SPPod #165 The Ballad of Big Joe

Even if the ultimate goal of minor league games is player development, winning still matters to those players. With Lowell and Salem qualifying for the post-season, we get more looks. Case in point, Ian saw both Spinner wins last week. He got good looks at Jay Groome, Yusniel Padron-Artiles, and Big Joe Davis among others. Chris and Ian talk through the Salem guys who shined in their post season series. And they close out the show by going through September's system rankings update. Listen in! 0:00 - Intros, housekeeping, email us and remember to check us out on Patreon. 4:15 - Post-season results for Lowell and Salem 13:15 - Scouting Lowell's pitchers 29:30 - Big Joe Davis and the Lowell hitters 43:00 - Updating the book on Ryan Zeferjahn and Aldo Ramirez 52:00 - Salem's post season run 1:06:15 - September rankings update 1:25:00 - Mailbag question Players mentioned in the show Jay Groome Yusniel Padron-Artiles Big Joe Davis Cameron Cannon Roldani Baldwin Ceddanne Rafaela Matthew Lugo Ryan Zeferjahn Aldo Ramirez Nick Decker Thaddeus Ward Tyler Esplin AJ Politi Jarren Duran Gilberto Jimenez Brandon Howlett Brayan Bello Pedro Castellanos Yoan Aybar Jorge Rodriguez Jhonathan Diaz Alex Scherff Got something to say? We love talking about what you want to hear about. Make sure to email us.  Love the show? Want to help us out while also getting exclusive goodies? Support the podcast by contributing to us on Patreon! Go to Sox Prospects on Patreon for the details. Podcast Twitter Links: @SPChrisHatfield @IanCundall @SoxProspects Subscribe on iTunes (please rate and review!) Subscribe on Stitcher (please rate and review!) Listen on Spotify Listen on YouTube Listen on Google Play Music Podcast Archive