Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[L54]

Finally you guys all turned on SRF, only took a year though.

 

Remember process >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> results

 

tsb

[BlueRocky]

Nate Pearson is nowhere near a finished product, but most people can see the tremendous upside.

His slider and changeup plays up when batters are always looking at triple digit fastballs.

 

You have to remember he’s only had 9 professional starts coming into this season (not counting AFL). He’s working back from an injury and doesn’t even have the arm strength right now to pitch deep every 5 days, hence the 5IP/2IP rehab starts.

 

SRF had much more time to brew in our system and showed mediocre results repeatedly, 177 IP in double-A and 116.1 IP in triple-A. We can’t compare apples to oranges.

Edited May 16, 2019 by BlueRocky

[tercet]

tsb

 

TY BRO, I <3 all your posts trolling me over SRF, Gurribabip and the Mirage over the last 18 months.

[tercet]

It's because of the velocity. Velocity is the greatest predictor of pitcher success. You might say SRF also has velocity but it's still well below Pearson's.

 

I still have concerns about his command as he faces tougher competition and has longer outings. His BB/9 will probably be a #mirage while his stuff Craig Kimbrels AA for 2 IP at a time.

 

But he is on a different prospect plane than SRF.

 

True

 

But alot of people ITF thought SRF was good last year this time, lol

 

Then people in the off-season were like, just move SRF to the bullpen, he can be an elite reliever, and I lol'ed

[jmomcc]

People who are super strident in their prospect predictions should be making public lists of predictions. It seems easy to just point out when you were right.

[Ray]

Some of the struggling bats are finally coming around in May:

 

AA:

Brock Lundquist: .385/.489/.538

Santiago Espinal: .314/.386/.412

 

A+:

Cal Stevenson: .318/.400/.432

[Todd Van Anus]

When will Julian Merryweather be ready to resume pitching?

[Spanky99]

When will Julian Merryweather be ready to resume pitching?

 

He's been pitching in extended ball since April 30th... won't see him in a Jays uni until mid-season at least, barring any setbacks.

 

• Right-hander Julian Merryweather, acquired from the Indians as part of the Josh Donaldson trade and rehabbing from March 2018 Tommy John surgery, was scheduled for his first game action on Tuesday. He was set to pitch one inning in extended spring training in St. Petersburg, Fla.

[Spanky99]

Holy s***!

 

[TheOutsider]

Some of the struggling bats are finally coming around in May:

 

AA:

Brock Lundquist: .385/.489/.538

Santiago Espinal: .314/.386/.412

 

A+:

Cal Stevenson: .318/.400/.432

 

With Stevenson skipping both Vancouver and Lansing, it's not too strange that he had a bit of a rough start, nice to see him get going.

[saskjayfan]

Finally you guys all turned on SRF, only took a year though.

 

Remember process >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> results

 

SRF gets a lot of swing and misses. It's easy to fall in love with his stuff. He just has zero command and might never be able to command the zone.

[BlueRocky]

I know it’s small sample size, but screw that let’s get excited. It’s been a depressing season.

 

C Alejandro Kirk

Finished Lansing (A) with .299/.427/.519, OPS .947 in 21 games. wRC+ 172

 

Since promotion to Dunedin (A+):

.417/.500/.625, OPS 1.125 in 7 games. wRC+ 232

10 hits, 5 doubles, 4 BB/4K

 

His production has continued similar to his monstrous start in Lansing.

 

Someone pm Ben Badler and get this man on the midseason top 100.

Edited May 18, 2019 by BlueRocky

[BlueRocky]

SRF gets a lot of swing and misses. It's easy to fall in love with his stuff. He just has zero command and might never be able to command the zone.

 

Here’s my observation with Sean.

 

When all things are clicking, he looks fine as a starter. He throws a lot of pitches to get guys out. Innings can run up to 20-25 pitches on the regular. Similar to Sanchez, he goes for strikeouts but often walks guys instead. His FB sits 93-95, his slider has good bite, his 12-6 curve is maybe average, and he does use it to steal strikes. Command is a clear issue. Sometimes innings look effortless, and other times it’s a real struggle.

 

He pitches better from the windup than out of the stretch, but he’s always in the stretch because of the walks. He loses command of his fastball when under pressure. In the stretch, the action is more compact but it doesn’t look natural for him. His stuff works better when working down in the zone, but the FB can miss way too low. Breaking stuff will catch way too much plate or miss by a mile.

 

His slider has swing and miss potential, but inconsistency with command between both his pitches allow batters to just sit on 3-2 counts and they end up with free walks more than not.

 

Most importantly when the defense behind him derps, his bad inning can snowball really hard and the game is unrecoverable. His mechanics start falling apart in these scenarios. I mean it’s human nature but starting pitching is a tough job. And composure is a real thing when it comes to pitching, 80% of the game is between the ears.

Edited May 17, 2019 by BlueRocky

[L54]

TY BRO, I <3 all your posts trolling me over SRF, Gurribabip and the Mirage over the last 18 months.

 

I’ve only ever trolled you over SRF because of tsb. Your simple mind just isn’t able to comprehend that nobody takes you seriously

[TheHurl]

[Spanky99]

 

lol... he threw it behind him, not hit him, that's how you take care of it to get the message across, killing myself laughing.

[Spanky99]

I want to see this guy pitch for the Jays... he has a full arsenal too, the knuckle ball is used in his repertoire...

 

 

 

Pure filth, he throw's it harder than any other KB.

[P2F]

Ryan Feierabend will be recalled.

[Spanky99]

Ryan Feierabend will be recalled.

 

For real? I keep hitting f5...

[P2F]

For real?

 

[Spanky99]

 

YES!!!!

 

How was that for timing bro, lol.

[Bobthe4th]

 

Interested to see what he can do! Assume Maile catches the knuckleball, the last thing Jansen needs is more complexity to deal with.

[TheOutsider]

Kevin Smith has hits in his last three games after suffering through a quite enormous slump, so his numbers are still terrible. But maybe, maybe he now sees some light from the bottom of the well he's currently at.

[Deadpool]

 

How are the manager and pitcher arguing that ejection? There's no possible way that wasn't intentional.

[spats]

Does anyone know a link to a Jays minor league injury report?

[TheHurl]

How are the manager and pitcher arguing that ejection? There's no possible way that wasn't intentional.

 

I think the argument is that they did it the right way throwing behind him and not at him. Sort of a message sent and it's over. But of course it's not always over after that and the Umpire in my mind did it right.

[BlueRocky]

Kevin Smith has hits in his last three games after suffering through a quite enormous slump, so his numbers are still terrible. But maybe, maybe he now sees some light from the bottom of the well he's currently at.

 

Brock Lundquist heated up as well

First 12 games: .111/.184/.111, OPS .295

next 21 games: .364/.481/.576, OPS 1.057

 

Some guys just need time, double-A is a huge jump. It's basically like taking all your most talented pitchers in A/A+ and putting them in one level.

From what was said before, it might be a mechanical issue with Smith and he just needs time to adjust.

[jerb]

[BlueRocky]

19 year old catcher Gabriel Moreno with another 3 hit game today in Lansing.

He’s batting .353 with 1.000 OPS in 4 games

 

Switch hitting third basemen Cullen Large with another good game, is maintaining an OPS .900 and 160 wRC+ over 40 games in Dunedin. Should be getting the promotion call soon I think.

 

Josh Winckowzki pitched another good game recently

7.0 IP, 10 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

ERA 1.64, FIP 2.93, xFIP 3.49 in 8 starts.

Still a 61.3% ground ball rate

 

Jackson Rees has been ridiculous. Bullpen arm. A bit old for Lansing, should be promoted soon.

17 IP and 10 games, ERA 0.53, FIP 0.50, xFIP 0.71

15.88 K/9, 1.59 BB/9

30 K/3 BB

69% GB%

Has given up 1 ER in 63 batters faced.

Edited May 21, 2019 by BlueRocky

[Boxcar]

How dare you misspell Josh's last name