Chatwood tosses 6 innings of 1 hit ball, bests top Royals' prospect

Not only did Angels pitching prospect Tyler Chatwood give up no runs and only one hit, he showed the best control since his promotion to A ball, walking only 2 while striking out 6. He outlasted Royals 2008 first round pick Michael Montgomery, who struck out 7 and walked 4 over only 4 and a third innings.

The game's only scoring began with an Anel De Los Santos single off of Burlington reliever Derrick Saito in the eighth. Speedster Ryan Groth came into the game to pinch run and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by third baseman Dwayne Bailey and single by center fielder Tyson Auer. Groth then scored on a double steal.

Three Kernels' relievers combined to shut Burlington down in the final three innings, sealing the deal for the Kernels. Wish I had been there.

Look for Cedar Rapids to take off one of these days - the nucleus of this team was the cream of last year's Pioneer League, and should be better than their current 17 and 19 record.

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What place would you rank the Angels Farm System?

by mastermind565 on May 17, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions

With Wood and S-Rod

They’re on the cusp of being in the top ten. I know that Wood and S-Rod have already lost their prospect status, but for me that’s just semantics – those guys constitute massive organizational depth/strength.

Reckling, Walden, and Conger look like they’re on track to start at the MLB level. Bourjos, Chatwood, Sweeney and Kohn have some star potential, though they still have a lot to prove in the minors. Wilson, Sandoval, Pettit, Brown, Thompson, at least one Rodriguez, and Ortega provide great depth for the MLB club and potentially more. Bell, Chaffee, Smith, Amarista, Tobin, Fuller, Mount, Trumbo, Jiminez, Moore, Castillo, Roberto Lopez, Baudillio Lopez, Farnsworth, Soto, de los Santos, and Brooks are all potentially capable of taking that big next step into elite prospect status.

It’s a decent mix of high upside guys and depth. It’s not the Texas system, and probably not Boston’s either, but I still think it’s comparable to Oakland’s, which to me seems overrated.

Of course, I’d be much more confident if Cedar Rapids, Rancho Cucamonga and Arkansas were winning more, but I think at least two of those teams have the talent to shake off their bad starts and challenge the circuit. Orem should be great once again. Having all of those draft picks next month won’t hurt either.

by rghan on May 18, 2009 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Please, more about

Why Texas’ and Boston’s system beats ours, and we are only on the cusp of the top 10.

Angel Pitching (Adenhart), Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on May 18, 2009 1:57 AM PDT up reply actions

ah google it

there is a lot A LOT out there

by Rev Halofan on May 18, 2009 2:09 AM PDT up reply actions

WE are prbably, IMO right now, in the 20-ih spot.

Only 3 prospects I believe will be starters. But this changes into the top ten if the Halos manage to draft well with their tremendous amount of picks they have.

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on May 18, 2009 7:20 AM PDT up reply actions

With Wood and S-Rod included

the potential of our system goes way up. And the value of a system goes beyond the number of prospects hyped as future stars – how many other teams would have the pitching depth to come out over .500 in a month and a half without three frontline starters while losing two guys slated to duke it out for the #5? Not to mention the loss of our most reliable bullpen arm? Palmer, Loux, etc. have tremendous value that a lot of other systems can’t match.

On the position player side, Wood, S-Rod, Sandoval, Pettit, Willits, Brown, etc. give us the same sort of insurance that is lacking in many other systems. ESPN and BA don’t emphasize the importance of depth enough (in my opinion) when putting together their rankings.

by rghan on May 18, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

The key word is potential.

Prospects, who are so much hyped due to their potential, might as well all play. Some prospects actually shine in the Major more. One great example is Big Thunder. He didn’t really project to be a great MLB ace, and look at him now! His ERA in A,AA, and AAA is not what you call frontline starter stats. Therefore, potential is also a bit overrated. I agree with you in the fact that depth is often overlooked in rating farm systems, but if your system is full of so-so prospects or full of bad and great players, I’d take the latter. Although potential is overrated, there will only be a handful of John Lackeys. I don’t know about you, but many great prospects turn out to be at least useful in the Bigs

RIP Nick Adenhart 4/9/09

by vlad IS my man on May 18, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions