The Prospect Thread II (McKay called up)

[TheBeastCoast]

34 for Vlad Jr. that is really high for a 17 year old. Excited to see how he does this year.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Moniak

Ray














Lewis

Interesting. I feel like Moniak will be a better real life player than fantasy player. I think Lewis has the most fantasy upside, although his ACL injury scares me a little bit.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Interesting. I feel like Moniak will be a better real life player than fantasy player. I think Lewis has the most fantasy upside, although his ACL injury scares me a little bit.

Moniak has star potential. That alone should get the bump.

 

[darko]

Based on upside:
Moniak
Lewis
Ray


On what I think they will become:
Moniak
Ray
Lewis


Really you can't go wrong with either. Moniak and Lewis has similar upsides (Moniak slightly higher). Ray doesn't have their upside but he's a player who could be very good for a long time very very soon. Ray will move quickly.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I took Moniak. I traded up to pick #6 and took Kevin Maitan. I don't know much about him other than he's crazy young, and that he was a prized international free agent.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Quote of the day

 

[bluesfan94]

I think including the Marlins top prospect is unfair. Isn't Garrett pretty highly thought of?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I think including the Marlins top prospect is unfair. Isn't Garrett pretty highly thought of?

He is and so was Luis Castillo, but he got dealt. After them, there's a lot of guys like Kolek and Garrett who have good ceilings, but carry tons of risk. From about 6-10, I'm not sure there's even MLB upside there and if there is, it's like fringey 4th OF stuff.

For the Brewers, it's a lot of the Kolek/Garrett types.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Well, ****, glad I didn't do my top 100 yet.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I'm not sure how I missed this (BA's top 100).

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2017-top-100-prospects/

 

[TheBeastCoast]

I'm curious as to what makes some of the 1B above Tellez consistently rank above him in all of these list(most don't even have him on) when his performance is as good or better then pretty much every 1B prospect in baseball.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Cotton and Barreto are pretty damn underrated.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I'm not sure if Cotton is a top 100 guy in my mind. I still have to sit down and actually put it together though.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

First post updated

 

[rangerssharks414]

Is Alex Jackson (Braves) still projected to be a decent MLB player? I know that he hasn't been great in the minors, and that the Braves may try him at catcher. Maybe a change of scenery will do him good? Or has his star faded already?

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

Is Alex Jackson (Braves) still projected to be a decent MLB player? I know that he hasn't been great in the minors, and that the Braves may try him at catcher. Maybe a change of scenery will do him good? Or has his star faded already?

I believe they're trying him back at catcher. Too early to tell as they just picked him up over the offseason.

 

[darko]

Is Alex Jackson (Braves) still projected to be a decent MLB player? I know that he hasn't been great in the minors, and that the Braves may try him at catcher. Maybe a change of scenery will do him good? Or has his star faded already?

Not writting him off just yet.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Luis Robert is going to be like stupid good.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Luis Robert is going to be like stupid good.

Come to papa....

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Come to papa....

Correct, Padres is Spanish for Daddy.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

Correct, Padres is Spanish for Daddy.

Well they can always tell other teams he's hurt

 

[MurrayBannerman]

 

[bluesfan94]

No come to St. Louis instead.

 

[Spoiled Bratt]

Luis Robert will be attending a private workout for the White Sox next week and they're the lead favorites to land the 19 year old.

Well-regarded Cuban outfield prospect Luis Robert held a showcase Thursday in the Dominican Republic, and “high-ranking team officials†from several major league clubs were on hand, according to Ben Badler of Baseball America (click to watch footage of Robert). “Nearly all teams†sent someone to watch Robert, per Badler, who reported in March that the White Sox seem to be the likeliest landing spot for the 19-year-old. The White Sox sent special assistant Marco Paddy to observe Robert, and they have scheduled a private workout with him for next week. The Astros will also work out Robert, though they’ve already exceeded their 2016-17 international bonus pool.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I will enjoy seeing Luis Robert 12 times a year.