Following up last week's look at the top relief options on the Class A Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Charlotte Stone Crabs (Class A Advanced) have a strong case for the best and deepest set of current relief prospects within the Rays organization. After the jump, you'll find year-to-date stats followed by scouting reports:
|
Player |
T |
Age |
IP |
HR |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
GB% |
Rd |
School |
|
Marquis Fleming |
R |
23 |
26.7 |
0 |
14.2 |
3.4 |
49.1% |
24 |
UCSS |
|
Neil Schenk |
L |
23 |
23.7 |
1 |
14.8 |
1.9 |
36.4% |
23 |
Memphis |
|
Zachary Quate |
R |
22 |
22.7 |
0 |
13.5 |
2.0 |
42.6% |
14 |
App St |
|
Josh Satow |
L |
24 |
20.3 |
0 |
11.5 |
2.7 |
34.7% |
25 |
ASU |
|
Matt Bush |
R |
24 |
3 |
1 |
15.0 |
6.0 |
20.0% |
1 |
HS |
|
Sergio Espinosa |
L |
24 |
3 |
0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
70.0% |
|
Int'l |
Zach Quate- Average fastball, deceptive delivery, plus slider, three-quarter arm angle.
Josh Satow- Mid 80's fastball with plus-plus changeup with fade and sink
Sergio Espinosa- Low 90's fastball with decent breaking pitch
Scouting reports on relievers are very tough to find on Class A players, but if anyone has any tidbits to pass along, please do.
Next up, a look at past relievers for the Stone Crabs, how they performed at the time, and where they are now:
|
|
Age |
IP |
HR |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
Year |
Now |
|
22 |
47.7 |
1 |
11.1 |
3.20 |
2009 |
AA In the Mix |
|
|
Richard De Los Santos |
24 |
22.7 |
0 |
8.3 |
1.6 |
2009 |
AAA Starter |
|
Rayner Oliveros |
23 |
29 |
1 |
9.3 |
1.6 |
2009 |
AA Middle Relief |
|
Justin Garcia |
22 |
58 |
3 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
2009 |
AA Middle Relief |
|
Ryan Reid |
23 |
31 |
0 |
13.1 |
0.9 |
2008 |
AA Middle Relief |
|
Neil Frontz |
24 |
52 |
1 |
7.1 |
2.1 |
2008 |
Released Prior to 2010 |
|
Mike Wlodarcyzk |
25 |
46.7 |
3 |
9.1 |
2.3 |
2008 |
Minor League Rule 5 |
The tale of Ryan Reid serves as a stark reminder just how difficult the jump to AA is for a pitcher. Nonetheless, with five pitchers performing so well, it offers hope that one or a few can work out and perhaps help this organization someday.