For those wondering.... Daz is currently 2-2 with a 2-run homer (9) in Quad Cities' contest with Clinton. Too bad May (.163/.230/.213, only 1 RBI) really tanked his numbers. There's still some upside... a strong finish should help take off some of the tarnish. 2018's going to be a cruical year for him.
Jake Rogers hit a go-ahead 3-run homer in the 8th to give Buies Creek a 4-1 win over Down East. He's now got 13 on the year.
Cristian Javier in a relief appearance for Tri-City: 5.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 9 K Javier now has 31 strikeouts against 9 walks in 19.1 IP this season between TC and Buies Creek. If he's gonna keep doing that with Tri-City they may as well send him back to Buies Creek...
I don't think anybody can genuinely say they feel good about Daz as a prospect right now. But not only were they writing him off, they got downright offended that anybody would dare suggest that there may be some hope.
Roughly .240/.320/.480 with 9 HR and 13 SB in 52 games. He'd have a wRC+ of around 130 as a 20 year old in A ball, so he'd probably be getting significant hype as a rebound prospect. He'd have a 26% k rate and 10% walk rate, so detractors would still point to the swing-and-miss. We can't totally ignore his horrid May (or his struggles last season), but the takeaway is that there is the possibility that he's really improved and is on his way to realizing the potential that had him in the conversation for 1-1 3 years ago, had him on the BA Top 100 two years ago, and has had folks all along say he is a 5 tool guy with star potential.
He's showing more power than anyone thought he'd have so far this season. I think most people thought he'd be a 10-15 home run kind of guy. The talent is clearly there, hopefully he will put it all together at some point.
On a slow track, Daz's gets to the majors when he is 24. He has plenty of time to master A-, A+, AA and AAA. Players like Correa and Bregman who fly though the minor leagues are the exception that makes the rule. The odds are not in his favor, just like very other minor player. The Astros have shown that their minor staff can develop players into prospects into major leaguers. Daz's odds are better here than elsewhere. Daz will have to put in the work. Having a MLB father and having grown up with close exposure to the MLB business, Daz should know what it will take to get to and stay in the MLB.
Here's mine (grades are mine using MLB.com scale): 1. OF Kyle Tucker 65 2. OF Derek Fisher 55 3. RHP Forrest Whitley 55 4. RHP Francis Martes 55 5. RHP Franklin Perez 55 6. RHP JB Bukauskas 55 7. RHP David Paulino 50 8. 3B Colin Moran 50 9. OF Yordan Alvarez 50 10. 3B JD Davis 50 11. LHP Cionel Perez 50 12. OF Teoscar Hernandez 50 13. OF Daz Cameron 50 14. C Jake Rogers 50 15. 3B Joe Perez 50 16. SS Freudis Nova 50 17. OF Gilberto Celestino 50 18. OF Jason Martin 45 19. IF JJ Matijevic 45 20. RHP Elian Rodriguez 45 21. RHP Yoanys Quiala 45 22. RHP Hector Perez 45 23. RHP Rogelio Armenteros 45 24. RHP Corbin Martin 45 25. RHP Dean Deetz 45 26. RHP Angel Macuare 45 27. SS Yorbin Cueta 45 28. LHP Framber Valdez 45 29. C Garrett Stubbs 45 30. OF Ramon Laureano 45 There were another 10 guys I consider high 45s that could have easily made the Top 30: Wrenn Dawson Alcala Bostick Javier Emanuel N Hernandez Adams M Sierra P Sandoval There were another 60+ guys that I would say have an argument for a 45 grade.
