The Official 2018 Minor League Statline and Prospect Discussion Thread

[totdprods]

I don't think Walsh has nearly the potential of Thaiss, I jut like the idea of his utility being a little more useful to experiment right now. I picture a left-handed Marte-type offensive player who can pitch in a pinch to save the pen.

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

I don't think Walsh has nearly the potential of Thaiss, I jut like the idea of his utility being a little more useful to experiment right now. I picture a left-handed Marte-type offensive player who can pitch in a pinch to save the pen.

agree.  although, practically speaking, with the rosters expanding, they probably won't need the 'save the pen' much the rest of the year.  but if he can be a 4th/5th OFer, backup 1bman, power PHer from the left side and pitch about 10-15 innings in relief next year, that would be kinda cool.  

[totdprods]

2 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

agree.  although, practically speaking, with the rosters expanding, they probably won't need the 'save the pen' much the rest of the year.  but if he can be a 4th/5th OFer, backup 1bman, power PHer from the left side and pitch about 10-15 innings in relief next year, that would be kinda cool.  

It'd be more for his utility next season. But given that he's Rule V eligible and comes with options in a role that could be similar to Marte, I think it'd be worth adding him now, bumping Jefry by the offseason, and using JMF/Walsh, both with options, in the same roles occupied by Valbuena and Marte this year. They'd need another MLB-caliber bat in that mix as well, but with both having options that's a lot more manageable. 

May as well test him out some this September and see if his development this year is transferable to a big-league level, because it'll only get harder as Thaiss pushes for MLB play.

[Scott34]

Anyone have a scouting report on D'Shawn Knowles? 

[totdprods]

August 27th, 2018

Salt Lake (68-64) at Fresno/HOU (77-55)
Cancelled - water main break

Mobile (65-65) lost 0-2 at Pensacola/CIN (65-66)

• Sandoval: 2-4, 2B, BB, 2 K
• Sanger: 0-2, 2 BB, K - slashing .229/.426/.429/.854 with 12 BB, 12 K in 12 G since being bumped back to AA
• Ball: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Beasley: 3 IP, H, BB, 2 K - ERA down to 2.73 in 108.2 IP on the year at A/A+/AA

Inland Empire (65-68) lost 1-10 vs. Rancho Cucamonga/LAD (82-51) 

• Hunter: 2-4, BB, K, 2 SB (3)
• Marsh: 1-1, 3 BB
• Mathews: 4 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 9 K
• Diaz: IP, H, 3 K

Burlington (50-79) lost 1-4 vs. Quad Cities/HOU (76-58)

• Rivas: 0-3, BB, 2 K
• Krzeminski: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, HR - in 38 G/89.2 IP, the RHP has a 2.01 ERA, .258 BAA, 1.32 WHIP, 34 BB, 70 K, 3 HR allowed - 1.95 career pro ERA in 120 IP
• Benitez: 3.2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BB, 8 K 

Orem (19-47) lost 1-6 vs. Ogden/LAD (43-24)

• Jackson: 2-4, 2 K, SB (3)
• Maitan: 0-3, R, BB, K
• Knowles: 3-4, RBI, SB (2), CS (3)
• Sala: 2-3, 2B, K - slashing .340/.389/.540/.929 in second half (14 G/50 AB) with 7 XBH, 3 BB, 6 K

AZL Angels (16-38) lost 4-18 vs. AZL Indians 2 (32-24)

• Ozoria: 2-5, 2 R
• De La Cruz: 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, K
• English: 2-4, R, K - not talked about much, but important to remember he is only 17 years old, and going at it as a 2-way player. Only DHing this year, but .220/.325/.260/.585 hints that he isn't totally lost up there and in my opinion, is a pretty strong debut  - 100 AB, 11 BB, 34 K, 4 doubles, 4-4 in SB attempts. 
• Robinson: IP, H, 2 K - 20.1 IP, 0.44 ERA, .186 BAA, 0.69 WHIP, 1 BB, 22 K (!!!)
   

[tdawg87]

9 hours ago, Scott34 said:

Anyone have a scouting report on D'Shawn Knowles? 

He's black and he's a manchild.

[Lou]

13 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

He's black and he's a manchild.

rasexagist 

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

He's black and he's a manchild.

“Go on”

-Lou

[HaloNArizona]

5 hours ago, totdprods said:

August 27th, 2018

Salt Lake (68-64) at Fresno/HOU (77-55)
Cancelled - water main break

 

 

[NachoPop]

Patrick Sandoval with another good start for Mobile: 

4IP  3H  8SO  0ER

ERA down to 1.23

[SLCHalo]

Canning struggling through 2 innings giving up 6 hits and 2 ER. Jared Walsh and Jabari Blash hit back to back home runs on 2 pitches. Blash's was demolished and went about 500 ft. 

[SLCHalo]

1 minute ago, SLCHalo said:

Canning struggling through 2 innings giving up 6 hits and 2 ER. Jared Walsh and Jabari Blash hit back to back home runs on 2 pitches. Blash's was demolished and went about 500 ft. 

And Triunfel just hit a 2 run HR for the 3rd HR in the inning

[Broad Street]

15 minutes ago, SLCHalo said:

Canning struggling through 2 innings giving up 6 hits and 2 ER. Jared Walsh and Jabari Blash hit back to back home runs on 2 pitches. Blash's was demolished and went about 500 ft. 

Amazing how Blash can demolish AAA pitching and not MLB pitching

[tdawg87]

35 minutes ago, NachoPop said:

Patrick Sandoval with another good start for Mobile: 

4IP  3H  8SO  0ER

ERA down to 1.23

This fuckin guy

[Angel Oracle]

Sandoval since the trade:

30 innings, 14 hits, 42/11 Ks/BBs, 0.60 ERA, 0.83 WHIP

[totdprods]

And he was still just a blip on the Astros SP prospect depth.

[Chuck]

 

[tdawg87]

Absolutely in the top 10 now. I think he and Suarez are back-to-back.

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, totdprods said:

And he was still just a blip on the Astros SP prospect depth.

15-20 for them but they are much heavier on pitching than position players 

[Angel Oracle]

Jerez was sent back to SLC.

Hope he can work out the control issues.   He has the stuff.

[Tank]

4 hours ago, Kody Mac said:

Amazing how Blash can demolish AAA pitching and not MLB pitching

yeah, pretty mind boggling, isn't it?

i wonder how you fix something like this. kid definitely has some serious power.

and once they can figure it out with him, then they can work on cowart.

[arch stanton]

Randy Bass hit 440 HRs between the minors and Japan. Was so good that when he was threatening to break Oh's single season record they walked him every time. He hit 9 ML HRs in parts of 6 seasons

[totdprods]

August 28th, 2018

Salt Lake (69-64) won 10-6 vs. Reno/ARI (68-66)

• Hermosillo returns from the DL 0-4, R, K 
• Rengifo: 2-5, R, 3B, RBI, K
• Thaiss: 2-5, R, 2 K
• Walsh: 2-4, R, HR (7), 2 RBI, BB - 28th HR on the year
• Blash: 3-5, R, HR (27), 2 RBI, K, 2 E, OF assist
• Way: 3-4, 2 R, RBI, K - slashing .343/.380/.422/.801 in 27 AAA G and 102 AB, and .310/.388/.380/.768 on the season in 62 G/213 AB at AA/AAA with 22 BB to 34 K and he's pitched 5.1 IP, allowing a 3.38 ERA, .263 BAA, and 2 BB, 4 K
• Triunfel: 2-4, R, 2B, HR (4), 3 RBI, CS - slashing .289/.317/.505/.822 in 29 AAA games - 24-yr old IF prospect was plucked from Rangers org last year
• Canning: 5 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 83 pitches, 56 strikes
• Rhoades: IP, BB, K - since the All-Star break, 19 G/23.2 IP - 0.38 ERA, .217 BAA, 8 Bb, 24 K
• Morris: IP, 2 K - .196 BAA, 1.27 WHIP in second half vs. .288 BAA, 1.71 WHIP in first half

Mobile (65-66) lost 4-5 at Pensacola/CIN (66-66) in 10 innings

• Jones: 0-5, 3 K - hitting .129 in last 10 games
• Gibbons: 3-5, 2B, RBI
• B. Sandoval: 2-4, R, BB, K, SB (13), CS (5)
• P. Sandoval: 4 IP, 3 H, 8 K - since joining org, 6 G/29.1 IP, 0.61 ERA, .139 BAA, 12 BB, 42 K
• Alexander: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K

Inland Empire (65-69) lost 1-3 vs. Lake Elsinore/SDG (64-70)

• Hunter, Jr.: 1-3, SB (4)
• Marsh: 0-3, BB
• Madero: 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 9 K - in 9 GS at IE: 2.44 ERA, .246 BAA, 1.20 WHIP, 12 BB, 46 K in 44.1 IP
• Hanewich: IP, BB - 1.73 ERA, .171 BAA in 41.2 IP at IE, 28 BB, 49 K

Orem (19-48) lost 1-4 vs. Ogden/LAD (44-24)

• Jackson: 0-4, 2 K
• Maitan: 1-4, K, SB (1)
• Knowles: 0-4, 4 K
• Yan: 4 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB, 3 K - the 19-yr old LHP has a 3.38 ERA in 9 GS / 26.2 IP at Orem, with a .250 BAA, 17 BB, 26 K - a solid season for one of our more promising pitching prospects 
• Pina: 3 IP, H, ER, BB, 4 K - 19-yr old 6'4" RHP came stateside midseason. On the year (DSL/AZL/Orem) he has a 3.70 ERA, .229 BAA, 1.23 WHIP in 41.1 IP with 16 BB, 56 K, 1 HR allowed

[totdprods]

9 hours ago, Dochalo said:

15-20 for them but they are much heavier on pitching than position players 

Houston's MLB rotation is already nuts (only 7 SP used this year - two of whom only with 1 GS so far), but take a look at the other Houston SP in the minors either ahead of Sandoval at AAA/AA or on par with him at A+/AA...

Josh James (AA/AAA): 21 GS, 3.23 ERA, .191 BAA  in 114.1 IP with 171 (!) strikeouts
Trent Thornton (AAA): 21 GS, 4.14 ERA in 119.2 IP, with 29 walks to 117 strikeouts
Rogelio Armenteros (AAA): 20 GS, 3.65 ERA in 113.1 IP and 127 K
Brock Dykxhoorn (AA/AAA): 20 GS, 3.78 ERA in 116.2 IP, 100 hits, 36 walks, 110 strikeouts
Corbin Martin (A+/AA): 20 GS, 2.33 ERA in 116 IP, .193 BAA, 33 walks, 117 strikeouts
Cy Sneed (AAA): 19 GS, 3.91 ERA in 122 IP, 112 strikeouts
Ryan Hartman (AA): 17 GS, 2.75 ERA.239 BAA in 114.2 IP with 25 walks to 134 strikeouts
Brandon Bailey (A+/AA): 16 GS, 2.53 ERA in 117.1 IP with a .203 BAA and 133 strikeouts
Brandon Bielak (A+/AA): 15 GS, 2.09 ERA in 112 IP with 91 hits allowed, 37 BB, 128 K
Akeem Bostick (AA): 15 GS, 3.48 ERA in 93 IP with 35 BB, 97 K
Framber Valdez (AA/AAA): 14 GS, 4.11 ERA, 103 IP, 32 BB, 129 K
Hector Perez (A+/AA): 13 GS, 3.73 ERA, 89.1 IP, only 62 hits, 48 BB, 101 strikeouts



Really, the only SP ahead of Sandoval in the Angels org would be Canning and Suarez...
The farm has come a long, long way, but there's still a huge gap separating us from the Top 10 farms. We're pretty middle-of-the-pack in my book, and really need this year's draft class to churn out a half-dozen decent SP. 

Houston has used twenty pitchers in total this year. The Angels have used 15 different SP alone. 

[Chuck]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

Houston's MLB rotation is already nuts (only 7 SP used this year - two of whom only with 1 GS so far), but take a look at the other Houston SP in the minors either ahead of Sandoval at AAA/AA or on par with him at A+/AA...

Josh James (AA/AAA): 21 GS, 3.23 ERA, .191 BAA  in 114.1 IP with 171 (!) strikeouts
Trent Thornton (AAA): 21 GS, 4.14 ERA in 119.2 IP, with 29 walks to 117 strikeouts
Rogelio Armenteros (AAA): 20 GS, 3.65 ERA in 113.1 IP and 127 K
Brock Dykxhoorn (AA/AAA): 20 GS, 3.78 ERA in 116.2 IP, 100 hits, 36 walks, 110 strikeouts
Corbin Martin (A+/AA): 20 GS, 2.33 ERA in 116 IP, .193 BAA, 33 walks, 117 strikeouts
Cy Sneed (AAA): 19 GS, 3.91 ERA in 122 IP, 112 strikeouts
Ryan Hartman (AA): 17 GS, 2.75 ERA.239 BAA in 114.2 IP with 25 walks to 134 strikeouts
Brandon Bailey (A+/AA): 16 GS, 2.53 ERA in 117.1 IP with a .203 BAA and 133 strikeouts
Brandon Bielak (A+/AA): 15 GS, 2.09 ERA in 112 IP with 91 hits allowed, 37 BB, 128 K
Akeem Bostick (AA): 15 GS, 3.48 ERA in 93 IP with 35 BB, 97 K
Framber Valdez (AA/AAA): 14 GS, 4.11 ERA, 103 IP, 32 BB, 129 K
Hector Perez (A+/AA): 13 GS, 3.73 ERA, 89.1 IP, only 62 hits, 48 BB, 101 strikeouts



Really, the only SP ahead of Sandoval in the Angels org would be Canning and Suarez...
The farm has come a long, long way, but there's still a huge gap separating us from the Top 10 farms. We're pretty middle-of-the-pack in my book, and really need this year's draft class to churn out a half-dozen decent SP. 

Houston has used twenty pitchers in total this year. The Angels have used 15 different SP alone. 

Meanwhile, the Oakland A's have a horrible farm system (especially in the SP dept., their current starting rotation and lineup on paper pales in comparison to Houston as well.) 

It's not always as easy as it seems. There still hasn't been a paper champion given a World Series trophy.