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Post by m240 on Apr 23, 2018 21:39:19 GMT -6
From game played afternoon of April 23: AAA - Reno 3 Fresno 2 Tony Kemp CF- 1-5, BA .324 Kyle Tucker RF- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .270 Tyler White 2B- 1-3, BA .308 JD Davis 3B- 1-5, BA .375 AJ Reed 1B- 2-3,BA .258 Tim Federowitz C- 2-4, 1 HR(2), BA .433 Jack Mayfield SS- 1-3, BA .250 Trent Thornton RHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, ERA 3.93 Matt Ramsey RHP- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, ERA 3.93 Buddy Boshers LHP- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 4.50 Brendan McCurry RHP- 1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, ERA 5.56 Looks like the guys in AAA had about as good as night as their big brothers. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 23, 2018 21:47:55 GMT -6
At least they scored.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 23, 2018 22:08:52 GMT -6
Nice report in Fangraphs today about prospect RHP Josh James, currently at Corpus Christi:
"Josh James, RHP, Houston (Profile)
For the second straight week, James appears among the Five proper — largely because of how, for the second straight week, he looked something close to invincible on the mound. In his second start and third overall appearance of the season, the right-hander faced Seattle’s Double-A affiliate, recording a 7:0 strikeout-to-walk ratio against 19 batters over 5.0 innings (box). James has now produced the third-best strikeout- and walk-rate differential among all the minor leagues’ 450 qualified pitchers.
His success thus far appears to be due, in no small part, to improved arm speed. According to human reggaeton horn Kiley McDaniel, James has been “up to 98 [and] has had a big velo jump each of the last two years.” Beyond that newfound velocity, James seemed to have some modest success with his changeup, as well — a pitch that didn’t appear (to this author’s admittedly unqualified eye) to figure as prominently in his first start."
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 23, 2018 22:09:28 GMT -6
Tyler White is looking hot enough and consistent enough to replace Evan Gattis *now*.
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Post by olpapa on Apr 24, 2018 7:12:24 GMT -6
From games played April 23:
AA - Corpus Christi 6 Midland 1
Taylor Jones 1B- 1-4, 1 2B, BA .365
Randy Cesar DH- 1-3, BA .316
Ryne Birk 2B- 2-4, 1 3B, BA .293
James Ritchie C- 2-3, 1 2B, BA .278
Alex De Goti SS- 1-4, BA .278
Framber Valdez LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, ERA 5.12
Erasmo Pinales RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ERA 9.00
Ralph Garza RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 1.98
A Advanced - Buies Creek not scheduled
A - Quad Cities 3 Kane County 1
Jake Adams 1B- 2-4, BA .234
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 1-4, BA .268
Adrian Tovalin 3B- 1-3, 1 3B, BA .190
Cody Bohanek 2B- 1-3, BA .154
Luis Garcia RHP- 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, ERA 0.00
Carlos Hiraldo LHP- 3.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, ERA 0.00
Carlos Sanabria RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 8.59
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Post by m240 on Apr 24, 2018 7:22:21 GMT -6
Nice report in Fangraphs today about prospect RHP Josh James, currently at Corpus Christi: "Josh James, RHP, Houston (Profile) For the second straight week, James appears among the Five proper — largely because of how, for the second straight week, he looked something close to invincible on the mound. In his second start and third overall appearance of the season, the right-hander faced Seattle’s Double-A affiliate, recording a 7:0 strikeout-to-walk ratio against 19 batters over 5.0 innings (box). James has now produced the third-best strikeout- and walk-rate differential among all the minor leagues’ 450 qualified pitchers. His success thus far appears to be due, in no small part, to improved arm speed. According to human reggaeton horn Kiley McDaniel, James has been “up to 98 [and] has had a big velo jump each of the last two years.” Beyond that newfound velocity, James seemed to have some modest success with his changeup, as well — a pitch that didn’t appear (to this author’s admittedly unqualified eye) to figure as prominently in his first start." Some guys develop young and a few develop late. Let's hope Mr James keeps this up and we are not seeing some mirage right now. It would definitely be a good story. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 24, 2018 7:42:27 GMT -6
Yeah, but with the lights off, fugly. |
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Post by olpapa on Apr 24, 2018 7:50:50 GMT -6
Nice report in Fangraphs today about prospect RHP Josh James, currently at Corpus Christi: "Josh James, RHP, Houston (Profile) For the second straight week, James appears among the Five proper — largely because of how, for the second straight week, he looked something close to invincible on the mound. In his second start and third overall appearance of the season, the right-hander faced Seattle’s Double-A affiliate, recording a 7:0 strikeout-to-walk ratio against 19 batters over 5.0 innings (box). James has now produced the third-best strikeout- and walk-rate differential among all the minor leagues’ 450 qualified pitchers. His success thus far appears to be due, in no small part, to improved arm speed. According to human reggaeton horn Kiley McDaniel, James has been “up to 98 [and] has had a big velo jump each of the last two years.” Beyond that newfound velocity, James seemed to have some modest success with his changeup, as well — a pitch that didn’t appear (to this author’s admittedly unqualified eye) to figure as prominently in his first start." Some guys develop young and a few develop late. Let's hope Mr James keeps this up and we are not seeing some mirage right now. It would definitely be a good story. If my memory serves me correctly, Josh James was ranked in the Astros Top 30 Prospects by MLB.com at some point early in the 2016 season when he was at A Advavnced Lancaster. I don’t know if he can maintain the pace he is pitching at now, but what stands out to me in his numbers right now is the 2 walks in 13 innings pitched. In past years he has averaged walking between 3-4 batters per nine innings. His strikeout rate is up too. He was averaging a little over a strikeout per inning pitched coming into this year. BTW 240, I just noticed that Nick Hernandez has finally been listed on the Corpus Christi roster. He is on the 7-day DL. |
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Post by olpapa on Apr 24, 2018 7:54:40 GMT -6
Josh James is scheduled to start tonight’s game for Corpus.
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Post by olpapa on Apr 24, 2018 8:02:55 GMT -6
Myles Straw did not get a hit in yesterday’s game, but he got on base an a fielder’s choice and stole his 12th base of the year. He also drove in a run with a sac fly.
Although he still doesn’t have a home run this year, his GO/AO ratio is holding at 0.80 which is 1.04 below his 1.84 from last season. I’m thinking he HAS adjusted his swing to try and get more loft on the ball and in so doing, produce some home runs. The good news is that any adjustment he has made to his swing has apparently not affected his ability to hit for average as he is batting .379 right now.
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Post by astrosdoug on Apr 24, 2018 8:33:41 GMT -6
I saw that STraw was named to the MLB.com Pipeline Team, sort of an All-Star Team of promising prospects. I like this idea of having several potential MLB outfielders (Tucker, Ferguson, Alvarez, Straw, Kemmer). Crazy things and not-so-crazy things happen (trades, free agency, injuries, unexpected drop-off in performance) so it's good to be prepared for all contingencies.
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Post by m240 on Apr 24, 2018 8:54:16 GMT -6
Myles Straw did not get a hit in yesterday’s game, but he got on base an a fielder’s choice and stole his 12th base of the year. He also drove in a run with a sac fly. Although he still doesn’t have a home run this year, his GO/AO ratio is holding at 0.80 which is 1.04 below his 1.84 from last season. I’m thinking he HAS adjusted his swing to try and get more loft on the ball and in so doing, produce some home runs. The good news is that any adjustment he has made to his swing has apparently not affected his ability to hit for average as he is batting .379 right now. I think Straw will make it to the bigs and could be our answer in CF if we do not manage to keep Springer. He will never hit for the power that Springer does but he gets on base at a crazy rate and that usually translates to the bigs although obviously at a reduced rate. I am a fan. If he gets more power through the swing adjustment or just maturation, either way it would be the filler for the one tool he has not demonstrated to date. |
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Post by m240 on Apr 24, 2018 8:57:47 GMT -6
Some guys develop young and a few develop late. Let's hope Mr James keeps this up and we are not seeing some mirage right now. It would definitely be a good story. If my memory serves me correctly, Josh James was ranked in the Astros Top 30 Prospects by MLB.com at some point early in the 2016 season when he was at A Advavnced Lancaster. I don’t know if he can maintain the pace he is pitching at now, but what stands out to me in his numbers right now is the 2 walks in 13 innings pitched. In past years he has averaged walking between 3-4 batters per nine innings. His strikeout rate is up too. He was averaging a little over a strikeout per inning pitched coming into this year. BTW 240, I just noticed that Nick Hernandez has finally been listed on the Corpus Christi roster. He is on the 7-day DL. James is 25 and had a rough couple of years so if he found the magic through whatever legal method then great. He has fought hard to not give up the ghost and getting a chance would be a great story. |
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Post by m240 on Apr 24, 2018 8:58:42 GMT -6
Oh and thanks for the update on Hernandez. Too bad he is on the dl but good to hear he is still there.
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 24, 2018 13:01:27 GMT -6
Yeah, but with the lights off, fugly. Hey, slumpbusters need love too. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Apr 24, 2018 14:09:09 GMT -6
Yeah, but with the lights off, fugly. Hey, slumpbusters need love too. True...but they better give one heck of a third base... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2018 14:09:22 GMT -6
It’s so frustrating to see Kemp hit AAA pitchers like a piñata only to look lost in the majors. I think its partly the old PCL thingy. MLB teams must use some kind of adjusted matrix in evaluating talent statistic wise. |
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Post by m240 on Apr 24, 2018 19:48:09 GMT -6
James not having a great night 3 walks 3 innings. Leaves with the game tied
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Post by m240 on Apr 24, 2018 21:27:39 GMT -6
Perez and Bielak pitch a shutout for BC. Both look good
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Post by olpapa on Apr 25, 2018 7:38:13 GMT -6
From games played April 24:
AAA - Fresno not scheduled
AA - Midland 3 Corpus Christi 2
Myles Straw CF- 2-3, 2 2B, BA .393
Carmen Benedetti RF- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .304
Ryne Birk DH- 1-4, BA .290
Arturo Michelena SS- 1-4, BA .138
Josh James RHP- 3 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K, ERA 2.25
Sean Stutzman LHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 3.55
Kevin Hill RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, ERA 2.89
A Advanced - Buies Creek 3 Down East 0
Ronnie Dawson CF- 2-4, BA .258....stole a base(9)
Josh Rojas 2B- 1-5, BA .290
Abraham Toro 3B- 1-3, BA .250
Chas McCormick RF- 2-4, BA .271....stole a base(3)
Osvaldo Duarte SS- 2-4, BA .227
Kristian Trompiz 1B- 3-3, BA .150
Luis Payano LF- 1-4, BA .178
Anibal Sierra DH- 1-4, BA .291....stole a base (1)
Hector Perez RHP- 4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, ERA 2.76
Brandon Bielak RHP- 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, ERA 0.98
A - Kane County 11 Quad Cities 3
Jonathan Arauz SS- 1-3, 1 2B, BA .269
Bryan De La Cruz RF- 2-4, BA .289
Adrian Tovalin 3B- 1-4, BA .196
Gabriel Bracamonte C- 1-4, BA .222
Jacob Meyers CF- 2-4, 1 2B, BA .209....stole a base(3) and threw a runner out at home
J.B. Bukauskus RHP- 2 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, ERA 7.94
Parker Mushinski LHP- 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, ERA 2.38
Cole Watts LHP- 1.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, ERA 12.60
Robert Corniel RHP- 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, ERA 1.93
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Post by olpapa on Apr 25, 2018 7:43:02 GMT -6
Perez and Bielak pitch a shutout for BC. Both look good Bukauskus back on the hill...briefly...for Quad Cities. He’s having a rough go of it so far. |
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Post by olpapa on Apr 25, 2018 7:45:48 GMT -6
Perez and Bielak pitch a shutout for BC. Both look good Wow. I just checked the team stats for Buies Creek. Their pitchers have already tossed 7 shutouts in 19 games. Buies Creek pitchers have thrown 164.2 innings and given up just 94 hits while striking out 200 batters. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 7:51:38 GMT -6
Straw just keeps hitting. Also, Ronnie Dawson has turned it around since his ice cold start to the season.
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Post by m240 on Apr 25, 2018 8:03:14 GMT -6
Perez and Bielak pitch a shutout for BC. Both look good Bukauskus back on the hill...briefly...for Quad Cities. He’s having a rough go of it so far. I wonder what is wrong with him. Something that we missed is obviously wrong with him. Perhaps why he slide down to us? |
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Post by m240 on Apr 25, 2018 8:06:52 GMT -6
So maybe we missed on Bukuaskus but hit on a lot of the others last year.
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Post by m240 on Apr 25, 2018 8:08:28 GMT -6
Straw just keeps hitting. Also, Ronnie Dawson has turned it around since his ice cold start to the season. Dawson was a second round draft pick I think and if I am remembering correctly he was drafted specifically for his bat. One of the reasons I never liked those college bats. |
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Post by m240 on Apr 25, 2018 8:11:13 GMT -6
Anibal Sierra off to a good start as well. Maybe he turns into a good investment.
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Post by unionstation82 on Apr 25, 2018 8:17:33 GMT -6
I hope Dawson ends up more like Bregman than Singleton.
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Post by olpapa on Apr 25, 2018 9:10:30 GMT -6
The Buies Creek pitching staff is loaded. Pitchers on the BC staff and their numbers so far:
Abdiel Saldaña RHP- 22 years old. Signed as FA out of Panama in 2013. Not ranked in our Top 30 prospects by MLB.com—-19.2 IP, 12 H, 3 BB, 12 K, 0 ER, 0.76 WHIP, ERA 0.00
Brandon Bielak RHP- 22 years old. Drafted in the 11th round June 2017 draft. Not ranked in Top 30—-18.1 IP, 14 H, 5 BB, 28 K, 2 ER, 1.04 WHIP, 0.98 ERA
Corbin Martin RHP- 22 years old. Drafted in the 2nd round June 2017 draft. Ranked #13 Astros prospect.—-14 IP, 3 H, 6 BB, 21 K, 0 ER, 0.64 WHIP, ERA 0.00
Carson La Rue RHP- 22 years old. Drafted in the 14th round June 2016 draft. Not ranked in Top 30.—-13.2 IP, 10 H, 3 BB, 13 K, 0 ER, 0.95 WHIP, ERA 0.00
Justin Ferrell RHP- 24 years old. Drafted in the 36th round June 2014 draft. Not ranked in Top 30.—-11 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 11 K, 0 ER, 0.45 WHIP, ERA 0.00
Brett Adcock LHP- 22 years old. Drafted in 4th round June 2016 draft. Ranked #25 Astros prospect.—-12.1 IP, 6 H, 9 BB, 12 K, 3 ER, 1.22 WHIP, ERA 2.19
Hector Perez RHP- 21 years old. Signed as a FA out of Dominican Republic in 2014. Ranked Astros #7 prospect.—-16.1 IP, 7 H, 12 BB, 25 K, 5 ER, 1.16 WHIP, ERA 2.76
Jorge Alcala RHP- 22 Years old. Signed as FA out of the Dominican Republic. Ranked Astros #18 prospect.—-13.2 IP, 12 H, 9 BB, 18 K, 7 ER, 1.54 WHIP, ERA 4.61 (Alcala got off to a bad start. He gave up 6 ER on 7 hits and walked 7 while striking out 5 in 4.2 IP in first 2 starts. In his last 2 starts he gave up just 1 ER on 5 hits and walked just 2 while striking out 13 in 9 IP.
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Post by olpapa on Apr 25, 2018 10:02:09 GMT -6
Corpus Christi should be in good shape to make a run at the Texas League championship. They are in first place in the South Division now and Whitley hasn’t pitched a game for them yet due to his suspension. Buies Creek is leading their division in the Carolina League. Once the organization promotes deserving players from Buies Creek later this season, the Hooks should be really tough.
If I recall correctly Corpus Christi was out front in the Texas League last season until Armenteros, JD Davis, Drew Ferguson, Jack Mayfield and Garrett Stubbs all got promoted to AAA in the second half of the season. After losing those guys, the team wilted. This year maybe they will get stronger in the second half.
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