That said, I agree that Brentz has earned another shot. His numbers since mid-May are simply eye-popping. He also had a little slump from which he's now emerged hot again, which suggests that perhaps he was able to adjust once already to how pitchers were attacking his new leg kick. Hopefully, he'll see some time at DH in September.
Castillo has had a. Ice bounce back season. However, he's still been unable to stay healthy and is not drawing walks at an acceptable rate. Those weaknesses in his armor combined with the luxury tax hit if they bring him up seal his fate.
Since adding a toe tap to his swing on 5/24, Brentz is slashing .311/.378/.625 in 349 PA. 19 doubles, 1 triple, 26 HRs. 33bb/75k.
On another note, Lin has resorted back to old Lin in Pawtucket which is depressing. He did hit a HR the other day though. Sam Travis has been awful for awhile now as well.
Chad De La Guerra is looking like he may develop into Carlos Asuaje or at least a guy who will make the majors, be it a cup of coffee or not.
Ockimey is starting to hit again, slashing .615/.684/.923 in his last 5 games, 19 PA. It's brought his season line at Portland to a respectable .265/.374/.422 line in 99 PA with 15bb/29k. Lots of strikeouts, lots of walks.
Since hitting his last HR on 8/9, Chavis is slashing .182/.260/.273 in his last 73 PA with 6bb/22k. For the year in AA he is at .256/.317/.485 in 252 PA with 19bb/53k, 16 doubles, 12 HRs.
Jake Cosart continues to pitch SIGNIFICANTLY better than he was, 16 games, 23.2ip, 14h, 5r, 3er, 8bb/29k. 1.14 era, .165/.250/.306 slash line against. His prior 24.1 ip, 13h, 18r, 14er, 32bb/21k. 5.18 era, .159/.398/.280 slashline. The walks were just destroying him. He's the most tantalizing of all our MR prospects so this is nice to see.
One of my new binkies Victor Acosta continues to hit well after skipping Greenville, slashing .301/.356/.430 in Salem over the course of 101 PA. 8bb/14k.
Over his last 28 games, 110 PA, Tate Matheny is slashing .327/.370/.564 on an insane .419 BAbip. 6bb/25k. It's making his season numbers look semi respectable but given his age, meh.
Darwinzon Hernandez has been phenomenal of late: 5 games, 27.1 ip, 15h, 10bb/33k with hitters slashing .155/.248/.247 off him in that period. 30.3% K rate, 9.2% bb rate.
Tyler Hill has a surprising 9 HRs on the year, slashing .272/.342/.390 for the year with 37bb/74k in 513 PA. 42 sb, 8cs. Not exactly young for the league but he's hit for more power than was expected last year and this year, although .118 ISO isn't exactly amazing. Still, with his speed it's something to keep an eye on.
Roldani Baldwin has had a pretty rough August, slashing .195/.271/.351 in 84 August PA.
Bobby Dalbec is slashing .340/.426/.617 in his last 11 games. 6bb/18k in 54 PA though. Over his last 40 games and 174 PA he's slashing .233/.335/.447 with 20bb/69k, 8 doubles, 8 HRs. He's at least walking a lot and hitting for power. Even for the year he's at an 11.2% BB rate which is pretty good, just not accompanied with the 36.6% K rate. If people are curious, 50.7% of his PA end in a BB, walk or HR which I'm pretty sure leads the system by a long shot. Ockimey is at 44.5% (an absurd 15.5% BB rate, 26.5% K rate).
And lastly, my favorite binky Pedro Castellanos is hitting .346/.387/.464 across 199 PA in the Gulf League. He now stands at 9bb/15. He's the reverse Dalbec, with a Rob Deer % of 13.1%. I can't wait to see how his swing and approach play out at a more advanced level to see if he's someone actually worth getting excited about. Last year, the guy hit .328/.396/.500 with 20bb/26k in 260 DSL PA. Probably not shocking to anyone paying attention but I love box scores and stats. In my 20+ years of following the Redsox farm system closely, I don't remember a prospect like Castellanos. I remember being on the Youkilis train long before anyone else because of him being a box score anomaly. Not equating the two in talent in anyway whatsoever and Castellanos has a loooong way to go. He's just a very unique player.