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Wednesday, November 09, 2005 |
Minor League Scorebook
As always, news before scores...
- Ken Rosenthal sensibly suggests that the Angels might not have to pursue Manny Ramirez or Paul Konerko with Kendry Morales, Howie Kendrick, and Brandon Wood in their minors. Gee, d'ya think?
- Geoff Young at Ducksnorts went to the AFL and watched several games. He had these things to say:
- Oakland’s Daric Barton has a great approach at the plate. Reminds me a little of Brian Giles in the way he spits on anything that misses even by just a little. First at-bat I saw of his, he fell behind 0-2, then started taking pitches and fouling them off before eventually being retired. One scout at the symposium mentioned that Barton tends to hit the ball with a lot of topspin so the homers aren’t likely to come. Good looking hitter, though. Stiff at first base, probably more of a DH type. I've wondered how well this kid was going to turn out, and I've had a feeling for a while that he's less than meets the eye: remember, he's coming out of the Cards system, and they haven't exactly been producing across the board for a while now.
- Anaheim’s Jered Weaver looks a lot like his older brother, Jeff. Like his brother, Jered features a delivery that will cause problems for right-handers but allow lefties to get a good look at his stuff, which isn’t as good as Jeff’s. Weaver looked okay and he’s certainly a future big-leaguer, but I’m not losing any sleep over the Padres not drafting him. I've had similar thoughts, especially after watching his K/9 plummet and seeing his general failure to get groundballs, though he's corrected that tendency in recent games. The $4M signing bonus the Angels gave him was very prudent. People forget that Jeff Weaver also had very good strikeout rates in the low minors, posting a 14.54 K/9 in single-A, but he was never especially good at strikeouts in the majors or in the higher minors.
- Anaheim’s Kendry Morales is a big, strong kid with a nice swing. He wasn’t as disciplined as I’d expected, often taking defensive swings when he was ahead in the count. He sure looks like he should be able to mash, though, so maybe I caught him on a bad day.
- Anaheim’s Brandon Wood broke Tagg Bozied’s AFL homer record. We saw him tie it. He has tremendous power and plays a passable shortstop. Most of the experts I talked to at the symposium said he, and not Stephen Drew, was the class of the AFL. They also expected him to move up the organizational ladder very quickly.
2005-11-09: Mesa 7, Surprise 5 #
Anderson: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Kendrick: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Gordon: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Haerther: 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Robinson: 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Weaver: 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 10 K, 0 BB, 5.47 ERA
Sanches: (BS, 2)(L, 0-4) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 5.29 ERA
I'm not sure whether this means that (a) Weaver just lucked into a bunch of K's, or (b) he's found his missing command or some other mechanical problem has been solved. Whatever it is, this is an impressive turnaround for him, but one wonders about his abilities. I agree with Geoff Young: he's turning into his brother. Weaver struck out the side in the first, fourth, and fifth innings; when he wasn't striking out batters, he managed four flyball outs and one groundball out. Still. Need. That. Sinker. Jered.
Kendrick: 1-5, 1 2B, 1 K
Gordon: 1-3, 2 BB, 2 K
Haerther: 2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Robinson: 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 K
Weaver: 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 10 K, 0 BB, 5.47 ERA
Sanches: (BS, 2)(L, 0-4) (in relief), 1.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 2 BB, 5.29 ERA
I'm not sure whether this means that (a) Weaver just lucked into a bunch of K's, or (b) he's found his missing command or some other mechanical problem has been solved. Whatever it is, this is an impressive turnaround for him, but one wonders about his abilities. I agree with Geoff Young: he's turning into his brother. Weaver struck out the side in the first, fourth, and fifth innings; when he wasn't striking out batters, he managed four flyball outs and one groundball out. Still. Need. That. Sinker. Jered.
2005-11-09: Peo Javelinas 5, Phoenix 7 #
Pridie: 2-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K
Drew: 2-5, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Loney: 0-5, 1 K
Suzuki: 2-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Barton: 2-3, 1 BB
Schuerholz: 2-3, 1 BB
Frazier: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Bush: 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 HR, 6.66 ERA
Lynch: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 6.60 ERA
Slaten: (BS, 1)(W, 2-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 6.28 ERA
Drew: 2-5, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 K
Loney: 0-5, 1 K
Suzuki: 2-3, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 BB
Barton: 2-3, 1 BB
Schuerholz: 2-3, 1 BB
Frazier: 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K
Bush: 5.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 HR, 6.66 ERA
Lynch: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 K, 0 BB, 6.60 ERA
Slaten: (BS, 1)(W, 2-0) (in relief), 1.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 6.28 ERA
Comments:
I'll over look the high ERA (especially in the AFL) when a guy puts up 35 K to only 5 BB in 24.6 IP...
I checked out Kendry Morales' BB/SO and his numbers would suggest that he's anything but a hacker. In 92 ab's, Morales had 13 so's vs. 12 bb's and an obp .444. If there's a hacker among the Angel prospects, it's the highly touted Wood.
# posted by 
: 11/10/2005 05:03:00 AM
: 11/10/2005 05:03:00 AM
Joe: but 30 hits in 24.2 IP? A 1.42 WHIP?
Marioazl: Sure, he's got great AZL numbers. But 17/43 BB/K in Arkansas tells a different story...
Marioazl: Sure, he's got great AZL numbers. But 17/43 BB/K in Arkansas tells a different story...
I'm pleasantly surprised by Morales. In his first year in the U.S., he's performed well at every level -- Cal League, Texas League, and now Fall League. Congrats to the Angel scouts.
# posted by : 11/10/2005 08:19:00 AM
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