The Official 2018 Minor League Statline and Prospect Discussion Thread

[rafibomb]

Griffin Canning second start:

4.2 IP

73 pitches

3 H 

0 R

1 BB

6 K

[eaterfan]

4 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Griffin Canning second start:

4.2 IP

73 pitches

3 H 

0 R

1 BB

6 K

I was watching the gamecast. 3 of the four balls on the walk he issued were in the zone according to gamecast.

[GrittyVeterans]

It does feel like Canning is the best SP prospect we've had since Richards, maybe even before

[Warfarin]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

Nice feature on Baldoquin at Baseball America: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-prospect-notes-roberto-baldoquin-shows-signs-of-life/

Great find Chuck.  Also has some cool notes about Suarez, too.

[Warfarin]

31 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

It does feel like Canning is the best SP prospect we've had since Richards, maybe even before

Agreed.  His stuff is already very polished.  There’s a good shot we see him in the rotation sometime next year.  I think this year, he goes to AA quickly, and maybe gets a start or two at AAA before the year is over.

[Angel Oracle]

53 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Griffin Canning second start:

4.2 IP

73 pitches

3 H 

0 R

1 BB

6 K

Just routine pitch count controlling denying him 5 innings of work?   

[Warfarin]

10 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Just routine pitch count controlling denying him 5 innings of work?   

I’m sure it is.  They understandably want to keep strict pitch counts on their pitchers.  Canning is our blue chip pitching prospect who we will count on in 1-2 years to be a cog in our rotation.  We have a lot of pitching depth, but my feeling is a lot of them are more 4s and 5s vs 2s and 3s.  Canning could be a 2-3 IMO, so his health is a key to our future.

[Make Angels Great Again]

If Chris Rodriguez takes a big step forward this year and can show success against A level competition...damn...those two could be big.

[Angel Oracle]

3 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

If Chris Rodriguez takes a big step forward this year and can show success against A level competition...damn...those two could be big.

How soon before he's back on the mound (back issue)?

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, GrittyVeterans said:

It does feel like Canning is the best SP prospect we've had since Richards, maybe even before

Canning is actually a better pitching prospect than Richards was. Garrett's fastball, movement and slider were all better than Canning's. Griffin's command, change up and curve are better than Richards'. They're pretty even, but Canning was a hugely successful collegiate pitcher in the toughest conference, coming from a program that has developed top tier pitchers. Richards was a terrible reliever in college, playing in a lesser conference, for a good team that didn't have UCLA's run of success in developing pitchers.

I'm not saying Canning will be better than Richards in the majors. But as a prospect, he is better. Canning is the best pitching prospect since Weaver probably.  

[Docwaukee]

4 hours ago, Warfarin said:

Great find Chuck.  Also has some cool notes about Suarez, too.

Suarez looks like he knows how to pitch.  The thing that stood out to me is his deception.  Hides the ball really well.  That, and he's chubby.  

[Chuck]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Suarez looks like he knows how to pitch.  The thing that stood out to me is his deception.  Hides the ball really well.  That, and he's chubby.  

Reminds me of Wilson Alvarez.

[Angelsjunky]

I'm excited about Canning too, but there's a lot of hyperbole in this thread after two starts.

That said, I'm hoping the mid-rotation predictions are a bit on the conservative side.

[Lou]

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

I'm excited about Canning too, but there's a lot of hyperbole in this thread after two starts.

That said, I'm hoping the mid-rotation predictions are a bit on the conservative side.

Bruinist 

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Bruinist 

@Lou when are you going to head out to the IE to see your UCLA boy pitch? 

[Lou]

On April 11, 2018 at 8:54 PM, Chuckster70 said:

@Lou when are you going to head out to the IE to see your UCLA boy pitch? 

San Bernardino? When I'm convicted of a felony.

[Glen]

 

[Lou]

Cron line =  .216/.268/.333/.601   (and 0-1 on stolen base attempts)

F'n Eppy does it again! 

[Glen]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

Cron line =  .216/.268/.333/.601   (and 0-1 on stolen base attempts)

F'n Eppy does it again! 

Rengifo could be a good September call up for speed off the bench. Plus, the inevitable AO nickname of RenGTFO.

[Lou]

lol

[m0nkey]

1 hour ago, Lou said:

Cron line =  .216/.268/.333/.601   (and 0-1 on stolen base attempts)

F'n Eppy does it again! 

That was before yesterday's game.  It is now .232/.279/.393/.672

[Chuck]

Griffin Canning has officially been assigned to AA Mobile #Angels

— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) April 17, 2018

[Chuck]

@totdprods apologies dude for the lost prospect reports as of last Wednesday through last night. We really do enjoy those. 

[HaloNArizona]

4 hours ago, m0nkey said:

That was before yesterday's game.  It is now .232/.279/.393/.672

CJ is leading the Rays in HR's so far!

[Dave Saltzer]

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

@totdprods apologies dude for the lost prospect reports as of last Wednesday through last night. We really do enjoy those. 

This was the thread in which I miss the lost posts the most.