Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[metafour]

I've been looking at AAA Statcast recently; check the EV's on Alan Roden lately:

 

Aug 4th: 108.4 (1B), 106.9 (GO)

Aug 3rd: 94.3 (1B), 89.3 (1B)

Aug 2nd: 112.2 (2B), 103.7 (FO), 102.9 (LO)

Aug 1st: 110.5 (2B), 94.6 (LO), 90.5 (2B)

[Jonn]

Sportsnet and the Bisons really need work out some kind of TV deal. Sportsnet has so much BS low viewership programming. All the Bisons games should be on TV especially when the Jays aren’t playing.

[Jimcanuck]

Sportsnet and the Bisons really need work out some kind of TV deal. Sportsnet has so much BS low viewership programming. All the Bisons games should be on TV especially when the Jays aren’t playing.

 

They used to show the Toronto Marlies games. Not many viewers.

[Brownie19]

I can't imagine the Bisons games would be any different.

[Stangstag]

I can't imagine the Bisons games would be any different.

 

Yeah hard to see Bisons games getting much viewership

[Jimcanuck]

The crap programming they show is low cost filler.

[Spanky__99]

Sportsnet and the Bisons really need work out some kind of TV deal. Sportsnet has so much BS low viewership programming. All the Bisons games should be on TV especially when the Jays aren’t playing.

 

Or, you know... pay the few bucks for MILB TV?

[Brownie19]

The crap programming they show is low cost filler.

 

It's almost like Rogers knows what they are doing...

[Jimcanuck]

It's almost like Rogers knows what they are doing...

 

They don't act on every random thought that comes to a head.

[Jonn]

Or, you know... pay the few bucks for MILB TV?

 

I had it a few years ago. Quality was absolutely butt cheeks when I tried to use it with my TV.

[spats]

Jacob Sharp with another good night in Vancouver, 2 for 3 with a HR and double.

[metafour]

Moves of note:

 

- RHP Jake Bloss joins Buffalo, expected to make AAA start this Saturday.

- SS Josh Kasevich has been promoted to Buffalo

- OF Dasan Brown has been promoted to New Hampshire

[metafour]

Jacob Sharp with another good night in Vancouver, 2 for 3 with a HR and double.

 

Jacob Sharp since being acquired:

 

.316/.409/.842 with 3 HR's in 6 games (2 walks, 2 strikeouts).

[max silver]

Jacob Sharp since being acquired:

 

.316/.409/.842 with 3 HR's in 6 games (2 walks, 2 strikeouts).

 

Time to hand out the dreaded catcher of the future moniker?

[Omar]

[metafour]

More new draftees making their debuts in Dunedin today. 4th rounder Nick Mitchell had a standout game:

 

2 for 3, HR, BB, K

 

Sean Keys: 1 for 4, 2 K

 

 

[Pendleton]

Jake Bloss made his debut for the Bisons tonight. He went 2.2 scoreless innings, allowing three hits (one being a bunt single) and one walk with a couple K's. Threw 32/50 pitches for strikes and was pulled due to a pitch count limit.

[The_DH]

tighter pitch count than I would expect.

[John_Havok]

tighter pitch count than I would expect.

 

I think his last game action was July 23. Easing him back in is probably a decent plan

[The_DH]

Looks like he's averaged about 5.5 innings per start this year in the minors not including the Buffalo start. That sounds pretty good. Fingers crossed for him.

[Pendleton]

MLB.com has released an updated top 100 as well as new top 30 rankings for each team.

 

They have newcomers (recent draft picks and trade acquisitions) making up nearly half of the Jays list, 13/30.

 

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/

[glory]

MLB.com has released an updated top 100 as well as new top 30 rankings for each team.

 

They have newcomers (recent draft picks and trade acquisitions) making up nearly half of the Jays list, 13/30.

 

https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/

 

I thought the Jays had a very good deadline all things considered but man it says a lot about the farm when the returns for a bunch of rentals were able to shoot up the team’s prospect rankings, and justifiably so.

[AMS528]

I thought the Jays had a very good deadline all things considered but man it says a lot about the farm when the returns for a bunch of rentals were able to shoot up the team’s prospect rankings, and justifiably so.

 

When your two best, and only top 100 prospects go from:

 

1) #2 starter potential down to if they become a back end starter you'd be happy with it now

2) PED suspension

 

It's going to be rough as hell. Getting anything at all from RT is now the hope. He went from his 50th percentile outcome being at least a starter to his 50% outcome being a mediocre reliever and that may be me being hopeful. We could see him in the fall league next year if things go ok. And then being built back up. From a 2024 potential arrival to 2026.

 

We need this years draft class/a couple of the pickups from the deadline/next years draft class to all hit to take us into an above average farm system.

[Laika]

When your two best, and only top 100 prospects go from:

 

1) #2 starter potential down to if they become a back end starter you'd be happy with it now

2) PED suspension

 

It's going to be rough as hell. Getting anything at all from RT is now the hope. He went from his 50th percentile outcome being at least a starter to his 50% outcome being a mediocre reliever and that may be me being hopeful. We could see him in the fall league next year if things go ok. And then being built back up. From a 2024 potential arrival to 2026.

 

We need this years draft class/a couple of the pickups from the deadline/next years draft class to all hit to take us into an above average farm system.

 

RT is now on the Nate Pearson development track

 

my expectation is that he gets called up, kind of sucks, gets hurt, provides basically nothing for a couple more years, and then ends up as a promising but frustrating reliever.

 

Hopefully he can get off that track and just became a 5 and dive SP once he is back healthy, or a closer.

[Brownie19]

RT is now on the Nate Pearson development track

 

my expectation is that he gets called up, kind of sucks, gets hurt, provides basically nothing for a couple more years, and then ends up as a promising but frustrating reliever.

 

Hopefully he can get off that track and just became a 5 and dive SP once he is back healthy, or a closer.

 

100%

 

I think the probability of him ever becoming a reliable starter (let's say that's 150 IP, xFIP of 4.20) for more than 1 year is probably 5%. Any promise I have for him is to become a shutdown RPer.

[metafour]

Nimmala tonight: 3 for 5, HR, 2B

 

He hit 3 balls over 100 mph (105.1, 102.0, 100.3).

[Ray]

Arjun Nimmala since he got recalled from the Developmental List:

 

34 games - .263/.331/.617, 10 HR, 165 wRC+

 

K-rate is still high at 30%, he's really made some incredible strides since those adjustments.

[Spanky__99]

Pipeline ranked the Orgs, has Jays quite low... I was thinking they'd be at 20ish

 

24. Toronto Blue Jays

2024 preseason rank: 24

2023 midseason rank: 25

2023 preseason rank: 25

2022 midseason rank: 20

 

Top 100 prospects: None

 

Orelvis Martinez’s PED suspension and Ricky Tiedemann’s Tommy John surgery mean the Jays will be without two of their best preseason prospects in the second half, and injuries to pitchers Adam Macko, Kendry Rojas, Landen Maroudis and Brandon Barriera have further taken the shine off in ’24. On a positive note, Toronto was aggressive in bulking up the system at the Trade Deadline and earned praise for picking up prospects Jake Bloss and Will Wagner from the Astros, Jonatan Clase from the Mariners and Charles McAdoo from the Pirates in particular. That has buoyed the system for now, and maybe strong 2025s from first-rounders Trey Yesavage and Arjun Nimmala can provide further boosts next year.

[metafour]

Pipeline ranked the Orgs, has Jays quite low... I was thinking they'd be at 20ish

 

MLB Pipeline sucks (and that has nothing to do with the Jays low ranking).

 

Their rankings are very very lazy. That new Top 30 Jays list is not good. For example: where is Victor Arias? It seems very obvious to me that they don't want to have to write up a bunch of new profiles, so they try really hard to keep guys on the list who they already have profiles written for. For example: Josh Rivera slotted in at #30. Arias is easily a better prospect. Dahian Santos at #22 is another "what?" inclusion.

[Spanky__99]

MLB Pipeline sucks (and that has nothing to do with the Jays low ranking).

 

Their rankings are very very lazy. That new Top 30 Jays list is not good. For example: where is Victor Arias? It seems very obvious to me that they don't want to have to write up a bunch of new profiles, so they try really hard to keep guys on the list who they already have profiles written for. For example: Josh Rivera slotted in at #30. Arias is easily a better prospect. Dahian Santos at #22 is another "what?" inclusion.

 

Arias isn't on the updated list of BA either, they also have Santos ranked at 22, lol. Ribera isn't on this list as well.