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June 22, 2012

Future Shock Blog

Minor League Update: Games of June 21

by Kevin Goldstein

Chris Bostick, 2B, Athletics (Short-season Vermont): 2-for-5, HR (1), R, RBI. Great sleeper with athleticism and upside.
Gary Brown, OF, Giants (Double-A Richmond): 3-for-6, 2B, R, 2 RBI, SB. Needs a big second half to retain his prospect status; .247/.320/.314 in 71 games.
Jeimer Candelario, 3B, Cubs (Short-season Boise): 3-for-4,

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Ian Miller

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Good stuff, KG! Really encouraged by Panik's surge of late -- I was pretty close to giving up hope.

Any indication from scouts about a cause behind Gary Brown's struggles, or is it as simple as him facing superior pitching?

Really surprised Billy Hamilton wasn't promoted at the break. Any sense of what's going on there? Is a move to CF in the offing?

Jun 22, 2012 09:31 AM

OonBoon

The Reds' lack of interest in promoting Hamilton is discouraging. Seems like the guy has been around forever, yet is still in high A. Someone in that org needs to make a decision about this guy

Jun 23, 2012 05:57 AM

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ttt

Yeah, he's been around for so long he played in the 19th century! Or maybe he's 21 and they don't need to rush a SS, 2B, or a CF right now.

Jun 24, 2012 07:13 AM

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mattseward

Anyone else think that Martin Perez saw Jason's article and said i'll show him!

Jun 22, 2012 09:42 AM

rating: 4

Peter7899

Cubs starting to get quite a slew of 3B prospects. Lake, Vitters, Baez, and Candelario. Be interesting to see how this shakes out in the next 3 years.

Jun 22, 2012 09:43 AM

rating: 1

eighteen

It'll shake out the way it always does - they'll keeop the worst one of the bunch, and everyone who turns out to be worth a damn they'll trade for nothing useful.

Jun 22, 2012 10:06 AM

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Peter7899

I think you missed the "Under New Management" sign hanging in the front window. Come on in to the new store, the product on the shelves is getting turned over in a hurry.

Jun 22, 2012 11:03 AM

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eighteen

I think you need to lay off the "New Management" Kool-Aid. This is the same ol' dreck - except now it also has a ML worst record.

Jun 22, 2012 16:07 PM

rating: -3

SGreenwell

If you're so pessimistic about their chances regardless of the management change, why bother commenting then?

Jun 22, 2012 17:46 PM

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Jim Humdingding

Is Straily profiling as a #3 if he keeps progressing and stays healthy?

Jun 22, 2012 09:44 AM

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Scott44

With Castro firmly entrenched at SS, does Lake project for enough power to profile at 3B or do you see him playing another position?

Jun 22, 2012 09:58 AM

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tb3nn3tt

Is Straily looking like a top 100 guy going into 2013? Top 75?

Jun 22, 2012 10:11 AM

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BillJohnson

I find it interesting that these updates are featuring a much smaller fraction of Cardinals prospects than earlier in the season. Pure coincidence, or is there a reason? I rather suspect that Kolten Wong and Oscar Taveras aren't surprises any more; by now it is quite obvious that day-in, day-out, they're durn good. And Shelby Miller hasn't done much to justify his top-prospect status this year (yet). But the disappearance of the others intrigues and puzzles me.

Jun 22, 2012 10:18 AM

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delatopia

It's not that interesting.

Jun 22, 2012 22:54 PM

rating: 2

BPKevin

This is a daily update and Oscar Taveras went 0-4 yesterday.
Though 12-37(.324) 4-2B, 1-3B 1-HR, 5-RBI, 6/5-K/BB and 1-SB over his last 10 is damn good, esp. for a guy that 20 yrs and 2 days old.

Jun 22, 2012 11:09 AM

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BillJohnson

Don't misunderstand, I wasn't complaining. More than anything else I was just wondering whether the bloom was off the rose with some of those guys -- not Taveras and Wong, whose performance has been enough to get them into the Futures game, but rather, some of the others in the Cardinals' system who'd been appearing here earlier but aren't as frequently now.

Jun 22, 2012 12:23 PM

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SGreenwell

I think as BPKevin points out, usually if a prospect isn't included, it means they didn't have a great night, or at least one that caught the eye. It doesn't necessarily mean they've bottomed out - KG normally will do an article a week, or every two weeks, about guys in deep slumps. But I also think he's said in the past that he doesn't have quotas for teams, and teams with weaker farm systems might not get a guy mentioned for days.

Jun 22, 2012 17:48 PM

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cchatham

Any thoughts on Wyatt Mathisen, the Pirates 2nd rounder. I know it's small sample, but he's off to a hot start in the GCL. Was just wondering if he's top 10 org material. Does he move ahead of Tony Sanchez as the top catching prospect? (though he's obviously further away)

Jun 22, 2012 12:17 PM

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onegameref

New White Sox pick Barnum putting on quite a display at Bristol. Is he really 6'5", 225 out of HS? Sounds like a future Tony Clark. I hope he can be a permanent fixture at some point.

Jun 22, 2012 20:38 PM

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