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Post by ramireja on Jun 13, 2019 12:35:46 GMT -5
We're more than a couple months into the season and you've got to think the system is looking up as a whole. In fact, it kind of has to be given that we entered the season near the bottom of most outlet's rankings. This was reported recently but creating a thread for these types of updates: Triston Casas and Jarren Duran are now ranked in the backend of Baseball America's updated Top 100 (subscription required).
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Post by ramireja on Jun 13, 2019 12:43:35 GMT -5
Fangraphs recently updated the BOARD. Here are some noteworthy nuggets on our system rankings in particular ( found here): - Triston Casas is trending up and now has a FV of 50 as our system's top prospect. - Similarly, Jarren Duran is trending up and now has a FV of 45+ as our system's 2nd ranked prospect. They also noted he could be 50 FV if he can hit in AA. - As for recent draftees, Matthew Lugo is ranked #4 in the system (FV 45), Cannon is #8 (FV 40+), and Song is #11 (FV 40+)....further down Zeferjahn (FV 35) and Chris Murphy (FV 35) come in at spots #29 and #30, respectively. - Fangraphs is noticing what Bryan Gonzalez has been up to in the DSL very early on. He's ranked #22 with a FV of 40 and trending up.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 13, 2019 12:53:27 GMT -5
Casas, Decker, and Cannon are medium risk, while Dalbec, Duran, and Houck are high? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Post by ramireja on Jun 18, 2019 23:19:06 GMT -5
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Post by radiohix on Jun 19, 2019 1:02:56 GMT -5
Bit of a nit pick with Fangraphs, but I don't understand Feltman being ranked lower than Lakins. Both of these guys have been the biggest disappointing development for me this year.
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Post by borisman on Jun 19, 2019 6:30:55 GMT -5
Bit of a nit pick with Fangraphs, but I don't understand Feltman being ranked lower than Lakins. Both of these guys have been the biggest disappointing development for me this year. Feltman had a rough start to the season and had a couple of really bad outings. Since May 8th (or so) he's pitched better though he is still walking people at a higher rate than expected. His last 13 games have gone better. 17ip, 15k's, 11bb's (this is crazy) and 2 earned runs. Not too shabby. If he cuts his walks down a bit then you can expect a promotion.
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Post by James Dunne on Jun 19, 2019 10:16:51 GMT -5
Both of these guys have been the biggest disappointing development for me this year. Feltman had a rough start to the season and had a couple of really bad outings. Since May 8th (or so) he's pitched better though he is still walking people at a higher rate than expected. His last 13 games have gone better. 17ip, 15k's, 11bb's (this is crazy) and 2 earned runs. Not too shabby. If he cuts his walks down a bit then you can expect a promotion. Not trying to crush the guy, but I disagree. 15 strikeouts (21.7%) and 11 walks (15.9%) in 17 innings isn't good. Getting a low ERA because of a .195 ERA when his peripherals are mediocre-to-bad doesn't have me any higher on him. And his batted-ball numbers aren't great either during that stretch: 57% FB rate, 19% LD rate. On the other hand, the fast-track college reliever who goes in the 3rd round is a myth. He's probably playing a level higher than he should be and deserves credit for battling it to a draw. I think the aggressive placement and certainly the aggressive promotion schedule people were talking about put more pressure on him than was necessary.
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Post by ramireja on Jun 19, 2019 10:18:36 GMT -5
For as disappointing as Feltman's season seems on the surface, consider 1) Portland is still an aggressive assignment for one's first full season, 2) There have been reports on him working on his CH more and throwing his SL less (I think), and 3) opponents are hitting .178 off of him so that hasn't been an issue.
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Post by borisman on Jun 19, 2019 12:44:35 GMT -5
Feltman had a rough start to the season and had a couple of really bad outings. Since May 8th (or so) he's pitched better though he is still walking people at a higher rate than expected. His last 13 games have gone better. 17ip, 15k's, 11bb's (this is crazy) and 2 earned runs. Not too shabby. If he cuts his walks down a bit then you can expect a promotion. Not trying to crush the guy, but I disagree. 15 strikeouts (21.7%) and 11 walks (15.9%) in 17 innings isn't good. Getting a low ERA because of a .195 ERA when his peripherals are mediocre-to-bad doesn't have me any higher on him. And his batted-ball numbers aren't great either during that stretch: 57% FB rate, 19% LD rate. On the other hand, the fast-track college reliever who goes in the 3rd round is a myth. He's probably playing a level higher than he should be and deserves credit for battling it to a draw. I think the aggressive placement and certainly the aggressive promotion schedule people were talking about put more pressure on him than was necessary. I did post that the 11bb's "is crazy". Not crazy good, crazy bad Yeah, I didn't even think of the part of him starting the season in Portland. At the end of last year I expected it, as did a lot of other people on here.
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Post by orion09 on Jun 19, 2019 12:56:46 GMT -5
Both WEEI and the Globe had interviews with Feltman recently where he basically admitted he was putting too much pressure on himself because of the expectations that he would reach the big leagues super quickly.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jun 19, 2019 18:24:59 GMT -5
Both WEEI and the Globe had interviews with Feltman recently where he basically admitted he was putting too much pressure on himself because of the expectations that he would reach the big leagues super quickly. They also talked about how he's working on pitching up in the zone for the first time after being taught for his entire career to keep the ball down. Could easily see that contributing to the walks.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jun 23, 2019 7:35:55 GMT -5
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Here is a quick stab at a top twelve prospect ranking of active players in the Carolina League after the flurry of call ups this week.
1. Nolan Jones 3B @lynhillcats 2. Tyler Freeman SS @lynhillcats 3. DL Hall LHP @frederickkeys 4. Will Benson RF @lynhillcats 5. Mario Feliciano C @carolinamudcats 6. Aaron Ashby LHP @carolinamudcats 7. Miguel Amaya C @pelicanbaseball 8 Sam Huff C @gowoodducks 9. Tristen Lutz @carolinamudcats 10. Kris Bubic @wilmbluerocks 11. Bryan Mata @salemredsox 12. MJ Melendez @wilmbluerocks
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Post by Addam603 on Jul 12, 2019 20:48:17 GMT -5
So Alex Speier re-ranked the Sox farm system ahead of the trade deadline and there was one really interesting name in there. He’s got Cedanne Rafaela at #12.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 12, 2019 21:18:45 GMT -5
So Alex Speier re-ranked the Sox farm system ahead of the trade deadline and there was one really interesting name in there. He’s got Cedanne Rafaela at #12. That's a bit of a stunner. Bio says $10,000 tiny guy from a tiny country. Haha I looked up Curacao. 44km2 with 160,000 population. The small island I live on is 30km2 with a population of 105,000. Trust me, that's a tiny country. If the shores aren't rocky, you could probably walk the periphery in a day. This has really got my curiosity. ADD: In the gameday thread, according to a post by radiohix, Alex Speier said "Rafaela, who is potentially very good"
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 12, 2019 22:54:37 GMT -5
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Jul 12, 2019 23:23:54 GMT -5
So Alex Speier re-ranked the Sox farm system ahead of the trade deadline and there was one really interesting name in there. He’s got Cedanne Rafaela at #12. That's a bit of a stunner. Bio says $10,000 tiny guy from a tiny country. Haha I looked up Curacao. 44km2 with 160,000 population. The small island I live on is 30km2 with a population of 105,000. Trust me, that's a tiny country. If the shores aren't rocky, you could probably walk the periphery in a day. This has really got my curiosity. ADD: In the gameday thread, according to a post by radiohix, Alex Speier said "Rafaela, who is potentially very good" What is Speier seeing or hearing that makes him feel that Cedanne Rafaela is much better than "organizational utility man" that is currently listed? Don't see anything in the limited number of plate appearances that screams out anything and his build is extremely slight, so what makes him stand out to Speier?
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 13, 2019 3:05:07 GMT -5
That's a bit of a stunner. Bio says $10,000 tiny guy from a tiny country. Haha I looked up Curacao. 44km2 with 160,000 population. The small island I live on is 30km2 with a population of 105,000. Trust me, that's a tiny country. If the shores aren't rocky, you could probably walk the periphery in a day. This has really got my curiosity. ADD: In the gameday thread, according to a post by radiohix, Alex Speier said "Rafaela, who is potentially very good" What is Speier seeing or hearing that makes him feel that Cedanne Rafaela is much better than "organizational utility man" that is currently listed? Don't see anything in the limited number of plate appearances that screams out anything and his build is extremely slight, so what makes him stand out to Speier? We can only be pretty sure that it has little to do with the 41 plate appearances. He's obviously impressed the monkey-monks. Jose Vinicio with a bat ??
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Post by jimoh on Jul 13, 2019 7:23:37 GMT -5
135 pounds? Maybe more now? Vid of home run:
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Post by jimoh on Jul 13, 2019 7:28:12 GMT -5
Beaned in the head in the 2012 Little League World Series when he was 12, 4'9", 79 lbs, by a 206 lb pitcher throwing 80. Pops up like nothing.
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Post by jimoh on Jul 13, 2019 7:31:27 GMT -5
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 13, 2019 7:52:29 GMT -5
MLB Comparison: Brandon Phillips at plate and Kenny Lofton in outfield That's really hilarious that they use comps for 12 year olds.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Jul 13, 2019 8:01:38 GMT -5
He made solid contact on 9 consecutive pitches at 12 years old. Is this an example of cubby-holing young kids ?
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Post by costpet on Jul 13, 2019 8:26:49 GMT -5
Back in the 50's, if he had one of the helmets we had to use, he could have been killed. If you remember, the top of the head had no protection at all, just the side, and it's wasn't much at that.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 13, 2019 12:22:48 GMT -5
The Rafaela thing is so strange to me. We probably need to move him up, but to put him in a top 15 doesn't remotely square with anything else we here have seen or heard on him.
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Post by jimoh on Jul 13, 2019 13:47:38 GMT -5
I just asked Speier on twitter why he ranked the diminutive Rafaela so high and he said:
“Excellent athlete, he can fly, and he’s shown the ability to barrel the ball in a way that has stood out at his short-season levels. Potential middle of the field player with across the board tools. There are plenty of amazing, diminutive players.”
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