AAA Halifax/OMA Organizational Report

[aaronweiner]

Halifax Fighting Scots

Home of two of the top ten - and some wonderful sleepers.


Best of the best:

Tobias Kelly

We consider Kelly Omaha's top prospect and the player most likely to make an immediate impact. Kelly is a fantastic prospect, well-rounded and ready for the majors at age 21, a major indicator of future success. He'll probably go through some growing pains, but the catcher has the ability to be one of the best MBBA players for a long time if he sharpens his batting eye. Kelly, incidentally, was a 1997 seventh-round pick, which means you never know.

Corey Warr

The 2000 season was a big disappointment for Warr, as he failed to make the jump to AAA. To his credit, he was young for the level (just 22 during the season) and he wasn't a complete zero, just slightly below par. His development has followed a fairly predictable arc for the last few seasons, and if he continues on this path, he looks like he might become like Dan Manville in his prime, though probably not Ross White.


Best of the Rest:

Matthew Krieger

Krieger, a former first round pick, has been a success at every level of the minors, and he's just a half-inch from being ready for a major league relief role. They could hand him one anyway; worse pitchers have been major leaguers. Krieger, however, is just 21, and he won't be eligible for the Rule 5 draft until next year, so they could wait.

Eric Rouse

A superior defensive outfielder with some outstanding plate skills, Eric Rouse has nothing left to prove in the minor leagues. Just 20 years old, Rouse has a career .325 average at AAA, and there's no reason he can't come to the majors and hit .300 right away, albeit without more than doubles power.

Ad Collins

He hasn't hit in the majors yet, but there's no good reason why he can't hit. At the very least, Collins would be a fantastic bench player in the majors, since his defense is lousy.


Sleepers and Such

Parker Giorgi

Giorgi is a prime candidate for a reliever conversion. He'd have a dominant fastball and a decent splitter, and he'd probably be a quality major league reliever, especially as a LOOGY. Here's one that should actually happen.

Samuel Sieg

A reasonable candidate for a reliever conversion, Sieg's never been a good starting pitcher but would probably make a decent relief pitcher with the conversion in place. He's 29, though.

Brian Meister

Meister is a good example of why peripheral ratings matter. He's got outstanding control and great endurance, but he'll never be more than 5th starter material, because he has no out pitch, minimal movement and a low GF ratio, so he's homer-prone. Still, as a 5th-starter innings eater, you could do worse. He's also a poor candidate for a reliever conversion.

Rory West

Wasn't terrible in a late-season callup this season, but he's just barely marginal as a major leaguer.

Victor Vera

Has been a disaster at the major league level. Batters hit him better than they should, too, possibly because his control is so bad he finds the middle of the plate.

Yin-xiang Yi

We liked him better when he had more control of his stuff, but he looks like a potential righty specialist out of the pen.

[aaronweiner]

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[Greeney03]

I can't wait for Kelly to develop. I really need a starting catcher... No luck so far in FA.. lol

Thanks for all the write up Aaron!

[aaronweiner]

I don't think he'd set the world on fire, but I think he'd be an adequate starter next year. Not a lot of good ones out there this year...

[Greeney03]

I don't think he'd set the world on fire, but I think he'd be an adequate starter next year. Not a lot of good ones out there this year...

No not at all. I tried signing a "rental" catcher, but got snatched lol. I think I'm gonna have to sign my backup catcher from last year (Avatar) = coolest name in MMBA lol

Also, I'm not quite sure about Warr. I hope he really develops, but I have my doubts.

[aaronweiner]

Check his development arc. It looks like he gains about one contact point and two power points a year, which would give him 14-18 ratings in three years, good enough to play. If he busts out he could be better than that.

[recte44]

Warr is being rushed and it's ruining him. SLOW DOWN.