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QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 8, 2011 -> 10:22 AM)
Gregor at the Herald posted an article suggesting that the Sox could acquire Teheran or Arodys for Quentin. Pretty hilarious. Sox beat writers are such a clueless bunch.

Teheran or Arodys might be impossible, but would Delgado?

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QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 01:28 AM)
No?

Well, again, going off preseason scouting reports he wasn't exactly highly thought of in terms of his "stuff"

 

This is BP's scouting report, ranked as the Braves 10th overall prospect (3-stars)

 

10. Brandon Beachy, RHP

DOB: 9/3/86

Height/Weight: 6-3/215

Bats/Throws: R/R

Drafted/Signed: 2009, Undrafted free agent, Indiana Wesleyan University

2010 Stats: 1.47 ERA (73.2-53-22-100) at Double-A (27 G); 2.17 ERA (452.-40-6-48) at Triple-A (8 G); 3.00 ERA (15.0-9-3-15) at MLB (3 G)

Best/Worst Tool: Command/curveball

Year in Review: Unsigned out of college, where he was primarily a position player, Beachy started the year at Triple-A, but then more than held his own as an emergency starter in the bigs come September.

The Good: Beachy is a battler who pounds the strike zone with three average to slightly above-average offerings. His fastball sits at 89-92 mph, and he can touch 94 with it when he rears back for something extra. His average-to-plus changeup is his best secondary offering, and he gets solid spin on his curveball. He mixes his pitches well and uses all four quadrants of the strike zone. His makeup is special, as he went from the instructional league to the majors without missing a beat or showing any signs of nervousness at any point along the way.

The Bad: Beachy doesn't have that one go-to pitch needed to be an upper-echelon starter. He's an is-what-he-is talent who offers little in the way of projection.

Ephemera: Beachy walked three batters of the seven batters he faced in his first appearance of the 2010 season, but did not exceed two free passes in any one game for the remainder of the minor-league season.

Perfect World Projection: As easy as it is to like him, it's hard to see Beachy becoming more than a back-end rotation regular.

Fantasy Impact: Limited.

Path to the Big Leagues: Beachy will battle with Mike Minor for the fifth starter's slot this spring, but even if he loses out, he could move to the bullpen/swing role filled by Kris Medlen last year (before breaking down).

ETA: 2011

 

Again, things can always change. Adjustments, new pitches, refinement of stuff, etc. I just wanted to know if anybody has actually seen him this season, and what they thought. But before this season, he had #4 upside according to most.

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Quentin--while he can be an MVP quality player at times--isn't getting any cheaper or younger, has injury concerns, and is extremely streaky.

 

With that being said, I think you have to accept any trade offer involving good young talent for Quentin.

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QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 9, 2011 -> 06:37 PM)
Quentin--while he can be an MVP quality player at times--isn't getting any cheaper or younger, has injury concerns, and is extremely streaky.

 

With that being said, I think you have to accept any trade offer involving good young talent for Quentin.

 

Agreed. You can't trade our crap unless we want somebody else's crap in return. Quentin is putting up good power numbers although he remains as streaky as ever. The White Sox haven't been able to get him to sign a long-term deal, and Viceido is ready to play in the majors. With the Sox probably strained from a payroll perspective, if the White Sox are able to get a younger player(s) in return for Quentin, it's something Williams really has to look at. This is also true of Edwin Jackson, but that one is a little more complicated in that Peavy has to show he's healthy still at the end of the month.

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QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 07:58 PM)
Rios value just needs to be put in the proper context. The White Sox acquired him for 0 talent, that meant he was clearly high risk. Until he proves otherwise, you arent going to get more than 0 for him.

I think the Sox would do a dance if they got 0 for him (and his salary).

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QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jul 10, 2011 -> 02:22 AM)
Maybe a multi player trade involving Quentin and Danks?

 

I think if you are gonna move Quentin for a pitcher that you need to have a secondary move that sends pitching to either the Yankees or Astros for Gardner or Bourn.

 

Quentin for Beachy would be pretty one-sided for the Braves though, the Sox give up an All-Star caliber OF for a guy who projects as career back of the rotation guy, so there would need to be more pieces than that from a Sox perspective.

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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 04:01 PM)
I think if you are gonna move Quentin for a pitcher that you need to have a secondary move that sends pitching to either the Yankees or Astros for Gardner or Bourn.

 

Quentin for Beachy would be pretty one-sided for the Braves though, the Sox give up an All-Star caliber OF for a guy who projects as career back of the rotation guy, so there would need to be more pieces than that from a Sox perspective.

Well, one thing that also needs to be accounted for is salary.

Quentin is making what - 8MM and is in line for more next year - where as Beachy is under team control for another 6 years.

 

Some people would say that Q for Beachy is too strong a trade from the Sox perspective.

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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 06:01 PM)
I think if you are gonna move Quentin for a pitcher that you need to have a secondary move that sends pitching to either the Yankees or Astros for Gardner or Bourn.

How about Jackson and Rios to the Yankees for Gardner? They have to take Rios and his entire salary though or no deal.

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QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 06:37 PM)
Well, one thing that also needs to be accounted for is salary.

Quentin is making what - 8MM and is in line for more next year - where as Beachy is under team control for another 6 years.

 

Some people would say that Q for Beachy is too strong a trade from the Sox perspective.

 

 

$5 million....you'd have to guess $7.25-8.0 million next season in arbitration.

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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 06:01 PM)
I think if you are gonna move Quentin for a pitcher that you need to have a secondary move that sends pitching to either the Yankees or Astros for Gardner or Bourn.

Quentin for Bourne: yikes! Doesn't help us in any way.

You do this trade to get the pitching set for next year; with good pitching, we'll at least be decent.

 

Quentin for Beachy is a tad light for the Sox, but not that light and compared to recent trades, damn strong.

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QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 12, 2011 -> 04:09 AM)
SPECULATION: Teahen to NYY or Atl could be a possibility.

 

Both have a hole at 3B for up to 6 weeks.

Atl is going to be mostly using Prado there starting at the end of this week, but that does leave them short on depth.

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QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 09:29 PM)
Quentin for Bourne: yikes! Doesn't help us in any way.

You do this trade to get the pitching set for next year; with good pitching, we'll at least be decent.

 

Quentin for Beachy is a tad light for the Sox, but not that light and compared to recent trades, damn strong.

It's only light for the Sox when you don't consider service time.

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One logical move is to deal Jackson. He's an impended Free Agent and is likely to go elsewhere in the off-season. He is a talented pitcher, but we should have never traded for him in the first place, though that's beside the point.

 

I think he could be moved perhaps as well as a big bat, likely Quentin. Teahen would certainly be someone to move, but who the hell would want him?

 

And finally, Juan Pierre is another guy I'd not be shocked to see traded.

 

All these guys need to be moved so the Sox can retool their minors + reshape the current team. Trouble is, the AL Central is such a crappy division the Sox are "in it", so one little hot streak and they could conceivably be at the top of the division. So in the end, I expect Kenny to do what he has been doing mostly of late...trade a good prospect for some over-rated or over-the-hill guy.

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QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 11, 2011 -> 08:29 PM)
Quentin for Bourne: yikes! Doesn't help us in any way.

You do this trade to get the pitching set for next year; with good pitching, we'll at least be decent.

 

Quentin for Beachy is a tad light for the Sox, but not that light and compared to recent trades, damn strong.

 

 

If you send Quentin to the Braves for Beachy and another SP prospect, you can then turn around and ship two of the 7 seven starting pitchers on the roster to Houston for Bourn and another prospect or to the NYY for Gardner and a prospect. The Yankees may take Pierre back to be a fourth OF and pinch runner the rest of the season.

 

You are not really replacing Quentin with Bourn, you are replacing him with Viciedo and replacing Pierre with Bourn, and that helps us a lot. At the same time you can set your rotation for the rest of the season and next season.

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