Braves Quote For The Day III... Mike Minor's Ceiling
by gondeee on Jul 9, 2010 5:55 PM EDT
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PrintFrom Baseball America's top-25 mid-season chat with John Manuel, here is his answer about what Mike Minor's ceiling could be.
Minor, to me, is in a similar spot to where he was in the summer of 2008, when he was our summer college POY and ace of Team USA. He was in our Top 10 college prospects at that time; then he went and messed with a curveball in fall ball as a junior, his arm angle went up, and he lost the life on his fastball, slider and change. Instead of a guy with an avg fastball, avg. slider and plus change, he became a four-pitch guy with no plus pitch. He's ditched the curve, and his stuff is sharper. I don't think anyone was anticipating his velo jump, not even the Braves, but I got several reports he's hitting 95-96 mph consistently. As a result, he's not quite throwing as many strikes as he used to. For me, he's more of a No. 3 starter now - chance to be a 2 if he maintains the velo and improves his control. When he was drafted, I thought he was a No. 4 at best.
I'm starting to re-think my assessment of Minor with these good reports, and with his success in triple-A. I still think Teheran, Arodys, and Randall are ahead of him, as with Freddie, but to call Mike Minor the fifth-best prospect in our system is quite something. A tip of the cap to the Braves scouting and development folks too, for seeing that by cutting out a pitch Minor could actually be a more effective pitcher.
There's a lot of quotable stuff today, busy for a Friday.
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I love our scouts.
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Trade him for a hitter.
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boo
he allows you to trade a starter in the off season, and get a much better package PLUS the savings of a cheap starter.
But teams are SO much less desperate in the offseason.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 9, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
The Braves have a chance to win the WS this year, but without another good hitter it’s not that high of a chance. They can’t trade for someone in the offseason who will help them win this year’s WS.
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by cbwilk on Jul 10, 2010 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just don't see a difference making hitter on the market
by Mr. Sanchez on Jul 10, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
by McCann's the Man on Jul 10, 2010 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmm...
Bourn’s young and cheap, but I don’t know if I trust that bat.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 10, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Not much of a hitter but with the speed and defense he brings, he’d be the solution to our CF mess for years to come. I wouldn’t be willing to trade Vizcaino, Teheran, or Delgado but Minor I’d definitely consider
by McCann's the Man on Jul 10, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't have much faith in Schafer...
But I think he can get himself back up to what Bourn can offer.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 10, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Keep
Doesn’t that ceiling sound a lot like JJ only from the left side. Pair that with Tommy and you have a good stable future for your pitching staff. I am of the opinion that with Minor being so close and left handed, that he should be untouchable along with Teheran and Freeman.
Bowman not only agrees, but says he thinks the Braves do, too.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 9, 2010 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
And if Medlen is the real deal
That gives us three under-25 starters, along with Vizciano, Delgado, Teheran, and Minor as good pitching prospects. We are stacked at pitching.
That's why you can't trade him for rental
This dude is supposedly really good. I would like to see what he can do in the Majors. Only reason to trade him away is for a top 25 player with years in control power.
My 4 guys (Hudson, Hanson, Meds, JJ) can take on anybody's 4 guys (the MLB) and Victory will be ours!
Supposedly being the key word.
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by MichaelProcton on Jul 9, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
TRADE??
I say keep him if you do not get a solid proven hitter for a few years. If it is a rental then forget about it.
A little bit confused by this
He’s ditched the curve
Threw lots of curves Tuesday night, didn’t throw the slider.
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Was this from a report, or where you at the game? I know sometimes when I’m at a game I’ll call a pitch one thing then ask the pitcher about it and he’ll call it something else. I don’t know what’s right, I’m just wondering where your info came from. When I saw Minor I didn’t see a curve, just fastballs and sliders.
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The reputation of Minor's curve
is that it’s a bit slurvey, anyway. It might be a tough pitch to really make out.
I’ve heard that Minor also has a plus change.
change is definitely a plus pitch
Good separation, fade, tumble, and command. Plus in every way.
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I'd still trade JJ
Just my opinion but his trade value is really high and besides he’s going to become really expensive really fast AND Boras is his agent. JJ could net us that young power hitter that we’ve been looking for.
Jurrjens is more of an offseason trade candidate
by McCann's the Man on Jul 10, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Should not a pick in Minor's position BE in the top five of his org?
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