Think back to when you were an 18-year-old kid. What if you, a High School senior, went to pitch against college seniors? Think you would have done poorly?

That’s essentially what Victor Lizarraga, RHP, San Diego Padres did in 2022.

As you see in the graphic, he did credibly. Then he did good. Then he did great.

Meet Victor:

https://milbanalysis.com/2023/02/26/victor-lizarraga-rhp-sd/

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Want to hear me on the #PitcherList #OnTheFarm #podcast ?

https://www.pitcherlist.com/otf-42-2023-spring-training/

Getting you ready as spring training gets into full swing.

We talked about:

P Yosver Zulueta, TOR
OF Drew Waters, KCR
P Chase Silseth, LAA
P Andrew Painter, PHI
3B/OF Jordan Walker, STL
1B/3B Miguel Vargas, LAD
P AJ Smith-Shawver, ATL
3B Colt Keith, DET
P Hayden Wesneski, CHC
2B Addison Barger, TOR
OF Will Benson, CIN
P Drey Jameson/Ryne Nelson/Brandon Pfaadt, ARI

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When I originally wrote about Hayden Wesneski in October, 2021, he was a Yankeees pitching prospect in search of a rotation slot. 16 months, and one trade to the Cubs later, and he got his rotation slot all right.

Did pretty well with it too.

https://milbanalysis.com/2021/10/02/hayden-wesneski-rhp-nyy/

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Updated Brandon Pfaadt’s article from October 2021 because he did something in 2022 that I don’t ever recall a pitching prospect do before.

The attached chart shows his adjustment to Triple-A, and when you find out where he pitched, it will blow your mind how amazing those stats are.

Get Pfaadt, should be a T-shirt we all wear.

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https://milbanalysis.com/2021/10/26/brandon-pfaadt-rhp-ari/

Going up two levels a season means Darius Vines could see major league action in 2023 at some point/

Whaddya say, #Braves fans? Do you want to see Vines this year?

He’s a good one.

https://milbanalysis.com/2023/02/15/darius-vines-rhp-atl/

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I can keep two of these four batters. I color-coded the skill boxes as Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor (Green, Blue, Yellow, Red) if the skill was in the top-quartile (or next quartile, etc.) out of 450 batters.

Projections: ATC numbers from FanGraphs.

For a points league where OBP is key, and Ks are bad.

Does any number look WRONG to you?

Who do you like?

Grow with the young (do they get the PA)?

Stick with the vets?

Pair the COL guys?

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You ever have one of those months?

Then, did you ever have one of THOSE months?

Meet Jackson Wolf, a lefty arm in the #Padres #PadresMastodon org:

https://milbanalysis.com/2023/01/27/jackson-wolf-lhp-sd/

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What say you about Alek Thomas’ potential in the majors?

After a career minor league line of .313/.389/.499, he comes up to the #Diamondbacks and hits .231/.275/.344

His numbers were grim:

Further, he hits the ball on the ground a lot: 1.48 GO/AO in his minor league career, then 1.67 in the majors.

He’s young. Does he figure it out? Or is he a weak-hitting, ground ball guy?

BUY LOW or THIS IS WHO HE IS?

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Let’s start out 2023 with a perfect prospect for the #Phillies fans to dream about during the cold winter months: Andrew Painter.

https://milbanalysis.com/2023/01/02/andrew-painter-rhp-phi/

And what on Earth is that red spot in that chart?

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I knew Alek Thomas struggled with the #Diamondbacks but I hadn’t realized he

Got

Worse

Every

Month

In

Every

Metric

OK, his strikeout rate stayed excellent all year, but everything else started bad and then got worse, only to get even worse the next month.

As good as he was in the minors, I see little (other than his strikeout rate) that gives me any hope for improvement.

Improvement? He needs a reset, a vacation, and some therapy sessions…

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