5/7/15 minor league THREAD: Sugar Ray! Who knew?

[rico43]

THURSDAY'S GAMES

ALL TIMES EDT

CLASS AAA

Gwinnett 5, Scranton-WB 0

WP: Marimon (2-0) 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K.
Carpenter 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.
Peraza 1-5, SB; E. Perez 2-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI; A. Garcia 1-4, R, RBI (.356).

CLASS AA

Played in Pearl
Mississippi 4, Biloxi 0

WP: Reyes (3-1) 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.
SP: Jenkins 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K.
Mal.Smith 2-4, BB, SB; Castro 1-3 (.389); O'Dowd 4-4, 2B, R, RBI (.441); Lipka 0-4 (.341).

ADVANCED CLASS A

Carolina 11, Lynchburg 1

WP: Brosius (2-1) 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K.
Otero (Save, 2) 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K.
E. Garcia 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI (.286); Franco 2-4, 2 R, HR (3rd), 4 RBI; D. Peterson 3-5, R, RBI; Lien 2-4, 2B, R; Schrader 0-3, R, 2 BB, RBI.

CLASS A

Hagerstown 7, Rome 6

LP: Furney (3-2) 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K.
Albies 3-4, 2B, 3B, 2 R, RBI, SB; Kreitemeier 3-5, 2 R.

[nsacpi]

Our cup runneth over with middle infielders.

[smootness]

Albies! He's now sitting at .295/.345/.381, as an 18-year-old in his first long season look. Also now with 22 R and 10 SB in 25 games. It will be interesting to see where people put him on midseason prospect lists. Some were already ready to jump him up a good bit, but others were hesitant before seeing him outside of rookie ball.

Well, it's hard not to love what he's done so far.

It will also be really interesting to see where Peterson and Mallex Smith land as well. Both have answered some questions this year and should move up quite a bit.

[thethe]

Fangraphs already had him in the top 30. law had him in his top 70.

If he continues to stay hot and slashes around 800 he will probably be a top 20 prospect on everyones list.

Does anyone know if he grew at all in the offsesaon?

[Deester11]

Fangraphs already had him in the top 30. law had him in his top 70.

If he continues to stay hot and slashes around 800 he will probably be a top 20 prospect on everyones list.

Does anyone know if he grew at all in the offsesaon?

If he grew, it was about 10 milliliters. My gf thought he was honestly the bat boy. Even the short guys could pat him on the head. That being said, if you guys haven't seen his defense....trust me, it's Andrelton-lite range wise. He got to a ball from deep short on the second base side and almost threw a guy out. Quick hands to the ball.....he's going to be a good ballplayer for a while. His skill set is not prolonged for slumps.

[thethe]

Thanks Deester. Always appreciate the reports on the young pups.

[thethe]

Looks like Curcio played a little 2B today. I hadn't noticed that up until today.

Went 1 for 2 with a 2B and a walk & K.

Call the kid up already please!

[Deester11]

Thanks Deester. Always appreciate the reports on the young pups.

Thanks thethe...I usually get to look at each one of the players at least 2 times in the minors. I've hit on a few of my own personal eyeball scouting..lol. Some, not so much. Remember Alejandro Machado? LOL. I will say, that if Ricardo Sanchez can use this experience to improve, he's going to be a force. He needs to understand adjustments, but if he can get people off his fastball, watch out. At 18? I liked what I saw. Anyway, I'll try to give more info as I attend the games.

[smootness]

If he grew, it was about 10 milliliters. My gf thought he was honestly the bat boy. Even the short guys could pat him on the head. That being said, if you guys haven't seen his defense....trust me, it's Andrelton-lite range wise. He got to a ball from deep short on the second base side and almost threw a guy out. Quick hands to the ball.....he's going to be a good ballplayer for a while. His skill set is not prolonged for slumps.

You put a guy with that kind of range at 2B, and you have someone who is probably the best, or close to it, defensive 2B in baseball. Pair that with the best defensive SS of all time, and holy cow.

[clvclv]

If he grew, it was about 10 milliliters. My gf thought he was honestly the bat boy. Even the short guys could pat him on the head. That being said, if you guys haven't seen his defense....trust me, it's Andrelton-lite range wise. He got to a ball from deep short on the second base side and almost threw a guy out. Quick hands to the ball.....he's going to be a good ballplayer for a while. His skill set is not prolonged for slumps.

Ozhaino is a HUGE part of the reason I'm so much in favor of promoting Peraza before long. Albies is going to come faster than Jose has IMO, and he's maybe the one guy in the organization that I personally don't want blocked in any way. Having him waste away in Gwinnett for several months while you're trying to get maximum value for Peraza in a year or two could cause him to stagnate.

I think Hart & Company may well have actually identified HIM as the SS or 2B of the future already and could be willing to move Andrelton or Peraza when someone knocks their socks off for either of them. All relevant disclaimers apply (small sample size, success at lower levels doesn't always translate, etc.), but I think that he'll get every bit of the hype that any hitter prospect in our system has in years by the middle of next season and could very well be ready by the time the new park opens.

[weso1]

1987 Cardinals comin.

[smootness]

Ozhaino is a HUGE part of the reason I'm so much in favor of promoting Peraza before long. Albies is going to come faster than Jose has IMO, and he's maybe the one guy in the organization that I personally don't want blocked in any way. Having him waste away in Gwinnett for several months while you're trying to get maximum value for Peraza in a year or two could cause him to stagnate.

I think Hart & Company may well have actually identified HIM as the SS or 2B of the future already and could be willing to move Andrelton or Peraza when someone knocks their socks off for either of them. All relevant disclaimers apply (small sample size, success at lower levels doesn't always translate, etc.), but I think that he'll get every bit of the hype that any hitter prospect in our system has in years by the middle of next season and could very well be ready by the time the new park opens.

I'm already on record, but let me just state again: No, no, no, no, no. That would be the biggest mistake we've made in a long time. Luckily, I doubt the front office would ever consider it.

Albies' best value for a team may be at SS, but you can't get rid of Simmons to facilitate that. Simmons is invaluable to this team going forward.

[nsacpi]

Albies! He's now sitting at .295/.345/.381, as an 18-year-old in his first long season look. Also now with 22 R and 10 SB in 25 games. It will be interesting to see where people put him on midseason prospect lists. Some were already ready to jump him up a good bit, but others were hesitant before seeing him outside of rookie ball.

Well, it's hard not to love what he's done so far.

It will also be really interesting to see where Peterson and Mallex Smith land as well. Both have answered some questions this year and should move up quite a bit.

And there is my new favorite under-the-radar prospect. Daniel Castro. .391/.413/.448 so far this season. Strikeout rate under 10%.

[chop2chip]

Fangraphs already had him in the top 30. law had him in his top 70.

If he continues to stay hot and slashes around 800 he will probably be a top 20 prospect on everyones list.

Does anyone know if he grew at all in the offsesaon?

Yeah. It's hard to not see him land on most top 20 lists. Players with his skill set at that age tend to be highly thought of.

[CJ9]

Did I miss something on Ricardo Sanchez? Feel like I haven't seen his name in the box score in a while.

[Braves1976]

Did I miss something on Ricardo Sanchez? Feel like I haven't seen his name in the box score in a while.

Yea, Sanchez is on the 7-day DL.

[rico43]

Yea, Sanchez is on the 7-day DL.

Leg (calf) injury. Don't sweat it.

[Julio3000]

Scranton-WB says no mas!

[Julio3000]

Leg (calf) injury. Don't sweat it.

Wait, are we talking about Veal now?

[chop2chip]

I predict one of Simmons/Peraza/Albies is packaged with pitching to bring Tulo to Atlanta to play 3B.

Sign JUp.

Dominate.

Simmons for Tulo?

Not a fan