1) Taijuan Walker, RHP, Grade A: Athletic, throws hard, throws strikes, good makeup, statistically successful, good major league debut last fall. Complete package for success here assuming he stays healthy.
2) James Paxton, LHP, Grade A-: Borderline B+: I had him as a B+ last year and he’s done enough to move up another half-grade. I believe that his early big league success is not a fluke, or least mostly not. He’s human and some backsliding is likely but even accounting for that he looks like a number two or very strong number three starter, good health providing.
3) D.J. Peterson, 3B, Grade B+: Big-time power, we’ll have to see how average/OBP pan out at higher levels but I’m optimistic. I’d go up to an A- if I were more confident in his defense.
4) Victor Sanchez, RHP, Grade B: A weird prospect, strong mature build but just 19, unusually good control for a young pitcher, velocity varies, quality of secondary pitches depends on what your source is, but ultimately he gets results. Future number three starter? Nobody mentions him as a future closer but that wouldn’t surprise me either.
5) Edwin Diaz, RHP, Grade B: More of a classic pitching prospect than Sanchez, actually a year older but two levels behind him. Low-to-mid-90s, usually throws strikes, slider looks good, changeup needs work, another potential number three starter but with a different style than Sanchez.
2) James Paxton, LHP, Grade A-: Borderline B+: I had him as a B+ last year and he’s done enough to move up another half-grade. I believe that his early big league success is not a fluke, or least mostly not. He’s human and some backsliding is likely but even accounting for that he looks like a number two or very strong number three starter, good health providing.
3) D.J. Peterson, 3B, Grade B+: Big-time power, we’ll have to see how average/OBP pan out at higher levels but I’m optimistic. I’d go up to an A- if I were more confident in his defense.
4) Victor Sanchez, RHP, Grade B: A weird prospect, strong mature build but just 19, unusually good control for a young pitcher, velocity varies, quality of secondary pitches depends on what your source is, but ultimately he gets results. Future number three starter? Nobody mentions him as a future closer but that wouldn’t surprise me either.
5) Edwin Diaz, RHP, Grade B: More of a classic pitching prospect than Sanchez, actually a year older but two levels behind him. Low-to-mid-90s, usually throws strikes, slider looks good, changeup needs work, another potential number three starter but with a different style than Sanchez.
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2014/4/14/5614726/seattle-mariners-top-20-prospects-for-2014
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