August 16, 201511 yr Can't wait until the video is posted to see if it was another opposite field shot It was to right.
August 16, 201511 yr Author 1st Baseman James Vasquez is tearing up the AZL. He leads the rookie league in HR's with 9 to go along with 2 Doubles, 3 Triples and 34 RBI's. He's batting .361 with a .408 OBP. Vasquez was drafted in the 25th Round out of UCF this season. He's a left handed hitter. [video=youtube_share;UY9V5ca1oYA]
August 16, 201511 yr Author SS Blake Trahan is having a very nice debut for Billings in the Pioneer League. Thru 178 AB's he's batting .309 avg/ .395 OBP to go along with 9 SB's. He has more walks 23 than strikeouts 19. Trahan was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd Round this season out of ULL.
August 17, 201511 yr Author In Lorenzens AAA return he just fired a complete game shutout. He walked 1 and struck out 1 while giving up just 4 hits. It only took him 93 pitches.
August 17, 201511 yr Author Travieso fired 5 innings of shutout ball. He gave up 2 hits, struck out 2 and walked 2. He's still on a pitch count coming off the injury but he's been spectacular in his last 2 starts.
August 17, 201511 yr Author Winker went 0-3 tonight. He did draw a walk and did not strike out. In the field he did have 2 outfield assists. He now has 11 assists on the season and he has yet to commit an error.
August 17, 201511 yr Winker went 0-3 tonight. He did draw a walk and did not strike out. In the field he did have 2 outfield assists. He now has 11 assists on the season and he has yet to commit an error. I assume he projects as a corner outfielder?
August 17, 201511 yr Author I assume he projects as a corner outfielder? He's probably a left fielder at the next level. He's played both left and right this season, but he's in left most often. His speed doesn't really allow him to play Center, he could do it much like Marlon Byrd has from time to time but he's not built for it.
August 17, 201511 yr Author By John Sickels. Couldn't get the link to post right. Cincinnati Reds outfield prospect Jesse Winker made headlines this past weekend, homering in his fifth-straight game Saturday for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A Southern League. He's hitting .417 in his last 10 games, all part of a hot streak that's gone on for more than a month now. Winker entered 2015 as one of the top outfield prospects in baseball but a slow start for Pensacola (.248/.352/.349 in his first 60 games) raised some doubts. Drafted in the supplemental first round in 2012 from high school in Orlando, Florida, Winker has always been respected for his pure hitting skills. However, some scouts questioned how his power would play against advanced pitching. He slugged .580 last year in the California League (.317/.426/.580 overall slash) for Bakersfield, but the league context there is friendly for power and skeptics wanted to see how he would perform in Double-A. He was cold in a 21-game Double-A trial last summer (.208/.326/.351) before his season ended early with a shoulder injury. 2015's slow start combined with last year's sluggish finish gave skeptics ammunition at mid-season this year. The last six weeks have been much different: he's hit .315/.406/.552 with 10 homers in his last 46 games while maintaining his trademarked polished approach and a sharp 24/33/165 BB/K/PA ratio. The first 60 games still count of course and his overall slash stands at .277/.375/.436. That may not look terrific but it is actually quite sound in context, coming out as a 131 wRC+, well above Southern League norms. Park-adjusting that number actually boosts it slightly to about 133. Winker is more than three years younger than his competition. Overall, although it took him some time to adapt to Double-A, he's made that transition and should still be considered one of the elite hitting prospects in the game.
August 17, 201511 yr Author I love that he's doing it all while being 3 years younger than his competition.
August 17, 201511 yr Author Tyler Stephenson is off to a great start after being drafted in the 1st Round by the Reds this year. He is batting 285/.368/.365 thru his first 155 professional AB's. Seems to be a very professional hitter for his age with a great eye much like Winker, the Reds need some guys like this. He hasn't show his HR power yet but he does have 11 Doubles. He is also 3 years younger than the average competition that he faces.
August 19, 201511 yr Author Robert Stephenson was placed on the 7 day DL retroactive to 8/16. He will be eligible to come off on 8/23 and is expected to make his next scheduled start. Tony Cingrani started in his place tonight.
August 19, 201511 yr Amir Garrett with a 7 inning complete game shutout for Daytona tonight , giving up just 4 hits, with 6 K's and 0 BB
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