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The Minor League Report – Week 8

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 19th, 2011

We saw a couple of promotions in the last with with starting pitcher Danny Duffy getting called up by the Kansas City Royals and outfielder Eric Thames getting recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays. Thames was hitting .342 in Triple-A in 146 at bats with six home runs and 30 RBI. Thames is hitting 7th tonight and playing designated hitter. Duffy had a 3.00 ERA in seven starts with 43 strikeouts in 36 innings.

Outfielder Jordan Henry (CLE) has continued to hit and steal bases at AA for the Akron Aeros, batting .298 with 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts. Henry offers no power whatsoever, but if you are looking for a speed guy to store on reserve in AL-only formats, he is worth a look. Henry hit .333 in HiA and .300 in Double-A last year with a combined 29 steals between two levels.

Outfielder Anthony Gose (TOR) is hitting .274 at AA with two home runs, 16 RBI and 17 stolen bases. Gose was traded multiple times last season, first as part of the Roy Oswalt deal and then later for Brett Wallace. Gose has exhibited better plate discipline so far this season after striking out 132 times in a little over 500 at bats in 2010.

As if the San Francisco Giants needed more pitching, they have another left-handed starting pitching inching closer to the major leagues as Eric Surkamp has been a strikeout machine in AA so far this year. Surkamp has a 1.77 ERA through 38 1/3 innings with a whopping 56 strikeouts, though he still has some work to do on his control with 17 walks given so far.

Pitcher Brad Peacock (WAS) has done well for himself back in AA again after finishing 2010 there. Peacock has a 2.13 ERA through 42 1/3 innings with only seven walks surrendered and 56 strikeouts, including 14 in his last outing. Peacock should see a promotion to Triple-A later this summer with a chance to possibly make the Nationals rotation in 2011.

After switching between the bullpen and the rotation in his minor league career, the Atlanta Braves have finally stuck Paul Clemens in the rotation for good and he has responded in AA this year. He currently leads the Southern League in ERA at 1.99 through eight starts, with 45 strikeouts in 49 2/3 innings.  He has yet to allow more than two earned runs in any outing so far in 2011.

Martin Perez is working to restore his top prospect status for the Texas Rangers as he repeats Double-A again this season. Perez has a 2.66 ERA through 40 2/3 innings with one home run allowed and 42 strikeouts. Keep in mind that he just turned 20 in April so despite his 5.96 ERA in AA last year, he is still someone to keep a close eye on.

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The Minor League Report – week 6

Posted by Todd Lammi on May 11th, 2010

In week 5, there were several more prospects recalled from the minor leagues, including Starlin Castro of the Chicago Cubs and Michael Saunders by the Seattle Mariners. Some of the promotions from Double-A to Triple-A included Stephen Strasburg and Drew Storen (WAS) as well as Andrew Cashner (CHC).

Cashner, with a 2.75 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 36 innings could be facing a similar fate as Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays. Each pitcher has been dominating in the minor leagues, but with no spots currently open in the major league rotation, there is a very good chance that when they are recalled to the big leagues, they will each be working in relief roles.

I have created a Minor League Tracker spreadsheet that shows all of the year-to-date stats for players that I highlighted in my team-by-team Triple-A minor league reports so you can easily keep an eye on possible players to target on the waiver wire in future weeks.

I have added additional columns that list the rank of the player in the overall top 100 by Baseball America and by Keith Law of ESPN as well as added the major league team names, plus included all Triple-A and Double-A hitters and pitchers that qualify to be among the league leaders so there is a ton of information you can now filter through.

Hitters:

Outfielder Michael Stanton (FLA) continues to lead the way with 15 home runs and 33 RBI through 28 games, although he is striking out in 31% of his at bats. Management is on record that Stanton will be up some time this summer, but if he jumps past Triple-A right to the major leagues, I think he is going to struggle to hit for average with his high ratio of strikeouts.

Third basemen Mike Moustakas (KC) is off to a great start in Double-A, hitting .392 with six home runs and 21 RBI, with only nine strikeouts in 74 at bats.

For all the hype that Carlos Santana (CLE) gets and rightfully so, Buster Posey (SF) is matching him stat for stat in Triple-A. Santana is hitting .314 with five home runs and 25 RBI compared to Posey at .345 with five home runs and 21 RBI.

Pitchers:

Martin Perez (TEX) has a 2.45 ERA in six starts with 29 strikeouts in 25 2/3 innings to go along with a 1.44 ERA.

Simon Castro of the San Diego Padres has been holding his own on Double-A with a 2.10 ERA and 1.02 WHIP ratio. Castro has struck out 26 in 34 1/3 innings.

Jordan Lyles (HOU) has been superb in Double-A with a 2.83 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP in 35 innings with 31 strikeouts. I would expect to see him promoted to Triple-A by the middle of this summer.

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2010 Texas Rangers Team Preview

Posted by Todd Lammi on March 14th, 2010

This is the second part our series of 2010 fantasy baseball team previews looking at the American League West. The team previews will include the projected batting order, projected rotation, rookies that could make an impact in 2010 as well as each players current ADP for a 15 team mixed fantasy baseball league.

2010 Texas Rangers Projected Batting Order:

1.  CF Julio Borbon (ADP 151)
2.  3B Michael Young (ADP 90)
3.  LF Josh Hamilton (ADP 53)
4.  DH Vladimir Guerrero (ADP 134)
5.  2B Ian Kinsler (ADP 16)
6.  RF Nelson Cruz (ADP 63)
7.  1B Chris Davis (ADP 158)
8.  C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (ADP 409)
9.  SS Elvis Andrus (ADP 149)

2010 Texas Rangers Projected Rotation & Bullpen:

1.  Rich Harden (ADP 224)
2.  Scott Feldman (ADP 316)
3.  Colby Lewis (ADP 422)
4.  Tommy Hunter (ADP 461)
5.  Derek Holland / Brandon McCarthy (ADP 411/ND)

Closer – Frank Francisco (ADP 208)
Handcuff – Neftali Feliz / C.J. Wilson

2010 Texas Rangers Prospects with potential impact this year:

1.  Justin Smoak – 1B
2.  Martin Perez – SP


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