Archived: OlPapa’s 2018 Farm Report

[unionstation82]

Apr 27, 2018 21:11:00 GMT -6 olpapa said:

LMAO. Frisco scored two runs in the top of the 10th.., one of which was the gimme runner who started the inning at second base. Corpus Christi scored three runs in the bottom of the 10th.., one of which was the gimme runner who started the inning at second base. Corpus wins. What exactly was accomplished by giving each team a free runner in scoring position to begin their turn at bat in the 10th inning? What a silly rule.

The wussification of baseball as we know it.

[Deleted]

I hope this never becomes a reality at the Major League level.

[olpapa]

From games played April 27:

AAA - Tacoma 3 Fresno 1
Tony Kemp CF- 2-4, BA .341....stole a base(7)
Drew Ferguson LF- 1-4, BA .363...threw a runner out at home
Tyler White 1B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .316
AJ Reed DH- 1-3, 1 HR(2), BA .263
Tim Federowitz C- 1-4, BA .412
Jack Mayfield 2B- 1-4, BA .264
Kent Emanuel LHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 1.66
Reymin Guduan LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.55
Andrew Thome RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 7.04
James Hoyt RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, ERA 1.80
(Kyle Tucker did not play for the second game in a row)

AA - Corpus Christi 4 Frisco 1
Myles Straw CF- 2-5, BA .351
Stephen Wrenn RF- 3-5, 1 2B, BA .250
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .288
Lorenzo Quintana C- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .242
Akeem Bostick RHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, ERA 4.86
Alex Winkelman LHP- 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ERA 4.76

A Advanced - Buies Creek 4 Frederick 0
Luis Payano PR/LF- 1-3, BA .176
Josh Rojas 1B- 3-4, 3 2B, BA .296
Chas McCormick RF- 2-4, BA .286
Anibal Sierra SS- 1-2, BA .286....stole a base(2)
Corbin Martin RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ERA 0.00
Brett Adcock LHP- 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, ERA 1.65

A - Quad Cities 6 Cedar Rapids 5 (13 innings)
Jacob Meyers CF- 1-5, BA .236
Corey Julks LF- 1-5, BA .183
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .317....threw a runner out at third
Adrian Tovalin 3B- 1-4, 1 HR(2), BA .220
Colton Shaver 1B- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .222
Cody Bohanek DH- 1-4, BA .200
Peter Solomon RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, ERA 3.95
Yohan Ramírez RHP- 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, ERA 5.73
Robert Corniel RHP- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, ERA 2.35
Adam Bleday LHP- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.52

[unionstation82]

I was about to ask what was wrong with Tucker.

[olpapa]

Apr 28, 2018 10:36:27 GMT -6 unionstation82 said:

I was about to ask what was wrong with Tucker.

I can’t find anything on Kyle Tucker to explain why he hasn’t played the last two games. He is not on the DL. He was on a 6-game hitting streak (9-28) prior to sitting out the last two games. 

[olpapa]

Apr 28, 2018 6:16:56 GMT -6 @inluhnowwetrust said:

I hope this never becomes a reality at the Major League level.

I hope so too. Even more ridiculous is the idea of changing the rules to allow a team that is trailing going into the final inning to disregard the batting order and bat their best hitters in that final inning. Had to be some guy/gal suffering from video game overload who came up with that proposal. 

[olpapa]

Tony Kemp can still play a little CF. This from last night’s game:

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Not the best catch I’ve ever seen him make, but not too shabby.

[olpapa]

From games played April 28:

AAA - Tacoma 7 Fresno 3
Tony Kemp CF- 2-5, BA .344....stole a base(8)
Drew Ferguson LF- 1-5, BA .353
Kyle Tucker DH- 0-4, BA .253
Tyler White 2B- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .316
AJ Reed 1B- 1-2, 1 HR(3), BA .269
JD Davis 3B- 1-4, BA .345
Mike Hauschild RHP- 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, ERA 4.50
Jacob Dorris RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 6.57
Buddy Boshers LHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.75

AA - Corpus Christi 6 Frisco 1
Myles Straw CF- 2-4, 1 3B, BA .359....stole a base(13)...threw a runner out at 2nd
Stephen Wrenn RF- 1-4, BA .250....threw a runner out at 3rd
Yordan Alvarez DH- 1-4, BA .286
Carmen Benedetti LF- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .293
Randy Cesar 1B- 2-4, 1 HR(1), BA .328
Ryne Birk 2B- 3-4, 2 2B, BA .295....stole 2 bases(4)
Cionel Perez LHP- 4.2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, ERA 2.16
Chris Nunn LHP- 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, ERA 0.00....first game at AA after being demoted from AAA where he allowed 9 ER in 2.1 IP

A Advanced Buies Creek 9 Frederick 4
Chas McCormick RF- 2-5, BA .293
Josh Rojas LF- 3-4, 2 2B, BA .318
Abraham Toro 3B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .244
Kristian Trompiz 1B- 2-4, 1 3B, BA .147
Anibal Sierra SS- 1-2, BA .292
Jorge Alcala RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, ERA 3.57
Abdiel Saldaña RHP- 4 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, ERA 1.52
Jesus Balaguer RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K, ERA 4.00

A - Game #1 Cedar Rapids 2 Quad Cities 1
Corey Julks LF- 1-3, BA .189....stole a base (5)
Michael Papierski C- 1-3, BA .194
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-3, BA .317
Adrian Tovalin 3B- 2-3, BA .242
Luis Garcia RHP- 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 0.63
Cole Watts LHP- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 9.45

Game #2 Quad Cities 4 Cedar Rapids 1
Jacob Meyers CF- 1-2, BA .237
Jonathan Arauz SS- 1-3, 1 HR(1), BA .254
Corey Julks LF- 2-3, 1 2B, BA .208
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-2, BA .323
Gabriel Bracamonte C- 1-3, BA .179....stole a base(2)
Cristian Javier RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, ERA 1.69
Carlos Sanabria RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, ERA 5.91

[ɮօʀȶǟʐ]

Kyle Tucker is not ready for prime time.

[olpapa]

He doesn’t look to be right now. 

[olpapa]

Apr 29, 2018 6:51:39 GMT -6 ɮօʀȶǟʐ said:

Kyle Tucker is not ready for prime time.

I just looked at Kyle Tucker’s game logs for this season. After his first 10 games he was batting .300 (12-40) with 7 walks vs 8 strikeouts. Over his last 10 games he is batting .209 (9-43) with 4 walks vs 12 strikeouts. Looks like the pitchers at AAA have figured him out and made adjustments in their approach to pitching to him. Now we will see if he can make the adjustments he needs to make. 

[thomasj13]

Apr 29, 2018 7:25:16 GMT -6 olpapa said:

Apr 29, 2018 6:51:39 GMT -6 ɮօʀȶǟʐ said:

Kyle Tucker is not ready for prime time.

I just looked at Kyle Tucker’s game logs for this season. After his first 10 games he was batting .300 (12-40) with 7 walks vs 8 strikeouts. Over his last 10 games he is batting .209 (9-43) with 4 walks vs 12 strikeouts. Looks like the pitchers at AAA have figured him out and made adjustments in their approach to pitching to him. Now we will see if he can make the adjustments he needs to make. 

Which prospects are you feeling the most good about making that jump to the majors?

[m240]

Apr 29, 2018 7:25:16 GMT -6 olpapa said:

Apr 29, 2018 6:51:39 GMT -6 ɮօʀȶǟʐ said:

Kyle Tucker is not ready for prime time.

I just looked at Kyle Tucker’s game logs for this season. After his first 10 games he was batting .300 (12-40) with 7 walks vs 8 strikeouts. Over his last 10 games he is batting .209 (9-43) with 4 walks vs 12 strikeouts. Looks like the pitchers at AAA have figured him out and made adjustments in their approach to pitching to him. Now we will see if he can make the adjustments he needs to make. 

When he does and start smoking the ball for around 75-100 at bats then maybe he will be ready for the next challenge.  He never has been a high average guy though so what will determine success.  

[olpapa]

Apr 29, 2018 8:49:23 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

Apr 29, 2018 7:25:16 GMT -6 olpapa said:

I just looked at Kyle Tucker’s game logs for this season. After his first 10 games he was batting .300 (12-40) with 7 walks vs 8 strikeouts. Over his last 10 games he is batting .209 (9-43) with 4 walks vs 12 strikeouts. Looks like the pitchers at AAA have figured him out and made adjustments in their approach to pitching to him. Now we will see if he can make the adjustments he needs to make. 

Which prospects are you feeling the most good about making that jump to the majors?

Right now all the position player prospects seem to be blocked by Jake and Oso. 

[olpapa]

Apr 29, 2018 8:49:32 GMT -6 m240 said:

Apr 29, 2018 7:25:16 GMT -6 olpapa said:

I just looked at Kyle Tucker’s game logs for this season. After his first 10 games he was batting .300 (12-40) with 7 walks vs 8 strikeouts. Over his last 10 games he is batting .209 (9-43) with 4 walks vs 12 strikeouts. Looks like the pitchers at AAA have figured him out and made adjustments in their approach to pitching to him. Now we will see if he can make the adjustments he needs to make. 

When he does and start smoking the ball for around 75-100 at bats then maybe he will be ready for the next challenge.  He never has been a high average guy though so what will determine success.  

He’s going to have to continue to play good defense and start hitting long balls consistently. One home run in 83 at-bats and a .698 OPS in the PCL won’t earn him a promotion methinks.

[m240]

It really should not given the fact that we have had 4-5 guys who tore up AAA and then came up to do nothing.  Not a good indicator so far but it is early and he is young

[olpapa]

From games played April 29:

AAA - Fresno 11 Tacoma 5
Tony Kemp CF- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .337
Drew Ferguson LF- 2-4, BA .360....stole a base(3)
Kyle Tucker RF- 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(2), BA .273....did Bortaz fix him?
Tyler White 2B- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .321
JD Davis 3B- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .350
Tim Federowitz C- 3-4, 1 HR(3), BA .447
Jack Mayfield SS- 1-3, BA .253
Francis Martes RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 2 K, ERA 6.75....has walked 17 and struck out 16 in 18.2 IP. That ain’t gonna gitter done.
Andrew Thome RHP- 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 7.41
Matt Ramsey RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.46
Brendan McCurry RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 4.73

AA - Corpus Christi 8 Frisco 3
Stephen Wrenn CF- 3-5, 1 HR(1), BA .271....stole a base(8)
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .280
Taylor Jones 1B- 2-2, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .377
Randy Cesar DH- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .324
Ryne Birk 2B- 1-4, 1 3B, BA .293
Jamie Ritchie C- 1-3, BA .239
Alex De Goti SS- 2-4, 1 HR(1), BA .273
Framber Valdez LHP- 3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 5.24
Sean Stutzman LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.07
Josh James RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, ERA 1.80

A Advanced - Frederick 9 Buies Creek 4
Ronnie Dawson CF- 2-5, BA .253....stole a base(5)
Josh Rojas SS- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .311
Abraham Toro 3B- 2-3, 1 2B, BA .259
Chas McCormick RF- 1-4, BA .291
Troy Sieber 1B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .267
Osvaldo Duarte LF- 1-4, BA .212....stole a base(1)
Kristian Trompiz 2B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .152
Brandon Bielak RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, ERA 1.61
Ronel Blanco RHP- 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, ERA 3.86
Justin Ferrell RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 1.72
Carlos Sierra RHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.87

A - Cedar Rapids 4 Quad Cities 2
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .329
Colton Shaver 1B- 1-4, BA .158
Cody Bohanek SS- 1-3, BA .190
Jacob Meyers CF- 2-4, BA .254....stole a base(4)
Peter Mushinski LHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ERA 1.76
Tanner Duncan RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.23
Colin McKee RHP- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.24
Adam Bleday LHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.70

[ɮօʀȶǟʐ]

Kyle Tucker RF- 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(2), BA .273....did Bortaz fix him?

You know I got the touch

[thomasj13]

Apr 29, 2018 17:54:29 GMT -6 olpapa said:

From games played April 29:

AAA - Fresno 11 Tacoma 5
Tony Kemp CF- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .337
Drew Ferguson LF- 2-4, BA .360....stole a base(3)
Kyle Tucker RF- 3-5, 1 2B, 1 HR(2), BA .273....did Bortaz fix him?
Tyler White 2B- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .321
JD Davis 3B- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .350
Tim Federowitz C- 3-4, 1 HR(3), BA .447
Jack Mayfield SS- 1-3, BA .253
Francis Martes RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 8 BB, 2 K, ERA 6.75....has walked 17 and struck out 16 in 18.2 IP. That ain’t gonna gitter done.
Andrew Thome RHP- 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 7.41
Matt Ramsey RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.46
Brendan McCurry RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, ERA 4.73

AA - Corpus Christi 8 Frisco 3
Stephen Wrenn CF- 3-5, 1 HR(1), BA .271....stole a base(8)
Yordan Alvarez LF- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .280
Taylor Jones 1B- 2-2, 1 2B, 1 HR(3), BA .377
Randy Cesar DH- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .324
Ryne Birk 2B- 1-4, 1 3B, BA .293
Jamie Ritchie C- 1-3, BA .239
Alex De Goti SS- 2-4, 1 HR(1), BA .273
Framber Valdez LHP- 3 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 5.24
Sean Stutzman LHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 3.07
Josh James RHP- 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, ERA 1.80

A Advanced - Frederick 9 Buies Creek 4
Ronnie Dawson CF- 2-5, BA .253....stole a base(5)
Josh Rojas SS- 1-5, 1 2B, BA .311
Abraham Toro 3B- 2-3, 1 2B, BA .259
Chas McCormick RF- 1-4, BA .291
Troy Sieber 1B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .267
Osvaldo Duarte LF- 1-4, BA .212....stole a base(1)
Kristian Trompiz 2B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .152
Brandon Bielak RHP- 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, ERA 1.61
Ronel Blanco RHP- 0.2 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 0 K, ERA 3.86
Justin Ferrell RHP- 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 1.72
Carlos Sierra RHP- 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.87

A - Cedar Rapids 4 Quad Cities 2
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 2-5, 1 2B, BA .329
Colton Shaver 1B- 1-4, BA .158
Cody Bohanek SS- 1-3, BA .190
Jacob Meyers CF- 2-4, BA .254....stole a base(4)
Peter Mushinski LHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, ERA 1.76
Tanner Duncan RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, ERA 1.23
Colin McKee RHP- 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.24
Adam Bleday LHP- 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 2.70

Need some good, young pitchers.

[olpapa]

“Need some good, young pitchers.” - Thomas

We have several good ones at Buies Creek.

[olpapa]

Cionel Perez has a 14.2 inning scoreless streak going for Corpus Christi.

[abregmanfan]

Apr 29, 2018 20:09:54 GMT -6 olpapa said:

Cionel Perez has a 14.2 inning scoreless streak going for Corpus Christi.

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Isn't Perez a small guy?

[olpapa]

Corbin Martin has not allowed a earned run in 19 innings and Carson LaRue has allowed just one earned run in 19.2 innings at Buies Creek.

[olpapa]

Cionel Perez is listed at 5’11” 170

[thomasj13]

Apr 29, 2018 20:00:31 GMT -6 olpapa said:

“Need some good, young pitchers.” - Thomas

We have several good ones at Buies Creek.

Yeah, but who can transition to the majors?  I am bummed about Martes..

[thomasj13]

We need someone to join McCullers....I was banking on Martes....

[olpapa]

I’m wondering what is going on with Armenteros. He had a great season last year and looked good in ST, but is struggling at AAA so far this year.

[olpapa]

Apr 29, 2018 20:19:50 GMT -6 thomasj13 said:

We need someone to join McCullers....I was banking on Martes....

I’m more bummed about Armenteros than I am Martes.

[olpapa]

27 more games to go for Whitley on his suspension.

[abregmanfan]

I would rather see us call up Riley Ferrell than see Smith giving up bombs.