Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 7-17-17

[David]

speaking of prospect dong videos, this might've been my favorite of that era

 

 

i think that was the night he RTd like every tweet/article that mentioned it/praised him

[craig]

CubsWin, thanks for Tseng scouting report.

 

The curious thing with him is that his walks are so low. The fastball is the easiest pitch to throw for strikes, the curve and the change the hardest. Pretty weird to have an all-offspeed-all-the-time guy walk so few.

 

As you say, a lot of curveballers can look pretty good on curveball-is-on days. But how badly do you die on days when the curveball is off? And how many of those days are there? Will be interesting to see where he goes future. Could easily imagine bouncing around as a long-term 4A guy. But could also imagine just being a pitcher, a good enough pitcher to make it to the majors and stick in some capacity.

[davell]

If I had to put out a prediction on him, I'd veer towards up and down guy. His stuff just isn't special in any way. But, if his FB command improves enough, I'd turn my guess into he's a guy that sticks in MLB long enough to at least hit his arb years and make some money.

[CubsWin]

CubsWin, thanks for Tseng scouting report.

 

The curious thing with him is that his walks are so low. The fastball is the easiest pitch to throw for strikes, the curve and the change the hardest. Pretty weird to have an all-offspeed-all-the-time guy walk so few.

 

As you say, a lot of curveballers can look pretty good on curveball-is-on days. But how badly do you die on days when the curveball is off? And how many of those days are there? Will be interesting to see where he goes future. Could easily imagine bouncing around as a long-term 4A guy. But could also imagine just being a pitcher, a good enough pitcher to make it to the majors and stick in some capacity.

Perhaps I didn't communicate clearly. He threw the FB for strikes, many of them swinging, but when he did get the call it wasn't in the hitting zone. It was fairly consistently on the black. He commanded the pitch well. Throwing it off the plate down and in and getting swings and misses, starting in the zone and having it run back on the hands to RHH or just generally keeping it low.

 

The curve he was unafraid of throwing it right over the heart of the plate. The hitters generally laid off of it and it would fall in for a strike. Or he would start it in the dead center of the hitting zone looking a meaty fastball and it would dive down to just below the knees. It would get called strikes and swings and misses on that pitch. The change was effective also.

 

He had all 3 pitches working.

[imb]

speaking of prospect dong videos, this might've been my favorite of that era

 

 

i think that was the night he RTd like every tweet/article that mentioned it/praised him

 

every minor league announcer sounds exactly like that guy