McTaggart tweet dump.... over several threads. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>On Correa, Luhnow said: "He hasn't been to Double-A yet and he needs a little more time in the Minor Leagues."</p>— Brian McTaggart ⚾️ (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/581247273876742144">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Luhnow said Correa "should" start out in Double-A, and said the Hooks could have one of the best Minor League teams.</p>— Brian McTaggart ⚾️ (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/581247410250362881">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"We're not afraid to promote somebody from Double-A to the big leagues," Luhnow said. They did it with Altuve, J.D. Martinez.</p>— Brian McTaggart ⚾️ (@brianmctaggart) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/581247495361175552">March 27, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I really think it's possible we see Correa this year in Houston, if not they wouldn't be taking such a long look at him this Spring. Give Valbuena and Lowrie and Singleton and Marisnik and Rasmus a couple of months to see who is gonna stick and who is gonna struggle, then if Correa is kicking AA butt and we are anywhere near .500, we could see him this summer!
Posted in the Offseason Moves thread, but here it is again. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Royals?src=hash">#Royals</a> announce that they've traded RHP Angel Baez to Houston for cash considerations. Baez pitched for NW Arkansas last year.</p>— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/581924469914079232">March 28, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.sports-reference.com/wg.fcgi?css=1&site=br&url=%2Fminors%2Fplayer.cgi%3Fid%3Dbaez--003ang&div=div_standard_pitching"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Astros release MiLBers: MP Cokinos, Jamaine Cotton, John Gatlin, Ricky Gingras, Gerardo Juarez, Jonathan Meyer, Jordan Scott, Robert Stock</p>— Evan Drellich (@EvanDrellich) <a href="https://twitter.com/EvanDrellich/status/582922444001927169">March 31, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> RHP prospect Kyle Smith, a Texas League All-Star in 2014, underwent Tommy John Surgery recently.</p>— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks/status/583306383510081537">April 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Interesting. Kyle Smith was a pretty soft thrower, but I wonder if his velocity dipped at all last year as elbow problems surfaced. Sucks that he had surgery, but he may yet turn out to be a major league pitcher, especially if the surgery helps him regain some velocity.
Preliminary Lancaster roster <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JetHawks?src=hash">#JetHawks</a> pitching staff: Brunnemann C. Cotton Fant Feliz Frias Grills Holmes Houser Morton Sanudo Scribner Sims Tiburcio</p>— Lancaster JetHawks (@JetHawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/JetHawks/status/583383479435415552">April 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JetHawks?src=hash">#JetHawks</a> position players: C Holberton Morales INF Davis Fernandez Mayfield, McDonald Moon Reed OF Mitchell Phillips Ramsay Vasquez Wik</p>— Lancaster JetHawks (@JetHawks) <a href="https://twitter.com/JetHawks/status/583384081070628864">April 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Class AA Corpus Christi loaded with prospects as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Astros?src=hash">#Astros</a> set minor-league rosters <a href="http://t.co/ipXeqYpMpe">http://t.co/ipXeqYpMpe</a></p>— Greg Rajan (@GregRajan) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregRajan/status/583384881096474624">April 1, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Class AAA Fresno PITCHERS Buchanan, Jake Chapman, Kevin* Cruz, Luis* Downs, Darin* Hoyt, James Jankowski, Jordan Rodgers, Brady Rodriguez, Richard Shirley, Tommy* Stoffel, Jason Straily, Dan White, Alex CATCHERS Flores, Luis Stassi, Max INFIELDERS Dominguez, Matt Duffy, Matt Petit, Gregorio Singleton, Jon* Sclafani, Joe# Torreyes, Ronnie OUTFIELDERS Aplin, Andrew* Hoes, L.J. Santana, Domingo Sosa, Ruben# Tucker, Preston* Class AA Corpus Christi PITCHERS Appel, Mark Baez, Angel Ballew, Travis Devenski, Chris Emanuel, Kent* Hader, Josh* Hauschild, Mike Lambson, Mitch* McCullers, Lance Minor, Daniel Perez, Tyson West, Aaron Westwood, Kyle CATCHERS Booth, Brett Heineman, Tyler# Pena, Roberto INFIELDERS Correa, Carlos Fontana, Nolan* Gregor, Conrad* Kemp, Tony* Mier, Jio Moran, Colin* Nash, Telvin White, Tyler OUTFIELDERS Heras, Leo* Hernandez, Teoscar Kemmer, Jon* Meredith, Brandon High Class A Lancaster PITCHERS Brunnemann, Tyler Cotton, Chris* Fant, Randall* Feliz, Michael Frias, Edison Grills, Evan* Holmes, Brian* Houser, Adrian Morton, Zach Sanudo, Gonzalo Scribner, Troy Sims, Blaine* Tiburcio, Frederick CATCHERS Holberton, Brian* Morales, Jobduan# INFIELDERS Davis, JD Fernandez, Jose Mayfield, Jack McDonald, Chase Moon, Chan# Reed, AJ* OUTFIELDERS Mitchell, Ronnie* Phillips, Brett* Ramsay, James* Vasquez, Danry* Wik, Marc* Low Class A Quad Cities PITCHERS Chrismon, Austin Comer, Kevin Dykxhoorn, Brock James, Joshua Lee, Chris* Mengden, Daniel Minnis, Albert* Montero, Jose Musgrove, Joe Peterson, Eric Radziewski, Bryan* Thompson, Ryan Yuhl, Keegan CATCHERS Gonzalez, Alfredo Nottingham, Jacob Ritchie, Jamie INFIELDERS Hernandez, Alex Hyde, Mott Lindauer, Thomas Muniz, Bryan Tanielu, Nick Trompiz, Kristian OUTFIELDERS Bottger, Ryan# Boyd, Bobby* Fisher, Derek* Martinez, Jorge# McMullen, Sean* * – denotes left-hander, # – denotes switch-hitter
Lancaster doesn't appear to be deep in pitching, but AJ Reed and company are going to score some runs.
Exactly what I was about to post after perusing that list. Weird to see. Wonder what the longest a first rounder has ever stayed with the same org without making the big show.
