingtonbandit]

That line for Castro is hilarious. 5 of the 6 balls in play were hits, an .833 babip. All the hits were singles, too.

 

Boyd got hurt by the BABIP gods as well. 5 hits in 1.1 IP while King 3

[baubau]

I do not believe this is posted, but Norris, Graveman made first team all-star and Pompey second team.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/minor-league-star-team-2014/#.VAcpP1qIMlA

 

I wish Kris Bryant had signed with us when we drafted him.

....and Paxton.

[burlingtonbandit]

Borucki with 5 IP and 4Ks but is topping out at 88 MPH according to a guy on Twitter.Hes going to have to add a couple MPH if he wants to become a prospect.

[Atothe]

Borucki with 5 IP and 4Ks but is topping out at 88 MPH according to a guy on Twitter.Hes going to have to add a couple MPH if he wants to become a prospect.

 

He had the velocity before he got hurt. Touching mid 90's. It'll either come back or gone forever

[GD]

He had the velocity before he got hurt. Touching mid 90's. It'll either come back or gone forever

 

Going out on a limb here lol

[burlingtonbandit]

He had the velocity before he got hurt. Touching mid 90's. It'll either come back or gone forever

 

What are the chances it ever comes back to that when he is only throwing mid 80s this far removed from TJS?

[baubau]

And Aaron Nola...and Luke Weaver.

 

That said,

 

Paxton or Syndegaard?

 

Both. Sign Paxton and opt the pick on Sanchez for Syndergaard.

[SJE32]

Guy on tweeter stated

Charlie Caskey @CharlieCaskey · 15h

#VanCanadians Borucki with first clean IP. FB only topping out at 88 now but change shows more movement and mixing in odd curve #BlueJays

 

this was the 5th I believe. Now meaning it was higher before.

[metafour]

A poster from BB who saw him earlier this year said he was sitting 89-92 but had excellent control/command and was able to throw it to both sides of the plate, as well as the pitch having good life down in the zone.

[imsorry4beatinU]

Just curious. Will the Midseason Top 30 prospects be updated soon?

[abola2121]

Followed by Ghost of Gaston and 14 others

Niall O'Donohoe ‏@niall_odonohoe 15h

Ryan Borucki gives up 2H then K's side on 84, 94 & 82 MPH pitches top 1. #VanCanadians #BlueJays #Jays pic.twitter.com/pk6nuWJ0Bp

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I think this tweet is more promising. The 94 part I like.

 

Top lefty prospect post-Norris?

[imsorry4beatinU]

Top lefty prospect post-Norris?

 

Matt Smoral

[metafour]

Top lefty prospect post-Norris?

 

Labourt and Smoral.

[burlingtonbandit]

Guy on tweeter stated

Charlie Caskey @CharlieCaskey · 15h

#VanCanadians Borucki with first clean IP. FB only topping out at 88 now but change shows more movement and mixing in odd curve #BlueJays

 

this was the 5th I believe. Now meaning it was higher before.

 

He's the guy I would trust when it comes to velocity because he scouts the games sometimes and charts pitchers. On twitter he said the change was mostly flat and curve was average but that it wasn't his best outing.

[DuckDuckGose]

Labourt and Smoral.

 

It's probably Nolin, Labourt then Smoral

[Frenchsoup]

I have only seen 1 video of Borucki but i have to say i like him a lot more then both Smoral and Labourt. The other 2 guys have such a big command issues it's really bothering to me.

[Atothe]

Nolin isn't the top lefty prospect after Norris. He's getting up there in age. Smoral or Labourt. Labourt with that plus velocity is a Norris like step away from making to the high minors

[burlingtonbandit]

Nolin isn't the top lefty prospect after Norris. He's getting up there in age. Smoral or Labourt. Labourt with that plus velocity is a Norris like step away from making to the high minors

 

A Norris step away is like a <5% chance though.

[Atothe]

A Norris step away is like a <5% chance though.

 

No it isn't, when Labourt is on, he is Norris good. Plus fastball and a plus slider with even average control is a pretty good combo

[Atothe]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/scouting-explained-the-20-80-scouting-scale/

 

Kiley McDaniel explains the 20-80 scouting grades

[Atothe]

Fangraphs' prospect coverage is excellent, Kiley McDaniel is doing a phenomenal job

[GD]

lol king

[TheHurl]

I'm dumn lol

 

easy mistake King, they should chop off the non-throwing arm to make this easier for people.

[DuckDuckGose]

Van City lost the NWL championship last night losing the second game of the series 4-3 to Hillsboro. Smoral started the night wild and Hillsboro was able to capitalize.

[DuckDuckGose]

4 in a row would have been cool. Great season for Vancouver though, as always.

 

It's a shame they didn't get better starting pitching in the championship series as you said 4 ina row would've been really cool. I am looking forward to 2015 and think they'll have a decent shot to win it again, at the very least they should have another decent rotation!

[Atothe]

Who's gonna be in the rotation?

 

Pimp-foley, Evan Smith, Maybe Hoffman, Brentz, Patrick Murphy, Perdomo and Nick Wells plus draftees. Pick the best and go

[gruber92]

Vancouver manager was on the Fan590 this morning and was talking extremely high of Franklin Barreto. He said he'll move through the system very fast and his bat is incredible for an 18 year old.

[Atothe]

Vancouver manager was on the Fan590 this morning and was talking extremely high of Franklin Barreto. He said he'll move through the system very fast and his bat is incredible for an 18 year old.

 

Might be the best bat in the system barring any awakening in Nay's game or Rowdy tellez just killing it in full season ball