Wouldn't be surprised to see both Nova and Carrasco come stateside before the season is over. They're too good for the DSL.
There was an article in the chronicle with quotes about and from Kyle Tucker. Interesting notes were: He is obviously pretty mature. He isn't phased by his rapid ascent or inclusion in trade rumors. Several comments from scouts and the Hooks manager talking about his unorthodox swing and how long it is. To me the tone read like a backhanded compliment.
César Rosado hasn't allowed much of anything in his first two starts this season. 5 IP, 2 H, 7 K @ Connecticut tonight; in 10 innings, he's allowed 2 hits, walked 1, and struck out 13.
Jesus Balaguer walked 1 and struck out 6 in 2.2 scoreless innings for Greeneville. Balaguer is a Cuban who signed shortly after the regular season started. Chas McCormick has at least 1 hit in all 5 games for the Appy Astros.
Brett Adcock and Cristian Javier both pitched 4 innings for Buies Creek in their 3-2 win over Carolina. Adcock: 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 BB, 7 K Javier: 2 H, 6 K Justin Ferrell struck out 2 in a 1-2-3 9th to get the save
Daz with 2 more hits yesterday. Finishing off a pretty good June (865 OPS). I still think if he can finish the season with 15 HR, 30 SB, a bb rate above 9% and a k rate below 25%, that's a successful season and may be setting him up for a breakout in High A in 2018. I think had he not been drafted with Tucker, and not been rushed to QC to keep up with him, he'd still be viewed as an elite prospect. Take out his numbers in QC last year and he's performed pretty well while moving up steadily.
The guy hitting .211 in A ball is going to break out in high A ball. Let's bet dude. There are several of you guys that post nonsense in these threads with regularity. So let's put $20 on your boy.
Gmafb. First of all, who the **** are you to call something nonsense? You obviously don't know jack ****ing **** if you start a counterpoint by citing ****ing batting average. Proposing a real $20 wager to an internet stranger is ****ing stupid.
Not liking Cameron so far, and definitely not enough to bet on him. That said, minor leaguers improve more than guys in majors. He has been improving and has power/defense that will make Astros give him every shot to show some contact. I wouldn't put down a bet either way on his high A performance.
I'm the guy calling you full of crap and starting a counterpoint with a guy hitting TWO ELEVEN in A Ball. You sound upset about it. Is this where you find all the players that once hit .211 in A ball that made it to the majors? I sure hope so.
Actually, YOU are the one who sounded upset when I pointed out that Cameron has been pretty good this month and that it might be an indicator of a future breakout. That you HAVE cited batting average twice now shows you don't have even A SMALL understanding of how to judge Prospect performance. Cameron might bust like WANG Wei Lin, but he also might follow the same path as his dad, who failed to hit above .250 (using your stupid ass batting average as the baseline metric) in his 1st 5 minor league seasons.
Then it's a bet. $20. If Daz Cameron never gets to a top 50 prospect list as an ELITE prospect then you'll donate $20 to the tip jar. I have ZERO understanding how to judge prospect performance so this should be a slam dunk for you.
