Which OF'er are on the Hot Seat?

[Hazmat]

With the number of OF'ers drafted today, there will need to be some spots cleared.  Who is at risk?

Delmarva:

Sparks

Janvrin

 

Aberdeen:

Fontana

Harris

Kehe

 

 

 

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, Hazmat said:

With the number of OF'ers drafted today, there will need to be some spots cleared.  Who is at risk?

Delmarva:

Sparks - 22, .517 OPS in 54 PA

Janvrin - 23, .690 OPS in 203 PA

 

Aberdeen:

Fontana - 24, .724 OPS in 226 PA

Harris - 24, .805 OPS in 31 PA (.713 in 117 PA at Delmarva)

Kehe - 24, .393 OPS in 32 PA (.753 in 102 PA at Delmarva)

Plugged in some details above.  I’d say they’re all at some risk, but it depends on whether Elias wants the new guys getting their feet wet this summer, and how quickly they sign.   

[Aristotelian]

What about Ryan Ripken?

[MurphDogg]

Could probably add Cristopher Cespedes (Delmarva) to the list.

[Tony-OH]

17 hours ago, Hazmat said:

With the number of OF'ers drafted today, there will need to be some spots cleared.  Who is at risk?

Delmarva:

Sparks

Janvrin

 

Aberdeen:

Fontana

Harris

Kehe

 

 

 

Add in Cespedes and none of them are prospects, just guys.

[Tony-OH]

17 hours ago, Aristotelian said:

What about Ryan Ripken?

There was no reason for Ripken to make the AAA team in the first place. He's only played six times in the last month and he's a first baseman, not an outfielder. But yes, he could be released at any point.

[SteveA]

1 hour ago, Tony-OH said:

There was no reason for Ripken to make the AAA team in the first place. He's only played six times in the last month and he's a first baseman, not an outfielder. But yes, he could be released at any point.

I was thinking if Mountcastle's HBP in the arm Sunday turns out to be a significant injury and he has to go on the IL, Ryan Ripken would get the Jansen/Wade treatment -- promotion to the bigs, get his medical benefits, then DFA when Mountcastle comes back.

Hopefully Ryan won't have to go on the IL, of course.

[Jammer7]

They are all vulnerable. Willy Yahn, Andrew Martinez  and Craig Lewis are probably vulnerable as well. I would think Janvrin gets a little longer leash than the rest, just based on his tools (mostly speed), age and lack of experience. Harris probably stays as an organization guy for a while. Kehe is the most vulnerable to me, followed by Sparks, Fontana and Cespedes.

Like Tony said, it depends on when they sign and how aggressively they are placed. Some of these guys have not played since late May. I think Colton Cowser, Connor Norby and Donta' Williams go to Delmarva sooner than the rest. Reed Trimble might stay in the FCL to get some run in the infield. John Rhodes may get some time in the FCL as well. Burns, Higgins and Cook could also be in Delmarva by the end of 2021 as well. Pavolony is said to be fully healthy now, and he might be in Delmarva if Cannon is out for a while with injury. 

Initial moves could look something like this:

• Kehe released - Haskin to Aberdeen - Cowser to Delmarva
• Martinez released - Norby to Delmarva
• Yahn released - Higgins to Delmarva
• Sparks released - Williams to Delmarva

[Hazmat]

On 7/14/2021 at 1:05 AM, Jammer7 said:

They are all vulnerable. Willy Yahn, Andrew Martinez  and Craig Lewis are probably vulnerable as well. I would think Janvrin gets a little longer leash than the rest, just based on his tools (mostly speed), age and lack of experience. Harris probably stays as an organization guy for a while. Kehe is the most vulnerable to me, followed by Sparks, Fontana and Cespedes.

Like Tony said, it depends on when they sign and how aggressively they are placed. Some of these guys have not played since late May. I think Colton Cowser, Connor Norby and Donta' Williams go to Delmarva sooner than the rest. Reed Trimble might stay in the FCL to get some run in the infield. John Rhodes may get some time in the FCL as well. Burns, Higgins and Cook could also be in Delmarva by the end of 2021 as well. Pavolony is said to be fully healthy now, and he might be in Delmarva if Cannon is out for a while with injury. 

Initial moves could look something like this:

• Kehe released - Haskin to Aberdeen - Cowser to Delmarva
• Martinez released - Norby to Delmarva
• Yahn released - Higgins to Delmarva
• Sparks released - Williams to Delmarva

Some of these moves can't happen soon enough.  It's getting old checking some of the box scores and seeing the results from these light-hitting late-round draft picks.  An injection of new hitting blood in our system will be welcome.  It's a shame that there's no similar injection of pitching talent on the horizon.  Until then, I suppose we'll have to put up with the occasional 19-1 loss like Aberdeen suffered last night.

[Tony-OH]

2 hours ago, Hazmat said:

Some of these moves can't happen soon enough.  It's getting old checking some of the box scores and seeing the results from these light-hitting late-round draft picks.  An injection of new hitting blood in our system will be welcome.  It's a shame that there's no similar injection of pitching talent on the horizon.  Until then, I suppose we'll have to put up with the occasional 19-1 loss like Aberdeen suffered last night.

If the International pitching doesn't start picking up, we're going to start seeing a lot of those games in the system as long as Elias keeps ignoring pitching in his first ten rounds of his drafts.

[Jammer7]

4 hours ago, Hazmat said:

Some of these moves can't happen soon enough.  It's getting old checking some of the box scores and seeing the results from these light-hitting late-round draft picks.  An injection of new hitting blood in our system will be welcome.  It's a shame that there's no similar injection of pitching talent on the horizon.  Until then, I suppose we'll have to put up with the occasional 19-1 loss like Aberdeen suffered last night.

I will say that since I wrote that on 7/14, Lamar Sparks has proceeded to go on a HR tear. I think it is 4 in the past 4 games, including a grand slam. Good for him! That kid has been through quite a bit these past few years. 
 

Like Tony said about the blowouts, we need better talent in the pitching. I know there is a process they have developed. That process defines certain learning goals and showing things like FB command and so on. But blowouts like that have become common in the past month. And that cannot happen in a good system. Winning isn’t that important, but you cannot be getting destroyed like that. That is not in the development plan. 

[RZNJ]

I'm guessing the Cespedes is the first to go or the most vulnerable.   He's a bat first guy and not that young (23?).   I think Janvrin has had a pretty good shot and a .200 average isn't going to cut it for a college guy in low A ball.   I think Sparks, although 22 years old, is a guy with some upside with very little experience due to a terrible injury history.   He has been showing a little something lately.   I think he survives.   I see an outfield of Sparks, Cowser, and Trimble with all three moving around and playing some CF.   Craig Lewis sticks around as a rotating OF or maybe goes up to Frederick if he continues hitting.  He's 24 so he should get the Shayne Fontana treatment.

I think Rhodes gets a little more time in the FCL but if he hits right away, he comes up as the DH and into a 4 man outfield rotation.

[JustLearning]

What about Turchin? What do you mean by the Shayne Fontana treatment?