The Official 2024 Minor League Stats, Scouting, Updates, and Reports Thread

[ScottM]

Rada hitting .327 in his last 14 games.

[Chuck]

7 hours ago, ScottM said:

Rada hitting .327 in his last 14 games.

I mean if anything, we still have Dana and Rada. 

[Chuck]

Who remembers following the Edmonton Trappers and Vancouver Canadians? 

 

[Inside Pitch]

23 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Mederos has never produced good results, even in college. I know he was a 6th-round pick and supposedly has good stuff, but at some point, the dude actually has to, ya know, pitch well...

Yeah he's never put up numbers, but he was drafted as a project and I think they are still trying to figure that out, there is something happening with him mechanics wise. His arm slot is off a bit from last year -- slightly more over the top and his arm action is significantly slower.  Not sure if they are trying to have him learn to throw with an easier/more fluid motion or just trying to get his curve to break harder and create a separation of sorts between his breaking balls but his arm action is definitely altered.

I honestly don't think they are looking for results performance wise right now.  I think the biggest issue may be that they have a guy who was drafted as a project had him in the majors within 18 months and are having him do all this in AA which has become the true litmus test. Both of their A ball parks tend to help pitchers -- so maybe they want him in a tougher pitching environment but you'd think they would try to get him to work on those things in an atmosphere that might get him to buy into it a bit.

Ill be honest with you, he seems like the sort of guy body wise that would benefit from a pure drop and drive delivery, it would eliminate some of that lean he does to his left as part of the follow through and might aid in his control -- the flip side is that with his arm strength being what it is, that may generate even more movement and worse command..  But there has to be a reason why they are having him slow his arm action down.

[ScottM]

16 hours ago, Chuck said:

I mean if anything, we still have Dana and Rada. 

Juan Flores is putting up a good year in high-A as an 18 year old. ++ glove so if he starts to hit he will be a solid prospect.

[Angelsjunky]

As to be expected, Fangraphs isn't so high on the Angels farm, or as rosy on Rada or Dana as Angels fans are.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/los-angeles-angels-top-24-prospects-2024/

[BTH]

3 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

As to be expected, Fangraphs isn't so high on the Angels farm, or as rosy on Rada or Dana as Angels fans are.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/los-angeles-angels-top-24-prospects-2024/

50 FV is actually higher than I expected them to be on Rada.

He wasn’t 50 FV pre-season.

[Second Base]

I don’t blame FG at all. The Angels don’t have the greatest rep as it is, and we’re in a year where Jackson Holliday, Even Carter, Wyatt Langford and Jackson Chourio have all floundered. So of course they’d be skeptical over Rada and Dana. 

Schanuel in essence becomes the necessary case study for the Angels as a whole. If he performs in this his rookie season where the hyped others have flopped, then it will somehow add legitimacy to the organization. 

[ScottM]

Dana 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K

lowers ERA to 1.69 in 37.1 IP. Really couldn’t have a better start to the year.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, ScottM said:

Dana 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 1 BB 5 K

lowers ERA to 1.69 in 37.1 IP. Really couldn’t have a better start to the year.

Great start 

Watch him get hurt now.

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Great start 

Watch him get hurt now.

You shut your mouth right now

[tdawg87]

Sir

[Vlad27Trout27]

8 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

As to be expected, Fangraphs isn't so high on the Angels farm, or as rosy on Rada or Dana as Angels fans are.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/los-angeles-angels-top-24-prospects-2024/

Honesty FG used to be really good on with their prospects ranking. however they have fallen and reading their scouting reports, it seems like they at best watched a few games or innings. 

1. They've mention Rada looks overmatched, however he's been hitting over 300. Similar to last year where he started off slow and than took of. 

2. Dana, they really game his an 50 grade fastball and have him at 92 to 95, and they clearly haven't watched him. Yet, watching four of his starts, he is easily sitting 94 to 96 and getting it past hitter. 

3. kent, I would say his fastball is more of an 55 grade pitches with potential to be a 60 grade pitch.  It has a lot of movement and sink on it. His change- up has also taken that next step and has some good drop and sink. 

[Inside Pitch]

7 hours ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Honesty FG used to be really good on with their prospects ranking. however they have fallen and reading their scouting reports, it seems like they at best watched a few games or innings. 

1. They've mention Rada looks overmatched, however he's been hitting over 300. Similar to last year where he started off slow and than took of. 

2. Dana, they really game his an 50 grade fastball and have him at 92 to 95, and they clearly haven't watched him. Yet, watching four of his starts, he is easily sitting 94 to 96 and getting it past hitter. 

3. kent, I would say his fastball is more of an 55 grade pitches with potential to be a 60 grade pitch.  It has a lot of movement and sink on it. His change- up has also taken that next step and has some good drop and sink. 

Their minor league stuff completely fell off during Covid and hasn't really recovered.  They are probably just understaffed like the Angels scouting department.

[Chuck]

 

[ettin]

17 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Great start 

Watch him get hurt now.

 

17 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

You shut your mouth right now

 

[jsnpritchett]

Brett Kerry has a no-hitter through 6 innings for Salt Lake tonight.

[jsnpritchett]

23 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Brett Kerry has a no-hitter through 6 innings for Salt Lake tonight.

Gave up a leadoff single in the 7th.  Still a great outing so far, though: 7 innings, 1 hit, 2 BB, 0 runs, 4 K.   Only at 77 pitches.

[BTH]

17 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Their minor league stuff completely fell off during Covid and hasn't really recovered.  They are probably just understaffed like the Angels scouting department.

The irony in this is that FanGraphs’ understaffed prospect staff just hired a contributor (Travis Ice) who used to work in the Angels understaffed scouting staff.

[Inside Pitch]

49 minutes ago, BTH said:

The irony in this is that FanGraphs’ understaffed prospect staff just hired a contributor (Travis Ice) who used to work in the Angels understaffed scouting staff.

Ha!  Wonder if he's a bit taken aback being part of such a big team for a change (two people).

[ettin]

10 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Ha!  Wonder if he's a bit taken aback being part of such a big team for a change (two people).

That was an Ice cold remark, IP.

[jsnpritchett]

Nelson Rada came out of tonight's game in the 2nd inning.  Did anyone here watch the game?  Can't find anything specific on Twitter about what, if anything, might have happened.

[Inside Pitch]

52 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Nelson Rada came out of tonight's game in the 2nd inning.  Did anyone here watch the game?  Can't find anything specific on Twitter about what, if anything, might have happened.

[T.G.]

Somewhere someone is putting pins in Angel voodoo dolls.

[jsnpritchett]

32 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said: