My guess is he is spending more time learning to handle pitchers, and game theory than he is on his hitting. Catchers are notoriously slow to develop. Gotta like the OBP though.
My guess is he is spending more time learning to handle pitchers, and game theory than he is on his hitting. Catchers are notoriously slow to develop. Gotta like the OBP though.
Hugs, smiling, and interactive Twitter accounts, don't mean winning baseball. Until this community understands that we are cursed to relive the madness.
Devin with an ofer effort last game.
GCL Reds Top 2nd
* David Scott reaches on fielding error by center fielder Quincy Latimore.
* Devin Mesoraco called out on strikes.
* Rafael Sanchez grounds into double play, pitcher Rafael Delossantos to shortstop Victor Alvarez to first baseman Thomas Hagan. David Scott out at 2nd.
GCL Reds Top 5th
* Devin Mesoraco strikes out swinging.
* Rafael Sanchez called out on strikes.
* Jose Gualdron singles on a ground ball to third baseman Daniel Bomback.
* Alexis Oliveras strikes out swinging.
GCL Reds Top 7th
* Pitcher Change: Malvin Vasquez replaces Rafael Delossantos.
* David Scott flies out to left fielder Ciro Rosero.
* Devin Mesoraco reaches on fielding error by shortstop Victor Alvarez.
* Rafael Sanchez called out on strikes.
* Jose Gualdron flies out to center fielder Quincy Latimore.
GCL Reds Top 9th
* Pitcher Change: Edward Cordero replaces Malvin Vasquez.
* Jose Bastardo hit by pitch.
* David Scott pops out to third baseman Daniel Bomback in foul territory.
* Devin Mesoraco grounds into a force out, shortstop Victor Alvarez to second baseman Caleb Fields. Jose Bastardo out at 2nd. Devin Mesoraco to 1st.
* Rafael Sanchez flies out to center fielder Quincy Latimore.
Code:GCL Reds Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Reed CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Soto SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Brown DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Waller a- PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 Bastardo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Scott 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Mesoraco C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 Sanchez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Gualdron 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Oliveras RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .155 Rodriguez, E P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Snowden P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Marizan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING TB: Reed; Gualdron. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soto. S: Oliveras. GIDP: Sanchez; Waller. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Bastardo 2 (2, fielding, fielding), Sanchez (8, fielding). a-Grounded into a double play for Brown in the 8th. GCL Pirates Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG Fields 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Rosero LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Latimore CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274 Bomback 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Peley DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .296 Hagan 1B 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .340 Biela RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Alvarez, V SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .208 Garcia, J C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .206 Delossantos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Vasquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cordero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 BATTING 2B: Hagan (3, Rodriguez, E). 3B: Peley (1, Marizan). HR: Fields (1, 8th inning off Marizan, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Fields 5; Rosero; Latimore 2; Peley 4; Hagan 4; Biela; Alvarez, V. RBI: Alvarez, V 2 (6), Garcia, J (4), Latimore (12), Fields (5), Peley (11). 2-out RBI: Latimore; Alvarez, V; Peley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fields 2; Bomback; Garcia, J 2; Alvarez, V 2. SF: Garcia, J. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING SB: Alvarez, V (2, 2nd base off Snowden/Mesoraco). CS: Rosero (1, 2nd base by Rodriguez, E/Mesoraco). FIELDING E: Latimore (1, fielding), Fields (5, fielding), Delossantos (1, fielding), Alvarez, V (5, fielding). DP: 2 (Fields-Hagan, Delossantos-Alvarez, V-Hagan). GCL Reds Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Rodriguez, E (L, 1-2) 3.1 4 3 1 2 1 0 1.83 Snowden 2.2 4 2 0 1 3 0 2.31 Marizan 2.0 4 3 3 4 1 1 13.86 GCL Pirates Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Delossantos (W, 1-4) 6.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 3.86 Vasquez 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.09 Cordero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.31 HBP: Brown (by Delossantos), Bastardo (by Cordero). Ground outs-fly outs: Rodriguez, E 6-2, Snowden 2-3, Marizan 3-2, Delossantos 8-4, Vasquez 2-3, Cordero 1-2. Batters faced: Rodriguez, E 16, Snowden 14, Marizan 14, Delossantos 22, Vasquez 8, Cordero 4. Inherited runners-scored: Snowden 2-2. Umpires: HP: Tim Eastman. 1B: Matt Jones. 2B: . 3B: . Weather: 90 degrees, overcast. Wind: 1 mph, Varies. T: 2:46
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Code:Entire Season AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS OBP SLG OPS vs Left .125 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .125 .250 vs Right .240 50 4 12 1 0 0 4 7 8 0 0 .356 .260 .616 Home Games .259 7 27 3 7 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 .333 .259 .593 Away Games .194 10 31 2 6 1 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 .324 .226 .550 Day Games .214 16 56 5 12 1 0 0 4 5 9 0 0 .302 .232 .534 Night Games .500 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .750 .500 1.250 On Grass .224 17 58 5 13 1 0 0 4 7 9 0 0 .328 .241 .570 June .167 3 12 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .231 .250 .481 July .239 14 46 4 11 0 0 0 3 6 8 0 0 .352 .239 .591 Bases Empty .250 32 0 8 1 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 .351 .281 .633 Runners On .192 26 5 5 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 .300 .192 .492 Scoring Position .250 16 5 4 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 .368 .250 .618 Season Totals .224 17 58 5 13 1 0 0 4 7 9 0 0 .328 .241 .570
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Code:Date Level Pos AB H 2B 3B HR SO BB SB CS July 23 Rook @ GCL Pirates C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 July 22 Rook @ GCL Orioles DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 July 21 Rook @ GCL Twins C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 July 19 Rook @ GCL Red Sox C 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 July 18 Rook @ GCL Pirates DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 July 17 Rook vs. GCL Orioles C 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 July 16 Rook @ GCL Twins C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 July 13 Rook vs. GCL Pirates DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 July 12 Rook @ GCL Orioles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 July 11 Rook vs. GCL Twins C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
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Give him some time...
Looks like another bust.
Let's give the kid some time, a lot of it, before we start making judgments. That said, the whole draft seems distinctly underwhelming at this point.
I am really hoping ChatterRed was kidding.
As for the whole draft seeming underwhelming, Marc Hulet from baseballanalysts.com has the Reds draft rated at #4 overall for best depth in the draft.
The kid is only 18 and has only played in a hand full of games at this point. It is far too early to judge. If my memory serves me correctly, Jay Bruce got off to a somewhat slow start.
Mesoraco, like any high school catcher, is an extremely long-term project. Catchers are almost always shaky draft picks. There aren't many good ones in the majors, so it's no surprise that catching prospects have pretty much the highest washout rate in the game. Mesoraco's obviously got some plusses, but he's not a Joe Mauer or Johnny Bench type of athlete (almost no one is). The Reds got him at #15 because his talent wasn't off the charts -- good, but not off the charts.
He played his high school ball in a baseball backwater. This is a big step up for him. He might not start settling in to professional ball until 2009 or 2010. Now, he might prove worthwhile in the end, but he's not going to pay any dividends until well into the next decade. Expect him to spend a few years off the prospect radar.
He's a high risk, long haul pick. There's the natural tendency to throw "high reward" in there, but:
1) You can say that about every player taken in the first few rounds of the draft.
2) "High reward" is a bit a of B.S. term. The younger and less defined a kid is, the easier it is to pretend the sky's the limit. Most of the time people use the term, it means nothing.
3) Anybody who can become a productive major league regular offers a high reward.
I'm not a system player. I am a system.
Agree with everything M2 said. Mesoraco appears to have all the building blocks of a big-league catcher, but much assembly is still required.
Referring to the thread in general, I'm always amused by the RedsZone competition to be the first to shovel dirt on someone's prospect status. What's the prize?
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