Adam Lopez article

[NorthSideSox72]

If you are looking for a name of a Sox prospect who might break onto the scene next year, one to consider is Adam Lopez. I've found him interesting this year, and Nathaniel Stoltz now has a detailed write-up on him. Good read.

 

[ILMOU]

If you are looking for a name of a Sox prospect who might break onto the scene next year, one to consider is Adam Lopez. I've found him interesting this year, and Nathaniel Stoltz now has a detailed write-up on him. Good read.

 

Thanks, NSS, good read indeed. Sounds like he may be legit with better command of the change.

 

Brad Goldberg and Cody Winiarski are other guys I've been following and I'd like to know more about, specifically stuff-wise.

Edited October 10, 2013 by Stan Bahnsen

[NorthSideSox72]

Thanks, NSS, good read indeed. Brad Goldberg and Cody Winiarski are other guys I've been following and I'd like to know more about, specifically stuff-wise.

I can give you a brief on Goldberg: power arm righty with a fastball that can be mid-90's, limited secondary stuff. 10th round pick, had control issues in college, but very successfully corrected them in his 2013 pro campaign. Stuff profiles reliever. Possibly vulnerable due to low ground ball rate, but the velocity combined with the 2013 control make him a guy to watch. See his part of the interviews I did in Kanny here. Also, we're working with a guest writer to do a feature on Goldberg this offseason, so we'll get to learn a lot more then.

 

Winiarski is more of a mystery, I've had a hard time finding any meaningful scouting data. This isn't a surprise, since he was a 36th round pick. He produced well at an age-appropriate level (23) at High A, very nice K numbers, reasonable but not spectacular control, then was promoted and did well in 5 games at AA. I'd love to know more about what he brings to the table.

 

[southsider2k5]

If you are looking for a name of a Sox prospect who might break onto the scene next year, one to consider is Adam Lopez. I've found him interesting this year, and Nathaniel Stoltz now has a detailed write-up on him. Good read.

 

That is really impressive work, and a nice thing to see.

[ILMOU]

I can give you a brief on Goldberg: power arm righty with a fastball that can be mid-90's, limited secondary stuff. 10th round pick, had control issues in college, but very successfully corrected them in his 2013 pro campaign. Stuff profiles reliever. Possibly vulnerable due to low ground ball rate, but the velocity combined with the 2013 control make him a guy to watch. See his part of the interviews I did in Kanny here. Also, we're working with a guest writer to do a feature on Goldberg this offseason, so we'll get to learn a lot more then.

 

Winiarski is more of a mystery, I've had a hard time finding any meaningful scouting data. This isn't a surprise, since he was a 36th round pick. He produced well at an age-appropriate level (23) at High A, very nice K numbers, reasonable but not spectacular control, then was promoted and did well in 5 games at AA. I'd love to know more about what he brings to the table.

 

Thanks again, I look forward to the Goldberg piece.

[2nd_city_saint787]

Is the Kannapolis ballpark considered very pitcher friendly? What about the SAL league as a whole, more pitcher friendly? There were 10 pitchers who posted an era under 3.25 in at least 25 innings pitched for kanny this year.

[NorthSideSox72]

Is the Kannapolis ballpark considered very pitcher friendly? What about the SAL league as a whole, more pitcher friendly? There were 10 pitchers who posted an era under 3.25 in at least 25 innings pitched for kanny this year.

According to this, the SAL is a more or less average park in that regard, maybe just slightly pitcher-friendly. This of course will vary year to year.

 

More interesting is to look at league leaders in ERA. Kanny had a 3.80 team ERA, which was around league average, maybe slightly worse.

 

I think a likely scenario here is that Kanny just had some interesting pitching, though many of those were promoted quickly. Guys like Goldberg, Recchia, Cose, Jaye were all promoted out at some point. I personally think there are some intriguing arms who finished there. The obvious like Danish, but also Ortiz, Lopez, Wendelken, Montas, Hansen and maybe Bucciferro are all worth keeping an eye on. Leyer and Olacio too, though their numbers didn't show it. That's a pretty interesting group in my eyes.

 

[NorthSideSox72]

And According to this, park factor for runs for Kanny was more or less average among the SAL.

 

[2nd_city_saint787]

 

According to this, the SAL is a more or less average park in that regard, maybe just slightly pitcher-friendly. This of course will vary year to year.

 

More interesting is to look at league leaders in ERA. Kanny had a 3.80 team ERA, which was around league average, maybe slightly worse.

 

I think a likely scenario here is that Kanny just had some interesting pitching, though many of those were promoted quickly. Guys like Goldberg, Recchia, Cose, Jaye were all promoted out at some point. I personally think there are some intriguing arms who finished there. The obvious like Danish, but also Ortiz, Lopez, Wendelken, Montas, Hansen and maybe Bucciferro are all worth keeping an eye on. Leyer and Olacio too, though their numbers didn't show it. That's a pretty interesting group in my eyes.

 

Gotcha, thanks for the info....Another question, why the maybe with Bucciferro? I know he's a bit older but should we really fault him for finishing his college career?

[NorthSideSox72]

Gotcha, thanks for the info....Another question, why the maybe with Bucciferro? I know he's a bit older but should we really fault him for finishing his college career?

My "maybe" is mostly just not knowing a lot about him. His FB, at least in college, barely touched 90. I did hear a scout talking about how good his slider looked in a Kanny game though.

 

[2nd_city_saint787]

My "maybe" is mostly just not knowing a lot about him. His FB, at least in college, barely touched 90. I did hear a scout talking about how good his slider looked in a Kanny game though.

 

Gotcha, I don't know much about him either, nor do I know what a FIPs is, but the article you linked said that Tony had the lowest FIP of ANY minor league pitcher.