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

[Angel Oracle]

49 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Did they really lower the LF wall?  I hadn't heard that.

Probably meant to say RF wall

[T.G.]

Ok. Thanks.

[T.G.]

 

[ThisismineScios]

2 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

I'm so excited to see Marsh play this year. I really hope he wins a starting job by mid-season. 

For some reason I see prime years being in the 25-30 HR range. 

Perry said something about Marsh being the guy everyone is itching to see. 

[T.G.]

4 minutes ago, ThisismineScios said:

Perry said something about Marsh being the guy everyone is itching to see. 

[Second Base]

Whenever we see how close those two are, it makes it all the more impossible to break up there pair. You can't trade Marsh or Adell. 

It's like taking the vanilla out of the Oreo and just selling the cream, or just selling the chocolate cookie with no cream. It doesn't matter any sense! Madness I tell you, madness! 

Edited February 8, 2021 by Second Base

[Vlad27Trout27]

Spot on with what Second Base. Look at the Bond these Guys share. If these guys make it to the big league together and are sussesful, I truly Beleive its going to be hard to break them apart and we could see them in one Uniform for a long time!

[Stradling]

Yea, these two have a bro-crush 

[Stradling]

[Docwaukee]

57 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Yea, these two have a bro-crush 

lot of movement with those hands but that bat looks quicker than I remember.  

also, this might sound odd, but aside from the bro mance, do these two look a lot more like men all of a sudden?  Like that sort of kiddish prospect vibe is gone and they're ready to take on mlb?  

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

lot of movement with those hands but that bat looks quicker than I remember.  

also, this might sound odd, but aside from the bro mance, do these two look a lot more like men all of a sudden?  Like that sort of kiddish prospect vibe is gone and they're ready to take on mlb?  

Marsh has always been handsy, in the non-Callaway sort of way (couldn't help it). But yes, faster bat, shorter swing, more aggression in the swing. Given his size, athleticism, the obvious strength, and the 80 grade beard/hair, Brandon Marsh is a very dangerous man. Emphasis on the man part. 

[T.G.]

This thread just got creepy

[Docwaukee]

1 hour ago, Second Base said:

Marsh has always been handsy, in the non-Callaway sort of way (couldn't help it). But yes, faster bat, shorter swing, more aggression in the swing. Given his size, athleticism, the obvious strength, and the 80 grade beard/hair, Brandon Marsh is a very dangerous man. Emphasis on the man part. 

that's it for sure.  seemed more mechanical in the past.  

[rafibomb]

I love these guys

Edited February 9, 2021 by rafibomb

[Second Base]

[Docwaukee]

[T.G.]

It's going to be sad when these two are playing catch in the OF between innings, while Trout is relegated to playing catch with the ball boy.

[Angel Oracle]

Marsh is approaching Justin Turner beard awesomeness.

[Angelsjunky]

I don't like the feeling of two lingering PTBNLs.

[Second Base]

59 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

I don't like the feeling of two lingering PTBNLs.

Typically it wouldn't bother me, but after we saw Minasian jettison a useful major league piece in the future in Jam Jones so willingly, I question his judgment on the prospect end of things. 

[T.G.]

10 hours ago, Second Base said:

Typically it wouldn't bother me, but after we saw Minasian jettison a useful major league piece in the future in Jam Jones so willingly, I question his judgment on the prospect end of things. 

I'm feeling better about Minasian's moves all of a sudden.

[UndertheHalo]

Keith Law has the Angels ranked as the 23rd farm system in baseball. 

[T.G.]

I'm beginning to feel like maybe we over-rated Eppler just a tad...

[Angelsjunky]

As has been said many times, ranking farm systems isn't an exact science. And more so, ranking the Angels farm system is very difficult, mainly because so much of the talent is pooled towards the bottom.

Keith Law has to know about 30 different farm systems and knows quite a bit less about the Angels than some members here. But like most analysts that cover the entire league, he probably focuses on higher level prospects and the true standouts in the lower levels. The Angels do have a few good higher level prospects, but most of their best younger prospects have little or no experience.

That said, as Angels fans we do tend to be a bit rosy in our perception. Take Chris Rodriguez, for example. Yes, the elite talent is there, but most analysts see him as a future #2-3 in a best-case scenario, not the #1 that some of us (including myself) hope he becomes. And that's if he can stay healthy; the guy has been in the minors since 2016 and has pitched only 77.2 innings. Even considering a missed season due to covid, that's less than 20 IP per year over four seasons (2016-19). So there's valid reason to not rate him as highly as we do.

Or Reid Detmers. We're hoping he's a #2-3, but most consider him a #3-4. And he has yet to pitch in a professional game. 

And then you have guys like Paris, Vera, Kochanowicz, Calabrese, Ramirez, Bonilla, Placencia, etc. Little to no professional experience, but we're all very excited about them.

There are a wide range of outcomes for most of these guys. The Angels system literally has a dozen players, give or take, who could turn out to be stars, but none of them are guaranteed. But at this point in time, as fans, it is quite understandable that we're excited. But obviously some temperance is warranted, balancing a best-case scenario with a more likely outcome. I think that analysts like Keith Law emphasize the latter.

 

[Angel Oracle]

What’s the latest on when MiLB season starts?