Position Prospects

[Vogelbomb]

AA is a tougher league than AAA

So just skip AAA then?

I mean you still need to fill the AAA roster, but yeah, I wouldn't be opposed to seeing a good number of top prospects just skip AAA, I don't think it's a necessary level.

[Vogelbomb]

One guy that seems to be overlooked in our system as a top 10 prospect to me is Tim Lopes. I know he's 24 but he's playing well in AAA and I think he's a better 2b prospect than Shed Long is

[D-train]

One guy that seems to be overlooked in our system as a top 10 prospect to me is Tim Lopes. I know he's 24 but he's playing well in AAA and I think he's a better 2b prospect than Shed Long is

He at least deserves a shot....

[Sexymarinersfan]

One guy that seems to be overlooked in our system as a top 10 prospect to me is Tim Lopes. I know he's 24 but he's playing well in AAA and I think he's a better 2b prospect than Shed Long is

He at least deserves a shot....

Too many vets on the roster right now for this to even happen. But I agree, he does deserve.

[D-train]

One guy that seems to be overlooked in our system as a top 10 prospect to me is Tim Lopes. I know he's 24 but he's playing well in AAA and I think he's a better 2b prospect than Shed Long is

He at least deserves a shot....

Too many vets on the roster right now for this to even happen. But I agree, he does deserve.

They could swap him with Moore.

[rockycola]

I am waiting to see this exact same article with the name Kyle Lewis instead of White.........but keep up the solid rise to your MLB destination, Mr. White.
In good time I think Lewis will be a fixture in the Mariner's or some other team's OF.

By Brian Stultz / MiLB.com | June 9, 2019 8:23 PM

Donnie Walton said Double-A Arkansas teammate Evan White hits some of the hardest line drives he's ever seen. Opposing pitchers are discovering just how hard those liners can be.

The fourth-ranked Mariners prospect homered in his third straight game, going 3-for-5 with two RBIs, a walk and two runs scored as the Travelers clinched the Texas League North Division first-half title by defeating Tulsa, 11-7, on Sunday at ONEOK Field.

"I've played with him now for two years and he still surprises me by how hard he hits the ball," Walton, the Mariners No. 29 prospect, told MiLB.com on Friday.

For White, it's simply how he was raised. "My dad always told me to try and hit the ball hard and whatever happens after that happens," he said. "I do the best I can to hit the ball as hard as I can and stay within myself, not try to get too excited and try to hit it 100 mph every time."

White started the day with a single through the hole on the left side in the opening inning before smacking the first pitch he saw from right-hander and No. 20 Dodgers prospect Edwin Uceta over the left-field wall for a two-run homer in the second.
A single to left-center in the third was followed by a six-pitch walk against righty Ryan Moseley in the fifth. White, MLB.com's No. 86 overall prospect, scored one batter later as M's No. 14 prospect Jake Fraley homered to right to give the Travelers a 10-0 lead.

It is the first time in his three-year career that White has homered in three straight games. He accomplished the feat of two games twice, both against Stockton on Aug. 7-8 and then on Aug. 21-22 as a member of California League's Modesto club. White looked at those games to see what he was doing and make a couple of adjustments.

"I was in a more consistent position," he said.

"The biggest thing has been my timing. I had a tough time finding it this season. I haven't been fouling as many pitches off in this series, which is the biggest thing. It all comes down to timing and sticking with my approach."

White pointed out that even the position of a hitter's backside goes into a good at-bat.

"Being quiet with my hands and sitting my right butt cheek," the native of Ohio said. "That allows me to shoot the ball better and not miss as much."

Selected 17th overall in the 2017 Draft out of the University of Kentucky, White is batting .286 with six homers, a triple, four doubles, 17 RBIs and 34 runs scored in 39 games. In June, he has a .405/.436/.784 slash line with four homers and eight RBIs in eight games.

At 40-21, the Travelers own the best record in the Texas League. Manager Mitch Canham let his players celebrate but said he'll quickly put the first-half title in the rearview mirror.

White echoed his manager's statements, adding that the chemistry in the locker room has made it enjoyable.

"We are still chasing our goals individually. ... As a team, to win the first half is a great accomplishment, but we would like to do it at the end of the season as well," he said. "This is a group of guys that push each other on and off the field and that leads to better guys and better ballplayers."

Fraley homered twice and drove in three runs, while No. 15 prospect Dom Thompson-Williams went 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a run scored. Jordan Cowan and Nick Zammarelli III also went yard.

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/evan-whi ... -307911276

[Juliooooo]

AA is a tougher league than AAA

For hitters.

[Juliooooo]

One guy that seems to be overlooked in our system as a top 10 prospect to me is Tim Lopes. I know he's 24 but he's playing well in AAA and I think he's a better 2b prospect than Shed Long is

I think Long has much more power potential. Lopes is probably more of a utility player.

[D-train]

Wow, Vogey has a 1.385 OPS in wins; .601 in losses.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/play ... r=2019&t=b