Minor League Updates (7/6) ~ Cards System

[craviduce]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

[moose-and-squirrel]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

kid seems like he can rake. can he stick at C? have you actually watched him?

[craviduce]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

kid seems like he can rake. can he stick at C? have you actually watched him?

watching him now...he can block the plate rather well, pretty athletic for a catcher...but not fast. Probably need's a former pro to mentor him on framing and such. He's out of the crouch/off the knee rather quickly, imo

[craviduce]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

kid seems like he can rake. can he stick at C? have you actually watched him?

here's your problem: Do you want the catcher or the hitter? If you want the catcher, then it'll take a while. Bernal and Herrera have been stateside for a while. Crooks is being promoted one level a year. System catcher's usually take a while.

If you want the hitter, and you want to put an express sticker on it....well, then you move him to another position and let him fly

[craviduce]

TIMES AND PROBABLES

Memphis vs. Nashville ~ 1:05pm CDT

RHP Michael McGreevy (8-1, 2.28 ERA)

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Springfield @ NW Arkansas ~ 2:05pm CDT

LHP Ixan Henderson (3-4, 2.75 ERA)

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Peoria @ South Bend ~ 1:05pm CDT

RHP Cade Winquest (2-5, 4.23 ERA)

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Palm Beach @ Jupiter ~ 11:30am CDT

RHP Brandt Thompson (2-5, 3.50 ERA)

[Talkin' Baseball]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

kid seems like he can rake. can he stick at C? have you actually watched him?

here's your problem: Do you want the catcher or the hitter? If you want the catcher, then it'll take a while. Bernal and Herrera have been stateside for a while. Crooks is being promoted one level a year. System catcher's usually take a while.

If you want the hitter, and you want to put an express sticker on it....well, then you move him to another position and let him fly

That's a pretty good summary. There are always differing opinions, but I am most interested in the bat.

[craviduce]

Palm Beach 2, Jupiter 0 ; Top 3rd

Brandt Thompson ~ 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR.
Yordalin Pena ~ 1-1, Double, Run
Anyelo Encarnacion ~ 1-1, Double, RBI

[moose-and-squirrel]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

kid seems like he can rake. can he stick at C? have you actually watched him?

here's your problem: Do you want the catcher or the hitter? If you want the catcher, then it'll take a while. Bernal and Herrera have been stateside for a while. Crooks is being promoted one level a year. System catcher's usually take a while.

If you want the hitter, and you want to put an express sticker on it....well, then you move him to another position and let him fly

good point. was just thinking as a catcher, he's gonna be prolly 4-5yrs out. and then there's that gotcha of having a couple of good prospects on the cusp

[Talkin' Baseball]

What's the story with Yordalin Pena? Is he a reasonable prospect?

[peterman'srealitytour]

Palm Beach 1, Jupiter 0 ; Top 2nd

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-1, HR....374 ft. flyball over LF wall....little R to L breeze. 101mph EV, he didn't need the wind assist.

2nd HR with Palm Beach. 9th on the year

kid seems like he can rake. can he stick at C? have you actually watched him?

here's your problem: Do you want the catcher or the hitter? If you want the catcher, then it'll take a while. Bernal and Herrera have been stateside for a while. Crooks is being promoted one level a year. System catcher's usually take a while.

If you want the hitter, and you want to put an express sticker on it....well, then you move him to another position and let him fly

I’ll take the hitter for 2 reasons. We have very few power bats like this so get him here as soon as possible as long as he’s ready with the bat. Second, sounds like Bernal is likely long term solution at catcher.

[craviduce]

What's the story with Yordalin Pena? Is he a reasonable prospect?

he has the XBH power to his swing...but enough contact is always the issue. So many DSL players end up like this. Sometimes one or two will take 7 or 8 years and it clicks, but then the prospect status has washed well off...IE: Ramon Mendoza at Springfield. You sign 10-20 of these kids a year at the ages of 16-17yo...and you pray that 1 or 2 out of every 3 years of signing sticks....1 or 2 out of 30-60.
Rarely, it seems, you get a player who has it all click in 2-4 seasons.

Those are his chances. Same with Pino, Cordoba and Suarez and Encarnacion.... contact is always the issue...everything else is shiny and bright...

Pena.... I wish it all clicks for him later this season, into to next...I wish. I'm not confident based off the norm

[Talkin' Baseball]

What's the story with Yordalin Pena? Is he a reasonable prospect?

he has the XBH power to his swing...but enough contact is always the issue. So many DSL players end up like this. Sometimes one or two will take 7 or 8 years and it clicks, but then the prospect status has washed well off...IE: Ramon Mendoza at Springfield. You sign 10-20 of these kids a year at the ages of 16-17yo...and you pray that 1 or 2 every out of 3 years of signing sticks....1 or 2 out of 30-60.
Rarely, it seems, you get a player who has it all click in 2-4 seasons.

Those are his chances. Same with Pino, Cordoba and Suarez and Encarnacion.... contact is always the issue...everything else is shiny and bright...

Pena.... I wish it all clicks for him later this season, into to next...I wish. I'm not confident based off the norm

He looks crazy athletic. Your profile sounds like Adolis Garcia.

[moose-and-squirrel]

What's the story with Yordalin Pena? Is he a reasonable prospect?

he has the XBH power to his swing...but enough contact is always the issue. So many DSL players end up like this. Sometimes one or two will take 7 or 8 years and it clicks, but then the prospect status has washed well off...IE: Ramon Mendoza at Springfield. You sign 10-20 of these kids a year at the ages of 16-17yo...and you pray that 1 or 2 out of every 3 years of signing sticks....1 or 2 out of 30-60.
Rarely, it seems, you get a player who has it all click in 2-4 seasons.

Those are his chances. Same with Pino, Cordoba and Suarez and Encarnacion.... contact is always the issue...everything else is shiny and bright...

Pena.... I wish it all clicks for him later this season, into to next...I wish. I'm not confident based off the norm

like it's been said, ya gotta swing the bat to get off the island

and mix in todays 'slug baby slug' mentality, avg's suffer

[craviduce]

What's the story with Yordalin Pena? Is he a reasonable prospect?

he has the XBH power to his swing...but enough contact is always the issue. So many DSL players end up like this. Sometimes one or two will take 7 or 8 years and it clicks, but then the prospect status has washed well off...IE: Ramon Mendoza at Springfield. You sign 10-20 of these kids a year at the ages of 16-17yo...and you pray that 1 or 2 out of every 3 years of signing sticks....1 or 2 out of 30-60.
Rarely, it seems, you get a player who has it all click in 2-4 seasons.

Those are his chances. Same with Pino, Cordoba and Suarez and Encarnacion.... contact is always the issue...everything else is shiny and bright...

Pena.... I wish it all clicks for him later this season, into to next...I wish. I'm not confident based off the norm

like it's been said, ya gotta swing the bat to get off the island

and mix in todays 'slug baby slug' mentality, avg's suffer

the 25-40% K rates aren't pretty either.

[craviduce]

Palm Beach 2, Jupiter 2 ; Bot 3rd

Brandt Thompson ~ 3 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR

Rainiel Rodriguez ~ 1-2, HR, K
Yordalin Pena ~ 1-1, Double, Run
Anyelo Encarnacion ~ 1-1, Double, RBI
Deniel Ortiz ~ 0-1, BB, K

[moose-and-squirrel]

What's the story with Yordalin Pena? Is he a reasonable prospect?

he has the XBH power to his swing...but enough contact is always the issue. So many DSL players end up like this. Sometimes one or two will take 7 or 8 years and it clicks, but then the prospect status has washed well off...IE: Ramon Mendoza at Springfield. You sign 10-20 of these kids a year at the ages of 16-17yo...and you pray that 1 or 2 out of every 3 years of signing sticks....1 or 2 out of 30-60.
Rarely, it seems, you get a player who has it all click in 2-4 seasons.

Those are his chances. Same with Pino, Cordoba and Suarez and Encarnacion.... contact is always the issue...everything else is shiny and bright...

Pena.... I wish it all clicks for him later this season, into to next...I wish. I'm not confident based off the norm

like it's been said, ya gotta swing the bat to get off the island

and mix in todays 'slug baby slug' mentality, avg's suffer

the 25-40% K rates aren't pretty either.

no, they are not

what I wouldn't give to see STL field a fast, high contact, gap hitting team again