8/2/23 - MiLB Time to Be Moralized
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C note is fire right now and given how meaningful improving his plate discipline is, today might have been his best day ever as a pro. With Mayer badly slumping, I could see Ceddanne moving into the top Sox prospect position, and high on the list of all prospects in baseball.
It will be interesting to track. Not sure if anything clicked with him today or whether the pitching was just that bad.
He's definitely mashing, though.
Some Greenville hitting highlights...
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So we get Dan Altavilla highlights, but not LUIS PERALES??? Smh.
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Royman Blanco also not doing great in his 2nd game since promotion to Salem. 2 innings today, 3 runs, 5 hits.
I feel like the pitchers would probably fair better if they promoted their better pitchers, but I'll just assume they know what they're doing on all these.
I feel like the pitchers would probably fair better if they promoted their better pitchers, but I'll just assume they know what they're doing on all these.
While I obviously care most about the tip-top prospects, I am increasingly finding myself rooting hardest for what I might as well call Bloom’s Boys—the easy sign college pitchers that we’re trying to squeeze insane value out of. Coffey, Rogers, Dean, Hoppe, Bolden, Dobbins (higher bonus for him to be fair)
If literally even one of the guys who signed for like $50k and under make an impact at the MLB level it will be a huge win. Hoppe has had mixed results (lots of Ks but lots of base runners too) but a guy who can touch 100 for $32k? Yes please. I think part of the appeal is if they keep climbing up the ladder with success, you won’t have to squint too hard to see them as part of a future solid cheap bullpen, maybe with some multi-inning ability. And someone like Dobbins may have a case to continue as a starter until proven otherwise.
Aside from them it is hard to argue against Rafaela and Romulus Antonius these days. What a season they are both having.
If literally even one of the guys who signed for like $50k and under make an impact at the MLB level it will be a huge win. Hoppe has had mixed results (lots of Ks but lots of base runners too) but a guy who can touch 100 for $32k? Yes please. I think part of the appeal is if they keep climbing up the ladder with success, you won’t have to squint too hard to see them as part of a future solid cheap bullpen, maybe with some multi-inning ability. And someone like Dobbins may have a case to continue as a starter until proven otherwise.
Aside from them it is hard to argue against Rafaela and Romulus Antonius these days. What a season they are both having.
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That's a fun group. Will be interesting to see if the '23 crop moves similarly. If I had to list my rooting interests by type I think it would be...
1) High end young international arms (Perales & Yordanny mostly, Wikelman & Bastardo to a much lesser extent).
2) Highest end hitting prospects (Roman/C Note/Mayer/Yorke/Bleis next year/Bonaci).
3) Super young international hitters who I feel like I'm in on the ground floor on (Johanfran/Yoeilin/Starlyn/Fraymi/etc).
4) Super young international pitchers who I feel like I'm in on on the ground floor on (Wuilliams/Obed/Cohen/etc).
5) That group of Chaim pitchers + Drohan.
6) Other random international pitchers who don't quite fit the other categories (Paez/GJax/Elvis/Ramirez/etc.)
7) Other potential high leverage bullpen arms (Guerrero/Troye/Brand/Fernandez/etc.)
8) Random hitters who I like for various reasons (A. Hernandez/Rosier/Lopez/Rosario/Scott)
9) The secondary hitting prospects (Mikey/Blaze/Meidroth/Castro/Hickey/Coffey/etc).
10) Other
I'm sure I'm missing a bunch. Just did that off the top of my head.
Am I crazy to think that Anthony is in line for another promotion? He seems to be the best guy on the field every night in Greenville.
I think about it from time to time. There's definitely some room in the Portland outfield along with Rosier & Sikes if they choose to go that direction.
It's only been 140 PAs & I would guess they'd give him at least 200, but who knows?
