The Official 2022 Los Angeles Angels Minor League Stats, Reports & Scouting Thread

[Inside Pitch]

29 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Ky Bush with 9 K's. 

Bush looks like one of those 25 year olds from the 70s that looked 40.   Also with that stache I hope they some rendition of Boom Chica Wow Wow, whenever he enters or leaves games.

[Docwaukee]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Ky Bush with 9 K's. 

people are probably going to get a little squeamish with this comp, but James Paxton anyone?  

[Docwaukee]

3 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Bush looks like one of those 25 year olds from the 70s that looked 40.   Also with that stache I hope they some rendition of Boom Chica Wow Wow, whenever he enters or leaves games.

so like an unshaved Bush from the 1970's?

[Revad]

12 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

so like an unshaved Bush from the 1970's?

I believe there is a political forum for that image.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Dochalo said:

people are probably going to get a little squeamish with this comp, but James Paxton anyone?  

Didn’t Paxton in his younger days throw harder?

[mmc]

 

[Angel Oracle]

6 hours ago, mmc said:

 

Time to promote him to AAA?

I guess it depends on how his work behind the plate is progressing, and that he’s only been in 37 minor league games.

Being undrafted plus CoVid wiping out 2020 season messed up his progression.   But it’s still remarkable that he’s doing this in AA so soon, after being undrafted.

Edit: CoVid delayed his college career ending, as he was drafted in 26th round in 2019, but chose to return for senior season which was delayed to 2021, and then he was undrafted.

In review, Halos scout uncovered a possible clean peanut?

Edited May 30, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Docwaukee]

58 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Time to promote him to AAA?

I guess it depends on how his work behind the plate is progressing, and that he’s only been in 37 minor league games.

Being undrafted plus CoVid wiping out 2020 season messed up his progression.   But it’s still remarkable that he’s doing this in AA so soon, after being undrafted.

Edit: CoVid delayed his college career ending, as he was drafted in 26th round in 2019, but chose to return for senior season which was delayed to 2021, and then he was undrafted.

In review, Halos scout uncovered a possible clean peanut?

I don't know of a resource to check this, but I have a feeling there is going to be a larger group of 'clean peanuts' or udfa's that work out for a couple reasons.  First, the 2020 draft was only 5 rounds which I'm sure had a trickle down effect on both UDFA and the 2021 draft.  And then it'll continue in general at a higher rate than it used to because of the draft now being 20 rounds.  

[Docwaukee]

Anyone have specific info on what they're doing on the development side for hitters?  Maybe I'm just being overly hopeful but it seems there are more guys making strides on a regular than I remember from years passed.  

[mmc]

Seems like this farm is very thin at the corner infield spots, who would you guys say are our highest upside prospects there?

[Angel Oracle]

29 minutes ago, mmc said:

Seems like this farm is very thin at the corner infield spots, who would you guys say are our highest upside prospects there?

McKinnon at 1B is pretty much ready, but with Walsh and Ohtani holding down 1B and DH, limited playing time exists for him.   If only he could play another position or two.

3B is a ways away, although if Fletcher rediscovers his hitting upon returning and being healthy, Rengifo could spell Rendon at 3B.   The only potential prospects are a ways away in the lower minors.

[Inside Pitch]

15 hours ago, Dochalo said:

so like an unshaved Bush from the 1970's?

... Yes!

[Inside Pitch]

4 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Anyone have specific info on what they're doing on the development side for hitters?  Maybe I'm just being overly hopeful but it seems there are more guys making strides on a regular than I remember from years passed.  

They aren't all 18.

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, Inside Pitch said:

They aren't all 18.

I figured that might be the case where it's just normal progression from guys with talent and we're getting to see it.  

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, mmc said:

Seems like this farm is very thin at the corner infield spots, who would you guys say are our highest upside prospects there?

They are thin on everything except MI and CF types.  The flip side is they can move those dudes to the corners.  I'd sooner argue the system lacks power hitters.

[Inside Pitch]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I figured that might be the case where it's just normal progression from guys with talent and we're getting to see it.  

No better teacher than experience.  The lockdown hurt young guys on every team all across the minors.

The funny thing is that even now a lot of those guys showing improvement are young for their leagues.   Take Jackson, he's 22, been around since 2018, and he's 2.4 years younger than his AA competition.  If he was coming out of the draft last year everyone would be thrilled he was "already in AA".  Instead people likely think he's a bust.  Meanwhile, Wil Wilson taken 15th overall and a couple months away from turning 24 is similarly in AA.

They system was just super young.

[Docwaukee]

4 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

No better teacher than experience.  The lockdown hurt young guys on every team all across the minors.

The funny thing is that even now a lot of those guys showing improvement are young for their leagues.   Take Jackson, he's 22, been around since 2018, and he's 2.4 years younger than his AA competition.  If he was coming out of the draft last year everyone would be thrilled he was "already in AA".  Instead people likely think he's a bust.  Meanwhile, Wil Wilson taken 15th overall and a couple months away from turning 24 is similarly in AA.

They system was just super young.

oh what a surprise.  Wilson hit the A+ to AA college  player stall.  I used to get excited about these guys who were a year or two older than the league average and then wonder what happened a couple years later when they were playing age appropriate talent.  For me it's one of the most important and underappreciated aspects of trying to gauge minor league talent from afar.  

[stormthetrooper]

For the people that follow up the Bees with some constancy, why Stefanic did not get a call yet? We clearly have an open spot at 2B for the grabs and his slashlines are so gaudy. His defense did not felt bad at ST either.

[mmc]

12 minutes ago, stormthetrooper said:

For the people that follow up the Bees with some constancy, why Stefanic did not get a call yet? We clearly have an open spot at 2B for the grabs and his slashlines are so gaudy. His defense did not felt bad at ST either.

Needs a 40 man spot

[Angelsjunky]

I forgot that Will Wilson exists.

[Angelsjunky]

Here's something random: The Angels have a guy named Vojtech Mensik in the minors. Czech. Not much of a prospect, but that name.

[Inside Pitch]

Just now, Angelsjunky said:

Here's something random: The Angels have a guy named Vojtech Mensik in the minors. Czech. Not much of a prospect, but that name.

Thats got to be a character from the old Command and Conquer video games or Starcraft..  something...

[Angelsjunky]

11 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Anyone have specific info on what they're doing on the development side for hitters?  Maybe I'm just being overly hopeful but it seems there are more guys making strides on a regular than I remember from years passed.  

Really? I can see it with some of the older, fringy guys: MacKinnon, Stefanic, Cabbage, Humphreys, etc. But I remain a bit disappointed in the younger, "name" prospects, with only Knowles, Placencia, and Blakely seemingly making noticeable strides. Quero is holding his own, I guess, but Adams continues to stagnate, Jackson has been hurt, and Paris, Vera, Rodriguez, Calabrese, Bonilla, Deveaux etc are all struggling. 

[Angelsjunky]

4 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Thats got to be a character from the old Command and Conquer video games or Starcraft..  something...

I'm thinking a Star Trek ensign who dies tragically when the warp reactor melts down (or whatever warp reactors do).

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

I'm thinking a Star Trek ensign who dies tragically when the warp reactor melts down (or whatever warp reactors do).

Definitely someone wearing a red shirt..   Good call.