Not really a prospect, but Tyler Uberstine was promoted to Greenville and in his first start yesterday : 5.1 ip, 2, hits, 1bb/10k.
Matthew Lugo has been struggling but was 1/5 with HR number 10 yesterday. At .273/.328/.500 for the year thru 309 PA. Considering his ISO was .094 last year, a .227 is a HUGE improvement. Lugo had 136 more AB last year than he currently has this year. He had 9 more total bases despite 36 more hits. He had 28 xbh, this year he already has 36.
Binelas was 1/4 with a HR, 2bb/2k yesterday. He's slashing .152/.322/.391 in 59 PA at AA. 12bb/19k, 3 HR.
Rafaela was 4/6. All singles. Slashing .297/.342/.595 in 121 PA at AA. 16 xbh, 7 HRs. 5sb/0cs, 5bb/23k.
Year: .318/.359/.594, on a .374 BAbip. 330 PA, 46 xbh, 16 HRs. 19 sb/2cs. 15bb/74k.
Betts breakout year (2013): .314/.417/.507, .332 BAbip. 551 PA, 55 xbh, 15 HRs, 38sb/3cs. 81bb/57k. Betts was a year younger than Rafaela, but this was at A/A+, while Rafaela is at A+/AA.
Obviously, the big difference between the 2 is plate discipline. The other less obvious difference is power. Rafaela is currently spotting a .276 ISO. Mookie Betts never had an ISO in the .200s. Rafaela also has benefited more from BAbip factor.
Bryan Mata went 4.0 ip, 1 hit, 1 r/0er, 5bb/7k. Sits at a 2.01 era, 22.1 ip, 11 hits, 8r/5er, 1 HRA, 15bb/32k. 34.0% K rate, 16.0% BB rate. SSS, but he's never had K% so high. He has had BB% that high.
Marcelo Mayer's slashing .291/.385/.519 thru 221 PA. 29 xbh, 7 HR. 29bb/58k. 12sb/0cs.
Off to a great July: 27 PA, .450/.593/.800, 7bb/2k.
Blaze Jordan: .305/.379/.484 thru 322 PA. 32 xbh, 8 HR, 32bb/50k.
Since May 1st: .350/.423/.558, 29 xbh, 7 HRs, 28bb/32k. He's going to have to hit to make the Majors but he's doing just that. He's still 19 years old.
Eddinson Paulino: .241/.336/.435 in 348 PA. 38 xbh, 17sb/3cs. 40bb/69k. He just turned 20 a few days ago.
Since May 1st: .256/.357/.454 on a .298 BAbip. 30 xbh, 5 HR. 16sb/3cs. 34bb/46k.
Brainer Bonaci: .244/.381/.310 thru 302 PA. 13 xbh, 0 HR. 14sb/4cs. 55bb/54k. He turned 20 yesterday.
Back to having more BB than K. It'll be interesting to see if the BBs hold up as he moves up the ladder.
Ryan Fitzgerald since June 1st: 139 PA, .182/.270/.298 on a .209 BAbip. 8 xbh, 3 HR, 12bb/28k.
Ryan Fitzgerald for the year: .246/.316/.454 in 330 PA, 25bb/79k, 31 xbh, 13 HR, 3sb/4cs.
Jeter Downs for the year: .217/.339/.472 in 280 PA. 34bb/79k, 27 xbh, 16 HR. 18sb/4c.
How did that happen?