The Official Los Angeles Angels 2017 Minor League Statlines & Prospects thread

[Docwaukee]

Others at Orem today

jones 1-4,bb, double

Lund 1-3, double, 2 sb, cs

Montgomery 3-4, cs

 

[Docwaukee]

A+ allstar game.  

Tim Arakawa 1-2

[Docwaukee]

AZL

Gabriel Santana 2-4, 2rbi

Yefry Santana 2-4, sb

AA

Alcantara 4ip, 11h, 7er, 2bb, 2k.  4.61 era.  Time to start thinking about moving him to the pen.  

Caleb Adams 2-4, 2b, hr.  

AAA

Choi 2-4, bb

Towey 2-5

David Huff 6ip, 11h, 7er, 1bb, 2k.  

[Second Base]

This happened a couple days ago, but we've had a Crusito Mieses sighting in Orem. Mieses is one of the few actual upside arms the Angels have unearthed in their Dominican drought. Big, long pitcher's frame, fastball sits 92-93, good downhill slope. Raw but projectable.

[Docwaukee]

2 hours ago, ScottyA_MWAH said:

This happened a couple days ago, but we've had a Crusito Mieses sighting in Orem. Mieses is one of the few actual upside arms the Angels have unearthed in their Dominican drought. Big, long pitcher's frame, fastball sits 92-93, good downhill slope. Raw but projectable.

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[Chuck]

14 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

like a vegan porn star.

lol, awesome! 

[Second Base]

22 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

like a vegan porn star.

You sir, have descended into utter madness and have resorted to cheap jokes.  I like it. 

[John Smith]

FYI...

Taylor Blake Ward ‏@TaylorBlakeWard

many Q's regarding #Angels pitching prospect, Grayson Long, stint on DL over the last month or so - minor shoulder strain, "nothing serious"

[Second Base]

Good to hear.  I used to tweet those sorts of things, then I realized asking a player how injured he is over the internet is sort of...I dunno, messe dup.  Or at least that's how it made me feel. 

[Docwaukee]

DSL

Another hr for Angel Molina.  2-4, hr, 3rbi.  As most of the DSL guys are young and developing, there isn't much power shown.  The league leader had 11.  The top 16 had 6 or more.  Again, Molina is 18 years old.  

 

AZL

Gabriel Santana 2-4, double, bb

Ryan Vega, 2-5

Keinner Pina 2-5.  19yo Catcher from Venezuela.  

Jose Suarez 3ip, 3bb, 3k, 0er, 0h.  18yo from Venezuela.  did well in DSL last year.  55ip, 43h, 8bb, 34k. 

Sean Isaac 2ip, 0er, 0h, 3k. 23yo, 35th rounder from Vanguard

 

Orem

Thaiss 0-4.  

Jones 0-3, 2bb

Brennon Lund, 0-2, bb, sb (5)

Barash 1-3

Justus 1-3, double, 

Troy Montgomery 2-3, hr, 2rbi

Sean McDonnell 1-3, triple, sb, bb.  20yo LFer.  36th rounder in 2015.  .349 obp last year in AZL

Austin Robichaux 4ip, 1h, 0er, 0bb, 2k

Greg Belton, 1ip, 0er 23yo 27th rounder from sam houston st.  

 

AA

Eric Aguilera 4-4, double, hr (10), .283/.799.  Good line for playing you home games at Dickey Stephens.  Very consistent moving one level at a time.  .299/.833 for his minor league career.  Now 25 soon to be 26 though.  

Zach Nudig 2ip, 3h, 0er, 1k.  2.18 era for the year.  

 

AAA

Sherman Johnson 3-3, double, bb.  Up to .238/.688 after a cold start at AAA.  

Towey 2-4

Cowart 1-4, hr

Jose Valdez 1ip, 1h, 3k.  26yo with a live arm vying for a clean peanut award.  

 

 

[arch stanton]

This question is for whoever might know the answer. What kind of restrictions are put on the pitchers who just walked into pro ball? Are they telling them to avoid or limit throwing certain pitches? Are they telling them to concentrate on any one thing more than the other? I'm sure it varies from team to team.

[Second Base]

21 hours ago, arch stanton said:

This question is for whoever might know the answer. What kind of restrictions are put on the pitchers who just walked into pro ball? Are they telling them to avoid or limit throwing certain pitches? Are they telling them to concentrate on any one thing more than the other? I'm sure it varies from team to team.

It varies pitcher to pitcher. Most of them that were just signed go straight to Orem or Arizona and there isn't a ton of coaching that happens before their first game. That's why the Rookie Leagues are a tryout of sorts, just to guage where a player is to start their career. That's why most of them are on a 30-pitch pitch count to start. Now after a start or two or more importantly a couple bullpen sessions, then the pitchers start to get some feedback and instruction. But generally, starting pitchers, they want to see clean repeatable mechanics and a change up. Relievers, they just want them to keep it simple and throw strikes.

[Second Base]

Also, Brendan Sanger is heating up. He went 2-3 with 4 walks today. That'll help your OBP. Michael Hermosillo looks like a different player this year. Stronger, more relaxed, more confident in what he's doing.

[Docwaukee]

Orem

Jones 1-5

Jose Rojas 3-5 with 2 sbs.  One of which was home.  36th round pick this year from Vanguard

Jordan Zimmerman 2-5, 2 sb

Sam McDonnell 2-5, double, 2rbi

Brennan Morgan 2-5, double

Alex Abbott 1-2, 2bb. 6th rounder in 2014.  21yo who had started slow at A ball.  Strong year at orem last year.  

Nick Flair 2-4

Juan Moreno 2-4, hr, 3rbi.  Been in the org since age 17.  Now 21.  That's his first hr in 4+ years.  

 

DSL - 2 games

gm1

Angel Molina 0-2, bb, sb

Wilkel Hernandez 5ip, 2h, 0er, 1bb, 5k.  17yo from Venezuela.  6'3, 160.  125k signing bonus.  

gm 2

Angel Molina 2-4, double and an error playing 1b

Leonardo Rivas 2-4.  Another Venezuelan.  18yo SS with a .776ops and a .401 obp for the DSL team last year as a 17yo.  Stole 21 bases with 12 cs.  Off to a hot start so far with 8bb, and 6 of 9 sbs in 39 at bats.  .359/.936 in small sample.  Apparently a project defensively.  

Hector Yan 5ip, 1h, 0er, 1bb, 7k.  17yo dominican LHer signed for 80k.  Four starts now with 18ip, 12h, 0er, 9bb, 18k.  

 

 

[Docwaukee]

A

Hermosillo 3-7, double

Sanger 2-3, 4bb as scotty mentioned.  

Jared Ruxer 5ip, 3h, 0er, 0bb, 1k.  1.03era in 52.1ip with 42k.  

 

A+

Taylor Ward 2-4, rbi.  .229/.549

Tropeano got knocked around a bit.  5ip, 7h, 5r, 3er, 0bb, 7k.  Not horrible I guess and at least he'll be able to help the rotation soon.  

 

AAA

Cunningham 2-5, hr, 3rbi.  

Cowart 4-5, double, sb.  .301avg

Choi 2-5, .320 avg.  

Kyle Kendrick 6ip, 7h, 2er, 1bb, 6k.  

DeLoach 1ip, 1h.  Still yet to give up a run at AAA.  Overall, 1.45 era in 37.1ip with 40k.  

 

[TroutField]

Thanks for keeping this thread updated. It's really great to follow the few decent prospects we do have while the big league club sucks 

[Second Base]

Question....do you guys still consider Ji-man a prospect?  Personally, I do.  He hasn't had a fair shake in the majors yet (which is fair, he looked awful).  But his age, upside and performance in AAA so far make him a legitimate prospect in my book.  Not one that is buzz worthy so much, but one that may step in and surprise some people. 

What do you think?

[totdprods]

Yeah, I'd consider him a prospect. Ortega and Marte as well. They're all basically the same age. Marte has a bit more experience. Trop and Perez were close to the same type of prospect too. 

I think Eppler will keep an eye out for guys like this next year or two. 

[Docwaukee]

Choi's lack of power is going to limit him relative to his position.  But he's legit in the fact that he's a fringe major leaguer with some upside.  Certainly not time to write him off that's for sure.  When your only trick is obp, major league pitchers will exploit you unless you can actually hit the ball 

[Stax]

A nice write up on Taylor Ward.

http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/los-angeles-angels/angels-prospect-taylor-ward-remains-unfazed-constant-attention/

[Stax]

Wade Wass California League Position Player of the Week

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20160622&content_id=185638742&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_t401&sid=t401

[KevinJ14]

Orem Owlz‏@OremOwlz

ARE YOU SERIOUS!!! @jamjones7 & @_ZimmShady crush MOONSHOTS to left for the Owlz to jump ahead 3-0 after one!

[KevinJ14]

Orem Owlz‏@OremOwlz

How bout that home cookin'! Brennon Lund launches one back to BYU for a two-run shot! 5-1 Owlz B3!

[KevinJ14]

Orem Owlz‏@OremOwlz

MATT THAISS WELCOME TO OREM! He sneaks a game-tying homer down the right field line! 6-6 to the eighth!

[vladdy#27]

Hopefully that 1-4 of Jones, Thaiss, Zimmerman, and Lund can be the turn around of our system and move up the ladder together. 

 

Nonie Williams was back in there tonight, still looking for his first hit though.