You Want Minor Reports? This is the Majors!

Got reports on two teams for you guys: the Bowie Baysox (Orioles) and the Reading Phillies (Phillies, saw twice). I also saw the Erie Seawolves (Tigers) once, but may see them again later this week, so I am going to hold off on those reports for now. On to some of the good stuff:

Impressive:

1. Scott Mathieson (Phillies) - 6-3, 190 pound 25 year old righty reliever may be all the way back. In his 2 innings of work, he showed a fastball at 90-93 and a slider at 83-86 before 2 strikes. Once he got to 2 strikes, he showed a fastball at 95-99 and a slider at 89. He should be able to help the Phillies in September.
2. Luis Lebron (Orioles) - 6-1, 175 pound 24 year old righty reliever was insanely impressive in his inning of work. He showed a fastball at 94-96, a power 12-6 curve at 83-86 and a change at 87-89. He has the look of at least being a future set-up man, if not closer.
3. Brandon Erbe (Orioles) - 6-4, 180 pound 22 year old righty starter was dominant minus 1 inning. He showed a fastball at 90-94, a slider at 79-81 and a change at 83-86. The fastball had good movement in on righties and he was able to pound the zone with it and his slider is a slightly above average offering.
4. Freddy Galvis (Phillies) - 5-10, 154 pound 19 year old shortstop is very similar to another youngster who played in AA last season, but a mini version of him: Elvis Andrus. Galvis is above average slick with the glove (not Gold Glove worthy), shows an ability to pull the ball for a little pop and some line drive gap hitting ability and solid above average speed.
5. Mike Stutes (Phillies) - 6-1, 185 pound 23 year old righty starter showed a FB at 90-94, a SL at 81-83, a CB at 73-79 and a CU at 82-84. He showed a good enough slider and fastball to be a factor at the back of a pen at the worst.

Disappointed:

1. Pedro Beato (Orioles) - The 6-6, 230 pound 22 year old righty starter really struggled. His mechanics are truly a mess and he can't repeat them, which means his fastball velocity is all over the place. While he shutout Reading, he didn't look good doing it and was probably 87-89 with his FB, 80 with a SL, 72-73 with a 1-7 average curve and 78-83 with a below average change.
2. Pat Overholt (Phillies) - After watching the 6-3, 190 pound 25 year old righty reliever, I wonder how he was ranked in the handbook. 88-91 with his fastball and 81-86 with his slider.
3. Josh Bell (Orioles) - 6-3, 235 pound 1st basemen (he will be) showed he can't be a 3rd basemen, demonstrating below average range and getting bad reads. He has an average arm, but should end up at 1st. His bat has a hitch in it, where he drops the bat then accelerates. He will hit for more power this way, but not much average. The key of a trade should be a little bit more of a sure thing.

Undecided:

1. B.J. Rosenberg (Phillies) - 6-2, 200 pound 23 year old righty reliever who featured a straight 4-seam that was 93-94 and showed a 2-7 slider with above average bite at 81-84 in his 2/3 innings of work. He struggled to command them and also showed a slightly above average change in warmups. I like his stuff, but not his command.
2. Vance Worley (Phillies) - 6-2, 220 pound 22 year old righty starter whos showed a fastball at 88-93 (both 2 and 4 seams), a slider at 78-81 and a change at 81. He throws a ton of fastballs and has good command, but his off-speed offerings are either inconsistent (slider) or not good (changeup). Has the build similar to Joe Blanton and should be a decent option as a back-end starter.
3. Chance Chapman (Phillies) - 6-4, 210 pound righty reliever showed average stuff across the board and is likely a 4-A guy, though I would like to see him in 1 inning spurts. FB (88-91), SL (79-81), CB (75-77)
4. Quentin Berry (Phillies) - 6-1, 165 pound centerfielder really didn't show me enough to have a good feel for him, but he should at the minimum be a 4th OF.
5. Eddie Gamboa (Orioles) - 6-2, 195 pound righty reliever who showed a fastball with above average movement and a decent changeup, but bad velocity (89-90).

The Man, The Myth, The Legend: Dominic Brown really struggled when we watched him, but he still showed an ability to put the barrel of the bat on the ball. He doesn't really wow you with any tools, but when you observe the total package, add in his youth (22) and his frame (6-5, 204 and likely isn't 204 dripping wet, so add about 30 pounds of muscle to it) it is very easy to get excited. More potential then present right now, his overall package could leave some scouts drooling.

Sidenote: These are very short summaries on all these players. I have much more detailed reports on all of them and I would show them to you, but then I would have to kill you. Seriously, I can't be posting the entirety of these reports just due to the fact I need these as separators from other potential job candidates. If you have questions on a certain player or would like me to go more in depth on someone, shoot me an email at kaytea@bluffton.edu.