Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[Brownie19]

The pedestrian FB and elite changeup combo worked pretty well for Estrada and Shaun Marcum prior to him.

 

He sounds like my boy Keith Foulke. I loved that guy back in the early 2000's.

[Spanky__99]

It was my impression that there are quite a few from the Dutch colonies in the new world but not from the actual Netherlands itself. Apologies if that’s wrong.

 

I’m not saying people from the Netherlands Antilles aren’t ‘really Dutch’ more that I presume the baseball dev environment is different there.

 

Yeah, I guess your correct as that's the case, I just look at it as the Netherlands as it's implied to the MLB...

[Dagagad]

https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/5/18/hooths-scouting-notebook-518-524

 

Pretty high praise.

 

“Yosver Zulueta, RHP, TOR, High-A

Game Stats: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

Notes: Health has been an issue. Zulueta was signed as an IFA in 2019 and got Tommy John surgery almost immediately. Then the 2020 season was cancelled and in 2021 he tore his ACL 3 pitches into the season. He’s healthy now and after three rehab starts in Single-A he made his High-A debut. I’m not going to mask anything, this is one of the most impressive arms I’ve ever watched. To be frank, this is the stuff that potential aces are made of. And I hate throwing that term around. His fastball has plenty of life and is 97-100 MPH. His slider is sharp, has depth, and he can get whiffs to both righties and lefties. He also has great feel for a changeup and curveball. Of those two the changeup is the better pitch. There’s 10 MPH velo separation off the fastball and it mimics the movement well. His curveball is more of a show pitch. It has short break, but can be effective stealing strikes early in the count, which is how he uses it.

He doesn’t walk too many, but his command is still spotty at times. He doesn’t miss the plate by much, but he can have the tendency to miss the side of the plate he’s going for. It’s by no means a foregone conclusion that he reaches the ace status, but the potential is there. His changeup still needs to take a step forward and so does his command. This was really just his fourth professional start though and he is noticeably better in each. These are lofty expectations, even admittedly ridiculous expectations, but to me, he looks that legit. This being his first start in High-A he was giving up contact early trying to blow fastballs by hitters like he did in Single-A. What I liked most about him was as the game went on he was more purposeful with his pitches both in location and sequencing. The delivery is low effort, it’s smooth, and theres some deception.”

 

This dude is well worth a follow by the way if you play fantasy especially.

[Brownie19]

https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/5/18/hooths-scouting-notebook-518-524

 

Pretty high praise.

 

“Yosver Zulueta, RHP, TOR, High-A

Game Stats: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

Notes: Health has been an issue. Zulueta was signed as an IFA in 2019 and got Tommy John surgery almost immediately. Then the 2020 season was cancelled and in 2021 he tore his ACL 3 pitches into the season. He’s healthy now and after three rehab starts in Single-A he made his High-A debut. I’m not going to mask anything, this is one of the most impressive arms I’ve ever watched. To be frank, this is the stuff that potential aces are made of. And I hate throwing that term around. His fastball has plenty of life and is 97-100 MPH. His slider is sharp, has depth, and he can get whiffs to both righties and lefties. He also has great feel for a changeup and curveball. Of those two the changeup is the better pitch. There’s 10 MPH velo separation off the fastball and it mimics the movement well. His curveball is more of a show pitch. It has short break, but can be effective stealing strikes early in the count, which is how he uses it.

He doesn’t walk too many, but his command is still spotty at times. He doesn’t miss the plate by much, but he can have the tendency to miss the side of the plate he’s going for. It’s by no means a foregone conclusion that he reaches the ace status, but the potential is there. His changeup still needs to take a step forward and so does his command. This was really just his fourth professional start though and he is noticeably better in each. These are lofty expectations, even admittedly ridiculous expectations, but to me, he looks that legit. This being his first start in High-A he was giving up contact early trying to blow fastballs by hitters like he did in Single-A. What I liked most about him was as the game went on he was more purposeful with his pitches both in location and sequencing. The delivery is low effort, it’s smooth, and theres some deception.”

 

This dude is well worth a follow by the way if you play fantasy especially.

 

^ this guy has been a great new addition to the board. Love it. Keep it up!

[Ray]

Austin Martin has a .722 OPS through 36 games in his second go around at AA.

 

Hot take, but I don't think he'll become the next Rendon/Bregman like he was projected to be.

[Laika]

Austin Martin has a .722 OPS through 36 games in his second go around at AA.

 

Hot take, but I don't think he'll become the next Rendon/Bregman like he was projected to be.

 

not even a hot take at this point

 

Twinskies should be happy if he's even an average regular

[Brownie19]

not even a hot take at this point

 

Twinskies should be happy if he's even an average regular

 

I won't lie - I'd be super disappointed in Martin if he was still on the Jays. SWR has a 2.39 ERA in AA, but a 4.68 xFIP. Much improved control though.

[Krylian]

I won't lie - I'd be super disappointed in Martin if he was still on the Jays. SWR has a 2.39 ERA in AA, but a 4.68 xFIP. Much improved control though.

 

Really starting to look like we sold high.

[RobinThicc]

Alpha Atkins strikes again

[connorp]

Kind of an odd time to be spiking the football as we used those assets to give a guy $130m, that’s pitching like a back-end SP.

[InsideThePark]

Austin Martin has a .722 OPS through 36 games in his second go around at AA.

 

Hot take, but I don't think he'll become the next Rendon/Bregman like he was projected to be.

 

I really really really wanted Zac Veen during that draft and got clouded by the Austin Martin love. His draft scouting report screamed Jack of all trades, master of none to me. I wonder how the Berrios trade would have looked if we had Veen instead of Martin. The 2020 draft could look a bit different too, underslot with Veen, then get someone overslot in the 2nd round instead of CJ Van Eyk.

[Krylian]

Kind of an odd time to be spiking the football as we used those assets to give a guy $130m, that’s pitching like a back-end SP.

 

Junior Felix?

[connorp]

Junior Felix?

 

Did I just Kevin Durant myself?

[Eat My Shatkins]

Orelvis, home run 13

[Eat My Shatkins]

Another clean inning for Adrian Hernandez

 

13 pitches, 10 strikes

1 strike out

1 weak groundball

1 pop up to the catcher

 

 

Moreno is 3 for 5 in the game, 3 singles

Groshans 3 for 4 with a BB

Taylor 3 for 4 with triple

[vaff]

Kind of an odd time to be spiking the football as we used those assets to give a guy $130m, that’s pitching like a back-end SP.

 

 

He’s had five years where he’s been quite a bit better than that, and has been one of the most consistent starters in baseball for his entire career, tho. So I’m still very much confident in Berrios long term.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Hernandez pitched a 2nd inning and got the save, but gave up his first run in AAA before he closed it out.

[connorp]

He’s had five years where he’s been quite a bit better than that, and has been one of the most consistent starters in baseball for his entire career, tho. So I’m still very much confident in Berrios long term.

 

Just saying it shouldn’t be called a theft just yet

[Daniel Labude]

Orelvis, home run 13

 

[Spanky__99]

Did I just Kevin Durant myself?

 

You're legit, one of the stupidest person, I've ever encountered. Spike dat ball. lol

[connorp]

You're legit, one of the stupidest person, I've ever encountered. Spike dat ball. lol

 

That pierces through my skin Spank-off. It really does. Deep wound

[max silver]

Kind of an odd time to be spiking the football as we used those assets to give a guy $130m, that’s pitching like a back-end SP.

 

Pitching like a back end starting pitcher? Fake news bro. Berrios has a career 4.07 ERA/3.98 FIP. The guy had a rough start to the season and seemed to have been greatly affected by the shortened spring. If you ignore the opening day meltdown Berrios has pitched to a 4.02 ERA/4.05 FIP, both ERA and FIP are within percentage points of his career numbers and he's obviously been trending upwards as the season progresses.

[Eat My Shatkins]

Pitching like a back end starting pitcher? Fake news bro. Berrios has a career 4.07 ERA/3.98 FIP. The guy had a rough start to the season and seemed to have been greatly affected by the shortened spring. If you ignore the opening day meltdown Berrios has pitched to a 4.02 ERA/4.05 FIP, both ERA and FIP are within percentage points of his career numbers and he's obviously been trending upwards as the season progresses.

 

Not to mention that during crunch time last season in his last 7 starts while the Jays were trying to chase down a playoff spot he pitched like an ace with a 2.93 ERA / 2.87 FIP

[connorp]

Pitching like a back end starting pitcher? Fake news bro. Berrios has a career 4.07 ERA/3.98 FIP. The guy had a rough start to the season and seemed to have been greatly affected by the shortened spring. If you ignore the opening day meltdown Berrios has pitched to a 4.02 ERA/4.05 FIP, both ERA and FIP are within percentage points of his career numbers and he's obviously been trending upwards as the season progresses.

 

He’s got a 4.75 ERA and not much better FIP. That would classify as back-end. I could cherry pick out a good start to make his numbers worse, just like you could a bad one. What good is that.

 

He’s been a disappointment. Doesn’t mean he won’t turn it around, or that it’s a bad contract already. It’s just facts. I’m not betting against him. The whole thing is just still up in the air on which way it goes

[Brownie19]

It might be.... but if we are counting guys in the MLB right now then hard to let someone leapfrog Witt and J-Rod based on just MiLB numbers

 

Between Carroll, Alek Thomas and Lawlar - the Diamondbacks might have something soon.

[max silver]

He’s got a 4.75 ERA and not much better FIP. That would classify as back-end. I could cherry pick out a good start to make his numbers worse, just like you could a bad one. What good is that.

 

He’s been a disappointment. Doesn’t mean he won’t turn it around, or that it’s a bad contract already. It’s just facts. I’m not betting against him. The whole thing is just still up in the air on which way it goes

 

I'm sure you can recognize that one extremely bad start is having an outsized effect on his overall season numbers right now. His overall numbers as a Blue Jay are right at his career averages, and aside from one putrid start (I'm giving him a mulligan on that one due to several circumstances including the super long pregame ceremony which may have affected his warmup routine) his ERA and FIP are once again right at his career averages. In this rotation he looks to be the number 3 starter given the strong starts of Manoah and Gausman. If he continues to produce at his career rate the contract will be perfectly fine, but he has displayed potential for better than that at times so there may eventually be surplus value to be had.

[wamco]

You're legit, one of the stupidest person, I've ever encountered. Spike dat ball. lol

 

Well said dummy.

[Blazeit420]

SWR has a 2.39 ERA in AA, but a 4.68 xFIP. Much improved control though.

 

He's been pretty ass in May. Overall numbers look decent thanks to that hot April.

[InsideThePark]

Nate Pearson sighting in Florida

[JFD]

Nate Pearson sighting in Florida

 

You sure it wasn't two kids stacked in a suit?