Good
morning.
We move on
to second base. Remember… I project the following players at these levels.
AAA Syracuse
Ty Kelly (also
plays 3B) ,259/.348/.416/764 8-HR
Luis Guillorme
(also plays SS) .304/.380/.417/797 3-HR
Levi Michael (also plays SS)
AAA (9 at bats) .333/.400/.333/733 0-HR
AA (387 at bats) .305/.365/.470/833 2-HR
Levi Michael (also plays SS)
AAA (9 at bats) .333/.400/.333/733 0-HR
AA (387 at bats) .305/.365/.470/833 2-HR
AA
Binghamton
Oliver Pascual
AA (25 at bats) .280/.280/.320/600 0-HR
(3-team 2018 118-AB) .195/.208/.229/437 0-HR
Luis Carpio (also
plays SS)
AA (4-at bats): .250/.400/.250/650 0-HR
A+ (389-AB): .219/.291/.364/657 12-HR
Josh Allen (153 at-bats): .248/.327/.366/693
2-HR
Andrew Ely: (179 at bats): .162/.296/.229/525 1-HR
J.J. Franco (also plays SS and 3B)
A+ (81 at-bats): .296/.374/.333/707 0-HR
AA ( 50 at-bats): .120/.279/.160/439 0-HR
J.J. Franco (also plays SS and 3B)
A+ (81 at-bats): .296/.374/.333/707 0-HR
AA ( 50 at-bats): .120/.279/.160/439 0-HR
A+ St. Lucie
Blake Tiberi
A (296 at bats): .265/.379/.356/735 4-HR
A+ (95 at bats): .168/.210/.274/484 1-HR
A Savannah
Carlos Cortes
Low-A: .264/.338/.382/720 4-HR
Low-A
Brooklyn
Luis Santana
Rookie/K-Port (204-AB): .348/.446/.471/917 4-HR
Angel Manzanarez
Brooklyn (73-AB): .274/.341/.329/670 0-HR
Dylan Tice
Brooklyn (44-AB): .295/.436/.318/755 0-HR
Rookie
Kingsport
Wilmer Reyes
GCL (119-AB): .269/.287/.420/707 3-HR
St. Lucie (13-AB): .231/.231/.462/693 1-HR
Kingsport (8-AB): .000/.000/.000/000 0-HR
Sebastian
Espino
GCL (150-AB): .267/.333/.367/700 0-HR
GCL
Felix Valerio
DSL (263-AB): .319/.400/.433/843 3-HR
Conclusion
1. It seems
that we have a great second baseman (Jeff McNeil)
in Queens.
2. Jeff will
turn 27 during the first week of next season. Baseball hasn’t been kind to
infielders that turn 30, so, for now, second base seems locked down through the
2021 season.
3. Or is it
third base that becomes locked down as soon super prospect SS Andres Gimenez comes to Queens? Amed Rosario is a much better fielder than McNeil and
woulnd (IMO) serve the team better as a middle fielder. This would move Jeff to
third.
4. Either way,
we won’t need a new second baseman for a while.
5. Past that,
we have one prospect (Guillorme) that is getting squeezed out the equation, and
three more (Cortes, Santana, Valerio) that show promise.
6. I’m
especially keeping one eye on Valerio now that he’s coming stateside.
Rating: A
Guillorme is rapidly devilving into Ruben Tejada II. No power, no speed.
ReplyDeleteReese -
ReplyDeleteEvery position doesn't have to have power bot EVERY position (other than catcher) does have to have speed.
These are scouting flaws.
What ever happened to scouts with stop watches watching sprint drills before the draft?
I think Luis as maximized his God given talent but he might have hit the MLB wall.
Remember... only 30 men in the world get to be a starter at every position.
In the world.
Mack, I do like the three 2Bs you highlight, but are you including McNeil in your A grade?
ReplyDeleteIf not, I see 2B prospects as a C-
Mack
ReplyDeleteBeen meaning to ask, you have a color system when describing prospect and who you believe A,B, C prospects...
what are they and how do you define them? (i know you have mentioned colors before Blue prospects ?)
in this articles I dont believe the names in red signify anything does it?
Tom -
ReplyDeleteYes, McNeil is an A graded 2Bman and, overall depth ranks the position A
Eddie -
ReplyDeleteYou are right. It is confusing
My top prospects (who I consider locks as MLB starters someday) are RED
Second level prospects (predicted to someday play some role in the majors) are BLUE
All other players are in BLACK
I will change upcoming posts to reflect that.
I really like what I read and heard about Luis Santana during the season. By all accounts hes a really good hitter who gets on base and plays with high energy. I'll take that anytime. I'm hoping he starts next year at low A Columbia and gets a mid season promotion to St. Lucie. If he duplicates his success from kingsport at the higher levels his prospect status is gonna rise significantly
ReplyDeletePablo, they have to push Santana to Columbia, definitely. Anything short of that would be a travesty - this kid tore up Kingsport, so he gets to skip Brooklyn in my mind, for sure.
ReplyDeleteMack, gotcha. I frankly hope McNeil is an All Star contender at mid season - one can dream, yes?
I still see Gimenez up to the Mets by around the trading deadline, but I may be a bit too rambunctious there - time will tell.
If not, he may get the Alonso Treatment and get held back for $$ reasons and show up in late April 2020. Man, do I hate rules that prevent a kid who is largely ready from making his MLB debut due to Super 2 rules.
Pablo -
ReplyDeleteRe: Santana...
I disagree that he will open in Columbia.
My guess is that fellow BLUE prospect Carlos Cortes will get that nod.
Mack- Considering the fact Cortes is a 3rd round pick from a major college program he should go to St. Lucie and Santana to Columbia. I think Santana showed enough that hes ready to.be challenged and can skip Brooklyn
ReplyDeleteI hope that McNeil is the answer for the foreseeable future (i.e. the next five years).....with the way players are taking care of themselves, short of an injury (knock on wood since he has had a few in the past), I think JM will be above average contributor as early as next Spring.
ReplyDeleteWith that said, maybe one of the other folks on your list will be trade bait?