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

[mmc]

Davis Daniel’s line: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB’s, 4 K’s

[tdawg87]

I will never not hate Davis Daniel's name. 

[Jason]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

I will never not hate Davis Daniel's name. 

What if he pitches like Quintana or Slegers?

[rafibomb]

Kyren Paris went 2-4 with a walk and his 16th stolen base of the season (26 games). He is batting .281 with an OPS of .908 as a 19 year old in Low-A where the average age is around 22 years old.

 

 

[rafibomb]

Robinson Pina is making his first Double-A start today

[rafibomb]

Our 4th round pick Luke Murphy was assigned to High-A as well. If he's in the pen he can be a very fast riser to the Majors.

 

 

[Docwaukee]

super curious to see what Lucas Torres does.  He showed up a few times on the mlb combine leader board.  My guess is that when he makes contact it will be pretty impressive but the question is whether that will happen often enough.  

BTW, not sure if it was ever broken down here but the halos UDFA mix:

8 Catchers - a couple had slashed for another position but I'll count them here
4 OFers
4 pitchers.  Two LHP and two RHP
5 Infielders.  1 SS, 1 1bman and 3 3bmen.  
One two way player in Kenyon Yovan from oregon who the Halos drafted in the 27th round in 2019 and he didn't sign.  He's only gotten reps as an IFer so far and hasn't been on the bump but had some good stats in college both ways.  They have him in high A tri cities already and he's got a .942 ops through his first 17 games with 8 xbh in 66 PA.  Mostly at 1b.  One game at 3b.  
 

[Docwaukee]

watched a bit of the 66ers tonight

Van Scoyoc had one of his best outings according to the broadcaster.  Just a reminder that he's a 6'6" RHer that was an 11th round pick out of HS in 2018 so he's 21 in A ball and just came off of TJ I think.  Lots of swing and miss.  Fastball touched 97 with really good arm side movement.  Slow and deliberate delivery.  I would give the fastball a 55-60 grade.  It could be higher if he learns to command it.  It was up in the zone a bit and not in a good way.  But it didn't get hit hard because of the movement.  The breaking ball is an absolute plus pitch.  Maybe a 65 to 70 grade when he threw it right and I say that because he left it up several times but when he threw it right, it was unhittable.  He threw strikes but without much command.  Showed a lot of promise.  Didn't see a third pitch.  Looked like a back end reliever to me.  

Emilker Guzman - been waiting to watch him as he's having a good year.  very funky delivery.  Tough to describe.  Quick but high leg kick.  Separates the ball from the glove very early.  Will pause and tap his foot or quick pitch.  The kind of guy who pisses hitters off but keeps them off balance.  Didn't get a velo but it looked like about 93/94.  Slider is a good pitch.  Also show a good change.  Kind of gimmicky with his delivery but effective.  

Carson Matthews - 2b.  Listed at 5'10" but looks about 5'7" tops.  Made a great diving stop.   David fletcher wanna be maybe.  

Gabe Matthews has a nice swing and just looks like a ball player.  

[mmc]

Bachman: 2.2 IP, 0H, 0R, 1 BB, 3 Ks

[mmc]

Kyle Tyler: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB’s, 7 K’s

[tdawg87]

5 hours ago, mmc said:

Bachman: 2.2 IP, 0H, 0R, 1 BB, 3 Ks

Only 3 K's?

Franchise over.

[tdawg87]

[Angel Oracle]

Bachman should very soon be on his way to Rocket City.

[Second Base]

The thing I find particularly interesting about Bachman is the way his fastball plays as a "heavy" ball despite it's velocity. Typically, the harder a pitcher throws, the more the ball jumps off the bat of squared up. If not squared, you see a lot of ricochet foul balls into the strands. 

With Bachman, it's like they're hitting a lead ball coming in at 97 with serious tailing action. 

Also of note is the manner in which he reaches the upper 90's. Most guys with his arm slot don't reach back and fire it that hard. In fact I'm not sure I've ever seen one like him specifically before. It's certainly not an arm motion you see frequently taught. 

[Second Base]

58 minutes ago, Second Base said:

The thing I find particularly interesting about Bachman is the way his fastball plays as a "heavy" ball despite it's velocity. Typically, the harder a pitcher throws, the more the ball jumps off the bat of squared up. If not squared, you see a lot of ricochet foul balls into the strands. 

With Bachman, it's like they're hitting a lead ball coming in at 97 with serious tailing action. 

Also of note is the manner in which he reaches the upper 90's. Most guys with his arm slot don't reach back and fire it that hard. In fact I'm not sure I've ever seen one like him specifically before. It's certainly not an arm motion you see frequently taught. 

Edit: Now that I think on it, Roger Clemens ball players in very much the same way. 

[Angel Oracle]

Is Vera just about ready for A ball and Paris just about ready for A+ ball?

If both reach their full position in 3 years, which one could move over to 3B?

Vera due to being 6-2 vs Paris’ 6 feet?  Plus Vera seems to have more power potential of the two?

Edited August 21, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[mmc]

 

[Pheenom07]

I’m sure it’s been shared below but what’s Kyle Tyler’s stuff play like?  Is he a starter or reliever?

[ScottM]

Don't sleep on Alexander Ramirez. Hitting .283/.379/.525 as an 18-year-old in Arizona. Might even have a higher ceiling than Arol Vera. 

[ScottT]

Yon has... a... limited...future in baseball.  And I'm being kind.

Caceres might.

#scoutingreport from San Bernardino 

[wopphil]

It’s fun to think about how good the pitching could be in a couple of years if health permits and some of these guys progress in their development. Ohtani, Bachman, Detmers, Sandoval, Rodriguez - that’s a nice if core if healthy. 

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, wopphil said:

It’s fun to think about how good the pitching could be in a couple of years if health permits and some of these guys progress in their development. Ohtani, Bachman, Detmers, Sandoval, Rodriguez - that’s a nice if core if healthy. 

[mmc]

 

[Docwaukee]

Cooper 'The Criz' Criswell 5ip 5h, 1er, 1bb, 5k.  

[ScottM]

I'm so happy Kyren Paris is killing it. He's guaranteeing a High-A start next year with the chance of being in Double-A at age 20. Really a future long-term SS solution if he pans out and he can stay healthy.