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The players with the biggest differences on the lists:
Xander Bogarts: 11th on Sickels/33 on BA
Nick Franklin: 16/35
Jon Singleton: 47/23
Mike Olt: 38/11
Matt Barnes: 41/13
Jose Fernandez: 39/8
Players with the highest average rank
Jurickson Profar 1.5
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Originally Posted by filihok
The new number 1 prospect, in my book, Rangers SS Jurickson Profar.
Wil Myers 2.5
Dylan Bundy 2.5
Taijuan Walker 4.5
Gerrit Cole 6
Danny Hultzen 6
Manny Machado 8.5
Zack Wheeler 11.5
James Taillon 12.5
Oscar Taveras 13.5
Tyler Skaggs 13.5
Some rumors coming out of KC that the Royals may be calling Myers up soon. Myers is hitting .400/636 in AAA which is 63% better than the average hitter. That's with a reasonable, for AAA, BABIP of .350. He walks a good percentage of the time, 10% or more for most of his minor league career, while striking out in the neighborhood of 20% of the time. If he gets called up expects something in a .320/.380 OBP & SLG which is roughly what Shane Victorino has done this season.
Combining the 3 lists we get:
1) Jurickson Profar - SS Texas
2) Dylan Bundy - P Baltimore
3) Wil Myers - OF Kansas City
4) Taijuan Walker - P Seattle
5) Danny Hultzen - P Seattle
6) Gerrit Cole - P Pittsburgh
7) Manny Machado - SS Baltimore
8) Zack Wheeler - P New York Mets
9) James Taillon - P Pittsburgh
10) Tyler Skaggs - P Arizona
Interesting that 3b Jedd Gyorko came in 50th on all 3 lists that I've looked at.
The player with the greatest discrepancy between lists is Milwaukee pitcher Tyler Thornburg who was not in Sickels' top 100 but was 49th in both FanGraphs' and BA's lists
Toronto had 6 players ranked, and numerous teams had 0 players ranked.
The Cubs' top prospect, Brett Jackson, will make his major league debut tonight. Unfortunately, he will be overmatched by LA's superior pitching.
Jackson is an athletic centerfielder and should play plus defense with power and speed as his main offensive weapons. Unfortunately, for Cubs fans, Jackson is a strikeout machine. He draws walks which will help his OBP but his 30% K rate will keep him from ever hitting for average. If he can sort that out, he can be a star. If he doesn't he can still be a useful player due to his defense and other offensive skills.
Expect something like a .250 average, .320 OBP and .420 SLG this season.
Combining the 3 lists we get:
1) Jurickson Profar - SS Texas
2) Dylan Bundy - P Baltimore
3) Wil Myers - OF Kansas City
4) Taijuan Walker - P Seattle
5) Danny Hultzen - P Seattle
6) Gerrit Cole - P Pittsburgh
7) Manny Machado - SS Baltimore
8) Zack Wheeler - P New York Mets
9) James Taillon - P Pittsburgh
10) Tyler Skaggs - P Arizona
Interesting that 3b Jedd Gyorko came in 50th on all 3 lists that I've looked at.
The player with the greatest discrepancy between lists is Milwaukee pitcher Tyler Thornburg who was not in Sickels' top 100 but was 49th in both FanGraphs' and BA's lists
Toronto had 6 players ranked, and numerous teams had 0 players ranked.
Nolan Arenado (Rockies top prospect, 3rd base) after a hot start really struggled in June and July with AA Tulsa (Texas League) is off too a red hot August 10 hits in his last 14 AB's.
He walks a decent amount (10% in the minors) and makes good contact (15%). The power isn't there yet though and he's not dominating in AA.
Maybe .310/.380 as a projection.
Oriole SSs are hitting .280/.390 on the year
Third 3Bmen are hitting .320/.405
He's not a clear offensive upgrade on either of those positions.
Twitter says he'll be playing 3B where Wilson Betemit has been playing. Betemit is ... uh ... not good at defense. Machado is younger, faster, and maybe a SS. He should be a defensive upgrade.
I'm not sure that Machado will help the Orioles win any more than Betemit will, but I do like that the Orioles are being aggressive when they have a chance to get into the playoffs.
hard to believe Oscar Taveras (StL) isn't in everybody's top 10. I read recently he's as close to an 80 hitter as there is in the minors.
Taveras ranked 15th on average.
9th by Sickels, 18th by BA and 18th by FanGraphs
Taveras is killing the ball: walking a respectable 8% of the time, only striking out 11% of the time, and posting a .254 ISO (for reference that's Andrew McCutchen and Josh Reddick territory). His .385/.577 OBP/.SLG is 63% better than the average hitter in his league. He can rake.
The two knocks on Taveras are
1) his defense. He's a poor defensive outfielder. That's the least valuable defensive skill set. If you can hit enough, you can make it work though.
2) his plate approach. He walks a bit and doesn't strike out. So what's not to like? The scouting reports that I've read all say that his swing is too long and that it has some hitches. Scouts seem to be concerned that this works against inferior pitching, but may not against higher level pitching. It should be noted that these scouting reports came before he began to mash AA pitching which is usually the lower level of higher level pitching.
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