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....Midland Rockhounds (Oakland AA).
Here is a link to the full report: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2009/8/2 ... rockhounds
The ones I found interesting:
"Chris Carter, LF-
Carter seems like he's been around awhile as a prospect, but is still just 22 years old. His Double-A adaptation has gone well: .336/.432/.575, 23 homers, 40 doubles, 76 walks, 113 strikeouts in 473 at-bats, even 13 steals in 18 attempts. He's reduced his strikeout rate compared to last year without losing walks, always a good sign, and has added almost 80 points to his batting average. Carter has some vulnerability to sliders, but he crushes fastballs. He's very patient, and has the bat speed to drive the ball to all fields. There are a lot of questions about his defense. He is a big guy, but he's not a slug by any means and has adequate running speed once he gets going. He has a strong throwing arm. Unfortunately I did not get a great feel for his outfield defense in the game I saw him play, but I didn't see anything to make me think he can't be an okay left fielder. And considering his bat, okay will be good enough.
Tyson Ross, RHP-
6.33 ERA with 15/12 K/BB in 27 innings since being promoted to Midland. Walked four guys and gave up three hits and three runs in four innings of work. Positives: he's got great stuff, working consistently at 90-94 MPH in this game and showing good bite on his breaking ball. His fastball also has good sinking action in addition to the velocity. Negatives: he had no idea where the ball was going, showing poor command, especially in the first inning before settling down a bit in the second and third. I'm also not wild about his mechanics, though it looks like he's smoothed them out a bit since he was in college at the University of California. Ross has very good stuff but is still figuring out what to do with it.
Jemile Weeks, 2B-
Hitting .213/.302/.298 in 13 games since being promoted from Stockton, went 0-for-2 with a walk and strikeout on the 17th. Very patient, works the count. He didn't make hard contact on anything in this game, but it was just one contest and Deduno was really on. Weeks looked good around the bag at second base, with very good range and a lot of quickness with his hands. I saw nothing to criticize glove-wise."
Here is a link to the full report: http://www.minorleagueball.com/2009/8/2 ... rockhounds
The ones I found interesting:
"Chris Carter, LF-
Carter seems like he's been around awhile as a prospect, but is still just 22 years old. His Double-A adaptation has gone well: .336/.432/.575, 23 homers, 40 doubles, 76 walks, 113 strikeouts in 473 at-bats, even 13 steals in 18 attempts. He's reduced his strikeout rate compared to last year without losing walks, always a good sign, and has added almost 80 points to his batting average. Carter has some vulnerability to sliders, but he crushes fastballs. He's very patient, and has the bat speed to drive the ball to all fields. There are a lot of questions about his defense. He is a big guy, but he's not a slug by any means and has adequate running speed once he gets going. He has a strong throwing arm. Unfortunately I did not get a great feel for his outfield defense in the game I saw him play, but I didn't see anything to make me think he can't be an okay left fielder. And considering his bat, okay will be good enough.
Tyson Ross, RHP-
6.33 ERA with 15/12 K/BB in 27 innings since being promoted to Midland. Walked four guys and gave up three hits and three runs in four innings of work. Positives: he's got great stuff, working consistently at 90-94 MPH in this game and showing good bite on his breaking ball. His fastball also has good sinking action in addition to the velocity. Negatives: he had no idea where the ball was going, showing poor command, especially in the first inning before settling down a bit in the second and third. I'm also not wild about his mechanics, though it looks like he's smoothed them out a bit since he was in college at the University of California. Ross has very good stuff but is still figuring out what to do with it.
Jemile Weeks, 2B-
Hitting .213/.302/.298 in 13 games since being promoted from Stockton, went 0-for-2 with a walk and strikeout on the 17th. Very patient, works the count. He didn't make hard contact on anything in this game, but it was just one contest and Deduno was really on. Weeks looked good around the bag at second base, with very good range and a lot of quickness with his hands. I saw nothing to criticize glove-wise."
