Minor League Discussion & Boxes 7-5-14

[NOLA]

Damnit... I'm supposed to be moving to San Diego at the end of the month, but Iowa is going to be in New Orleans at the end of July and Tennessee will be in Mobile the first week of August. I may need to come up with an excuse to stick around an extra week.

I am absolutely going to all 5 games games at NO Zephyr Field. It's the first few days of my vacation.

[Guest]

Damnit... I'm supposed to be moving to San Diego at the end of the month, but Iowa is going to be in New Orleans at the end of July and Tennessee will be in Mobile the first week of August. I may need to come up with an excuse to stick around an extra week.

 

First time in the history of mankind someone has cursed moving from the Deep South to San Diego in the heart of summer. Your Cub fandom is strong.

[illiniguy]

Damnit... I'm supposed to be moving to San Diego at the end of the month, but Iowa is going to be in New Orleans at the end of July and Tennessee will be in Mobile the first week of August. I may need to come up with an excuse to stick around an extra week.

I am absolutely going to all 5 games games at NO Zephyr Field. It's the first few days of my vacation.

I take it you have no kids? I go to a game and watch maybe two innings.

[rawaction]

Anybody seen a Smokies lineup?

[Gilby]

Anybody seen a Smokies lineup?

 

Neither Soler nor Russell are in it

[Vinestal]

Anybody seen a Smokies lineup?

 

Neither Soler nor Russell are in it

That [expletive] sucks

[Gilby]

Holy cow, I knew there was a reason I hadn't checked a Smokies box score since Bryant left. You certainly wouldn't know we have the #1 ranked system looking at that lineup.

[Clem Fandango]

Damnit... I'm supposed to be moving to San Diego at the end of the month, but Iowa is going to be in New Orleans at the end of July and Tennessee will be in Mobile the first week of August. I may need to come up with an excuse to stick around an extra week.

 

First time in the history of mankind someone has cursed moving from the Deep South to San Diego in the heart of summer. Your Cub fandom is strong.

 

Hahahaha. Don't get me wrong I'm excited about the move, but recent Cubs related events make this a real problem for me, lol

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Ho-hum. Alcantara BBs to lead off Iowa's game, Baez doubles him in.

[Gilby]

lol, Bryant is now hitting .375 with Iowa.

[Brian]

What's going to be more annoying him not being called up after abusing AAA for half a year, or him being sent back to Iowa after hitting like .600 in Spring Training?

[Vinestal]

Ho-hum. Alcantara BBs to lead off Iowa's game, Baez doubles him in.

Then Bryant doubled Baez in, it's glorious!

[JonJayCutler]

I couldn't realistically expect a prospect to play any better than Bryant has. Yeah, a lower K% would be nice, but for Christ sake the guy has been a .351 hitter in the minors with a 1.142 OPS, while playing at every level of MiLB. That's stupid. Just for kicks, can anybody find any current star big leaguers that have that kind of minor league OPS?

 

I'm not saying... I'm just saying.

[Tryptamine]

I couldn't realistically expect a prospect to play any better than Bryant has. Yeah, a lower K% would be nice, but for Christ sake the guy has been a .351 hitter in the minors with a 1.142 OPS, while playing at every level of MiLB. That's stupid. Just for kicks, can anybody find any current star big leaguers that have that kind of minor league OPS?

 

I'm not saying... I'm just saying.

 

Sometimes I wonder if Bryant was a putting up a sub 20% K rate rather than an elite prospect, would we be talking about him like a generational talent?

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Anyone have Baez stats since Bryant or Manny has arrived?

[Guest]

I couldn't realistically expect a prospect to play any better than Bryant has. Yeah, a lower K% would be nice, but for Christ sake the guy has been a .351 hitter in the minors with a 1.142 OPS, while playing at every level of MiLB. That's stupid. Just for kicks, can anybody find any current star big leaguers that have that kind of minor league OPS?

 

I'm not saying... I'm just saying.

 

Sometimes I wonder if Bryant was a putting up a sub 20% K rate rather than an elite prospect, would we be talking about him like a generational talent?

 

Like Rizzo?

[treebird]

I couldn't realistically expect a prospect to play any better than Bryant has. Yeah, a lower K% would be nice, but for Christ sake the guy has been a .351 hitter in the minors with a 1.142 OPS, while playing at every level of MiLB. That's stupid. Just for kicks, can anybody find any current star big leaguers that have that kind of minor league OPS?

 

I'm not saying... I'm just saying.

 

i typed a bunch of names into baseball reference and didn't come up with much.

 

that said, it's important to remember that, as putting up crazy minor league numbers goes, bryant really does have all the best of it. this is in no way meant to discount his prospect status or anything, but a lot of guys who go on to become big-time hitters are ONE playing professionally before they are 21 and TWO not held down in the minors to maximize pre-free agency value.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

his wOBA is now higher than it was in Tenn

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Like Rizzo?

 

Basically. As far as the bat goes, that comp looks really strong to me as far as being same age at Iowa and doing the same things.

 

Rizzo is strikeoutier but also had a lot less pro experience including no previous stint at AAA.

[Clem Fandango]

Rizzo is strikeoutier but also had a lot less pro experience including no previous stint at AAA.

 

Did you mean Bryant there?

[Guest]

Rizzo is strikeoutier but also had a lot less pro experience including no previous stint at AAA.

 

Did you mean Bryant there?

 

Yeah...was about to say...

[Guest]

almora's average back up to .270

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

if he's regained last year's form the system gets even more ridiculous

[rawaction]

almora's average back up to .270

 

His OBP is like .274 though.

[Clem Fandango]

almora's average back up to .270

 

His OBP is like .274 though.

 

Yeah, but it's a really sexy .274