Mid Season Promotions

[HankSterling]

Does the Club have any mid schedule to promote players. Just wondering cuz Im a Caleb Gindl homer.

[TheCrew07]

They typically shuffle players up at the break. I wouldn't be surprised to see some pitchers, Gindl, and maybe Brewer bumped up to AA. Brewer didn't really earn his promotion last year either so I think they'll bump him anyway even with Heether there. That would allow some of the A ball pitchers to move up to A+, maybe some of the youngsters from last year's class to move into the WI rotation.

[Tedaldtada]

maybe some of the youngsters from last year's class to move into the WI rotation.

I hope so, I think they should be challenging Odorizzi more. Is he really less advanced than Nieves or Peralta? Let's see what this talented kid can do, get him to Low A.

[brewmann04]

Rob Wooten should be moving up to the Double a closer spot soon.

[strawbossisevil]

Any chance that Brett Lawrie gets moved up a level at the break?

[TheCrew07]

I think if he stays at second he's more likely to skip past Farris, then them demote Farris to promote Lawrie. As in he'd skip A+ and go right to AA with Farris staying in A+ next season.

[JohnBriggs12]

Brevard has at least a half dozen guys who should find their way to Huntsville in 2009 especially considering that the Huntsville roster is made up of a lot of older non prospect types.

[BoKnowsBall]

I just cant wait till Odorizzi gets to AA to see how he does with the bat. This was his line his senior year:

 

.409/.531/.922 15hr 40 RBI 22bb 17k 31SB 3CS

 

I definitely see Wooten getting the bump with Gindl and one or two of the Trats pitchers getting pushed (maybe Scarpetta, Frederickson) to make room for Jake or maybe even Seth Lintz

[Tedaldtada]

As in he'd skip A+ and go right to AA with Farris staying in A+ next season.

Wow, that would be really impressive. Correct me if I'm wrong but, Rickie skipped a level of A ball. Braun made a stop at every level. Prince skipped a level of A ball as well. If Lawrie makes that jump, it will prove just how much DM and company love this guy. I almost feel like Lawrie would have been the pick at 6 or 16 (pure speculation).

 

I say challenge the kid.

[jjfanec]

I agree completely on the Wooten call up. 11 innings. 18 K's to 3BB. 1 ER on the year. Let's see what he can do at a higher level. From what I remember he is not an over-powering guy but he seems to have great control.

[battlekow]

I almost feel like Lawrie would have been the pick at 6 or 16 (pure speculation).

It's funny that you said that, because the actual #6 pick was another HS catcher (Lawrie being drafted as a catcher and all), Kyle Skipworth, and he's been terrible to start his pro career, though of course at only 19 he has plenty of time to turn that around.

[pogokat]

Hardy skipped High A...

[Mass Haas]

Hardy skipped High A...

 

Nope, that High Desert bobble head is still sweet today. You mean low-A, pogo...

[Hate those Rodents]

Hmmm. Not sure. I actually haven't been looking at stats even at AA yet (just AAA thus far). I'd assume Jeffress maybe would be a mid-season call up if he does well the first half of the year so he gets some experience at AAA. Other than pitching, and if Gamel/Escobar/etc. are all allowed to play the full year save September in AAA, I'd imagine we keep all the positional guys where they are at provided no big injuries occur.

[JoeHova]

IIRC, it was said that Prince and Rickie skipped A+ because the Brewers didn't like their top prospects to play in the High Desert park, which they felt distorted numbers and approaches too much. I can't remember if that was speculation or if the team came out and said that, but it wouldn't seem to be an issue anymore.

[pogokat]

good point jim...man, that was a surprising while ago...

[Never Outhustled]

I think if he stays at second he's more likely to skip past Farris, then them demote Farris to promote Lawrie. As in he'd skip A+ and go right to AA with Farris staying in A+ next season.

I agree with most of that, but Farris will go to AA next year if he earns it, as Lawrie could be in AAA. He will likely play in the AFL this year after spending half the season in AA.

A real question with Lawrie is, should he be cross-trained at 3B? Weeks will still be in Milwaukee in 2011, but we'd have a need at 3B that year. 2B and 3B are fairly easy positions to bounce between.

[TheCrew07]

Wow you think they'll bump him past this season? His glove could use the work and it's not like there's a pressing need at 2B, I could see if he slid over to 3B, then he could slide right in but Green is going to be playing 3B at AA some point in June hopefully. Don't get me wrong it's not like Huntsville is prospect laden, but that's a Griffey/Bonds type ascent through the system.

[battlekow]

Lawrie's production has been remarkable, especially in the context of the rest of the team; his SLG is higher than Cutter Dykstra's OPS. I don't know how it will play out with regard to Farris and the other various infielders, alleged and otherwise, at Brevard County, but Lawrie's development will take priority over any of theirs, and he's definitely earning a promotion (it would be nice to find out what Juan Sanchez can really do, too).

[Never Outhustled]

Wow you think they'll bump him past this season?

Weeks and Braun didn't play A ball for more than a couple months, and Lawrie is just as good of hitter as they were then. His pre-draft experience puts him on a different path than most players.

 

 

His glove could use the work

His glove will get the same work at any level, but it could actually cause him to develop bad habits at the plate if hitting gets too easy for him.

[colbyjack]

X so far has predicted Lawrie's career extremely well, but I would be surprised to see him bumped to AA and have him spend next year at AAA. The Brewers have had some pretty prolific hitters go through their system in recent years, and for the most part they have made at least one stop at almost every level.

 

However, Lawrie did already skip rookie ball, but I still believe he spends most of this year with the T-Rats. AAA in 2011 seems more realistic to me, but I hope X keeps on hitting with his Lawrie predictions!

 

Overall, I could see Gindl getting a bump up, and Zach Braddock could also get a one-level jump with a few appearances under his belt. I still think Gamel is up in Milwaukee sometime between now and the All-Star break if he keeps on hitting, and Cody Scarpetta might be pushed more aggressively than he might normally be since he had to be added to the 40-man roster.

[battlekow]

To elaborate on Lawrie:

 

Check out the MWL batting leaderboards; he's currently sixth in the league in OPS, and there are only two guys anywhere near him on it that are within a year of his age, Johermyn Chavez and Alexis Amarista, both international signings (both Venezuelans, actually) that are almost a year older than him.

 

And according to Minor League Splits, Lawrie's actually been slightly unlucky on BIP this year!

[DHonks]

To be honest, I could see much of the A and A+ pitching staffs promoted, with some of the journeymen at higher levels being let go.

 

I could see Braddock, Rogers, Anundson, Almonte, Wooten, etc all being bumped a level. Gindl, Shaefer, and Lawrie all make sense, too.

 

And I can't wait to have Green back.

[marty22]

I think Rivas, too, will be promoted to AA at around mid-season, of course assuming his success continues. As for Lawrie, the way the front office talks about him leads me to believe that they really won't be shy about pushing him. I'm not as familiar with the 2B ahead of him in the system, but I think they'll move people around for Lawrie, and I could see him at A+ within the month hopefully ending the season at AA. Again, I'm no expert, but that just makes sense to me.

[DHonks]

also, if Scarpetta gets back on track, he'll get a taste of A+ this season to keep him moving along. He should have 4 options, right? So that would mean one was used this year, giving him 3. But they'd still want to get him to AA by midseason 2010.