YoungGeezy

Hunter, and Khris and Kentrail are all feeling it right now! Prince got steal 37 as well!

Eddy Rivera, Guy can fly AND walk! Gets me excited but prob should wait longer than 30AB's before i get too excited lol

Awesome reports! Its great to have a dedicated and knowledgable Helena fan on the board for these type of insights! Truely grateful. Martinez is 20 years old (a January birthday) and was orginally a SS which really sparked my attention on him plus the fact he was one of the very few everyday players that first year the crew went back to DSL and teamed with the O's. Hewas 17 then. He never hit for much average or walked much and k'd alot but from what you have seen, its sounds like he has closed some of the gaps in swing up a bit and is focusing more on making contact. He has gorwn a bunch since he was 17 and guessing that is why they moved him over to 3rd. I'd like to see him play more but in Helena they rotate lineup so much to get everyone in. He is a guy I pull and hope continues to grow as a prospect. Think he has some potential. Thats all i have on him from following him and without watching him play.

All the world talent in the can't hide from this. Does not walk at all, k's at a very high rate, and is the definition of an all or nothing free swinger. Still have high hopes for him, he has eveything u'd want in a SS prospect except one of the most important....the ability to consistantly get on base. He has that Weeks thing to him. We will go on stretches that will make you just say wow, this guy is special!!! then other stretches where its like wow, what is he doing up there!? Hopefully he continues to grow as a hitter, still young and learning but i just want to see him hit for some average and take a few walks. If he can't, Arcia will and bypass him.

MTBrew what are your thoughts thus far on Ruben Ozuna who is having a bit of a rough season after playing very strong past 2 seasons and while small sample Andres Martinez who I have followed closely in DSL and Arizona? Thanks in advance!

Hate to say it because I love Greinke but think if he is not going to commit, we need to trade him and try to get something. We have Thorny, Peralta, Rogers who all need some starts before we can even hope to rely on them next year. Realistically Grinke and Marcum could be gone, I prefer not to have Wolf for 11 or so million for another year, Narvey may not come back to where he was, and our rotation could be hurting bad. Estrada and Fiers have been outstanding of late, Yo is usual Yo and our front man but next year scares me right now. Thorny needs more work to develop life on fastball and also could greatly benefit from a cutter in off-season Peralta in ST and small opportunity has not been able to to shine or show his potential Rogers has proved something in his small opportunity but guy just needs to stay healthy and throw some strikes. Nelson could be ready mid 2013 but 2014 is more realistic Can't judge Jungmann until AA, vey well could be Heckathorn pt. 2. The fact he has notshown any ability to miss bats worries me a bit Bradley, was so high on but wow....has he been bad since April/early May Bucci lost almost a whole season Scarpetta did lose a whole season Gagnon is to early to tell So really we need if we can get a good young arm for Greinke or even a SS it would be hard to turn away if he plans to walk anyway.

Yeah, some personal stuff and forgot my new password and just never got around to getting it sent to me but been keeping up and checking everything everyday! Natural habit after over 10 yrs lol (since i was 14 and the big Weeks/Young debates) But I am back and should be able to help out again for earlier games and weekend games, work at 5am M-F so am in bed before most games are over and dont have much time to do a write up before i leave for work during the week.

Ouch. Starting to think Keith Laws just tries to make me cry now....actually convinced of it lol

Not to forget driving over fences and playing like a gold glover out there.... I want to know what that scouts thinks IS an athletic guy..... he said he didn't mind short pitchers if they are athletic, I don't see how he is any less athletic than any other quality short pitcher

Who would have guessed that out of 4 hits in Huntsville 1 belonged to Gennett, Davis, and Morris. Guys are on fire right now!

Also one thing I always like to point out when talking about pitching prospects... Nick Bucci is in AA (once he is healed up) and is the YOUNGEST pitching prospect in the Brewers system ahead of Jorge Lopez. He won't turn 21 until July and is a full year younger than Bradley, Hall, Gagnon. He has been like that 4th grader who plays on the 6th grade traveling team his whole career. I like to keep that in prospective because that makes what he has done so far, that much more special. Hopeful he recovers soon and pitch well as one of the youngest pitchers in all of AA

After he signed, he pitched in Helena (21), then last year (21/22) in Wisconsin, now his 22/23 season is in BC. That is a pretty common trend for college pitchers in the Brewers system. I foresee him promoting soon after he turns 23 (end of June) if not he will still start AA at 23 next season which is not bad at all.

Don't tell the experts that! Have to remember we are a terrible, bottom feeding, bottom 5 system to them

I'm starting to see more of Peralta in Nelson. Both have outstanding sliders, throw mid 90s, have very heavy fastballs (I believe Nelson not sure about Peralta actually throws a sinker). Both get ton of groundballs and have raw ability to do so while having pretty solid K rate. Peralta has a better change-up at this point but I have read that Nelson's is developing pretty well. So far I would also pick Nelson as most impressive in the small sample size. Part of that is because we expected Thorny and Bradley to perform at this high of level. Most of us thought Jimmy would be good and solid in rotation but not this dominant. Gagnon has also really impressed and hope he works his way to BC once one of the big 3 bounce up to Huntsville. He'll prob skip over Miller as first to promote. Miller has been very unimpressive as an older college repeat in MWL

Who wants to answer the impossible question: What pitcher has had the most impressive start? Thornburg Bradley Nelson Gagnon Jungmann