A Minor Review of 2009: Los Angeles Angels
by Marc Hulet - October 5, 2009 - Share this Article
Prospect ranking season is just around the corner. In anticipation of that,
we present an intro series looking at some of the players who deserve
mentioning but probably will not be appearing on their teams’ Top 10 lists.
The popular series is back for a second year.
Los Angeles Angels
The Graduate: Kevin Jepsen, RHP
Despite being a rookie in ‘09, Jepsen was one of the Angels’ best
relievers – especially with the loss of veteran set-up man Scot Shields to
injury. Jepsen was a little too hittable with 63 hits allowed in 54.2
innings, but he maintained solid walk and strikeout rates: 3.13 BB/9 and
7.90 K/9. He kept a lot of balls out of the air with a 57.1% ground-ball
rate. Jepsen’s ERA of 4.94 was misleading; his FIP was just 2.86.
雖然Jepsen只是個菜鳥，但是他可是天使牛棚中表現最好的一員之一，尤其是當天使失
去了他們的set-up Scot Shields的時候。Jepsen的被安打率略高，在54.2局裡面被擊
出63支安打，但是他保持了相當好的 3.13 BB/9和7.90 K/9。他的滾地球率有57.1%。
不要被Jepsen 4.94的ERA給誤導了，他的FIP可是2.86呢。
The Riser: Chris Pettit, OF
We could talk about a number of prospects here, including shortstop Rolando
Gomez and pitcher Ryan Chaffee, but let’s focus on the more MLB-ready
player: outfielder Pettit. He doesn’t have a huge ceiling but the 25 year
old has been a consistently-good hitter, save for an injury-marred 2008
season. In 2009 at triple-A, Pettit hit .321/.383/.482 with 30 doubles in
371 at-bats. His usually-solid walk rate took a hit down to 7.7% but he kept
the strikeouts in check: 16.7%. Pettit doesn’t have a huge ceiling but
should be an excellent fourth outfielder (along the lines of the Cubs’ Reed
Johnson) in an organization that has aging starting outfielders who could
need plenty of rest.
我們在這個項目有很多選擇，包括了SS Rolando Gomez或者是投手Ryan Chaffee，但是
讓我們將注意力投射到那位比較成熟的球員：外野手 Chris Pettit。他不是個天才，
但是25歲的他一向是個好打者，2008被傷痛纏身的他除外。Pettit今年在3A的371個AB
中打出了.321/.383/.482和30個2B的成績。他一向很好的保送率下降到7.7%，但是他將
他的三振率保持在不錯的16.7%。他會是個很不錯的四號外野手（約略等同於小熊的
Reed Johnson），尤其他身處於一個老人外野手會需要很多休息的球團。
The Tumbler: Mason Tobin, RHP
It wasn’t really Tobin’s fault that he stumbled in 2009, thankfully one of
few top-rated prospects to do so. The talented right-hander has been
inundated with injury problems since turning pro and has appeared in just 11
games in the past two seasons. Tobin, 22, has solid stuff, including a low-
90s fastball, slider and changeup, and the Angels organization was
converting him from starter to reliever when his latest DL stint occurred.
就像其他幾位頂級新秀一樣，09年的失敗不能說是Tobin的錯。這位天份極高的球員在
開始職棒生涯後就傷痛纏身，過去兩個球季只出賽11場。22的Tobin有很好的stuff，包
括了一個low-90s的速球、滑球、和Changeup，而且他上一次進入DL的時候天使正在嘗
試將他轉型為救援投手。
The ‘10 Sleeper: Manuarys Correa, RHP
Correa’s numbers were not as flashy as some of his teammates (Chaffee,
Tyler Chatwood) but he maintains a high ceiling thanks to a repertoire that
includes a 90-93 mph fastball, plus slider and changeup. Just 20 years old,
Correa allowed 176 hits in 163 innings of work in low-A. He showed good
control with a walk rate of 2.37 BB/9 but his strikeout rate was puzzling
(given his stuff) at just 3.81 K/9. Correa had nice numbers against
southpaws with a .247 average allowed and a ground-ball rate of 50.7%. The
Dominican Republic native just needs experience and time to learn the
nuances of pitching to professional hitters.
Correa的成績並不像他的一些隊友(Chaffee, Tyler Chatwood) 一般耀眼，但是他的潛
力依舊很高，他擁有一顆90-93mph的速球，一個plus滑球和一個changeup。20歲的
Correa在low-A的163局投球中被擊出了176支安打。雖然他以2.37 BB/9的成績表現出了
極佳的控球，但是他的3.81 K/9非常奇怪（以他的stuff來說）。右投的Correa對左投
壓制力不錯，被打擊率是 .247，還有50.7%的滾地球率。這位多明尼加球員只需要時間
和更多經驗來學習如何應付職業打者。
Bonus: P.J. Phillips, 2B/CF
Listed as the sleeper in the ‘08 review series, I had high hopes for
Phillips from the time the Angels nabbed him in the second round of the 2005
draft. Unfortunately, the athletic brother of Brandon Phillips just has not
been able to make the necessary adjustments against professional pitchers.
His chronically-low on-base percentage and hack-tastic ways negate most of
the value in his bat. Not even a repeat season in the hitters’ haven known
as Rancho Cucamonga could light a fire under this faltering prospect.
我曾對 P.J. Phillips寄予厚望，他在2005年的選秀中被天使在第二輪選走。可惜的是
這位Brandon Phillips的兄弟一直沒有辦法對職業投手作出調整。他長期的低上壘率及
球來就打的揮棒方式抵銷了他能帶來的攻擊能力。就連在打者天堂Rancho Cucamonga的
第二個球季都沒有辦法讓這個新秀熱起來。
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我今天才知道Bradon Phillips有個兄弟，而且也會守2B耶xD
最近兩天惰性有點發作...xDDD
慣例，有錯請多多指教，謝謝。