Minor League Discussion & Boxes, 4-12-18

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Box Scores:

 

Iowa won 6-3 Box Score

 

CF J. Hannemann 0/5, BB, 4 K, CS (1), outfield assist at second base

LF M. Zagunis 0/2, R, 3 BB, K

C C. Gimenez 1/4, R, 2B (1), BB, K

1B T. Davis 0/2, R, RBI, 2 BB, K

3B D. Bote 2/4, R, 2B (2), 2 RBI, BB, 2 K

SS R. Court 0/4, RBI, BB, K, E (2, throw)

SP M. Roth 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 3-6 GO-FO, 76-49 pitches-strikes

RP A. Bass 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 0-0 GO-FO

RP D. Maples 1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 2 WP, 1-0 GO-FO

RP J. Hancock 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K

RP S. Simmons 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Tennessee lost 4-3 Box Score

 

SS Z. Short 0/3, R, 2 BB, 3 K, E (1, fielding)

LF C. Burks 1/4, K, HBP

3B J. Vosler 1/4, 2 RBI, BB, 2 K

RF E. Martinez 0/4

C I. Rice 1/3, BB; defense: 1/2 CS

SP D. Robinson 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 HR, 7-3 GO-FO, 81-53 pitches-strikes

RP J. Stinnett 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

Myrtle Beach lost 16-14 Box Score

 

2B A. Monasteiro 3/6, 2 R, 2B (2), 2 RBI, BB, K, E (2, fielding)

DH PJ Higgins 2/5, 2 R, HR (1), 2 RBI, BB, 2 K

C J. Pereda 2/6, R, 2 RBI; defense: pickoff at second base, 0/2 CS

1B A. Upshaw 1/5, R, RBI, BB, 3 K

SS A. Ademan 3/6, R, 2B (1), 4 RBI, 2 K

SP J. Paulino 3.1 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 6 K, 1 WP, 4-1 GO-FO, 94-50 pitches-strikes

RP C. Hockin 2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 2-1 GO-FO

 

South Bend won 5-0 Box Score

 

RF C. Singleton 2/5, 2B (4)

2B Y. Peguero 0/4, BB, SB (2)

1B J. Young 0/5, K

3B A. Filiere 2/4, 2 R, 2B (3), BB, 2 K

C M. Amaya 2/3, 2B (3), 2 RBI, BB, K; defense: 0/1 CS

LF B. Hughes 1/4

SS R. Narea 2/4, 2B (1), RBI, E (2, throw)

CF Z. Davis 1/4, RBI, K

SP T. Thomas 5 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K, 5-2 GO-FO, 65-45 pitches-strikes

RP E. de los Rios 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 4-3 GO-FO, 41-30 pitches-strikes - full season debut

[Hrubes20]

Boring pitching day. Good thing, too, as I can go at least one day now without a damn pitching prospect breaking my heart.

[ScrubMD]

Thomas done after 5 perfect, 7k.

 

Might got us another Rucker on our hands.

[Hrubes20]

I actually like Tyler Thomas, he was excellent in college and more or less has shown the same skills as a pro. He strikes me as a Tony Sipp or Duensing type, doesn't have crazy stuff or velocity but knows how to sequence his pitches. Coincidentally he's perfect through 3 with 4 Ks...

 

Amaya and Ademan continue to impress with A double apiece tonight, Amaya also has a walk.

 

I think you are getting him confused with someone else. Dude walked the entire Mountain West while at Fresno State and never had a SO/9 over 10. Even his ERAs were terrible for a collegiate prospect.

[toonsterwu]

Boring pitching day. Good thing, too, as I can go at least one day now without a damn pitching prospect breaking my heart.

 

Well, two thoughts is

 

a) It'd be the rare day, at least at the start of this season, to find exciting pitching days. Having one somewhat intriguing guy on the mound would be enough of a win.

 

b) I actually sorta mildly somewhat like Duncan Robinson, which is odd, as I've never been known to really enjoy those types of guys. We'll have to see how the peripherals hold up, but ... from what I recall, and I haven't really paid attention much, but he hits low 90's on the fastball, has a good, perhaps plus curve, and was working on cutter consistency. There's the makings of a decent arm in there ... nothing spectacular, but a decent, strike throwing, end of the rotation type arm that might be a smidgen better if the cutter takes off.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Zach Short made the fringe 5

 

Few batters in the minors last year managed to avoid both the whiff and the ground ball the way Short did. He finished among the High-A leaders in both categories after having done basically the same thing earlier in the season at Low-A. It’s the same offensive skill set possessed by Ian Kinsler and Daniel Murphy profile and Justin Turner profile — and, perhaps most notably, Cardinal infielder Matt Carpenter. Combined with defensive skills that have allowed him to make basically all his professional starts at shortstop, Short is a candidate to contribute on both sides of the ball.

 

So far, Short has replicated his success from last year, if not necessarily his process. In 30 plate appearances with Double-A Tennessee, he’s recorded a .261/.433/.478 line and 170 wRC+, placing him among the league’s leaders. He’s also basically doubled his swinging-strike rate, though, and struck out in two-fifths of his plate appearances.

 

It’s likely his success on contact regresses, but it’s also likely he begins making more contact. If he approximates his production from last season, he’ll already have considerably exceeded the typical outcome for a 17th-round pick.

[Cubswin11]

Boring pitching day. Good thing, too, as I can go at least one day now without a damn pitching prospect breaking my heart.

We should approach every pitching day in the minors as boring that way our hearts won’t be broken when the inevitable injury or suckage kicks in

[Transmogrified Tiger]

lol at "Rudyard Kipling's top draft prospect"

[Hrubes20]

I think you are getting him confused with someone else. Dude walked the entire Mountain West while at Fresno State and never had a SO/9 over 10. Even his ERAs were terrible for a collegiate prospect.

 

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/6/9/15759876/2017-fabio-ratings-of-top-draft-eligible-pitching-prospects-from-ncaa

 

He’s a contact manager who gets the whiffs and lots of popups

 

Probably arguing semantics, but other than this made up stat from a poster on another message board, there is nothing that says Thomas was "excellent" in college. He needs to be striking 12 guys out per 9 to be "excellent" while walking 5 guys per 9. Even then it's debatable.