2012 Prospect Mega Thread - Page 7 - Talksox

rjortiz · 09-01-2012, 01:32 AM

Michael Olmstead has 91 K's in 58.1 IP this year. That's pretty nice.

soxfan74 · 09-01-2012, 08:38 AM

Looks like Brentz was promoted to triple A on the 30th. Went 0-3 in his debut. He's not far away now! Another season in the minors. May see him up some next season!

Station 13 · 09-08-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by soxfan74

Looks like Brentz was promoted to triple A on the 30th. Went 0-3 in his debut. He's not far away now! Another season in the minors. May see him up some next season!

He's having a good playoff series 3HR (20HR overall)

I think we see him next July in Fenway.

Station 13 · 11-13-2012, 12:19 AM

Scott Lauber ‏@ScottLauber
Cherington said he expects top prospect Xander Bogaerts to be invited to major league camp, but also to start 2013 season in minors #RedSox

Rob Bradford ‏@bradfo
Really good outing by @anthony_ranaudo in Puerto Rico opener tonight: 3IP, no hits, 3Ks

Ranaudo touches 94MPH on the gun.

Bryce Brentz's AFL: .327 .397 .500

Station 13 · 11-16-2012, 08:29 PM

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index...pects-2012-13/

And the end of season ranking.

Webster, Cecchini, Owens, Swihart, Workman stock are up.

Iggy are down.

BSN07 · 11-19-2012, 10:24 AM

Thanks for gathering all the this info Station, I have high hopes for Swihart.

jacksonianmarch · 11-19-2012, 08:15 PM

I think Cecchini is a future trade chip and Bryce Brentz should be a now-trade chip. Cecchini is blocked and isnt going to be as good as Middlebrooks, and Brentz is a boom or bust player with limited walk potential. I'd deal Brentz now and wait for one more yr on Cecchini

BSN07 · 11-20-2012, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

I think Cecchini is a future trade chip and Bryce Brentz should be a now-trade chip. Cecchini is blocked and isnt going to be as good as Middlebrooks, and Brentz is a boom or bust player with limited walk potential. I'd deal Brentz now and wait for one more yr on Cecchini

I think Cecchini is a trade chip too. I expect his name to be part of any significant Red Sox trade this off season.

Brentz I can see being one. But I can also see them holding on to him.

jacksonianmarch · 11-20-2012, 03:05 PM

Brentz sounds like a starter on a second division team. If the sox want to start keeping players who will be just above replacement level for their position, then sign me up. He sounds like a guy who could be akin to Jeremy Burnitz. 25-30HR, no walks, average in the low .200s and mediocre defense. Those players start in Milwaukee, not Boston

Palodios · 11-20-2012, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

Brentz sounds like a starter on a second division team. If the sox want to start keeping players who will be just above replacement level for their position, then sign me up. He sounds like a guy who could be akin to Jeremy Burnitz. 25-30HR, no walks, average in the low .200s and mediocre defense. Those players start in Milwaukee, not Boston

From the scouting reports I've read, he has an excellent arm, and meh-speed. That might be good enough to be above-average in left field since there is so much less ground to cover. No idea about the plate discipline.

jacksonianmarch · 11-20-2012, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Palodios

From the scouting reports I've read, he has an excellent arm, and meh-speed. That might be good enough to be above-average in left field since there is so much less ground to cover. No idea about the plate discipline.

150K's to 46 walks. His K rates are astronomical and his walk rates are meager for a power hitter. Also, his average has been kept up with an unsustainable .370BABIP. Once he gets to the bigs and that domino falls, he's gonna be a .220 hitter with a .280OBP and good power. Sounds like Salty

BSN07 · 11-21-2012, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Palodios

From the scouting reports I've read, he has an excellent arm, and meh-speed. That might be good enough to be above-average in left field since there is so much less ground to cover. No idea about the plate discipline.

I saw a scouting report that said Francour had the best arm the scout had ever seen. Brentz was 2nd.

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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

150K's to 46 walks. His K rates are astronomical and his walk rates are meager for a power hitter. Also, his average has been kept up with an unsustainable .370BABIP. Once he gets to the bigs and that domino falls, he's gonna be a .220 hitter with a .280OBP and good power. Sounds like Salty

Ya the more I read about him the more I am actually starting to agree with you. He could very well be trade bate soon.

example1 · 11-21-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonianmarch

Brentz sounds like a starter on a second division team. If the sox want to start keeping players who will be just above replacement level for their position, then sign me up. He sounds like a guy who could be akin to Jeremy Burnitz. 25-30HR, no walks, average in the low .200s and mediocre defense. Those players start in Milwaukee, not Boston

A power-hitting RF with a very low walk rate and a great arm? Those players start in Oakland, don't they? (Reddick and Brentz have similar numbers over their minor league years, albeit in different sample sizes)

rjortiz · 11-22-2012, 01:09 PM

Reddick is a capable defender in RF, whereas most scouting reports believe Brentz to be below average.

jacksonianmarch · 11-23-2012, 11:35 AM

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A power-hitting RF with a very low walk rate and a great arm? Those players start in Oakland, don't they? (Reddick and Brentz have similar numbers over their minor league years, albeit in different sample sizes)

Reddick hit 32 bombs while playing half his games in Oakland. Sufficed to say, he would have been even better if he played elsewhere.