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Post by johneaztec on Jan 18, 2023 14:14:58 GMT -8
You look at that list and see a couple serviceable MLB guys: France, Naylor, Wilson and maybe Urias. But not one stud out of all 30 guys so far. Gore will be an all star caliber pitcher. Abrams will be a veteran in the league with a long career. If Gore can gain some consistency, I like his chances. I also like Abrams. He's a threat in a few ways. |
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Post by aztecryan on Jan 18, 2023 14:17:07 GMT -8
Gore will be an all star caliber pitcher. Abrams will be a veteran in the league with a long career. You may be right but you may also be wrong. If Gore (24 in February) can stay out of his own head and stays healthy, then maybe yes. But his head has some history already and his left elbow started barking already. He's pitched in pro baseball for 5 seasons (and also sat out an entire one during Co-Vid) but has only pitched more than 100 innings once. And he had bad enough elbow problems already that they shut him down for the season on this past July 25th after only 70 innings. He's got a lot of baggage. Hope he does OK, he always seemed like a good kid. Abrams is still young (22) but there are guys in MLB his age and younger who have done much more already than his combined .246 last year: He could be serviceable but not sure "a long career". Maybe but certainly not for sure. Atlanta, Michael Harris (21) Vaughn Grissom (21) Seattle Julio Rodriguez (22) Kansas City Bobby Witt Jr (22) etc. etc. As someone who covered the Padres minor league system for a couple of years, I can tell you I don't know where Gore "staying out of his own head" comes from. The Padres were to blame for a large chunk of his issues, unfortunately. His minor league development was far from ideal with the blister issues and the pandemic, but he's pretty much where he should be for his age considering the lost development for prospects during COVID. Picking out random players (including the reigning AL Rookie of the Year) is not a representative sample size to illustrate anything regarding Abrams, who lost an entire season and a half due to the pandemic and the broken fibula as soon as he got to San Antonio. |
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Post by docmm on Jan 18, 2023 14:34:41 GMT -8
You may be right but you may also be wrong. If Gore (24 in February) can stay out of his own head and stays healthy, then maybe yes. But his head has some history already and his left elbow started barking already. He's pitched in pro baseball for 5 seasons (and also sat out an entire one during Co-Vid) but has only pitched more than 100 innings once. And he had bad enough elbow problems already that they shut him down for the season on this past July 25th after only 70 innings. He's got a lot of baggage. Hope he does OK, he always seemed like a good kid. Abrams is still young (22) but there are guys in MLB his age and younger who have done much more already than his combined .246 last year: He could be serviceable but not sure "a long career". Maybe but certainly not for sure. Atlanta, Michael Harris (21) Vaughn Grissom (21) Seattle Julio Rodriguez (22) Kansas City Bobby Witt Jr (22) etc. etc. As someone who covered the Padres minor league system for a couple of years, I can tell you I don't know where Gore "staying out of his own head" comes from. The Padres were to blame for a large chunk of his issues, unfortunately. His minor league development was far from ideal with the blister issues and the pandemic, but he's pretty much where he should be for his age considering the lost development for prospects during COVID. Picking out random players (including the reigning AL Rookie of the Year) is not a representative sample size to illustrate anything regarding Abrams, who lost an entire season and a half due to the pandemic and the broken fibula as soon as he got to San Antonio. Good points all. But Gore seems to have had more different "issues" than other big name phenoms: injury issues www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2022-07-25/padres-tigers-sean-manaea-mackenzie-gore-eric-hosmerdelivery issues www.eastvillagetimes.com/what-on-earth-is-going-on-with-mackenzie-gore/control issues www.prospects1500.com/nl-west/padres/the-curious-case-of-mackenzie-gore/blister issues www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-blister-mackenzie-gore-dl-tincaps-20180522-story.html |
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Post by aztecryan on Jan 18, 2023 14:40:09 GMT -8
Under the previous PD regime, Gore had a metric ton of voices in his head (not his own) that would categorically give him conflicting advice/instruction. Too many cooks in the kitchen, so to speak pulled him in several different directions and disrupted his development cycle. The delivery issues arose because of that, in part, along with some things he did during the pandemic that resulted in increased muscle mass and a decline in general flexibility. Instead of looking at his age, which really isn't relevant considering the time he missed, look at how many innings he's thrown. There's still development to be had there, but the stuff is undeniable. |
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 1, 2023 8:40:29 GMT -8
Now that all the major publications have released their rankings, Merrill is in the top 25 in all of them. ESPN ranked him 16th this morning.
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Post by aardvark on Feb 2, 2023 11:16:05 GMT -8
Keith Law has the Padres farm system at 24 of 30.
Where do any other of the so-called experts have us?
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 2, 2023 11:24:01 GMT -8
Keith Law has the Padres farm system at 24 of 30. Where do any other of the so-called experts have us? TBD, system rankings are still being done elsewhere. 24 is a bit deceiving, Law's rankings don't include Ethan Salas. The farm will likely have five top 100 prospects when the midseason rankings are produced. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 15:54:07 GMT -8
Keith Law has the Padres farm system at 24 of 30. Where do any other of the so-called experts have us? TBD, system rankings are still being done elsewhere. 24 is a bit deceiving, Law's rankings don't include Ethan Salas. The farm will likely have five top 100 prospects when the midseason rankings are produced. LOL. Bruh… “They don’t include the 16 year old kid with peach fuzz on his lip who hasn’t even seen an A ball or rookie league pitcher yet.” Come on! Ryan, you know more about baseball than any poster here IMO. But the bias! I love what SD has done, but the farm system was decimated. And I’m ok with that. We can talk about Salas in four years, dog. ——you fantasy baseball heads want a keeper name to look at? Cleveland’s George Valera. He’s gonna be big. |
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 4, 2023 17:48:01 GMT -8
TBD, system rankings are still being done elsewhere. 24 is a bit deceiving, Law's rankings don't include Ethan Salas. The farm will likely have five top 100 prospects when the midseason rankings are produced. LOL. Bruh… “They don’t include the 16 year old kid with peach fuzz on his lip who hasn’t even seen an A ball or rookie league pitcher yet.” Come on! Ryan, you know more about baseball than any poster here IMO. But the bias! I love what SD has done, but the farm system was decimated. And I’m ok with that. We can talk about Salas in four years, dog. ——you fantasy baseball heads want a keeper name to look at? Cleveland’s George Valera. He’s gonna be big. Decimated? I don't agree. The other J15 guys will be ranked similarly, but most evaluators won't put them in their lists so close to signing day. I think there's plenty of good talent in the system, even with all the trades they've made. They are definitely in the bottom half of the league right now, which is fair. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2023 18:29:09 GMT -8
LOL. Bruh… “They don’t include the 16 year old kid with peach fuzz on his lip who hasn’t even seen an A ball or rookie league pitcher yet.” Come on! Ryan, you know more about baseball than any poster here IMO. But the bias! I love what SD has done, but the farm system was decimated. And I’m ok with that. We can talk about Salas in four years, dog. ——you fantasy baseball heads want a keeper name to look at? Cleveland’s George Valera. He’s gonna be big. Decimated? I don't agree. The other J15 guys will be ranked similarly, but most evaluators won't put them in their lists so close to signing day. I think there's plenty of good talent in the system, even with all the trades they've made. They are definitely in the bottom half of the league right now, which is fair. For sure. There’s still some good young talent and it can be rebuilt fairly quickly. To your point, all those names we shipped off that have thus far amounted to nothing. |
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 4, 2023 18:59:47 GMT -8
Decimated? I don't agree. The other J15 guys will be ranked similarly, but most evaluators won't put them in their lists so close to signing day. I think there's plenty of good talent in the system, even with all the trades they've made. They are definitely in the bottom half of the league right now, which is fair. For sure. There’s still some good young talent and it can be rebuilt fairly quickly. To your point, all those names we shipped off that have thus far amounted to nothing. I think Wood will eventually hurt, maybe Hassell and Gore as well. But the scouting is so good that they can replace those guys in drafts and international classes. Zavala is going to be a stud, I'm high on Merrill and I really like Victor Lizarraga. |
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 22, 2023 10:03:02 GMT -8
#10 on the new FanGraphs list with a glowing writeup and a 70 hit tool grade.
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 24, 2023 14:35:31 GMT -8
3-3 today with a nice double play turn at shortstop. 19.
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Post by aardvark on Feb 24, 2023 14:49:06 GMT -8
3-3 today with a nice double play turn at shortstop. 19. Opening the season at Ft Wayne? |
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Post by aztecryan on Feb 24, 2023 14:54:56 GMT -8
3-3 today with a nice double play turn at shortstop. 19. Opening the season at Ft Wayne? I think he goes straight to San Antonio, personally. I'd go 60-40 at this point that direction, maybe a bit more. |
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Post by sdsuball on Feb 25, 2023 0:24:46 GMT -8
Merrill's first hit was reminiscent of a certain Mr. Padre!
A thing of beauty
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Post by aardvark on Mar 28, 2023 20:41:52 GMT -8
Merrill is headed to Ft Wayne.
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Post by aardvark on May 16, 2023 19:50:58 GMT -8
Off to a slow start in High A ball at Ft Wayne.
But at the age of 20, he's pretty young in that league, so hopefully he will improve as the season marches on.
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Post by aztecryan on May 16, 2023 20:16:23 GMT -8
Off to a slow start in High A ball at Ft Wayne. But at the age of 20, he's pretty young in that league, so hopefully he will improve as the season marches on. Brutal cold and then the flu bug tore through the clubhouse and wiped a bunch of guys out. |
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Post by aardvark on May 16, 2023 20:37:32 GMT -8
Combined no-hitter for Ft Wayne against Dayton tonight.
Merrill not in the lineup.
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