The Official 2018 Minor League Statline and Prospect Discussion Thread

[Chuck]

From Baseball America this morning....

Thursday's Stars

Taylor Ward, 3B, Angels. One of the most surprising developments of 2018 is Ward's turn from light-hitting catcher into a third baseman who terrorizes pitchers. Ward went 3-for-3 last night with a double, a home run and two walks. He's hitting .392/.466/.632 at Triple-A Salt Lake and has 12 home runs this year, which is already a career high.

Matt Thaiss, 1B, Angels. Thaiss' development hasn't been as shocking as Ward's but he's another Angels first-round pick who is having a much better season. Thaiss hit his eighth home run for Salt Lake yesterday and now has 14 on the season. He'd never hit more than nine in a season before this year.

[Glen]

On 7/5/2018 at 10:01 PM, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Ward 3/4 today, average up to .381! what does he need to do to get an call up

Jesus. Get him up here after the ASB.

[Second Base]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

Ward is hitting .366 overall between AA/AAA.  If you don't include foreign leagues (like MEX and DSL), he's 2nd to Vlad jr among those qualified.    

Exactly as we all predicted.

[Tank]

7 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Hopefully the second the deadline passes and Valbuena has been either moved or released.

there are always other options.

[Tank]

15 minutes ago, Glen said:

Jesus. Get him up here after the ASB.

okay, let me make a couple of phone calls.

[Dick B Back]

34 minutes ago, Tank said:

okay, let me make a couple of phone calls.

After you’re done texting Kate.

[arch stanton]

1 minute ago, Dick B Back said:

After you’re done texting Kate.

He can't violate the cease and desist order again

[ettin]

2 hours ago, Tank said:

okay, let me make a couple of phone calls.

 

2 hours ago, Dick B Back said:

After you’re done texting Kate.

 

2 hours ago, arch stanton said:

He can't violate the cease and desist order again

Wait is this Kate Upton or Kate Plus Eight?

 

Probably the latter.

[Tank]

i'd like to smack the snot out of kate plus eight.

ms. upton is a whole different story.

[KevinJ14]

Maitan has a HR tonight...but also left after a force out.

Rengifo in his AAA debut so far: 1-4 3 RBI

[Docwaukee]

27 minutes ago, KevinJ14 said:

Maitan has a HR tonight...but also left after a force out.

Rengifo in his AAA debut so far: 1-4 3 RBI

he played last night.  

[KevinJ14]

My bad @Dochalo

[Docwaukee]

21 minutes ago, KevinJ14 said:

My bad @Dochalo

 no worries

Walsh was 2/5 in his debut 
Rengifo also stole a bag.  ended up 1/4, bb.  Looked good defensively again.  
Ward and Thaiss each 1/4, bb.  Ward looked good at 3b.  
Luis Pena 6ip, 1h, 1er, 1bb, 4k.  Looked very good.  Under control tonight.  

[Second Base]

4 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

 no worries

Walsh was 2/5 in his debut 
Rengifo also stole a bag.  ended up 1/4, bb.  Looked good defensively again.  
Ward and Thaiss each 1/4, bb.  Ward looked good at 3b.  
Luis Pena 6ip, 1h, 1er, 1bb, 4k.  Looked very good.  Under control tonight.  

So what you're saying is, they looked good.

[Docwaukee]

Leon Rivas is rehabbing at AZL.  1/4, hr.  Knowles and Deveaux each 1/4.  

Sadrac Franco 3.1ip, 3h, 1er, 1bb, 5k.  18yo from David Panama.  pitched 15.2 innings in the DSL last year for a 3.45 era.  

[Docwaukee]

Just now, Scotty@AW said:

So what you're saying is, they looked good.

I didn't say that.  

[Second Base]

Since Kevin Maitan hit a HR tonight and didn't commit an error, I think it's safe to say he's received the medicine he needed to correct his disability.

It's a good thing the doctors at AngelsWin Medical Center were here to corectly diagnose him with ADD/ADHD and chronic laziness. Who knows, if he struggles again maybe we can say he's on the spectrum and get him an aide to go with him to the plate and remind him when to swing.

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I didn't say that.  

Link?

[Docwaukee]

Orem was up 10-0 and lost 15-11.  

Maitan 1/2, hr.  pulled early.  

Kiki Menendez 2/4, hr, bb.  He's the guy from Texas Wesleyan who put up the most ridiculous stat line ever.  In 191 at bats, he hit .466/.512/995.  yep.  that's an ops of 1.507.  26hrs, and 23 doubles.  Granted, he's 23 in rookie ball but at orem so far he's got a 1.176 ops with 3hrs (4 total as he had one in arizona), 7bb, 5k.  

Chris molina started out well and then got pounded 2nd time through the order.  

[Docwaukee]

9 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

Since Kevin Maitan hit a HR tonight and didn't commit an error, I think it's safe to say he's received the medicine he needed to correct his disability.

It's a good thing the doctors at AngelsWin Medical Center were here to corectly diagnose him with ADD/ADHD and chronic laziness. Who knows, if he struggles again maybe we can say he's on the spectrum and get him an aide to go with him to the plate and remind him when to swing.

[Docwaukee]

13 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Link?

ad hominem 

[Stradling]

Just now, Dochalo said:

ad hominem 

We really should bring him back 

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

@calscuf f’ed her

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

brother

[Docwaukee]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

We really should bring him back 

no.  we shouldn't.  

[Stradling]

Just now, Dochalo said:

no.  we shouldn't.  

We have allowed much worse for a lot longer.