Minor league thread

MadduxFanII said:
Pache's numbers really are staggering. Sample size concerns and all that, but man, the guy's now at 251 at-bats with a .419 OPS. I don't think even the most pessimistic among us thought that was possible. I distinctly remember thinking, "Well, all he needs to do with his defense is hit to a .600 OPS and he can still have value." A .600 OPS seems almost impossible for him now.
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I feel tremendously bad for the kid. Hope he can turn it around somehow.
 
MadduxFanII said:
Pache's numbers really are staggering. Sample size concerns and all that, but man, the guy's now at 251 at-bats with a .419 OPS. I don't think even the most pessimistic among us thought that was possible. I distinctly remember thinking, "Well, all he needs to do with his defense is hit to a .600 OPS and he can still have value." A .600 OPS seems almost impossible for him now.
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I think plenty of people suggested the worst case scenario was a no power defensive cf that also didn't have much of a hit tool.
 
Southcack77 said:
I think plenty of people suggested the worst case scenario was a no power defensive cf that also didn't have much of a hit tool.
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There’s a big gap between “a no power defensive cf that also [doesn’t] have much of a hit tool” and some of the worst position player production ever, which is what he’s shown so far.
 
clvclv said:
Yeah, but not many of them ever suggested Heredia would look like an offensive beast when comparing the two.
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Actually, when the whole "floor is Kevin Pillar" nonsense came out, I distinctly remember saying there was a chance he wouldn't hit at all.

But no, I wouldn't have predicted he'd be this bad.
 
jpx7 said:
Meanwhile, speaking of MIFs drafted in 2019, I'd like to see a promotion for Cody Milligan soon.

He's always sported good-to-great walk-rates, but he's over 18% now, with a strikeout-rate under 20%. Yes, his .419 BABIP is why he's hitting .320 all the sudden, but the .450 OBP is no joke; and with a .405 woba in 200+ PA, it seems time for a bigger challenge, especially given he's 23 in A+, and the lack of a 2020 season (as a 2019 draftee) probably held him back a decent amount in 2021.

He's probably not a serious starter-level prospect, but as a lefty-hitting MIF with one elite skill (plate discipline / OBP), it'd be nice to have an inkling whether he's worth protecting from the Rule 5 this winter. Finishing the season out in AA would help with that, and Mississippi doesn't have any other 2Bs I'd rather see getting PAs over Milligan.
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Looks like the Braves agreed, as Milligan was unceremoniously promoted to AA a few days ago. Hitting for an alright average and still drawing walks, so far. In a system with few MLB-starter-level prospects currently, guy like Milligan who might bring value around the fringes of the MLB roster comprise a lot of what we have to watch.
 
jpx7 said:
Looks like the Braves agreed, as Milligan was unceremoniously promoted to AA a few days ago. Hitting for an alright average and still drawing walks, so far. In a system with few MLB-starter-level prospects currently, guy like Milligan who might bring value around the fringes of the MLB roster comprise a lot of what we have to watch.
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It's a good call.

With the mashers in our long term core, a high OBP guy with good defense would be valuable. Even if he's a fill in guy if we have an injury like Ozzie this year he's valuable. Maybe he's a cheap and quality bench option.
 
jpx7 said:
There’s a big gap between “a no power defensive cf that also [doesn’t] have much of a hit tool” and some of the worst position player production ever, which is what he’s shown so far.
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Not really. This is just what it looks like.
 
Enscheff said:
Actually, when the whole "floor is Kevin Pillar" nonsense came out, I distinctly remember saying there was a chance he wouldn't hit at all.

But no, I wouldn't have predicted he'd be this bad.
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Yep, you were vocal about his floor was much lower than that.
 
Muller has really cut down the walks at AAA… he’s at an average under 3 per 9 now. And that’s even inflated because of his first few bad AAA starts. If the command improvement is real and it translates to the MLB… he could end up being another real weapon as his raw stuff seems pretty nasty.
 
zbhargrove said:
Muller has really cut down the walks at AAA… he’s at an average under 3 per 9 now. And that’s even inflated because of his first few bad AAA starts. If the command improvement is real and it translates to the MLB… he could end up being another real weapon as his raw stuff seems pretty nasty.
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11.72 k9
2.72 bb9
2.96 era
3.26 FIP
3.21 xFIP
.304 babip
 
msstate7 said:
Rosario was 1-4, 2 k in 1st rehab game last night. Any update on soroka, yates, and/or matzek?
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Jay Jackson has started his rehab in the complex league - sneaky acquisition by Alex who could help the pen in the second half. Yates should be starting his soon - his TJS was performed on 03/24/21, so that's 15 months out.
 
clvclv said:
Jay Jackson has started his rehab in the complex league - sneaky acquisition by Alex who could help the pen in the second half. Yates should be starting his soon - his TJS was performed on 03/24/21, so that's 15 months out.
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Completely forgot about Jay… thought we released him
 
clvclv said:
Jay Jackson has started his rehab in the complex league - sneaky acquisition by Alex who could help the pen in the second half. Yates should be starting his soon - his TJS was performed on 03/24/21, so that's 15 months out.
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Nice. Forgot about Jackson
 
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