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Post by Boulder Ball Busters on Jul 5, 2012 12:39:44 GMT -5
I gots me;
11. Mike Olt, 3b, Rangers
13. Matt Barnes, rhp, Red Sox
25. Javier Baez, ss, Cubs
36. Starling Marte, cf, Pirates
43. Jean Segura, 2b/ss, Angels
45. George Springer, of, Astros
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Post by Monterey Park Akai Ryu on Jul 5, 2012 13:00:18 GMT -5
I have more top 10 prospects therefore I win! Glad it did not take Kyle long to shoot that one down. You can go back to sleep now Garett, we will wake you up before the draft. 1. Dylan Bundy, rhp, Orioles 3. Wil Myers, of, Royals 14. Francisco Lindor, ss, Indians 24. Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves 37. Jake Marisnick, cf, Blue Jays I have 5 total, including #s 1 and 3 therefore I am still WINNING! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2012 13:20:22 GMT -5
According to BA:
19. Travis D'Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
49. Zach Lee, rhp, Dodgers
According to Sickels:
18) Travis D'Arnaud, C, Toronto Blue Jays
42) Zach Lee, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
60) Trevor Story, SS, Colorado Rockies
81) Chris Archer, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays
89) Trevor Rosenthal, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
94) Tony Cingrani, LHP, Cincinnati Reds
96) Brandon Nimmo, OF, New York Mets
114) Kyle Lotzkar, RHP, Cincinnati Reds
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Post by Boulder Ball Busters on Jul 12, 2012 18:03:11 GMT -5
Keith law's Top 50 Prospects mid-season...long list as a subscription is required (paid) so I didn;t do the link;
1. Jurickson Profar, SS, Texas Rangers (age 19)
Current level: Double-A (Frisco)
Preseason ranking: 7
Profar has the ultimate mark of an elite prospect. He keeps improving even as he is challenged with better competition. In this case, the Rangers jumped the 19-year-old two levels to Double-A, where he has continued to hit for average, get on base, make contact, show surprising power for his size, hit from both sides of the plate and play plus defense. There's no real hole in his game, and he looks as if he'll be more than ready for the majors before he turns 21 -- another mark of a potential superstar -- if the Rangers can create a spot for him.
2. Dylan Bundy, RHP, Baltimore Orioles (age 19)
Current level: High Class A (Frederick)
Preseason ranking: 11
Without his cutter, he is not quite the same animal he was in high school, although there is some logic in asking a pitching prospect to shelve his best off-speed pitch temporarily so he can develop his others -- a curveball and a changeup in this case, both projecting as grade 55 or 60 pitches -- and work on fastball command. Give Bundy back his primary out pitch and he could pitch in Double-A or higher right now.
3. Manny Machado, SS, Baltimore Orioles (age 20)
Current level: Double-A (Bowie)
Preseason ranking: 4
Fans disappointed in Machado's performance earlier this year weren't considering how young and inexperienced he was as an everyday player in Double-A. After an adjustment period when he was never struggling, just failing to meet expectations, he is having results more commensurate with his high ranking. He is not as close to ready as Profar is on offense or defense, although I think he'll stay at shortstop and has more potential power.
4. Wil Myers, OF, Kansas City Royals (age 21)
Current level: Triple-A (Omaha)
Preseason ranking: 13
He hits, hits for power, gets on base and probably ends up in right field but wouldn't kill the team in center. The Royals should have promoted him Sunday right after the Futures Game.
5. Travis d'Arnaud, C, Toronto Blue Jays (age 23)
Current level: Triple-A (Las Vegas)
Preseason ranking: 6
D'Arnaud, who recently tore a ligament in his knee and will miss as much as two months, can't catch a break. It's possible, even likely, he is always going to be an injury-prone player, one who is great when he plays but won't average 140 games a year the way you'd want.
6. Taijuan Walker, RHP, Seattle Mariners (age 19)
Current level: Double-A (Jackson)
Preseason ranking: 24
It's not all there yet -- not the secondary nor the command -- but his arm is easy and quick. He is extremely athletic, not to mention very young (doesn't turn 20 until August). It's hard to see him ending up anything worse than a top-30 starter in the league, with top 10-15 upside.
7. Gerrit Cole, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (Altoona)
Preseason ranking: 10
There's no starter in the minors with a better pure repertoire, with plus velocity on the four- and two-seamers, a plus changeup and a slider up to 92 mph. He still needs to work on fastball command and pitch selection, especially taking charge of calling his own game and avoiding the trap of responding to adversity by just throwing harder, but his progress in Year 1 has been very positive.
8. Oscar Taveras, RF, St. Louis Cardinals (age 20)
Current level: Double-A (Springfield)
Preseason ranking: 53
It ain't pretty, as you know if you watched the Futures Game on Sunday, but it works, with average, power and an impressive ability to square up pitches most hitters can only foul off. He's hitting .324 AVG/.372 OBP/.593 SLG as a 20-year-old at Double-A, although I'm skeptical that he'll be able to play center field at an adequate level in the majors given teams' general insistence that their center fielders have more range than Taveras can offer. His bat still profiles as star caliber in right.
9. Tyler Skaggs, LHP, Arizona Diamondbacks (age 20)
Current level: Triple-A (Reno)
Preseason ranking: 25
He is still quite projectable even after his velocity has increased to the 90-94 mph range. The curveball shows plus; the changeup is there; and he is very loose and athletic.
10. Jameson Taillon, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates (age 20)
Current level: High Class A (Bradenton)
Preseason ranking: 15
He has the power, the size and the breaking ball to be an ace. He continues to work on fastball command in Bradenton. The Pirates have removed his shackles, allowing him to face at least some hitters a third time in 11 of his past 12 starts.
11. Francisco Lindor, SS, Cleveland Indians (age 18)
Current level: Low Class A (Lake County)
Preseason ranking: 35
Calling him the poor man's Profar isn't fair to him, perhaps the shrinking-middle-class man's Profar? Lindor isn't as advanced as Profar was at the same age and level last year, but he is still further ahead than most 18-year-old position players are, with a good eye and very good defense at short.
12. Christian Yelich, OF, Miami Marlins (age 20)
Current level: High Class A (Jupiter)
Preseason ranking: 48
He still has one of the prettiest left-handed swings in the minors. He is performing well considering more than 40 percent of his plate appearances have come against lefties.
13. Bubba Starling, CF, Kansas City Royals (age 19)
Current level: Short-season rookie (Burlington)
Preseason ranking: 15
He is off to a nice start in 10 games in short-season ball, although his ranking is more about his tools than his small-sample performance. He turns 20 in August, so he is not young for that level, and it would be great to see him get a few weeks in the full-season Midwest League before the year is out.
14. Zack Wheeler, RHP, New York Mets (age 22)
Current level: Double-A (Binghamton)
Preseason ranking: 27
He was touching 97-98 mph facing two batters at the Futures Game, although he won't pitch at that velocity as a starter. He still projects as a solid No. 2, top 30 or so in the league, with an outside chance of more.
15. Nick Castellanos, 3B, Detroit Tigers (age 20)
Current level: Double-A (Erie)
Preseason ranking: 37
Your Futures Game MVP can hit, hit for power and get on base. He is going to be at least solid average at third -- good enough that the Tigers shouldn't be thinking about putting him in the outfield.
16. Archie Bradley, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks (age 19)
Current level: Low Class A (South Bend)
Preseason ranking: 19
His stuff is great, but his command and control definitely are not where I expected them to be (57 walks in 81 2/3 innings this year). Same ceiling as before, but lower probability.
17. Shelby Miller, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (age 21)
Current level: Triple-A (Memphis)
Preseason ranking: 5
Miller's stuff was down early in the year, then the velocity crept back up, but he is still too prone to making mistakes in the zone, getting too much of the plate, especially with the fastball. That adjustment, learning to use his off-speed stuff because he can't just blow by hitters, is proving to be difficult. Doing it in the Pacific Coast League isn't easy, either; he has allowed 17 homers in 17 starts this year. He is pitching the entire year at 21 -- he is just three months older than 2012 first-round pick Kevin Gausman -- so there's no reason to jump ship yet.
18. Byron Buxton, CF, Minnesota Twins (age 18)
Current level: Rookie (Gulf Coast League)
Preseason ranking: N/A
The best prospect in this year's draft is off to a slow start in the GCL but is at least making contact. Keep in mind that all of these high draftees -- especially high school ones -- playing in rookie ball are getting reps in pro ball that their counterparts in previous years did not because they signed too late. This is one tangible difference of the signing deadline moving up from mid-August to mid-July.
19. Julio Teheran, RHP, Atlanta Braves (age 21)
Current level: Triple-A (Gwinnett)
Preseason ranking: 18
He is similar to Miller -- a young starter struggling in Triple-A, especially with the long ball. Teheran throws more strikes and has more feel for his changeup, but Miller has a better breaking ball. It's possible both guys have lower ceilings than I thought they did a year ago.
20. Carlos Correa, SS, Houston Astros (age 17)
Current level: Rookie (Gulf Coast League)
Preseason ranking: N/A
A future power-hitting infielder who probably will end up at third base as his 6-foot-4, 190-pound frame fills out. Correa turns 18 in September, and, although I preferred Buxton in the draft, I think Houston did the right thing, saving $1.2 million by taking Correa and spending that money on players such as Lance McCullers and Rio Ruiz.
21. Mason Williams, CF, New York Yankees (age 20)
Current level: High Class A (Tampa)
Preseason ranking: 34
He recently was promoted to High Class A after posting an .848 OPS in a half-season at Charleston. Williams earns a lot of raves from scouts between his tools and his general feel for the game, especially on defense.
22. Carlos Martinez, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (age 20)
Current level: Double-A (Springfield)
Preseason ranking: 22
He missed some time this year with shoulder tendinitis, but he is back and apparently healthy again. Martinez has ace potential if he holds up, but there's some skepticism that his size (6-0, 195) eventually will push him to a closer role.
23. Jonathan Singleton, 1B, Houston Astros (age 20)
Current level: Double-A (Corpus Christi)
Preseason ranking: 46
He has an advanced approach at the plate for his age, at least against right-handers, but he still shows a pronounced platoon split. He is still young for his level and is able to provide above-average defense at first.
24. Danny Hultzen, LHP, Seattle Mariners (age 22)
Current level: Triple-A (Tacoma)
Preseason ranking: 30
He hit a small speed bump in Triple-A -- a tough level for pitchers because they face so many hitters with big league experience -- but his first outing came in the high altitude of Colorado Springs, Colo., and I doubt control is any kind of long-term issue for Hultzen, who has above-average command of three pitches.
25. Aaron Sanchez, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays (Age 20)
Current level: Low Class A (Lansing)
Preseason ranking: 96
He has an electric arm that is loose and easy with life on the fastball and an out-pitch slider. He hasn't been fully tested by Toronto, which has him on such a tight pitch count that he doesn't turn lineups over three times, facing 20 batters for the first time in one outing just last week. He also has a comical, if not particularly meaningful, platoon split against lefties. He has faced 105, walked 25, fanned 45 and given up just eight singles for a .077/.254/.077 line.
26. Miguel Sano, 3B, Minnesota Twins (age 19)
Current level: Low Class A (Beloit)
Preseason ranking: 28
He is a baby, having turned 19 in May. He already has plus power, but he probably is going to be a low-contact hitter. I think he'll end up in left field or at first base, limiting his upside somewhat. He could still turn into an impact bat with 30-homer potential.
27. Billy Hamilton, SS, Cincinnati Reds (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (Pensacola)
Preseason ranking: 64
You saw the game-changing speed if you watched the Futures Game on Sunday, and you also saw why he might end up moving to second or, more likely, to center field. He looked stronger to me this year than he did last year, which will be key if he is going to keep his OBP up. The speed is great, but I'm trying not to overweigh it in these rankings. Michael Bourn stole 61 bases last year, yet added a bit more than seven runs of value on the bases, according to FanGraphs, so a reasonable expectation for Hamilton might be 9-10 runs a year, or about a win of value. He might be the most valuable fantasy prospect in the minors and is a very good prospect in the field, but there is a gap between those two values.
28. Gary Sanchez, C, New York Yankees (age 19)
Current level: High Class A (Tampa)
Preseason ranking: 55
Sanchez has improved markedly on defense to the point that you can picture him remaining behind the plate long term, and the bat should make him an MVP candidate if he does stay there. He has risen quickly since my offseason rankings and is a candidate for another significant jump between now and January.
29. Xander Bogaerts, SS, Boston Red Sox (age 19)
Current level: High Class A (Salem)
Preseason ranking: 62
I see virtually no chance Bogaerts will remain a shortstop in the long run, but he is more than athletic enough to profile at third base, where his easy plus power should make him an above-average regular.
30. Matt Harvey, RHP, New York Mets (age 23)
Current level: Triple-A (Buffalo)
Preseason ranking: 38
He has four average or better pitches, with velocity that will flash plus and a pretty good changeup but without the consistent breaking ball or command to make him a potential ace.
31. Rymer Liriano, OF, San Diego Padres (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (San Antonio)
Preseason ranking: 41
You wouldn't know from his stat line, but Liriano has huge raw power, which he showed off in batting practice before the Futures Game. He also can run and throw and should have plenty of range in right field, but he is high-beta because his recognition of off-speed isn't great. As I write this, he is riding a seven-game, 20-at-bat hitless streak in Double-A.
32. Jacob Marisnick, CF, Toronto Blue Jays (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (New Hampshire)
Preseason ranking: 47
He is still a five-tool guy, but he did nearly all of his damage in the Florida State League against lefties, so it's a little surprising to see him moved up to Double-A, typically the hardest jump for any prospect until the last one to the majors.
33. Hak-Ju Lee, SS, Tampa Bay Rays (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (Montgomery)
Preseason ranking: 12
He had a brutal start to the year, after which the Rays worked with Lee to get him to keep his hands from leaking forward and he started to hit again. If he doesn't hit -- and that's a bigger question mark today than it was six months ago -- he is a utility infielder. If he does hit, he has enough speed, patience and defense to profile as an above-average regular at short.
34. Matt Davidson, 3B, Arizona Diamondbacks (age 21)
Current level: Double-A (Mobile)
Preseason ranking: 82
He continues to hit for power (.497 slugging) and draw walks (.369 OBP) while playing good enough defense to stay at the position, even though his feet are a little heavy for third.
35. Javier Baez, SS, Chicago Cubs (age 19)
Current level: Low Class A (Peoria)
Preseason ranking: 95
The lack of patience (30 strikeouts and seven walks in 129 at-bats) is a concern -- he was a bit of a hacker in high school but could hit almost everything close to the plate then -- but the bat speed and power are still strong. He has even shown some unexpected ability to steal bases in a small sample. Like several shortstop prospects on this list, he is more likely to end up as a third baseman in the majors.
36. Jake Odorizzi, RHP, Kansas City Royals (age 22)
Current level: Triple-A (Omaha)
Preseason ranking: 71
He'll show four pitches and has above-average velocity on the fastball, but there is no knockout pitch to make him a top 15-20 overall prospect. I do love the athleticism and the ease with which he repeats his delivery.
37. Jacob Turner, RHP, Detroit Tigers (age 21)
Current level: Triple-A (Toledo)
Preseason ranking: 29
The bloom seems to be off the rose a little bit, although he is still young and hasn't been bad, just not quite up to expectations. A guy with this kind of arm probably should miss more bats, but the fastball command isn't there yet.
38. Max Fried, LHP, San Diego Padres (age 18)
Current level: Rookie (Arizona League)
Preseason ranking: N/A
A real scouts' favorite from this year's draft, Fried is an athletic lefty who can really spin a breaking ball and is aggressive on the mound. He is expected to throw about 20 innings in the Arizona Rookie League this summer.
39. Eddie Rosario, 2B, Minnesota Twins (age 20)
Current level: Low Class A (Beloit)
Preseason ranking: 50
The Twins took a pretty substantial risk moving Rosario from the outfield to second base, but reports so far are fairly positive. He still has the same plus bat speed while now making more contact.
40. Nick Franklin, SS/2B, Seattle Mariners (age 21)
Current level: Triple-A (Tacoma)
Preseason ranking: 57
He is splitting time between the two middle infield positions, which seems as though Seattle is hedging its bets. I still think he could handle shortstop, but he'll be a real asset if he moves to second full time. The switch-hitting experiment might have to end soon, though, as he has just a .283 OBP from the left side in Triple-A.
41. Mike Zunino, C, Seattle Mariners (age 21)
Current level: TBD
Preseason ranking: N/A
He is an offensive catcher with power and good-enough defensive skills. Zunino just finished a long and exhausting spring of college baseball with the University of Florida, so I'd keep expectations for his summer modest.
42. Jose Fernandez, RHP, Miami Marlins (age 19)
Current level: High Class A (Jupiter)
Preseason ranking: NR
He is up to 98 mph with a heavy fastball -- although not generating a lot of ground balls with it -- and a hard curveball that misses bats. He'll need to improve his changeup, but I'm impressed by how far along his control is.
43. Jackie Bradley, CF, Boston Red Sox (age 22)
Current level: Double-A (Portland)
Preseason ranking: NR
A plus defender in center who is using the whole field now rather than trying to pull the ball and is showing legitimately better plate discipline.
44. Anthony Rendon, 3B, Washington Nationals (age 22)
Current level: High Class A (Potomac)
Preseason ranking: 17
Bit of a shot in the dark, as Rendon's entire pro career to date, 11 months after he signed, comprises six plate appearances. He can hit and get on base if he can stay on the field, but he has suffered three major knee injuries in four years, not to mention the nagging shoulder issue that affected him last spring at Rice.
45. Tyler Austin, RF, New York Yankees (age 20)
Current level: High Class A (Tampa)
Preseason ranking: NR
Can really hit, with a balanced swing and some pull power already, although, when I caught him early this season, he was struggling a little to make adjustments to changing speeds, something that has improved in the past two-plus months.
46. Mike Olt, 3B, Texas Rangers (age 23)
Current level: Double-A (Frisco)
Preseason ranking: 75
Plus power and above-average defense at third, although he probably is going to swing and miss a lot, maybe too much for him to be a star but not enough to make him less than a very good everyday player.
47. Albert Almora, OF, Chicago Cubs (age 18)
Current level: TBD
Preseason ranking: N/A
Projects as a plus defender in center who hits for high averages. He agreed to terms Wednesday and probably won't appear in a game until next week.
48. Alen Hanson, SS, Pittsburgh Pirates (age 19)
Current level: Low Class A (West Virginia)
Preseason ranking: NR
Can hit, can run and has the requisite tools (hands, feet, arm) to remain at shortstop. He is a true switch-hitter who is performing almost equally well from both sides of the plate.
49. Zach Lee, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers (age 20)
Current level: Double-A (Chattanooga)
Preseason ranking: 41
Stuff is only average so far, including a fastball in the 88-94 mph range, but he is athletic and projectable, with the potential for three above-average or better pitches.
50. Jorge Soler, OF, Chicago Cubs (age 20)
Current level: TBD
Preseason ranking: N/A
The toolsy outfielder should make his pro debut next week, at which point we'll start to see how polished he is, or isn't, as a hitter.
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