BaseballInstinct’s scouting report on Sox prospects RHP Nestor Molina and LHP Jose Quintana

Thomas Bellmont @ BaseballInstinct:

Nestor Molina RHP White Sox – age 23– Leading the SL in walk rate with just a 3.2%. He was the key piece to the Sergio Santos deal and will need to up the K rate some if he’s going to be that mid rotation starter the Sox hoped they were getting. He has excellent command of his pitch arsenal. Can he be dominant? One answer to many questions is that he is a SP long term. But where does he slot?

Jose Quintana LHP White Sox – age 23 – Another lesser known arm. This lefty has struck out 26 in 35.1 IP with a 3.03 ERA. The production is there for the southpaw and he’s walked just 7.3% of hitters. He’s bounced from the Mets to the Yankees and now with the White Sox he may be poised tos tep forward as a SP option.

Molina’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2010	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	TOR	8	2	.800	3.11	39	2	13	0	0	4	81.0	71	35	28	4	20	1	64	0	0	2	329	1.123	7.9	0.4	2.2	7.1	3.20
2010	21	Lansing	MIDW	A	TOR	8	2	.800	3.17	37	2	12	0	0	4	76.2	64	31	27	4	20	1	61	0	0	2	309	1.096	7.5	0.5	2.3	7.2	3.05
2010	21	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	0	0		2.08	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	7	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	20	1.615	14.5	0.0	0.0	6.2
2011	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	TOR	12	3	.800	2.21	26	23	1	0	0	0	130.1	114	39	32	8	16	0	148	1	1	5	512	0.997	7.9	0.6	1.1	10.2	9.25
2011	22	Dunedin	FLOR	A+	TOR	10	3	.769	2.58	21	18	1	0	0	0	108.1	102	37	31	8	14	0	115	1	0	3	432	1.071	8.5	0.7	1.2	9.6	8.21
2011	22	New Hampshire	EL	AA	TOR	2	0	1.000	0.41	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.0	12	2	1	0	2	0	33	0	1	2	80	0.636	4.9	0.0	0.8	13.5	16.50
2012	23	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	3	1	.750	3.72	6	6	0	0	0	0	36.1	45	15	15	3	5	0	25	1	0	0	157	1.376	11.1	0.7	1.2	6.2	5.00
AA (2 seasons)				AA		5	1	.833	2.47	11	11	0	0	0	0	58.1	57	17	16	3	7	0	58	1	1	2	237	1.097	8.8	0.5	1.1	8.9	8.29
A+ (2 seasons)				A+		10	3	.769	2.56	23	18	2	0	0	0	112.2	109	41	32	8	14	0	118	1	0	3	452	1.092	8.7	0.6	1.1	9.4	8.43
A (1 season)				A		8	2	.800	3.17	37	2	12	0	0	4	76.2	64	31	27	4	20	1	61	0	0	2	309	1.096	7.5	0.5	2.3	7.2	3.05

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Quintana’s Stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2011	22	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	10	2	.833	2.91	30	12	3	0	0	1	102.0	86	35	33	5	28	0	88	1	0	7	402	1.118	7.6	0.4	2.5	7.8	3.14
2012	23	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	1	2	.333	3.06	6	6	0	0	0	0	35.1	32	13	12	1	11	0	26	0	0	2	142	1.217	8.2	0.3	2.8	6.6	2.36
AA (1 season)				AA		1	2	.333	3.06	6	6	0	0	0	0	35.1	32	13	12	1	11	0	26	0	0	2	142	1.217	8.2	0.3	2.8	6.6	2.36
A+ (1 season)				A+		10	2	.833	2.91	30	12	3	0	0	1	102.0	86	35	33	5	28	0	88	1	0	7	402	1.118	7.6	0.4	2.5	7.8	3.14

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 5/7/2012.

BTW, BaseballInstinct’s George Utter wrote about Andre Rienzo last week:

Andre Rienzo, RHP White Sox – Age 23 – Rienzo has toiled around the White Sox organization since signing out of the Dominican Republic in 2006.  He’s been effective, yet not dominant in his 5 seasons of professional ball.  In his first go round in the Carolina League he went 6-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 118/66 K/BB ratio for 2011.  The walks were concerning to us, coupled with the fact he gave up 108 hits.  He’s lucky his ERA wasn’t much higher.  Pan forward to 2012 and he was off to a 3-0 start with a 1.08 ERA a 31/7 K/BB ratio over 25 innings.  Throw in just 17 hits and he’s got a sub 1.00 WHIP.  Sadly, He’s been suspended for 50 games for violating Minor League Baseball’s drug prevention and treatment program.

Rienzo’s stats:

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2010	21	Kannapolis	SALL	A	CHW	8	4	.667	3.65	20	18	0	2	2	0	101.0	95	45	41	5	32	0	125	2	4	6	432	1.257	8.5	0.4	2.9	11.1	3.91
2011	22	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	6	5	.545	3.41	25	22	0	1	1	0	116.0	108	50	44	4	66	0	118	3	0	16	512	1.500	8.4	0.3	5.1	9.2	1.79
2012	23	Winston-Salem	CARL	A+	CHW	3	0	1.000	1.08	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.0	17	3	3	0	7	0	31	0	1	3	96	0.960	6.1	0.0	2.5	11.2	4.43
A+ (2 seasons)				A+		9	5	.643	3.00	29	26	0	1	1	0	141.0	125	53	47	4	73	0	149	3	1	19	608	1.404	8.0	0.3	4.7	9.5	2.04
A (1 season)				A		8	4	.667	3.65	20	18	0	2	2	0	101.0	95	45	41	5	32	0	125	2	4	6	432	1.257	8.5	0.4	2.9	11.1	3.91

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 5/8/2012.