The Official Los Angeles Angels 2017 Minor League Statlines & Prospects thread

[Angel Oracle]

Baldoquin purgatory = only TEN days left!

[Halonut]

Brandon Marsh is having himself a nice day

3-3, 2B, HR and 4 ribbies

[tdawg87]

Call him up.

[Chuck]

Brandon Marsh > Matt Thaiss

[GrittyVeterans]

Marsh won't be in Orem long. Get him to Burlington for the last month of this season then have him  in A+ ball next year

[Chuck]

Cowart is playing 2B tonight and is a triple shy of the cycle, going 4-4 with 1 HR (7), two doubles (18) and 4 RBI. 

He's batting .317 on the season with a solid OBP and a bunch of SB (15).

[John Smith]

Salt Lake Bees‏Verified account @SaltLakeBees

 

CYCLE! CYCLE! CYCLE! Kaleb Cowart completes a perfect cycle and goes 5-for-5 on the night with 5 RBIs! 

[NachoPop]

3 minutes ago, John Smith said:

Salt Lake Bees‏Verified account @SaltLakeBees

 

CYCLE! CYCLE! CYCLE! Kaleb Cowart completes a perfect cycle and goes 5-for-5 on the night with 5 RBIs! 

Definitely never getting called up now

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, NachoPop said:

Definitely never getting called up now

He'll be DFA'ad for sure now.

[John Smith]

Salt Lake Bees‏Verified account @SaltLakeBees 2m2 minutes ago

 

 

Thought we were done talking about Kaleb? Nah. Cowart knocks in another double, now 6-for-6 on the night!

[John Smith]

 

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, John Smith said:

Salt Lake Bees‏Verified account @SaltLakeBees 2m2 minutes ago

 

 

Thought we were done talking about Kaleb? Nah. Cowart knocks in another double, now 6-for-6 on the night!

Wow. Release Espinosa and promote him now! 

[ettin]

3 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Wow. Release Espinosa and promote him now! 

That should be trade Espinosa and promote Cowart now. (Yes he can be traded but obviously not for much like a low level lottery ticket fringe Minor Leaguer).

[Docwaukee]

damn.  have a night.  

three doubles, a triple, and a hr with the cycle and 14 total bases.  5 rbi.  Raised his avg from .306 to .321.  

[Second Base]

This coming on the day I hear from a Rockies source they touched base with the Angels regarding Ryan McMahon makes much less sense.  If any 3B is needed to move over to 2B for 2018, it's looking like Cowart.

[totdprods]

6 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

This coming on the day I hear from a Rockies source they touched base with the Angels regarding Ryan McMahon makes much less sense.  If any 3B is needed to move over to 2B for 2018, it's looking like Cowart.

I was actually wondering about the Rockies and McMahon/Tapia the other day, in return for some pitching. 

Real curious what the org thinks of Cowart or what their plans are for him at this point. Seems to be quite the mystery.

[Second Base]

11 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Wow. Release Espinosa and promote him now! 

Danny's been much better lately. I'd wait until the trade deadline, see what we can get for him or Pennington, then promote Kaleb. Stick him in the lineup at 2B and don't take him out the rest of the year. Between July-September, he should be able to give you a decent idea as to whether he'll hit at the major league level.

[Angelsjunky]

@Scotty@AW, what's your take on Ryan Vega? He seems to be a fringe prospect that could be interesting, maybe a future borderline starter/4th outfielder ala Hermosillo?

Also, I know it has only been a few games but I really like what I'm seeing from Brandon Marsh. I'm guessing they'll probably keep him at Orem for the rest of the year, but on the other hand I wouldn't be surprised if he earns a promotion to Burlington for the last couple weeks of the season and moves up the ranks quickly.

I'm just loving the wealth of outfield prospects the Angels have:

Potential stars/probably at least above average regulars: Jones, Marsh, Adell, Pearson

Potential above average regulars/probable solid regulars or good platoon players: Hermosillo, Todd, Hunter Jr

Fringe but interesting: Vega, Lund, Montgomery, Sanger, Schuknecht, etc

Of the players in the first group, who do you think will reach the majors first?

[John Smith]

2017  AZL Angels Roster

http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?cid=404&sid=milb

[Angel Oracle]

Wonder if they move Adell up to Orem by say August 1, if he is hitting well in Arizona.

Adell and Pearson in the same OF in Arizona will give those fans something fun to watch.

[Angelsjunky]

Interesting that Canning is on the roster. Isn't he expected not to pitch?

AZL Prospects to Watch: Adell, Pearson, Nonie, Swanda, Duensing, Canning

[Angel Oracle]

Just over 7 days until Baldoquin purgatory ends!

[Second Base]

Quote a few surprises here. The first, we are employing a 19 year old as our pitching coach....assuming that's a typo. 

Dalton Blumenfeld moved to 1B, he was a promisingly athletic catcher a year ago.

Garcia listed as a 3B, even though it's his glove at SS that got him stateside. Semantics, but they must really be pushing Nonie as a SS.

Good to see Johan Sala stateside. A very intriguing mix of skills. Cam Williams too.

[Second Base]

3 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

@Scotty@AW, what's your take on Ryan Vega? He seems to be a fringe prospect that could be interesting, maybe a future borderline starter/4th outfielder ala Hermosillo?

Also, I know it has only been a few games but I really like what I'm seeing from Brandon Marsh. I'm guessing they'll probably keep him at Orem for the rest of the year, but on the other hand I wouldn't be surprised if he earns a promotion to Burlington for the last couple weeks of the season and moves up the ranks quickly.

I'm just loving the wealth of outfield prospects the Angels have:

Potential stars/probably at least above average regulars: Jones, Marsh, Adell, Pearson

Potential above average regulars/probable solid regulars or good platoon players: Hermosillo, Todd, Hunter Jr

Fringe but interesting: Vega, Lund, Montgomery, Sanger, Schuknecht, etc

Of the players in the first group, who do you think will reach the majors first?

Jones should be the first of that group promoted. I mean we list him with these youngsters, but Jahmai has reached a level they haven't yet. He's considerably further along in my opinion than the others. You're right about Marsh though. He looks stronger than I remember. It looks like he took the offseason training regimen seriously. I've read reports that he's a gym rat, but now we are seeing it play out. 

As for Vega, I don't know a whole lot about him yet, but I'll find out.

The thing about Orem is, we don't just stick players there and let them dominate for months a time. Hitting .400 with 20 HR's out there doesn't benefit anyone. It's more like an advanced version of Arizona League where players are just getting their reps in and organizations getting their first crack at scouting these kids against other professionals. As soon as a player shows they are ready for full season ball, they'll go to Burlington.

Some guys stay in Orem simply because some guys in A Ball didn't advance as quickly as we thought they would and thus weren't promoted to Inland Empire which creates a roster crunch. Sometimes, out A Ball team is devoid of talent because if promotion or a bad draft so we see a ton of guys just drafted get promoted like last year. 

I don't see Marsh spending more than a month in Orem. 

[Angelsjunky]

Sometimes it is a mystery why orgs don't promote certain players. Look at what Bo Bichette is doing: he's hitting .388/.454/.625 in A Lansing...in 260 PA! I don't get it. But what a prospect he is - 19 years old. The Blue Jays have the kids of two former Angels, both of whom look like potential superstars.