Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-29-13

[Guest]

Just how much does the FSL suppress hitting numbers?

 

I only ask to provide some context for Soler and Baez's numbers now and going forward (and because Torreyes did surprisingly poorly there last year).

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/season-preview/2013/2614870.html

[Guest]

Just how much does the FSL suppress hitting numbers?

 

I only ask to provide some context for Soler and Baez's numbers now and going forward (and because Torreyes did surprisingly poorly there last year).

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/season-preview/2013/2614870.html

 

Awesome. Thanks!

[sneakypower]

From looking over his career statistics, maybe a good comparison for Torreyes is Jeff Keppinger? Keppinger had a touch more power while Torreyes might be a little better defensively. Keppinger hasn't had the greatest of careers, but hitters with that level of production should be more valuable than they were even a few years ago due to declining offense. The nice thing about Torreyes too is that his skill set should give him a lesser chance of busting than most prospects. I'm very interested to watch him as he gets more data at AA.

i actually wondered the same thing a while back

 

updated:

Torreyes (milb 5.5% K, .139 ISO, .333 babip)

Keppinger (milb 5.7% K, .100 ISO, .332 babip)

 

like i said in the previous post though, the big difference here is Ronald is four years ahead of Keppinger's development, so if we feel that he might have further development to do, his potential should be even better than a Keppinger career arc

 

i still think Polanco can be the hope for him, and Pedroia* the dream - his early BB numbers are encouraging on this front

 

*it's important to remember here Pedroia hits 2/3 more doubles at Fenway and his career .287/.358/.420 line is probably more representative of the real Pedroia

[Guest]

Apparently the I-Cubs hit Randy Wells so hard he decided to retire from Baseball.

[jersey cubs fan]

Apparently the I-Cubs hit Randy Wells so hard he decided to retire from Baseball.

 

Wow, is he even 30 yet?

 

Did he just create a twitter account to announce this retirement? Or is it a fake?

 

https://twitter.com/rdwells36

 

Tweets

Randy Wells ‏@rdwells36 4m

@Schmutzie_ 4.08era in 530ip is bad?

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Randy Wells ‏@rdwells36 24m

A kid drafted in the 38th round as a Catcher makes it to the bigs as a Starting Pitcher. Grateful for my opportunities, still love the game.

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Randy Wells ‏@rdwells36 28m

@WayneShafer1 Thanks

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Brian Wolf ‏@WolfCubsfan 34m

@rdwells36 What are ur plans next Randy? U planning on staying around the game?

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Randy Wells ‏@rdwells36 1h

Grateful for the Chicago fans that stuck with me throughout the years.

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Randy Wells ‏@rdwells36 1h

It's true I have retired. I would like to thank everyone in my life for supporting me for so long. It's been a great ride. On to the next...

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Edited April 30, 2013 by jersey cubs fan

[Guest]

Apparently the I-Cubs hit Randy Wells so hard he decided to retire from Baseball.

Bummer for Randy.

 

btw - I believe it was Neal Cotts who got the win in that game.