An abbreviated Prospect Roundup today as Wieters and Wallace are the only two guys who have done shit in the last two days. I guess everyone else took the first part of the week off. Let's get to it:
Wieters -
On 5/18 went 0/3 with a K and an RBI. On 5/19 Wieters went 2/4 with a R. Getting closer and closer to call-up time.
Wallace -
On 5/18 went 3/6 with 2Ks. Good for the old average. On 5/19 went 2/3 with a BB. His season line is now .471/.500/.521, which easily beats Wieters so far on the year. An unheralded, but very productive, prospect.
Price, Feliz, Brackman, Montero all DNP.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Prospect Roundup: Feliz Is Not Hurt
Neftali Feliz returned to the bump last night after an 11 day absence. The rest proved helpful, as he went 5IP, giving up 1ER on 1H, a home run to Chad Huffman. He struck out seven and walked a lonesome 1 batter. Damn right Neftali. Do your thing.
Matt Wieters. I have been on your case about the power outage, but no more good sir, no more. 2/5 with 3R, 2HR, 4RBI and 1K. Welcome back. We're still looking at weeks until the call-up.
Brett Wallace went 2/5 with 1R and a double.
Brackman, Montero and Price DNP.
It is fun to see some of these guys really heat up.
Jacoby Ellsbury should be in AAA. That is all.
Matt Wieters. I have been on your case about the power outage, but no more good sir, no more. 2/5 with 3R, 2HR, 4RBI and 1K. Welcome back. We're still looking at weeks until the call-up.
Brett Wallace went 2/5 with 1R and a double.
Brackman, Montero and Price DNP.
It is fun to see some of these guys really heat up.
Jacoby Ellsbury should be in AAA. That is all.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Prospect Roundup with a Vengeance
Sweet Jesus Montero
5/8: 1/4 with a walk and 2Ks.
5/9: 2/5, 2 doubles, with 2RBIs.
5/11: 2/4 with a R, a triple, and 2RBIs. Big man legging out the triple, love it.
5/12: 2/4 with a R, a K, and 2RBIs.
now for 5/13...D Day...
5/13: 4/5 with an RBI. Good lord.
His season totals: .336/.392/.563, an OPS of .955. This is an improvement, an improvement! on his 2008 numbers: .326/.376/.491, an OPS of .868. So Montero gained OBP and power when he moved up a level in the minors. This guy is for real.
Imagine what he'll look like when he starts doing bicep curls once a week. Pictures all from Riveraveblues.com and commenter Andy. Hope they don't mind.
David Price
Still on that pitch count limit, Price went 4.2IP on 5/12, giving up 4H, 2ER and striking out 5. They have really limited his innings and pitches: only 26 IP on the year.
Neftali Feliz
Has not pitched since 5/3. Don't know what the story is on him.
Andrew Brackman
Brackman had himself a very fine game on 5/11, going 8IP, giving up 7H, 2ER, walking only one batter, and striking out 9. That's the kind of breakout game you love to see.
Matt Wieters
5/8: 0/3 with a BB
5/9: 2/4 with a double, 2RBIs, and 2R
5/10: 1/2 with 2BBs, a double and a K
5/11: 1/3 with a BB and a K
5/12: 0/5
5/13: 0/4
Not exactly making his case, is he? The OBP is nice, but the last part of the tripleslash is a bit bothersome: .263/.366/.368. No reason to sour on him long-term, obviously; the power will come.
Matt LaPorta
So far with the Indians, LaPorta is 4/18 with 3BBs. Of those 4 hits, 1 was a HR and 1 was a double. His tripleslash is .222/.364/.444, which isn't actually all that bad. Not everyone can be Ryan Braun (click through and check his rookie year stats).
And finally, our latest addition to the Prospect Roundup, Sir Brett Wallace...
5/8: 0/3 with a BB and 3Ks. Way to go Brett!
5/9: 0/4 with a K. Time to drop him...
5/10: 2/6 with a double and 2R. Ok, maybe not.
5/11: 3/4. NIiiice.
5/12: 1/4 with a K.
5/13: 0/3 with 2BB, 1R and 1K.
His tripleslash for the year: .282/.403/.431, and OPS of .834. Not too shaaaaaaaby.
Next up on the Peep This Prospect: my current favorite non-Yankee prospect and strikeout fiend Tommy Hanson.
5/8: 1/4 with a walk and 2Ks.
5/9: 2/5, 2 doubles, with 2RBIs.
5/11: 2/4 with a R, a triple, and 2RBIs. Big man legging out the triple, love it.
5/12: 2/4 with a R, a K, and 2RBIs.
now for 5/13...D Day...
5/13: 4/5 with an RBI. Good lord.
His season totals: .336/.392/.563, an OPS of .955. This is an improvement, an improvement! on his 2008 numbers: .326/.376/.491, an OPS of .868. So Montero gained OBP and power when he moved up a level in the minors. This guy is for real.
Imagine what he'll look like when he starts doing bicep curls once a week. Pictures all from Riveraveblues.com and commenter Andy. Hope they don't mind.
David Price
Still on that pitch count limit, Price went 4.2IP on 5/12, giving up 4H, 2ER and striking out 5. They have really limited his innings and pitches: only 26 IP on the year.
Neftali Feliz
Has not pitched since 5/3. Don't know what the story is on him.
Andrew Brackman
Brackman had himself a very fine game on 5/11, going 8IP, giving up 7H, 2ER, walking only one batter, and striking out 9. That's the kind of breakout game you love to see.
Matt Wieters
5/8: 0/3 with a BB
5/9: 2/4 with a double, 2RBIs, and 2R
5/10: 1/2 with 2BBs, a double and a K
5/11: 1/3 with a BB and a K
5/12: 0/5
5/13: 0/4
Not exactly making his case, is he? The OBP is nice, but the last part of the tripleslash is a bit bothersome: .263/.366/.368. No reason to sour on him long-term, obviously; the power will come.
Matt LaPorta
So far with the Indians, LaPorta is 4/18 with 3BBs. Of those 4 hits, 1 was a HR and 1 was a double. His tripleslash is .222/.364/.444, which isn't actually all that bad. Not everyone can be Ryan Braun (click through and check his rookie year stats).
And finally, our latest addition to the Prospect Roundup, Sir Brett Wallace...
5/8: 0/3 with a BB and 3Ks. Way to go Brett!
5/9: 0/4 with a K. Time to drop him...
5/10: 2/6 with a double and 2R. Ok, maybe not.
5/11: 3/4. NIiiice.
5/12: 1/4 with a K.
5/13: 0/3 with 2BB, 1R and 1K.
His tripleslash for the year: .282/.403/.431, and OPS of .834. Not too shaaaaaaaby.
Next up on the Peep This Prospect: my current favorite non-Yankee prospect and strikeout fiend Tommy Hanson.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Peep This Prospect: Brett Wallace
In honor of A-Rod's return to the Yankee lineup, I thought I would find a member of the next wave of Major League 3rd basemen, and we'll start with Brett Wallace who is currently playing for Double-A Springfield in the St. Louis Cardinals organization. Wallace was the 9th pick in the 1st round of the 2008 MLB Draft and has so far been raking through A-ball and AA-ball.
SourceTeam League BA GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS OBP SLG OPS Quad Cities (A) MWL .327 41 153 28 50 8 1 5 25 17 32 0 0 .418 .490 .908 Springfield (AA) TXL .367 13 49 13 18 5 0 3 11 2 7 0 0 .456 .653 1.109 Totals .337 54 202 41 68 13 1 8 36 19 39 0 0 .427 .530 .957
As you can see, Wallace is a pure hitter with decent power and a so-so eye. In college he played for Arizona State where he won the Pac-10 Triple Crown twice in three seasons. Oh yeah, his college career .398 average wasn't bad either. The downside to Wallace is his defense which is somewhat suspect and might be due, in some part, to his size. As ESPN puts it, "he isn't "fat," just oddly proportioned, with huge, muscular legs that make him look less athletic than he actually is."
Though Wallace has little chance of making the Cardinals roster this year, he could be an impact player down the road, especially since Troy Glaus looks to be on his last legs for the cardinals (currently on the DL after surgery) and the Cardinals don't have any other 3rd basemen with anywhere near the potential that Wallace has. We'll keep our eye on him. In his game last night, Wallace went 3 for 5 with no RBI or Rs. So far on the young season he's batting .283 with 5 HRs and 16RBI in 25 games.
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