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Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting:80
Pitching: 77
Overall: 82
1. Brad Peters RF 73/89 21yr A .282/.344/.463 8 HR 37 RBI .958 PCt
Brad will be a 3 tool OF, if he can stick in the OF. He should have at least a plus in Contact, Power and Eye which will make him a potentially dangerous bat. His defense might force him to DH, if so his bat should still carry him to a good career.
2. Eduardo Burgoa 3B/DH 64/92 18yr A .211/.224/.298 1 HR 9 RBI (15 games) .913 Pct
His bat is his ticket, he will not have enough contact to be an absolute beast but with potential for plus Power, Speed and Eye he should still mash the ball and might swipe a few bags as well. As with Peters, Burgoa has no real defensive to speak of and has even less of a chance to stick on the field in the Show. But at 18 he has plenty of room to grow into a useful piece of the puzzle.
3. Jay Reinhart SS 75/93 21yr AA .205/.297/.376 9 HR 36 RBI .947 Pct
Reinhart is interesting, his def should be good enough to get him to the Majors, especially for teams that don’t care a ton about defense. His bat will be a work in process, his power should continue to develop which will make him a solid bat especially with his eye looking to be at least a plus for him, the contact isn’t where it needs to be to be a superior player the speed should help him though in being a solid SS with someone.
4. George Twitchell 3B 77/84 24yr AA (Recently promoted to AAA) .272/.442/.570 15 HR 43 RBI .960 Pct
Twitchell will stick at 3B when he gets to the Show, which could be soon, he has an already plus power and eye, both of which could become plus plus, if so then he will be ready, the speed will not materialize nor I fear will the contact, would be a much better player if he was able to get bat on the ball more but all considering his triple slash looks impressive considering his faults.
5. Etienne Tapia SP 81/86 24yr AA 5-6 4.07 2:1 K/BB .253 OBA
Tapia has a chance to be a very nice SP who could fit in that 3-5 spot in the rotation. Has a plus curve already and the chance to have a plus fastball and changeup as well, add that to plus power and potential for plus control and movement could work well. But at 24 he will need to get it soon, otherwise the best he had hope for is a LR role, or someone that gets sold for cash considerations.
6. Brian Harrison 2B 64/86 19yr A .197/.280/.321 6 HR 39 RBI .980 Pct
Baltimore obviously care not a lot for their players to be able to play defense, Harrison can play the position adequately but not well enough to push himself into the majors anytime soon. His bat could get im there, looking like plus power and plus eye, however the contact isn’t there which will make it hard for him to stay in the majors for a prolonged period of time.
7. Eric Percy RP 70/87 22yr A 0-0 6.33 ERA 1:1 K/BB .299 0 SV 7 BS
Ok so the stat Eric has put up this season makes him look like a sure fire flame out, especially considering he was a 2nd round pick a few seasons ago. But…he is coming off of a season that was solid albiet not great, you also have to factor a few things in, first RP come together differently than SP so at 22yr he is still in good shape to become a good RP, the second as mentioned the defense in this system is downright terrible which helps a bit with these scary stats. He will have a plus fastball and plus change, if his control can improve and power remains stable with his plus movement he sould find a good role in the pen.
8. Calogero Ortiz RP 70/82 22yr A 0-0 3.92 1.5/1 K/BB .323 OBA 2 SV 2 BS
Similar to Percy, if his movement stays trending upward and his control increases he could find a way into a bullpen some where. His downfall will be that none of his pitches project to be plus pitches, best case scenario MR with minimal success.
9. Tony Diemer OF 74/90 22yr AA .310/.370/.525 10 HR 46 RBI .957 Pct
He rates this far down the list because, well whats there, the Power is the contact could be but doubtful to the level needed to be a big bat, the big concern is once again no defense, but worse than that is the lack of eye, he will strike out a ton and not walk a lot which will hurt his value in the long run. Even so the power gets him up to lead foot around the outfield, or to just DH it.
10. Gerritt Binning C 67/81 23yr AA .328/.402/.418 1 HR 44 RBI .991 Pct 20% CS
Binning is a interesting guy, might deserve to be ahead of Diemer, should have plus contact, plus maybe plus plus eye, and plus speed potential (Though doubtful it developes) and solid power. The defense looks good on paper, but in AA at 23yr I would hope so, the further he pushes up the worse I fear it will get, but it still should be good enough for a back up Catcher role somewhere in the future.
Team Prospect Grades:
Hitting:80
Pitching: 77
Overall: 82
1. Brad Peters RF 73/89 21yr A .282/.344/.463 8 HR 37 RBI .958 PCt
Brad will be a 3 tool OF, if he can stick in the OF. He should have at least a plus in Contact, Power and Eye which will make him a potentially dangerous bat. His defense might force him to DH, if so his bat should still carry him to a good career.
2. Eduardo Burgoa 3B/DH 64/92 18yr A .211/.224/.298 1 HR 9 RBI (15 games) .913 Pct
His bat is his ticket, he will not have enough contact to be an absolute beast but with potential for plus Power, Speed and Eye he should still mash the ball and might swipe a few bags as well. As with Peters, Burgoa has no real defensive to speak of and has even less of a chance to stick on the field in the Show. But at 18 he has plenty of room to grow into a useful piece of the puzzle.
3. Jay Reinhart SS 75/93 21yr AA .205/.297/.376 9 HR 36 RBI .947 Pct
Reinhart is interesting, his def should be good enough to get him to the Majors, especially for teams that don’t care a ton about defense. His bat will be a work in process, his power should continue to develop which will make him a solid bat especially with his eye looking to be at least a plus for him, the contact isn’t where it needs to be to be a superior player the speed should help him though in being a solid SS with someone.
4. George Twitchell 3B 77/84 24yr AA (Recently promoted to AAA) .272/.442/.570 15 HR 43 RBI .960 Pct
Twitchell will stick at 3B when he gets to the Show, which could be soon, he has an already plus power and eye, both of which could become plus plus, if so then he will be ready, the speed will not materialize nor I fear will the contact, would be a much better player if he was able to get bat on the ball more but all considering his triple slash looks impressive considering his faults.
5. Etienne Tapia SP 81/86 24yr AA 5-6 4.07 2:1 K/BB .253 OBA
Tapia has a chance to be a very nice SP who could fit in that 3-5 spot in the rotation. Has a plus curve already and the chance to have a plus fastball and changeup as well, add that to plus power and potential for plus control and movement could work well. But at 24 he will need to get it soon, otherwise the best he had hope for is a LR role, or someone that gets sold for cash considerations.
6. Brian Harrison 2B 64/86 19yr A .197/.280/.321 6 HR 39 RBI .980 Pct
Baltimore obviously care not a lot for their players to be able to play defense, Harrison can play the position adequately but not well enough to push himself into the majors anytime soon. His bat could get im there, looking like plus power and plus eye, however the contact isn’t there which will make it hard for him to stay in the majors for a prolonged period of time.
7. Eric Percy RP 70/87 22yr A 0-0 6.33 ERA 1:1 K/BB .299 0 SV 7 BS
Ok so the stat Eric has put up this season makes him look like a sure fire flame out, especially considering he was a 2nd round pick a few seasons ago. But…he is coming off of a season that was solid albiet not great, you also have to factor a few things in, first RP come together differently than SP so at 22yr he is still in good shape to become a good RP, the second as mentioned the defense in this system is downright terrible which helps a bit with these scary stats. He will have a plus fastball and plus change, if his control can improve and power remains stable with his plus movement he sould find a good role in the pen.
8. Calogero Ortiz RP 70/82 22yr A 0-0 3.92 1.5/1 K/BB .323 OBA 2 SV 2 BS
Similar to Percy, if his movement stays trending upward and his control increases he could find a way into a bullpen some where. His downfall will be that none of his pitches project to be plus pitches, best case scenario MR with minimal success.
9. Tony Diemer OF 74/90 22yr AA .310/.370/.525 10 HR 46 RBI .957 Pct
He rates this far down the list because, well whats there, the Power is the contact could be but doubtful to the level needed to be a big bat, the big concern is once again no defense, but worse than that is the lack of eye, he will strike out a ton and not walk a lot which will hurt his value in the long run. Even so the power gets him up to lead foot around the outfield, or to just DH it.
10. Gerritt Binning C 67/81 23yr AA .328/.402/.418 1 HR 44 RBI .991 Pct 20% CS
Binning is a interesting guy, might deserve to be ahead of Diemer, should have plus contact, plus maybe plus plus eye, and plus speed potential (Though doubtful it developes) and solid power. The defense looks good on paper, but in AA at 23yr I would hope so, the further he pushes up the worse I fear it will get, but it still should be good enough for a back up Catcher role somewhere in the future.
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