I also suspect the trade deadline will be a net reduction in the 40 man (or at least reduce the number of guys who project to the 2023 40 man roster).
I don’t even care why at this point. They have shown an inability to accurately rate and evaluate Astros players.
Do those limits apply to the rookie leagues? I never have been able to determine that and it seems like there are an awful lot of guys on those rosters.
Work ethic has been questioned and he doesn’t like making adjustments. I liked the pick at the time, but the ability to work hard and smart makes a big difference with a lot of these guys. People overlook the level of dedication and how smart Alvarez is.. and guys like Singleton and Ward and Reed lacked that type of dedication. Beer falls in that camp too.
if Jaime Melendez was a hyped up first round pick, and had an entire national hype machine behind him, his name would be Marcus Stroman.
180 players are allowed for all domestic minor league teams. 38 is max for AAA. Players can be assigned to a restricted list for various reasons ( personal or work at extended spring training etc) and not count but 5 days after WS those count toward a 190 player limit in the off season 35 players are allowed for each international rookie team in addition to these limits.
Anybody care to give an update on Leon? Is he improving his SO rate and how is his defense? Myers is starting to scare me a bit.
Singleton and Reed both were terribly overweight for professional athletes. I remember Yordan coming up and thinking he might turn into a David Ortiz body type, seems like he worked super hard to keep his muscle while staying athletic and fast enough to play left. Sometimes work ethic is hard to spot, this is a clear example.
I don't know about defense but his K% has been GREAT !! season: 27.0% Last 90 days: 25.7% Last 28 days: 19.8% April: 32.2% May: 29.7% June: 28.9% July: 10.7% BB% has held in the 14% range as well.
Dang, I didn't realize how good he's been doing lately. He's slashing. 325/.518/400 in July. Not much power, but he's got 12 walks and 4HBP vs 6 Ks, and getting on base has led him to being 8 for 10 in SB attempts across the 14 games. We know he has power, so this seems like an exciting development.
That steady decrease in k rate is a really, really good sign. I have maintained all along that if he can show <25% k rate over 200 pa in AAA he would project as a good everyday CF. It looks like they gave up on him as a SS. But they’ve been giving him time at 2B. I think he is an OF who can be an emergency option at SS/2B/3B which takes a little restriction off the bench spots on the roster once he reaches the big leagues. But from everything I have seen he is very likely to be a plus defender in the outfield and if he ends up in a corner he would probably be a gold glover.
He has the tools that will transition to MLB. If he can keep his K rate in the low 20s in MLB he will be a complete star. He has Julio Rodriguez type of talent except for hit tool. Look what he is doing in Seattle with a 27% K rate this year.
My comp for Leon’s ultimate ceiling has always been Mookie Betts, although at this point it’s really hard to see Leon replicating Betts’ low k rate in the majors. But Betts with a 20-25% k rate would still easily be a star level player.
I see the comp in the field and bases but Mookies game with a bat has always been low Ks and high average. He even won a batting title but like everyone his AVG has fallen these last couple of years. I have always felt Raul Mondesi is a good comp. Raul's K% was just south of 20% in an era where Ks were much less frequent in general. I would think if he were playing today it would be in the mid 20s.
I hadn’t realized how bad the FCL Astros Blue team has been this year. They lost to the Mets today to fall to 6-24. Ouch.
They will tell you that at that level the win/loss record doesn’t mean much but I don’t agree with that, not when you have multiple levels with mediocre to bad records.
