I hear ya. I was being sarcastic, although I learned in this thread that we aren't allowed to do that. :grin:
Probably clears the path for A.J. Reed to Corpus. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tyler White promoted to Fresno.</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/616349818294657025">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Marisnick is in the AAA lineup tonight. Will DH tomorrow, full game after that</p>— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/616349844194496516">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Didn't Conrad Gregor just make the AA All-Star Team for Corpus? Where does he fit into the Astros' 1B prospect hierarchy? I get that he's not the same level prospect as Singleton or Reed, but he strikes me as still being a potential future (bench) major leaguer.
He really tapered off in June. Overall, Gregor's numbers for the year are less than impressive. Seems like his power from last year was a Lancaster product. White has really outperformed both Gregor and Colin Moran.
Jose Rodriguez writes for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Caller_JR">@Caller_JR</a> C Brett Booth placed on inactive list; RHP Joe Musgrove placed on disabled list.</p>— Jose Rodriguez (@Caller_JR) <a href="https://twitter.com/Caller_JR/status/616376609482747904">July 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Hopefully as trade bait to bring in another starting pitcher. Obviously not by himself but he could be attractive to other teams. I always got a JT Snow vibe from Gregor.
Still very young, too. I've been hyping him for a while, but Jason Martin's could fly up our prospect list as he grows/matures.
It's getting very hard to fly up our prospect list. With a strong finish he could easily move into the top 20, he may very well be there already, but even with the recent graduations the top 10 is still pretty stacked. Success in Lancaster feels like such a foregone conclusion, it's almost hard to give it any notice once he gets there. Finishing strong at QC would almost feel more impressive than getting promoted and hitting well at Lancaster.
Since 2011, Altuve, Singleton, Springer, Santana, Tucker the Older, Delino the younger, Fontana, Nash, Gregor, Phillips, Correa, Kemp, Hernandez, and Danry are the 14 guys under 23 who have hit better than 120 RC+ in Lancaster not counting guys still in Lancaster (this was a quick search so I may have missed a guy). Of those, 7 have at least played in the majors. I would guess at least 3 more make it to the majors. Springer, Altuve, and Correa are the current anchors to them (not counting recent injury). Lancaster exaggerates a lot of numbers, but guys under 22 and under performing well in Lancaster are likely good prospects.
Here are some other luminaries that posted an OPS over .900 in Lancaster. Brandon Meredith Kody Clemens Jon Gaston T.J. Steele Matt Weston Lee Cruz Kody Hinze Brian Pelligrini Albert Cartwright Matt Duffy Chris Epps These names are sure to jog the memories of Astros prospect watchers LOL. Certainly not saying Martin won't be good, but unless he absolutely destroys there, everything will feel like something merely expected, and not impressive. In fact he could post good numbers, but they may feel underwhelming because it's Lancaster.
Without looking, weren't those guys generally 23-25 when they were putting up those numbers? Age, K%, BB%, BABIP, and ISO are the primary basic stats that are relevant for A+. OPS does a decent job of capturing 4 of the 5. I prefer RC+, but that really isn't a big deal considering margin of error for projecting minor league players using one number to measure value. Age is so important for judging prospects. A .900 OPS from a 21 year old is more impressive than .960 from a 23 year old at that level. 23 is the average for A+ prospects. Being average for your level is usually not a good thing. That goes double for age in the lower levels of the minors.
