I'm interested in following this kid, he broke most of his face before this season so I'm thinking he's back where he should be by now.
Franklin Perez vs. Cedar Rapids: 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 6 K In 6 appearances (4 starts) for the River Bandits, he has a 2.36 ERA. He's thrown 26.2 innings and has a 27:5 K:BB ratio.
Taylor Jones' first home run as a pro was a grand slam. He drove in 5 for Tri-City. In addition to his first pro homer, Stephen Wrenn scored 3 more times in the ValleyCats' 13-1 win over Connecticut.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> 2nd Round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft, Ohio State OF Ronnie Dawson, will join the ValleyCats today. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosGatos?src=hash">#VamosGatos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VamosBeisbol?src=hash">#VamosBeisbol</a></p>— Tri-City ValleyCats (@ValleyCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/ValleyCats/status/744161314034040832">June 18, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Not overly young for a "prospect" at AAA. The average age at AAA isn't a whole lot different from the average age at the major league level. So many teams have guys at AAA hanging around hoping for another shot. For the team it gives them injury insurance, or in the case of a guy like Danny Worth crappy play insurance. With the average AA prospect around 23 years old, I would guess true prospects at AAA probably average around 24, just a guess Musgrove will be fine, a guy who relies on super control like he does will have some games where he gets hit around some, but in the long term he is likely to end up being a very reliable 4th starter type, which has a ton of value
Age relative to league is one of the leading predictors of prospect success. Here are the youngest prospects on each team: AAA: Reed, Moran, Musgrove, Gustave AA: Bregman, Fisher, Paulino, Martes A+: Laureano, Martin, Armenteros, Dykxhoorn A: Tucker, Trompiz, Duarte, Abreu, Perez A(SS): Cameron, Sandoval Laureano is a guy I'm starting to pay more attention to. Good defender, interesting offensive profile.
My friend, my question is because i have NOT seen him pitch, and many here are well knowledgeable with minor leaguers, NOW, without WATCHING HIM, i expect him to improve because he is NOT walking batters and he is young. If you know, can you tell us????? Thanks in advance
