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Eury Perez DOB: 5/30/90 Ht. 6′ Wt. 180 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
There’s not much to change from the pre- vious reports. Still has 80 speed, above- average defensive skills, below-average power and doesn’t take nearly enough BBs. With Denard Span ahead of him and Brian Goodwin behind him on the ladder, Perez’s best-case scenario is to beat out the competition for a bench job. More likely: back to Syracuse for more seasoning. |
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Brian Goodwin DOB: 11/2/90 Ht. 6’1″ Wt. 190 Bats: L Throws: L Career Stats |
Goodwin’s 2012 season was really an am- azing ascent, given the injury that side- lined him for five weeks and the jump from Low-A to AA. Southpaws still give him fits and folks who watch him daily have noted that he’s still raw defensively. Look for him to return to Harrisburg to refine his game (and await an opportunity with CF/LF “taken” by Span & Harper). |
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Destin Hood DOB: 4/3/90 Ht. 6′ 1″ Wt. 225 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
Hood’s 2012 season was a mixed bag. Off- ensively, his numbers took a hit as scouts noticed an adjustment to shorten his swing that cost him some power. Defensively, they noted his routes and arm have improved to average, though they believe (as I did) LF is his best OF spot. At 23, the expectation is that now is the time for his production to match his raw talent. |
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Michael Taylor DOB: 3/26/91 Ht. 6’2″ Wt. 190 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
Taylor was given a lot of praise in the pre- vious offseason, thus the disparity between his performance and that hype has fostered disappointment. The reality is that he was a 21-y.o. at High-A that struggled to make some adjustments. He also showed some real promise, especially on defense. The high K rate is troublesome, but if/when he cuts it down, the power will come back. |
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Randolph Oduber DOB: 3/18/89 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 186 Bats: R Throws: L Career Stats |
Oduber has been a watchlister three times, in large part because when healthy, he’s an all-around talent: gap power, good D, decent arm, solid baserunner. The problem is he’s yet to play 90 games in two full- season years. He cut his K rate in ’12, but also drew fewer BBs — plate discipline is what scouts say he needs to improve to get past High-A. |
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Steven Souza DOB: 4/24/89 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 220 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
Despite changing positions twice, Souza has remained on the watchlist for three years straight. After a power outage in ’11, Souza hit 23HR and slugged .572 between Low- and High-A while moving to the OF. At 24, he has to make it to AA this year just to have the chance of earning the backhanded compliment of “late bloomer.” |
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Billy Burns DOB: 8/30/89 Ht. 5’9″ Wt. 180 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
Our Hagerstown guy says Burns reminds him of former farmhand Boomer Whiting, a slap hitter with plus-plus speed but corner outfield “D.” After abandoning it in coll- ege, Burns resumed switch-hitting in 2012, which also maximizes his skillset. Unlike Whiting, he’s a true CF, but will have to show some doubles to make it past High-A. |
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Mike McQuillan DOB: 10/02/89 Ht. 5’11” Wt. 175 Bats: L Throws: R Career Stats |
A 33rd Round pick out of the Univ. of Iowa, McQuillan fits the stereotype of “gamer.” He’s not big, but hits for more power than his size suggests, and of course, he hustles and gets dirty. Tore up the GCL and earned a promotion to Auburn after just 19 games. Could also be listed as a 2B, but so long as he’s on the same roster as Tony Renda, he’ll play elsewhere. |
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Brandon Miller DOB: 10/08/89 Ht. 6’2″ Wt. 215 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
A former catcher, Miller was moved to the outfield to enable his plus-plus power to de- velop, evidenced by his leading Div. I with 23HRs in 2012. A hip strain cost him six weeks at Auburn, but at 23, he’ll have to be pushed to Low-A and work on getting the aluminum out of his swing while refining his raw OF skills, particularly his arm (still throws behind his ear), which is also a plus tool. |
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Estarlin Martinez DOB: 3/8/92 Ht. 6’1″ Wt. 185 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
After bouncing around the IF in his first three years, Martinez seems to have found a home in LF while making some real progress on offense. Scouts still note a tendency to get pull-happy and swing at balls out of the zone. Has power to all fields and “intriguing tools that need refinement,” but should make his full-season debut in 2013. |
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Wander Ramos DOB: 4/26/90 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 192 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
Like Martinez, Ramos’s ascent from the D.R. has been slow, with 2012 his first year north of Florida after repeating the GCL in 2011. Has decent pop and a RF throwing arm, but at 23, he’ll need to break through in 2013, much like his age cohort (non-elite college seniors) to avoid crossing the line between prospect and “OG.” |
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Will Piwinca-Worms DOB: 4/1/90 Ht. 6’3″ Wt. 215 Bats: R Throws: R Career Stats |
Piwinca-Worms was signed as an non- drafted free agent out of Duke Univ. who made some noise in the GCL as a 22-year- old. This is quite obviously a gut pick based on his age and rate stats, but that’s how we have to roll until we get some eyes on the guys in Florida during the summer. |
Doesn’t Souza become a 6th year F.A. after this year?
Seems like it.
Is Komatsu no longer with the organization?
Komatsu has the honor of being the only position player in the “M*A*S*H” unit: https://nationalsprospects.com/watch-list-and-player-reports/mash/
Interesting. I recently read that Billy Burns not only had great speed, but showed a terrific arm and glove in the OF. Virtually no HR power, but is a high BA/OBP guy, that steals a ton of bases with a low CS rate.I wonder who is right?