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ayaghmour2 · 02-12-2024, 07:34 PM

SS Elmer Grace (#72 Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 4th Round, 52nd Overall (1948)
AAA: .264/.371/.395 (100 OPS+), 471 PA, 21 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 58 RBI, 3 SB
CWL: .319/.411/.593 (149 OPS+), 158 PA, 5 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 28 RBI

Well, can you believe it? Elmer Grace has more homers in 158 CWL PAs, then he did in 471 in AAA!

That's because he launched a pair of longballs in the Stallions 13-10 loss to Camaguey, and he hit another to start the week. He had a pair of three hit games, and now has 14 multi-hit games in 35 this winter. He's hitting a robust .319/.411/.593 (149 OPS+) with 16 extra base hits, 26 runs, and 28 RBIs. He has a beautiful 22-to-9 walk-to-strikeout ratio, and he's now got an efficiency above 1 (1.011) in 305.1 innings at the keystone. It's hard to find a single weak spot in Grace's game right now, and if it wasn't for two top middle infielders, I'd have Grace in the Opening Day lineup without giving it a second thought. Instead, the hardworking Grace will once again start his season in Milwaukee instead of Chicago. Even if he hits ten more homers before the CWL ends!

RHP Tommy Seymour (#262 Overall)
Acquired: Via Draft: 1st Round, 13th Overall (1943)
AA: 1-7, 77.2 IP, 5.33 ERA (75 ERA+), 1.73 WHIP, 43 BB, 43 K
A: 5-4, 79 IP, 3.19 ERA (123 ERA+), 1.15 WHIP, 28 BB, 53 K
CWL: 0-1, 4 SV, 19 IP, 3.79 ERA (120 ERA+), 1.63 WHIP, 11 BB, 14 K

Our 1st Rounder way back in 1943, there was a chance that Tommy Seymour was going to be our ace of the future. Instead, it's been anything but smooth sailing since. He finally got up to AA this season, but it wasn't nearly as good as his performance in A ball, where he was 5-4 with a 3.19 ERA (123 ERA+), 1.15 WHIP, and excellent 1.9 K/BB. Instead, after the promotion he got his brains beat in, going 1-7 with a 5.33 ERA (75 ERA+) and 1.73 WHIP with 43 walks and strikeouts. This kept him low on the prospect rankings, but OSA starting to change their tune. Used as the Stallions stopper, he's thrown 19 innings in 14 appearances, and has a nice 3.19 REA (123 ERA+) and 1.15 WHIP with 11 walks and 14 strikeouts. He's now returned to our top 30 prospects list, checking in at 27th in the organization and 262nd overall. I'm a bit surprised, but I think it's because they're starting to view him as a reliever instead of a starter. Always known for a potentially elite change, it's starting to look like one, and it could be a weapon out of the pen. His command is still subpar, and it's prevented him from moving up the ladder quickly, so even as good as that change is, his future is in the pen.

02-12-2024, 07:34 PM	#1334
ayaghmour2 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,010	Cuban Winter League: Week 9 SS Elmer Grace (#72 Overall) Acquired: Via Draft: 4th Round, 52nd Overall (1948) AAA: .264/.371/.395 (100 OPS+), 471 PA, 21 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR, 58 RBI, 3 SB CWL: .319/.411/.593 (149 OPS+), 158 PA, 5 2B, 3B, 10 HR, 28 RBI Well, can you believe it? Elmer Grace has more homers in 158 CWL PAs, then he did in 471 in AAA! That's because he launched a pair of longballs in the Stallions 13-10 loss to Camaguey, and he hit another to start the week. He had a pair of three hit games, and now has 14 multi-hit games in 35 this winter. He's hitting a robust .319/.411/.593 (149 OPS+) with 16 extra base hits, 26 runs, and 28 RBIs. He has a beautiful 22-to-9 walk-to-strikeout ratio, and he's now got an efficiency above 1 (1.011) in 305.1 innings at the keystone. It's hard to find a single weak spot in Grace's game right now, and if it wasn't for two top middle infielders, I'd have Grace in the Opening Day lineup without giving it a second thought. Instead, the hardworking Grace will once again start his season in Milwaukee instead of Chicago. Even if he hits ten more homers before the CWL ends! RHP Tommy Seymour (#262 Overall) Acquired: Via Draft: 1st Round, 13th Overall (1943) AA: 1-7, 77.2 IP, 5.33 ERA (75 ERA+), 1.73 WHIP, 43 BB, 43 K A: 5-4, 79 IP, 3.19 ERA (123 ERA+), 1.15 WHIP, 28 BB, 53 K CWL: 0-1, 4 SV, 19 IP, 3.79 ERA (120 ERA+), 1.63 WHIP, 11 BB, 14 K Our 1st Rounder way back in 1943, there was a chance that Tommy Seymour was going to be our ace of the future. Instead, it's been anything but smooth sailing since. He finally got up to AA this season, but it wasn't nearly as good as his performance in A ball, where he was 5-4 with a 3.19 ERA (123 ERA+), 1.15 WHIP, and excellent 1.9 K/BB. Instead, after the promotion he got his brains beat in, going 1-7 with a 5.33 ERA (75 ERA+) and 1.73 WHIP with 43 walks and strikeouts. This kept him low on the prospect rankings, but OSA starting to change their tune. Used as the Stallions stopper, he's thrown 19 innings in 14 appearances, and has a nice 3.19 REA (123 ERA+) and 1.15 WHIP with 11 walks and 14 strikeouts. He's now returned to our top 30 prospects list, checking in at 27th in the organization and 262nd overall. I'm a bit surprised, but I think it's because they're starting to view him as a reliever instead of a starter. Always known for a potentially elite change, it's starting to look like one, and it could be a weapon out of the pen. His command is still subpar, and it's prevented him from moving up the ladder quickly, so even as good as that change is, his future is in the pen.