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Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 79
Pitching: 82
Overall: 86
1. Homer Smith S 77/93 21yr AA 6-7 3.94 ERA 5:4 K/BB .263 OBA
Homer is a very good young pitching prospect, has plus movement and will develop at last plus control. He has too good pitches in his change and cutter and both project to be plus pitches. At the end of the day he will potentially be a Top 3 starter in a rotation, at worse he sould fit in the back end of a rotatotion grinding innings with is good health track record.
2. Todd TIpplet SP 71/88 21yr AA 1-1 6.51 ERA 4:1 K/BB .282 OBA
Todd projects to have plus control and power with solid movement, his fastball is already a plus pitch and his two seamer isn’t far behing. If all goes right he could be a dominant pitcher for many years, his celing is a powerful ace who makes people look silly, floor is a mid rotation starter, he will strike out a ton of batters moving forward.
3. Barry Barnhardt 1B 75/90 21yr AAA .251/.392/.403 6 HR 37 RBI .998 Pct
Barry is a confusing prospect, his defense is very good and should allow him to stick at 1B if he mkes the majors. He falls into this all too familiar power eye build that we see in a lot of hitters. However, the power isn’t there at the moment, most prospects we have covered have crazy large HR totals, Barry has 6!. Now at 21yr and is AAA that could be part of the issue but if he develops more and starts to use that power he will be an everyday 1B with All star potential, if not he will be a solid bench bat that could go the way of Alex Williams.
4. Elvis Goudino 3B 78/84 25yr AAA .315/.418/.656 31 HR 89 RBI .947 Pct
Elvis has very very good defense, enough to keep him at 3B for many years, is Barhardts bat, plus power and eye nothing much else too look at. The difference between Barry and Elvis is that Elvis is actually using that power to mash balls. His stats show a very powerful bat, now will that translate to the show? We don’t know, we project him as an everyday 3B on his defense alone, the fact that he can hit as well is all well and good, no real floor here we think even if he progressed no further he would be golden.
5. Gordon TIgner RP 71/88 20yr AA 0-0 3.49 ERA 3:2 K/BB O SV 3 BS .279 OBA
Gordon like most RP are hard to project, our best guess though is that he will have a plus fastball and a solid change to add to that he should have plus movement and plus control with solid power. If these ring true he will be a future closer, if they don’t, all in all he will be just another brick in the wall.
6. Tyler Eamihg SP 70/87 23yr AA 5-5 4.67 ERA 2:1 K/BB .243 OBA
Tyler will be the starter version of Tigner, he will have plus movement and a plus fastball, his control and power should be solid. The problem is he has no other pitches that project anything, his change could be a solid pitch but at 23 we are not sure how much more he improves, ceiling is back end of the rotation starter, floor is AAAA with a cup of coffee.
7. Jorge Rodriguez SP 54/92 19yr A (Just drafted) 0-3 6.67 ERA 1:1 K/BB .306 BA
Jorge was a Top 15 pick in this past seasons draft, and while you would think that would give you a better rating in a average system you would be wrong. The talent is ther, projects to have at least plus power and movement with solid to plus control on top of that a plus sinker a plus slider and a solid change. Our concern is as a high school pitcher he was far from dominant, in HS his cumulative ERA was over 5 runs, that is not the stuff of Aces. Being that he is so young he does have Ace pontenial, but we see more of a mid rotaiotn guy at best, with a much more possible back of the roto front of the bullpen type of guy.
8. Richie Evens CF 67/83 20yr AA .235/.304/.420 9 HR 42 RBI 7 SB 2 CS 1.000 Pct
Richie is pure speed, projects to have plus plus speed and a plus eye which would be great for a leadoff hitter, but his contact isn’t there. He should be able to stick in the Outfield, we see him as a everyday player hitting at the bottom of the order, his downside is a speed buy off of the bench.
9. Ward Cole SP 77/84 24yr AAA 6-3 2.63 ERA 2:1 K/BB .205 OBA
If stats only told the tale Cole looks like an Ace, but when you look closer he is not, he has a plus change and should end up with a plus fastball, he should at least have plus movement and could get plus power. The lack of control will kill him, it will be solid at best and that wont be good enough, he could eat some innings as a 5th starter, but we fear best he will be is a long relief man if anything in the majors.
10. Alan Peterson CF 69/82 22yr A .237/.338/.446 13 HR 55 RBI .988 Pct
Alan is a very intruuiging guy, projects to have plus power, speed and eye with the ability to play a good outfield in the process. He has no contact he will be luck to get to ok contact, never the less if the other fulfill their projection he will be a useful tool for a team to have. Celing of a 4th outfielder with occasional starts, floor of taxi squad service.
Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting: 79
Pitching: 82
Overall: 86
1. Homer Smith S 77/93 21yr AA 6-7 3.94 ERA 5:4 K/BB .263 OBA
Homer is a very good young pitching prospect, has plus movement and will develop at last plus control. He has too good pitches in his change and cutter and both project to be plus pitches. At the end of the day he will potentially be a Top 3 starter in a rotation, at worse he sould fit in the back end of a rotatotion grinding innings with is good health track record.
2. Todd TIpplet SP 71/88 21yr AA 1-1 6.51 ERA 4:1 K/BB .282 OBA
Todd projects to have plus control and power with solid movement, his fastball is already a plus pitch and his two seamer isn’t far behing. If all goes right he could be a dominant pitcher for many years, his celing is a powerful ace who makes people look silly, floor is a mid rotation starter, he will strike out a ton of batters moving forward.
3. Barry Barnhardt 1B 75/90 21yr AAA .251/.392/.403 6 HR 37 RBI .998 Pct
Barry is a confusing prospect, his defense is very good and should allow him to stick at 1B if he mkes the majors. He falls into this all too familiar power eye build that we see in a lot of hitters. However, the power isn’t there at the moment, most prospects we have covered have crazy large HR totals, Barry has 6!. Now at 21yr and is AAA that could be part of the issue but if he develops more and starts to use that power he will be an everyday 1B with All star potential, if not he will be a solid bench bat that could go the way of Alex Williams.
4. Elvis Goudino 3B 78/84 25yr AAA .315/.418/.656 31 HR 89 RBI .947 Pct
Elvis has very very good defense, enough to keep him at 3B for many years, is Barhardts bat, plus power and eye nothing much else too look at. The difference between Barry and Elvis is that Elvis is actually using that power to mash balls. His stats show a very powerful bat, now will that translate to the show? We don’t know, we project him as an everyday 3B on his defense alone, the fact that he can hit as well is all well and good, no real floor here we think even if he progressed no further he would be golden.
5. Gordon TIgner RP 71/88 20yr AA 0-0 3.49 ERA 3:2 K/BB O SV 3 BS .279 OBA
Gordon like most RP are hard to project, our best guess though is that he will have a plus fastball and a solid change to add to that he should have plus movement and plus control with solid power. If these ring true he will be a future closer, if they don’t, all in all he will be just another brick in the wall.
6. Tyler Eamihg SP 70/87 23yr AA 5-5 4.67 ERA 2:1 K/BB .243 OBA
Tyler will be the starter version of Tigner, he will have plus movement and a plus fastball, his control and power should be solid. The problem is he has no other pitches that project anything, his change could be a solid pitch but at 23 we are not sure how much more he improves, ceiling is back end of the rotation starter, floor is AAAA with a cup of coffee.
7. Jorge Rodriguez SP 54/92 19yr A (Just drafted) 0-3 6.67 ERA 1:1 K/BB .306 BA
Jorge was a Top 15 pick in this past seasons draft, and while you would think that would give you a better rating in a average system you would be wrong. The talent is ther, projects to have at least plus power and movement with solid to plus control on top of that a plus sinker a plus slider and a solid change. Our concern is as a high school pitcher he was far from dominant, in HS his cumulative ERA was over 5 runs, that is not the stuff of Aces. Being that he is so young he does have Ace pontenial, but we see more of a mid rotaiotn guy at best, with a much more possible back of the roto front of the bullpen type of guy.
8. Richie Evens CF 67/83 20yr AA .235/.304/.420 9 HR 42 RBI 7 SB 2 CS 1.000 Pct
Richie is pure speed, projects to have plus plus speed and a plus eye which would be great for a leadoff hitter, but his contact isn’t there. He should be able to stick in the Outfield, we see him as a everyday player hitting at the bottom of the order, his downside is a speed buy off of the bench.
9. Ward Cole SP 77/84 24yr AAA 6-3 2.63 ERA 2:1 K/BB .205 OBA
If stats only told the tale Cole looks like an Ace, but when you look closer he is not, he has a plus change and should end up with a plus fastball, he should at least have plus movement and could get plus power. The lack of control will kill him, it will be solid at best and that wont be good enough, he could eat some innings as a 5th starter, but we fear best he will be is a long relief man if anything in the majors.
10. Alan Peterson CF 69/82 22yr A .237/.338/.446 13 HR 55 RBI .988 Pct
Alan is a very intruuiging guy, projects to have plus power, speed and eye with the ability to play a good outfield in the process. He has no contact he will be luck to get to ok contact, never the less if the other fulfill their projection he will be a useful tool for a team to have. Celing of a 4th outfielder with occasional starts, floor of taxi squad service.
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