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Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 80
Pitching: 84
Overall: 88
1. Guilherme Cerillo SP 75/94 19yr AA 6-2 2.99 ERA 2:1 K/BB .217 OBA
WOW!, at only 19r he already has plus control, and will almost certainly gain plus power and possibly plus movement. He screams Ace potential, his fastball is already a plus pitch and his slider isn’t far behing. Also to be putting up the stats he is in AA at his age is nothing short of amazing, projects to be an Ace with HOF potential, at worse he will be a mid rotation starter with a long term career.
2. Mike Brown OF 64/93 16yr A (Just drafted) .231/.262/.410 2 HR 8 RBI 1.000 Pct
Mike has 5 tool potential, his defense looks good considering he is 16yr and has the skills to play the outfield right now in the majors, he is listed as a LF but probably will end up in RF. His offense projects as a complete package, They should all reach plus to plus plus levels, though we are a bit concerned that the speed might not materialize, either way projects to be a All Star caliber OF with a long MLB tenure at worse he will be a defenseive first 4th outfielder type.
3. Lowell MacDade C 75/87 23yr AAA .277/.390/.411 5 RH 46 RBI .990 PCt 19% CS
Lowell will be a power first catcher with a good eye who will play well enough behind the plate to start for most teams. He has a plus eye will have plus power and with plus plus handling and a plus arm he should have a good career in the majors. We project him to be a good starter in the show with a floor of a back up catcher.
4. Jeff Herrick CF 83/85 26yr AAA .376/.451/.573 3 HR 23 RBI .984 PCt
Jeff is ready for the show, he is hitting very well is AAA and his defense will be his biggest tool when he is finally called up to play. He has plus contact and plus eye which will allow to him to hit for average in the bigs. He could start of most teams right now, he projects as a good hitter potentially in a lead off role, at worst he will be a tremendous 4th outfielder for someone.
5. Shane Shepperson 1B 78/82 21yr AAA .298/.492/.525 17 HR 73 RBI .996 PCt
Shane is another one that could potentially be playing right now in the show, but with a little more patience he could be potentially phenomenal in the bigs. He has plus eye and power the eye could be plus plus before he reaches the majors, he is crushing the ball in AAA this season nd he is only 21yr. He has All Star potential his floor is closer to bench bat at the moment but we feel he will be far better than that.
6. Tim Wolf CF 74/88 22yr AAA .267/.297/.409 7 HR 48 RBI .951 PCt
Tim is an interesting prospect, projects to have plus contact and power, his fielding might be good enough to play in the majors but he will have to stick to CF as he has no arm to speak of. As far as projections go we see him as a Don Satterly type, will hit for some average and some power and play solid in the OF, the floor on him is a 4th outfielder type, he as the tools to make it to the show but his further development will determine how far he goes.
7. Carmelo Seagarra SP 86/94 25yr AAA 5-7 4.15 ERA 12:7 K/BB .282 OBA
Carmelo most people might rate as a much higher prospect, we have a number of concerns however. First of all is his age at 25 he is not as polished as we expect, while he still has room to grow we are worried he wont. That being said he has plus movement, the control could end up a plus which would greatly increase his value, he has a plus curve and his fastball should achieve that status. Also his stats are not what you would hope for out of his age at AAA, celing, good mid rotation starter, floor, Long relief.
8. Chris Haddow SP 81/88 25yr 4-4 4.45 ERA 6:4 K/BB .267 OBA
Chris is another one other might rank higher than we do, but again he is 25 and not pitching the best in AAA. He has plus movement and a plus fastball, but nothing else projects to be a plus for him, we see him as a 5th starter as his ceiling and a guy that becomes a taxi service SP bouncing between AAA and the MLB.
9. Nick Klee SP 68/94 19yr AA 2-2 4.19 ERA 3:4 K/BB .256 OBA
Nick is young enough that we are not too concerned yet but his poor projections but we see a potential bust here. He could end up a good control movement pitcher but we just don’t like where he sits at the moment, his pitches leave something less than to be desired as well, his curve is solid but his next best two are fastball and sinker and they are a ways off. Again at 19 he could be fine, with a celing of top end starter, but his floor is manger are McDonalds, time will tell on this one.
10. Adam Hewitson SS 72/86 21yr AA .242/.298/.442 16 HR 60 RBI .979 PCt
Adam looks like he will a lite hitting good defensive SS in the majors one day. His defense gets him to the majors his bat is questionable, his speed projects to be a useful tool and while he is hitting for a ton of power in AA we are not convinced it transfers up, his contact and eye will be good enough not for him to be useless. Celing of a starting SS in the majors one day with the floor of someone who is a glove off of the bench.
Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 80
Pitching: 84
Overall: 88
1. Guilherme Cerillo SP 75/94 19yr AA 6-2 2.99 ERA 2:1 K/BB .217 OBA
WOW!, at only 19r he already has plus control, and will almost certainly gain plus power and possibly plus movement. He screams Ace potential, his fastball is already a plus pitch and his slider isn’t far behing. Also to be putting up the stats he is in AA at his age is nothing short of amazing, projects to be an Ace with HOF potential, at worse he will be a mid rotation starter with a long term career.
2. Mike Brown OF 64/93 16yr A (Just drafted) .231/.262/.410 2 HR 8 RBI 1.000 Pct
Mike has 5 tool potential, his defense looks good considering he is 16yr and has the skills to play the outfield right now in the majors, he is listed as a LF but probably will end up in RF. His offense projects as a complete package, They should all reach plus to plus plus levels, though we are a bit concerned that the speed might not materialize, either way projects to be a All Star caliber OF with a long MLB tenure at worse he will be a defenseive first 4th outfielder type.
3. Lowell MacDade C 75/87 23yr AAA .277/.390/.411 5 RH 46 RBI .990 PCt 19% CS
Lowell will be a power first catcher with a good eye who will play well enough behind the plate to start for most teams. He has a plus eye will have plus power and with plus plus handling and a plus arm he should have a good career in the majors. We project him to be a good starter in the show with a floor of a back up catcher.
4. Jeff Herrick CF 83/85 26yr AAA .376/.451/.573 3 HR 23 RBI .984 PCt
Jeff is ready for the show, he is hitting very well is AAA and his defense will be his biggest tool when he is finally called up to play. He has plus contact and plus eye which will allow to him to hit for average in the bigs. He could start of most teams right now, he projects as a good hitter potentially in a lead off role, at worst he will be a tremendous 4th outfielder for someone.
5. Shane Shepperson 1B 78/82 21yr AAA .298/.492/.525 17 HR 73 RBI .996 PCt
Shane is another one that could potentially be playing right now in the show, but with a little more patience he could be potentially phenomenal in the bigs. He has plus eye and power the eye could be plus plus before he reaches the majors, he is crushing the ball in AAA this season nd he is only 21yr. He has All Star potential his floor is closer to bench bat at the moment but we feel he will be far better than that.
6. Tim Wolf CF 74/88 22yr AAA .267/.297/.409 7 HR 48 RBI .951 PCt
Tim is an interesting prospect, projects to have plus contact and power, his fielding might be good enough to play in the majors but he will have to stick to CF as he has no arm to speak of. As far as projections go we see him as a Don Satterly type, will hit for some average and some power and play solid in the OF, the floor on him is a 4th outfielder type, he as the tools to make it to the show but his further development will determine how far he goes.
7. Carmelo Seagarra SP 86/94 25yr AAA 5-7 4.15 ERA 12:7 K/BB .282 OBA
Carmelo most people might rate as a much higher prospect, we have a number of concerns however. First of all is his age at 25 he is not as polished as we expect, while he still has room to grow we are worried he wont. That being said he has plus movement, the control could end up a plus which would greatly increase his value, he has a plus curve and his fastball should achieve that status. Also his stats are not what you would hope for out of his age at AAA, celing, good mid rotation starter, floor, Long relief.
8. Chris Haddow SP 81/88 25yr 4-4 4.45 ERA 6:4 K/BB .267 OBA
Chris is another one other might rank higher than we do, but again he is 25 and not pitching the best in AAA. He has plus movement and a plus fastball, but nothing else projects to be a plus for him, we see him as a 5th starter as his ceiling and a guy that becomes a taxi service SP bouncing between AAA and the MLB.
9. Nick Klee SP 68/94 19yr AA 2-2 4.19 ERA 3:4 K/BB .256 OBA
Nick is young enough that we are not too concerned yet but his poor projections but we see a potential bust here. He could end up a good control movement pitcher but we just don’t like where he sits at the moment, his pitches leave something less than to be desired as well, his curve is solid but his next best two are fastball and sinker and they are a ways off. Again at 19 he could be fine, with a celing of top end starter, but his floor is manger are McDonalds, time will tell on this one.
10. Adam Hewitson SS 72/86 21yr AA .242/.298/.442 16 HR 60 RBI .979 PCt
Adam looks like he will a lite hitting good defensive SS in the majors one day. His defense gets him to the majors his bat is questionable, his speed projects to be a useful tool and while he is hitting for a ton of power in AA we are not convinced it transfers up, his contact and eye will be good enough not for him to be useless. Celing of a starting SS in the majors one day with the floor of someone who is a glove off of the bench.
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