MINOR LEAGUE/PROSPECTS Thread

That is all our fears, but the front office has shown that they won't try to save one season at the risk of many in regards to a player.

 

Yankees seem to be waking up a bit, 7-3 in their last 10.
An Andrew Miller may not be available, hopefully the division proves to be too strong for a full recovery.
Who would you trade for Miller, realistically?
I mean a deal that both teams would gladly make.

 

Forgotten about Montas! Good point. I'm not sure Yaisel is that close but it is intriguing to say the least.

 

I don't know really. I hate the idea of trading many valuable pieces for a reliever. Maybe a guy like Lee or Stripling, someone that could pitch in the back of a rotation and a guy that maybe the org is losing faith in, but may have some interest around the league still. I am probably way underselling a deal, but that is what I would consider. The team would need to probably do something else for me to think, "oh shit, we need Miller!" Currently the offense is not inspiring much faith in me and I'm not thrilled about the idea until I see substantial improvement or a deal that lands a big LF paired with some bats waking up and Doc stops playing Howie and Carl in fucking LF over a guy like Thompson who was seemingly heating up.

 

De Leon to the OKC DL, going to miss another start at least. This is not looking good as the rumor was he was feeling better and then this. The delayed start was already going not leave much room for injury, I just hope this is not something serious.

 

They seem to be prepping Trayce for the ultimate fuckery, actively holding him down because they know they're gonna send him away once Ethier and SVS are back.
Pretty fucked up.
I don't think they need Miller, personally, but obviously there's the constant worrying about having somebody to hand the ball to Kenley.
Hatcher could very well find it again, as he did late last year, or at least bridge them to Montas.

 

Yes we do.

But like Colorado said, we shouldn't give up anything of significance, especially if the offense isn't where it needs to be.

 

Montas' secondary offering is still inconsistent, but of course when you're talking 100-101mph it almost doesn't matter in a condensed outing in concert with the other arms.
Come in, blow the doors off bkitches, and leave as fast as he came.

 

No reliable secondary pitches??

Hatcher and Baez say hello.

 

Yeah, but...Hatcher is 95-96ish on the gun and Baez is 98ish.
Montas is 100-101.
Montas is speaking a different language.

 

Wonder what it would take to get McGee from the Rockies. The Yankees are probably looking for a young, controllable SP and I imagine the Rockies would do the same.

 

Rockies got a hell of a young pitcher in that Dickerson trade, German Marquez is tearing it up.

 

Bellinger the other day FTW

 

^ This
He has an above average slider that like his fastball, will straighten out when he sells out for more heat. His change up is ok, but like the other two pitches, he needs to be better about location.

 

So it's his overall command that needs sprucing up?
Is there movement on his FB when it sits at 97-98?

 

Starting would be cool, almost sounds like a ready made reliever tho..big gas, maybe effectively wild, wipe out slider(?)
Get well soon.

 

Kind of a roll reversal from last year when everything was positive in the system, as this year it has been a lot of negatives so far. Just off of MLB top 30 for a scouting the box score update.

Urias - Off to great start and looking like legit ace in making
De Leon- Hurt, one great start, hurt again
Holmes- Pretty good start to the season, but still needs to be better with command
Montas- Hurt
Bellinger- Hurt, then super slow start
Verdugo - Another slow start, though young for league and showing signs still of being a VERY good OF of future
Buehler- Hurt
Cotton- Getting beat up and has been moved to the pen
Alvarez- Not much word out of EST
Diaz- Cold, Hot, hurt, hot again, appears to be hurt again, but also only 19 at hi A
Barnes- Solid start to the season, but not catching the world on fire. Still looks like an above avg back up at the least.
Heredia- No word
Johnson- Has been terrible
Stripling- Solid introduction to MLB, looks like a decent 5 pitcher in rotation, ceiling rises if fixes control/command problem.
Anderson- CAN'T STOP WALKING PEOPLE and isn't striking out many.... The guys other numbers are solid if he could just control the zone he is a very good pitcher. Looking more and more like a reliever.
Calhoun- Super slow start(batted around Mendoza line the first month), but has finally started to heat up and he does not strike out much at all. Power numbers haven't made an appearance yet. Heard he had just not been squaring balls up yet.
Estevez- Not a great stat by any means, but also only 18
De Jong - Not a bad start to the season, a couple of rough games have weighed his overall #'s down
Sborz- Team is trying him as starter to develop secondary pitches better. Doesn't walk a ton of people, numbers have been ok.
Rhame- Has been pretty good thus far. One bad game has weighed some of his #'s way down. Still needs to lower walks, but could be next guy the team calls on if bullpen spot opens. Has pitch that moves and also hits triple digits.
Davis- Much like everyone in GL right now, not doing anything impressive while striking out a bunch.
Lee- Still looks like a solid back of the rotation pitcher, eye catching #'s down after that one bad start where his rhythm was thrown off from the call up. This seems to be a big deal for him as the same thing happened in his big league debut when he was used a few days after his scheduled start.
Scavuzzo- Really nice start to the season after great finish. Still has some projection left in 6'4" frame which could lead to better power numbers down the road.
Abdullah- Nada
German- Nothing (Want to see this guy, apparent VERY hard thrower)
Brito- Zilch
Mieses - Solid start to the season, some folks really like him.
Farmer- Really good start to the season, but is 25 and in AA. Being held back because he is blocked by Barnes who is a very similar player.
Leon- Well the average is coming back, but a mini slump has brought his numbers back down. Haven't heard much about him, but out of the top 3 catching prospects in the system, he is the only one not in his mid 20's.
Paroubeck- HORRENDOUS start to the season. Has struck out over 50% of the time and not doing much else.

Like I said, it's early, but last year there was something like only 5 guys had negative seasons overall, just for reference. Guys in GL usually start slow cause it is still fucking cold up there. Rancho is actually one of the more neutral parks in the Cal League so numbers aren't as inflated. The team has been aggressive pushing the hitters in Tulsa. OKC is also a neutral stadium for PCL.

 

His FB is graded highly, so it sounds like there is movement to it until it gets really up there (100-102 MPH). He also maintains upper 90's til late in games, which is another reason to see if he can hang as a starter. Serious flame throwers and lefties are usually slower to develop.