Link Report for Thursday 8/12

[Mass Haas]

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Organizational Scoreboard including starting pitcher info, game times, MiLB TV links, and box scores

 

The Arizona Complex League clubs are in action

 

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Links for affiliate audio

 

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Standings and sortable stat pages

 

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MiLB.TV options: Only Wisconsin is at home. Road feeds available for Nashville and Biloxi. For any coverage at all of Carolina, you'll have to roll with Down East's radio feed.

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Corey Ray’s been on a hot streak (.339/.388/.613 slash over last 67 PAs) and he leads the 2nd place Sounds as they try to close the 5.5-game gap to first:

 

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Joe Gray Jr., with 77 RBIs in 80 games this season across 2 MILB levels, leads the Timber Rattlers as they aim for a 4th straight win:

 

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20-year old catcher Darrien Miller is having a terrific sophomore MILB campaign (.820 OPS in 128 PAs) and hitting 8th for the Mudcats:

 

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Noah Zavolas was fabulous in a win his last time out (7 innings, 0 runs, 7 Ks). He leads the Shuckers and Korry Howell makes his first start at 2B this year:

 

1 - Hamilton - SS

2 - Longo - CF

3 - Fry - C

4 - Palma - DH

5 - Dillard - 1B

6 - Spanberger - RF

7 - Castro - LF

8 - Howell - 2B

9 - Devanney - 3B

X - Zavolas - P

[ClosetBrewerFan]

Corey Ray is arguably having the best year of his career (OPS) but it has been injury riddled. 279 BA with an 822 OPS. Let's hope he can keep it up and stay healthy the rest of the year. Maybe he can be of use to the Brewers yet.

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I had no idea Joey Wiemer could be this good. That’s 6 homers in his last 7 games, including 2 homers in his first 3 games since promotion. Awesome!

[CheeseheadInQC]

Corey Ray is arguably having the best year of his career (OPS) but it has been injury riddled. 279 BA with an 822 OPS. Let's hope he can keep it up and stay healthy the rest of the year. Maybe he can be of use to the Brewers yet.

 

He still is swinging and missing too much, but it is starting to feel like if he can stay healthy he at least might have a Keon Broxton-type of big half season in him at some point, whether for the Brewers or someone else.

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I had no idea Joey Wiemer could be this good. That’s 6 homers in his last 7 games, including 2 homers in his first 3 games since promotion. Awesome!

 

Cool to see Joey stay hot after the promotion.

 

He was in that 26-30 range for me when I was putting together my list, but those videos of his wonky swing mechanics from around draft time were still giving me some pause.

 

After checking out some more recent clips it looks like he may have simplified things somewhat, which along with the results is certainly encouraging.

 

Clancy, saw you had Martinez at #1 on your list vs Wiemer down at #38 and was curious what was driving that gap in your rankings?

 

Carolina batting lines are similar with 276/391/478 (137 wRC+) for Wiemer vs 271/373/507 (137 wRC+) for Martinez, but Joey walks more (14.1% vs 10.7%) & strikes out less (21.6% vs 27.5%) than Ernesto. SB/CS are also pretty close at 22/4 for Wiemer vs 27/2 for Martinez.

 

Joey also appears to have much more defensive value with a 70/80 grade arm & 413 innings in RF / 174 innings in CF at Carolina vs 406 innings at 1B / 26 innings in CF for Ernesto.

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Wiemer looks like Derek Trucks

[Lathund]

I had no idea Joey Wiemer could be this good. That’s 6 homers in his last 7 games, including 2 homers in his first 3 games since promotion. Awesome!

 

Cool to see Joey stay hot after the promotion.

 

He was in that 26-30 range for me when I was putting together my list, but those videos of his wonky swing mechanics from around draft time were still giving me some pause.

 

After checking out some more recent clips it looks like he may have simplified things somewhat, which along with the results is certainly encouraging.

 

Clancy, saw you had Martinez at #1 on your list vs Wiemer down at #38 and was curious what was driving that gap in your rankings?

 

Carolina batting lines are similar with 276/391/478 (137 wRC+) for Wiemer vs 271/373/507 (137 wRC+) for Martinez, but Joey walks more (14.1% vs 10.7%) & strikes out less (21.6% vs 27.5%) than Ernesto. SB/CS are also pretty close at 22/4 for Wiemer vs 27/2 for Martinez.

 

Joey also appears to have much more defensive value with a 70/80 grade arm & 413 innings in RF / 174 innings in CF at Carolina vs 406 innings at 1B / 26 innings in CF for Ernesto.

 

If Clancy truly followed a stat-only approach to prospect evaluation, ignoring position, defense, age, level, any and all scouting, pitch data, swing mechanics and so forth, I would still think it a bad approach but I could respect it, and would be interesting to see how it panned out comparatively. But as you point out here, we all know that's not what it is. Someone is a "Clancy guy" and their stats will get much more favorably treated than someone with identical (or better) stats who isn't one of them. It's about throwing out outrageous picks hoping to hit on one (And be the only one to do it), and get to talk about Brent Suter for years. While most of those picks turn out to be Cam Roegner and Ronnie Gideon.

 

Though Ernesto Martinez is a bit of an unusual Clancy pick. In some ways it fits; Old (Or at least not young) for his level, low end of the defensive spectrum, generally unhyped. But at the same time not a 15+ round pick or $10k international signee, and he has a bad BB/K ratio.

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Box: ACL Royals 3, ACL Brewers Gold 2, eight innings (scheduled for seven)

 

Ghost runner Eduardo Garcia advanced to third base with one out when Hedbert Perez grounded out to open the 8th. But then Garcia was doubled of of third when 2021 3rd round 3B Alex Binelas lined out to third. Binelas had walked and singled earlier in the game.

 

A one-out single to center won it for the KC kids.

 

Perez hit a solo HR in the 4th, his 6th of the season in 83 AB's (1.021 OPS).

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Box: ACL Dodgers 17, ACL Brewers Blue 4

 

19-year-old Venezuelan catcher Nader Garcia mopped up in the final inning, his 2nd stint on the mound.

 

RHP's Mario Perez and Junior Montero actually teamed up for solid middle relief after the Blue Crew trailed 12-3 heading to the bottom of the 3rd.

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Regarding Thursday's postponed Dominican Summer League games -- this report was from Wednesday afternoon:

 

"Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, bringing heavy rainfall that could lead to dangerous flooding and the potential for mudslides, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm is expected to reach Florida by the end of the week.

 

The tropical storm was located about 75 miles west-northwest of Santo Domingo, with 40 mph winds, the hurricane center said Wednesday afternoon. The storm will bring rainfall to Florida and other parts of the southeast by Friday and will last into next week."

[Mass Haas]

Box: Louisville (Reds) 13, Nashville 3

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Bats Offense Explodes for 13 Runs, Defeat Sounds

Louisville’s Fourth Inning Rally Leads Them Over Nashville

 

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When RHP Alec Bettinger is good, he's really good. But...

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Box: Mississippi (Braves) 5, Biloxi 4

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

Biloxi Walked Off By M-Braves

Hamilton Triples Home Three, Extending Hitting Streak To Nine Games

By Garrett Greene

 

Read about one of the oddest walk-offs ever above (and by a former Brewer farmhand).

 

And then watch it.

 

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Just added a video interview from Chad Spanberger to our Biloxi feature thread.

[Mass Haas]

Box: Great Lakes (Dodgers) 5, Wisconsin 2

 

Wisconsin (download) - Via the Timber Rattler Virtual Press Box

 

Loons Turn Tables on Wisconsin with 5-2 Comeback Win

Early Rattlers homers give them a lead, but Great Lakes gets back-to-back blasts in fifth to pave the road to a win

By Chris Mehring

 

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AUDIO via the Rattler Radio Soundcloud: "The Timber Rattlers grabbed an early 2-0 lead over the Great Lakes Loons, but the Loons would grab a 5-2 lead and never let Wisconsin back into the game. Chris Mehring and Kyle Lobner talk about Wednesday's doubleheader sweep by the Rattlers, hit some of the highlights from Thursday's game, and talk to Manager Matt Erickson about a couple of the new guys on the team."

[Mass Haas]

Box: Down East (Rangers) 11, Carolina 6

 

Pre-Game Media Notes

 

http://Clarke Hits First Homer as a Mudcat in 11-6 Loss

Noah Campbell and Wes Clarke combined for five RBI, with Clarke hitting a three-run home run, in the loss

 

It was 11-0 at one point, all the details within the links above.

 

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VIDEO lowlights via WCTI