Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-15-17

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa (game one) PPD - Wet Grounds

 

Iowa (game two) PPD - Wet Grounds

 

Tennessee lost 6-3 Box Score

 

LF C. Burks 1/5, CS (11)

SS A. Ely 1/4, R, BB, K

2B D. Bote 1/4, 2B (20), RBI, BB, 2 K

3B J. Vosler 3/4, R, 2 2B (14), BB

C I. Rice 2/4, 2B (10), 2 RBI

SP B. Anderson 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 WP, 5-2 GO-FO, E (1, throw) - rehab

SP C. Brooks 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 2-3 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach PPD - Rain

 

South Bend won 1-0 Box Score

 

3B A. Monasterio 2/3, R, BB, K

C A. Mineo 1/4, 2B (14), RBI, K

2B A. Upshaw 0/2, BB

SS I. Paredes 0/3

CF DJ Wilson 0/3, CS (5)

1B J. Martarano 02/, BB

LF L. Ayala 1/2, BB

SP J. Paulino 7.1 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 2 HBP, 8-3 GO-FO, 88-59 pitches-strikes

 

Eugene won 4-3 Box Score

 

CF Z. Davis 2/4, 2 R, K, CS (3)

SS A. Ademan 3/4, 2B (2), 2 RBI

C M. Amaya 1/4, 2B (6), 2 K

1B G. Polanco 2/4, R, K

RF B. Hughes 1/3, RBI, BB, K

DH A. Filiere 0/3, K, SB (1)

3B R. Narea 1/3, R

SP J. Albertos 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 WP, 3-5 GO-FO, 81-48 pitches-strikes

RP A. Rondon 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 2-0 GO-FO

 

AZL Cubs lost 7-0 Box Score

 

CF Y. Cuevas 0/4, K

2B Y. Perlaza 1/4, 2 E (8, fielding, fielding)

RF J. Sierra 0/4, 2 K

C K. Zamudio 0/3, 3 K, 2 PB (5)

1B R. Romano 0/3

LF C. Carrier 0/3, K

3B F. Mejia 0/3

SP R. Zastryzny 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 6-2 GO-FO - rehab

RP J. Stinnett 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 -0 GO-FO - rehab

 

DSL Cubs 1 and 2 had the day off

[CubsWin]

At the half way point in the DSL season, in my opinion these are the guys that have distinguished themselves thus far:

 

DSL 1

CF - Fernando Kelli (18, turns 19 in 2 weeks) .366/.475/.527, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 17 BB, 26 K, 28 SB, 6 CS in 131 ABs.

C - Henderson Perez (18, turns 19 next June) .273/.400/.379, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 13 BB, 16 K in 66 ABs.

SS - Christopher Morel (18, turns 19 next June) .240/.347/.385, 4 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 14 BB, 17 K in 104 ABs.

OF - Carlos Pacheco (18, turns 19 next April) .243/.405/.432, 2 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 30 BB, 33 K in 111 ABs.

 

RHP - Yovanny Cruz (17, turns 18 in 3 weeks) .294 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, .231 BAA, 31 K, 5 BB in 33.2 IP.

 

DSL 2

IF - Orion Nunez (18, turns 19 in September) .317/.385/.381, 6 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 14 BB, 8 K, 15 SB, 7 CS in 126 ABs.

C - Jonathan Soto (turned 19 a week ago) .321/.393/.434, 3 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 13 BB, 12 K in 106 ABs.

 

LHP - Didier Vargas (18, turns 19 next March) 0.62 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, .165 BAA, 20 K, 13 BB in 29.0 IP.

[weis21]

hoping Alzolay can improve on that -0.27 FIP

 

get it together, pal :?

[craig]

1. Paredes has really been looking good as a hitter. I wondered about the power pre-season; we age-assumed some power would come, but would it actually? It has, just as age-based normal.

 

2. Defense: I know it's not modern and fashionable to give any consideration defensively to errors. Sophisticated people kind of laugh at people who act as if errors are a measure of defensive effectiveness. Still, every error made is a lost out, And 10 extra errors can kind of neutralize the value of 10 extra highlight-reel plays. No idea how his range is, but Paredes has made only 6 errors. Their really is value in a guy who can consistently make the routine play. And I think a guy who doesn't make errors probably has innate hands and coordination that doesn't need to be taught; that kind of guy will probably have an easier time being reliable as a multi-position player, or in adapting to a switch to 2B or 3B.

*Zach short, the college veteran, has 17.

*Gleyber had 26 his year in Midwest, in not quite 3/2 as many games.

*Baez, 19 in the Midwest league, had 15 errors in about 2/3 as many games.

 

3. Size/build: "stout middle infielder" is what article said. There have been multiple references to Paredes being "thickly built", etc. Obviously he's not Carl Edwards or Ademan, and he won't have as much future "filling out" added strength. But after seeing the occassional game clip and stuff this summer, he isn't nearly as "stout" or "thick" as I was expecting. he seems just fine to me. is he going to be fast or transition to CF, obviously no. Is he going to physically grow into way more future BP power, no. But he certainly doesn't "eyeball" as "stout" or as having a weight problem. Not nearly as big as Baez, for example. I'm not saying he's going to be an asset defensive big-league SS; the bar there is extraordinarily high. But I'm thinking the "stout" stuff as the standard part of the narrative is overblown.

[davell]

 

Wow. Pretty cool horsefeathers.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Oh, I guess rehabbing Brett Anderson is getting the start for AA.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Oh, I guess rehabbing Brett Anderson is getting the start for AA.

who?

[craig]

Anderson gives up a 5-run 3rd.

 

Jose Paulino, after starting year on DL and then pitching poorly when he was eventually activated, has now sequenced several good starts together.

 

Would be fun to imagine him becoming a useful prospect, and that perhaps the early bad outings were his "spring training", and this is the real guy.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Albertos is actually starting for Eugene.

 

2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Jake Stinnett is alive! Threw an inning for the AZL Cubs.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Remember how fantastic Miguel Amaya was in extended? .375/.447/.613 in 94 PA with 9 BB and 2 Ks?

 

Well, he's at .202/.243/.333 in 105 plate appearances with 6 BB and 21 Ks in the NWL.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Craig Brooks has a 15/2 K/BB in his last 5 outings(8.2 IP) for Tennessee, it'll be interesting to see if he's turning a corner and regaining the form he had at Myrtle Beach(20.1 IP, 0.44 ERA, 30/6 K/BB, 1 HR).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Remember how fantastic Miguel Amaya was in extended? .375/.447/.613 in 94 PA with 9 BB and 2 Ks?

 

Well, he's at .202/.243/.333 in 105 plate appearances with 6 BB and 21 Ks in the NWL.

 

While Amaya flying into untouchable top 5-10 territory for some off ExST performance was hilarious, more funny for me as Paredes' pro numbers and lower minor numbers get skepticism from same crowd, I also see a below league average K rate by 2.5% and an IsoSLG solidly above the league average from an 18 YO C. He's doing alright, could be doing better but not [expletive] the bed or anything (it's actually .204/.243/.340 with 23 Ks in 111 today).

 

OTOH Ademan is having an outright strong showing in the NWL.

 

Oops. Guess MiLB.com most not have loaded up yesterday's stats when I looked at it.