Let’s look at some rookie-eligible players likely to make their team’s Opening Day rosters. We will start with young Braves outfielder Cristian Pache.
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Hudson Head, OF, PIT
A main piece in the Joe Musgrove trade to San Diego, just who did the Pirates get when they traded for (among others) Hudson Head? [Fourth in my offseason look at prospects without much of a track record, but the scouts like him]
Alexfri Planez, OF, CLE
He’s only played at the Rookie league level as a 17-year-old, yet Alexfri Planez is already showing up in Top 200 lists of prospects. What gives? [This is the third of an occasional series of players I will analyze in the offseason simply because they are being ranked highly by Top Lists in the industry,Continue reading “Alexfri Planez, OF, CLE”
Luis Matos, OF, SF
[This is the second of an occasional series of players I will analyze in the offseason simply because they are being ranked highly by Top Lists in the industry, yet they have little track record. ‘What are the rankers seeing?’ is the question I will try to answer.]
Kristian Robinson, OF, ARI
[This is the first of an occasional series of players I will analyze in the offseason simply because they are being ranked highly by Top Lists in the industry, yet they have little track record. ‘What are the rankers seeing?’ is the question I will try to answer.] Robinson was already on industry Top 30Continue reading “Kristian Robinson, OF, ARI”
Sherten Apostel, 3B, TEX
The Rangers seem to have a top prospect in Sherten Apostel. What exactly do they have?
Sam Hilliard, OF, COL
Only playing about every other day, Sam Hilliard has started out 5-for-28 slow. What do his minor league numbers tell us he is capable of?
Abraham Toro, 1B/2B/3B, HOU
A top batting prospect for the Astros, he made the 30-man roster, but where will he play?
Austin Hays, OF, BAL
Austin Hays is on the Baltimore 60-man roster. What does he bring to the squad?
Nick Madrigal, 2B, CHW
A Top 100 prospect, you need to know what you are getting with Nick Madrigal, but boy, do you get plenty of it!
Corey Ray, OF, MIL
Ray does three things well, but one thing poorly that leads to another poor thing.
Royce Lewis, SS/3B, MIN
When will the former #1 overall draft pick live up to his potential? In one respect, he just did…
Daulton Varsho, C, ARI
Something got into Daulton Varsho in July 2019, and the results were spectacular!
Canaan Smith, OF, NYY
Canaan Smith is not as well known as other prospects, and is thus farther down the rankings. This outfielder who played in A-ball in 2019 has his backers, though, so let’s see what we can find out about Mr. Smith.
Jordyn Adams, OF, LAA
To hear scouts tell it, Jordyn Adams was all raw potential, but then he set foot on the field and suddenly the numbers told a different story.
Ronny Mauricio, SS, NYM
One of the top international prospects signed in 2017, how has Ronny Mauricio done since then? Hint, we won’t be looking at the numbers too hard…
Ryan Vilade, 3B, COL
The scouts are mixed, 2018 was concerning, 2019 looked better. Will the real Ryan Vilade please stand up?
Trevor Larnach, OF, MIN
A Top 50 prospect, the former 1st-rounder had his first full season and made it all the way to Double-A. How did he do? Spoiler: He made it all the way to Double-A, duh.
Travis Swaggerty, OF, PIT
Another Pirates outfield prospect. What does Travis bring to the table?
Jared Oliva, OF, PIT
Jared Oliva sure looked good in the Arizona Fall League (.312/.413/.473 in 109 PA). Is he as good as all that? Was that a true picture of his talents?
Bobby Witt, SS, KC
Please jump down to The Scouts section below. I’ll wait. OK, welcome back. Clearly Bobby Witt Jr., son of major leaguer Bobby Witt Sr., is a Top 30 prospect in all of baseball. The 2nd overall pick in the 2019 Amateur draft is Kansas City’s star prospect no matter what he briefly did on the field afterContinue reading “Bobby Witt, SS, KC”
Gabriel Moreno, C, TOR
Ready to fall in love with another catcher prospect, who might not stay a catcher and thus break your heart?
Luis Campusano, C, SD
Chasing catcher prospects in the fantasy baseball world is often like a prospector’s eyes lighting up when sighting fool’s gold. It looks like the real thing, but it leaves you disappointed in the end. So when examining the stats of a catcher prospect, be careful… What makes Luis Campusano worthy of our attention? Let’s meet himContinue reading “Luis Campusano, C, SD”
Vidal Brujan, 2B, TAM
Recently I wrote about consensus Top 100 prospect Xavier Edwards of the Rays. Today let’s meet consensus Top 50 prospect Vidal Brujan of the Rays. One of these two is likely to form the double-play combo with Wander Franco for the next decade.
Josh Jung, 3B, TEX
There’s just one thing Josh Jung needs to do to be considered great.