Cow Tipping: June 2nd Angels Minor League Report - Allday shines

Affiliate Teams (from AAA to Rookie):

Orem Owls, DSL and ARZ Angels won’t start playing until June.

Note: I won't be showing the "duds" for the rookie leagues unless they are top prospects or top draft picks. A lot of the guys in the rookie leagues are young and adjusting to pro ball. Many of them never make it past rookie ball, and even the truly gifted ones can have bad weeks, months, etc.

* Player is in the top 10 on the Halos Heaven top prospects list

Burlington Bees (20-31)
Burlington, Iowa
Level = A, Midwest League

Studs:

Sean Isaac (RHP, 24) Isaac has a 1.42 ERA over his last 10 appearances and has held opponents to zero runs over his last 3 appearances and 6 innings. He also has struck out 23 batters over his last 19 innings.

Jackson Zarubin (RHP, 24) Zarubin, who was picked up as an unsigned free agent last summer has not given up a run in his last 7 appearances (13 innings). He has a 1.83 ERA on the season but has also given up a lot of hits - 23 in 19 innings.

Jonah Wesely (LHP, 22), Wesely hasn’t given up a run in his last 4 outings. He has struck out 13 in those 8 innings and given up only 3 hits and 3 walks.

Blake Smith (RHP, 24), Smith has had 4 straight scoreless appearances where he has also not allowed a walk. A huge improvement from his 12 runs allowed in his first 14 innings this season.

Jahmai Jones* (OF, 19), Jahmai has been heating up and is hitting .378 over his last 10 games with a homerun and a stolen base. He has 4 homeruns this year and 10 stolen bases.

Duds:

Nate Bertness (LHP, 21), Has allowed 12 runs in his last 3 starts including 8 runs in this last trip to the mound. At least he has struck out 18 in those 13.2 innings.

Jordan Zimmerman (2B, 22), Zimmerman has been struggling as of late with a .162 AVG over his last 10 games along with 8 Ks.

Others:

Roberto Baldoquin (SS, 22), Baldoquin is hitting .303 over his last 10 games with only 5 Ks. He went on the DL (where he is a frequent flier) on May 30th.

Inland Empire 66ers (26-28)
San Bernardino, CA
Level = A+, California League

Studs:

[Moving up - June 1] Brennon Lund (OF, 22), Lund is one of my favorites from last year’s draft. He was hitting .306 with a .400 OBP this season for the Burlington Bees and was batting .371 over his last 10 games with 4 SB before moving up to the 66ers. Lund also has 14 stolen bases in 17 attempts.

Zach Gibbons (OF, 23), moved up to the BayBears on may 9th and is hitting .300 with a .364 OBP in AA. He also has a homer and a pair of stolen bases in 20 games.

Jose Rojas (3B, 24), played rookie ball last year and skipped over A to join the 66ers. In his last 10 games he’s hitting .350. He has a .300 AVG on the year with a .359 OBP and 3 homeruns.

Jake Yacinish (SS, 24), is only hitting .243 this year but .387 over his last 10 games.

Michael Bararsh (C, 22), is sharing time behind the plate the Taylor Ward and is hitting .308 over his last 10 games with a homer.

Greyfer Eregua (RHP, 23), Eregua hasn’t allowed a run in his last 16 innings. He’s also only walked 2 in that those 7 games and has struck out 16.

[Moving up - May 19] Samil De Los Santos (RHP, 23), Allowed a rare run on May 28th - the ONLY run he’s allowed all season in 19.1 innings. He has a 0.47 ERA, .143 BAA< and 0.67 WHIP this year.

Duds:

Troy Montgomery (OF, 22), Is only hitting .211 over his last 10 games with a homerun, stolen base, and 5 Ks.

Jordan Serena (3B, 24), Serena is hitting .189 over his last 10 games with 6 Ks. He does have a .257 AVG and .304 OBP since moving up to the 66ers.

Connor Justus (SS, 22), has struggled with hitting this year but is getting on base with a .356 OBP. He’s only hitting .176 over his last 10 games with 12 Ks.

Others:

Matt Thaiss* (1B, 21), is hitting .294 over his last 10 games and has moved his average up a bit to .257 on the year with a .362 OBP.

Taylor Ward* (C,23), Ward is heating up more and hitting .293 over his last 10 games with a homerun, 4 walks, and 9 Ks.

Mobile BayBears (24-29)
Mobile, Alabama
Level = AA, Southern League

Studs:

[Moving up - June 1] Jaime Barria* (RHP, 20), Barria gave up 5 runs over his last two starts but that was over 11.2 innings and he also struck out 11. He has a 2.48 ERA this season with a 0.93 WHIP and .202 BAA

Michael Hermosillo (OF, 22), is hitting .333 over his last 10 games with 3 stolen bases. He has a .328 OBP since moving up to AA in April.

David Fletcher (SS, 22), Fletcher is hitting .361 over his 10 games with an equal number of Ks and walks (4).

Zach Gibbons (OF, 23), Gibbons is continuing to bat well and is hitting .333 over his last 10 games with a homer, 2 stolen bases, and 6 walks

Others:

Grayson Long* (RHP, 22), Long gave up 5 runs in his last start but it’s the most he’s given up in a game all year. He has a 3.21 ERA for Mobile with a .222 BAA and 1.14 WHIP.

Salt Lake Bees (29-25 - 1st place)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Level = AAA, Pacific Coast League

Studs:

[Moving up - June 1] Forrestt Allday (OF, 26), Allday is hitting .353 over his last 10 games but had been tearing it up in AA all season. He made a huge impression in his first game in Salt Lake going 4 for 5 with a double and and an RBI.

Carlos Perez (C, 26), Perez loves AAA pitching - or maybe just regular playing time. He is hitting .447 over his last 10 games. He also had an 11 game hitting streak going until Wednesday and had a 5 for 5 game last week.

CJ Cron (1B, 27), is hitting .326 over his last 10 games with 4 homeruns. Regular playing time + AAA pitching seems to also treat him well.

Kaleb Cowart (3B, 24), Cowart was hot for most of the season, then slumped a bit, and now is back to hitting .356 over his last 10 games and has a 5 game hitting streak in which he’s gone 10 for 23.

Dustin Ackley (2B, 29), is hitting .357 over his last 10 games and .274 on the season.

Bo Way (OF, 25), has adjusted pretty well to AAA pitching and is hitting .306 over his last 10 game with 3 stolen bases. He’s hitting .284 with a .331 OBP overall in Salt Lake.

Parker Bridwell (RHP, 25), recently had a good spot start for the Angels. For Salt Lake this year, he has a 0.92 ERA, .145 BAA, and 0.61 WHIP in 4 games.

[Moving up - May 24] Garrett Nuss (RHP, 24), Nuss has so far pitched 3 scoreless innings in 2 games for the Bees. Over his last 10 appearances, he has a 0.98 ERA and has struck out 19 in 18.1 innings.

Duds:

Ramon Flores (OF, 25), was hot in the last report but is only hitting .125 over his last 10 games. He’s still hitting .299 this season with a .407 OBP.

Sherman Johnson (2B, 26), hasn’t had the best season and is only hitting .156 over his last 10 games but has 6 walks to his 6 Ks. Overall this year he has a .234 AVG with a .359 OBP.

Troy Scribner (RHP, 25), Scribner has been pitching great until he gave up 6 runs in each of his last two outings. He now has a 4.89 ERA this year with 47 Ks in 46 IP.

Damien Magnifico (RHP, 26), the dude we got for Jordan Kipper has an 8.00 ERA in 8 appearances for Salt Lake so far. He has struck out 7, walked 5, and allowed 13 hits in 9 IP.

Others:

Nate Smith (LHP, 25), only pitched once then went back on the DL on May 15th.

Eduardo Paredes (RHP, 22), has allowed runs in 3 of his last 4 appearances. He still holds a 3.38 ERA in Salt Lake this year and a .246 BAA.

Manny Banuelos (LHP, 26), has been settling down after a rough start to the year. He ‘s been pitching out of the bullpen for his last 7 appearances and has allowed 6 runs in 14.2 innings (a big improvement).

Luis Diaz (RHP, 25), Landed on the DL with a hamstring strain on May 23rd. He’s allowed 21 ER in 24 innings for Salt Lake this year.

Vicente Campos (RHP, 24), has allowed 6 ER in his last 9.2 innings - along with 10 hits and 8 walks.