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

[ksangel]

Holy smokes he's a man child...1st time I've seen him on video.

[Chuck]

13 minutes ago, ksangel said:

Holy smokes he's a man child...1st time I've seen him on video.

Who? 

[ksangel]

Adell...knew he had an athletic build but an 18 year old with his physical stature...wow...now I know why others on this site are excited about him.

[Chuck]

5 minutes ago, ksangel said:

Adell...knew he had an athletic build but an 18 year old with his physical stature...wow...now I know why others on this site are excited about him.

Here's over 20 minutes of footage from last year.

 

[Chuck]

By Sam Dykstra / MiLB.com | August 28, 2017 12:45 PM ET

Angels OF Michael Hermosillo, Triple-A Salt Lake: 3-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB -- The No. 13 Angels prospect added another impressive chapter to his ascendant season Sunday with his first career two-homer game in an 8-1 win at Albuquerque. A 28th-round pick in 2013, Hermosillo put himself on the map by hitting .317/.402/.467 between Class A Burlington and Class A Advanced Inland Empire last year. He's been even better this campaign, climbing from the California to the Pacific Coast League and hitting .270/.372/.407 with career highs in homers (nine), doubles (24) and steals (32) over 112 games between Salt Lake, Double-A Mobile and Inland Empire. The 22-year-old outfielder has especially taken off at the Minors' highest level with a .310 average, .932 OPS, 11 extra-base hits and six steals in 22 games for the Bees. He's eligible for the Rule 5 Draft this offseason and should be an easy 40-man addition for Los Angeles before the mid-November deadline. Hermosillo doesn't quite have the ceiling of fellow Angels outfield prospects such as Jo Adell, Jahmai Jones, Jacob Pearson or Brandon Marsh, but he's the closest of that group to the Majors and has earned a look -- likely coming next spring.

 

Click here to see Hermosillo's 2nd blast of the game. It was a no-doubter. 

[Angel Oracle]

How can Pearson be lumped with Adell, Jones, and Marsh?

They are having a much easier time of it.

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

How can Pearson be lumped with Adell, Jones, and Marsh?

They are having a much easier time of it.

Higher draft pick I suppose. 

[Angelsjunky]

I love the fact that Hermosillo is making himself a candidate to be the starting LFer next year. Maybe this is why the Angels were OK losing Puello - they are hopeful Herm will be ready, or at least ready enough to be as good or better than Maybin/Revere this year.

[Angel Oracle]

I am sick and tired, sick and tired, sick and tired, of LF SUCKING!!!  

[Angel Oracle]

What's the consensus on how long before Thaiss can take over as starting 1B?

I'm sick and tired, sick and tired, sick and tired of CRONic inconsistent bat!!!!!!!   Dude is 27, it ain't happening!!!!!!!

[Angelsjunky]

I hear you, AO. It won't be much longer, though. If Herm starts next year he probably won't be good, but he should be at least as good as the combination of Revere/Maybin this year, maybe even a bit better. I think he'd be able to hit .250-.270ish, with an OPB of .310-.340 and an SLG in the .350-.400 range. Nothing great, but solid - especially when combined with 30+ SB. Eventually I think he can mature into hitting something like .290/.350/.430, of course by that time Jones, Adell, and Marsh will be on their way up.

[tdawg87]

4 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

I am sick and tired, sick and tired, sick and tired, of LF SUCKING!!!  

I'm guessing this is another wrestling reference I don't understand.

Settle down, AO.

[Docwaukee]

Hermosillo has a similar swing to Simmons.  

[vladdy#27]

Made a post about Thaiss a little over a week ago. He went 2-4 tonight with another XBH. He has really improved in his second month of Double-A

AB 78 Avg .295 HR 0 2B 3 OBP .378 SLG .333 BB 10 K 20 (July)
AB 77 Avg .338 HR 1 2B 11 OBP .455 SLG .519 BB 18 K 21 (August)

He has improved everywhere. He is hitting for a higher average, more extra base power, and is walking nearly as much as he is striking out. 

[Rico]

On 8/27/2017 at 10:28 AM, Angelsjunky said:

If Thaiss keeps doing what he's doing, he'll eventually hit in the .290-.300+ range, a .370+ OBP, and lots of doubles, and doubles sometimes turn into HR. But I don't see him ever hitting more than 20-25 HR a year, and maybe more in the 15-20 range.

 

So JT Snow numbers?

[Rico]

On 8/27/2017 at 11:58 AM, Angelsjunky said:

the AL cumulative average for a 1B is .261/.337/.467 this year, although that includes many players who aren't regulars. So let's say an "average everyday first baseman" hits around .270/.340/.480

Those numbers go up if you don't count Angels first basemen.

 

But more than likely, he hits somewhere in between: as I said, .290/.370/.450, which would be really nice to have in our lineup, but is not all-star caliber for a first baseman.

That is actually not far off from Wally Joyner's career line.  .289/.362/.440

 

[totdprods]

Monday, August 28th, 2017:
Salt Lake (69-66) won 3-2 vs. Tacoma (65-70)
David Fletcher: 1-4, R, HR (2), RBI, K
Michael Hermosillo: 1-4, R
Manny Banuelos: 4 IP, 2 H, BB, 2 K
Branden Pinder: 1.2 IP, H, K
Jason Gurka: IP, H, R, 0 ER, 3 K

Mobile (62-70) lost 0-4 vs. Montgomery (75-58)
Brennon Lund: 2-4, K
Matt Thaiss: 2-4, 2B, K
Taylor Ward: 1-4, E (3)
Jose Rojas: 1-3, BB, 2 K
Adam Hofacket: IP, 2 BB, K
Establishing himself firmly as a rotation/spot-start candidate...
Grayson Long: 5 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 5 K - his last 10 GS: 53.2 IP, 1.68 ERA, 19 BB, 52 K

Burlington (58-74) lost 4-5 in 7 innings vs. Beloit (61-70)
Leonardo Rivas: 1-3, 2 R, 2B, RBI, K
Jonah Todd: 1-3, BB
Brandon Sandoval: 2-4
Richard Fecteau: 3-4, RBI
Sam McDonnell: 3-4, R - hitting .324 in last 10 games
Chris Rodriguez: 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, HR
Zac Ryan: 3 IP, H, R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, E (1) - at Burlington, 13 G, 26.2 IP, 0.68 ERA, .192 BAA, 1.16 WHIP

Burlington (58-75) lost 4-8 in 8 innings vs. Beloit (62-70) - makeup of 8/27 PPD
Leonardo Rivas: 1-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, E (6)
Jonah Todd: 1-3, RBI
Stephen Kerr: 2-4, R, 2B
Elvin Rodriguez (2nd GS at Burlington): 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, 2 K, E (1)
Jonah Wesely: 1.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB

Orem (42-21) lost 3-7 vs. Grand Junction (33-31)
Jo Adell: 2-4, R, 2B, RBI, SB (2)
Brandon Marsh: 0-4, K, CS (2)
Ryan Vega: 1-4, 2 K, SB (5)
Jeyson Sanchez: 1-4, R, HR (12), RBI, K, E (4) - clubbin' away. His SLG is .974, and he has 12 home runs and 7 doubles in 20 games at Orem.
Angel Molina: 2-4, R
Mitchell Traver: 4 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 4 K
Christopher Molina: 4 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 5 BB, 4 K

[ksangel]

16 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Here's over 20 minutes of footage from last year.

 

Thanks Chuck...he looks much bigger now - especially in the posterior and upper chest...been lifting heavy weights I guess...

and his swing is much more compact and with a lot less movement...so it's good to see the Angels have focused on his hitting

[Inside Pitch]

On 8/27/2017 at 10:43 AM, Chuckster70 said:

I still dont understand why Adell hasn't played in the OF yet. It's not like he's not using his wheels on the basepaths, why not the field?

I think it may be as simple as them knowing his defense doesn't need a lot of work.   They may just be having him focus on making contact and pitch recognition.  To be honest - that may not be a bad idea - those were the parts of his game that people were mixed about.

Not that you are being critical -- but I'm finding myself questioning the Angels development staff a lot less lately.  So many guys seeing improvements in their games in the areas they needed to improve in.  

 

[tdawg87]

Rivas reminds me a lot of Callaspo but 100x more athletic.

[ScruffytheJanitor]

47 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

I think it may be as simple as them knowing his defense doesn't need a lot of work.   They may just be having him focus on making contact and pitch recognition.  To be honest - that may not be a bad idea - those were the parts of his game that people were mixed about.

Not that you are being critical -- but I'm finding myself questioning the Angels development staff a lot less lately.  So many guys seeing improvements in their games in the areas they needed to improve in.  

 

Plus, you know, promoting players before they get 12,000 ABs per level. 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

Rivas reminds me a lot of Callaspo but 100x more athletic.

He kind of reminds me of a young Francisco Lindor. 

[Angelsjunky]

Actually, Joyner is an interesting comp for Thaiss, statistically speaking at least. Snow maybe, but Joyner is closer. That said, I think Thaiss has a bit more power potential than post-1987 Joyner.

[John Smith]

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[Inside Pitch]

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