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Dave Saltzer
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1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:
Fangraphs > Sickels, BA, other asshole publications.
Let's be honest here Chuck: the full equation is:
AngelsWin>Fangraphs>Everyone else.
- ettin and Angel Oracle
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2 hours ago, Dochalo said:
Nice! Barria seems to be a guy that is going to outperform his 'stuff' because of his ability to pitch. I've been trying to think of good comps for him.
I agree with that. I know where his stuff rates, but I think he can beat his stuff on his actual pitching. Lots of guys with "stuff" under perform because they don't learn the difference between pitching and throwing. In my interview with Finley, we talked about that. He made a good point about it.
- Angel Oracle and Docwaukee
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I think 10-15nconsistently, with potential for 20 occasionally, is not an unreasonable expectation. I think Scott compared him to Calhoun once. While they aren't built exactly the same, in terms of production, could be a similar comp (although Calhoun has a better arm and a bit more OF range).
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What about Leonardo Rivas at Orem? .356/.478/.548, all from SS. Granted, he's age 19, but he looks to be something good and has a couple of years of pro ball under his belt. 10 Ks to 16 BBs.
- Second Base, ettin, totdprods and 2 others
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It's good to see our #6 and #28 prospects getting promoted. Congrats!
- Angel Oracle and Chuck
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3 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:
Brendan Sanger has been promoted to AA Mobile. Beautiful left handed swing with very solid gap power and some over the fence pop. A good athlete that could break into the majors beginning 2019. 4th round pick out of FAU.
Well it's a good thing I just got an interview with him on Saturday! I'll be posting it in a little bit or in the morning. Congrats to him.
- Chuck and Second Base
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There's a lot to like about Jones.
- Angel Oracle and ettin
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So maybe the Angels can have 2 top 100 prospects?
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Check out all the highlights, including the press conference and the questions I asked Mike Trout.
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10 hours ago, Dochalo said:
Jose Rojas - 24yo 3bman. Hitting .324 in 296 ab for IE this year. .835 ops. 36th round out of Vanguard in 2016. .843 ops last year in 221 ab for orem.
I interviewed him in Orem last year. He jumped up to the Cal League and hasn't missed a beat on offense. Great human interest story and an all around great guy. I have heard nothing but praise for him from the coaches and people at both levels. I would love to see him make it.
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He's scheduled to play at IE again Saturday night. Game time 6:05.
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2 hours ago, Brent Maguire said:
I'll be there tomorrow night assuming he plays. Unfortunately can't make it tonight.
Let's meet up.
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3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:
I'm going to the Thursday game. I doubt I can get an interview with Trout, but I will bring my camera to try and interview Thaiss.
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1 hour ago, John Smith said:
Look at these names from 2010 before making any judgments of today's signings based on rankings. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/international-affairs/2010/2610304.html …
Thank you for making the point more effectively and succinctly than I did.
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8 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:
Evidently he's 17. Baseball America has him as the #19 international prospect, #8 among outfielders. I'm not complaining, but I'm wondering why Eppler liked this guy over the others, and why Eppler wanted to sign another outfielder when the Angels are rich with outfield prospects in the low minors.
See my response in the international draft thread.
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37 minutes ago, Stradling said:
@John Smith, is this a matter of the Angels wanting to distribute their allotment and get as much talent as possible, which is why they signed 19 and 37. Or is it they didn't have a chance to sign one of the top five guys?
It's also a true art, as so many of these guys are so young (16--which means you are really deciding whether to sign many of them and for how much when they are 15). Just think, that's like trying to rank kids who are in 9th and 10th grade. There's a lot of room for growth and development. Since guys physically grow until about 23, and add mass typically until about 26, and for many of these players, you might not have as much access to their background, it's much more of an art. These initial rankings are very preliminary for these international players, and should be taken with a lot salt.
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In terms of ranking these new guys, I'll be honest, it will be quite a challenge. Being so young, and not having any chance to see them against pro and peer competition, it will be hard to give an accurate read. For example, we can have a much stronger idea on how someone like Adell will perform and be ranked, even though he is young, because we have a much stronger idea of the level of competition he played against. We will work our informants as best we can to try and figure out where they rank, but with some of them being extremely young, they will be years away. But, I'm excited from what I've seen of them. I like that we've added some young, higher end left handed arms.
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What? We haven't signed Peyton Glavine? Cmon, get it done!
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The ending to this game reminded me of that game against the A's we lost when Molina threw the ball back over the head of K-Rod. I've been searching for the video of that, but my phone is almost out of juice. Can any of you find that?
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17 hours ago, Dochalo said:
Jonah Wesely - Lefty with lots of K's and good stuff. Not sure where his fastball is now that he's primarily in relief. but he used to max out at 92/93.
He hit 90 in his first game back from TJ surgery last year, and was 90-92 later on. I am planning on getting out to IE soon to go check the team out.
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I'm working on my list and maybe Scotty and I will get a little piece going on this.
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The Official Los Angeles Angels 2017 Minor League Statlines & Prospects thread
in LA Angels | MLB Daily
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Wasn't Rojas from Vanguard as well? Maybe scouting Rojas, they saw something in him, or vice versa. Congrats to Rojas on the promotion. Not a typical "power" 3B,but the guy just keeps on hitting for average. It Scioscia would be open to an unorthodox situation at 3B (which, generally speaking, is not something Scioscia likes), it could give the team more options on where to invest money.