Follow the Prospects: Brady House, 3B

[KnorrForYourMoney]

he's played over 100 games at AA, time to see what he can do at the next level.

Which means nothing if he can't master the level.  >.750 OPS with terrible road splits is not showing mastery.

[Slateman]

Which means nothing if he can't master the level.  >.750 OPS with terrible road splits is not showing mastery.

It wad for Crews. . . .

[KnorrForYourMoney]

???

Crews OPS at AA this year: .789

[Slateman]

???

Crews OPS at AA this year: .789

Exactly

[KnorrForYourMoney]

I guess I missed the memo that .789 and .734 are equal.  Silly me!

[CoryTheFormerExposFan]

Homered off Senga!

[GataNats]

Guy is the real deal

[GataNats]

Hit a moon shot tonight

[Slateman]

https://x.com/Bobby_Blanco/status/1818438295971639791

Brady House hits his second Triple-A home run, a big two-run shot.

House has hits in all but one of his games at Rochester since being promoted earlier this month.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

https://x.com/Bobby_Blanco/status/1818438295971639791

I know you are a skeptic of the value of AAA, but do you think AAA is beneficial if a guy has problems with breaking stuff rather than heat?

[Slateman]

I know you are a skeptic of the value of AAA, but do you think AAA is beneficial if a guy has problems with breaking stuff rather than heat?

The breaking stuff is better in Double A and the Majors.

Future is now. Only way they're going to learn is by playing against MLB pitching. Would you rather then stuggle for a month this season or next season?

[RD]

I know you are a skeptic of the value of AAA, but do you think AAA is beneficial if a guy has problems with breaking stuff rather than heat?

There absolutely is value in AAA. Facing guys that can change speeds and hit spots is definitely a valuable experience for hitters. It's different from AA where guys may have more stuff, but it's valuable nonetheless. 

Neither Crews or House are killing it in AAA. There is no reason to promote either right now. Especially House. I can see the value of challenging them in a month just to get their feet wet at the big league level before they debut in '25 at some point. But another month of AB's in AAA will be good for both.

[imref]

Guess who just hit a walk-off hit to the gap today (would have been at least a double) .321 / .830 at AAA, 3-5 on the day.

Call him up!

[GataNats]

There absolutely is value in AAA. Facing guys that can change speeds and hit spots is definitely a valuable experience for hitters. It's different from AA where guys may have more stuff, but it's valuable nonetheless. 

Neither Crews or House are killing it in AAA. There is no reason to promote either right now. Especially House. I can see the value of challenging them in a month just to get their feet wet at the big league level before they debut in '25 at some point. But another month of AB's in AAA will be good for both.

House is absolutely killing it in AAA.  3 more hits tonight

[RD]

House is absolutely killing it in AAA.  3 more hits tonight

Before the last 2 games, House was hitting .272 with 12 k's and 1 walk in 11 games. That's not killing it. I know exaggerating is your thing, but that doesn't make it reality.

I hope House turns the past couple games into a much longer "hot streak" and pushes his way to the bigs. But you're not pushing him to the bigs on the heels of 2 or 3 good games. He goes hitless in the next 2 games, and hes back at .270(not that thats a bad number, just not "killing it"). Make it 2 or 3 weeks, then we'll talk.

[Slateman]

Before the last 2 games, House was hitting .272 with 12 k's and 1 walk in 11 games. That's not killing it. I know exaggerating is your thing, but that doesn't make it reality.

I hope House turns the past couple games into a much longer "hot streak" and pushes his way to the bigs. But you're not pushing him to the bigs on the heels of 2 or 3 good games. He goes hitless in the next 2 games, and hes back at .270(not that thats a bad number, just not "killing it"). Make it 2 or 3 weeks, then we'll talk.

Hit in all but one game. Thats killing it.

This is a waste of time. Get him up to the Majors. Get him the experience he needs to prepare for next season.

[Senatorswin]

I assume the stats on baseball reference and MLB are current. It shows at AAA:

Games - 13
AB - 53
HR - 2
RBI - 11
AVG - .321
OPS - .830

That's pretty good.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I assume the stats on baseball reference and MLB are current. It shows at AAA:

Games - 13
AB - 53
HR - 2
RBI - 11
AVG - .321
OPS - .830

That's pretty good.

as RD points out, a good chunk of the good stuff is in the last 2 games. Otherwise he's been mediocre.

[Senatorswin]

as RD points out, a good chunk of the good stuff is in the last 2 games. Otherwise he's been mediocre.

It's better if it's the last two games as opposed to being hot when he got there and cooling off. It's not fair to say if we take out the good games he's mediocre.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

It's better if it's the last two games as opposed to being hot when he got there and cooling off. It's not fair to say if we take out the good games he's mediocre.

no, but it is enough to say that we are dealing with incredibly small sample sizes in AAA. If it was worth it to send him to AAA, then the results so far aren't enough to draw conclusions other than "that's nice." There's an argument (by Slate, primarily), that he should never have gone to AAA in the first place. I don't buy it, but if that is your position, then these numbers don't support or detract from the argument. It's just a small sample.

[Natsinpwc]

no, but it is enough to say that we are dealing with incredibly small sample sizes in AAA. If it was worth it to send him to AAA, then the results so far aren't enough to draw conclusions other than "that's nice." There's an argument (by Slate, primarily), that he should never have gone to AAA in the first place. I don't buy it, but if that is your position, then these numbers don't support or detract from the argument. It's just a small sample.

Give him another month. No rush. It’s not like he was a college guy and is 25 now. Still young. A bit of time in September.

[RD]

Hit in all but one game. Thats killing it.

This is a waste of time. Get him up to the Majors. Get him the experience he needs to prepare for next season.

Going 1-4 every night is not killing it. It's good that he's holding his own and not overmatched. Just turning 21, that's absolutely a good thing. I'm very high on House. But that is not killing it at any level.

[RD]

Give him another month. No rush. It’s not like he was a college guy and is 25 now. Still young. A bit of time in September.

That's basically what I meant in my earlier comment where I said, "especially House." In reference to pushing them up.

He's still very young and growing. He's held his own this year but hasn't been amazing. He's reached AAA at a younger age than Wood was, despite not producing like Wood had at any level. Then Wood spent half a year "killing it" at AAA, while House has been OK for 2 weeks. There is absolutely no reason to rush him. You've seen a ton of kids struggle with the adjustment to the bigs this year. There's no reason to add House to the list unless he forces his way. If he's still hitting .321 in 2 weeks, while walking more and hitting 4 more bombs? Go ahead and challenge him. But there's no reason right now to do it.

[Senatorswin]

I wasn't saying they should bring him up now just that it shouldn't be minimized what he's done so far. I thought his average in AA was a concern even though he showed power.

[nobleisthyname]

Age: 21
Team rank: 3
Current level: AAA

July recap (2 levels)

PA

|

AVG

|

OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

75

|

.290

|

.333

|

.435

|

2

|

0

|

20.0%

|

4.0%

|

.145

|

.768

|

101

Year-to-date (2 levels)
Games played at position
3B: 77
DH: 11
SS: 1

PA

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AVG

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OBP

|

SLG

|

HR

|

SB

|

K%

|

BB%

|

ISO

|

OPS

|

wRC+

362

|

.248

|

.315

|

.434

|

15

|

5

|

24.0%

|

7.2%

|

.187

|

.749

|

109