Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[THANOS]

So Perdomo is definitely top 10 in our org now after his start I think.

 

Is he a high velocity guy or more of a control guy?

[Krylian]

Is he a high velocity guy or more of a control guy?

 

Power lefty from what I'm hearing. Touches mid-90's

 

6'7" skinny lefty with more in the tank

[King]

Is he a high velocity guy or more of a control guy?

 

He's a power LHP with good swing and miss stuff but the problem with him has been that he hasn't been able to command it.

[Angrioter]

He's a power LHP with good swing and miss stuff but the problem with him has been that he hasn't been able to command it.

 

In other words, he's David Purcey

[Cyborg]

Is he a high velocity guy or more of a control guy?

 

High velo.

[burlingtonbandit]

Think he can catch a knuckleball? If so, I say just call him up to Toronto.

 

Can he even catch and throw? lol

[Krylian]

In other words, he's David Purcey

 

Minus 50 pounds...and with a much better tan.

[Angrioter]

Blue Jays from Away ‏

Congrats go out to Jake Anderson of the @LansingLugnuts who hit his first professional home run since 2012 tonight!

[King]

Sean Reid Foley

5IP 2H 1ER 2BB 7K

[THANOS]

Sean Reid Foley

5IP 2H 1ER 2BB 7K

 

Encouraging for sure.

[43211234]

Better start for Conner Greene today.

 

5.2 IP, 6Ks, 2BBs, 3Hs, 1 run, 4 groundouts, 3 flyouts

 

Danny Jansen with 3 walks.

[King]

Better start for Conner Greene today.

 

5.2 IP, 6Ks, 2BBs, 3Hs, 1 run

 

Danny Jansen with 3 walks.

 

Finally the Ks

[spats]

3 pitchers combine to throw a no-no in the 2nd game of a double-header for Dunedin tonight...Allen, Cardona and Mayza.

[King]

3 pitchers combine to throw a no-no in the 2nd game of a double-header for Dunedin tonight...Allen, Cardona and Mayza.

 

Cardona was a part of that 16 walk game not too long ago and now a no hitter

[Nafro]

The new Juan Francisco is way better, he be Juan Francisco Kelly...

[Cyborg]

Urena with a home run today (1 for 3). He's on fire to start the year. 150 wRC+ before today.

[Krylian]

Urena with a home run today (1 for 3). He's on fire to start the year. 150 wRC+ before today.

 

A couple more walks and there'd be some more boners around these parts for him.

[Krylian]

Not sure if any of this was posted, but here it is anyway....

 

Toronto Blue Jays

Signed: RHP Kyle Westwood (released by Astros, March 26)

Released: RHP Scott Copeland, C Robinzon Diaz

Recalled: RHP/LHP Pat Venditte

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Anthony Alford, OF Darrell Ceciliani

 

No. 1 Blue Jays prospect Anthony Alford injured his right knee in the high Class A Dunedin opener when he slid into home plate and had his leg pinned under the catcher. Toronto wants him to rehab the injury rather than have surgery, with no timetable set for the 21-year-old center fielder’s return. Blue Jays correspondent Shi Davidi has more details about the probable nature of Alford’s knee injury and also details his amateur medical history.

 

The Blue Jays granted 28-year-old righthander Scott Copeland, who logged 15 innings with the big club last season, his release so that he could sign with with LG Twins in Korea.

[burlingtonbandit]

Not sure if any of this was posted, but here it is anyway....

 

Toronto Blue Jays

Signed: RHP Kyle Westwood (released by Astros, March 26)

Released: RHP Scott Copeland, C Robinzon Diaz

Recalled: RHP/LHP Pat Venditte

Placed on 7-day DL: OF Anthony Alford, OF Darrell Ceciliani

 

No. 1 Blue Jays prospect Anthony Alford injured his right knee in the high Class A Dunedin opener when he slid into home plate and had his leg pinned under the catcher. Toronto wants him to rehab the injury rather than have surgery, with no timetable set for the 21-year-old center fielder’s return. Blue Jays correspondent Shi Davidi has more details about the probable nature of Alford’s knee injury and also details his amateur medical history.

 

The Blue Jays granted 28-year-old righthander Scott Copeland, who logged 15 innings with the big club last season, his release so that he could sign with with LG Twins in Korea.

 

Pretty sure Alford had torn his ACL in the same knee during high school. Davidi is pretty vague about what the injury is though, maybe its a torn meniscus?

[Krylian]

Hot damn Tom Robson has been a mess.

 

8.1 IP and 12 BB so far this season.

 

1 IP and 2 BB so far today.

[Krylian]

Robson

 

3.2 IP, 2H, 2R (1ER), 2K...........................oh ya, 6 BB

[Krylian]

Urena with a walk today.

 

#competitivewalks

[crazy47larry]

looks like there is a conner greene blurb in there. i dont like to do this but anybody feel like posting it here?

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29003

[43211234]

looks like there is a conner greene blurb in there. i dont like to do this but anybody feel like posting it here?

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29003

 

My BP account expires tomorrow so here you go:

 

Conner Greene, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays (High-A Dunedin)

Watching Greene tear through a feeble lineup of A-ball hitters is like the penultimate episode of your favorite TV show; it's great, but you’re left waiting to see how it’ll play out in the finale. Greene cruised through this Saturday start, and a promotion back to Double-A couldn’t be more than a week or two away. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound righthander racked up six strikeouts and left Tigers hitters frustrated at the plate. His fastball is the main event, topping out at 97 and sitting 93-95 with armside run. This pitch is MLB-ready as is; Greene had no trouble commanding it on either side of the plate. As he continues to mature and add weight to his frame, the fastball should continue to improve, and considering he’s added considering he's gone from touching 92 mph up to 97 mph, there's a decent chance he'll flirt 99 by the he's in the majors.

 

Greene pairs the fastball with an 11-5 curve and a splitter. The curve projects as average, but is inconsistent in its current form. It has impressive depth, but Greene struggles to replicate his arm speed, and opposing hitters were quick to pick it up. Based on earlier reports, the pitch has clearly come a long way, and a little more polish should bump it up to a solid-average secondary offering. The splitter is a pleasant addition to his arsenal and keeps hitters honest at the plate. Greene didn’t rely on the pitch in this outing, but from what I saw it has good bite and betting on it to arrive as average is more than reasonable. For Greene to hit his upside, he’ll have to refine these pitches, but the strength of the fastball alone should allow to move quickly through the system. -Will Haines

[crazy47larry]

My BP account expires tomorrow so here you go:

 

Conner Greene, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays (High-A Dunedin)

Watching Greene tear through a feeble lineup of A-ball hitters is like the penultimate episode of your favorite TV show; it's great, but you’re left waiting to see how it’ll play out in the finale. Greene cruised through this Saturday start, and a promotion back to Double-A couldn’t be more than a week or two away. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound righthander racked up six strikeouts and left Tigers hitters frustrated at the plate. His fastball is the main event, topping out at 97 and sitting 93-95 with armside run. This pitch is MLB-ready as is; Greene had no trouble commanding it on either side of the plate. As he continues to mature and add weight to his frame, the fastball should continue to improve, and considering he’s added considering he's gone from touching 92 mph up to 97 mph, there's a decent chance he'll flirt 99 by the he's in the majors.

 

Greene pairs the fastball with an 11-5 curve and a splitter. The curve projects as average, but is inconsistent in its current form. It has impressive depth, but Greene struggles to replicate his arm speed, and opposing hitters were quick to pick it up. Based on earlier reports, the pitch has clearly come a long way, and a little more polish should bump it up to a solid-average secondary offering. The splitter is a pleasant addition to his arsenal and keeps hitters honest at the plate. Greene didn’t rely on the pitch in this outing, but from what I saw it has good bite and betting on it to arrive as average is more than reasonable. For Greene to hit his upside, he’ll have to refine these pitches, but the strength of the fastball alone should allow to move quickly through the system. -Will Haines

 

last time my BP account expired i copied as many articles and stuff to excel as i could. it was mostly fantasy/dynasty stuff cuz BP is one of the only places u can get trustworthy info from. thanks for this one.

[King]

Lansing soon

 

Clinton Hollon ‏@HollonClinton 15s15 seconds ago

Felt great to get on the mound today things went as well as they could have and the arm feels great!

[metafour]

Francisco Rios is making some real noise down in Lansing.

 

5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K tonight.

 

Puts his season totals to:

 

18.1 IP, 15 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 28 K

[Angrioter]

Francisco Rios is making some real noise down in Lansing.

 

5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 9 K tonight.

 

Puts his season totals to:

 

18.1 IP, 15 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 28 K

 

I like him alot

[metafour]

Also Ryan Borucki gave up 4 HR's.

[spats]

Today's report from Dunedin.

Travis took batting practice this afternoon, hitting against Clinton Hollon...seems to be making good progress.

Borucki was horrible tonight. The HR's were bombs..fielders didn't even turn around. Felt sorry for the kid. Lot of Jays brass at the game tonight...Andrew Tinnish, Charlie Wilson, Eric Wedge..don't think they liked what they saw.