Way Under The Radar

[EdwinRip]

HR for Carter Young in his 1st AB.  He’s been red hot this month.

[emmett16]

1 hour ago, EdwinRip said:

HR for Carter Young in his 1st AB.  He’s been red hot this month.

I thought for sure he was done.  I guess what they say about shoulder injuries are true and recovery is 2-3 years.   Perhaps he is just now reaching 100% health.  

[jabba72]

Got another SP to watch. Blake Money, 6-7 240, drafted in the 12th Rd in 2023. He's got his BB9 down to a career low of 2.1, Also his K9 is the highest its ever been. Doing this in a season high of 71.2 Innings. Still only 22.

 

Year	Age	AgD	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2021	19	-1.8	Louisiana State	SEC	NC		1	2	.333	8.68	8.68	15	2		0	0	0	28.0	39	27	27	6	10	1	28	1	1	2	133	1.750	12.5	1.9	3.2	9.0	2.80
2021	19	-1.3	Sanford	FCSL	Smr		0	0		0.00	1.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	25	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	10.5	2.33
2022	20	-0.7	Louisiana State	SEC	NC		2	4	.333	5.31	6.64	16	12		0	0	0	61.0	64	45	36	15	20	1	60	1	0	2	270	1.377	9.4	2.2	3.0	8.9	3.00
2023	21	0.2	Louisiana State	SEC	NC		1	0	1.000	5.97	6.49	20	2		0	0	0	34.2	35	25	23	6	12	1	30	4	0	2	159	1.356	9.1	1.6	3.1	7.8	2.50
2023	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-k	BAL	0	0		3.72	3.72	6	1	3	0	0	1	9.2	11	4	4	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	41	1.138	10.2	0.0	0.0	10.2
2023	21	-0.6	Delmarva	CARL	A	BAL	0	0		3.38	3.38	5	0	3	0	0	1	8.0	8	3	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	32	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2023	21	0.2	Orioles	FCL	Rk	BAL	0	0		5.40	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	9	1.800	16.2	0.0	0.0	16.2
2024	22	0.3	Delmarva	CARL	A	BAL	3	5	.375	3.64	4.40	18	8	3	0	0	0	71.2	58	35	29	6	17	0	86	1	1	7	295	1.047	7.3	0.8	2.1	10.8	5.06

[RZNJ]

34 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

Got another SP to watch. Blake Money, 6-7 240, drafted in the 12th Rd in 2023. He's got his BB9 down to a career low of 2.1, Also his K9 is the highest its ever been. Doing this in a season high of 71.2 Innings. Still only 22.

 

Year	Age	AgD	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2021	19	-1.8	Louisiana State	SEC	NC		1	2	.333	8.68	8.68	15	2		0	0	0	28.0	39	27	27	6	10	1	28	1	1	2	133	1.750	12.5	1.9	3.2	9.0	2.80
2021	19	-1.3	Sanford	FCSL	Smr		0	0		0.00	1.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	1	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	25	1.000	4.5	0.0	4.5	10.5	2.33
2022	20	-0.7	Louisiana State	SEC	NC		2	4	.333	5.31	6.64	16	12		0	0	0	61.0	64	45	36	15	20	1	60	1	0	2	270	1.377	9.4	2.2	3.0	8.9	3.00
2023	21	0.2	Louisiana State	SEC	NC		1	0	1.000	5.97	6.49	20	2		0	0	0	34.2	35	25	23	6	12	1	30	4	0	2	159	1.356	9.1	1.6	3.1	7.8	2.50
2023	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-k	BAL	0	0		3.72	3.72	6	1	3	0	0	1	9.2	11	4	4	0	0	0	11	0	0	1	41	1.138	10.2	0.0	0.0	10.2
2023	21	-0.6	Delmarva	CARL	A	BAL	0	0		3.38	3.38	5	0	3	0	0	1	8.0	8	3	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	32	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2023	21	0.2	Orioles	FCL	Rk	BAL	0	0		5.40	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	9	1.800	16.2	0.0	0.0	16.2
2024	22	0.3	Delmarva	CARL	A	BAL	3	5	.375	3.64	4.40	18	8	3	0	0	0	71.2	58	35	29	6	17	0	86	1	1	7	295	1.047	7.3	0.8	2.1	10.8	5.06

I’m hopeful but he’s frustrating.  He went 4 innings with 0 walks and 7 K the other day.  Very good.  However, he gave up 3 runs in the first inning before settling down.  He gets hit too much and gives up the long ball but the low walk/high strikeout ratio is encouraging.   

[jabba72]

8 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

I’m hopeful but he’s frustrating.  He went 4 innings with 0 walks and 7 K the other day.  Very .  However, he gave up 3 runs in the first inning before settling down.  He gets hit too much and gives up the long ball but the low walk/high strikeout ratio is encouraging.   

I tend to focus on FIP stats with minor league pitchers because the defense can be pretty terrible in the lower levels. His HR9 of 0.8 looks pretty good to me as well. All things considered he seems to be having a strong year.

[Frobby]

3 IP, 1 ER, 6 K’s, 2 H, 2 BB for Van Loon today.  Threw 70 pitches in 3 innings though.  

[emmett16]

Money 5K in 4ip 1H & 2BB today.  
 

86k in 71.2 up on the year. 

[RZNJ]

Maikol Hernandez.   Ok, I said it.   This guy couldn’t have been any worse at Delmarva this year.   He edged out Basallo for highest bonus in their class and they’ve been on opposite sides of the spectrum since.   I thought the 20 yo Hernandez was headed for his release before next season.  He’s been that bad.  Never shown any signs.   They pushed him up to Delmarva and hoped.   It didn’t work.  He was hitting under .100 and striking out a ton.  Completely awful.

Then a funny thing happened.   Since the all-star break, starting on July 19, he’s 9-31 with 2 doubles and 2 homers, with 6 walks and 6 strikeouts.   Now, those numbers might not knock your socks off but it’s ions better than where he was.

I’m not declaring anything.  I’m just saying let’s keep an eye on him the rest of the year.   If he even did enough to warrant a return to Delmarva as a regular next year at 21 it would be a pretty remarkable turnaround.

[86this]

4 hours ago, RZNJ said:

Maikol Hernandez.   Ok, I said it.   This guy couldn’t have been any worse at Delmarva this year.   He edged out Basallo for highest bonus in their class and they’ve been on opposite sides of the spectrum since.   I thought the 20 yo Hernandez was headed for his release before next season.  He’s been that bad.  Never shown any signs.   They pushed him up to Delmarva and hoped.   It didn’t work.  He was hitting under .100 and striking out a ton.  Completely awful.

Then a funny thing happened.   Since the all-star break, starting on July 19, he’s 9-31 with 2 doubles and 2 homers, with 6 walks and 6 strikeouts.   Now, those numbers might not knock your socks off but it’s ions better than where he was.

I’m not declaring anything.  I’m just saying let’s keep an eye on him the rest of the year.   If he even did enough to warrant a return to Delmarva as a regular next year at 21 it would be a pretty remarkable turnaround.

Yeah, I thought he was done for.  Or maybe had him convert to a pitcher while he's still young.  Heck, if Brett Phillips can do it...

[Frobby]

Another excellent outing from Van Loon tonight, 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K’s.  He was lights out for most of July but threw a stinker on 7/31.  Good to see him back on track.   

[Tony-OH]

On 8/4/2024 at 10:52 AM, RZNJ said:

Maikol Hernandez.   Ok, I said it.   This guy couldn’t have been any worse at Delmarva this year.   He edged out Basallo for highest bonus in their class and they’ve been on opposite sides of the spectrum since.   I thought the 20 yo Hernandez was headed for his release before next season.  He’s been that bad.  Never shown any signs.   They pushed him up to Delmarva and hoped.   It didn’t work.  He was hitting under .100 and striking out a ton.  Completely awful.

Then a funny thing happened.   Since the all-star break, starting on July 19, he’s 9-31 with 2 doubles and 2 homers, with 6 walks and 6 strikeouts.   Now, those numbers might not knock your socks off but it’s ions better than where he was.

I’m not declaring anything.  I’m just saying let’s keep an eye on him the rest of the year.   If he even did enough to warrant a return to Delmarva as a regular next year at 21 it would be a pretty remarkable turnaround.

I love your passion, but you are way off. This is about as small a sample size as you can get and he's never, ever hit. He's got a slow bat, can't recognize spin, and is a bit of defensive car wreck pretty much everywhere he plays. 

His career .175/.291/.249/.540 slash line tells us a lot more than 31 PAs.

[Hank Scorpio]

22 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

I love your passion, but you are way off. This is about as small a sample size as you can get and he's never, ever hit. He's got a slow bat, can't recognize spin, and is a bit of defensive car wreck pretty much everywhere he plays. 

His career .175/.291/.249/.540 slash line tells us a lot more than 31 PAs.

[RZNJ]

2 hours ago, Tony-OH said:

I love your passion, but you are way off. This is about as small a sample size as you can get and he's never, ever hit. He's got a slow bat, can't recognize spin, and is a bit of defensive car wreck pretty much everywhere he plays. 

His career .175/.291/.249/.540 slash line tells us a lot more than 31 PAs.

Way off on what?

[Tony-OH]

5 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Way off on what?

Just that he's not "under the radar" but a failed prospect having a decent week. I mean, feel free to talk about anyone that you want, I just think there needs a be a bit of a rational thought process behind being an "under the radar" guy. 

Like Frobby has been on the Van Loon kick. that's fine. He's performing well at AA and he very well may have added something that i still can't see, but to me, he' a legitimate "under the Radar" prospect vs a guy who has shown us his entire career that he can't hit or really field all that well and then had a good week. 

 

[RZNJ]

4 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Just that he's not "under the radar" but a failed prospect having a decent week. I mean, feel free to talk about anyone that you want, I just think there needs a be a bit of a rational thought process behind being an "under the radar" guy. 

Like Frobby has been on the Van Loon kick. that's fine. He's performing well at AA and he very well may have added something that i still can't see, but to me, he' a legitimate "under the Radar" prospect vs a guy who has shown us his entire career that he can't hit or really field all that well and then had a good week. 

 

So, you’re saying he’s off the radar.  Ok.