Reds prospects hot list

[RedTeamGo!]

The Howard to bullpen thing permanent? Did we really use a first rounder on a reliever?

I am more cocerned we drafted a guy in the first round that can't throw strikes.

[Tom Servo]

Doug said on his site that he hears is that this is a detour and the plan is to put Howard back into the rotation.

[dougdirt]

Doug said on his site that he hears is that this is a detour and the plan is to put Howard back into the rotation.

http://redsminorleagues.com/2015/05/...llpen-for-now/

[757690]

The Howard to bullpen thing permanent? Did we really use a first rounder on a reliever?

Nothing wrong with getting a closer with the 19th pick in the draft. I don't care if he ends up as a reliever, as long as he's a productive major leaguer. I'm more worried about the latter.

[Tom Servo]

Keep an eye on the catchers. Garrett Boulware hit his 3rd HR for Dayton last night (video here) while Joe Hudson and Kyle Skipworth both had 2 hits for Daytona and Pensacola respectively. All 3 have good lines so far, but it is early.

[Tom Servo]

I was ready to concede that he may have hit his ceiling in AA, but all of a sudden Seth Meijas-Brean has been on fire with 9 hits in his last 4 games to go along with his always strong plate discipline. Still only 1 homer and 8 doubles/triples on the year, probably his biggest hurdle in the power stroke, but he's got that OPS above .700 now.

[19braves77]

I was ready to concede that he may have hit his ceiling in AA, but all of a sudden Seth Meijas-Brean has been on fire with 9 hits in his last 4 games to go along with his always strong plate discipline. Still only 1 homer and 8 doubles/triples on the year, probably his biggest hurdle in the power stroke, but he's got that OPS above .700 now.

Meijas Brean to me looked like he was injured earlier in the year. In the field, it looked like he was having problems bending over to field 3rd.

[OnBaseMachine]

Tyler Mahle in Dayton:

65 IP, 9 BB/62 K, 2.63 ERA.

Credit to M2 for predicting his break out. According to a MILB.com article, Mahle is throwing low 90's with a slider and curveball that have improved drastically to go along with his changeup. He's shooting up the Reds prospects list.

[mth123]

Tyler Mahle in Dayton:

65 IP, 9 BB/62 K, 2.63 ERA.

Credit to M2 for predicting his break out. According to a MILB.com article, Mahle is throwing low 90's with a slider and curveball that have improved drastically to go along with his changeup. He's shooting up the Reds prospects list.

I like Mahle, but he's not the only story. The bigger breakout may be Tejay Antone.

57.2 IP, 9 walks, 47 Ks, only one HBP and no HR. Antone seems to be more of a hard stuff guy while Mahle has more advanced secondary stuff (at least from what I've read, I haven't seen much of either). Based on performance and what I can glean through reading a bit, I have Antone and Mahle 10 and 11 on my updated list (which probably isn't worth a hill of beans, but its fun to learn about these guys).

[Tom Servo]

I like Mahle, but he's not the only story. The bigger breakout may be Tejay Antone.

57.2 IP, 9 walks, 47 Ks, only one HBP and no HR. Antone seems to be more of a hard stuff guy while Mahle has more advanced secondary stuff (at least from what I've read, I haven't seen much of either). Based on performance and what I can glean through reading a bit, I have Antone and Mahle 10 and 11 on my updated list (which probably isn't worth a hill of beans, but its fun to learn about these guys).

I'm high on Antone as well. Big Texas righthander who is stingy on walks and wants to be a starter, so much so that he left TCU over the issue.

[Tom Servo]

He obviously dug himself into a big hole, but Gavin LaValley is showing signs of heating up. He's hitting .367/.415/.429 over his last 13 games and has an 8 game hit streak.

One weird thing about his line is that even though he's a righty, he's struggling against lefties, hitting just .191/.283/.213 against the so far this year. He didn't have such problem last year in Arizona/Billings.

[membengal]

Howard to bullpen still just a detour?

I remain frustrated at them burning a #1 on him if not a detour.

[membengal]

Howard to bullpen still just a detour?

I remain frustrated at them burning a #1 on him if not a detour.

For the record, Tom Servo.

With that, peace. I am out.

[M2]

Should be noted that Yorman Rodriguez is red hot at the moment. We kicked around whether he actually has power in another thread. My take on him has become, I'll believe it when I see it. Well, we're seeing it for the past week. Now if he can just keep it going.

[Tom Servo]

No power to speak of, but after a slow start in April (.197/.231/.213), Carlton Daal is hitting .311/.348/.318 for Daytona since May 1st.