Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Krylian]

Idk about that, but pretty high, yeah. Top 100, for sure.

 

BA had him ranked in the 50's. That's 2nd round.

[GD]

BA had him ranked in the 50's. That's 2nd round.

 

Was that the consensus ranking?

[Krylian]

Was that the consensus ranking?

 

I'd have to dig around and look, but from what I remember he was looking for 1st round money or he was going to College (I want to say UCLA but I could be way off). Ended up signing for 2nd round money ($850K I think).

[Nafro]

Jays prospects being sent to the Australian Baseball League: David Harris, Phil Kish, Derrick Loveless, Colton Turner (coming off TJS), and Jason Leblebijian.

 

Former Jay Jack Murphy (traded to the Dodgers a month ago) is also going to play for the Canberra Cavalry... and he's a legend over there, so they are all pumped about it.

 

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

 

http://www.theabl.com.au/news/article.jsp?ymd=20151013&content_id=154359474&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t4066&sid=t4066

 

The Canberra 'Elite' Cavalry have agreed to terms with cult-hero and future Cavalry legend Jack Murphy. Murphy will return to Canberra for the entirety of the 2015/16 ABL Season.

Murphy has been a cornerstone in the Cavalry team for the past three years and will add another dimension to an already powerful batting lineup.

As an added boost for the team, the adopted Canberran will return to the Cavalry as an 'Australian' under the new import rules.

Cavalry Manager Michael Collins believes the fact he is coming back as an Aussie adds 'even more value' to the team'.

"It should be a great thing for the team, he has experienced an ABL championship and an Asia Series Championship, he knows what the team's about and knows how to bring another Championship back to Canberra," Collins said.

According to Collins the now 27-year-old catcher will add both experience and versatility to the team.

"It's tough to say exactly where he will fit in but he is a guy that always wants to play and we will be looking to use him in as many positions as we possibly can," Collins said.

"We will obviously be looking to get his bat in the lineup as often as possible."

The fan-favorite enjoyed an extremely successful season with the Cavalry in 2014/15 batting at .353 and picking up the Most Valuable Player award.

Murphy has spent the majority of the American baseball season playing at AA-level in the Toronto Blue Jays system and has recently been traded to the LA Dodgers.

Murphy will play his first game for the Cavalry this season on the 23rd of October at the Narrabundah Ballpark. Get your tickets now here!

 

God I love Aussies. My town hosts their National Fastball team every time the ISC World's are in North America. They always play exhibition games against all the South Perth Men's League's teams to warm up for the World tourney. My team played against them a couple different times. The only thing that they are better at than ball, is crushing beer after the game. Their top pitcher spent the summer here playing in our league when he was 19. He was offered a minor league contract to play baseball, but he could make the same money coming over and pitching two months for an ISC team.

[King]

Idk about that, but pretty high, yeah. Top 100, for sure.

 

He was ranked 99 on MLB Pipelines top 100 list prior to the 2013 draft:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/

 

Rowdy Tellez

Scouting Grades* (present/future): Hit: 4/6 | Power: 4/6 | Run: 3/3 | Arm: 5/5 | Field: 5/5 | Overall: 4/5

Big, strong, left-handed-hitting first baseman don't come through the Draft all that often these days. Tellez fits that mold, and his ability to do damage with the bat was generating some buzz this spring.

 

The Northern California area product has a good idea of what he's doing at the plate. He hits the ball with authority to all fields and he should be able to hit for average. His power tool is even better, with an ability to hit the ball out anywhere, with plus plus pop to the pull side.

Tellez is a capable fielder at first base, but there's no question what teams are looking at. It's that bat, and a team that covets his power from the left side will be the one to take him.

 

 

Pretty interesting reading through these. He was sandwiched in between Stephen Gonsalves (98 - now top 150 prospect with the Twins) and Buck Farmer (100 - already played with Tigers although he sucks).

 

Other semi interesting ones -

 

Matt Boyd (72)

Scouting Grades* (present/future): Fastball: 5/5| Curve 4/5 | Slider: 4/5 | Changeup: 4/5 | Control: 4/5 | Overall: 4/5

Boyd spent his first three years at Oregon State as a reliever, but is starting for the first time as a senior after not signing with the Cincinnati Reds, who took him in the 2012 Draft.

As a starter, he's shown the ability to mix four pitches well, all of which could be Major League average as he develops them. Big, strong and durable, he throws his fastball, curve, slider and changeup around the plate consistently and varies his arm slot to give hitters different looks.

A team that takes Boyd can give him the chance to remain as a starter, knowing that he had success as a lower-angle lefty reliever in the past.

 

A.J. Puk (76) (1-1 Candidate in 2016 draft)

Scouting Grades* (present/future): Fastball: 4/6 | Curve: 3/4 | Changeup: 4/5 | Control: 4/5 | Overall: 4/5

It can be tough for high schoolers in Iowa to get seen, given the weather and the timing of their season, but Puk did as much as any prepster with his summer performances to offset that. A two-way player who stood out on both sides of the ball at the Area Code Games, Puk also performed well at the Perfect Game All-American Classic.

While he has some pop from the left side of the plate, 6-foot-6 lefties who throw up to 93 mph with a breaking ball don't grow on trees. Given the premium placed on left-handed pitching, teams were showing much more interest in him on the mound than at the plate.

Puk does like to hit, and if he wants to continue swinging the bat, he could continue on to the University of Florida as a two-way player. But rest assured, scouts were trying to make sure they saw as much of Puk on the mound as possible leading up to the Draft.

 

Chandler Eden (82) - Jays draft pick in 2015 but didn't sign.

Scouting Grades* (present/future): Fastball: 5/6 | Curve: 4/5 | Changeup: 3/5 | Control: 3/5 | Overall: 4/5

Eden is a projectable California high school pitcher. He started pitching late in his high school career but quickly excelled on the mound.

Listed at 6-foot-2, 165 pounds, scouts see plenty of room for Eden to physically mature. That, combined with his athleticism and easy arm action, lead them to believe Eden will be able to add velocity to his fastball. Currently, Eden's fastball sits in the upper 80s and regularly touches the low 90s. He also throws a tight curveball and has some feel for a changeup.

 

Clinton Hollon (86)Scouting Grades* (present/future): Fastball: 6/7 | Curve: 3/5 | Slider: 4/5 | Changeup: 4/5 | Control: 4/5 | Overall: 4/5

The Kentucky high school product, while not the biggest guy in the world, has some serious arm strength. He can get his fastball up to the mid-90s with a decent breaking ball to go with it. He even shows some feel for a changeup, giving him the chance to have a full repertoire of at least Major League average pitches.

Hollon has a similar frame to Jeremy Guthrie, and that might be his ceiling. More than anything, though, he needed to show he was healthy this spring after leaving the East Coast Pro Showcase with forearm tendinitis and not pitching for the rest of the summer.

He was doing just that, throwing well during the regular season in Kentucky, perhaps allowing him to quietly climb back up Draft boards.

[Nafro]

I'd have to dig around and look, but from what I remember he was looking for 1st round money or he was going to College (I want to say UCLA but I could be way off). Ended up signing for 2nd round money ($850K I think).

 

It was 850K and I would guess UCLA, he's a California kid I think

[King]

It was 850K and I would guess UCLA, he's a California kid I think

 

It was University of Southern California.

[Krylian]

Regardless, I think we're all making the same general point. He wasn't a 30th round talent.

[Nafro]

Justin Shafer pitched. 1IP 1H 0ER 0BB 0K 2GO/1FO 17P-10S

 

Emilio Guerrero 0/1 with a walk

 

Shafer strike throwing machine. 2 IP 2H 2SO 0R

 

Guerrero 1/2 with RBI

[Nafro]

Regardless, I think we're all making the same general point. He wasn't a 30th round talent.

 

Fair enough.

[Nafro]

Does Brady Dragmire have a big arm? Just curious, I don't know anything about him.

[Krylian]

Does Brady Dragmire have a big arm? Just curious, I don't know anything about him.

 

When he was drafted I thought I remember him being compared to Chris Bosio... And I believe I read a report that he could touch 93. What's happened since then????

[King]

Does Brady Dragmire have a big arm? Just curious, I don't know anything about him.

 

He doesn't. Pretty generic minor league reliever.

[Nafro]

He doesn't. Pretty generic minor league reliever.

 

I just wondered, when I saw in his AFL debut, he had an inning with 3K and 2BB. Lol, seemed like a line for someone who throws very hard, but isn't quite sure to where.

[King]

I just wondered, when I saw in his AFL debut, he had an inning with 3K and 2BB. Lol, seemed like a line for someone who throws very hard, but isn't quite sure to where.

 

I did some looking around and found this tweet from July:

 

James Chipman ‏@J__Chipman Jul 5Lakeland, FL

#BlueJays RHP Brady Dragmire pounding the zone with 95-96 mph fastballs. High-80s SL has nasty late breaking action. Struck out the side.

 

He was a High-80s throwing "strike zone pounder" (as a starter) but if he's really up to 95-96 MPH with his fastball out of the bullpen maybe he could be a decent depth reliever in a couple years.

 

edit: Found this from when he was a SP in 2013 in Bluefield:

 

Nathaniel Stoltz ‏@stoltz_baseball 22 Aug 2013

Bluefield RHP Brady Dragmire 84-90 with sinking action, upper 70s slider and change.

 

and this article is from when he was with Lansing in 2014:

 

http://jaysprospects.com/2014/05/27/brady-dragmire-lansing-lugnuts/

At the start of every minor league season, coaches determine the improvements they want to see for every player on their team. The Lansing Lugnuts are no exception. For right-hander Brady Dragmire, pitching coach Vince Horsman wanted to see a better slider to complement his excellent 2-seam sinking fastball.“I really like that Brady sinks his fastball,” stated Horsman. “I’m working on his slider so he’ll have that great sinker, slider combo on both sides of the plate.”The scouting report on Dragmire is he pitches to contact for quick at-bats. Currently using four pitches, Dragmire also has a 4-seam fastball and a changeup in his repertoire. Dragmire’s best pitch is his 2-seam fastball which usually ranges from 87 to 89 miles per hour, but has reached as high as 91 at times throughout the season.In Lansing, Dragmire is one of the Lugnuts’ best pitchers.

 

Currently, he has a 1-3 record with a 2.57 ERA. He has 16 strikeouts and just five walks through 28 innings of work.Dragmire spent 2013 in the Appalachian League as a member of the Bluefield Blue Jays rotation. In Bluefield, Dragmire was 3-2 with a 2.16 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 50 innings of work.

 

Comparing his experiences between Bluefield and Lansing, the young pitcher is excited to be in the Midwest League, as he enjoys Lansing’s stadium and atmosphere better.“Bluefield had its up-and-downs,” explained Dragmire. “The travel and weather were nice, but the town didn’t have a lot to do. It’s a smaller town than I’m used to, but I made the most of it.”“The stadium is a big upgrade in Lansing,” he added. “The scoreboard and giant TV screen is a huge difference and the fans here are absolutely unbelievable.

 

When the stadium gets into the game they support us 100 percent and it makes it very fun to play here.”Dragmire is benefiting greatly from working with Horsman and he appreciates his coach’s approach.“Working with Vince is a blast,” Dragmire said with a smile. “Vince tells it to you straight. He doesn’t lie and he helps us get better as pitchers.”“He helps you realize you can have fun with the game, but still get all the work done as well. Honestly, he’s just a great guy.”

Originally joining the Blue Jays’ organization in the 17th round of the 2011 MLB draft, Dragmire’s draft experience was exciting and special because he shared the day with his mother who was celebrating her birthday the same day.“Being drafted by Toronto was exciting,” Dragmire recalls, “I had just finished my senior year of high school and I was selected on my Mom’s birthday, so it was a big day, to say the least!.”

 

While in high school, Dragmire had to choose between football and baseball. In fact, Dragmire had division one football programs pursuing him to play college football, but luckily for Blue Jays fans he decided he would be better off playing professional baseball.“I really enjoyed playing football, but I felt that I would have more opportunities in baseball,” Dragmire recalls. “In the end, I felt baseball was easier on the body and I could see a longer career in baseball so I took that path.”

 

Dragmire also played multiple baseball positions in high school. The young prospect believes that playing shortstop or center field on non-pitching days helped him understand hitters better.“Being a former position guy helps you on the mound,” he said. “When you’re hitting, you’ll try almost anything to get a hit, so now that I’m on the other side of things, I definitely understand their thought process when it comes to pitches in certain counts.”Watch for Brady Dragmire as he continues to get in hitters’ minds as he climbs the Blue Jays minor league ladder.

[King]

BJMB Prospects Thread: In depth discussion on minor league relievers and chubby first basemen. Don't think we had enough of that this season.

[KingKat]

BJMB Prospects Thread: In depth discussion on minor league relievers and chubby first basemen. Don't think we had enough of that this season.

 

System is pretty boring right now. You have a very exciting high ceiling, no floor guy in Alford. You have Pompey who is pretty much the opposite and almost too familiar to be considered a prospect now. You have some recent draftees who haven't taken the next step. You have Greene who might be a guy. Jansen might be a guy. I can't think of much else that's noteworthy off the top of my head.

Edited October 15, 2015 by KingKat

[BigBounceyBlueBalls]

Or stop deleting threads!! Lol

[King]

System is pretty boring right now. You have a very exciting high ceiling, no floor guy in Alford. You have Pompey who is pretty much the opposite and almost too familiar to be considered a prospect now. You have some recent draftees who haven't take the next step. You have Greene who might be a guy. Jansen might be a guy. I can't think of much else that's noteworthy off the top of my head.

 

They were all traded at the deadline lol. The system has been pillaged.

 

For reference, these are all the prospects that have been traded since the Donaldson trade:

Franklin Barreto

Kendall Graveman

Sean Nolin

Jimmy Cordero

Alberto Tirado

Jake Brentz

Nick Wells

Matt Boyd

Daniel Norris

Jairo Labourt

Miguel Castro

Jesus Tinoco

Jeff Hoffman

Chase De Jong

Tim Locastro

 

Could be forgetting some. But all those prospects being traded, along with graduations from Stroman, Sanchez, Osuna, Travis would destroy any farm system. Pentecost didn't play at all in 2015. Once heralded prospect Mitch Nay was ehh in Dunedin. DSJ was mediocre in New Hampshire. Jansen spent most of the season with another knee injury. Jon Harris struggled in his first year of pro ball, with reports of his stuff ticking down (shades of Deck?).. Clinton Hollon was suspended for PEDs after coming back from TJS, list goes on.

[Nafro]

Thanks. If he's throwing 95-96 with lots of sink...that's the exact line I would expect. No hits, two walks, and three strikeouts.

 

I'll keep saying it. I think Richard Urena is going to be something. He obviously needs to work on his strike zone recognition. But 19 year old shortstops with power is kind of exciting.

 

Chubby first baseman....who hit baseballs out of the stadium.

[baubau]

System is pretty boring right now. You have a very exciting high ceiling, no floor guy in Alford. You have Pompey who is pretty much the opposite and almost too familiar to be considered a prospect now. You have some recent draftees who haven't take the next step. You have Greene who might be a guy. Jansen might be a guy. I can't think of much else that's noteworthy off the top of my head.

 

http://www.outsidepitchmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vlad-jr2-500x400.jpg

 

Admittedly Vlad Jr won't be doing much anytime soon but someone interesting of note. Rowdy also had a good season as did McBroom.

[Nafro]

Quick question. I'm in a keeper league that has a minor league draft. The draft will include player's from last years Rule 4 draft, and player's that were have taken a huge jump in prospect status and IFA's. I have the fourth overall pick. I was thinking Anderson Espinosa or Andrew Benintendi?

[King]

Quick question. I'm in a keeper league that has a minor league draft. The draft will include player's from last years Rule 4 draft, and player's that were have taken a huge jump in prospect status and IFA's. I have the fourth overall pick. I was thinking Anderson Espinosa or Andrew Benintendi?

Both are studs. I would go with Benintendi over Espinoza though.

[Cyborg]

Quick question. I'm in a keeper league that has a minor league draft. The draft will include player's from last years Rule 4 draft, and player's that were have taken a huge jump in prospect status and IFA's. I have the fourth overall pick. I was thinking Anderson Espinosa or Andrew Benintendi?

Blake Snell

Jose De Leon

Benintendi

Espinosa

[GD]

Blake Snell

Jose De Leon

Benintendi

Espinosa

 

Snell over De Leon?

[Nafro]

Blake Snell

Jose De Leon

Benintendi

Espinosa

 

De Leon is owned already. AJ Reed is not however.

 

This is who I have on my minor league roster. I have a bunch of picks in the first two and half rounds (its a six round draft). Sorry I know this has nothing to do with the Jays and I should use this in another thread. We are allowed 12 MiLB, so I have to call four up (and cut Smoral) I'm thinking I may try to move a bunch of assets for a stud player.

 

OF Albert Almora

OF Nick Williams

SS Trevor Story

2B Jose Peraza

SS Ozhaino Albies

 

SP Matt Wisler

SP Lance McCullers

SP Pierce Johnson

SP Michael Lorenzen

SP Jack Flaherty

SP Matt Smoral

SP Lucas Giolito

 

Draft Picks 2016

1st Round (4th overall)

Deep Freese 1st Round (19th overall)

2nd Round (24th overall)

SJ Slaughter 2nd Round (36th overall)

3rd Round (44th overall)

[Nafro]

I'm going to target Alford with the 19th or 24th

[King]

I'm going to target Alford with the 19th or 24th

 

What are the categories for the league and how many owners is it

[Nafro]

20 owners. There are twelve categories R,HR,RBI,SB,BB,AVG,W,HD,SV,K,ERA,WHIP

 

http://ssdbaseball.forumotion.com/

 

Here are minor league players owned.

 

Aaron Blair

Aaron Judge

Adalberto (Raul) Mondesi

Adrian Rondon

AJ Cole

Albert Almora

Alberto Tirado

Aledmys Diaz

Alen Hanson

Alex Jackson

Alex Meyer

Alex Verdugo

Alex Blandino

Alex (Chi Chi) Gonzalez

Alexander Reyes

Allen Webster

Amed Rosario

Austin Hedges

Austin Meadows

Avery Romero

Billy McKinney

Blake Swihart

Bobby Bradley

Brad Zimmer

Braden Shipley

Brandon Drury

Brandon Nimmo

Brent Honeywell

Brett Phillips

Brian Johnson

Bubba Starling

Byron Buxton

C.J. Cron

C.J. Edwards

Cesar Puello

Chad Bettis

Chad James

Chance Sisco

Chi Chi (Alex) Gonzalez

Chris Anderson

Christian Arroyo

Christian Bethancourt

Clayton Blackburn

Clint Coulter

Clint Frazier

Cole Tucker

Colin Moran

Corey Seager

Courtney Hawkins

D.J. Peterson

Dan Robertson

Dan Vogelbach

Daniel Norris

Danny Hultzen

David Dahl

Derek Fisher

Derek Hill

Dominic Smith

Dylan Bundy

Dylan Cozens

Eddie Butler

Edwin Diaz

Edwin Escobar

Elier Hernandez

Erick Fedde

Ethan Martin

Felix Jorge

Forrest Wall

Francelis Montas

Franklin Barreto

Gabriel Guerrero

Garin Cecchini

Gary Brown

Gary Sanchez

Gilbert Lara

Gleyber Torres

Grant Green

Grant Holmes

Greg Bird

Gregory Polanco

Hak-Ju Lee

Harold Ramirez

Henry Owens

Hunter Dozier

Hunter Harvey

Hunter Renfroe

Ian Clarkin

J.P. Crawford

Jack Flaherty

Jackie Bradley

Jacob Lindgren

Jake Thompson

Jameson Taillon

Javier Baez

Jed Bradley

Jeff Hoffman

Jefry Marte

Jesse Winker

Joe Ross

John Lamb

John Singleton

Jonathan Gray

Jorge Alfaro

Jorge Bonifacio

Jorge Mateo

Jorge Soler

Jose Berrios

Jose De Leon

Jose Martinez

Jose Peraza

Jose Urena

Josh Bell OF/PIT

Josh Hader

Josh Hart

Josh Vitters

Julio Urias

Justin Nicolino

Justin Williams

Justin O'Conner

Ketel Marte

Keury Mella

Kevin Plawecki

Kodi Medeiros

Kohl Stewart

Kyle Crick

Kyle Freeland

Kyle Zimmer

Lance McCullers

Leonardo Molina

Lewis Thorpe

Lewis Brinson

Lucas Giolito

Lucas Sims

Luis Ortiz

Luiz Gohara

Luke Weaver

Mallex Smith

Manuel Margot

Marcos Molina

Mark Appel

Matt Chapman

Matt Purke

Matt Smoral

Matt Wisler

Matthew Olson

Max Fried

Max Pentecost

Micah Johnson

Michael Chavis

Michael Choice

Michael Conforto

Michael Gettys

Michael Lorenzen

Miguel Almonte

Miguel Castro

Miguel Sano

Miguel Alfredo Gonzales

Mikie Mahtook

Mitch Nay

Monte Harrison

Nick Gordon

Nick Kingham

Nick Travieso

Nick Williams

Noah Syndergaard

Nomar Mazara

Orlando Arcia

Ozhaino Albies

Pierce Johnson

Rafael Devers

Raimel Tapia

Raisel Iglesias

Raul (Adalberto) Mondesi

Reese McGuire

Renato Nunez

Reynaldo Lopez

Rio Ruiz

Rob Kaminsky

Rob Refsnyder

Robert Stephenson

Roberto Baldoquin

Roman Quinn

Rowdy Tellez

Ryan McMahon

Rymer Liriano

Sam Travis

Sean Manaea

Sean Newcomb

Spencer Adams

Stephen Piscotty

Steven Matz

Taylor Guerrieri

Taylor Jungmann

Taylor Lindsey

Teoscar Hernandez

Tim Anderson

Touki Toussaint

Trea Turner

Trevor Story

Trey Ball

Ty Hensley

Tyler Austin

Tyler Beede

Tyler Glasnow

Tyler Kolek

Tyrell Jenkins

Tyrone Taylor

Victor Roache

Vincent Velasquez

Willy Adames

Wilmer Difo

Wilmer Flores

Yoan Lopez

Yoan Moncada

Yorman Rodriguez

Zach Eflin

Zach Lee

[Nafro]

This is my MLB Roster....it kind of sucks...

 

2015 Roster

 

C J.T. Realmuto

C Matt Wieters

1B Lucas Duda

2B Devon Travis

3B Maikel Franco

SS Alcides Escobar

1B,OF Mark Canha

OF Rusney Castillo

OF Josh Hamilton

OF Billy Burns

2B Jurickson Profar

 

SP Zack Wheeler

SP Yordano Ventura

SP Chris Tillman

SP Jordan Zimmerman

SP Kendall Graveman

SP. Henderson Alvarez

SP,RP Randall Delgado

RP Jeurys Familiia

RP Yimi Garcia

RP Kelvin Herrera

RP Bruce Rondon

RP Mark Lowe

RP Will Smith

RP Jake Diekman