As we all know, it's difficult to get first hand reports of almost all minor league players. Fortunately, minor leagues are getting more and more popular, and fans are using the internet to share their experience. This has some good and bad points as we don't always know just how good of sources these guys are, but at the same time, often times, they are all we have.
This year we have gained two sources who are actually reliable. I've mentioned the first before in @TCVfan, he takes very detailed notes of the games and has been watching this organization for years and has a very firm grasp of the typical talent that goes through. So, when he sees a guy standout, he stands out.
Another one that I want to mention is David Gershman. He posted a fanshot of his report of Juri Perez a week or so ago, but I'm going to start linking to his reports as they post. Gershman is a very respected writer and is even a writer for the sabermetrics based blog, Beyond the Box Score, here at SB Nation.
He posted a report on Justin Gominsky yesterday after he was able to get a look at him and the rest of the Tri-City ValleyCats recently. It's definitely a positive report and I like that, despite his age and college experience, is still pretty raw and has untapped talent. Although, he's not overly complementary of his defense, which is understandable as that is something that requires a lot of scouting to get a real good feel for, and TCVfan seems to like his defense. Gominsky is for sure one to watch and could actually become a very interesting prospect.
Sunday Games
Oklahoma City lost 4-1
- Nelson Figueroa-6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO, 8/1 GO/AO
- Mickey Storey-1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO
- Koby Clemens 1B-1-4, 2B
Corpus Christi lost 10-7
- Xavier Cedeno-3 2/3 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 SO, 4/1 GO/AO
- Henry Villar-2/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO
- Partick Urckfitz-1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO
- Jonathan Villar SS-0-2, 3 BB, SO, CS
- Jimmy Paredes 3B-0-3, 2 BB, 2 SO, CS
- JD Martinez LF-1-3, 2 BB, SO
- Chris Wallace C-1-4, 2B, BB, 3 SO
- Kody Hinze DH-1-5, HR, SO
- Jimmy Van Ostrand 1B-0-3, 2 BB
Lancaster won 9-8
- Zachary Grimmett-5 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 SO, 2 HR, 6/3 GO/AO
- Jio Mier SS-2-4, BB, SO
- Austin Wates CF, LF-1-3, 3B, BB, SB
- Adam Baiely RF-2-5, SO
- Jose Carlos Thompson 2B-1-3, HR, BB
- David Flores 1B-2-5, 2 SO
- Rene Garcia C-3-4, 2B
Lexington won 8-7
- Carlos Quevedo-5 1/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 5/5 GO/AO
- Delino DeShields 2B-3-4, BB, SB-20 SB on the season. He's really shown a lot of improvement in this area.
- Jay Austin CF-2-4, BB, SO
- Telvin Nash DH-0-3, 2 BB, SO
- Ben Heath C-1-4, 2B, 2 SO
- Tyler Burnett 1B-2-4, HR, BB, 2 SO, SB
- Emilio King RF-1-5, 2B
- Bryce Lane LF-2-4, 2B, SO
Tri-City won 5-1
- Jonas Dufek-6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 SO, 11/2 GO/AO
- Travis Blankenship-2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 SO
- Justin Gominsky CF-2-4, CS
- Miles Hamblin C-1-3, 2B, BB, SO
- Zach Johnson 1B-3-4, 2B, HR
- Hector Rodriguez 2B-2-3, 2 SB
Greeneville lost 5-4
- James Propst-2 1/3 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, SO, 4/2 GO/AO
- Rodney Quintero-2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 SO-So much potential with this one.
- Mattison Smith-2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO, 5/0 GO/AO
- Scott Zuloaga-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO
- Joshua Magee 2B-2-3, BB
- Ariel Ovando RF-2-3, 2B, BB, SO
- Luis Alvarez C-2-4, 2B
GCL Astros: PPD
DSL Astros: PPD
Monday Games
Corpus Christi won 5-2
- Jonnathan Aristil-5 Ip, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 SO, 1 HR, 5/1 GO/AO
- Kyle Greenwalt-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 SO
- Arcenio Leon-3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2/3 GO/AO
- Jonathan Villar SS-1-4, HR, SO, SB
- Jimmy Paredes 3B-2-3, HR, BB
- Jose Altuve 2B-2-3, SB
- JD Martinez LF-1-2, 2 BB
- James Van Ostrand DH-2-2, 2 BB, SB-Just forcing himself to stick around.
- Emerson Frostad C-1-3, 2B, 2 SO
Tri-City lost 7-6
- Euris Quezada-3 1/3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2 SO, 6/1 GO/AO
- John Hinson 2B-1-4, 2B, BB, SO
- Bubby Williams C-1-3, HR, BB, SO
- Drew Muren RF, CF-2-4, HR, SO
GCL Astros lost 8-7
- Tiburico-4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 SO, 5/2 GO/AO
- Evan Grills-3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO
- Krishawn Holley-1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
- Jose Fernandez SS-2-3, BB, SO, SB
- Chris Epps LF-2-4, 2B, SO
- Yonathan Mejia DH-1-5, 2B, SO
- Justin Shults 1B-2-4, BB, 2 SO
DSL Astros lost 2-0
- Ambriox De Leon-7 2/3 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO, 14/2 GO/AO
- Victor Mesa-1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 SO
- Mario Gonzalez 1B-2-4