The Official 2021 Los Angeles Angels Minor League Stats, Reports & Scouting Thread

[rafibomb]

 

 

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He relied predominantly on his fastball and slider in college, but much of his early focus in Arizona will be on the development of his changeup.

“I think the right-on-right changeup is the comfort level I’m trying to get to right now,” Bachman said. “I think it’s the true equalizer, the best pitch in baseball in the big leagues, and it gets a lot of good hitters out, especially when they’re geared up for mid-to-upper 90s."

 

 

[tdawg87]

So, 3 pitches?

[Pheenom07]

I’m glad we don’t have a shot at the wild card and can give him through the end of this year and start of next year to work on that 3rd pitch. 

[rafibomb]

Stefanic is 2-4 to go along with another homer today. Stefanic carried an ISO of .92 in Double-A before getting the call to Salt Lake. He has practically doubled that amount with the Bees with an ISO of .177. Obviously a lot of it can be contributed to the PCL. But can it be that Stefanic is also developing power as a hitter as well? Maybe being in a known hitters league has altered his approach and mentality for the better to hit for more power? Regardless he is having himself an amazing year hitting .332/.406/.504 in 57 games in Triple-A Salt Lake after hitting .345/.406/.437 in 21 games in Double-A Rocket City.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2021 by rafibomb

[rafibomb]

 

 

[rafibomb]

Glenn Albanese is projected to make his first professional start for Tri-City today. He was one of my favorite players we drafted this season.

BASEBALL AMERICA SCOUTING REPORT

Glenn Albanese

Representative: NA

Signing Scout: NA

Albanese looked poised for a breakout season this spring after an extremely loud fall where he dominated and looked like one of the better pitchers on Louisville’s staff. He had been slowly trending upward since recovering from Tommy John surgery that kept him out in 2018, but scouts were looking for him to add to his collegiate track record, as he entered the year with less than 20 innings under his belt. Albanese pitched just four games and 17 innings before his season again ended due to injury, but he was solid when on the mound. He posted a 3.71 ERA with 17 strikeouts (9.0 K/9) and three walks (1.6 BB/9). A big, 6-foot-6 righthander, Albanese is a bit of a slow mover on the mound, but he showed a solid three-pitch mix with a fastball in the 92-94 mph range that bumped 96, a high-spin, downer curveball that he showed ability to spot well as a strike or use as a chase offering and a low-80s straight change that was used infrequently this spring. Whether or not Albanese showed enough in his limited sample this spring to convince teams to draft him with the medical history he has on his track record is the biggest question, but he has stuff, physicality and showed solid control in a small sample.

MLB Pipeline:

Scouting Grades

Fastball 60

Curveball 55

Changeup 45

Control 50

Overall 40

Albanese sat out his first year at Louisville while recovering from Tommy John surgery before spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons as a seldom-used reliever who relied heavily on his breaking ball. Undrafted as a redshirt sophomore last June, he raised his profile by showing the ability to maintain premium velocity as a starter while leading the Northwoods League in strikeout rate (16.2 per nine innings) last summer and continuing to dominate in fall practice. But a positive Covid-19 test and surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow limited him to just 17 innings this spring and put his Draft status in doubt. Last summer and fall, Albanese worked at 94-96 mph and touched 98 for five innings at a time, getting riding and running action up in the zone with a four-seam fastball and heavy life at the knees with a two-seamer. He also froze hitters with a hard curveball that showed signs of becoming a plus pitch. His pitches lacked the same power this spring, however. Albanese has little experience using a third pitch to this point, displaying a fringy low-80s changeup with some fade as a starter. He demonstrated improved control and command after moving the rotation, and he has enough strength and athleticism in his 6-foot-6 frame to succeed in that role if he can stay healthy. Teams are trying to figure out what to make of a nearly 23-year-old pitcher who worked 35 1/3 innings in four seasons of college.

 

 

[totdprods]

Lots of fun arms drafted this year. It'll be a couple years before the fruits of this harvest arrive, but I think come 2023-2024 or so, we won't be complaining about pitching nearly as much as we have the last decade.

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Glenn Albanese is projected to make his first professional start for Tri-City today. He was one of my favorite players we drafted this season.

BASEBALL AMERICA SCOUTING REPORT

Glenn Albanese

Representative: NA

Signing Scout: NA

Albanese looked poised for a breakout season this spring after an extremely loud fall where he dominated and looked like one of the better pitchers on Louisville’s staff. He had been slowly trending upward since recovering from Tommy John surgery that kept him out in 2018, but scouts were looking for him to add to his collegiate track record, as he entered the year with less than 20 innings under his belt. Albanese pitched just four games and 17 innings before his season again ended due to injury, but he was solid when on the mound. He posted a 3.71 ERA with 17 strikeouts (9.0 K/9) and three walks (1.6 BB/9). A big, 6-foot-6 righthander, Albanese is a bit of a slow mover on the mound, but he showed a solid three-pitch mix with a fastball in the 92-94 mph range that bumped 96, a high-spin, downer curveball that he showed ability to spot well as a strike or use as a chase offering and a low-80s straight change that was used infrequently this spring. Whether or not Albanese showed enough in his limited sample this spring to convince teams to draft him with the medical history he has on his track record is the biggest question, but he has stuff, physicality and showed solid control in a small sample.

MLB Pipeline:

Scouting Grades

Fastball 60

Curveball 55

Changeup 45

Control 50

Overall 40

Albanese sat out his first year at Louisville while recovering from Tommy John surgery before spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons as a seldom-used reliever who relied heavily on his breaking ball. Undrafted as a redshirt sophomore last June, he raised his profile by showing the ability to maintain premium velocity as a starter while leading the Northwoods League in strikeout rate (16.2 per nine innings) last summer and continuing to dominate in fall practice. But a positive Covid-19 test and surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow limited him to just 17 innings this spring and put his Draft status in doubt. Last summer and fall, Albanese worked at 94-96 mph and touched 98 for five innings at a time, getting riding and running action up in the zone with a four-seam fastball and heavy life at the knees with a two-seamer. He also froze hitters with a hard curveball that showed signs of becoming a plus pitch. His pitches lacked the same power this spring, however. Albanese has little experience using a third pitch to this point, displaying a fringy low-80s changeup with some fade as a starter. He demonstrated improved control and command after moving the rotation, and he has enough strength and athleticism in his 6-foot-6 frame to succeed in that role if he can stay healthy. Teams are trying to figure out what to make of a nearly 23-year-old pitcher who worked 35 1/3 innings in four seasons of college.

 

 

seeing some CRod in that delivery.  no feel for the curve.  stuff isn't as good obviously.  Crod light.  

[Second Base]

11 hours ago, rafibomb said:

 

 

That sound! That beautiful... BEAUTIFUL sound! And the bat speed! And going oppo. He absolutely tattooed that ball. And then there long, graceful athletic strides before he knows it's gone. 

Ladies and gentlemen, Kyren Paris is going to be a star.

[mmc]

 

[totdprods]

Gareth Morgan…what an insane stat line last year…44 G, 195 PA, 20 HR, and 95 K.

All together with this season, 166 K in 349 PA, and 18 BB with 24 HR. 

[totdprods]

Also insane, Luis Aviles just hit his 15th for Rocket City on his 168th PA with them. 

[jsnpritchett]

11 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Also insane, Luis Aviles just hit his 15th for Rocket City on his 168th PA with them. 

Something weird is going on there.  Dude never had a slugging % above .375 in any season until this year.  Now at age 26 in AA, he's pounding HRs.

[tdawg87]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Something weird is going on there.  Dude never had a slugging % above .375 in any season until this year.  Now at age 26 in AA, he's pounding HRs.

[Docwaukee]

Junk gave up 10 hits, 6 for xtra bases over 4ip.  5 earned runs, 2hrs and 7k.  

First two innings were kinda ugly then he settled down some.  a couple errors behind him plus a few weak defensive plays that weren't ruled errors.  curve is a good pitch.  FB is pretty straight.  Got dinked and dunked for the most part.  But still some hart hit ball mostly on the FB.  

FYI, Izzy Wilson, who I know has become a fan favorite around here, is a horrible OFer.  He's really terrible.  Every game I've watched he's made a less than athletic play.  He's got 9 errors and I've seen some generous scoring where I've seen at least 4-5 plays that should have been called errors on him.  

[tdawg87]

3 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

Junk gave up 10 hits, 6 for xtra bases over 4ip.  5 earned runs, 2hrs and 7k.    

[Docwaukee]

3 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

it wasn't as terrible as his line showed but if anyone expects more than a back end starter they're gonna be disappointed.  

[tdawg87]

19 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

it wasn't as terrible as his line showed but if anyone expects more than a back end starter they're gonna be disappointed.  

I was referring to the "Junk" jokes.

[Angelsjunky]

36 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

it wasn't as terrible as his line showed but if anyone expects more than a back end starter they're gonna be disappointed.  

I wouldn't be surprised if the Tony Watson "haul" ends up being more valuable than the Heaney pair.

[totdprods]

Albanese’s night is over…

So far the 2021 picks Bachman, Smith, and Albanese have combined for 6 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 7 K and zero runs.

[Stradling]

 

[ettin]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

it wasn't as terrible as his line showed but if anyone expects more than a back end starter they're gonna be disappointed.  

Luckily @tdawg87 loves the rotation's back-end. 

[rafibomb]

Adam Seminaris tonight:

6 IP  2 H  2 R (both earned)  3 BB  9 SO  97 pitches (64 strikes)

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by rafibomb

[rafibomb]

After a slow start Seminaris is carving hitters up. I honestly think there is some mid-rotation upside with him.

[Angel Oracle]

42 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

After a slow start Seminaris is carving hitters up. I honestly think there is some mid-rotation upside with him.

 

 

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