Tuesday, October 29, 2013

State of the Farm- League top edition




Arizona League

#3 SS Franchy Cordero
#5 OF Jose Urena
#17 1B Samir Duenez

*these were two (Cordero and Urena) were great rankings for them. They were placed above several 1st rd picks from tha last draft as well as some huge bonus baby's from the past few international crops.


Gulf Coast League
#10 C Luis Torrens

*not bad for a deep league, 6 of the guys were 1st rd picks that ranked ahead of him, plus ranked ahead of 1st rd pick Nick Ciuffo as the 2nd best catcher in the league... and he just turned 17 years old in May.


Appalachian League
#8 SP Alberto Tirado

*Nice little write up on him from Oct 28th 2013 Tirado was one of 12 international free agents that inked six-figure deals with the Blue Jays in 2011, signing for $300,000. Since coming stateside, he's pitched extremely well, with a 2.27 ERA, 80 strikeouts, and just 37 walks in 91.1 innings in short-season ball over the past two years. When he was signed, his fastball topped out at 91-92 mph, but now he sits 91-94 and touches 96-97. The velocity looks effortless, stemming from a fast and loose right arm. For a teenager, he controls and commands his fastball well, especially down in the zone. His slider is still a work in progress, though some have called it a potential 70-grade offering. Tirado also throws a changeup, but both secondary pitches are immature right now. As they improve and become more consistent weapons, his strikeouts should increase.


There is some concern with Tirado regarding his size and durability. He's generously listed at 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds and he's hasn't even topped the 50-inning mark or pitched in a full season league yet. For that reason, it's tough to rank him higher on this list, but it's easy to understand the buzz. He should make his full season debut in 2014, and with continued development of his secondary stuff, the Jays could have a top-of-the rotation starter on their hands.


Sal League
#10 SP Mauricio Cabrera
#18 OF Carlos Tocci

*Solid ranking for both, while the stats were not that strong for either, its nice to know the scouts still liked what they saw.


Eastern League
#6 SP Jamison Tailon

*Kinda of a low rank for a prospect that just #12 in all of baseball by John Sickels and is top 20 every where.


Pacific Coast League
#10 SP Yordano Venture

*Seems low as well for someone who will be top 50 and maybe top 25 on some sites.



Wednesday, October 23, 2013

2013 Hero of the Year

1B Joey Votto was named Hero of the year over teammate Jay Bruce.  Joey Votto had down year in run production but set a team record for number of times on base.

Joey Votto's stats were .305 24HR, 73RBI, 103Runs, 135BB, .926OPS

Winners
2007 3B David Wright .325avg 30HR 107RBI 34SB .963OPS
2008 2B Dustin Pedrioa .325avg 17HR 20SB 83RBI 117Runs .869OPS
2009 1B Price Fielder .299Avg 46HR 141RBI 1.014OPS
2010 3B Ryan Zimmerman .307avg 25HR 85RBI 85Runs .894OPS
2011 2B Dustin Pedrioa .307avg 21HR 91RBI 102Runs 86BB 26SB .861OPS
2012 1B Prince Fielder .313avg 30HR 108RBI 83Runa 85BB .940ops
2013 1B Joey Votto .305avg 24HR 73RBI, 103Runs, 135BB, .926OPS


Monday, October 21, 2013

2013 Kelly's Ace of the Year

While pitching was not the Heroes strong area in 2013, there were a few guys that good years. Jim Johnson saved 50 games for the 2nd year in a row, Tim Lincecum struck out nearly 200 guys and posted 10 wins, Ervin Santana has a solid 3.24era 1.14whip and a 164K's.

But the winner of the award for most outstanding pitcher is James Shields who was having one of the best years of his career before being traded to the Heroes and still ended the season nicely with 228Inn, 197K's, 3.15era and 1.24whip with a 13-9 record.

Winners of this award:
2007 Roy Halladay 16-5 3.71era 225Inn 139K's
2008 Franciso Rodriguez 2-3 2.24era 68inn 77K's 62SV
2009 Roy Halladay 17-10 2.79era 246Inn 206K's
2010 Trevor Cahill 18-8 2.97 era 196.2Inn 118K's
2011 Ervin Santana 11-12 3.38 228.2inn 178k's
2012 Jim Johnson 4-2 2.49era 68.2Inn 41K's 51SV
2013 James Shields 13-9 3.15ear 228Inn 197K's