Comments on Sickles Os Sleeper picks: Brandon Cooley and Ashur Tolliver
John Sickles recently put up a list of sleeper prospects here. It was a fairly substantial list but not a huge one. I thought I'd take a quick look at the two O's he marked. The two Baltimore sleepers are Brandon Cooney and Ashur Tolliver.
Brandon Cooney: Started 10 games in 2007 at the rookie level with one relief appearance. He had a so-so year but with a very high Babip (Batted Balls in Play). As a starter he had a very strikeouts per nine innings rate of 6.11 (It's extremely hard to survive in the majors with a K/9 lower than 6) but with solid control 2-something. He became a fulltime reliever after that doing very well. He had a 13.15 k/9 in 2008 but with worse control at short-season A. 2009 he split time between A and advanced A but his k/9 innings was mid 7s but with good control. I don't see much coming out from him unlike Sickels but he definitely knows more than I do. If he's using a sinker it could just be a matter of having an improved defense behind him.
Ashur Tolliver: He signed in 2009 as an overslot signee in the fifth round making three scoreless appearances striking out 7 in eight innings of work. According to the scouting report he has an 88-93 fastball, a change-up and a slider. As a lefty the fastball is in the right range, so it should be at least average to above-average. It apparently hit 96 early in the college season which means he could become a second power lefty after Matusz. According to Baseball America his change-up is his best secondary pitch. He played for NAIA power Oklahoma City after transferring from Arkansas-Little Rock and posting an ERA of 2.17 in relief in the Cape Cod league. Apparently he's pretty small listed as 6 ft and 170 pounds. He will need to either improve or develop a good breaking ball if he wants to make it as a starter. Either way he could very easily end up in the top 10 next season with a power fastball and a good changeup and whatever he settles on as his breaking ball.
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Tolliver
I really like him, but the main question is his durability. Although if he proves that he doesnt have the endurance to make it through as a starter he could be a real good bullpen arm. Apparently he has three pretty solid pitches as well. Not a bad player to get out of a 5th round pick and only $200K
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by Reddrummer9187 on Feb 25, 2010 10:18 PM EST reply actions
Size
The baseball cube has him listed as 5’11" and 155 lbs btw, so 6 foot 170 is probably generous.
"I have seen the future and his name is Matt Wieters." Keith Law
by Reddrummer9187 on Feb 25, 2010 10:18 PM EST reply actions
I agree with you
one article said that he was generously listed as 6 ft and 170 but I didn’t know where to pull a more likely weight.
yea i have seen 6 ft 170 elsewhere as well
So there’s no faulting you for that, and its so hard to get exacts on these players anyways for whatever reason.
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by Reddrummer9187 on Feb 26, 2010 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
Tolliver
I do think Tolliver will be a reliever. I’m believe the Delmarva rotation will consist of Hobgood, Cowan, Haughian, Sexton Fabrizio. I expect Tolliver to start at Delmarva so his only spot may be the bullpen.
Does anyone else like Oliver Drake as a sleeper?
by Jordan Tuwiner on Feb 26, 2010 11:06 AM EST reply actions
I like Drake
I dunno how much of a sleeper he is – I see him more as a guy who might actually make the big leagues and be useful than I do someone who will be on a top 100 list.
I actually think Frabrizio is something of a sleeper.
To be understood is to be a prostitute. ~ Fernando Pessoa
I was actually thinking
Frederick since he is a college pitcher, but as a small-sized guy he could easily be in short season A, Delmara or frederick.
And I would have thought that Hobgood would start at Aberdeen since he was a high school arm
Both are possible
Hobgood could start at Aberdeen or Delmarva. Berry could start at Delmarva or Frederick. Cowan could start at Delmarva or Frederick.
by Jordan Tuwiner on Feb 26, 2010 2:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hobgood is lobbying hard to start at Delmarva.
We’ll see if he gets his wish.
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