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  1. Hrubes20
    A no-doubter after a patient 10-pitch at bat... [tweet] [/tweet] That's his 2nd HR in 7 games at Eugene after hitting only 4 in 58 games in college this year. First one was oppo, and that one was pulled. I like it. Can't help but see a potential Coco Crisp-type player if he can keep it up. Maybe more Rajai Davis, but you get the drift. 4th OFer type that wouldn't crap the bed if forced into a regular time role for awhile.
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    Seeing Keegan Thompson going today made me think of the top prospect list over at Bleachernation. I normally don't read anything over there written by Luke Blaize, but had some time to kill (apologies Luke, if you post over here as well). It's pretty awful, IMO. 1. Miguel Amaya 2. Keegan Thompson 3. Nico Hoerner 4. Alex Lange 5. Erich Uelmen 6. Adbert Alzolay 7. Jonathan Sierra 8. Cole Roederer 9. Erick Leal 10. Aramis Ademan 11. Nelson Velazquez 12. Matt Swarmer 13. Brailyn Marquez 14. Zack Short 15. Brennen Davis 16. Duncan Robinson 17. Charcer Burks 18. Jhonny Pereda 19. Brendon Little 20. Reivaj Garcia 21. Trevor Clifton 22. Ian Rice 23. Cory Abbott 24. Dakota Mekkes 25. Jose Albertos 26. Justin Steele 27. Bryan Hudson 28. D.J. Wilson 29. Jared Young 30. Jason Vosler 31. Andruw Monasterio 32. Trent Giambrone 33. Luke Reynolds 34. Wyatt Short 35. Michael Rucker 36. Javier Assad 37. Craig Brooks 38. Roberto Caro 39. Fernando Kelli 40. Grant Fennell
  3. Hrubes20
    There is a possibility I was wrong about richan. I really hope I was wrong as well. I haven't had time to watch hardly any minor league games lately, and I would like to know if his secondaries are actually flashing, or if it's just a case of a collegiate starter with plus command of a 50-55 fastball mowing down short season hitters.
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    It's been his 4-seam velocity for several years now. He doesn't touch any higher than that. Not sure this is true so much as he hasn’t sat 93-96 like he may have as a freshman Which part? There is ample evidence that he hasn't been more than 90-92 for the past 3 baseball seasons. He could have touched higher than that for a pitch or two at some point I suppose. I haven't seen a report of him hitting more than 93 since he came into the organization, and I'm guessing it was rounded up from 92.5.
  5. Hrubes20
    Woof. Ugly day on the farm. Velazquez with the golden sombrero.
  6. Hrubes20
    I'm not that worried about the fastball velocity. It feels like he's throwing a lot more 2-seamers now than before, and it's obviously not going to top out at as high a velocity. If there are reports that his 4-seamer is sitting there ... then I'd be a touch concerned. It's been his 4-seam velocity for several years now. He doesn't touch any higher than that.
  7. Hrubes20
    Dang. I liked what little I read about this kid. Apparently he is recovering from having a hamate bone removed. But I suppose one has to give something up when acquiring 2012 vintage Cole Hamels.
  8. Hrubes20
    That's obviously a valuable player, but not quite the "#1 overall pick type talent" that I was led to believe.
  9. Hrubes20
    Yeah, Garcia has been impressive. He's not a tiny guy like a Roni Torreyes, so there is hope that he can fill out and add some power. Cruz is the one with the heavy fastball and the good changeup, right?
  10. Hrubes20
    D.J. Artis notched his first professional hit and stolen base.
  11. Hrubes20
    Weber playing SS tonight for Eugene. That's new.
  12. Hrubes20
    And the MFer went and got HBP again. At least he stayed in the game after that though. He has reached base 5 times in 8 professional PAs, with the 2 HBPs and 3 BBs.
  13. Hrubes20
    Is TCR not working again for anyone else? I want to see if AZPhil has posted anything and can't access the page.
  14. Hrubes20
    Huh? A prep player that is throwing 94 at 18, will in the vast majority of cases, still be throwing 94 as a 21 year old as long as his arm has been healthy. There have been some studies showing this. The studies were actually aimed at finding out the percentage of players that see their velocity increase from their prep years. (spoiler, actually not that many).
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    I honestly can't think of one guy who had such a drop in velo during his college years; still didn't gain anything back after a year of professional coaching; and then went on to suddenly find that lost velocity again after 3-4 years. But then again we are dealing with a fairly rare situation in the first place. I mean, the first part alone probably limits the sample size immensely. Healthy arms don't generally lose velocity at all during a player's late teens and early 20's.
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    I don't know if that velocity from 4 years ago is going to return (it could), but if he's gonna have a monster K day, it's likely going to be because of the excellent change up he was showing earlier this season. The velocity bit was tongue in cheek. It’s never coming back. Lange has really been quite terrible of late. May as well join the rest of the preseason pitching prospects we cared about.
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    I know Gaston has the tinge of a potential failed PED test. Wonder if Osiel does too. Yeah, it's got to be something. I know most of the IFA money was already spent when Rodriguez became available, but I'm sure some team somewhere would have been willing to give him more than $600K otherwise.
  18. Hrubes20
    Lange needs to have a monster K day today. And to also get back the 3-4 mph on his fastball from his Frosh year at LSU.
  19. Hrubes20
    You guys realize I said Trevor Cahill-esque CAREER, right? They aren't anywhere near the same type of pitcher and I would never compare the two in those terms. You could substitute Trevor Cahill for Clayton Richard, Dustin McGowan, Jeff Locke, Chad Gaudin, etc. Basically any pitcher that got some big league innings making some starts at the back end of a rotation and also in middle relief. Cahill is probably on the highest end of that though, as he threw 200 innings for the Dbacks in 2012. That's probably not happening for Robinson.
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    He has some pretty good numbers there, what kind of stuff does he have/throw? So I believe he has no true "plus" pitch. His fastball is in the low-90's and his best pitch is probably his curveball. Throws strikes and has 4 or 5 pitches. I read he was working on a cutter. Not sure how good or effective it is. I think he learned that pitch from pitching coach (and former MLB pitcher) Brian Lawrence while he was in South Bend. His profile is that of a BOR starter. His stuff isn't great and that's probably why he hasn't been listed on national prospect lists for the Cubs' system. I think he could end up being similar to Luke Farrell as a guy we call up next year as a spot starter. I know that isn't exciting, but there is value in having someone like that. This is my understanding as well. You're probably looking at a Trevor Cahill-esque career if things bounce right. That's pretty fantastic for a 9th round pick who came over 100K underslot as a senior sign.
  21. Hrubes20
    Yeah, I need Babe Roederer to come back. The current version isn't as fun.
  22. Hrubes20
    Roederer with another tough game. 0-4 with 3 Ks.
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    [tweet]https://twitter.com/EmilyCWaldon/status/1022946952269455360[/tweet] No idea about her reliability.
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    I was going to mention this. Several of the signings aren't official yet because the prospect hasn't turned 16.
  25. Hrubes20
    Edmond Americaan with another good game. He's old for a JuCo guy (21), but he certainly appears to be performing up to his scouting report (speedy CF that can get on base). The speed added to the system from the 2018 draft is pretty impressive.
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