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[King]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/pentecost-may-see-time-a-first-base-after-another-surgery/

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect Max Pentecost may see some playing time at first base next year after recently undergoing another shoulder surgery.

 

The 11th overall pick in the 2014 draft missed all of last season with shoulder issues and when his problems throwing continued during fall instructional league, he had a rotator cuff interval repair.

 

Though he’s expected to be ready for spring training, the Blue Jays want to make sure Pentecost starts catching up on lost at-bats, which is why he may see some action at other positions.

 

“We were assured he’d be good to go once spring training rolls around,” said Doug Davis, minor-league field co-ordinator for the Blue Jays. “We’re going to find a way to get him going, whether it’s catching or whether it’s at another position.”

 

Pentecost appeared in 25 games with the Blue Jays’ rookie-ball Gulf Coast League team in Dunedin and short-season A Vancouver in 2014 after he was signed, but was shut down to undergo a shoulder surgery. He had another operation in the spring, but neither did the trick.

 

“The biggest thing is we know the kid can hit, we want to find a way to get him in the lineup and get him at-bats,” said Davis. “If that’s having him play a different position or DH, we have that available to us.”

 

Pentecost was seen as the catcher of the future when he was drafted. The Blue Jays don’t have much depth at the position behind Russell Martin and Josh Thole, who is currently slated to be the big-league backup.

 

Minor-league free agent Humberto Quintero and A.J. Jimenez, a fading prospect who missed most of last season with a wrist injury, are expected to be the duo at triple-A Buffalo but the Blue Jays continue to look for more depth behind the plate.

 

[Spanky99]

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/pentecost-may-see-time-a-first-base-after-another-surgery/

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Toronto Blue Jays catching prospect Max Pentecost may see some playing time at first base next year after recently undergoing another shoulder surgery.

 

The 11th overall pick in the 2014 draft missed all of last season with shoulder issues and when his problems throwing continued during fall instructional league, he had a rotator cuff interval repair.

 

Though he’s expected to be ready for spring training, the Blue Jays want to make sure Pentecost starts catching up on lost at-bats, which is why he may see some action at other positions.

 

“We were assured he’d be good to go once spring training rolls around,” said Doug Davis, minor-league field co-ordinator for the Blue Jays. “We’re going to find a way to get him going, whether it’s catching or whether it’s at another position.”

 

Pentecost appeared in 25 games with the Blue Jays’ rookie-ball Gulf Coast League team in Dunedin and short-season A Vancouver in 2014 after he was signed, but was shut down to undergo a shoulder surgery. He had another operation in the spring, but neither did the trick.

 

“The biggest thing is we know the kid can hit, we want to find a way to get him in the lineup and get him at-bats,” said Davis. “If that’s having him play a different position or DH, we have that available to us.”

 

Pentecost was seen as the catcher of the future when he was drafted. The Blue Jays don’t have much depth at the position behind Russell Martin and Josh Thole, who is currently slated to be the big-league backup.

 

Minor-league free agent Humberto Quintero and A.J. Jimenez, a fading prospect who missed most of last season with a wrist injury, are expected to be the duo at triple-A Buffalo but the Blue Jays continue to look for more depth behind the plate.

 

 

Whoa, didn't see this... sheeeeit!

[Nafro]

I had Pentecost at 7 and if I had read this I would have moved him down. I did not rank Yorman Rodriguez, though I probably should have.

[Spanky99]

I had Pentecost at 7 and if I had read this I would have moved him down. I did not rank Yorman Rodriguez, though I probably should have.

 

Same, oh well.

[Grant77]

I had Pentecost at 7 and if I had read this I would have moved him down. I did not rank Yorman Rodriguez, though I probably should have.

 

I saw that article and still have him 6th. There just aren't many players in the system with 2-3 WAR upside and I think the talent will shine through if he's healthy. Even if a guy like Tellez works out, you probably still have to platoon him.

[Laika]

I saw that article and still have him 6th. There just aren't many players in the system with 2-3 WAR upside and I think the talent will shine through if he's healthy. Even if a guy like Tellez works out, you probably still have to platoon him.

 

Yeah the system is so weak right now that even with all of Pentecost's problems I can't really see any reasonable argument for dropping him lower than ~7th

[burlingtonbandit]

I saw that article and still have him 6th. There just aren't many players in the system with 2-3 WAR upside and I think the talent will shine through if he's healthy. Even if a guy like Tellez works out, you probably still have to platoon him.

 

I'd rather have Tellez even if he is a 1B/DH. Pentecost has no value if he isn't a catcher and the article said they still haven't fixed his shoulder yet so basically hes going to be a 1B/DH next season.

[KingKat]

The system is so thin right now that you can justify nearly any order. Presumably Alford is top 3 on every list and everything else is probably a free for all.

[Grant77]

The system is so thin right now that you can justify nearly any order. Presumably Alford is top 3 on every list and everything else is probably a free for all.

 

Almost everyone was in agreement on 2-4 in their own order, then 5-8 was another tier, followed by a huge dropoff. Three people didn't even rank the #9 prospect in their top 15.

[Atothe]

The system is so thin right now that you can justify nearly any order. Presumably Alford is #1 on every list and everything else is probably a free for all.

 

ftfy

[Spanky99]

Yeah the system is so weak right now that even with all of Pentecost's problems I can't really see any reasonable argument for dropping him lower than ~7th

 

If I had seen that article, I'd have dropped him back a couple spots, nothing dramatic, though.

[Spanky99]

Almost everyone was in agreement on 2-4 in their own order, then 5-8 was another tier, followed by a huge dropoff. Three people didn't even rank the #9 prospect in their top 15.

 

Mitch Nay?

[Spanky99]

barf

 

???

[Cyborg]

Mitch Nay?

Maese

[King]

Mitch Nay?

 

Going to guess Justin Maese

[King]

Maese

 

f*** off robot

[Laika]

Could also be Juan Meza.

 

Nay is one guy that I left off.

 

The suspense!

[Cyborg]

Could also be Juan Meza.

 

Nay is one guy that I left off.

 

The suspense!

Your dumn.

Meza was 18.

[Grant77]

It's not Nay or Maese. You'll have to wait until tomorrow.

[King]

Clinton Hollon, then

[Cyborg]

Clinton Hollon, then

Yes Hollon was my next guess.

[Spanky99]

Could also be Juan Meza.

 

Nay is one guy that I left off.

 

The suspense!

 

Nay has lost what little shine he had left for me.

[Laika]

Your dumn.

Meza was 18.

 

Im dum

[Spanky99]

Clinton Hollon, then

 

Yes Hollon was my next guess.

 

Yer dumn.

[43211234]

It's definitely Hollon. I'm pretty sure I left him off.

[Spanky99]

Godammit!!!

[Nafro]

I had Hollon at 9, I did not include Mitch Nay or DSJ. My 16-20 were Mitch Nay, Dwight Smith Jr., Roemon Fields, Jose Espada, Shane Dawson.

[Spanky99]

It's going to be neat to see the difference at all lists.

[Spanky99]

I had DSJ and Espada, obviously.

[Spanky99]

Espada was nowhere, I believe, but that kid has moved emphatically.