2024 Minor League Thread

[sportscoach]

Nope... still going to every "All you can eat Buffets" within 25 miles of Falwell Field in Lynchburg..

All the buffets are crying... The Tugboat is coming, the Tugboat is coming...

 

[Criznit]

Nope... still going to every "All you can eat Buffets" within 25 miles of Falwell Field in Lynchburg..

Well as a pro, he's pitched 2 innings and all 6 outs were strikeouts. Let's keep this streak going!!

 

[sportscoach]

Alright some recaps of the Clippers game...

Gillispie and Doxakis... uh... no comment...

Burns had a solid outing!

The Clippers did nothing against the SP... Ended up with 13 hits, most off of the bullpen



The numbers at the end look pretty solid, the pitching for sure needs a bit of work...

 

[sportscoach]

Messick had a good game today, he's due for AA sooner rather than later...

LC hasn't done anything with the bat today so far (through like 5 innings)

At Lynchburg...

Wilkinson had a good 1st... 2nd inning, eh... 2 walks but got out of it...

 

[Gson]

Well as a pro, he's pitched 2 innings and all 6 outs were strikeouts. Let's keep this streak going!!

The Hibachi All You Can Eat Buffet place is loads better than the Golden Corral Buffet.. fyi..

 

[petes999]

 

[sportscoach]

David Wells Reincarnation of the baseball world?

 

[Tondo]

Cross Watched some of the minors games, some random observations:

- Manzardo doesn't look as sure thing as some believe. He still got a lot of swing and miss and needs the reps.

- K. Watson got into an argument on opening day and had to be shoved aside by his teammates. His temper showing up again

- Brito isn't a good defense player. His ABs weren't great either, slow start.

- Walters has MLB stuff, like right now. The breaking ball got whiffs too, so it's not FB only

- Lake County bats looked weak. By far the best, mature ABs came from Guy Lipscomb. He might be a guy indeed. Plus plus speed, great approach and the frame to add power. All that playing CF. Watch alert.

- Mooney swing and missed a ton. Not as advertised.

- Schneemann is a ML ball player. Best quality of ABs for Columbus. Could be a late bloomer like Fry. I hope he gets his shot, could surprise. Super Util capable of playing pretty much everywhere except C

- RHP A. Peterson looks like a dude on the mound, great first start for LC. No velo readings, but fastball had some zip and excellent control and command. Would like to see him get tested in AA this season.

- I just don't see it with Messick. He's a bulldog and overachiever, but stuff looks pedestrian.

- Dion got extremely unlucky on some BIP, lots of weak contact. His FB only avg 89.6 mph (still higher for him), but it got 8 whiffs in 31 pitches, only one ball put in play under 80 EV. Don't let you get fooled by the surface stats. He's going to get starts in MLB this year, and I can see him being as good as Logan Allen was last year.

- Nic Enright is a ML bullpen ready option. Slight uptick on his rising FB, sitting 93-95 (93.9 avg) and cutter/change works off of it too. Throws strikes. He's ready.

- C. Cairo still gets overlooked. Some of the best swings and ABs I've seen from Akron hitters.

Overall, not impressed by the overall quality of ABs by the hitters. With most of the young hitters up now and the top hitters being DeLauter, Manzardo, Martinez and Brito, I'd consider trading most of the others (I'd keep C. Ingle and Lipscomb from the deep pile).

Pitching was a mixed bag. Carver and H. Stanley looked good, Nikhazy throws too many damn pitches, but keeps outperforming his peripherals. Mace could emerge, nice first start, but I'll believe it when he develops consistency

 

[cliffdawg]

Cross Watched some of the minors games, some random observations:

- Manzardo doesn't look as sure thing as some believe. He still got a lot of swing and miss and needs the reps.

- K. Watson got into an argument on opening day and had to be shoved aside by his teammates. His temper showing up again

- Brito isn't a good defense player. His ABs weren't great either, slow start.

- Walters has MLB stuff, like right now. The breaking ball got whiffs too, so it's not FB only

- Lake County bats looked weak. By far the best, mature ABs came from Guy Lipscomb. He might be a guy indeed. Plus plus speed, great approach and the frame to add power. All that playing CF. Watch alert.

- Mooney swing and missed a ton. Not as advertised.

- Schneemann is a ML ball player. Best quality of ABs for Columbus. Could be a late bloomer like Fry. I hope he gets his shot, could surprise. Super Util capable of playing pretty much everywhere except C

- RHP A. Peterson looks like a dude on the mound, great first start for LC. No velo readings, but fastball had some zip and excellent control and command. Would like to see him get tested in AA this season.

- I just don't see it with Messick. He's a bulldog and overachiever, but stuff looks pedestrian.

- Dion got extremely unlucky on some BIP, lots of weak contact. His FB only avg 89.6 mph (still higher for him), but it got 8 whiffs in 31 pitches, only one ball put in play under 80 EV. Don't let you get fooled by the surface stats. He's going to get starts in MLB this year, and I can see him being as good as Logan Allen was last year.

- Nic Enright is a ML bullpen ready option. Slight uptick on his rising FB, sitting 93-95 (93.9 avg) and cutter/change works off of it too. Throws strikes. He's ready.

- C. Cairo still gets overlooked. Some of the best swings and ABs I've seen from Akron hitters.

Overall, not impressed by the overall quality of ABs by the hitters. With most of the young hitters up now and the top hitters being DeLauter, Manzardo, Martinez and Brito, I'd consider trading most of the others (I'd keep C. Ingle and Lipscomb from the deep pile).

Pitching was a mixed bag. Carver and H. Stanley looked good, Nikhazy throws too many damn pitches, but keeps outperforming his peripherals. Mace could emerge, nice first start, but I'll believe it when he develops consistency

I appreciate your 1WEEK SCOUTING REPORT, but I can’t get excited for any prospects up or down performance after a handful of games, especially with the elements being pretty bad, but I do agree with Brito defense being very suspect, be interesting if his bat plays up like everyone suspects, therefore what position he can play regular to hide his defense…….

 

[Criznit]

Petey Halpin continues his scorching start to the season. Just smacked his 1st homer of the season, a solo shot to right center.

 

[sportscoach]

Petey Halpin continues his scorching start to the season. Just smacked his 1st homer of the season, a solo shot to right center.

He's gonna get added to the 40 man this off season... mid 25 eta?

 

[Criznit]

Boo. Watching the Clipper game, down by two with runners on the corners in the bottom of the ninth with two outs... Dom Nunez bats with Noel and Lavastida on the bench with a day off tomorrow... Boo... Gotta let Noel or even Lavastida try to walk that off.

 

[Tondo]

Cooper Ingle's bat looks special. Good eye/plate awareness pared with cat like reflexes to get a good part of the bat to the ball. Very unusual for a catcher, a little DeLauter in his style, but without the power projection, pure singles and gap hitter. But again, a special one. FG's didn't exaggerate his lofty contact grades

 

[sportscoach]

Cooper Ingle's bat looks special. Good eye/plate awareness pared with cat like reflexes to get a good part of the bat to the ball. Very unusual for a catcher, a little DeLauter in his style, but without the power projection, pure singles and gap hitter. But again, a special one. FG's didn't exaggerate his lofty contact grades

How is his catching though? I'll take a Kwan type from the catcher all day IF he's a solid defensive catcher...

 

[Tondo]

More Minor Observations, Sunday Rainout Edition:

CF Advincula is extremely selective, bordering passive, but he knows the zone. Pretty impressive and mature for a pro debutant. It's why he got assigned straight to A+, which is pretty aggressive for last year's 8th rd pick

Ethan Hankins didn't make it out of the 2nd inning after a good 1st inning. He was mostly 92-94 with his FB, but all secondaries looked pretty meh at best. Wonder what happened to his stuff? Was hoping to see more.

Best ABs from Akron again from Christian Cairo. He hits the ball in the air, one deep out and well struck fly single. He played 3B and arm is easily above average to plus. Also stole two bases.
Another Akron player that looks much better than expected at the plate is Yordys Valdes. Good approach and swing decisions. He might brake out. He does have the glove.

DeLauter looks a little lost at the plate. Doesn't swing and miss much, but not getting the bat out to the ball as he was in ST, too many weak groundouts.

Manzardo just missed a HR to dead center, got caught at the wall. Easy HR a few weeks from now. It was one of two EV over 105. But still looks awkward in his swing decisions, hopefully just rusty and not a nagging injury.

RHP Z. Jacobs (18th rd last draft) caught my eye, pretty good variety of pitches and threw good strikes around the zone.

Lenny Torres sat 97 with good armside movement, slider was plus as usual. That's a backend bullpen arsenal.