Agreed.
Except for Wikelman, many of our top prospects and a few of the farther away ones have done pretty good to great, so far. It seems like there are now more than just 3 to have high hopes on, and the big three have done nothing to lower their stock, so far.
The Big 3
.856 Roman Anthony
.855 Marcelo Mayer
.853 Kyle Teel
(Amazing how they all have almost exactly the same OPS)
The Rising 3
.996 Kristian Campbell (This kid looks for real!)
.929 Jhostynxon Garcia (Maybe the biggest surprise)
.726 Bleis (staying healthy: promoted to A+)
The Welcome Back 3
1.110 Matthew Lugo (was pretty highly rated, once before)
.966 Niko Kavadas (maybe belongs in the Career AAA category)
.754 Nick Yorke (came alive in AAA SSS at 1.246)
The Still Far Away but Looking Good 3
1.063 Johanfran Garcia (SSS due to IL)
1.009 Yoelin Cespedes (Getting attention)
.786 Frankin Arias (FCL)
Have to work on some things/Career AAA 3
.892 Mickey Gaspar
.867 Nick Sogard
.801 Chase Meidroth
The Pitchers:
May Graduate Soon/Recent Graduate 3 (OPS Against)
.553 at MLB level Justin Slaten
.288 Zach Kelly (.539 in MLB in 84 PAs Against)
.374 Cam Booser (.667 in MLB w 101 PAs Against)
The Near MLB Ready 3
.671 Richard Fitts
.710 Luis Guerrero
.536 Bailey Horn
The Surprising 4
.593 Zach Penrod
.631 Perales (promoted to AA, but on IL)
.642 Hunter Dobbins (AA)
.695 Hayden Mullins (A+)
The Far Away 3
.354 Ovis Portes (promoted to SAL)
.514 Juan Valera (FCL)
.668 Connelly Early (A+)
The More Highly Ranked 6
.611 Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz #16 (A-)
.771 David Sandlin #9 (A+)
.755 Wikelman Gonzalez #15 (AA and lost)
.809 Yordanny Monegro #20 (A+)
.685 Angel Bastardo #28 (AA)
.634 Ryan Zeferjahn #30 (AAA)
Not So Sure About 8
.534 Jonathan Brand (promoted to AA)
.551 Blake Wehunt (promoted to A+)
.572 Helcris Olivarez (AA)
.582 Danny Kirwin (A-)
.600 Jojo Ingrassia (A-)
.676 Matt Duffy (A-)
.682 Jedixson Paez (promoted to A+)
.717 I Coffey (AA)
The Meh 5
.731 Grant Gambrel
.744 Jason Alexander
(IL) #40 Bryan Mata
#46 Brandon Walter
.769 #47 Dalton Rogers
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When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Oh yeah. That's in large part why they were flipped from High A to A a few seasons ago. Greenville is a much nicer facility. Salem is death for hitters and a bad facility overall from what I've heard.
Unfortunately, Sox sold the Salem Red Sox this offseason to Diamond Baseball Holdings. I'm not sure if they have control to move the team now or put pressure on them to make the facilities nicer.
Is Wink out of the doghouse, yet?
6IP, 3H, 1ER, 0BB, 8K
Woo wins 14-1 w no HRs and just 3 2Bs. (18 hits and 8 BBs)
Meidroth 1-3 w 3BB (.806)
Sogard 3-6
Yorke 2-5 w BB
Hickey 3-5 w BB
Lugo 0-6
Alvarez & Heineman 3 hits each
POR lost 8-6
Jordan 2-5 w HR (.797)
Teel 2-3 w BB
Campbell and Mayer 0-5
GRE won 8-5
Mullins 10K and o BB in 5IP (3H and 2 ER)
Coffey homered and walked 3 times
Bleis 1-4 w BB
SAL won 12-6
Seems like the whole system was hitting, tonight as the 2 DSL teams combined for 15 runs.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Woo lost 8-3
Meidroth homered (.829)
Yorke 1-4 (1.106)
Lugo 3-4 (1.019)
POR lost 13-5
Mayer 3-5 w 2B (.849)
Campbell 2-4 w HR & BB (1.175)
Teel 1-4 (.862)
GRE wom 13-4
Monegro 8Ks and 0BB in 4.0
As reported, Coffey is going nutty. (Up to .812)
Bleis 2-4 w BB
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
The 2020 draft has gotten a lot of criticism, over the year, but without the Anthony pick at #79, the '22 draft was looking pretty sketchy. Not sure a few days makes much of a difference, but Cutter Coffey has exploded.
Romero has not done much to redeem himself, but has looked a little better.
Other, later picks have done well, but none look destined to rock MLB.
129. Meidroth
99. Dalton Rogers
159. Noah Dean
189. Alex Hoppe
Best hope from the later may be #369 Hayden Mullins
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?