taylorblakeward

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Great job on this @taylorblakeward!
Very insightful information on our top young guys. 

re: Quero vs. Cartaya
Performance has it's merit but I was able to see both Quero and Cartaya this year and Cartaya is definitely the better of the pair on projection. Quero is more polished than Cartaya at the moment but the ceiling is barely being reached on Cartaya. He's also a better defender which will push him heavily on the catcher board. If Quero was a sure thing catcher, it may be a different story but I think there's a lot of questions about Quero's defensive abilities (he's definitely young when you see him catch and a lot of development remaining -- I also think he can stay at catcher but won't be challenging anyone for Gold Gloves anytime soon). I think based on performance, Quero might get some T100 conversation, but I wouldn't be stunned if he didn't make the winter update and was just outside. Too much resting on the bat for a position where defense is the primary focus.

As you noted, too much variance so it's not really fair to equate overall talent to other clubs because kids are at different stages of development.
 

A lot of that hinges on how they do in Spring/Extended. Team has shown aggression in putting players stateside (i.e., Denzer Guzman and Cristian Garcia) who had lesser performances in the DSL. There's also the new political scheme of baseball which kind of pushes kids to higher levels quicker thanks to the lessened amount of rookie ball affiliates so I wouldn't rule out someone going to IE but I would be doubtful on it.

A lot of that hinges on how they do in Spring/Extended. Team has shown aggression in putting players stateside (i.e., Denzer Guzman and Cristian Garcia) who had lesser performances in the DSL. There's also the new political scheme of baseball which kind of pushes kids to higher levels quicker thanks to the lessened amount of rookie ball affiliates so I wouldn't rule out someone going to IE but I would be doubtful on it.

This is an excellent article, easily the best one ever written about the system, particularly the levels few people have any real access or clue about other than word of mouth.  The pointing out age .vs league commentary is so on point and so often not given the credence it deserves.
Great job TBW, and Chuck for bringing him here.

This is great. Thanks, TBW.

Thank you for a detailed report on halo draft. Hopefully some in this draft help turn things around in near future for Angels

@taylorblakeward...

Appreciate the recap TBW.
Seems like Tinsman was a steal at 20 based on his coaches comments and stats.  Sounds like he is above average on offense and defense.  Wonder why he fell to us in the 20th round?

This is great! Thanks!  

Great job, @taylorblakeward!
 

Thank you for a good Writeup on the draft. Really liked the additional comments.

This really is great stuff TBW! 

Really appreciate you including the comments from McIlvaine.
I’ve seen bits and pieces of McIlvaine quotes, but this is by far the most substantive.

This is great. Thank you for this recap, @taylorblakeward!!!

It'd be a massive reach. Most scouts are talking about him in the third-to-fourth round range but it wouldn't stun me if a contending team nabbed him in the second for a late playoff push. You're right though. That kind of velocity is beyond rare and a commodity that any team would hope to have.

Haha, good stuff @taylorblakeward!!!

Many thanks, Mr. Ward

TBW, thanks for answering my question!

Alright all, time to walk the dog and make dinner. I'll come back and get whatever questions I missed later tonight. Hope you enjoy your Tuesdays

Alright all, time to walk the dog and make dinner. I'll come back and get whatever questions I missed later tonight. Hope you enjoy your Tuesdays

I'm not, but Joseph Taylor Ward is leading off