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Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 81
Pitching: 77
Overall: 84
1. Ray Corid LF 81/88 23yr AAA .312/.409/.603 17 HR 72 RBI .000 Pct
Ray looks to be a special player who is absolutely raking in AAA. Already has plus power and speed and looks to possibly develop plus contact and eye, if that happens he will be a very good hitter. However his defense is lacking and on top of that his health is a major concern with 5 DL trips in two plus seasons. If he can remain healthy he should be a good player with a ceiling of a everyday contributor to the floor of a 4th outfielder.
2. Angelo Araujo SP 64/88 21yr AA 2-0 2.92 ERA 1:1 K/BB .217 OBA
Angelo has the ace potential teams are interested in for young SP. He projects to have plus power and control and maybe plus movement, his three pitches are strong but whether they make it into plus pitches is not certain. The fact that he only has three pitches is a small concern for his long term viability, but if all goes well he could be an Ace pitcher for someone, worse comes to worse, a good LR or 5th Starter.
3. Ernest Pattern RF 77/90 21yr AA .277/.346/.482 12 HR 60 RBI .977 Pct
Pattern is an enigma, his power is real and already a plus vital at 21yr, but the eye and speed while not appearing far behind look like they could struggle to catch up, and the contact worries us greatly. He might be another high power solid eye guy like most of the OF in the MiLB but his ceiling says potential all star, but at the same time the concern is he could become no better than a lite hitting HR machine with no defensive skills.
4. Jim Wells LF 76/88 18yr A .262/.370/.461 11 HR 45 RBI .983 Pct
Jim is only 18 and already has plus eye and just about plus power, while he fits again the same high power and eye model we see a lot of he looks to be something special. His age is the big factor here while the contact is a little lacking it is nothing to be overly concerned about due to his age. Best guess he becomes a perennial allstar and maybe takes down a HR title, worse case solid 4th OF with a good bat but spotty defense.
5. Moreno Vazquez SS 74/85 22yr AAA .234/.334/.287 0 HR 13 RBI .957 Pct
Great defense and a plus eye, while the speed and contact might not make the plus category they should be good enough. His defense looks very good and if that bat gets a little more snap to it he could end up being a very nice defensive first SS that should get a lot of play in the show, if his bat doesn’t show up he should still see time off the bench if not starting for teams that like lite hitting SS with good D.
6. Nick Ports RF 61/88 21yr A .280/.329/.482 10 HR 55 RBI .976 Pct
Nick has a strong OF arm and has the potential to be a plus contact, power and eye the trifecta for a young RF hitter. But these are big if’s and the lack of good defense might force him to DH which would lessen his value as he will not outhit a lot of those DH types out there. Nevertheless he should be a very good serviceable player with a solid career ahead of him.
7. Darwin McCartney SS 66/91 19yr A .245/.288/.490 2 HR 11 RBI .969 PCt
If you like defense first lite hitting shortstop then look no farther than…..wait a second. Lite hitting check, good defense… where is that at? To be fair he is young and for his age it looks like his power an speed will end up as plus viatls however the contact looks very very bad and the defense doesn’t not inspire confidence, upside he could be a power hitting basestealing machine with ok defense, downside, Ryan Lief.
8. Dan Parker 3B 79/86 24yr AAA .303/.422/.516 14 RH 64 RBI .985 Pct
Dan is getting a bit long in the tooth to be considered a top prospect but his number add up. He is really putting up good numbers down on the farm this year and his power and eye are both plus vitals, and he could stick at 3B in the show with some success as well. He wont hit much for average but in the end he will be a nice bashing corner bat for someone.
9. Frediric Condova OF 73/86 25yr AAA .348/.426/.494 2 HR 19 RBI 1.00 Pct
At 25yr it is time to shit or get off of the pot. He is putting up big numbers in AAA but we don’t think that will carry over into the show, his defense should but his upside at best is a 4th outfielder who is primarily a defensive replacement with an occasional pinch hit at bat.
10. Jose Tanori 2B 78/80 24yr AAA .321/.421/.413 0 HR 46 RBI 1.000 Pct
Don’t sleep on Jose, will play top of the like defense at 2B, with a good contact and eye, he wont wow on the daily might even become unappreciated but all in all he should be a very serviceable 2B for a number of years.
Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 81
Pitching: 77
Overall: 84
1. Ray Corid LF 81/88 23yr AAA .312/.409/.603 17 HR 72 RBI .000 Pct
Ray looks to be a special player who is absolutely raking in AAA. Already has plus power and speed and looks to possibly develop plus contact and eye, if that happens he will be a very good hitter. However his defense is lacking and on top of that his health is a major concern with 5 DL trips in two plus seasons. If he can remain healthy he should be a good player with a ceiling of a everyday contributor to the floor of a 4th outfielder.
2. Angelo Araujo SP 64/88 21yr AA 2-0 2.92 ERA 1:1 K/BB .217 OBA
Angelo has the ace potential teams are interested in for young SP. He projects to have plus power and control and maybe plus movement, his three pitches are strong but whether they make it into plus pitches is not certain. The fact that he only has three pitches is a small concern for his long term viability, but if all goes well he could be an Ace pitcher for someone, worse comes to worse, a good LR or 5th Starter.
3. Ernest Pattern RF 77/90 21yr AA .277/.346/.482 12 HR 60 RBI .977 Pct
Pattern is an enigma, his power is real and already a plus vital at 21yr, but the eye and speed while not appearing far behind look like they could struggle to catch up, and the contact worries us greatly. He might be another high power solid eye guy like most of the OF in the MiLB but his ceiling says potential all star, but at the same time the concern is he could become no better than a lite hitting HR machine with no defensive skills.
4. Jim Wells LF 76/88 18yr A .262/.370/.461 11 HR 45 RBI .983 Pct
Jim is only 18 and already has plus eye and just about plus power, while he fits again the same high power and eye model we see a lot of he looks to be something special. His age is the big factor here while the contact is a little lacking it is nothing to be overly concerned about due to his age. Best guess he becomes a perennial allstar and maybe takes down a HR title, worse case solid 4th OF with a good bat but spotty defense.
5. Moreno Vazquez SS 74/85 22yr AAA .234/.334/.287 0 HR 13 RBI .957 Pct
Great defense and a plus eye, while the speed and contact might not make the plus category they should be good enough. His defense looks very good and if that bat gets a little more snap to it he could end up being a very nice defensive first SS that should get a lot of play in the show, if his bat doesn’t show up he should still see time off the bench if not starting for teams that like lite hitting SS with good D.
6. Nick Ports RF 61/88 21yr A .280/.329/.482 10 HR 55 RBI .976 Pct
Nick has a strong OF arm and has the potential to be a plus contact, power and eye the trifecta for a young RF hitter. But these are big if’s and the lack of good defense might force him to DH which would lessen his value as he will not outhit a lot of those DH types out there. Nevertheless he should be a very good serviceable player with a solid career ahead of him.
7. Darwin McCartney SS 66/91 19yr A .245/.288/.490 2 HR 11 RBI .969 PCt
If you like defense first lite hitting shortstop then look no farther than…..wait a second. Lite hitting check, good defense… where is that at? To be fair he is young and for his age it looks like his power an speed will end up as plus viatls however the contact looks very very bad and the defense doesn’t not inspire confidence, upside he could be a power hitting basestealing machine with ok defense, downside, Ryan Lief.
8. Dan Parker 3B 79/86 24yr AAA .303/.422/.516 14 RH 64 RBI .985 Pct
Dan is getting a bit long in the tooth to be considered a top prospect but his number add up. He is really putting up good numbers down on the farm this year and his power and eye are both plus vitals, and he could stick at 3B in the show with some success as well. He wont hit much for average but in the end he will be a nice bashing corner bat for someone.
9. Frediric Condova OF 73/86 25yr AAA .348/.426/.494 2 HR 19 RBI 1.00 Pct
At 25yr it is time to shit or get off of the pot. He is putting up big numbers in AAA but we don’t think that will carry over into the show, his defense should but his upside at best is a 4th outfielder who is primarily a defensive replacement with an occasional pinch hit at bat.
10. Jose Tanori 2B 78/80 24yr AAA .321/.421/.413 0 HR 46 RBI 1.000 Pct
Don’t sleep on Jose, will play top of the like defense at 2B, with a good contact and eye, he wont wow on the daily might even become unappreciated but all in all he should be a very serviceable 2B for a number of years.
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