Comments on: Daily Farm Report – 7/23/12

By: Vision

Vision — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:09:15 +0000

ISO needs about 550 PA to mean anything…that said, I’d rather they have a good one than a bad one if even in a small sample size.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:30:15 +0000

Love these first hand accounts of seeing our prospects. Great to hear all the different angles and thoughts.

Taveras is the kind of prospect that won’t be in St. Louis until the brass feels he is ready to play every day. I just wonder when that will be. Probably a lot sooner than most of us think.

Nice blog, too. I’ve bookmarked it and will make it a part of my morning Cardinal online ritual.

By: Hugecardsfan

Hugecardsfan — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:55:54 +0000

Fair enough and I do understand the context.

Perception is always in the eye of the beholder.

Having seen Taveras 6 times this year, I marvel at the difference from last year. He was so raw and this year he looks so much more comfortable, runs better routes, etc. He is better able to show off a very good arm.

I wouldn’t want to see him anywhere near St Louis this year. Let the kid continue to develop in the less threatening environment of the minors. But, when he arrives to the majors, he’ll be ready to play CF, IMO.

By: aprfool79

aprfool79 — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:07:30 +0000

It was my first time to see Taveras in person, but I came away impressed with his play. On more than a couple balls, he made great reads and turned difficult outs into easy ones. By far the most telling, however, was how Oscar controlled the game.

My daughter and I spent most of the game watching from behind the opponents’ bullpen, and Taveras called the shots for sure. He appeared natural in center and had the ball picked up all night, even telling Melker to get back on a ball that went over his head.

He isn’t ready for the show yet, but could be in Memphis without a doubt.

By: Evan

Evan — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:16:39 +0000

Tyrell does need a lot of polishing but I’m not too worried about him. I don’t think his prospect status or ceiling has changed much this season. He’s the youngest pitcher on QC by 18 months and is still averaging a K/inning. Hes been alternating between good and bad outings for the past few months, be hes shown the ability to dominate hitters. Also, this is his first full season. There is no reason to rush him because of all the RHP prospects on higher levels (miller, cmart, rosy, maness, Kelly, wacha). He is definately the wild card among our top prospects but I LOVE his potential

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:21:30 +0000

Jenkins in his last 10 games:

45 IP, 52 Hits, 25 BB, 48 K, 7.20 ERA

A lot more polishing left to do on this diamond.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:10:59 +0000

Interesting comparisons, Kyle.

Carson is a pup, but he’s a pup with a 6’2″ 200 pound frame. I think his biggest adjustments with be with the mental aspects of playing every day against talented competition.

Once he learns to control his at bats, Kelly could really be something.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:06:37 +0000

Thanks, Dave, for the report on Kelly.

I wondered what was going with Carson and so few walks. If he was first-pitch swinging and helping the pitcher. “You don’t get out of Oregon taking a base on balls.”

Encouraged to hear he worked the count a bit. Listening to Carson speak you can tell there’s an intelligence there. He’s the kind of kid who is always attempting to figure out the best path to success. I have little doubt Carson Kelly is going to be a productive big leaguer. It’s going to be fun to chart his path to St. Louis in the next few years.

Thanks again for the report/contribution. It’s stuff like this that has me making multiple trips to this site each day.

By: dave barry

dave barry — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:51:11 +0000

I watched Kelly over the weekend and have been giving him quite a bit of thought since. While initially I wasn’t

overwhelmed, I’m beginning to understand what scouts saw. First and foremost the power is evident even in live games, his

home run on Saturday was well over 420′ .

Secondly, Kelly was showing a pretty patient approach. That might sound a bit surprising given his 4/18 BB/K on the season,

but in a very small sample size, I watched him work the count in nearly every at bat, showing good strike zone judgement

until the count went to two strikes where he promptly dissolved into a flailing teenager, missing

badly on two pitches in consecutive at bats well outside of the strike zone on Friday. I’m willing to chalk that up to

inexperience, and walk away optimistic about his development.

By: Jeffery

Jeffery — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:59:19 +0000

I have been to several games (20 +) this year. I agree and stated that he is still learning CF. He does not look comfortable at times picking up the ball.

I also agree that if that is what St. Louis wants that is what will happen.

The question was asked if he could stick right now. I just stated I didn’t think he was ready at this time IMO.