Comments on: Daily Prospect Report 7/8/07 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/ Baseball's Future in the Gateway City Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:30:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: DJ87 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3599 DJ87 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:13:35 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3599 The Greene injury has got me thinking about the Arizona Fall League. It seems as though Greene will probably (or at least should) be going to play in the AFL if he is healthy by then because of the time he has missed/will miss with this injury. Then I was thinking about other players the Cards could send to the AFL and thought it would be interesting to speculate a bit on who they might send. Here are some options I thought of besides Greene. 1. OF Rick Ankiel (needs as many ABs as possible) 2. OF Jon Jay (has missed time due to injury) 3. 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir (Cards need to see if he is for real) 4. 1B/OF Joe Mather (Same as Hoff is he for real or just a fluke year?) 5. SS Brendan Ryan (can he start at SS next year?) 6. SP Chris Narveson (has missed a lot of time to injury) 7. SP Stu Pomeranz (hasn't pitched b/c of injury) 8. SP Mark McCormick (maybe not experienced enough for AFL, but has been injured all year and the Cards need to see what he can do with his 100mph fastball) 9. OF Colby Rasmus (Lots of teams send their top prospects to the AFL, this seems like the year to send Colby) 10. 1B Mike Ferris (last chance to proove himself?) Any more that I am missing? I would be interested to see how any of those guys would fare if they were in the AFL. The Greene injury has got me thinking about the Arizona Fall League. It seems as though Greene will probably (or at least should) be going to play in the AFL if he is healthy by then because of the time he has missed/will miss with this injury. Then I was thinking about other players the Cards could send to the AFL and thought it would be interesting to speculate a bit on who they might send. Here are some options I thought of besides Greene.
1. OF Rick Ankiel (needs as many ABs as possible)
2. OF Jon Jay (has missed time due to injury)
3. 2B Jarrett Hoffpauir (Cards need to see if he is for real)
4. 1B/OF Joe Mather (Same as Hoff is he for real or just a fluke year?)
5. SS Brendan Ryan (can he start at SS next year?)
6. SP Chris Narveson (has missed a lot of time to injury)
7. SP Stu Pomeranz (hasn’t pitched b/c of injury)
8. SP Mark McCormick (maybe not experienced enough for AFL, but has been injured all year and the Cards need to see what he can do with his 100mph fastball)
9. OF Colby Rasmus (Lots of teams send their top prospects to the AFL, this seems like the year to send Colby)
10. 1B Mike Ferris (last chance to proove himself?)

Any more that I am missing? I would be interested to see how any of those guys would fare if they were in the AFL.

]]> By: James http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3556 James Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:32:59 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3556 Thanks for the reply Erik. -- Seems pointless to use a 4th rounder on Russell (when you know his demands) if you are not willing to meet them in my opinion. -- I only saw him play once, but from the reports I have read he is average defensively with an above average arm for RF... below average speed... good plate discipline...plus power... and most concerns are about his contact rate. (He struck out in 24% of his AB's at Texas this year) Personally in my opinon 1 million dollars for a kid who could develop into a 30 home run type guy seems pretty reasonable. -- I have become much more interested in the College and Minor Leagues since my best friend signed to play D-I ball two years ago and subsequently was drafted this year. I came across this site from vivaelbirdos and just wanted to say that I really enjoy your site and all the analysis you provide. Thanks for the reply Erik.

– Seems pointless to use a 4th rounder on Russell (when you know his demands) if you are not willing to meet them in my opinion.

– I only saw him play once, but from the reports I have read he is average defensively with an above average arm for RF… below average speed… good plate discipline…plus power… and most concerns are about his contact rate. (He struck out in 24% of his AB’s at Texas this year) Personally in my opinon 1 million dollars for a kid who could develop into a 30 home run type guy seems pretty reasonable.

– I have become much more interested in the College and Minor Leagues since my best friend signed to play D-I ball two years ago and subsequently was drafted this year. I came across this site from vivaelbirdos and just wanted to say that I really enjoy your site and all the analysis you provide.

]]> By: erik http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3551 erik Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:51:29 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3551 James... 1. I think the mil is pretty known, it's just the wait and see approch. How well he does for the collegiate league may depend on whether or not the Cards decide to sign him, I guess. 2. Park Factor for the last three seasons for QC is .98. SO it's a slight pitchers park. 3. Herron is a future #3 starter, maybe #2. I'm really high on him, he's probably the # 2 pitcher in the Cardinal system. I'd rank them 1. Garcia 2. Herron 3. Ottavino James…

1. I think the mil is pretty known, it’s just the wait and see approch. How well he does for the collegiate league may depend on whether or not the Cards decide to sign him, I guess.
2. Park Factor for the last three seasons for QC is .98. SO it’s a slight pitchers park.
3. Herron is a future #3 starter, maybe #2. I’m really high on him, he’s probably the # 2 pitcher in the Cardinal system. I’d rank them

1. Garcia
2. Herron
3. Ottavino

]]> By: Andrew http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3550 Andrew Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:30:27 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3550 Wow. Very discouraging news about Greene. Sucks for the guy. Here's hoping he rehabs well and comes back next year at 3B. Wow. Very discouraging news about Greene. Sucks for the guy. Here’s hoping he rehabs well and comes back next year at 3B.

]]> By: SilentBob http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3549 SilentBob Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:18:53 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3549 Did we know about Colby's sinus infection? - that's the excuse that the P-D gives for his slump. Did we know about Colby’s sinus infection? - that’s the excuse that the P-D gives for his slump.

]]> By: James http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3548 James Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:10:33 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3548 Couple questions.... 1- Wasn't it pretty well established prior to the draft that Russell was looking for a 1.1 million signing bonus? and if it was why would the Cardinals use a 4th round pick on him knowing this and then possibly not sign him? Was he trying to control where he went by making those demands? 2- How much of a pitchers park does Quad Cities play in? 3- Tyler Herron has given up 1 home run in 86 innings! I have seen him mentioned by Keith Law as an up and coming prospect and was wondering what people thought his upside was seeing that he was drafted out of h.s. and is a pretty young kid. Couple questions….

1- Wasn’t it pretty well established prior to the draft that Russell was looking for a 1.1 million signing bonus? and if it was why would the Cardinals use a 4th round pick on him knowing this and then possibly not sign him? Was he trying to control where he went by making those demands?

2- How much of a pitchers park does Quad Cities play in?

3- Tyler Herron has given up 1 home run in 86 innings! I have seen him mentioned by Keith Law as an up and coming prospect and was wondering what people thought his upside was seeing that he was drafted out of h.s. and is a pretty young kid.

]]> By: whiteyball http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3546 whiteyball Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:52:45 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3546 Nice job on Sunday with the live Futures Game thread. www.whiteyball.com Nice job on Sunday with the live Futures Game thread.

http://www.whiteyball.com

]]> By: tnek5 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3545 tnek5 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:05:28 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3545 They really need to find a way to get jay back to springfield. They really need to find a way to get jay back to springfield.

]]> By: Hammond http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3535 Hammond Mon, 09 Jul 2007 03:23:39 +0000 http://futureredbirds.com/2007/07/08/daily-prospect-report-7807/#comment-3535 Tyler Greene's knee looked horrible as he went down. It buckled under him and he laid on the ground for quite some time. It was one of the most painful things I've ever seen in person. Tyler Greene’s knee looked horrible as he went down. It buckled under him and he laid on the ground for quite some time. It was one of the most painful things I’ve ever seen in person.

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