Comments on: Daily Farm Report – 9/4/12

By: Shanky

Shanky — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:24:21 +0000

1) Long relief for S. Miller.

2) Breakout candidate: OF Charlie Tilson.

By: DT FLush

DT FLush — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 21:02:42 +0000

Nice predicted potential breakout prospect. Ehrlich is a very underrated catching prospect labeled as having above average catch and throw abilities making it look eay behind the plate, but the question was will he be able to hit in pro ball he’s shown some small sample size of progression this season in JC .373/.424/.453/.877 .435 BABIP 1 HR 8 RBI still intriguing will be interesting to see what level he starts out at next season.

By: DT FLush

DT FLush — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:52:49 +0000

Castillo is a 6-foot-5 1B with some raw power potential in JC intriguing prospect to watch.

By: DT FLush

DT FLush — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 20:51:20 +0000

Shaban was one of those draft picks who slipped through to the 34th round in the draft labeled as a “ceiling pick” Shaban sits 91-93 consistently on his FB touches 94 he’s got a fresh arm for a reliever. Shaban coverted 16 saves walked only 7 batters while striking out 31 that’s 13.50 K per 9 innings in a small sample size of 20.2 IP in Johnson City. Shaban could find himself pitching for a full season club next season depends on how he pitches in ST.

By: solar pons

solar pons — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 18:27:31 +0000

Too many players to name at this point and that is a really great for the system. I can’t recall a more stocked farm.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:48:53 +0000

1. I’d just echo the others who’ve advocated a “Lance Lynn, 2011″ role for Shelby.

2. I wanna go with someone who hasn’t been mentioned… how about just-turned-17-year-old Juan Perez, from the DSL Cards? In that 35-team league, only a handful of 16-year-olds made at least one start this year (actually 8 kids total), and the 6′ 2″, 195 righty had the highest K rate, at 9.5 per 9 IP.

Now, his control is a work in progress to be sure, with 34 walks and 13 wild pitches in just 52 innings — but his manager did trust him enough to give him a dozen starts, which is high praise for a 16-year-old in and of itself.

I know little else about him, other than (a)he took the ball every 7 days, never missing a start, and (b)he was much more effective over the second half than the first. Specifically:

1st 6 starts, 23 IP, 21/19 K/BB, two gopherballs, 5.96 ERA
next 6 starts, 29 IP, 34/15 K/BB, zero taters, and a 3.07 ERA

The strikeout rate increased from 8 to 11, while the walks simultaneously dropped from 7 to 5. So mebbe there’s something there?

By: Dan in Haiti

Dan in Haiti — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:24:58 +0000

what I love is that there are so many candidates for a breakout season. obvious high end pitching (Wacha, Martinez), developing power arms (DeLeon, Tuivailala, Stock, Rondon and others), control guys (Whiting, Maness), catchers (Erlich, Stanley,Bean), 2nd baseman galore, 3rd baseman with high ceilings (kelly, Wisdom), outfielders (Garcia, Jeffries, Mcelroy), recovering players (Swagerty, Tilson), and I’m sure I missed several. everything except shortstops. really, there could easily be 3 or 4 breakout seasons next year. makes being a fan a lot of fun. BTW, I foresee a trade for a real shortstop this year, package some of this talent and fill the gap. there aren’t a lot of them out there, but I’m all for going after Andrus, Simmons, or others. if it takes an overwhelming offer, so be it.

By: t7rick

t7rick — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:59:24 +0000

I literally laughed out loud. Awesome.

By: bc

bc — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:56:09 +0000

I’ll say Patrick Wisdom. Prototypical 3B, still under 21. Should rake next year at QC. Nobody standing between him Memphis at 3B.

By: Go Crazy Folks

Go Crazy Folks — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:41:48 +0000

Miller in a couple relief spots to get him used to the show, then as #5 starter

I really like Carlos Martinez to have a monster season next year