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

[ScottT]

On 5/14/2016 at 8:15 PM, Ace_TommyJohn said:

After 7 innings in Salt lake Cowart is 4-4 with 2 doubles and is batting .311/.366/462/.829 with 25 RBIs.

I doubt last year was as big of a fluke as everyone said.

I don't recall everyone saying it was a fluke.  It's reasonable to be skeptical about small sample sizes... and it was a small sample size when people started talking about him last year.  There was similar talk about a Jett Bandy hot streak.... he cooled off and ended up with decent-but-unexciting numbers for the PCL.  Same can be said for many other players.  Cowart also had been very bad in AA, then in High A.  

I'm still skeptical.  He's now hitting .290/.344/.420.  

[Brent Maguire]

Alex Klonowski might be a guy to look out for going forward. He allegedly just started using a knuckleball in game action and it's supposed to be pretty darn good. That last outing is encouraging too. More about it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alex-716523-klonowski-never.html

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

3 hours ago, ScottT said:

I don't recall everyone saying it was a fluke.  It's reasonable to be skeptical about small sample sizes... and it was a small sample size when people started talking about him last year.  There was similar talk about a Jett Bandy hot streak.... he cooled off and ended up with decent-but-unexciting numbers for the PCL.  Same can be said for many other players.  Cowart also had been very bad in AA, then in High A.  

I'm still skeptical.  He's now hitting .290/.344/.420.  

A lot of people said last year was a fluke but I'm not going to search for them now. Besides I explained that AA tried to fix what wasn't broken with his swing. It took him a long time to find it again in A ball early last year.

[Chuck]

3 hours ago, Angels_Baseball said:

Alex Klonowski might be a guy to look out for going forward. He allegedly just started using a knuckleball in game action and it's supposed to be pretty darn good. That last outing is encouraging too. More about it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alex-716523-klonowski-never.html

Awesome story. I hope Alex can continue to throw the knuckleball with success. That would be a pretty damn good repertoire of pitches.

Does anyone know what his fastball sits at? I mean if it's even in the low 90's, that knuckball + fastball combo would be devastating for a hitter to get comfortable at the plate. 

[Docwaukee]

Arakawa 2-4, bb.  .304.766

Gentry on a rehab assg.  2-4, 2rbi

Welz 2-3, 2rbi.  .315/.767

Towey 3-4, double, bb.  .281/.829

Andrew Daniel 2-2, double, bb.  .

Bo Way 2-3, 3b, rbi, bb .291

Cowart 1-4, 3b.  .289/.772.  

Kubitza 2-3, bb  .273/.795

 

 

 

[Docwaukee]

The entire org won today!!

A - 4-3

Jake Yacinich 1-4, hr.  .281/.813.  He got a late start for whatever reason.  only 32 ab so far.  

Jose Rodriguez 5ip, 7h, 2er, 0bb, 0k.  20yo from venezuela keeping his era down for the most part but some smoke and mirrors in his peripherals.  3.76era, 38.1ip, 45h, 27k.  

Adam Hofacket scoreless ip with 2k.  24k in 21.1ip so far with a 2.53era.  

A+ 5-2

Houchins 2-3, 2b.  .194. Caught a 1-40 stretch but seems to be pulling out of it.  

Jeremy Rhoades 6ip, 6h, 2er, 1bb, 6k.

AA - 6-4

Aguilera 2-4, hr(5), .288/.774

Jabari Henry 2-4, hr, 2rbi .255/.759

Jordan Kipper 7ip, 8h, 2er, 2bb, 0k, 3.63 era.  

AAA - 6-4

Cowart 3-5, 2 doubles.  .299/.799

 

[Docwaukee]

Arkansas is the only org's loss today.  Otherwise it's back to back

A

Delph 2-3, 2bb, rbi

Gatto 5ip, 3h, 0er, 3k.  only 62 pitches.  

A+

Welz 1-3, rbi

Arakawa 1-3, 2bb

Adams, 1-4

Moyer 1-4, double

Wade Wass 2-3, hr

AA

Alex Yarbrough 0-5, .225 at AA.  apparently he's broken

Bo Way 2-4, double, .306

Cal Towey 1-3, 2bb.  

AAA

Cunningham 4-5, 2rbi, 2 doubles

Choi 3-5, double

Marte 2-5, double, 4 rbi

Cowart 2-5, double .303/.805

Kubitza 2-5

Nate Smith 6ip, 7h, 2er, 2bb, 3k

 

[NrM]

The fuck happen to Baldoquin? I remember him coming back from an injury in early may. Checked his stats. He played 2 games in early may after missing almost all of april.

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

The fuck happen to Baldoquin? I remember him coming back from an injury in early may. Checked his stats. He played 2 games in early may after missing almost all of april.

Reaggravated his hamstring. Back on the DL.

[Lou]

Bo Way was batting .263 on 5/16. One week later, he's batting .306 after going 11-20 this past week.

Digging deeper, he's been incredibly streaky this year (this breakdown includes every game played):

4-23     (.173)

23-57   (.404)

3-34     (.088)

11-20   (.550)

_____________

41-134  (.306)

 

 

Edited May 24, 2016 by Lou

[wopphil]

Baldoquin is looking as though he will go down as one of Dipoto's biggest mistakes as GM.

[Angel Oracle]

If I'm the scout who recommended Baldoquin, I'd stay away from Eppler for a while.

[Docwaukee]

23 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

The fuck happen to Baldoquin? I remember him coming back from an injury in early may. Checked his stats. He played 2 games in early may after missing almost all of april.

Baldoquin is barely on the radar for the worst farm system in baseball.  What does that tell you?

[Docwaukee]

Andrew Daniel 2-4, hr

Marte 2-3, bb

Mcgowin 6ip, 5h, 3er, 5bb, 3k.  

Cowart DNP.  

[Docwaukee]

A

Jose Rodriguez 5ip, 7h, 2er, 1bb, 6k.  3.74era

Luis Pena 4ip, 2h, 0er, 1bb, 6k.  3.04era, 26.2ip, 21h, 14bb, 33k.  20yo Rher from the DR.  Longest outing of the season.  Wonder if they are ramping him up to start.  

A+  

Jeremy Rhoades 3.2ip, 7er. 5.77era. Tough season so far.

Caleb Adams 0-2, 2bb.  .301avg.  .782ops.

AA

Kipper 6.2ip, 5h, 1er, 2bb, 3k.  3.39era.  63.2ip, 58h, 16bb, 32k.  

Cal Towey 3-3, 2bb, 2 doubles. .301avg.  .866ops

Aguilera 3-5, 3 doubles.  2rbi.  .283/.777

AAA

Marte 3-4, double, hr, rbi.  up to .267.  14 for his last 22.  

[Angel Oracle]

On May 24, 2016 at 4:45 AM, Lou said:

Bo Way was batting .263 on 5/16. One week later, he's batting .306 after going 11-20 this past week.

Digging deeper, he's been incredibly streaky this year (this breakdown includes every game played):

4-23     (.173)

23-57   (.404)

3-34     (.088)

11-20   (.550)

_____________

41-134  (.306)

 

 

Minor league Cron

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Minor league Cron

Exactly what I was thinking

[Blarg]

On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 0:48 PM, Angels_Baseball said:

Alex Klonowski might be a guy to look out for going forward. He allegedly just started using a knuckleball in game action and it's supposed to be pretty darn good. That last outing is encouraging too. More about it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/alex-716523-klonowski-never.html

Only a guy named Klonowski could be the perfect fit for a knuckleball. Imagine the nickname for strike outs, it is pretty simple, Klown-outski.

[Docwaukee]

Still don't understand why more guys don't try the knuckle ball.  

[tdawg87]

34 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Only a guy named Klonowski could be the perfect fit for a knuckleball. Imagine the nickname for strike outs, it is pretty simple, Klown-outski.

That sounds more like a nickname AO would give him when he gives up 9 runs. 

[Docwaukee]

A - won 8-0

Jared Foster 2-4, 2hr, 5rbi.  .266/.793.  Still like his upside.  One of the few guys in our system who could end up a player.  Long way to go, but the athleticism is there for sure.  

Jose Rodriguez 5ip, 1h, 0er, bb, 4k.  3.35 era.  20yo showing some promise.  

Luis Pena, 4ip, 0h, 0er, 5k.  Another 20yo who's innings per appearance have been ramping up.  4 in each of his last couple.  38k in 30.2ip.  

BTW, you may have noticed those two young guns combined for a 1 hitter.  

 

A+ - lost 6-1.  18-35 overall.  tough season so far.  

Arakawa, 2-4.  .292/.749.  One of the lone bright spots for the team so far.  

 

AA - lost 10-2

Caleb Adams, 2-5, rbi.  Just called up to AA.  .289/.757 at A+

Cal Towey, 2-4, rbi.  .306/.884.  

 

AAA lost 5-1

Choi 0-1 and pulled after 2 PA.  .320/.906 in 50 AB since joining the bees.  

Cowart 2-3, double, bb.  .310/.825.  Continues to prove that last year wasn't a fluke.  Happy b-day btw.  24yo today.  

 

 

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

Happy Birthday Kaleb, give him a great present with a permanent call up to take over 3B sometime in July, trade Cron (hopefully building some value by then), and insert Escobar as the DH.    Then worry about 2017 at 1B/DH in the off-season.

[Docwaukee]

Dominican Summer league started today.  They won 6-3

A

Sanger 3-5 with 2hrs and a double.  3rbi.  Hopefully this gets him going.

Jared Ruxer 5ip, 5h, 0er, 0bb, 3k.  1.21 era 35k in 37.1ip

A+

Arakawa 2-4, .300

Welz 3-4

AA two games

Daniel 4-5, 2 double, 3rbi, bb

AAA lost 14-13

Sherman 2-4, 2hrs, 3rbi, bb

Choi 2-4, hr, 4rbi, bb

Austin Cousino 4-5, 4rbi 

McGowin 2.2ip, 9h, 8er, 3bb, 2k

 

[Chuck]

Despite an awful first few weeks in AAA, Sherman Johnson has picked it up of late. His slash line for the year sits now at .280/.358/.518 ... He has more HR (8) than Cowart, Cunningham and Kubitza combined, all of whom have played 2+ months in the hitter friendly PCL. 

Meanwhile, Cowart continues to hit above .300, get on base and play incredible defense at SS. 

I wonder why they're playing him there a lot recently, especially with Simmons coming back in a week (starts a rehab tomorrow). 

Could the Angels seriously have found an adequate replacement at SS defensively in Cowart who scouts are raving about with the glove? Maybe they're preparing themselves to sell at the deadline in case we're out of it?!?! Just a thought. I'd like to see Cowart get some chances in LF, which is a big black hole for this team. 

[kingsosha]

Bo Way and Cal Towey are gems.