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2023 Minor League Thread

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MirORich said:
Can’t wait for the Two Arias to lead us to the World Series in 2028
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Arias = the handsome one.. just what the Guardians need.. lots and lots of handsome doooods..
 
BimboColesHair said:
Pretty weak group, in my humble opinion.

Anyone have any info on these guys?
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Oh be nice...my X sniffing suggest a fairly interesting class. All I know is they're kiddos.

Side note. Someone asked about/mentioned Jose Pirela... He's a big 17 year old, might even have another spurt in him... That's a bomb .

 
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Criznit said:
Oh be nice...my X sniffing suggest a fairly interesting class. All I know is they're kiddos.

Side note. Someone asked about/mentioned Jose Pierla... He's a big 17 year old, might even have another spurt in him... That's a bomb .

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Kiddos don’t win you a World Series.

Grown men do. This is a man’s game.
 
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Gson said:
Quite a collection of potential players.. the Cuban kids look more than a little advanced..

Edit: @Criznit that was me asking about Pirela.. thanks for the posting.. he just destroyed that ball in the vid..
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Anytime we spend more than $10k in international bonus money on a pitcher it should open some eyes.
 
Robert Arias

Full Report
The Guardians always seem to have prospects who qualify as "high-probability hitters" atop their international signing class, and Arias is the most recent. Teams that manually track swings decisions and rates of squared-up contact in the international space indicate Arias' performance is very special. The lefty-hitting outfield prospect just seems to sear line drives all over the place despite a somewhat odd-looking swing. If you look past his choppy, downward cut, Arias checks all the boxes. He runs well, his broad-shouldered frame is very projectable, and he tracks pitches as if his eyes are fitted with some kind of baseball-seeking laser. He also makes flush, loud contact with remarkable consistency. There are scouts who think Arias needs to get much stronger, and others who view the way he's performed despite a lack of strength as encouraging. I am mostly in the latter camp. Arias' feel for the barrel is quite special and he could be a table-setting center fielder even if he fails to develop power.
 
Robert Arias is listed at 6'1 or 2 and FG gave him this glowing report with a potential plus plus (70) hit tool, the best hit ceiling grade of any IFA (only Jung Hoo Lee got a 70 too).

The next tier of hitters are all around 6'0, so maybe not Pirela or Merejo power bats, but as usual a couple of those will emerge.

The two Cuban pitchers have promising profiles, solid frames. Reads like advanced HS draftees, should skip DSL and open in AZL, maybe even go straight to Lynchburg. The third Cuban signee is a smallish glove first SS. I like that they tapped into this market again. Who was the last Cuban IFA? Yandy iirc
 
Tondo said:
Robert Arias is listed at 6'1 or 2 and FG gave him this glowing report with a potential plus plus (70) hit tool, the best hit ceiling grade of any IFA (only Jung Hoo Lee got a 70 too).

The next tier of hitters are all around 6'0, so maybe not Pirela or Merejo power bats, but as usual a couple of those will emerge.

The two Cuban pitchers have promising profiles, solid frames. Reads like advanced HS draftees, should skip DSL and open in AZL, maybe even go straight to Lynchburg. The third Cuban signee is a smallish glove first SS. I like that they tapped into this market again. Who was the last Cuban IFA? Yandy iirc
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Perhaps another one might be y-rod? as an RP?
 
Tondo said:
Robert Arias

Full Report
The Guardians always seem to have prospects who qualify as "high-probability hitters" atop their international signing class, and Arias is the most recent. Teams that manually track swings decisions and rates of squared-up contact in the international space indicate Arias' performance is very special. The lefty-hitting outfield prospect just seems to sear line drives all over the place despite a somewhat odd-looking swing. If you look past his choppy, downward cut, Arias checks all the boxes. He runs well, his broad-shouldered frame is very projectable, and he tracks pitches as if his eyes are fitted with some kind of baseball-seeking laser. He also makes flush, loud contact with remarkable consistency. There are scouts who think Arias needs to get much stronger, and others who view the way he's performed despite a lack of strength as encouraging. I am mostly in the latter camp. Arias' feel for the barrel is quite special and he could be a table-setting center fielder even if he fails to develop power.
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Agree with the contact rate assessment.. What I thought was special was the way his bat path chased into (how it got there is another matter) the path of the pitched ball and followed/retraced its arc right back out into the field as he smashed line drive after line drive.. Bat pathing like that almost always results in more & better contact.. The hit tool value is deserved...
 
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