18 thoughts on “Threshers Recap – 5/2/2019”

1. Abrahan Gutierrez looks like he will be rising into that top tier prospect stratosphere…..all he does is catch and hit.

   1. Of the big 5 that Atlanta lost: Maitan, Negret, Severino, Del Rosario and Gutierrez, I think Gutierrez looks like the best prospect to date. Maitan hasn’t hit very well since his signing by the Angels and seems to have a weight issue. Negret has 4 HRs in the SAL but isn’t making much contact otherwise. Severino was hitting pretty well in the MWL but I think he’s been injured since Mid-April. Del Rosario pitched pretty well in the SAL last year but he’s been dropped a level to start 2019. I don’t think he’s injured. Gutierrez has good size for a catcher and is hitting well and seems to have a great eye at the plate. His defense could use a little work. He’s thrown out only 20% of would-be base stealers. That could have something to do with the pitchers too. SSS rules apply.

      1. Read where the Braves , when they signed him, were high on his overall defense as a catcher…does have a strong arm.
         Only tool he lacks in….run…he is a 35/40 runner….maybe even 5 seconds to first.
         Will never out run in a foot race JTR or Alf.
         Does not have that initial burst from a stop.
         But if he keeps hitting…doesn’t really matter.

   2. So Gutierrez is young for the league and supposedly a good defensive catcher but I am going to be tempered on a catcher with a Carlos Tocci-an ISO and one walk who is riding a .413 through 14 games.

      1. Here is the 2080 scouting report from v1again’s posting below:
         At his size…..6’2″, 214 lbs….doubt his future ISO will stay Carlos Tocci like.

         NOTES FROM THE FIELD, SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE:

         Large, physical frame w/ muscular proportions. Has the durability to catch and doesn’t look too large for the position. Looks the part.

         Short stroke, direct to the ball w/ enough present strength for hard contact when squared. Heavy pass through zone, questionable barrel-control.

         Muscular frame drives the ball and gives a chance for power. Will show up more in games as he matures and adds swing lift.

         Thick throughout w/ heavy stride, speed is not a large part of his game.

         Advanced glovework for age/level, like the mix of physicality and actions at catcher.
         Quiet targets, sound receiving and blocking.

         Limited look at arm, at least avg if not a tick more.

         SUMMARY: Interesting catching prospect w/ good size, defensive tools, and chance for raw power. Young for level and off to a hot start in Low-A. Longshot prospect; tools to fill big league role w/ continued development across the board.

2. Great seeing Reading and Lakewood finally hit. Moniak and Haseley both with big games is a nice sight. Ben Brown is pitching great, pushing up the prospect list.

3. I read some scouting reports on Ben he is up to 95, with a curve and slider. sounds like he might help us, i believe is only 19

4. Embrace Debate: Is the Phillies minor league system Catcher University in a way similar to Villanova was Guard University. We are pumping out catching prospects on the reg!

   1. Anybody have info on Marchan’s injury? How long might he be on the shelf?

5. Jim- any update on Kyle Young’s injury/reason for going to the IL?

   1. Can’t say yet. It’s a serious enough injury that I’ll give the org time to decide what they want to release. I don’t have to be the first to report this. I think you can expect a lengthy stay on the IL, though.

6. Nice scouting reports on Morales and Pipkin…with really nice velo readings.

   http://notesfromthesally.com/2019/05/03/scouting-lakewood-power-arms-francisco-morales-and-dominic-pipkin/

   1. Thanks for posting, it’s very positive in terms of potential. We’ll see if they get there. Lots of patience is required.

7. A bunch of good reports in here including a long report on Luis Garcia.

   https://2080baseball.com/2019/05/south-atlantic-league-notes-1/

8. Notes on Threshers doubleheader.

   First observation. Threshers hit the ball better than their boxscore shows. They hit better and harder than the triumphant Ft Myers Miracle. Their deep flies and line drives just found gloves. Some luck, some good defense. One wonders if the games were nine innings instead of seven if luck would have evened out some.

   Bohm. One-for-seven on the day but struck the ball well. One play of note: infield chop and out at 1B. A faster runner would have won the race. Bohm gets defensive kudos, though. On a pop fly into No Man’s Land Bohm, the shortstop and the left fielder all rushed in to get a ball that looked destined to drop for a hit but Bohm got there, turned around facing the outfield, and caught the ball. Kind of an Odubel put out.

   Scheiner. Still impressed by his strong play, though he did get caught between second and third for the final out of an inning after Duran hit a bloop single. Scheiner for the day: 2 for four, HBP and BB. He gets on base. Also just beat at first on a great play by the shortstop, otherwise three for four. One of his most impressive ABs was in the first game when he got two strikes swinging at low and away pitches then slapped a 99 MPH pitch the opposite way into right field for a hit.

   Most useless out belonged to Alinksy in the second game when he laid down a beautiful bunt for a single. Then got picked off base. Kinda defeats the purpose of small ball. And, of course, Dalton Guthrie followed up with a triple but had no one to drive in. Nick Maton smashed a ball but it was a line out to 1B. Story of the night.

   Most deflating out belonged to Jhailyn Ortiz. Vierling started the sixth inning of the first game with a triple. Ortiz then ended up with two strikes. He fought off two breaking pitches and it looked like the young guy was learning to battle rather than flail away at off-speed stuff. Then, frozen by a 95 MPH down the middle. Gotta give the pitcher credit for setting it up, but it sure would have been nice if Ortiz had made contact. Scheiner followed, got ahead 3-0 and they decided to walk him rather than risk grooving a pitch. Good decision as Cabral then popped out and Maton smashed a liner to left that was another of the Threshers’ well-hit outs.

   Daniel Brito made a great play at second, traveling far and fast to the left side of second base to grab what looked like a hit through the middle, then fired a bullet to first while off balance to just nip the runner. Except the umpire called him safe. Brito’s other big noise was joining Maton, Vierling and Bohm in deep warning track shots that got caught. The only ball he hit solidly in the series, if I recall correctly.

   1. Great report Frank

      1. DMAR, Thanks. If I were to sum up my major takeaways after three games against Ft Myers it would be:

         1. Bohm can play at this level. Though one-for-seven Thursday, he struck the ball well several times and never looked lost or ill confident. Who knows, if he does conquer A+ maybe he’ll be on the banks of the Schuylkill River admiring the Reading Pagoda later this summer.

         2. Vierling and Scheiner might not have loud-tools scouting reports, but they are ballplayers or, at least they were these three games. They make contact. They get on base. They are competent in the field and on the base paths (minus Scheiner’s one oops.)

         3. Damon Jones throws hard.

         Threshers will be at Port Charlotte at the end of May for my next opportunity to report.

9. Sanchez not overpowering at all in his debut today.

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