Rekrutierungen » Tyler Nevin talks about his dominating AFL performance

WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockies Minor Leagues and ProspectsRockies prospects reflect on the 2018 Arizona Fall LeagueTyler Nevin talks about his dominating AFL performancejust planning to stay on the field and let my ability take care of itself” he continued http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , “No more ‘hey he got hurt again.’ I just want to play a full season, have fun with my teammates and, you know, play some baseball.”Outfielder Sam Hilliard (no. 13 PuRP) was also looking to take advantage of the opportunity for extra at bats. “My main goal was to get better at having consistent offensive at bats, being more under control, keep my head as still as possible, and just take good swings at good pitches and have good at bats,” he said. In 2018 with the Hartford Yard Goats, he hit .262/.327/.389 with only 34 extra base hits (22 doubles, 3 triples, 9 home runs). He also led the team with 23 stolen bases. He said he changed up his pregame routine a little bit, spending more time “in the cages doing a little bit more velocity work, BP instead of just flips and tee work.”“I feel like that helps me get ready for the game, get ready for actual pitching,” he continued, “I don’t manipulate my swing as much as I do when I’m hitting off a tee so I feel like that’s more helpful.” It certainly seems to have paid off http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , since Hilliard trails only Tyler Nevin in batting stats — hitting .328/.389/.516 with two doubles, two triples, and two home runs with the Rafters.PCL MVP Josh Fuentes had different goals coming into Fall League. “What I really wanted to do was to prove to the GMs or the scouts here that I’m not just a no-name guy, you know, someone who got lucky. I’m here to play in the big leagues,” he said. Fuentes is the cousin of Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado, and he is working on making a name for himself beyond just “Nolan’s cousin.” After winning PCL MVP in 2018, he also takes the bronze atop the podium of Rafters’ hitters — hitting .301/.356/.482 with four doubles, a triple, and three home runs in 21 games. Fuentes said that his big goal was to “drive the ball more and strike out a little less,” but the big thing was hitting home runs. “I only had 14 [home runs] last year so to prove to these guys that I can hit homers, I think that’s huge” he continued, “especially nowadays, everyone’s looking at homers and they want power numbers so if I can do that and hit a couple more homers, I think that’d be great.” He finished the AFL season with three home runs, which led among his Rockies teammates and tied him for fourth in the league alongside five other prospects. Diamondbacks prospect Jazz Chisholm also finished with three home runs Christian Yelich Jersey , tying Fuentes for the Rafters lead. Fall Star closer Justin Lawrence “wanted to attack hitters this year” he said. “I wanted them to know I was coming out here playing against some of the best talent in baseball so there was no reason to nitpick — I wanted to go right after these guys. My big goal was to attack and second goal was to work on a changeup.” He certainly has been attacking hitters, striking out 13 in 10 鈪?innings and posting a 3.38 ERA. He only walked six batters. In comparison, Mitch Horacek struck out 12 in 11 鈪?and Jesus Tinoco fanned 14 in 15 鈪? He also said he’s been noticing a lot of success. “When I’m in the zone, I’m getting the results I want so there’s no reason to nitpick or try and be too fine — just put it in the zone.”He also found common ground with Sam Hilliard with his big takeaway from AFL — just have fun. “You just gotta have fun,” Lawrence said, “it’s the exact same game. It doesn’t matter what level you’re at or what it is — it’s baseball and if you do what you’re supposed to do, you’ll be successful at any level.” Hilliard echoed that sentiment by saying his big takeaway was to “just have fun. It’s my first offseason playing and I can just never get enough of baseball, so just take every day one day at a time and enjoy.”And what a fun season it was, even with such a bitter ending. Look for these four guys — as well as Ryan Castellani (no. 7 PuRP), Jesus Tinoco (no. 21 PuRP), and Mitch Horacek — to continue up through the Rockies minor league system and maybe even break the major league roster here soon. He suffered a set back in his UCL rehab earlier this weekend in Arizona."Well here’s some really bad news that I wish I could say was a very late and very cruel April Fool’s Day joke.The Reds announced this evening that top prospect Hunter Greene will undergo Tommy John surgery.The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans broke the news a few minutes earlier in the evening. He also provided a bit of detail on the surgery.Dr. ElAttrache is also who will be performing the reconstruction for Corey Knebel, which is only topical because as I type this, the Reds are currently playing the Milwaukee Brewers.Greene was shut down early in August 2018 to tend to a UCL sprain. He and the team opted for rest and rehabilitation to nurse the injury, rather than go immediately under the knife. Obviously, the idea was to try and get it right without having to miss over a year recovering from surgery. The gamble, such as it was one http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , won’t pay off here, as Greene will now miss all of 2019 and, probably, half of 2020 before returning to the mound in a competitive baseball game.Greene was the number two overall selection in the 2017 MLB draft. He pitched only four professional innings in that season. He went to Dayton to begin the year in 2018, where he pitched 68.1 innings for a 4.48 ERA for the Dragons. That number includes a pretty rough first month from the 18-year-old hurler, as from May forward, that ERA number drops to 3.13.Hunter Greene wowed in last season’s Future’s Game, throwing 19 pitches over 100 mph.So, basically, this all sucks and everything is terrible. Greene won’t turn 20 until August of this year, so there’s still a lot of time for the youngster to come back and pitch well for the Reds. Still, this is terrible, terrible news for the team and its fans.We wish nothing but the best for Hunter Greene.