Comments on: Poised For A Breakout

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:45:41 +0000

First the guys name is Cleto (my bad)

His stats in the AFL were pretty bad but he must have shown enough that Seattle was worried about losing him and placed him on their 40 man roster. Since he was on the 40 man roster when we got him we had to keep him there or try to pass him through waivers.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:23:26 +0000

How did he do in the AFL and how did he manage to get on the 40 man roster? Guess I haven’t been paying attention. enough.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:15:11 +0000

Cueto (the guy we got for Ryan) is already on the 40 man roster and has pitched in the AFL. If he starts below Springfield he was more of a waste than I thought.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:13:55 +0000

I’d have to agree that Gil will have a breakout year as well as Rosenthal. Someone posted some Youtube videos of Johnson City players last year and he did look pretty good. Don’t want to repeat what everyone else has said but it does seem like we have alot more exciting talent in the system than we have in a long time. Look for Anthony Ferrera to breakout. He was pitching well last year before he hurt his groin and put him out for the year. This HAS to be the year that he starts at Quad Cities. Itreally woul dbe a waste for him to spend another season at short season. I also find it interesting that no one mentioned the guy we got for Ryan. I don’t even remember his name but mabe the pitching coach at QC or PB can help corral his talent.

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:39:37 +0000

I think what they’re getting at is that Luna will be in Memphis and never see Springfield.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:51:15 +0000

I’m not asking anybody to drink the luna-aid with me, but how do you think somebody can hit better than anybody at springfield (really, with maybe one or two exceptions, better than anyone in the texas league) and not get invited back at least to the same level he was at before?

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:15:13 +0000

The loss of Mather and the third-baseification (and graduation) of Craig may create enough room in the upper-level outfields for him. I too would like to see what he does at Springfield or even Memphis, once he’s ready.

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:43:40 +0000

Not sure he even sees Springfield this year.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:35:15 +0000

I think the surprise breakout will actually be aaron luna. While he hasn’t shown outstanding power, he has a good history on OBP at every level. I think he hits well enough at springfield to earn a promotion to memphis and get taken seriously as a prospect.

If you don’t believe me, make a list of every prospect who’s managed a .425 or better OBP in the texas league.

By: Gruntosaurus

Gruntosaurus — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:03:42 +0000

Well. “slightly” wrong maybe, but not “completely” wrong. :-) Chambers has the misfortune of playing at one of the positions where the big team is so well stocked that it would be very difficult for him to make the Show without having had a big breakout in the minors. His excellent performance in the AFL, combined with hitting well in 2001, is a step in the right direction, but it does not yet qualify as a breakout.

I agree with you, however, that his AFL performance suggests that a breakout might conceivably be right around the corner, and he would be one of my top “poised for a breakout” candidates. If he goes something like .310/.380/.430 at Memphis, he’ll get a cup of coffee and be in the mix for a roster spot in 2012. If instead he goes .330/.400/.460, a major-league appearance is a near certainty, with a strong possibility of a very productive MLB career. The latter would be a “breakout” season, and while I don’t think it’s likely that he’ll break out to that level, it’s not impossible, and one can always hope.