{"id":17078,"date":"2021-05-25T10:45:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17078"},"modified":"2021-05-25T10:48:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T14:48:16","slug":"state-of-the-minors-week3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?p=17078","title":{"rendered":"State of the Minors, Week3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First off, here&#8217;s the records of our teams after three 6-game series (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/standings\">link to all MiLB standings here)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>AAA: 4-14 (tied for worst in league)<\/li><li>AA: 6-12 (last place in division)<\/li><li>High-A: 9-9 (2 games out of 1st)<\/li><li>Low-A: 1-17.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked <strong>Keith Law<\/strong> a question in his chat last week about Fredericksburg, who was 0-15 at the time, asking whether they would ever win and he thought I was exaggerating.  He replied as much, posting their team batting and pitching stats in amazement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lets do a quick run-through who&#8217;s looking good and bad around our minor league affiliates.  I use links that i store in a page here: https:\/\/www.nationalsarmrace.com\/?page_id=16709 so you can use the same shortcuts i&#8217;ve collected over the years.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AAA observations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who&#8217;s hot: <strong>Palka, Sanchez<\/strong>, and <strong>Garcia <\/strong>not half bad at the plate.<\/li><li><strong>McFarland <\/strong>in the bullpen is on a hot streak, with 9 Ks in his last 4 innings.<\/li><li>Who&#8217;s not: <strong>Kieboom<\/strong>; just 2-15 last week, still hitting under .200 for the season.  WTF. <\/li><li>Not ONE of our AAA starters was even halfway decent last week.  <strong>Braymer <\/strong>is really struggling in particular, concerning since he&#8217;s one of our 40-man covering starters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get called up?<\/em><\/strong>  I don&#8217;t see ANYONE really making a statement at AAA demanding a call-up.  Nobody.  We have seven 40-man guys in AAA (plus two more who are on IL) and there&#8217;s no burning reinforcements for the big club.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get demoted or released?  <\/em>Carlos Tocci<\/strong> is 1-19 on the season and the team has at least 7 outfielders on the roster &#8230; time seems short for this veteran MLFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>AA Observations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who&#8217;s hot at the plate: <strong>Jakson Reetz<\/strong>, of all people, 5\/14 in the last week with some power.  <\/li><li>In the rotation: <strong>Teel, Cate<\/strong> and <strong>Sharp<\/strong> had solid weeks on the mound.  Teel isn&#8217;t exactly a swing-and-miss guy but he&#8217;s getting results.<\/li><li><strong>Sanchez <\/strong>has 20\/2 K\/BB on the season right now.<\/li><li><strong>Baldonado<\/strong>: 8Ks, 0BB in 4ip last week.  not to shabby.<\/li><li>Unfortuantely, Reetz is the team leader in BA for the season at a paltry .237.  <\/li><li>Did you know there&#8217;s not a single 40-man player in our AA team?  AA is generally where the best near-MLB ready prospects get sent by most franchises as a finishing school and we don&#8217;t have a single prospect in that category.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get promoted?<\/em><\/strong>  I think <strong>Klobotis <\/strong>is making a statement: 14\/1 K\/BB in 8 innings, and has given up just 2 hits on the year.   I think Baldonado needs to move up as well; he was in AAA 3 years ago and now is 28 overmatching kids in AA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Who is next to get demoted or released?<\/strong><\/em>  I mean, nobody&#8217;s hitting on this team but 21MLFA SS\/2B <strong>Osvaldo Duarte<\/strong> is 8-51 with 21 Ks and just 4 walks in a position that is completely replaceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>High-A observations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Who&#8217;s hot: the entire outfield is crushing the ball; <strong>Rhinesmith, Connell<\/strong> and <strong>Canning <\/strong>lead the team in BA and OPS over the last week, with Rhinesmith just crushing the ball in particular going 11-20 in the last week.<\/li><li>Another solid start for <strong>Cade Cavalli.<\/strong><\/li><li>What is going on with <strong>Rutledge<\/strong>?  In 4 starts, he now has an ERA north of 12, he&#8217;s given up 17 hits in 10 innings and has a 10\/9 K\/BB ratio.  I&#8217;m sorry, but this just isn&#8217;t going to cut it.  It&#8217;s starting to look like he&#8217;s out of his element in High-A.  And it REALLY is starting to look bad for pundits who thought he is a better prospect than Cavalli.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get promoted?<\/em><\/strong>  <strong>Alex Troop<\/strong>; who has a 0.46 whip and 12\/0 K\/BB in 8 innings in middle relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get demoted or released?<\/em><\/strong>  Rutledge.  I think he needs to go to Low-A and regroup unless he&#8217;s hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Low-A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At least they got a win.<\/li><li>their BEST hitter by OPS is hitting .219 (<strong>Jake Randa<\/strong>)<\/li><li><strong>Junior Martina<\/strong> had a nice week.<\/li><li>The team did not hit a single home run in the last series.<\/li><li>The starting pitching is SO BAD in Low-A that not one single pitcher qualifies for the ERA title.  <\/li><li>That being said, a couple of starters actually had solid starts: <strong>Karlo Seijas<\/strong>: 7ip, 3hits, 8ks, 0 walks.  More of that please.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get promoted<\/em><\/strong>: Nobody.  Not one single pitcher is making a case, nor are any of the hitters.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Who is next to get demoted\/released<\/em><\/strong>?  There&#8217;s a slew of hitters with really ugly lines right now: <strong>Jeremy Ydens<\/strong> is 4-41 on the season, <strong>Kevin Strohschein<\/strong> is 8-50 with 13Ks and a walk &#8230; and 1 RBI.  He&#8217;s the 1B.  Nothing positive in F-burg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off, here&#8217;s the records of our teams after three 6-game series (link to all MiLB standings here) AAA: 4-14 (tied for worst in league) AA: 6-12 (last place in division) High-A: 9-9 (2 games out of 1st) Low-A: 1-17. 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