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Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 77
Pitching: 82
Overall: 84
1. Graham Glisson SP 88/93 22yr AAA 5-5 3.90 ERA 15:4 K/BB .261 OBA
Graham is an Ace, and might be one of the best pitchers of this generation. At 22yr he has plus plus control and movement and plus power. He adds to that with a plus fastball and two seamer and a plus plus change. There is no floor or ceiling here, only destiny, he will be an Ace, question is will he win a Cy young or make an all star game, its how many will he get. Only potential here is HOF or just miss out.
2. Sean Thomason RF 70/90 21yr AA .288/.337/.395 6 HR 53 RBI 11 SB 3 CS .980 Pct
Lead off type talent, he should develop plus to plus plus conact and plus plus speed with a solid eye. His defense will allow him to stay in the outfield in the majors and his bat will allow him to lead off games there. He has all star potential and at the worse will be a very very good 4th outfielder with speed and contact to add to his defensive ability.
3. Kyle Grass SP 80/93 21yr AAA 3-4 3.65 ERA 7:4 K/BB .262 OBA
Kyle has a plus movement and a plus curve, his slider and fastball have a chance to be plus offering as well. We are worried about his control and power, they could develop into plus vitals or could stay in their current solid states. IF they improve he will be a top end starter in a rotation, if not he sould still see plenty of time in the back of someones rotation.
4. Jim Syndor SP 78/88 23yr AAA 7-2 2.70 ERA 19:7 K/BB .198 OBA
Another guys with plus movement and on his way to plus power, he has a plus fastball and could get a plus curve, if this all comes to pass he will be a good mid rotation starter, if not then he will have to play out of the front of the pen.
5. Howie Saso SP 79/88 23yr AAA 7-6 4.14 ERA 16:7 K/BB .256 OBA
Howie should end up with plus control, movement and power with a plus fastball with a solid slider and cutter. The issue isn’t the vitals will be on the low end of the plus scale, we see him as a Houser type at best, solid vitals but not great results, his floor is a guy that cant get it together and bounces around team to team looking for a home.
6. Mike Lewis SP 61/87 21yr A 7-6 4.12 ERA 1:1 K/BB .232 OBA
Mike is an intriguing guy, projects to have plus power and movement with plus change and curve and a solid fastball. If those all hit their projects then he could be a top end of the rotation talent, especially if his control becomes a solid vital, if he misses these projects he should still be a good back end starter.
7. Mike Townend SP 56/87 20yr A (Just drafted) 2-0 2.96 ERA 1:1 K/BB .213 OBA
Mike has a build of a guy that will be control and power both of which could be plus offerings, his fastball and curve could get there as well. If that happens he will have upper rotation celing, but with a movement that will not be more than a solid offering then the curve might not play as it should which puts his floor at a back end of the rotaton type
8. Carlo Penalba RP 62/86 19yr A 0-0 3.86 ERA 1:1 K/BB .198 OBA 0 SV 6 BS
Fortunately he is 19yr his power and movement still have potential to be plus offerings, as do his curve and change. But his control wont be good enough for him to be a great player in the majors, best he can hope to offer is as a soft tossing set up man, worse case is he flames out in the upper minors.
9. Vic Conejo SP 57/86 20yr A 3-3 5.56 ERA 3:5 K/BB .240 OBA
Vin projects to be a power movement pitcher with those having the potential of plus offerings, as are his fastball and curve. The concern is the control if it isn’t at least a solid offering then he will have a hard time making the bigs. But if all things come to pass he could have a ceiling of a mid rotation starter with the floor of a front end pen type.
10. Brett MacVail RP 48/85 18yr A (Just drafted) 0-0 5.68 ERA 7:3 K/BB .357 OBA 1 SV 3 BS
Brett is an interesting relief prospect, he projects to have plus to plus plus power and plus control, movement could be a plus as well, his fastball and change could be plus as well. Mind you at 18yr these are a lot of ifs, one more, if these projections come to pass he would be a top of the line closer, however this farr off he could also become a guy that flames out at 21yr, only time will tell with MacVail
Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 77
Pitching: 82
Overall: 84
1. Graham Glisson SP 88/93 22yr AAA 5-5 3.90 ERA 15:4 K/BB .261 OBA
Graham is an Ace, and might be one of the best pitchers of this generation. At 22yr he has plus plus control and movement and plus power. He adds to that with a plus fastball and two seamer and a plus plus change. There is no floor or ceiling here, only destiny, he will be an Ace, question is will he win a Cy young or make an all star game, its how many will he get. Only potential here is HOF or just miss out.
2. Sean Thomason RF 70/90 21yr AA .288/.337/.395 6 HR 53 RBI 11 SB 3 CS .980 Pct
Lead off type talent, he should develop plus to plus plus conact and plus plus speed with a solid eye. His defense will allow him to stay in the outfield in the majors and his bat will allow him to lead off games there. He has all star potential and at the worse will be a very very good 4th outfielder with speed and contact to add to his defensive ability.
3. Kyle Grass SP 80/93 21yr AAA 3-4 3.65 ERA 7:4 K/BB .262 OBA
Kyle has a plus movement and a plus curve, his slider and fastball have a chance to be plus offering as well. We are worried about his control and power, they could develop into plus vitals or could stay in their current solid states. IF they improve he will be a top end starter in a rotation, if not he sould still see plenty of time in the back of someones rotation.
4. Jim Syndor SP 78/88 23yr AAA 7-2 2.70 ERA 19:7 K/BB .198 OBA
Another guys with plus movement and on his way to plus power, he has a plus fastball and could get a plus curve, if this all comes to pass he will be a good mid rotation starter, if not then he will have to play out of the front of the pen.
5. Howie Saso SP 79/88 23yr AAA 7-6 4.14 ERA 16:7 K/BB .256 OBA
Howie should end up with plus control, movement and power with a plus fastball with a solid slider and cutter. The issue isn’t the vitals will be on the low end of the plus scale, we see him as a Houser type at best, solid vitals but not great results, his floor is a guy that cant get it together and bounces around team to team looking for a home.
6. Mike Lewis SP 61/87 21yr A 7-6 4.12 ERA 1:1 K/BB .232 OBA
Mike is an intriguing guy, projects to have plus power and movement with plus change and curve and a solid fastball. If those all hit their projects then he could be a top end of the rotation talent, especially if his control becomes a solid vital, if he misses these projects he should still be a good back end starter.
7. Mike Townend SP 56/87 20yr A (Just drafted) 2-0 2.96 ERA 1:1 K/BB .213 OBA
Mike has a build of a guy that will be control and power both of which could be plus offerings, his fastball and curve could get there as well. If that happens he will have upper rotation celing, but with a movement that will not be more than a solid offering then the curve might not play as it should which puts his floor at a back end of the rotaton type
8. Carlo Penalba RP 62/86 19yr A 0-0 3.86 ERA 1:1 K/BB .198 OBA 0 SV 6 BS
Fortunately he is 19yr his power and movement still have potential to be plus offerings, as do his curve and change. But his control wont be good enough for him to be a great player in the majors, best he can hope to offer is as a soft tossing set up man, worse case is he flames out in the upper minors.
9. Vic Conejo SP 57/86 20yr A 3-3 5.56 ERA 3:5 K/BB .240 OBA
Vin projects to be a power movement pitcher with those having the potential of plus offerings, as are his fastball and curve. The concern is the control if it isn’t at least a solid offering then he will have a hard time making the bigs. But if all things come to pass he could have a ceiling of a mid rotation starter with the floor of a front end pen type.
10. Brett MacVail RP 48/85 18yr A (Just drafted) 0-0 5.68 ERA 7:3 K/BB .357 OBA 1 SV 3 BS
Brett is an interesting relief prospect, he projects to have plus to plus plus power and plus control, movement could be a plus as well, his fastball and change could be plus as well. Mind you at 18yr these are a lot of ifs, one more, if these projections come to pass he would be a top of the line closer, however this farr off he could also become a guy that flames out at 21yr, only time will tell with MacVail
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