The DFR what-have-you is all after the jump.
Archive for August, 2009
Aug
11
2009
Springfield Visit: July 24-26Posted by azruavatar in Scouting Reports, Springfield CardinalsI’m going to do this in quick hit style because I think that’ll be most effective. I’ve got about 6 pages of scribbles and notes from each day I was at the ballpark. Only being there for 3 days, I’m dealing with a set of games where someone could have had a cold or just wasn’t performing at the time. These notes are simply my impressions: some of which confirmed what I already felt about players and others which dispelled previous beliefs.  These may or may not have been the individuals terrorizing my hotel hallway. Warning: There’s a bunch of pictures of players after the jump so be patient. This DFR is presented by Blake Hawksworth who has inserted himself into the 7th or 8th inning right-hander role with the big club. It is nice to see that Hawksworth is regaining the hype he had as a younger prospect. He’s been wandering for a few years and it’s nice for him to finally find his way. There’s a lesson for you kids. Doesn’t matter how long it takes you or how many times you get listed in the DFR, if you get called up and stick, that’s what its all about. And that’s all we want here at Future Redbirds, we want the St. Louis Cardinals to win. We also love to see our eggs help out. HPGF 4 Life! DFR, jump, etc, you know the drill.
Aug
10
2009
TotalZone Takes on ProspectsPosted by erik in Sabermetrics, tags: Aaron Luna, Adron Chambers, Brett Wallace, Dan Descalso, Daryl Jones, Donovan Solano, James Rapoport, Jarrett Hoffpauir, Jon Jay, Niko Vasquez, Pete Kozma, Shane Peterson, Shane Robinson, Tyler Greene, Tyler Henley
Sean “Chone” Smith has applied his TotalZone defensive metric on minor league data for the past few years, although it didn’t become available until last year at MinorLeagueSplits.com. Recently updated data has become available for games up to July 31st. While every defensive metric have their own quirks (especially metrics that depend on scorekeepers coding of batted balls as “line drives” or “fly balls”), the quirks can only be heightened when not dealing with a full season. I’d trust the scouting reports first, then go with two or better yet three seasons worth of data before making any hard conclusions on a minor leaguer’s glovework. Or better yet, go watch them yourself for a few games. But for what it’s worth, let’s check out some of the Cardinals’ top prospects and how their TotalZone numbers look. It’s also important to know these numbers translate a better for infielders than outfielders. Let’s start with the up the middle positions first. This game brought to you by a Yankees victory over the Red Sox. I’m not sure there’s ever a situation that could excise my hatred from 2004 for the Red Sox. This DFR is brought to you by an amazing UFC 101 with both the Silva-Griffin matchup and the Penn-Florian matchup ending with me screaming at the TV at the top of my lungs. Both ended the way I had hoped although not how I would have predicited. Friday’s DFR with a Memphis update in the morning. This is the third of the bi-weekly GCL updates. Keep in mind that these stats are to be ingested with a grain of salt as the GCL is the most informal of all American minor leagues. So, with that in mind, I’ll check in on three “names” on the GCL roster, three players who have played well and three players who have played not so well. The GCL Cardinals have gone 16-19 so far on the year, they are in 3rd place in the GCL “East” Division. On this day in 1975, Edgar Renteria was born. Twenty-three years later, Walt Jocketty would acquire him for 3 Cardinals minor league players. Those 3 would be Braden Looper, Pablo Ozuna and Armando Almanza. Looper would become a serviceable reliever, Ozuna never amounted to much as a utility player and Almanza had only a few years as an average reliever for Florida. These types of deals simply don’t happen anymore in today’s baseball landscape. The Marlins were in the midst of one of their many firesales, something the Pirates seem to be doing this year. However, you don’t see the Pirates trading 23 year old shortstops with power and an above average glove for 3 prospects. That’s why that while the Holliday trade may be a ‘Jocketty-special’, brilliant moves like the Renteria are few and far between. The River Bandits are middle of the pack in the Midwest League’s Western Division. They’re playing .447 baseball to date and are 5 games out of first place. Perhaps with the recent roster moves to add some talent from the short season clubs Quad Cities can make a push toward the top. With some new talent like Ryde Rodriguez and Eric Fornataro, QC is slowly making themselves more appealing for another scouting road trip as well. . . |
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