Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[BTS]

Dennis Santana is pitching on MILB tv tonight at 8pm.

 

If you want to see what filth looks like. Dodgers SS prospect converted into a SP. He gunna be good.

 

Would you say this is must-watch TV?

[jays4life19]

Would you say this is must-watch TV?

 

Yes he will be throwing to Keiburt Ruiz so it's full of goodies

[John_Havok]

Incentive to succeed. Seems like the teams teach about nutrition, but don't pay for the food. Perhaps the thinking is the players that don't have the drive to succeed, who will invest in proper nutrition, etc, will fail anyway. So cut the losses.

 

It's probably moreso a balance of investment to reward ratio. On any given minor league team there might be .... what 1 or 2 guys that MIGHT ever make it vs the other 30+ or so guys that won't. For a team to put out the kind of money to support the entire team's players health and wellness (a team that they don't even own) would seem like a lot of sunk cost.

 

At least, that's probably part of their argument... imo it's crazy to seemingly not give a rats ass about anything other than coaching.

[P2F]

Dennis Santana is pitching on MILB tv tonight at 8pm.

 

If you want to see what filth looks like. Dodgers SS prospect converted into a SP. He gunna be good.

 

Hmm. Now that I'm a proud owner of a Dennis Santana, it may be in my best interest to tune in.

 

This wouldn't happen to be the same Dennis Santana, would it?

Edited April 23, 2018 by P2F

[Dr. Dinger]

Juan Soto is 2/3 with a triple, HR, and walk, and is now slashing 396/515/887

 

Promote this man.

 

The Nationals have promoted top prospect Juan Soto to high-A Potomac.

 

Soto could have opened the season in the Carolina League, but the Nationals let him return to Hagerstown after he was hurt after 23 games there last year. He ended up hitting .373/.486/.814 with five homers in 59 at-bats.

[BTS]

The Nationals have promoted top prospect Juan Soto to high-A Potomac.

 

Soto could have opened the season in the Carolina League, but the Nationals let him return to Hagerstown after he was hurt after 23 games there last year. He ended up hitting .373/.486/.814 with five homers in 59 at-bats.

 

Finally. If he keeps mashing here, he's going to pick up serious helium.

[P2F]

Willy Adames hit for the cycle tonight. Just an FYI to all of you proud fantasy owners out there.

[Jonn]

Willy Adames hit for the cycle tonight. Just an FYI to all of you proud fantasy owners out there.

 

I don't understand why hes still in AAA. Rays are clearly tanking the season. If I was his agent I would foaming at the mouth. He should have debuted last year.

[BTS]

I don't understand why hes still in AAA. Rays are clearly tanking the season. If I was his agent I would foaming at the mouth. He should have debuted last year.

 

The Rays are an awful org.

[jays4life19]

Willy Adames hit for the cycle tonight. Just an FYI to all of you proud fantasy owners out there.

 

Give me back Dennis Santana please and thank you!

 

He was awful tonight!

[jays4life19]

Like he threw a no hitter, but that doesn't really matter..3K's and 2 BB

[Pendleton]

Jesus Luzardo was called up to AA already, just 20 years old.

[G-Snarls]

The Rays are an awful org.

 

What a 180 degree turn from just 3 years ago

 

So many people said there were enough smart people remaining after Friedman left for the Dodgers that they'd be OK, but I was always skeptical

[Jimcanuck]

Keibert Ruiz aggressively placed in AA to start the season at 19 yrs old, and starting to heat up. 11.7% K rate so far is excellent. Known for his defense at catcher, the bat has been an impressive surprise. Edited April 24, 2018 by Jimcanuck

[Brownie19]

Biggio with another HR last night. Samad Taylor with 3 SBs.

[Dr. Dinger]

I don't understand why hes still in AAA. Rays are clearly tanking the season. If I was his agent I would foaming at the mouth. He should have debuted last year.

 

Lol Rays are so far from contention that they're gonna delay his service time ANOTHER year.

[G-Snarls]

Lol Rays are so far from contention that they're gonna delay his service time ANOTHER year.

 

Yeah

 

Be sure to not let the fans have something exciting to watch this year...

[Dr. Dinger]

Yeah

 

Be sure to not let the fans have something exciting to watch this year...

 

... what fans? He'll get a September call-up for all 2,000 people in attendance.

[LGBJ29]

The Jays are the favourite to sign 16 year old SS Orelvis Martinez the #4 overall international prospect. Here is his scouting profile:

 

 

Orelvis Martinez | Rank: 4 Hometown: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Position: SS Age: 16 DOB: 11/19/2001

Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6'1" Weight: 188 lb.Watch

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 60 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55

 

Some scouts look at Martinez and see Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre at the same age.

 

Like the young Beltre, Martinez is a hard-hitting infielder with a good projectable body and a strong arm. The infielder runs a 6.8-7.1-second 60-yard timed run and will likely end up as an average runner. It is his bat, arm and power that's expected to carry him through the Minor League ranks and to the big leagues one day.

 

At the plate, Martinez has a good rhythm and a short, compact swing with plus bat speed. He has a chance to be an above-average hitter with above-average power. There's still some room to grow and get stronger, which leads some evaluators to think Martinez will eventually move from shortstop to third base and still develop into an above-average defender. He's been praised for his solid actions on defense and good body control.

 

Martinez is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and trains with Ruddy Santini. The Blue Jays are the favorite to sign the young infielder.

[G-Snarls]

Orelvis Martinez sounds like a good target to me

[BTS]

What a 180 degree turn from just 3 years ago

 

So many people said there were enough smart people remaining after Friedman left for the Dodgers that they'd be OK, but I was always skeptical

 

I think the rest of the league just caught up to them. Their only advantage was that they were smarter than everyone else, but now every team uses the same information they're using, so they can't compete on their s***** payroll.

[Laika]

I think the rest of the league just caught up to them. Their only advantage was that they were smarter than everyone else, but now every team uses the same information they're using, so they can't compete on their s***** payroll.

 

lol, they are still smarter than most and innovating.

 

it's just a down-cycle right now. inevitable when you're a poor team.

[GreekFatAss]

I see fangraphs decided to skip us and start on the AL central for the system report.

[43211234]

I see fangraphs decided to skip us and start on the AL central for the system report.

 

Yeah, very strange. This is from Kiley McDaniel's April 11th chat:

 

1:16

Bort: When can we expect to see the Jays system report?

 

1:16

Kiley McDaniel: I should finish the words today, so hopefully this week

 

 

 

 

 

Also, Angel Perdomo made his season debut in Dunedin. 5 ip, 3 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 7 k's

[tercet]

How did the Phillies blow the picks on Haisley and Moniak, ugh. Both looked so bad when I saw them at Clearwater, and they are both OPS'ing around 600 now in the FSL, ugh

[Grant77]

How did the Phillies blow the picks on Haisley and Moniak, ugh. Both looked so bad when I saw them at Clearwater, and they are both OPS'ing around 600 now in the FSL, ugh

 

The decision to take Moniak over Puk and Senzel has been a puzzling one from the moment that they made the selection.

[tercet]

Moniak has a 450~ ops in the FSL =[

[Grant77]

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/data-impossible-minor-league-strike-zone-part-2/

 

Long but interesting read.

[metafour]

The decision to take Moniak over Puk and Senzel has been a puzzling one from the moment that they made the selection.

 

It was such an obviously absurd pick right from the start. A slap hitting high-schooler with the pretense that he should be able to stick in CF...what could go wrong? Its not like he was even a burner on the basepaths either. A profile like that puts so much pressure on the hit tool, because unless he's an MLB .300+ hitter there are no other tools there to justify a #1 overall selection.

[Brownie19]

It was such an obviously absurd pick right from the start. A slap hitting high-schooler with the pretense that he should be able to stick in CF...what could go wrong? Its not like he was even a burner on the basepaths either. A profile like that puts so much pressure on the hit tool, because unless he's an MLB .300+ hitter there are no other tools there to justify a #1 overall selection.

 

Sounds like Dustin Ackley.