Way Under The Radar

[RZNJ]

Reed Trimble -  The just turned 24 yo OF was our 2nd 2nd round pick in 2021.   Injuries had limited him to 290 PA before this year with mediocre results.   This year at Aberdeen in 24 games and 94 PA he has 7 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homers, a .276 avg, and a .913 OPS.   Extrapolated over 120 games that would be quite a season.   He’s started 40 games in CF in his minor league career and 5 with Aberdeen.   No idea what his long term viability is there but he might be becoming a prospect again.

Carter Young -  I can’t believe I just typed “Carter Young”.   I thought Young looked very meh last year in Delmarva.   Then I saw him in a ML ST game and thought he looked stronger, more athletic, at the plate.   Then he proceeded to OPS .340 in April and .440 in May.   I check the mil box scores everyday.  I’m thinking why do they play this guy?   Why don’t they just release this guy.  He stinks.   And then?  I’d see the box scores in June and he wasn’t awful.  So, I just checked.   In June, Carter Young, in 21 games and 87 PA, hit 3 homers, 15 RBI, and a .776 OPS,  the plate discipline (7 BB, 25 K) was not good but it was still something totally unexpected.  In 5 games in July he’s hitting .316 with a .771 OPS.  Hey, I’m not calling him a prospect but if this continues you might be able to mention that word and Carter Young in the same sentence.

Juan Rojas -  Juan who?   Yeah, the 4th pitcher we got in the Jorge Lopez trade who had good numbers in the FCL and then bad numbers and injured since we got him.  His numbers still stink (ERA over 6) but two things.   I’ve seen him and he looks pretty good and he’s actually had some good results before tiring.  Still just 20 years old, Rojas only has 21 innings at Delmarva but they’ve been ramping him up slowly as a starter.   Last night he pitched 4 innings and gave up 3 runs.  Not good.   However, the first 4 innings were 1 hit, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.    I’ll just say, remember the name.   

Yeiber Cartaya -  A 6’5 21 yo RHP signed in 2019 who hasn’t done much so far.  He’s been getting starts in the FCL and has a 5.22 ERA.  He also has 49 K in 29 innings and yesterday walked 2 and K 10 in 4 innings against a strong Pirates team.   I’m hoping the stuff is what I imagine.   Seems like a Felix Bautista type in the regard of “If he can consistently throw strikes he might really be something” and he seems to be figuring it out.

I’ve got a few more candidates for this list but that’s it for now.

 

 

[Frobby]

I’m not ready to buy Carter Young stock.  I’ll need to see some .800+ OPS months before I get interested.  

[bobmc]

32 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Reed Trimble -  The just turned 24 yo OF was our 2nd 2nd round pick in 2021.   Injuries had limited him to 290 PA before this year with mediocre results.   This year at Aberdeen in 24 games and 94 PA he has 7 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homers, a .276 avg, and a .913 OPS.   Extrapolated over 120 games that would be quite a season.   He’s started 40 games in CF in his minor league career and 5 with Aberdeen.   No idea what his long term viability is there but he might be becoming a prospect again.

Carter Young -  I can’t believe I just typed “Carter Young”.   I thought Young looked very meh last year in Delmarva.   Then I saw him in a ML ST game and thought he looked stronger, more athletic, at the plate.   Then he proceeded to OPS .340 in April and .440 in May.   I check the mil box scores everyday.  I’m thinking why do they play this guy?   Why don’t they just release this guy.  He stinks.   And then?  I’d see the box scores in June and he wasn’t awful.  So, I just checked.   In June, Carter Young, in 21 games and 87 PA, hit 3 homers, 15 RBI, and a .776 OPS,  the plate discipline (7 BB, 25 K) was not good but it was still something totally unexpected.  In 5 games in July he’s hitting .316 with a .771 OPS.  Hey, I’m not calling him a prospect but if this continues you might be able to mention that word and Carter Young in the same sentence.

Juan Rojas -  Juan who?   Yeah, the 4th pitcher we got in the Jorge Lopez trade who had good numbers in the FCL and then bad numbers and injured since we got him.  His numbers still stink (ERA over 6) but two things.   I’ve seen him and he looks pretty good and he’s actually had some good results before tiring.  Still just 20 years old, Rojas only has 21 innings at Delmarva but they’ve been ramping him up slowly as a starter.   Last night he pitched 4 innings and gave up 3 runs.  Not good.   However, the first 4 innings were 1 hit, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.    I’ll just say, remember the name.   

Yeiber Cartaya -  A 6’5 21 yo RHP signed in 2019 who hasn’t done much so far.  He’s been getting starts in the FCL and has a 5.22 ERA.  He also has 49 K in 29 innings and yesterday walked 2 and K 10 in 4 innings against a strong Pirates team.   I’m hoping the stuff is what I imagine.   Seems like a Felix Bautista type in the regard of “If he can consistently throw strikes he might really be something” and he seems to be figuring it out.

I’ve got a few more candidates for this list but that’s it for now.

 

 

Keep it coming RZ!  Hoping for some new blood soon to drool over! 

[maybenxtyr]

1 hour ago, RZNJ said:

Reed Trimble -  The just turned 24 yo OF was our 2nd 2nd round pick in 2021.   Injuries had limited him to 290 PA before this year with mediocre results.   This year at Aberdeen in 24 games and 94 PA he has 7 doubles, 3 triples, 2 homers, a .276 avg, and a .913 OPS.   Extrapolated over 120 games that would be quite a season.   He’s started 40 games in CF in his minor league career and 5 with Aberdeen.   No idea what his long term viability is there but he might be becoming a prospect again.

Carter Young -  I can’t believe I just typed “Carter Young”.   I thought Young looked very meh last year in Delmarva.   Then I saw him in a ML ST game and thought he looked stronger, more athletic, at the plate.   Then he proceeded to OPS .340 in April and .440 in May.   I check the mil box scores everyday.  I’m thinking why do they play this guy?   Why don’t they just release this guy.  He stinks.   And then?  I’d see the box scores in June and he wasn’t awful.  So, I just checked.   In June, Carter Young, in 21 games and 87 PA, hit 3 homers, 15 RBI, and a .776 OPS,  the plate discipline (7 BB, 25 K) was not good but it was still something totally unexpected.  In 5 games in July he’s hitting .316 with a .771 OPS.  Hey, I’m not calling him a prospect but if this continues you might be able to mention that word and Carter Young in the same sentence.

Juan Rojas -  Juan who?   Yeah, the 4th pitcher we got in the Jorge Lopez trade who had good numbers in the FCL and then bad numbers and injured since we got him.  His numbers still stink (ERA over 6) but two things.   I’ve seen him and he looks pretty good and he’s actually had some good results before tiring.  Still just 20 years old, Rojas only has 21 innings at Delmarva but they’ve been ramping him up slowly as a starter.   Last night he pitched 4 innings and gave up 3 runs.  Not good.   However, the first 4 innings were 1 hit, 0 walks, and 6 strikeouts.    I’ll just say, remember the name.   

Yeiber Cartaya -  A 6’5 21 yo RHP signed in 2019 who hasn’t done much so far.  He’s been getting starts in the FCL and has a 5.22 ERA.  He also has 49 K in 29 innings and yesterday walked 2 and K 10 in 4 innings against a strong Pirates team.   I’m hoping the stuff is what I imagine.   Seems like a Felix Bautista type in the regard of “If he can consistently throw strikes he might really be something” and he seems to be figuring it out.

I’ve got a few more candidates for this list but that’s it for now.

 

 

I 100% agree with you about Juan Rojas. I was at a Shorebirds game last weekend when him and Povich were starting. I want to say Cano pitched the same night, and it had me thinking about how great that trade is looking for Baltimore. He struck out 7 or 8 that night.

[RZNJ]

1 hour ago, Frobby said:

I’m not ready to buy Carter Young stock.  I’ll need to see some .800+ OPS months before I get interested.  

I don’t blame you.  LOL

Not trying to sell any but for how bad he’s been up to this point I thought it was worth a mention.

[btdart20]

Trimble would be a good add to the athletic and fast CF types...  Hopefully he stays away from the Carter Baumler and Royce Lewis training facilities going forward though!

[Tony-OH]

Nice job digging into some peripheral prospects. I want to see Trimble in AA but since he's been mostly held back by injuries, he's worth keeping an eye on still. I've liked some things I've seen from him since he's been back, but still not a lot of pop in that bat.

Young doesn't impress me in the field or at the plate. Way too many holes in his swing and he's been really unimpressive tool wise in the field. I expected more from a guy who got that much of a bonus. 

I only watched a little bit of Rojas so will need to check out a full start to evaluate the stuff. I know before the injuries there wasn't a ton of velocity but good breaking stuff.

Don't know anything about the other guy other than the stats.

 

[733baseball]

Trimble I'm very interested in, he just needs to stay healthy. Been a tough couple of years. 

Young...needs to get the bat on the ball more. I don't know if the stats back this up, but he seems to have the most swings/misses on the team.

[RZNJ]

Under The Radar Continued 

Justin Armbruester -  This guy has been terrible.  I couldn’t believe they kept giving him starts.   His ERA is 7.58.  7.58!    And yet.

There is still a clunker in his last 3 starts but two really good ones and the last start rivals the best of Povich or McDermott.

[Frobby]

Yeah, I don’t know what’s up with Armbruester this year.  For some reason, he strikes me as a guy who’s been told to work on making some big changes and not worry about the stat line.   But that’s just me speculating.  He’s gone from being a low walk guy to a high walk, pretty high strikeout rate guy since going to AAA, and his HR rate has ballooned through the roof.  Do the two recent excellent starts mean anything?   Ask me in two months.   

[RZNJ]

Peter Van Loon.   25 yo RHP taken in the 16th round in 2019.   Started the year on the IL and didn’t start pitching until June 4.   Made his way back to Bowie.  He’s pitched 4.1, 4, 4 innings in 2 starts and relief.   That’s 12.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 HB, 17 K (0 runs).   He’s getting into the “interesting” conversation.

[sportsfan8703]

41 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Peter Van Loon.   25 yo RHP taken in the 16th round in 2019.   Started the year on the IL and didn’t start pitching until June 4.   Made his way back to Bowie.  He’s pitched 4.1, 4, 4 innings in 2 starts and relief.   That’s 12.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 HB, 17 K (0 runs).   He’s getting into the “interesting” conversation.

Seems like he may have found something while rehabbing. 

Pitching is hard, but all these guys need to do is make a slight adjustment then take that out to the mound. Then it’s a matter of how will that adjustment hold up before it causes them TJ?

[EdwinRip]

Carter Young has also continued to hit better.

[Tony-OH]

4 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Peter Van Loon.   25 yo RHP taken in the 16th round in 2019.   Started the year on the IL and didn’t start pitching until June 4.   Made his way back to Bowie.  He’s pitched 4.1, 4, 4 innings in 2 starts and relief.   That’s 12.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 1 HB, 17 K (0 runs).   He’s getting into the “interesting” conversation.

Every time I see  a great performance by Van loon I go watch the game and can't figure out why he's suddenly K'ing guys. I just don't see it. 

[RZNJ]

4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Every time I see  a great performance by Van loon I go watch the game and can't figure out why he's suddenly K'ing guys. I just don't see it. 

I think I saw him pitch and wasn’t impressed but the results sure look good.   A few more of those and he might find himself in Norfolk.