2014 Minor League Thread

[Derek]

Not Indians related, but what the hell has happened to Javier Baez? He was expected to be a June call up to avoid Super 2 status, but he's currently batting .165 with 47 K's in 32 games. I knew he wasn't the most disciplined hitter, but this is ridiculous.

 

[AZ_]

Danny Salazar starting today for Columbus.

 

[macbdog]

Not Indians related, but what the hell has happened to Javier Baez? He was expected to be a June call up to avoid Super 2 status, but he's currently batting .165 with 47 K's in 32 games. I knew he wasn't the most disciplined hitter, but this is ridiculous.

Based on those numbers, I would say the problem is that he isn't hitting.

He has to straighten it out. Jumping to AAA after doing so well at AA shouldn't do that to a guy's numbers. No doubt he is seeing alot more breaking balls for strikes at AAA but that is also accompanied by lower velos across the board... hence why numerous guys who can't hit breaking stuff can still put up monster #s in AAA. He will get it ironed out, it is just going to take him some time apparently. Not every 21 year old is ready for the bigs. Cubbies fans just have to wait.

 

[AZ_]

Salazar out after 2.2 innings, allowed 5ER thus far and on the hook for two more currently on base.


UPDATE:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Final Line on Danny Salazar: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (70 pitches, 42 strikes). <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ClipShow&amp;src=hash">#ClipShow</a></p>&mdash; Columbus Clippers (@CLBClippers) <a href="https://twitter.com/CLBClippers/statuses/468802748771995648">May 20, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[NorthCoastBias]

Yikes

 

[Derek]

Obviously there is time for him to figure it out, but so far this year for Salazar is looking like last year for Bauer.

 

[elcheato]

Could be an injury. Velocity on his fastball was 2.0 MPH lower this year, same thing with his slider and change up, naturally.

 

[BimboColesHair]

5/22 Update....I'll add in the guys who just got sent back down when they play a game

AAA

Batters:

Giovanny Urshela - 3B (22) - .250/.271/.456...3 HR, 11 RBI, 9 R, 2 BB, 13 K, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 E
(cooled off since his hot start, 7 for his last 39...8 Ks his last 10 games)
Roberto Perez - C (25) - .342/.455/.603...5 HR, 17 RBI, 15 R, 15 BB, 19 K, 4 2B, 2 E, 9/18 runners thrown out
(on the 7 day DL with a hamstring issue)
Carlos Moncrief - RF (25) - .241/.286/.359...2 HR, 10 RBI, 19 R, 9 BB, 39 K, 7 2B, 2 3B, 3 SB, 1 CS, 2 E, 7 A
Tim Fedroff - OF (27) - .258/.386/.292...0 HR, 7 RBI, 20 R, 25 BB, 25 K, 4 2B, 3 SB, 3 CS

Pitchers:

Duke von Schamann - SP (22) - 1 GS, 0-0, 5.79 ERA, 4.2 IP, 2 K, 1 BB, 6 H, 3 R/ER, 1 HR, 3.86 K/9, .294 BABIP, 5.90 FIP
(recently called up from AA)
Scott Barnes - RP (26) - 13 apps, 2-2, 4.41 ERA, 16.1 IP, 21 K, 9 BB, 13 H, 9 R/8 ER, 2 HR, 11.57 K/9, .275 BABIP, 4.18 FIP
Austin Adams - RP (27) - 15 apps, 2-1, 4.05 ERA, 20 IP, 18 K, 4 BB, 20 H, 9 R/ER, 2 HR, 8.10 K/9, .310 BABIP, 3.42 FIP
Nick Hagadone - RP (28) - 14 apps, 1-2, 4.32 ERA, 16.2 IP, 24 K, 9 BB, 16 H, 9 R/8 ER, 3 HR, 12.96 K/9, .361 BABIP, 4.58 FIP
Vinnie Pestano - RP (29) - 14 apps, 1-3, 3.07 ERA, 14.2 IP, 22 K, 6 BB, 13 H, 7 R/5 ER, 0 HR, 13.50 K/9, .382 BABIP, 1.76 FIP

AA

Batters:

Francisco Lindor - SS (20) - .290/.373/.432...4 HR, 28 RBI, 24 R, 21 BB, 29 K, 5 2B, 3 3B, 9 SB, 5 CS, 8 E
(needs to clean up his defense)
Tony Wolters - C - (21) - .287/.340/.343...0 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 11 BB, 27 K, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 CS, 0 E, 13/28 runners thrown out
Ronny Rodriguez - INF (22) - .198/.229/.347...3 HR, 16 RBI, 16 R, 5 BB, 23 K, 9 2B, 3 SB, 1 CS, 5 E
Tyler Naquin - CF (23) - .286/.342/.405...2 HR, 17 RBI, 29 R, 15 BB, 44 K, 8 2B, 3 3B, 9 SB, 2 CS, 1 E, 7 A
Jake Lowery - 1B/C (23) - .226/.405/.258...0 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 8 BB, 9 K, 1 2B, 1 E, 1/1 runners thrown out
(hasn't played since April 18th)
Joey Wendle - 2B (23) - .224/.296/.391...4 HR, 17 RBI, 22 R, 14 BB, 29 K, 11 2B, 2 3B, 2 SB, 1 CS, 1 E
Bryson Myles - LF (24) - .292/.368/.445...2 HR, 14 RBI, 18 R, 13 BB, 35 K, 9 2B, 3 3B, 5 SB, 3 CS, 0 E, 2 A

Pitchers:

Giovanni Soto - RP (22) - 8 apps, 0-1, 1 SV, 4.22 ERA, 10.2 IP, 7 K, 5 BB, 6 H, 6 R/5 ER, 1 HR, 5.91 K/9, .179 BABIP, 4.66 FIP
Will Roberts - SP (23) - 8 GS, 4-4, 4.17 ERA, 45.1 IP, 30 K, 13 BB, 53 H, 26 R/21 ER, 3 HR, 5.96 K/9, .329 BABIP, 3.75 FIP
Shawn Armstrong - RP (23) - 16 apps, 1-0, 7 SV, 0.96 ERA, 18.2 IP, 25 K, 8 BB, 9 H, 2 R/ER, 1 HR, 12.05 K/9, .222 BABIP, 2.66 FIP
Cody Anderson - SP (23) - 9 GS, 2-3, 4.76 ERA, 45.1 IP, 28 K, 16 BB, 54 H, 26 R/24 ER, 4 HR, 5.56 K/9, .338 BABIP, 4.32 FIP
(12 K over his last 11 IP)
Joseph Colon - SP (24) - 9 GS, 3-2, 2.72 ERA, 49.2 IP, 36 K, 22 BB, 40 H, 15 R/ER, 2 HR, 5.84 K/9, .256 BABIP, 4.05 FIP
(8 straight GS with at least 5 IP and 3 or fewer ER)
Gabriel Arias - SP (24) - 8 GS, 5-2, 3.38 ERA, 42.2 IP, 27 K, 13 BB, 43 H, 19 R/16 ER, 2 HR, 5.70 K/9, .308 BABIP, 3.68 FIP

A+

Batters:

Luigi Rodriguez - OF (21) - .205/.302/.325...2 HR, 8 RBI, 13 R, 12 BB, 21 K, 2 2B, 1 3B, 5 SB, 1 CS, 2 E
LeVon Washington - CF (22) - .359/.447/.538...1 HR, 6 RBI, 8 R, 6 BB, 10 K, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 CS, 0 E
(Wash Time is back!...5 for 13 his first 4 games back)
Alex Monslave - C (22) - .210/.275/.290...1 HR, 10 RBI, 13 R, 7 BB, 20 K, 5 2B, 1 E, 3/15 runners thrown out
James Roberts - 3B (22) - .303/.397/.328...0 HR, 13 RBI, 14 R, 12 BB, 24 K, 3 2B, 1 CS, 16 E
Erik Gonzalez - SS (22) - .309/.344/.423...1 HR, 18 RBI, 22 R, 8 BB, 28 K, 6 2B, 4 3B, 8 SB, 4 CS, 10 E
(hasn't played since May 14)
Jeremy Lucas - C/1B (23) - .264/.359/.451...5 HR, 29 RBI, 22 R, 21 BB, 24 K, 6 2B, 3 3B, 1 E, 10/29 runners thrown out
Anthony Gallas - OF (26) - .321/.369/.551...6 HR, 22 RBI, 23 R, 11 BB, 40 K, 18 2B, 2 SB, 1 CS, 1 A
(he's not really a prospect, but he has a state championship baseball ring that should be mine, so I added him)

Pitchers:

Shawn Morimando - SP (21) - 9 GS, 5-2, 3.83 ERA, 44.2 IP, 32 K, 17 BB, 35 H, 28 R/19 ER, 5 HR, 6.45 K/9, .224 BABIP, 4.84 FIP
Ryan Merritt - SP (22) - 8 GS, 5-1, 1.65 ERA, 49 IP, 40 K, 9 BB, 37 H, 13 R/9 ER, 2 HR, 7.35 K/9, .248 BABIP, 2.99 FIP
Dylan Baker - SP (22) - 1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 4 K, 0 BB, 0 H, 0 R/ER, 0 HR, 6.00 K/9, .000 BABIP, 2.25 FIP
(on the DL, broke his ankle)
Elvis Araujo - RP (22) - 12 apps, 1-1, 2 SV, 3.00 ERA, 15 IP, 16 K, 7 BB, 8 H, 6 R/5 ER, 0 HR, 9.60 K/9, .216 BABIP, 2.80 FIP
D.J. Brown - RP/SP (23) - 9 apps, 7 GS, 2-4, 3.92 ERA, 41.1 IP, 29 K, 9 BB, 43 H, 21 R/18 ER, 2 HR, 6.31 K/9, .306 BABIP, 3.63 FIP
Cole Sulser - SP (24) - 8 GS, 0-4, 4.86 ERA, 37 IP, 32 K, 12 BB, 44 H, 28 R/20 ER, 3 HR, 7.78 K/9, .353 BABIP, 3.92 FIP
Jacob Lee - RP/SP (24) - 12 apps, 1 GS, 0-0, 4.39 ERA, 26.2 IP, 16 K, 6 BB, 31 H, 13 R/ER, 2 HR, 6.35 K/9, .324 BABIP, 3.93 FIP
Louis Head - RP (24) - 14 apps, 0-2, 8 SV, 1.62 ERA, 16.2 IP, 28 K, 6 BB, 7 H, 3 R/ER, 0 HR, 14.36 K/9, .148 BABIP, 1.49 FIP

A

Batters:

Ivan Castillo - SS (18) - .174/.200/.174...0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 4 E
(hasn't played since May 15)
Anthony Santander - DH (19) - .192/.276/.277...1 HR, 9 RBI, 13 R, 15 BB, 40 K, 6 2B, 1 3B, 2 SB
(played in 33 games...yet to appear in the field...wonder if he has a lingering injury?)
Dorssys Paulino - LF (19) - .244/.297/.328...0 HR, 6 RBI, 7 R, 9 BB, 33 K, 8 2B, 1 3B, 1 SB, 5 CS, 13 E
(sent to Arizona to transition to the OF from SS, already back up and in LF)
Clint Frazier - CF (19) - .246/.342/.362...1 HR, 9 RBI, 17 R, 19 BB, 44 K, 6 2B, 3 3B, 6 SB, 2 CS, 1 E, 2 A
(16 Ks over his last 10 games...yikes)
Nellie Rodriguez - 1B (19) - .234/.333/.424...7 HR, 20 RBI, 16 R, 25 BB, 44 K, 9 2B, 4 E
Josh McAdams - RF (20) - .198/.248/.228...0 HR, 6 RBI, 5 R, 6 BB, 43 K, 2 SB, 1 CS, 1 E, 7 A
Claudio Bautista - 2B (20) - .227/.264/.351...2 HR, 16 RBI, 17 R, 8 BB, 35 K, 7 2B, 3 3B, 4 SB, 1 CS, 5 E
(hitting .333 his last 10 games)
Eric Haase - C (21) - .231/.326/.521...8 HR, 14 RBI, 23 R, 16 BB, 38 K, 5 2B, 3 3B, 6 E, 17/42 runners thrown out
Paul Hendrix - IF (22) - .331/.432/.565...6 HR, 20 RBI, 20 R, 21 BB, 41 K, 9 2B, 1 3B, 1 CS, 5 E
(scorching...hitting .415 his last 10 games)
Grant Fink - 3B/1B (23) - .247/.365/.380...4 HR, 23 RBI, 24 R, 28 BB, 61 K, 8 2B, 12 E

Pitchers:

Kenny Mathews - RP (20) - 8 apps, 2-2, 2.04 ERA, 17.2 IP, 14 K, 6 BB, 12 H, 6 R/4 ER, 0 HR, 7.13 K/9, .255 BABIP, 3.05 FIP
(hasn't pitched since May 4)
Luis Lugo - SP/RP (20) - 8 apps, 5 GS, 1-4, 5.40 ERA, 31.2 IP, 39 K, 12 BB, 29 H, 23 R/19 ER, 2 HR, 11.08 K/9, .318 BABIP, 3.11 FIP
Caleb Hamrick - SP/RP (20) - 9 apps, 4 GS, 1-2, 7.56 ERA, 33.1 IP, 20 K, 19 BB, 41 H, 29 R/28 ER, 1 HR, 5.40 K/9, .342 BABIP, 4.60 FIP
Mitch Brown - SP (20) - 9 GS, 0-6, 5.40 ERA, 40 IP, 29 K, 26 BB, 39 H, 27 R/24 ER, 1 HR, 6.53 K/9, .309 BABIP, 4.66 FIP
Adam Plutko - SP (22) - 9 GS, 2-1, 4.08 ERA, 46.1 IP, 58 K, 11 BB, 43 H, 24 R/21 ER, 1 HR, 11.27 K/9, .344 BABIP, 2.17 FIP
(7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 K his last start)
Jordan Milbrath - SP/RP (22) - 9 apps, 6 GS, 1-4, 2.79 ERA, 42 IP, 31 K, 15 BB, 37 H, 21 R/13 ER, 0 HR, 6.64 K/9, .289 BABIP, 3.28 FIP
Dace Kime - SP (22) - 9 GS, 0-6, 7.82 ERA, 35.2 IP, 25 K, 13 BB, 58 H, 36 R/31 ER, 3 HR, 6.31 K/9, .410 BABIP, 4.57 FIP
Robbie Aviles - RP/SP (22) - 9 apps, 4 GS, 1-1, 1.65 ERA, 43.2 IP, 29 K, 5 BB, 32 H, 10 R/8 ER, 2 HR, 6.14 K/9, .236 BABIP, 3.26 FIP

 

[elcheato]

I wouldn't necessarily say Lindor has to "clean his defense up". Errors really don't indicate how well someone is playing defensively. We aren't seeing the games either. He could be committing "errors" on balls most short stops can't even make a play on because of his very good/elite range.

I don't know if there's anything to it, but his strikeout rate has risen a bit this year.

 

[BimboColesHair]

I wouldn't necessarily say Lindor has to "clean his defense up". Errors really don't indicate how well someone is playing defensively. We aren't seeing the games either. He could be committing "errors" on balls most short stops can't even make a play on because of his very good/elite range.

I don't know if there's anything to it, but his strikeout rate has risen a bit this year.

Good thing I have MILB.tv and have watched most of his games...he needs to clean up his defense.

edit: I should probably expand on that, since just that sentence makes me sound like a condescending douche...at least half of his errors this year are off of drops at 2nd base where he is trying to make the turn on a double play too quick...he has a good arm, but he still feels the need to rush his throws like most young middle infielders. He also has done the same thing as the feed man for double plays as well. Gets the ball, rushes the throw over to the 2nd baseman, ball goes into the outfield. That right there is probably how 6 of his 8 errors have occurred, and they are errors that shouldn't happen as he gains more experience with the speed of higher level baseball.

 

[AZ_]

Not Indians related, but what the hell has happened to Javier Baez? He was expected to be a June call up to avoid Super 2 status, but he's currently batting .165 with 47 K's in 32 games. I knew he wasn't the most disciplined hitter, but this is ridiculous.

Baez this past week:

429/.433/.929 (12-for-28), 6 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 SO

Might be coming out of it. Huge power for that position.

 

[KB]

Baez this past week:

429/.433/.929 (12-for-28), 6 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 SO

Might be coming out of it. Huge power for that position.

This kid is one of the ones that intrigues me the most with his power potential and the position he plays in the field, wouldn't be surprised to see him moved to 3rd at some point later in his career either.

 

[macbdog]

Baez this past week:

429/.433/.929 (12-for-28), 6 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 SO

Might be coming out of it. Huge power for that position.

Too bad the Indians didn't get him... We had to settle for the Jack of All Trades guy.

All kidding aside, that draft is looking bonkers. About the only team that could come out with zippo are the dBacks, n they had 2 picks due to shenanigans.

 

[Ohio]

Manny Ramirez...player coach!

 

[AZ_]

Salazar last night:

5.1, 4H, 3R, 2ER, 3BB, 9K

104-66