Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[King]

Tellez can probably hit lefties just fine, judging from his contact abilities. I wouldn't pay much attention to minor league splits.

 

Rowdy is a hulk who I think has all of the tools for becoming a Freeman/Rizzo quality 1B.

 

I mean obviously if he becomes Adam Lind you take it, but I just think he's a different type of player.

 

Maybe. He's hit lefties at some levels.. but it's all small sample noise, even the levels he hasn't. I think it's pretty clear that he can crush righties but it remains to be seen what he'll level out as vs LHP. That will probably dictate his upside.

[Jonn]

Slightly premature to be writing his prospect obituary. Injuries are probably a huge reason for his struggles this year

 

I'm not writing him off as prospect just not anywhere near the top of the list. Hes been an absolute turd injuries or not.

[Laika]

Tellez is the youngest qualified hitter in the Eastern League and he has a .400 wOBA. His peripherals are fantastic.

 

It's time to get really silly about his upside.

 

He's got the body of David Ortiz, so there's that..

[THANOS]

Tellez can probably hit lefties just fine, judging from his contact abilities. I wouldn't pay much attention to minor league splits.

 

Rowdy is a hulk who I think has all of the tools for becoming a Freeman/Rizzo quality 1B.

 

I mean obviously if he becomes Adam Lind you take it, but I just think he's a different type of player. He's bigger, more physical, probably 100 times smarter, seems to have better strike zone control, might have more raw than Lind. Lind is just a lazy dunce with a sweet swing.

 

Damn, that would be incredible! Let's hope you're right. I remember some analyst, might have been Law, saying that his comp is Billy Butler, which made me cringe .

[mikebel111]

SRF is doing awesome! The biggest development is easily his walk rate. His K% was there last season too but this year his BB% is also pretty solid.

 

Pentecost is also hitting well after a short slump. Has 4 Homers in last 8 games as well, hopefully the power is starting to come. He has some catch up to do for the missed developmental time, but hopefully he keeps making strides and returns to catcher duty soon

 

I think we should kind of write this year off for Alford. Everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong after such a great year last year. Maybe he has a strong second half and lets see how he is next season as well I guess

[Jonn]

Plenty more power to come you would think but right now his ability to make consistent hard contact is intriguing. Doesn't strikeout a ton and isn't a free swinger. I wouldn't be overly concerned about his ability to hit lefties.

[Pendleton]

I'm inclined to give it to Rowdy because we haven't developed a good offensive prospect in a really long time and the only one that may have been solid (Snider) was rushed and then hampered with wrist injuries.

 

That's fine for picking a favourite prospect, but shouldn't factor in at all when discussing rankings.

[King]

Vlad Jr. struggling quite a bit. 0/5 today

[Jonn]

Vlad Jr. struggling quite a bit. 0/5 today

 

Maybe he shouldn't have skipped the Dominican Summer League. I thought he would have atleast been in the Gulf Coast League. Bo knows would have overshadowed him though

[King]

Maybe he shouldn't have skipped the Dominican Summer League. I thought he would have atleast been in the Gulf Coast League. Bo knows would have overshadowed him though

 

He crushed extended. I heard he slugged over .500. So maybe they thought he was advanced enough to handle Bluefield. Still early though I think he'll be fine.

[GD]

I heard he slugged over .500.

 

King gets #hottakes?

[Cyborg]

SRF over Tellez easy. Tellez is a 1B/DH prospect.

[43211234]

Singer being a super stud would be pretty annoying.

[Laika]

srf over tellez easy. Tellez is a 1b/dh prospect.

 

tinstaapp

[Jonn]

Aren't the reports on Tellez at 1B decent?

[HERPDERP]

don't get too attached, you know one of those guys will be trade bait

[Krylian]

Aren't the reports on Tellez at 1B decent?

 

He's made 22 errors this year at 1B, whatever that's worth. But I've heard that he's really not that good out there. But that's from his draft year. Defence is one thing that you can really improve upon with hard work. The question is...how hard does he want to work at it?

[Krylian]

Dan Jansen back (from another injury I assume). Playing in the GCL today.

[metafour]

Bo Bichette (playing LF): 2 for 5 with a double. Also had a hit off top pick Kyle Muller.

[THANOS]

King, where's your awesome MILB daily report? Always, look forward to them!

[King]

King, where's your awesome MILB daily report? Always, look forward to them!

 

Well the Canadians game is only in the bottom of the 6th... so...............

[THANOS]

Well the Canadians game is only in the bottom of the 6th... so...............

 

This is a good point, I kind of figured they were all done lol.

[mikebel111]

2 more hits for Pentecost including a double and 2 run single. Walked as well.

[Laika]

Richard Urena, SS, Toronto Blue Jays (High-A Dunedin)

Originally signed for $750,000 back in 2012, Urena has thus far flown through the system, as he is one of the youngest regulars in the FSL the past two seasons. Playing the 6-spot everyday as a 20-year-old is no easy task, especially considering how advanced he has looked thus far. He features a leg kick with above-average to plus bat speed from both sides of the plate, although the swing did get long from the right side. An aggressive hitter, Urena was attacking early in the count, looking for fastballs to drive. After a few plate appearances, pitchers adjusted, throwing more off-speed, getting him out in front for weak contact. While he may always be an aggressive hitter, given his age, you hope he can tone it down and have better at-bats, but the road will only get tougher from here on out.

Urena still has some room for physical growth, especially in his upper half, so while he does have some physical present strength to put a charge into balls, over the fence power isn’t his game. Most of his power will come from hard hit balls into the gaps as well as using his speed for taking extra bases. While only an average runner down the line, he has good acceleration and a pronounced second gear to help him take extra bases.

Defensively he still has room for improvement as he was very inconsistent in my viewing. Urena has plenty of arm for the position, grading out as plus, but his body control was lacking. His backhand was lacking, as he would routinely try and go with the bare hand, or run around the ball without much success. His footwork and actions all work, although they’re not always the prettiest, but he makes most of the plays at him and with his arm he can make the majority of throws.

Urena does have a major-league floor as a utility player because his plus arm will play all over the field while having enough feel to hit to get at-bats. He is getting better at the plate and during my viewings his actions at short did improve, but those two things have to improve to be an everyday player. —Steve Givarz

 

Urena actually has a better wRC+ this year than last year when he hit all them dingers. Slight improvements to his K and BB rates. He's either treading water as a prospect, or slowly swimming in the right direction.

[King]

Urena actually has a better wRC+ this year than last year when he hit all them dingers. Slight improvements to his K and BB rates. He's either treading water as a prospect, or slowly swimming in the right direction.

 

Swimming in the right direction. AA will be a tough challenge I think, might take him a while to adjust

[Laika]

I don't know if I've ever seen a better player-prospect comp than Juan Uribe - Richard Urena.

 

Important to note that Uribe came up as 6'0", 180 lbs.

[Angrioter]

I don't know if I've ever seen a better player-prospect comp than Juan Uribe - Richard Urena.

 

Important to note that Uribe came up as 6'0", 180 lbs.

 

Ureña is nothing.

[Laika]

Ureña is nothing.

 

Well he got off the island so he's about 100x the man that you are, mango picker.

[Angrioter]

Well he got off the island so he's about 100x the man that you are, mango picker.

 

Mango picker?

Are you hacking my phone. I just stole a mango from my neighbor yard wahahaha ha...

[43211234]

Maximo Castillo started the GCL season on the roster, went down to the DSL but was back in the the GCL today (and got rocked).

 

Kinda weird.