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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2021 18:05:53 GMT -5
That raises some questions about Simas for me. The guys that move around like that are the Nick Lovullos and Ricardo Cubillans of the world. You don’t normally see ranked prospects making jumps like that. From reports earlier in the season, I thought he had some interesting looks.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 4, 2021 11:10:58 GMT -5
Juan Chacon hit his first home run down in the DSL. He’s having a nice little season going on down there.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 3, 2021 21:46:01 GMT -5
I like that Casas sees all this Yorke stuff and decides to remind everyone who is #1. I'm going to ask a potentially stupid question, but... Do we have 3 top 50 prospects in the system right now? I'm not a homer for thinking that way, am I? If you want to really be optimistic about it you could say 4. Casas, Mayer, Duran, and Yorke. Several outlets have them with three, so if you’re really high on Yorke then you could make that argument.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 3, 2021 18:59:34 GMT -5
Another day another 2 hits for Nick Yorke. And he’s only had two at bats.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 3, 2021 10:49:18 GMT -5
AGain, they moved one to tomorrow. They play the Twins every Friday and Saturday. Makeup dates aren't an issue. Yeah, you said they moved one. Has there been a makeup date set for the other one was my question.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 3, 2021 10:01:25 GMT -5
Yeah there were definitely two this morning. I wonder if they’re postponing both to a later date or just one and cancelling the other.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 3, 2021 9:17:55 GMT -5
The affiliate scoreboard is showing only one FCL game now and it looks like it got postponed.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 2, 2021 20:11:00 GMT -5
Seemed pretty clear he tipped that to me. You can see it take a quick dive right off the end of the bat. Devers wouldn’t get that heated over a strikeout unless he was absolutely positive he got a piece.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 2, 2021 19:46:29 GMT -5
Tyler McDonough started cold in Salem after his extended time off with a 2-17 start with 8 Ks and no XBH. Since then he’s gone 8-24 (.333), 2 2B and 1 3B, with only 4 Ks. He’s also bringing a 6 game hitting streak into the second game of tonight’s double header.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 2, 2021 19:40:10 GMT -5
A very Wu start in Wu-Yelland’s Greenville debut. He went 5 hitless innings and struck out 9 batters…but also walked 4 batters and hit a guy.
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Post by Addam603 on Sept 1, 2021 19:09:16 GMT -5
Two hits so far in two ABs for Yorke. Up to .444 in the short sample size so far.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 31, 2021 12:58:49 GMT -5
The Covid outbreak on the major league team is having a pretty big impact on the minor league team too. Worcester has a one man bench right now and he’s a catcher. Portland has a two man bench once Santana goes back up and both guys are catchers (granted one is Baldwin). There should be some more movement coming today, especially with Portland playing two games.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 30, 2021 16:15:40 GMT -5
I have a question about the development list. Rio Gomez and Jake Thompson were pitching very poorly and were put on the development list and after they returned, they have been pitching very well. Alan Marrero was just added to the list and I assume he will be hitting great. A.J. Politi looks like a good candidate for the list. What I would like to know is what do they do with the players that changes them so dramatically? The development list is basically this year’s phantom IL. To my knowledge, the teams don’t do anything special with the players on the DEV list. It’s basically roster manipulation.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 29, 2021 12:09:57 GMT -5
Scoreboard has Wilkelman confirmed as Salem’s starter today.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 29, 2021 8:03:13 GMT -5
Politi’s scheduled start today will be his first appearance since 8/6.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 28, 2021 10:59:08 GMT -5
A lot going on in rookie ball this morning:
Encarnacion bounces back after a rough couple of starts.
Lira has reached base three times already today after 4 times yesterday. He’s got 5 walks over the last two games.
Doubles for Mayer and Bleis. Bleis reached base a total of 3 times.
Bonaci reached base twice and stole two bases. Chacon reached base 3 times and also swiped a bag.
There are so many guys to watch at this level. Bloom and Co. have done a great job at building the depth at all levels.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 27, 2021 20:35:44 GMT -5
Wong has been hitting the ball really well both in the majors and at AAA. Homered in tonight’s game.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 27, 2021 18:23:36 GMT -5
Jimenez was just thrown out at home by a mile on a fly out to right field. It wasn’t too deep, but it still wasn’t even close.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 27, 2021 7:10:51 GMT -5
Darel Belen was sent back down to the FCL yesterday.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 26, 2021 13:59:19 GMT -5
Francis Hernandez is having a really solid pitching season in the DSL. He is admittedly old for the level (turns 20 in September), but this is his first professional season after the lost season last year. He got a decent bonus too $142,000.
Overall line: 29.1 IP, 16 H, 6 BB, 28 K. 1.23 ERA, 0.75 WHIP
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 26, 2021 7:16:03 GMT -5
When are we going to splash in on a top international player like we did Moncada? I would expect it to be on a case-by-case basis like all players, but based on the last few years personally I wouldn’t expect it. They’ve been doing, for lack of a better word, quantity over quality and it’s been really working out for them.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 25, 2021 11:42:49 GMT -5
Good luck to the baseball with Kavadas and Jordan in the same lineup again.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 24, 2021 16:14:11 GMT -5
I give up trying to understand the Portland outfield at this point, but Granberg in CF and Rosario to RF tonight is weird to me. Rosario has the much better arm in the outfield which makes more sense to me but would you rather have the better defender in CF or the better arm in RF. I’ve also never been to Hadlock and don’t know if it’s a Fenway situation where right field is a harder position to play.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 24, 2021 13:11:44 GMT -5
Brasier is fine because he’s a 60 day IL guy but I thought guys on the 10 day IL could only rehab in Worcester? I could have sworn something like that was said on a podcast or in the forum.
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Post by Addam603 on Aug 24, 2021 10:38:47 GMT -5
Allan Castro is another guy in the DSL that's having a decent year. Homered in today's game, giving him 10 XBHs in 21 games (3 2B, 5 3B, 2 HR). 18 year old outfielder has also stolen 3 bases.
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