Comments on: Daily Farm Report 06/30/2011

By: Clark

Clark — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:43:50 +0000

Well at least he isnt a cub who throws balls into the stands and almost kills fans

By: cariocacardinal

cariocacardinal — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:34:24 +0000

Maybe because he is the best hitting prospect we have among our catchers as well as more than adequate defensively.

By: Stephanie34

Stephanie34 — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:48:54 +0000

Castillo was the catcher that went after the opposing pitcher with a bat when he was at the plate… he didnt like the inside pitches and then one went behind him and he charged the mound with the bat. He also was suspended 50 games the year before for testing positive for illegal sustances. What I am wondering is why he hasn’t been released?

By: sportsman

sportsman — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 02:38:06 +0000

he’s tiny isn’t he?

By: Tackle Box

Tackle Box — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:25:25 +0000

I think the injuries to Taveras have to push him below at least Wong and probably even Cox. If Taveras had been healthy the entire season, then yes, but I’d just rank ‘em the same except with Taveras 5th. (btw, I probably agree with you about moving Carpenter ahead of Cox).

And, let me say, as being one of the guys here who has seen Taveras play, I think he should be our top 3 maybe #2, but he just hasn’t played consistently from a health standpoint.

By: Tackle Box

Tackle Box — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:20:54 +0000

was he possibly hurt?

By: AO

AO — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:05:55 +0000

compaired to Jon Jay and Skip, i think he has a higher upside then both. You gotta remember he came out of high school to play Football for Mississippi St. i believe. He has only played baseball full time (300+ AB/season) for only four years now. He seems to me that he is more than just a singles hitter and has a little bit of pop (evidence by having 16 triples ’09 and 9 Hrs this season). I don’t disagree that he probably will end up as a pretty good 4th OF but I am not writing off that he can’t be anymore than that. Best case scenario he could be a guy who could maybe put up .275, 10+ Hrs, 25+ SB (Shane Victorino-lite).

By: Cardinals645

Cardinals645 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:47:23 +0000

Looking more closely at Carlos Martinez’s outing, the guy struggled quite a bit with control toward the end of the outing, issuing 2BB, a wild pitch, and 2HBP in the last 2 IP. He obviously struggled with both, needing a bases-loaded, 1-2-3 double play to escape the 5th, and coughing up 2 ER in the 6th. This reflects what was mentioned in the report at SBNation that Ryan links to above. That report attributes the control issues to fatigue.

The upside to this is that his control issues were, in part at least, a result of fatigue as much as a lack of polish. The downside to this is that stamina will always be considered an issue with Martinez because he’s relatively short for a pitcher (~6′, maybe less). It’s nothing to worry about after just one start in High A, but it’s certainly worth noting and keeping an eye on down the road.

By: Felonius_Monk

Felonius_Monk — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:42:04 +0000

I think I’d agree with your top 5 totally. I might have Matt Carp ahead of Cox, perhaps, and Rosenthal and Jenkins could both be in contention for a top 5 slot too.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:22:32 +0000

Another write-up about Martinez, this time from John Sickels, with the help of some “sources in the Midwest League.”

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2011/7/1/2253616/thoughts-on-the-promotion-of-cardinals-prospect-carlos-martinez