2007 Minor League Thread - Page 2

Heltonfan · April 11th, 2007, 07:09 AM

Colorado Springs
Brian Lawrence: 7 IP, 12 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 HR
Matt Herges: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K
Tulsa
Greg Reynolds: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 7 K
Jonathan Herrera: 2-5, 2B
Jordan Czarniecki: 3-5, 2B, SB
Joe Gaetti: 2-4, 2B
Modesto
Alan Johnson: 6 IP, 9 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Asheville
Josh Sullivan: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Daniel Mayora: 2-4, 2 2B

I'd love to be wrong about Reynolds. Yesterday's performance is a great start.

Heltonfan · April 11th, 2007, 09:57 PM

Colorado Springs
Bob Keppel: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Clint Barmes: 2-5, HR
Joe Koshansky: 1-4, HR
Ian Stewart: 2-3, BB
Modesto
Chaz Roe: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K
Asheville
Andy Graham: 4 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 8 K
Hector Gomez: 2-4, 2B

Heltonfan · April 13th, 2007, 09:48 AM

Tulsa
Franklin Morales: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Juan Morillo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Modesto
Brandon Durden: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Daniel Carte: 2-5, 2 2B
Dexter Fowler: 2-4, HR, BB - .179/.303/.357
Asheville
Keith Weiser: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 2 K
Hector Gomez: 1-4, HR
Jay Cox: 2-5, 2B
Michael McKenry: 2-3, 2B, 3B, BB

Heltonfan · April 13th, 2007, 10:40 PM

Colorado Springs
Eric DuBose: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 4 K
Matt Herges: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K
Jayson Nix: 3-5, 2B
Ryan Spilborghs: 2-4, HR
Joe Koshansky: 1-4, HR
Modesto
Brandon Hynick: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Chris Nelson: 3-6, 2B, 2 HR
Jose Valdez: 3-5, 2B, BB
Jeff Kindel: 2-5, 2B, HR, BB
Travis Becktel: 3-4, 2B, HR, BB
Asheville
Aneury Rodriguez: 5 IP, 13 H, 0 BB, 5 K
Michael McKenry: 1-4, HR

RMF · April 13th, 2007, 10:50 PM

Welcome to the 07 season Chris Nelson. Now go out there and Bleeping do it again!

That's a great night out of nowhere. I was just wondering why they were batting him 3rd. Great to see some pop out of his bat.

Heltonfan · April 15th, 2007, 06:42 AM

Colorado Springs
Marc Kaiser: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K - 12/3 G/F ratio
Ian Stewart: 2-4
Jayson Nix: 2-4
Tulsa
Ryan Mattheus: 6 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Ching-Lung Lo: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 HR
Jonathan Herrera: 2-5, BB
Modesto
Pedro Strop: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K - converted infielder; 7/0 K/BB so far
Asheville
Simon Ferrer: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Hector Gomez: 2-4, 2 2B
Daniel Mayora: 2-3

Heltonfan · April 15th, 2007, 09:37 PM

Colorado Springs
Brian Lawrence: 6 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Ubaldo Jimenez: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K
Omar Quintanilla: 4-7, 2 2B

Heltonfan · April 17th, 2007, 08:43 AM

Colorado Springs
Bob Keppel: 5 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 0 K
Ryan Spilborghs: 3-5, 2 2B, HR - .375/.429/.781
Tulsa
Greg Reynolds: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K
Jonathan Herrera: 3-6
Joe Gaetti: 4-5, 2B - .371/.421/.571
Matt Miller: 3-5, 2B
Asheville
Josh Sullivan: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 HR
Andy Graham: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
Jay Cox: 2-4, 2B
Victor Ferrante: 3-6, HR
Logan Wiens: 3-4, 2B, HR

Call me crazy, but I think Spilborghs just might be a better player than Steve Finley...

BigRapidsJackass · April 17th, 2007, 07:12 PM

Purplerow just pointed out that the Rockies are hitting .211 over the past week.

Meanwhile, Spilborghs and his 1.210 OPS are 75 miles down the road, while the dynamic Tavares-Finley combo bring their combined .300 OPS to Coors Field every day.

Heltonfan · April 17th, 2007, 11:09 PM

Colorado Springs
Alberto Arias: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K
Tulsa
Franklin Morales: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HR
Jonathan Herrera: 4-4 - .333/.346/.373
Matt Miller: 2-4, 2B
Modesto
Alan Johnson: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Dexter Fowler: 2-3, BB, 2 SB - .195/.298/.317
Asheville
Keith Weiser: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR
Hector Gomez: 2-5, 2B
Michael McKenry: 2-4, 2B, BB
Jay Cox: 2-5, 2B

TheIncredibleRox · April 18th, 2007, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heltonfan

Jonathan Herrera: 4-4 - .333/.346/.373

I know a certain projection system who loves that line...

Heltonfan · April 19th, 2007, 08:13 AM

Colorado Springs
Eric DuBose: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K
Ryan Spilborghs: 2-4
Joe Koshansky: 2-4, 2B, BB
Alvin Colina: 2-4, 2 2B, BB
Seth Smith: 3-5, 2B
Modesto
Chaz Roe: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 K
Cole Garner: 2-4, HR
Asheville
Andrew Kreidermacher: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K
Zach Simons: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K

Heltonfan · April 20th, 2007, 09:07 AM

Colorado Springs
Marc Kaiser: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 2 K, 2 HR
Tulsa
Ryan Mattheus: 4 IP, 10 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR
Modesto
Brandon Durden: 5 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K
Chris Nelson: 2-3, BB - .208/.269/.354
Asheville
Aneury Rodriguez: 3 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K

Roxpert · April 20th, 2007, 09:29 AM

I hate to say it, HF, but I don't see too many inspiring performances in the daily numbers that you are posting. Are any of our prospects off to a really good start? Are any of our top 30 prospects doing better than expected? It's early, I know, but I don't see much from your farm reports that gets me excited.

Heltonfan · April 20th, 2007, 10:30 AM

On the hitting side, all we have is a few older guys (Spilborghs, Gaetti, Miller) putting up excellent numbers... but for Gaetti and Miller, it's almost all BABIP. So yeah, there's nothing there to get excited about. And it's notable just how badly some of our more notable prospects are doing. That .208/.269/.354 line from Chris Nelson looks (and is) horrific, but Fowler and EY Jr. are doing even worse. And down in Asheville, Hector Gomez has struck out 18 times and walked once. Also, Ian Stewart's power has completely disappeared (.311/.367/.333). At this point, Spilborghs is really the only hitter in our entire system who I have confidence in. None of our high-upside guys are showing any signs of realizing that potential.

Things are a little better on the pitching side, though. Brandon Hynick, who emerged as one of my favorite prospects in the system after dominating at Casper last year (70/8 K/BB), is off to a nice start in the Cal League, with an 8/2 K/BB in two starts. Greg Reynolds is basically duplicating Hynick's performance, one level higher; he still isn't putting up the K rate we'd like (9 in 12 IP), but his control is excellent, and, as was the case last year, he's keeping the ball in the park. I have him projected right now (based on 60 career IP, so take it with a huge grain of salt) at a 4.96 ERC, better than Buchholz or Jimenez.

But yeah, all told, it's been a pretty disappointing start. As I've said before, following the minor leagues is all about looking for breakout seasons; obeying the normal aging curve won't get a player very far. And so far, we don't have anyone who appears to be having a breakout year.

April 11th, 2007, 07:09 AM	#16 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 10 Colorado Springs Brian Lawrence: 7 IP, 12 H, 2 BB, 5 K, 3 HR Matt Herges: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 BB, 4 K Tulsa Greg Reynolds: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 7 K Jonathan Herrera: 2-5, 2B Jordan Czarniecki: 3-5, 2B, SB Joe Gaetti: 2-4, 2B Modesto Alan Johnson: 6 IP, 9 H, 1 BB, 1 K Asheville Josh Sullivan: 7 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 6 K Daniel Mayora: 2-4, 2 2B I'd love to be wrong about Reynolds. Yesterday's performance is a great start.

April 11th, 2007, 09:57 PM	#17 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 11 Colorado Springs Bob Keppel: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K Clint Barmes: 2-5, HR Joe Koshansky: 1-4, HR Ian Stewart: 2-3, BB Modesto Chaz Roe: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 6 K Asheville Andy Graham: 4 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 8 K Hector Gomez: 2-4, 2B Last edited by Heltonfan; April 12th, 2007 at 07:01 AM.

April 13th, 2007, 09:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 12 Tulsa Franklin Morales: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K Juan Morillo: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Modesto Brandon Durden: 5 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Daniel Carte: 2-5, 2 2B Dexter Fowler: 2-4, HR, BB - .179/.303/.357 Asheville Keith Weiser: 6.2 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 2 K Hector Gomez: 1-4, HR Jay Cox: 2-5, 2B Michael McKenry: 2-3, 2B, 3B, BB

April 13th, 2007, 10:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 13 Colorado Springs Eric DuBose: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 1 BB, 4 K Matt Herges: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K Jayson Nix: 3-5, 2B Ryan Spilborghs: 2-4, HR Joe Koshansky: 1-4, HR Modesto Brandon Hynick: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 2 K Chris Nelson: 3-6, 2B, 2 HR Jose Valdez: 3-5, 2B, BB Jeff Kindel: 2-5, 2B, HR, BB Travis Becktel: 3-4, 2B, HR, BB Asheville Aneury Rodriguez: 5 IP, 13 H, 0 BB, 5 K Michael McKenry: 1-4, HR

April 13th, 2007, 10:50 PM	#20 (permalink)
RMF Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 206	Nelson Welcome to the 07 season Chris Nelson. Now go out there and Bleeping do it again! That's a great night out of nowhere. I was just wondering why they were batting him 3rd. Great to see some pop out of his bat.

April 15th, 2007, 06:42 AM	#21 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 14 Colorado Springs Marc Kaiser: 6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K - 12/3 G/F ratio Ian Stewart: 2-4 Jayson Nix: 2-4 Tulsa Ryan Mattheus: 6 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 3 K Ching-Lung Lo: 4 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 HR Jonathan Herrera: 2-5, BB Modesto Pedro Strop: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K - converted infielder; 7/0 K/BB so far Asheville Simon Ferrer: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 3 K Hector Gomez: 2-4, 2 2B Daniel Mayora: 2-3 Last edited by Heltonfan; April 15th, 2007 at 06:45 AM.

April 15th, 2007, 09:37 PM	#22 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 15 Colorado Springs Brian Lawrence: 6 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 3 K Ubaldo Jimenez: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 3 K Omar Quintanilla: 4-7, 2 2B

April 17th, 2007, 08:43 AM	#23 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 16 Colorado Springs Bob Keppel: 5 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 0 K Ryan Spilborghs: 3-5, 2 2B, HR - .375/.429/.781 Tulsa Greg Reynolds: 5 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 2 K Jonathan Herrera: 3-6 Joe Gaetti: 4-5, 2B - .371/.421/.571 Matt Miller: 3-5, 2B Asheville Josh Sullivan: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Andy Graham: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR Jay Cox: 2-4, 2B Victor Ferrante: 3-6, HR Logan Wiens: 3-4, 2B, HR Call me crazy, but I think Spilborghs just might be a better player than Steve Finley...

April 17th, 2007, 07:12 PM	#24 (permalink)
BigRapidsJackass Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,175	Purplerow just pointed out that the Rockies are hitting .211 over the past week. Meanwhile, Spilborghs and his 1.210 OPS are 75 miles down the road, while the dynamic Tavares-Finley combo bring their combined .300 OPS to Coors Field every day.

April 17th, 2007, 11:09 PM	#25 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 17 Colorado Springs Alberto Arias: 6 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 1 K Tulsa Franklin Morales: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 4 K, 1 HR Jonathan Herrera: 4-4 - .333/.346/.373 Matt Miller: 2-4, 2B Modesto Alan Johnson: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 HR Dexter Fowler: 2-3, BB, 2 SB - .195/.298/.317 Asheville Keith Weiser: 6 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR Hector Gomez: 2-5, 2B Michael McKenry: 2-4, 2B, BB Jay Cox: 2-5, 2B

April 19th, 2007, 08:13 AM	#27 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 18 Colorado Springs Eric DuBose: 5 IP, 6 H, 3 BB, 5 K Ryan Spilborghs: 2-4 Joe Koshansky: 2-4, 2B, BB Alvin Colina: 2-4, 2 2B, BB Seth Smith: 3-5, 2B Modesto Chaz Roe: 4 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 3 K Cole Garner: 2-4, HR Asheville Andrew Kreidermacher: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 3 K Zach Simons: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 BB, 2 K

April 20th, 2007, 09:07 AM	#28 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	Farm Report, April 19 Colorado Springs Marc Kaiser: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 BB, 2 K, 2 HR Tulsa Ryan Mattheus: 4 IP, 10 H, 0 BB, 5 K, 1 HR Modesto Brandon Durden: 5 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 4 K Chris Nelson: 2-3, BB - .208/.269/.354 Asheville Aneury Rodriguez: 3 IP, 2 H, 4 BB, 7 K

April 20th, 2007, 09:29 AM	#29 (permalink)
Roxpert Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Denver Posts: 1,082	I hate to say it, HF, but I don't see too many inspiring performances in the daily numbers that you are posting. Are any of our prospects off to a really good start? Are any of our top 30 prospects doing better than expected? It's early, I know, but I don't see much from your farm reports that gets me excited.

April 20th, 2007, 10:30 AM	#30 (permalink)
Heltonfan Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Yerevan, Armenia Posts: 902	On the hitting side, all we have is a few older guys (Spilborghs, Gaetti, Miller) putting up excellent numbers... but for Gaetti and Miller, it's almost all BABIP. So yeah, there's nothing there to get excited about. And it's notable just how badly some of our more notable prospects are doing. That .208/.269/.354 line from Chris Nelson looks (and is) horrific, but Fowler and EY Jr. are doing even worse. And down in Asheville, Hector Gomez has struck out 18 times and walked once. Also, Ian Stewart's power has completely disappeared (.311/.367/.333). At this point, Spilborghs is really the only hitter in our entire system who I have confidence in. None of our high-upside guys are showing any signs of realizing that potential. Things are a little better on the pitching side, though. Brandon Hynick, who emerged as one of my favorite prospects in the system after dominating at Casper last year (70/8 K/BB), is off to a nice start in the Cal League, with an 8/2 K/BB in two starts. Greg Reynolds is basically duplicating Hynick's performance, one level higher; he still isn't putting up the K rate we'd like (9 in 12 IP), but his control is excellent, and, as was the case last year, he's keeping the ball in the park. I have him projected right now (based on 60 career IP, so take it with a huge grain of salt) at a 4.96 ERC, better than Buchholz or Jimenez. But yeah, all told, it's been a pretty disappointing start. As I've said before, following the minor leagues is all about looking for breakout seasons; obeying the normal aging curve won't get a player very far. And so far, we don't have anyone who appears to be having a breakout year.