Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Brownie19]

Kirk is a real catching prospect. Lopez is pretty great. It's fine to get excited now.

 

Thank god. I've been tenderizing my meat here for the last few weeks!

[Krylian]

Thank god. I've been tenderizing my meat here for the last few weeks!

 

Thought I was in the food thread for a minute.

 

......carry on.

[P2F]

 

And then today:

 

Kirk: 1-3, R, BB

Groshans: 2-4, 2 R, K

Lopez: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, K

 

Alejandro Kirk sporting the Vlad-like BB:K ratio.

[TheRustler]

 

And then today:

 

Kirk: 1-3, R, BB

Groshans: 2-4, 2 R, K

Lopez: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, K

 

Alejandro Kirk sporting the Vlad-like BB:K ratio.

 

As well as a Vlad-like figure.

[Boxcar]

 

And then today:

 

Kirk: 1-3, R, BB

Groshans: 2-4, 2 R, K

Lopez: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, K

 

Alejandro Kirk sporting the Vlad-like BB:K ratio.

 

The guy just does not strike out

[BlueRocky]

As well as a Vlad-like figure.

 

6’2 250lbs vs 5’9 250lbs.

 

But Kirk is surprisingly fast for a guy that size.

[Spanky99]

6’2 250lbs vs 5’9 250lbs.

 

But Kirk is surprisingly fast for a guy that size.

 

As is Vladito.

[Krylian]

6’2 250lbs vs 5’9 250lbs.

 

But Kirk is surprisingly fast for a guy that size.

 

Isn't Kirk 220?

[BlueRocky]

Isn't Kirk 220?

 

Doubtful.. maybe when he was drafted. Dude is like a defensive lineman.

 

 

Vlad was listed 6’1 200lbs till he was measured in spring 6’2 250lbs

[Spanky99]

Doubtful.. maybe when he was drafted. Dude is like a defensive lineman.

 

 

Vlad was listed 6’1 200lbs till he was measured in spring 6’2 250lbs

 

Yup, that's their signing measurements.

[BlueRocky]

 

 

 

This is from April 19, 2019 game against Dayton

[ColdPint]

Anyone hear why Nate Pearson was taken out after 2ip again today?

[Spanky99]

Anyone hear why Nate Pearson was taken out after 2ip again today?

 

Rain delay, same as the other time.

[P2F]

6’2 250lbs vs 5’9 250lbs.

 

But Kirk is surprisingly fast for a guy that size.

 

Isn't Kirk 220?

 

Yup, that's their signing measurements.

 

You guys will have to take my word for it, but Jesse Goldberg-Strassler said on the broadcast today (or it may have been yesterday) that Kirk is 250 lbs.

[Spanky99]

You guys will have to take my word for it, but Jesse Goldberg-Strassler said on the broadcast today (or it may have been yesterday) that Kirk is 250 lbs.

 

That's what BlueRocky said, 5-9 250, at least he's complacent.

[P2F]

That's what BlueRocky said, 5-9 250

 

Thanks?

[Spanky99]

Thanks?

 

You missed my edit, bro, lol. So much, salt!

[Krylian]

 

 

 

This is from April 19, 2019 game against Dayton

 

Wow. That's Pablo Sandoval calibre.

[P2F]

What's gotten into Dom Nunez? Holy hell.

 

https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=sa737813&position=C

 

+ 3 bombs, a walk, and no strikeouts today.

[TheHurl]

Kirk's pants expand but his strikezone does not.

[jays4life19]

Heliot Ramos, CF, San Jose Giants (San Francisco Giants High-A)

Juice. This kid’s got juice, bwoy.

Listed at 6-foot-1, 188 pounds, Ramos has the frame of a third-down back, with wide, round shoulders and a thick trunk that’s just going to keep getting stronger as he piles more than 19 years on it. He’s got outsized athleticism to go with it, including a quick start-up and acceleration to his above-average present speed. He’s graceful in pursuit, showing solid range tracking balls into both gaps from center. An impressive cut-it-off-in-right-center-then-turn-on-a-dime-and-throw-across-to-third sequence introduced everyone to what is at least plus arm strength. The speed will likely dry up through his 20s, with right field the probable primary landing spot. There’s a foundation for some center field play in the meantime, though, and the potential for spot utility up the middle for the first half of his career.

The real show is at the plate, where Ramos unleashes some of the most ferocious bat speed I’ve seen around these parts in a minute. He sets up from a wide base with minimal load, coiling shallow off his backside and taking almost no stride. But the hips fire hard off the subtle flow of his weight transfer, and he’s able to generate sick barrel acceleration through the zone. He turned around 93 at the top of the zone for hard line-drive contact to the pull side in one at-bat, offering a peek at the kind of plus-plus raw power that lies within. As one might expect of the youngest player in his league, Ramos isn’t yet consistent in executing his plan of attack at the plate. He showed an ability to both lay off and spoil spin off the black, but he also willingly expanded the zone and beat himself off the hands at other points. The hit tool development has the look of a longer-term process, but he’s got all the time in the world and the kind of natural strength and bat speed that you just can’t teach. – Wilson Karaman

[tbad]

Wow. That's Pablo Sandoval calibre.

 

And it's only going to get worse.

[jays4life19]

Mr. Groshans made BA list of prospects to target in fantasy...

 

Jordan Groshans, SS/3B, Blue Jays

Rookie-level GCL Blue Jays (Gulf Coast)

Power: 86% | Discipline: 51% | Speed: 3% | Age: 79%.

 

Context: Groshans was the first high school shortstop drafted in 2018 (No. 12 overall) thanks to his plus raw power, track record on the showcase circuit and pro body.

 

Groshans showed impact hitting potential in his pro debut by ranking among the GCL leaders for average and slugging. He barrels the ball consistently, even against good pitchers, and should develop a strong hit tool and power because of his all-fields approach. His speed indicator hints that his future is at third base, not shortstop, and scouts generally agree.

[BlueRocky]

If he keeps hitting like that it doesn’t matter where he plays.

 

I just don’t want people to assume he’s not a shortstop just because he’s 6-3 205lbs. He’s actually been pretty decent at Lansing for a kid that was in high school last year. His bat will carry him up minors, but he’s plenty athletic and has a good arm.

[P2F]

Bo Bichette took a pitch off his hand and left the game.

[Candy Maldonado]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/bo-bichette-screams-pain-taking-pitch-hand/

[ColdPint]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/bo-bichette-screams-pain-taking-pitch-hand/

 

FFS, watch that be a broken hand that’ll cut his season in half. Just as long as it’s not the hamate bone that seems to really impact bat speed and the ability to drive the ball for sometime afterwards.

Edited April 23, 2019 by ColdPint

[glory]

Goddamn it. Hope it is not as bad as it looked.

[baubau]

Me: Well the Jays aren't playing today, no way anyone gets injured!

 

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/bo-bichette-screams-pain-taking-pitch-hand/

 

f*** off

[Deadpool]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/bo-bichette-screams-pain-taking-pitch-hand/

 

Watching that video, the chick in the background's face goes from big smile to "oh f***..."