Random Cubs Musings: Minor League Edition

[Guest]

Stan Croussett ‏@Crewsett Apr 4

Jorge Soler is the 8th youngest player in the Southern League; Albert Almora's 3rd and Jeimer Candelario 7th youngest in the FSL.

 

 

EDIT - GJ by me looking at the last post

[apete6]

Stan Croussett ‏@Crewsett Apr 4

Jorge Soler is the 8th youngest player in the Southern League; Albert Almora's 3rd and Jeimer Candelario 7th youngest in the FSL.

 

 

EDIT - GJ by me looking at the last post

 

I still always think Soler is like 25 years old. Good to see that even with all of the crap he's dealt with, he's still young for his league.

 

Also, Mike [expletive] Trout. Unbelievable.

[Guest]

This isn't Cubs related, but not sure where else to put it...can somebody smarter than me tell me why the hell Matt LaPorta busted?

[XZero771679666304]

This isn't Cubs related, but not sure where else to put it...can somebody smarter than me tell me why the hell Matt LaPorta busted?

 

Injuries and poor plate discipline seem to be the most obvious answer. He swung at a lot of bad pitches and didn't make a lot of contact, and didn't take many walks.

 

We'll probably see him again, though.

[sneakypower]

Is Matt LaPorta Quad-A? (from Feb '12)

[Guest]

This isn't Cubs related, but not sure where else to put it...can somebody smarter than me tell me why the hell Matt LaPorta busted?

 

Injuries and poor plate discipline seem to be the most obvious answer. He swung at a lot of bad pitches and didn't make a lot of contact, and didn't take many walks.

 

We'll probably see him again, though.

 

But his walk rates were pretty good in the minors...?

[Cubswin11]

This isn't Cubs related, but not sure where else to put it...can somebody smarter than me tell me why the hell Matt LaPorta busted?

 

Injuries and poor plate discipline seem to be the most obvious answer. He swung at a lot of bad pitches and didn't make a lot of contact, and didn't take many walks.

 

We'll probably see him again, though.

 

But his walk rates were pretty good in the minors...?

So you're saying we should take a flyer........?

[Guest]

I am not.

[jersey cubs fan]

He's saying he's afraid of Kris Bryant.

[Guest]

He's saying he's afraid of Kris Bryant.

 

A little bit. But Bryant is better.

[imb]

wasnt laporta really fat

[Guest]

wasnt laporta really fat

Not really?

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0901/mlb.top10.prospects/images/matt-laporta.jpg

[Guest]

Side note:

 

Pretty crazy how many of these guys ended up good to very good major leaguers

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0901/mlb.top10.prospects/content.1.html

[rawaction]

wasnt laporta really fat

 

LaPortly.

[sneakypower]

dunno if it's been pointed out, but Baez's contact rate so far is 56% (was 65.5% for 2013)

 

others:

Brett Jackson - 63%

Junior Lake - 63%

Kris Bryant - 68%

Mike Olt - 72%

Vitters - 72%

Alcantara - 74%

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

dunno if it's been pointed out, but Baez's contact rate so far is 56% (was 65.5% for 2013)

 

others:

Brett Jackson - 63%

Junior Lake - 63%

Kris Bryant - 68%

Mike Olt - 72%

Vitters - 72%

Alcantara - 74%

 

http://i.imgur.com/s1ucc5K.gif

[RammyFanny]

dunno if it's been pointed out

Please point it back in.

http://thumbs.newschoolers.com/index.php?src=http://amytintera.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/tumblr_m11s9bAvDq1qjemo2o1_400.gif&size=400x1000

[jersey cubs fan]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140428/SPORTS/140429479?p=1&tc=pg

 

Bruce Miles retweeted this Almora story from Daytona.

[pitchcs]

http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20140428/SPORTS/140429479?p=1&tc=pg

 

Bruce Miles retweeted this Almora story from Daytona.

 

I hope AA ends up almost as good as AJ Hinch.

[PackLandVA]

Hope he doesn't end up as skinny as AJ. 8-[

[davell]

I asked Parks to rank our 4 young SP's in KC based on early season reports and he put them this way: Tseng, Torrez, Blackburn, and Underwood.

 

Anyone know what he had to say about Blackburn this morning in his notes?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Something I just stumbled across on BBR, for minor leaguers, they now have an age differential (AgDif,) offering that players age variance vs. the average age of their league. Differs for pitchers and position players and it gives it for each year of that players minor league career. For example, Javy Baez is -5.7, making him 5.7 years younger than the average PCL PP. Even Vitters is still -2.7, giving us a few more years to hang our hats on his age for his league. Of course, it probably lumps in the AAAAers and ex big leaguers not quite ready to call it a career, but some pretty cool toilet reading nonetheless.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

http://i.imgur.com/aDg2u1w.png?1

[sneakypower]

http://i.imgur.com/aDg2u1w.png?1

that's like a few base hits' difference, and some walks presumably earned by a guy being too old for his level

 

unless the argument is how similar the two are; there's little else to take away from that

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

yeah, that's exactly what I'm saying. except andreoli walks more and is actually a competent base stealer. i don't even know why I posted that, I think I felt compelled to give some sort of justice to andreoli for not being ranked in the top 50 when szczur was 37.