Brew Crew Ball Community Prospect Rankings: Vote For #11
January 31, 2012Caleb Gindl ran away with yesterday's vote, so here's where we stand:
- Wily Peralta
- Taylor Jungmann
- Tyler Thornburg
- Taylor Green
- Jed Bradley
- Scooter Gennett
- Logan Schafer
- Michael Fiers
- Jorge Lopez
- Caleb Gindl
I'm opening up the field to ten candidates now, so the nominees for the #11 spot are:
Orlando Arcia
Nick Bucci
Kentrail Davis
Khris Davis
David Goforth
Santo Manzanillo
Hunter Morris
Jimmy Nelson
Michael Reed
Cody Scarpetta
Follow the jump for more on the candidates, then vote in the poll below.
Orlando Arcia
Age: 17
Top Level Reached In 2011: Dominican Summer League
2011 Stats:
Dominican Summer League: 254 PA, .294/.386/.459, 6 HR, 13 SB, 4 CS, 30 BB, 20 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 16 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | NR | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Nick Bucci, RHP
Age: 21
Top Level Reached in 2011: A+
2011 Stats:
Brevard County (A+): 150 IP, 3.84 ERA, 1.293 WHIP, 51 BB, 119 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 14 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 13 | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Kentrail Davis, OF
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: A+
2011 Stats:
Brevard County (A+): 565 PA, .245/.317/.361, 8 HR, 33 SB, 8 CS, 37 BB, 97 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 15 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | NR | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Khris Davis
Age: 24
Top Level Reached in 2011: AA
2011 Stats:
Brevard County (A+): 371 PA, .309/.415/.533, 15 HR, 10 SB, 5 CS, 51 BB, 70 K
Huntsville (AA): 136 PA, .210/.272/.331, 2 HR, 0 SB, 0 CS, 10 BB, 23 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out of |
| John Sickels | Honorable Mention | 20 |
| FanGraphs | NR | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
David Goforth, RHP
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: Rookie
2011 Stats:
Helena (Rookie): 40.2 IP, 4.43 ERA, 1.328 WHIP, 10 BB, 42 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 13 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 12 | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Santo Manzanillo, RHP
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: AA
2011 Stats:
Brevard County (A+): 41.1 IP, 1.52 ERA, 1.089 WHIP, 14 BB, 43 K
Huntsville (AA): 20.1 IP, 2.21 ERA, 1.230 WHIP, 12 BB, 19 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 11 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | NR | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Hunter Morris, 1B
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: AA
2011 Stats:
Brevard County (A+): 531 PA, .271/.299/.461, 19 HR, 7 SB, 3 CS, 18 BB, 84 K
Huntsville (AA): 17 PA, .353/.353/.706, 1 HR, 0 SB, 0 CS, 0 BB, 1 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out of |
| John Sickels | 17 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 10 | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Jimmy Nelson, RHP
Age: 22
Top Level Reached in 2011: A
2011 Stats:
Wisconsin (A): 146 IP, 4.38 ERA, 1.445 WHIP, 65 BB, 120 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 19 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 7 | 15 |
| Baseball America | 10 | 10 |
Michael Reed, OF
Age: 19
Highest Level Reached in 2011: Rookie
2011 Stats:
Arizona (Rookie): 62 PA, .232/.295/.375, 0 HR, 1 SB, 0 CS, 5 BB, 17 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out of |
| John Sickels | Honorable Mention | 20 |
| FanGraphs | NR | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Cody Scarpetta, RHP
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: AA
2011 Stats:
Huntsville (AA): 117 IP, 3.85 ERA, 1.376 WHIP, 61 BB, 98 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 9 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 11 | 15 |
| Baseball America | 7 | 10 |
Fake Doug Melvin is back with another Adele parody, this time it’s for Yuniesky Betancourt. The…
January 31, 2012Fake Doug Melvin is back with another Adele parody, this time it's for Yuniesky Betancourt.
The song is called "Terrible on D" and it's a parody of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." I hope this idea isn't stale by now, but after 3 days "Slugger Like You" has nearly 11 thousand views so I decided to give it another go. As always, thanks for your support BCBers.
Tuesday’s Frosty Mug
January 31, 2012
Some things to read while flying your tiny blimp.
We're 18 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training and the Brewers are using what will likely be a slow news week to announce their 2012 bobbleheads, one at a time. Yesterday they announced that Jonathan Lucroy will be the first player featured on April 22. Follow @Bernie_Brewer to see today's announcement.
Meanwhile, the Brewers have released the final version of their 2012 schedule. Tom Haudricourt has the changes (which mostly involve Saturday game times being adjusted to accommodate national TV) behind the JS paywall.
Given our current lack of other developments, it's possible we'll have wall-to-wall coverage of this for the rest of the week: Nyjer Morgan is going to work out with the NHL's San Jose Sharks tomorrow.
Yesterday I mentioned that the Brewers reported progress in their negotiations with Shaun Marcum, and suggested a one year deal is probably still the most likely outcome. Reviewing the Brew has a counter proposal: They want the team to sign him for four years.
Most of yesterday's news centered around quotes gathered at On Deck this weekend. The Janesville Gazette's Peace and Glove blog was there and shared some pictures from the festivities.
The Brewers made a minor transaction yesterday, leading to some minor irritation: They signed outfielder Corey Patterson to a minor league deal (FanShot). He won't be invited to big league spring training, but is invited to early minor league camp and is expected to play left field for Nashville. Patterson is a career .252/.290/.400 hitter in 1230 major league games over 12 seasons, and was a Brewer briefly in 2009.
With that said, maybe a deep breath is in order. Bill Petti of Beyond the Box Score has a chart showing the Brewers are the best team in baseball at keeping below replacement level players off the field, and just 6% of their players since 2002 have had sub-zero wins above replacement totals. That blew my mind a little.
In the minors:
- Tom Haudricourt has lists of non-roster invitees to spring training and minor leaguers invited to early camp. The former list is all names we've seen before, but this is the first time I'd seen the latter.
- Carlos Gomez's winter league season is over, as he went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Aguilas' 6-5 loss to Escogido, who won the Dominican final series 5-4. You can read more about that in today's Winter League Notes.
- The Caribbean Series opens Thursday and Carson Cistulli of FanGraphs has a list of the major leaguers involed, including Martin Maldonado of Mayaguez.
- Wisconsin Sports Tap has a list of the top outfielders in the Brewer organization, led by Logan Schafer.
- Brewer Nation's "Brewers By the (Jersey) Numbers" series continues today with a profile of Brock Kjeldgaard.
- The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have the first of many videos to promote their Opening Day bobblehead giveaway.
Meanwhile, Caleb Gindl leads Cody Scarpetta by about 35 votes for the #10 spot in our Community Prospect Rankings. We'll close that poll at 1 today and open the voting for #11 at 2.
If you're easily angered or discouraged you might want to skip today's projections and power rankings:
- The Replacement Level Yankees Weblog used Marcel projections to predict 81 wins and a third place finish for the Brewers.
- The Hardball Times has them winning 79 games, which turned my stomach a bit. (h/t Lookout Landing)
- The Outside Corner has the Brewers 13th.
- Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune has the Brewers 17th and uses some epic hindsight to blast Doug Melvin for Ryan Braun's contract extension.
Around baseball:
Angels: Signed pitcher Francisco Rodriguez (the other one) to a minor league deal.
Braves: Signed pitcher Buddy Carlyle to a minor league deal.
Cubs: Signed pitcher Trever Miller.
Indians: Acquired infielder/outfielder Russ Canzler from the Rays for cash.
Orioles: Signed pitchers Armando Galarraga and Pat Neshek and catcher Ronny Paulino to minor league deals.
Rangers: Signed manager Ron Washington to a two year contract extension through 2014.
Rays: Outfielder Justin Ruggiano is expected to refuse an outright assignment to the minors and become a free agent.
Yankees: Signed pitcher Manny Delcarmen to a minor league deal.
In former Brewers:
- Dennis Sarfate is remaining in Japan with the Hiroshima Carp in 2012.
Outdoor hockey is a pretty big sporting fad lately, but it's worth noting that it comes at a significant cost: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia is having all of its turf replaced before Opening Day after the old surface was ruined by the ice rink.
The Angels have spent a lot of money on the free agent market this winter, but it's also worth noting that they're taking a significant hit in the draft: They lost their 2012 first and second round picks when they signed Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson and won't pick for the first time until the second half of the third round.
The Brevard County Manatees (@BCManatees) note that it's a pretty big day for baseball birthdays, as Nolan Ryan, Ernie Banks and Jackie Robinson were all born on January 31. Today In Brewer History has a fourth name to add to that list: Yuniesky Betancourt turns 30 today.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going back to drawing pineapples.
Drink up.
Nyjer plans to skate with Sharks
January 31, 2012You can bet that Nyjer Morgan -- a.k.a. Tony Plush and myriad other monikers -- will come up with another alter ego he returns to his sporting roots this week. Morgan is set to skate with his hometown San Jose Sharks during their practice on Wednesday afternoon.
Nyjer plans to skate with Sharks
January 31, 2012You can bet that Nyjer Morgan -- a.k.a. Tony Plush and myriad other monikers -- will come up with another alter ego he returns to his sporting roots this week. Morgan is set to skate with his hometown San Jose Sharks during their practice on Wednesday afternoon.
Winter League Notes, 2012-01-31
January 31, 2012Dominican: Aguilas L 6-5 at Escogido, lose championship
| Batter | Team | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | E | AVG | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Gomez | Aguilas | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
Today In Brewer History: Happy Anniversary, John Vander Wal
January 31, 2012On this day in 2003 the Brewers signed outfielder John Vander Wal, a twelve year major league veteran, as a free agent. Vander Wal had appeared in over 1200 games as a major leaguer at this point as a member of six franchises and was a career .264/.354/.441 hitter, but had been used primarily as a pinch hitter and part-time player.
Vander Wal turned 37 in April of his lone season with the Brewers, but actually had a pretty good year on a terrible team. He made 374 plate appearances (the third highest total of his career) for the 2003 Crew and hit .257/.350/.468 with 14 home runs. He even had a two homer game on April 25 against the Braves, one of just two in his career.
By wins above replacement (rWAR), Vander Wal's lone season in Milwaukee was the second best of his career, valued at exactly one win. It was also his last full year in the big leagues: He appeared in just 42 games for the Reds in 2004 before calling it a career.
With help from the B-Ref Play Index, happy birthday today to:
- 2011 Brewer Yuniesky Betancourt, who turns 30.
- 2000-01 Brewer pitching coach Bob Apodaca, who turns 61.
Brewers sign Corey Patterson to a minor league deal
January 30, 2012Brewers sign Corey Patterson to a minor league deal
It doesn't include an invite to major league spring training, but it's still not something I'm happy about.
Brewers ink veteran OF Patterson to Minors deal
January 30, 2012The Brewers finalized a Minor League contract for outfielder Corey Patterson on Monday, a deal that assistant general manager Gord Ash hinted was in the works during Sunday's "Brewers On Deck" event.
Brew Crew Ball Community Prospect Rankings: Vote For #10
January 30, 2012Jorge Lopez was our winner over the weekend, so here's where we stand:
- Wily Peralta
- Taylor Jungmann
- Tyler Thornburg
- Taylor Green
- Jed Bradley
- Scooter Gennett
- Logan Schafer
- Michael Fiers
- Jorge Lopez
And the nominees for the #10 spot are:
Orlando Arcia
Caleb Gindl
David Goforth
Jimmy Nelson
Cody Scarpetta
Follow the jump for more on the candidates, then vote in the poll below.
Orlando Arcia
Age: 17
Top Level Reached In 2011: Dominican Summer League
2011 Stats:
Dominican Summer League: 254 PA, .294/.386/.459, 6 HR, 13 SB, 4 CS, 30 BB, 20 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 16 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | NR | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Caleb Gindl, OF
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: AAA
2011 Stats:
Nashville (AAA): 538 PA, .307/.390/.472, 15 HR, 6 SB, 5 CS, 63 BB, 93 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 12 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 9 | 45 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
David Goforth, RHP
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: Rookie
2011 Stats:
Helena (Rookie): 40.2 IP, 4.43 ERA, 1.328 WHIP, 10 BB, 42 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 13 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 12 | 15 |
| Baseball America | NR | 10 |
Jimmy Nelson, RHP
Age: 22
Top Level Reached in 2011: A
2011 Stats:
Wisconsin (A): 146 IP, 4.38 ERA, 1.445 WHIP, 65 BB, 120 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 19 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 7 | 15 |
| Baseball America | 10 | 10 |
Cody Scarpetta, RHP
Age: 23
Top Level Reached in 2011: AA
2011 Stats:
Huntsville (AA): 117 IP, 3.85 ERA, 1.376 WHIP, 61 BB, 98 K
Other Rankings:
| Source | Rank | Out Of |
| John Sickels | 9 | 20 |
| FanGraphs | 11 | 15 |
| Baseball America | 7 | 10 |