2009 Arizona Fall League Thread

[MiamiHomer]

Florida Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton is a behemoth, and has an odd setup and swing, but he's one of fewer than 10 pro baseball players with 80 power. I asked three talent evaluators about this over the past four days and they could only come up with five guys.

Now, name those five pro ball players (none are out of the country, by the way, so no Japanese or Latin players not property of a big-league club are on the list. And yes, Stanton is one of the five.)

The other guy was Cabrera, Slack got it.

Pujols and AROD grade higher in the raw power area for me.

But think of how hard it was to think of anyone. Stanton is on EVERY scouts list I talked to. Miguel Cabrera was on ONE, Pujols and AROD were on NONE.

Howard was on all five, Dunn and Fielder four.

Amazing how few there are with hall-of-fame level raw power. if Stanton can develop even average plate skills as he moves up, he's going to be a star.

Haha, you bet your ass that I will be at the stadium the day he makes his debut.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

11/2: Peoria Saguaros 2, Mesa 7

Bryan Petersen, CF: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 SB, .411 avg

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11/3: Mesa 1, Peoria Saguaros 2

Matt Dominguez, 3B: 0-3, .128 avg
Greg Burns, LF: 1-2, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, .294 avg

Garrett Parcell: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, 1 WP, 9.95 ERA

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

11/4: Mesa 8, Peoria Javelinas 5

Bryan Petersen, CF: 0-5, 1 R, .377 avg
Matt Dominguez, 3B: 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, .140 avg

Jay Voss: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K, 7.45 ERA
Jay Buente: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 4.91 ERA

[nny]

Did not think of this at all until I just made a post at that other place

They chose to send Burns to the AFL instead of Cousins

?????

[Ralph]

I think Cousins went last year.

[tjfla]

Did not think of this at all until I just made a post at that other place

They chose to send Burns to the AFL instead of Cousins

?????

They know what Cousins is all about,Greg Burns is Rule 5 Eligible and probably 2/3 of the front office could not tell u if he was white or black

[lou]

They know what Cousins is all about,Greg Burns is Rule 5 Eligible and probably 2/3 of the front office could not tell u if he was white or black

But it doesn't matter if you're black or white?

[Jay]

But it doesn't matter if you're black or white?

No but it does matter that the majority of the people making decisions regarding the player know little about him.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

11/6: Mesa 11, Surprise 1

Bryan Petersen, CF: 3-6, 1 RBI, 1 K, .388 avg
Matt Dominguez, 3B: 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, .174 avg (both hits were doubles)
Greg Burns, LF: 2-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, .333 avg

Garrett Parcell: 1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 K, 9.82 ERA

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11/7: AFL East Rising Stars 7, AFL West Rising Stars 8

Bryan Petersen, CF: 1-2, 1 K, 1 SB, .500 avg

Matt Dominguez was supposed to be there but was not announced during the introductions and I never saw him. Not sure why.

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11/9: Scottsdale 2, Mesa 3

Bryan Petersen, LF: 2-3, 1 BB, .400 avg

Jay Voss: (W, 1-0), 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 WP, 6.17 ERA
Jay Buente: (H), 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 WP, 3.86 ERA

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11/10: Mesa 6, Surpise 4

Bryan Petersen, RF: 3-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, .419 avg
Matt Dominguez, 3B: 1-2, .188 avg
Greg Burns, LF: 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, .292 avg

[m26555]

Bryan Petersen went into the 2009 season wanting to be more consistent. And judging by his performance with Southern League-champion Jacksonville and in the Arizona Fall League, he's reached that goal.

Petersen has hit safely in 15 of 16 games he's played in for Mesa and boosted his average to .419 by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the Solar Sox's 6-4 win over the Surprise Rafters on Tuesday afternoon.

The Marlins outfield prospect, who is second only to the Peoria Saguaros' Matt McBride (Indians) in batting, finished a triple short of the cycle. He's scored 16 runs and plated 11 more during his AFL stint.

"I saw some pitches early and got to work some good counts," Petersen said. "We're all pretty tired out here. You have to work on trying to stay mentally focused in these long games."

The AFL season, complete with an appearance in last Saturday's Rising Stars Showcase, is capping off a big year for Petersen. The 2007 fourth-rounder hit .297 with seven homers and 49 RBIs over 121 games with Double-A Jacksonville.

"I've just been blessed that the Marlins put me here," Petersen said. "The regular season was a lot of fun, probably the most fun I had in a long time, just being in the trenches with those guys and winning a championship.

"It kind of snowballed into this. [The AFL] has been a good experience. There are a lot of good players here, pitchers and hitters. I think it's a good measurement of where you're at as a player."

And reaching his goal of more consistency is icing on the cake for Petersen.

"Earlier in my career, I would have a good game followed up by a bad game," he said. "Going into this year, I wanted to not get too high or too low in emotion. I wanted to play like Little League and just have a lot of fun."

Mesa (11-12) has been following Petersen's example, winning five straight games. Ryan Mount (Angels) contributed an RBI and a run and Michael Brenly (Cubs) added two hits and a run Tuesday.

"We're just trying to keep it going," Petersen said.

Red Sox right-hander Randor Bierd (3-1) picked up the win after allowing two runs on six hits with a strikeout and a walk over four frames. James Russell (Cubs) got four consecutive outs and Richard Lentz (Red Sox) threw a perfect frame before Alex Burnett (Twins) closed the door with two shutout innings for his second save.

Colin Curtis (Yankees) picked up three hits, including a double, an RBI and a run and Daniel Descalso (Cardinals) added a double, a single and scored once for Surprise.

Cardinals righty prospect Mike Parisi (2-2) was tagged for six runs -- five earned -- on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Rafters relievers Blake Wood (Royals), Scott Gorgen (Cardinals), Grant Duff (Yankees) and Adam Reifer (Cardinals) combined to allow just one walk the rest of the way.

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=fla

Always liked Petersen.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

11/11: Surprise 8, Mesa 9

Garrett Parcell: (H) 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 7.71 ERA