Comments on: Daily Farm Report 6/13/2011

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 22:51:16 +0000

Broderick’s numbers since his return aren’t impessing me. Even when he doesn’t give up any runs he isn’t striking out anyone.

By: GTL

GTL — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:37:43 +0000

Fair enough. 8-12 HR may be optimistic for Jackson. However, comparing his bat to Brendan Ryan is most certainly pessimistic. Looking at Ryan’s minor league numbers, Jackson has him beat in every meaningful category: ISO, wOBA, BB% (Ryan hovered around a dismal 5-6% in the minors and majors while Jackson has been around 10%) etc. Jackson has 4 HR this year; Ryan had 2 in his minor league career before getting called up.

Additionally, FG has Jackson at 6-2 175 so there’s reason to believe the power will improve as he fills out (maybe closer to Ryan’s 6-2 195).

I’m not calling Jackson the next Jose Reyes but I do think he could be a 2-3 WAR guy which has serious value, especially in a system as devoid of MIF talent as ours is.

By: westvleteren_12

westvleteren_12 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:18:53 +0000

I know the game is the 29th, but I didn’t see any details about the skills competition. The Mid-west had theirs the day before the all star game, but I don’t know what the Texas League does.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:46:26 +0000

Janish might be about the worst hitter in the major leagues last couple of years. I think he’s actually worse than Adam Everett, and quite a few pitchers….

By: RichardRich

RichardRich — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:23 +0000

I don’t know what team you been following but Hammons is playing as one of the better power yards going in all the minors these last few years.

By: Vision

Vision — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:46:10 +0000

The Texas League is not even close to the PCL in terms of hitting prowess. Not even close.

The Texas League is a nice hitter’s league, and Hammons is a good hitter’s park, but it isn’t some crazy hitter’s paradise like Lancaster, Las Vegas, or Colorado Springs.

I think that gets over played personally.

By: Vision

Vision — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:43:39 +0000

The problem isn’t in a batting average for Janish, it’s in the OBP and slugging being under .300.

Really, the counting stats aren’t what we should be worried about, but rather the production he provides with the bat coupled with just how good his glove can be. If he’s a .680 OPS SS with a well above average glove, he’s probably a top-12 to 15 SS in MLB.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:04:11 +0000

Anyone know the schedule for the Texas League All-star game. When are the skills competition?

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:17:12 +0000

Given (IIRC) he’s hit 3 or 4 in the Texas league, I tend to concur that 8-12 in MLB is probably pie in the sky thinking. I reckon he’ll probably hit like Brendan Ryan, though he might manage a tiny bit more pop in terms of gap power.

By: tom s.

tom s. — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:11:05 +0000

Hey, we sign 5 speedy, contact-hitting OF, and our top speedy, contact hitting OF start producing. Feeling nervous, daryl, james (jim?), and adron?