Early minor league impressions

I know we are only a month into the season but here are some early impressions:

Bobby Bradley - He is hot now.   I could easily see people pushing for him to be promoted.   However, compare his numbers at AAA last year and this year.   It looks like he is hitting for a little more average and power but his walk rate has dropped.   I don't think that his numbers are sustainable at AAA, let alone in the majors.

Nolan Jones -   His walk rate is EXTREMELY high but his power is non-existent.   In fact, his High A numbers are almost identical to what they were last year at Lynchburg, except last year he showed more power.  The extreme walk rate is interesting as is the higher batting average.   I just don't know about the power completely disappearing,

Oscar Mercado - The thing about this guy is that he is stuffing the stat sheet every night.  He looks like he is close to being ready for a promotion.  

Oscar Gonzalez - Showing extremely high batting average and some power but, at this point, he hasn't walked even a single time this year.  I just don't see the extremely low walk rate being sustainable.

James Karinchak - I saw him pitch a couple of times in spring training and what he is doing now is not unexpected based on the stuff I saw when he pitched this spring.  He could come to the majors fast and stay for a long time.

Nick Sandlin - Here is a guy who will go from extended spring training to the majors by the end of the season.   The key for me is that it appears now that he has shaken off almost all the rust and is ready to explode on the major league scene.

Zac Plesac - Another guy who is coming fast he could easily be the next Shane Bieber.

Kyle Nelson -  For me he could be Vinnie Pestano Part Deux.  I like his stuff and he hasn't been phased by the competitive level so far.

Eli Morgan - More of a gimmick guy to me, he will have to dominate at AA before I think he has a true shot.   I think he can do that be the lack of that killer ML pitch is, for me, an issue.

Tyler Freeman - He looks solid to me.   He has more doubles than Ks and more walks than Ks.  He is shaky in the field but he definitely can handle the bat.

Will Benson - It's hard to tell what to make of him, being that he is repeating low A and most good players don't have to do that.   Still, his numbers are up across the board from last year so the hope is that the light bulb has lit up and he will be on the steep part of his learning curve.  Time will tell, though.

Luis Ovedo - Up and down this year.   We will see how he holds up to a long season.

Bo Naylor - Really too early to tell but I remember Connor Capel, in the same position in terms of age, league and prospect status, struggling to stay above the Mendoza line for a good part of his season in LC.  Have patience with Naylor but given the possible whiffs the scouting department had with Quentin Holmes and maybe Benson, Naylor's early struggles are surprising.   Maybe he should be in Mahoning Valley and maybe that was the plan all along.   Give him some exposure in A ball before sending him back to MV for the start of their season.   Time will tell.