Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Nafro]

Angel Perdomo piggy-backing Harris.

[GreekFatAss]

I never really noticed Gabryszwski since he was always very mediocre. But in looking at random numbers on the farm, he looks like he is incrementally improving all his peripheral stats each year and is still youngish at 23. Is there any potential major league future in him at all?

[King]

Angel Perdomo piggy-backing Harris.

 

So Perdomo is pretty good.

 

4IP 0H 0ER 1BB 7K

 

That's a nice response to not getting out of the 1st inning his last time out.

[mikebel111]

New poster here, but man what a return for Pentecost. He returned with a bang, and that must have felt good. I haven't given up hope on him yet, he just needs to stay healthy

[King]

New poster here, but man what a return for Pentecost. He returned with a bang, and that must have felt good. I haven't given up hope on him yet, he just needs to stay healthy

 

welcome Mike!

[mikebel111]

welcome Mike!

 

Thanks Bud!

[King]

I never really noticed Gabryszwski since he was always very mediocre. But in looking at random numbers on the farm, he looks like he is incrementally improving all his peripheral stats each year and is still youngish at 23. Is there any potential major league future in him at all?

 

Not really. His stuff isn't very good, especially for a RHP. He's more of a pitchability guy right now. Sinker sits around 90 with movement, and if he can locate it that can play in the middle levels of the minor leagues. Doesn't get groundballs at a very great rate (41.9% this year, league average is 44 in the Eastern league) or really have a "swing and miss" pitch (7.1 SwStr% this season).

 

Maybe he could be an up and down guy ala Chad Jenkins if his stuff can play up a tad out of the bullpen, but he's probably nothing.

[John_Havok]

I never really noticed Gabryszwski since he was always very mediocre. But in looking at random numbers on the farm, he looks like he is incrementally improving all his peripheral stats each year and is still youngish at 23. Is there any potential major league future in him at all?

 

Not unless he dramatically decreases the ratio of consonants to vowels in his last name.

[Cyborg]

Not really. His stuff isn't very good, especially for a RHP. He's more of a pitchability guy right now. Sinker sits around 90 with movement, and if he can locate it that can play in the middle levels of the minor leagues. Doesn't get groundballs at a very great rate (41.9% this year, league average is 44 in the Eastern league) or really have a "swing and miss" pitch (7.1 SwStr% this season).

 

Maybe he could be an up and down guy ala Chad Jenkins if his stuff can play up a tad out of the bullpen, but he's probably nothing.

 

Hes also supa fat.

[Cyborg]

Good night all around. Perdomo dominated after his poor start on his birthday (he was probably under the influence lol). Rios had 6 K and 2 BB in his debut. Pentecost and Tellez homered.

[mikebel111]

Good night all around. Perdomo dominated after his poor start on his birthday (he was probably under the influence lol). Rios had 6 K and 2 BB in his debut. Pentecost and Tellez homered.

 

 

Harris also had a nice outing. He has been good after his disaster 1st start.

[bronson44]

Atkins discussing the draft

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/atkins-looking-maximize-value-first-draft-blue-jays/

[Cyborg]

Harris also had a nice outing. He has been good after his disaster 1st start.

 

2 K and 2 BB is pretty bad.

[Krylian]

Atkins discussing the draft

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/atkins-looking-maximize-value-first-draft-blue-jays/

 

I hear zero reference to high ceiling there.

 

Value reeks of JPR and slot dudes.

[Angrioter]

2 K and 2 BB is pretty bad.

 

Against 15 years old kids

[Nafro]

Not unless he dramatically decreases the ratio of consonants to vowels in his last name.

 

I think is nickname should be "Eye Chart" in the theme of other people with way too many consonants in their name.

[Nafro]

So Perdomo is pretty good.

 

4IP 0H 0ER 1BB 7K

 

That's a nice response to not getting out of the 1st inning his last time out.

 

That's a MadBum Save.

[King]

HELIUM

 

Francisco Rios, rhp, Blue Jays. At last year’s trade deadline, the Blue Jays used just about every pitching prospect they had to boost their team into the postseason for the first time since winning the World Series in 1993.

 

When it was all said and done, Miguel Castro, Jesus Tinoco, Jeff Hoffman, Daniel Norris, Jairo Labourt, Matt Boyd, Alberto Tirado and Jimmy Cordero were gone from the system, leaving righthander Conner Greene as the organization’s top pitching prospect.

 

Fellow righties Sean Reid-Foley, Jon Harris and Justin Maese joined Greene in Toronto’s Top 10 Prospects as well. Now, it appears there’s more pitching talent bubbling at the lower levels.

 

Rios started the year at low Class A Lansing, where he went 2-0, 1.20 with just 21 hits allowed in 30 innings. He struck out 43 and walked eight in that span. The hot start earned him a promotion to high Class A Dunedin, and he debuted at the level on Thursday against Clearwater. Rios wasn’t dominant against the Threshers, but fanned six in 5 1/3 innings.

 

A scout who saw a recent start of Rios’ confirmed that the stuff matched the numbers. The 20-year-old whom the Jays signed out of Mexico in 2012 started his arsenal with a fastball with late life in the 92-94 mph range. He backed it up with a well above-average curveball that held a tight fastball line and a below-average changeup that he nonetheless threw with the same arm speed as his fastball. Another evaluator who saw him called the repertoire “TV stuff in the making.”

 

Rios needs to work on commanding the ball lower in the zone and sharpening his changeup, but he has the makings of a legit pitching prospect to help restock the Blue Jays’ cupboard.

 

 

Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-may-13/#lpYR7aw413p593rd.99

[burlingtonbandit]

I hear zero reference to high ceiling there.

 

Value reeks of JPR and slot dudes.

 

No it doesn't lol. He said they will take the BPA and weigh a ton of factors.

[Krylian]

No it doesn't lol. He said they will take the BPA and weigh a ton of factors.

 

Let's see in a month. I'm not convinced. I want to be wrong.

[metafour]

Let's see in a month. I'm not convinced. I want to be wrong.

 

You're making quite a few assumptions. Last year, the Indians epitomized "upside" at the front end of their draft with Brady Aiken (injured, BPA) followed by popping a HUGE over slot selection in Triston McKenzie ($2+ mill HS pitcher) and then another HS pitcher in Juan Hillman (who our own staff was reportedly after as well).

[Krylian]

Fair enough. Maybe i just have the wrong idea when I hear "value."

[crazy47larry]

cleveland has been getting some nice guys who drop in the draft the last couple of years like zimmer and aiken. after that they usually grab an overslot projectable HS arm like sheffield and mckenzie. seems to be a trend. zimmer was an amazing pick and aiken could be aswell (i believe it was but who knows?).

[metafour]

BA put out their 3rd mock today:

 

 

21. Blue Jays: Toronto hasn’t shied away from injured players in the past; they took Jeff Hoffman in the first round in 2014. While the top of the front office has changed, the team’s locale hasn’t, and Stanford’s Cal Quantrill seems like a natural fit for the Jays. He’s Canadian, his father played for (and now works for) Toronto, and he has shown potential with three pitches. Toronto could also take a shot on of the athletic prep outfielders available here.

PICK: Cal Quantrill, rhp | Video

[KingKat]

BA put out their 3rd mock today:

 

This seems a bit lazy. Jays will pick Quantrill because of his dad? Seems like a thin (even dubious) rationale.

[Cyborg]

This seems a bit lazy. Jays will pick Quantrill because of his dad? Seems like a thin (even dubious) rationale.

 

I doubt Quantrill makes it to us, but if he does yes please!

[TheHurl]

I doubt Quantrill makes it to us, but if he does yes please!

 

March 20th TJS...any idea if he's going to pitch before the draft?

[43211234]

Borucki had a bit of a bounceback start.

 

The strikeouts for Alford are super concerning and weird.

[GreekFatAss]

This seems a bit lazy. Jays will pick Quantrill because of his dad? Seems like a thin (even dubious) rationale.

 

Not to mention our past tenancies under a different management group holding weight with the new one.

[Cyborg]

Pentecost 2 for 4.