Cross posting some stuff:
I don't get why there isn't more hype around Bryan Mata. When he came into the league at 18, he was sitting around 92 and topping out at 94. Now his fastball is sitting at 95, topping out at 98 and he added a slider this year that he's taken a natural affinity to. He dominated the Carolina league despite being the youngest player in the league to start the year.
How much did adding a slider help him you ask?
2019 vs LHB: 144 PA, .267/.324/.359, .359 BAbip vs RHB: .194/.294/.226, .257 BAbip
2018 vs LHB: 174 PA, .310/.480/.380, .368 BAbip vs RHB: .145/.298/.177, .209 BAbip
2017 vs LHB: 155 PA, .257/.325/.350, .333 BAbip vs RHB: .260/.341/.353, .339 BAbip
2016 vs LHB: 092 PA, .301/.370/.386, .373 BAbip, vs RHB: .207/.268/.286, .287 BAbip
He's probably going to start next year in AAA, where he will still be 20 years old until May 3rd. His numbers vs RHB since 2018 are comical.
Jarren Duran's last 8 games: 35 PA, .455/.471/.515, .571 BAbip. Brings his Portland line to .250/.308/.397 in 211 PA, 13bb/50k with 15sb/6cs on a .338 BAbip.
Bobby Dalbec's last 44 games: 181 PA, .201/.359/.368, .242 BAbip, 29bb/44k. His Three true outcomes % for the year is 48.2%.
Looks like Marcus Wilson may have finally cooled off going 0/6 with 5k his last 2 games.
Denyi Reyes pitched last night: 6.0 ip, 7 hits, 3r/2er, 0bb/7k.
First 8 starts: 41.0 ip, 5.49 era, 43 hits, 19bb/32k, .264/.339/.417 against. WHIP of 1.512. 17.5% K%, 10.4% BB%
Last 12 starts: 76.0 ip, 2.84 era, 62 hits, 13bb/59k, .219/.258/.357 against. WHIP of 0.987. 19.7% K%, 4.3% BB%. He has gone at least 6 innings in all of these starts. 7.0 twice and 8 once.
Last 6 starts: 40.0 ip, 1.80 era, 30 hits, 4bb/24k. .203/.234/.297 against. WHIP of 0.850. 15.6% K%, 2.6% BB%. The two times he pitched 7.0 innings and the one time he pitched 8 came in this 6 game stretch.
Career: 21.3% K%, 3.7% BB%. It'll be interesting to see how he fares in the majors because his stuff is well below average and none of his pitches are better than average. It probably won't end well but there's always
Brad Radke to dream on. I think he has an outside chance at Boston this year. We'll definitely see him in some capacity next season barring injury/trade.
Also if you are excited about Chris Owings, why not Chad De La Guerra? Since returning off the DL, he's hitting .282/.362/.476 in 47 PA, which is actually much worse than his season line do date of .316/.390/.572 in 211 PA with 21bb/54k and 10 HR. He's also been a pretty decent hitter since 2017 minus his time in AAA last year after promotion in which he was dreadful (.137/.158/.205 in 76 PA).
Fun (not fun for him) Josh Ockimey stats:
1 for his last 27 with 5bb/11k in 32 PA, and 3/42 with 8bb/16k in 51 PA. In the month of July, he is slashing .100/.229/.183, .143 BAbip with 9bb/24k in 70 PA.
His last 70 games: 270 PA, .168/.311/.377, .198 BAbip, 45bb/85k. That includes May where he was "good" slashing .190/.377/.506.
vs LHP: .90 PA, .081/.233/.243, 14bb/28k.
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Last 48 games: 179 PA, .145/.263/.285, .189 BAbip, 23bb/59k.
First 43 games: 175 PA, .239/.411/.590, .260 BAbip, 38bb/46k.
Ouch.
Tanner Houck's struggled since moving to the pen: 7 games, 9.82 era, 7.1 ip, 11 hits, 8bb/5k. .344/.500/.438 against, BAbip of .407.
The Australian Daniel McGrath who seems to have been in the Sox system forever, is having a pretty good year in AA at age 25: 1.46 era, 74.0 ip, 42 hits, 2 HR, 34bb/71.
His last 7 starts.
38.2 ip, 0.00 era, 13 hits, 1 r/0 er, 16bb/39k. .108/.213/.108 against. 260 BAbip. Ignoring his AAA outing,
he hasn't allowed an earned run in AA over 46.0 ip. The last earned run he gave up in AA goes back to 5/28 when he allowed an inside the park HR. He had been pitching mostly in the bullpen but has made 6 straight starts. The inside the Park HR was also the last extra base hit he has given up in AA. That is
156 BF without allowing an extra base hit.
As a starter: 9 games, 0.55 era, 48.2 ip, 24 hits, 5r/3er, 0 HRA, 25bb/45k.
As a reliever: 12 games, 3.20 era, 25.2 ip, 18 hits, 9r/9er, 2 HRA, 9bb/26k.
Thad Ward returned after missing a start (possibly scheduled) and went 5.0 ip, 5 hits, 1 er, 2bb/4k. It brings his Salem line to 6 games, 1.91 era, 28.1 ip, 24 hits, 14bb/34k. Ignoring his first start in Salem: 1.88 era, 24.0 ip, 21 hits, 7bb/32k. For the year at both A/A+, 1.97 era, 100.2 ip, 75 hits, 3 HR, 39bb/121k. 29.1% K%, 9.4% BB%. Outside of him, Salem is really depressing.
In today's GCL game, 18 year old LHP Jorge Rodriguez went 5.0 ip, 1 hit, 0r, 0bb/12k. Last 3 games, 15.0 ip, 6 hits, 0r, 2bb/20k. For the year: 7 games, 2.35 era, 30.2 ip, 22 hits, 6bb/37k. Also 2nd round Matthew Lugo is currently 3/4 with a triple. He's now at .288/.346/.452 in 81 PA. Early returns looking good.
C Kole Cottam went 3/4 with a HR and a double today, bringing his season line to .261/.380/.425.
Still don't know anything at all abou Nixson Munoz but he continues to mow down DSL hitters. 9 games, 1.45 era, 37.1 ip, 33 hits, 3bb/42k. .231/.248/.301 against. K% 28.2%, BB% of 2.%.