Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Brownie19]

I wouldn't come back if I were Happ, he would be in the same position every year as a Trade candidate unless they turn this thing around next year which seems unlikely.

 

Being traded to a contender sounds awful....

[L54]

I wouldn't come back if I were Happ, he would be in the same position every year as a Trade candidate unless they turn this thing around next year which seems unlikely.

 

Doubtful they would bring him back and flip him again next summer. Summer of 2020 maybe if he's still pitching well and the Jays aren't pushing for a playoff spot. Jays are going to need the innings and he can provide them

[King]

So? Plenty of high schoolers start in the Appalachian League. He could've just as easily started there instead of the GCL. It's not a massive jump. Thus, a promo wouldn't be unheard of.

 

It's most likely some sort of injury though.

Please name at least 3 occasions when the Jays started a HS player out of the draft in the Appy league.

[Slade]

Doubtful they would bring him back and flip him again next summer. Summer of 2020 maybe if he's still pitching well and the Jays aren't pushing for a playoff spot. Jays are going to need the innings and he can provide them

 

Plenty of good teams are going to need innings, what kind of incentive does he have to return to a bad team? The money is going to be similar anywhere.

[Krylian]

Please name at least 3 occasions when the Jays started a HS player out of the draft in the Appy league.

 

Lane Thomas (2014)

Clinton Hollon (2013)

DJ Davis (2012)

[Olerud363]

Is Groshans injured?

 

Not playing today, didn't play yesterday and was removed from June 25 game

 

He's just been sent for re-evaluation. No big deal.

[L54]

Plenty of good teams are going to need innings, what kind of incentive does he have to return to a bad team? The money is going to be similar anywhere.

 

There are also plenty of good starters available on the FA market. Plenty of these good teams will also be blowing their loads on Harper, Machado, Kershaw, etc. JA Happ would make sense even if he had spent his entire career elsewhere this offseason. The fact that he's spent parts of 6 years in Toronto, and experienced almost all of his success here should give them a leg up on the rest of the league, not the other way around.

[King]

Lane Thomas (2014)

Clinton Hollon (2013)

DJ Davis (2012)

 

Okay you got me there. I will add I think there might be a better chance because of his older age for a HS player.

[Spanky__99]

There are also plenty of good starters available on the FA market. Plenty of these good teams will also be blowing their loads on Harper, Machado, Kershaw, etc. JA Happ would make sense even if he had spent his entire career elsewhere this offseason. The fact that he's spent parts of 6 years in Toronto, and experienced almost all of his success here should give them a leg up on the rest of the league, not the other way around.

 

He's also on record even before he came back he loves Toronto.

[Krylian]

Okay you got me there. I will add I think there might be a better chance because of his older age for a HS player.

 

I agree that GCL is the standard go to starting point, but I only put it out there since he is an early pick...with a reportedly fairly advanced bat...so I take that to believe that maybe he will be ready for a bit of a challenge sooner than later. We'll see.

[Ray]

Angel Perdomo today: 5IP 5H 1BB 10K

[John_Havok]

Angel Perdomo today: 5IP 5H 1BB 10K

 

Great outing for sure. Not really on the prospect radar anymore though since he's 24 in Advanced A, which he is repeating. His peripherals are much better this year

[John_Havok]

Danny Jansen and Jason Leblebijian named International League All-Stars.

[Krylian]

Great outing for sure. Not really on the prospect radar anymore though since he's 24 in Advanced A, which he is repeating. His peripherals are much better this year

 

Maybe the Ryan Tepera route? He'll plod his way through the minors to become an effective reliever.

[Slade]

Jhon Solarte, Venezuelan switch hitter we signed last year for $10K is destroying the DSL through 20 games.

 

.354/.469/.456 14BB 13K 9SB playing CF

[John_Havok]

Maybe the Ryan Tepera route? He'll plod his way through the minors to become an effective reliever.

 

Probably best case scenario at this point yeah.

[gruber92]

Is the Thomas Pannone suspension already over? What's with the rehab starts?

[Slade]

Is the Thomas Pannone suspension already over? What's with the rehab starts?

 

Rehabbing, his suspension is up in 9 games so probably one more rehab start and he'll be in AAA.

[Krylian]

Jon Harris debuting in AAA today. 4 scoreless innings so far.

[jays4life19]

Posted for P2F:

 

Zock Jr.

2:20 Eric, thanks for all the wonderful content you guys have been churning out! What's the deal with Josh James? I expected to see him on the midseason top 100, but no luck. How come guys like Paddack made such a huge leap, but not James?

Eric A Longenhagen

2:24 So, for background (and I'm gonna start giving more context on these guys in chat before I answer, and I'd love to know how you all feel about that in the comments) James is a 25 y/o JUCO righty at TRiple-A whose stuff has spiked each of the last three years. H'es missing a lot of bats. Velo and breaking ball, when it's located, are both great. Command and the way the breaking ball plays in the zone are not. Think he ends up in relief. We were too light on him going into the season but if you wanna group him in the 50 FV guys it'd have to bee with the huge stuff/relief risk guy on the list in the Touki/Abreu area, and we just think those guys have better stuff (three pitches or a 7, etc)

[Brownie19]

Jon Harris debuting in AAA today. 4 scoreless innings so far.

 

Good for Jon - he's really earned it.

[King]

Matt Morgan released

[Brownie19]

Matt Morgan released

 

Barf. Couldn't they make him a pitcher or something? or did they try that?

[King]

Barf. Couldn't they make him a pitcher or something? or did they try that?

He has to want to convert to pitching. Now he can go to university and find something else to do or try and catch on with another team.

[tercet]

Nice for Harris and SRF to have some short term success, but not too optimistic long term on them.

 

SRF is super inconsistent, when I saw him vs Tampa in March he opened the game with 10 straight balls.

[THANOS]

Nice for Harris and SRF to have some short term success, but not too optimistic long term on them.

 

SRF is super inconsistent, when I saw him vs Tampa in March he opened the game with 10 straight balls.

 

Inconsistent sure, but loads of swimg and miss. His walk rate so far in AAA isn't actually that bad, all things considered.

[tercet]

SRF also has probably the worse anger management of any pitcher I can recall of in the last 10 years. Worse then Ricky Romero

 

Multiple times in that game I saw him in Tampa he spazzes out after walking batters or leaving hanging sliders that turned into hrs.

[THANOS]

SRF also has probably the worse anger management of any pitcher I can recall of in the last 10 years. Worse then Ricky Romero

 

Multiple times in that game I saw him in Tampa he spazzes out after walking batters or leaving hanging sliders that turned into hrs.

 

Lots of pitchers do, even great ones like Scherzer, I wouldn't hold that against him. Maybe he's a perfectionist?

[L54]

ITT: Tercet’s 1 game sample size scouting report. Not optimistic on the future of SRF

[tercet]

Nevermind the fact hes been meh for the last 5 seasons, 1/2 of a good season, give him the Matt Moore contract.