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by: Grey
A Muslim imam, a rabbi, and a priest are in a raft. They heard a tsunami was headed their way, so they went to sea because they’re hoping it’s a quicker death than having Garrett Mitchell, Sal Frelick or Blake Perkins as their fantasy outfielder. If only they heard Luis Lara just got paid and […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?White Sox OF Braden Montgomery (23) hit a three-run home run in his big league debut on Tuesday, a continuation of a long-burning breakout that tracks all the way back to spring training. In 56 games split almost evenly between Double-A and Triple-A, Montgomery slashed .314/.422/.548 with ten home runs, five stolen bases and a 24.8 percent strikeout rate. The switch-hitter played right field in his debut but could mix in at center if Tristan Peters goes cold. If you’ve been saving free agent money for a prospect to pick up, this week might be pretty close to the last call for buying rookie impact. I
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by: The Great Knoche
The Milwaukee Brewers are in first place 5.5 games up in the NL Central, and sit at 41-23. The Milwaukee Brewers have been really good at taking homegrown pieces from the farm and melding them with yearly trade acquisitions and free agents to keep the roster above average for the better part of a decade. […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?We have to shut down the naming of kids that end in -aden. No more Kadens or Cadens, Bradens or Jadens, Wadens or Ladens, Hadens or Tadens, Vadens or Zadens, Madens or Fadens, no more! We are at our limit. You’re welcome to come up Braden Montgomery, but then that’s it. So, Montgomery Earns Promotion, […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?The easiest mistake prospect evaluators make is falling in love with tools. The hardest part is identifying which tools will survive major-league pitching. Evaluators spend years discussing ceilings, physical projection, bat speed, athleticism, and future potential. Eventually, however, production starts carrying more weight than projection. Organizations stop asking what a player might become and start asking whether he is already one of the best offensive options available. Today’s hitter profiles will dig into the upper levels of the minor-leagues to identify players producing against advanced competition. Some are former first-round picks whose talent has long been recognized. Others have elevated themselves into the conversation through performance. Each has put together a statistical profile that demands attention, but the path to major-league success remains different for every player. The challenge for fantasy managers is determining which performances are signaling a legitimate breakthrough and could impact leagues this season and which players still require additional development before their tools fully translate against major-league pitching. Let’s dig into a minor-league edition of our Hitter Profiles.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Graduated from Stash List #3: Lara At The Top Of His Craft: Colt Emerson (#3), Henry Bolte (#4)
1. Dodgers RHP River Ryan (27, AAA)
Destined to pitch for baseball’s best team in the near future. Features a cutter that would’ve stopped the presses a couple decades ago. 27.3 percent strikeout-minus-walk rate and 1.00 WHIP suggest he’ll be effective from the jump.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Graduated from Stash List #2: Bazzana Republic or Charlie In Charge: Travis Bazzana (#1), Bryce Eldridge (#3), Robby Snelling (#5), Ryan Waldschmidt (#7), Trey Yesavage (#9)
1. Mariners LHP Kade Anderson (21, AA)
I think he’d be in Triple-A by now if they planned to send him there at all. Double-A seems too easy for him though: an 0.60 ERA and 0.67 WHIP through 30 innings with 47 strikeouts against five walks is preposterous. I realize there’s no room in the rotation for him, but life finds a way.
Please, blog, may I have some more?In our 137th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss the omnibus of MLB firings, promotions, and injuries over the last week before analyzing some prospects outside of The Itch‘s preseason Top 100 that are off to booming starts. You can find us on bluesky at @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.social, and @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in the […]
Please, blog, may I have some more?Graduated from Stash List #1: It’s Okay To Be Scared: Noah Schultz
1. Guardians 2B Travis Bazzana (23, AAA)
He’s only played 13 MLB games, but 2B Juan Brito has not adapted to major league pitching, slashing .159/.229/.227 with a 31.3 percent strikeout rate. He’s actually been a little worse than that considering he picked up four of his seven hits in his first two games. Most teams would probably give the kid more time to find his footing, but in this case, Brito’s reps come for a first-place team at the cost of plate appearances for a recent number one overall pick who is tearing it up in Triple-A. In 23 games, Bazzana has a .297/.429/.527 slash line with two homers, eight steals and almost as many walks (20) as strikeouts (22). He’s been even better over the last two weeks, slashing .409/.552/.750. Both homers were hit this week. I can’t think of a good reason why Bazzana is in the minor leagues today.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Guardians 2B Juan Brito (24) got the call this week to replace the injured Gabriel Arias and picked up a couple hits in his debut. He walked twice as much as he struck out through nine Triple-A games (6:3) and was slashing .314/.405/.457 for Columbus. I’ve long been a believer in Brito’s bat and suspect he’ll carve out a long term role with this opportunity.
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by: The Itch
1. SS Jesus Made | 17 | DSL | 2028
Here’s what I wrote in July for Prospect News: Angel The Guardian or Jesus Made Me Do It:
“Brewers SS Jesus Made (17, DSL) is looking at a long career of awkward puns if he can keep playing like he has so far as a professional, slashing .395/.490/.716 with five home runs, three stolen bases and a 14.6-to-13.5 percent walk-to-strikeout rate. Made was a highly ranked, highly paid signing, but I’m fascinated by Milwaukee’s process as they’re getting results like this while much of the incoming international class is struggling to make contact or has yet to debut. Made is a switch-hitter at 6’1” 187 lbs who is more physically developed than a lot of his peers, so that’s probably a factor.”
He finished the season .331/.458/.554 with six home runs, six triples, nine doubles, and 28 steals in 32 attempts across 51 games. His plate rates were 18.1-to-13, so he walked more and struck out less the rest of the way. Stateside debut could still send things sideways, but this is a stock on a rocket in the prospecting game.
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Format = Position Player | Age on 4/1/2024 | Highest Level Played | Estimated Time of Arrival
1. OF Jackson Chourio | 20 | AAA | 2024
A phenomenal athlete who generates unique torque, Chourio hit 22 home runs and stole 43 bases as a 19-year-old in a Double-A league that used a pre-tacked ball to start the season. Hypotheses vary on how much the tacky ball impacted offensive outcomes, but there’s little doubt it increased the difficulty level for hitters. The league swapped out that experiment for a different one after a couple weeks, but the ball was still . . . unique enough that it creates a little error bar and reverse-explained some of Chourio’s early struggles. Mostly, he was pretty great, slashing .280/.336/.467 with an 18.4 percent strikeout rate and a 112 wRC+ across 122 games. This earned him a promotion to Triple-A for the final six games, where he slashed .333/.375/.476 with just one strikeout. Milwaukee has a lot of pieces to sort through, and you can see by the ETAs on this list that their path won’t get clearer anytime soon. There’s not much Chourio could prove at Triple-A Colorado Springs, so he’s got an outside shot to open the season in the big leagues.
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