Official MiLB/Prospects Thread

[glory]

Bo is not the kind of prospect that you worry too much about Super 2. He's GREAT, but he's not a generational kinda talent. He'll be called up when he's needed.

 

It’s not about super two it’s about control. If he comes up some time in 2019 then he will be a FA after 2025. If he comes up in April 2020 then he will be a super two but controllable through 2026. No sense getting one fewer year from him by playing him in 2019 when 2026 is likely going to be more important for the team’s win curve.

 

Again, just saying what I think the front office will do.

[Angrioter]

Vladdy Jr "When I stand at home plate I think I'm the best in the world"

[P2F]

I'm just going to re-post this video so people can have a good wank over dat bat speed.

 

[Boxcar]

 

Hey look, I found a vid of a young Adrian Beltre

[Krylian]

Vladdy Jr "When I stand at home plate I think I'm the best in the world"

 

At least he realizes that he shouldn't think that anywhere else on the field.

[Laika]

Blue Jays pitching in the system seems to be way behind the bats. There is a big hole in A and A+ at the very least.

 

I think the team top 30 prospects would be about 2/3 bats. Maybe more.

 

https://www.radioscouts.com/blog/stat-scouting-the-minors-z-scores-for-pitchers-rookie-to-a

 

Could be why there seems to have been a focus on acquiring arms this offseason?

[Krylian]

Blue Jays pitching in the system seems to be way behind the bats. There is a big hole in A and A+ at the very least.

 

I think the team top 30 prospects would be about 2/3 bats. Maybe more.

 

https://www.radioscouts.com/blog/stat-scouting-the-minors-z-scores-for-pitchers-rookie-to-a

 

Could be why there seems to have been a focus on acquiring arms this offseason?

 

I feel like our OF prospect lag behind as well. If you compare our IF prospects with the OF or on the mound, it's like night and day. Alford has tools, but questions marks...who's our next best OF prospect after him....Conine? McKinney? Chavez? Noda? Wall? There's a drop off for sure.

[P2F]

Chavez is our best OF prospect and he's very, very good. He really flies under the radar.

[Krylian]

Chavez is our best OF prospect and he's very, very good. He really flies under the radar.

 

That may be true. But he shouldn't fly that low under EVERYONE'S radar. In addition to the obvious need for arms, I'm thinking they'll add some higher profile OFs during the draft and/or the IFA market.

Edited January 21, 2019 by Krylian

[Laika]

I feel like our OF prospect lag behind as well. If you compare our IF prospects with the OF or on the mound, it's like night and day. Alford has tools, but questions marks...who's our next best OF prospect after him....Conine? McKinney? Chavez? Noda? Wall? There's a drop off for sure.

 

I think they obviously lack any high-end OF prospects but the system actually has a lot of solid OF depth now. Decent MLB ready guys like Alford and McKinney, then you have Biggio, Otto, Young, Conine, Stevenson, Noda, Davis, Wall, Palacios, a few others - a couple of those guys should turn into something.

[Krylian]

I think they obviously lack any high-end OF prospects but the system actually has a lot of solid OF depth now. Decent MLB ready guys like Alford and McKinney, then you have Biggio, Otto, Young, Conine, Stevenson, Noda, Davis, Wall, Palacios, a few others - a couple of those guys should turn into something.

 

I hope so. I'd just feel better if we had a couple of those Blue chippers in the OF is all.

[Bobthe4th]

I hope so. I'd just feel better if we had a couple of those Blue chippers in the OF is all.

 

When we’re ready to compete again we can acquire 1 or 2 outfielders (plus some starting pitchers). We don’t need to have every position filled by home grown prospects.

[Jimcanuck]

I hope so. I'd just feel better if we had a couple of those Blue chippers in the OF is all.

 

Relatively easy to convert MIF prospects into OF. Groshans is expected to grow out of SS and move to 3B or OF

[Krylian]

Relatively easy to convert MIF prospects into OF. Groshans is expected to grow out of SS and move to 3B or OF

 

Ya. I know. Biggio too.

[43211234]

Now over 11 days since Fangraphs released their most recent team prospect rankings. Looks like they'll be dripping them out into May again this year.

[Rusty_Savage]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bluebirdbanter.com/platform/amp/2019/1/22/17018976/seven-blue-jays-prospect-to-be-on-baseball-america-top-100-list

 

7 in BA's top 100.

[Grant77]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bluebirdbanter.com/platform/amp/2019/1/22/17018976/seven-blue-jays-prospect-to-be-on-baseball-america-top-100-list

 

7 in BA's top 100.

 

It would seem that one of SRF or Kevin Smith didn't make it, but they were probably pretty close. I'm curious to see where Jansen and Pardinho end up.

[TheHurl]

It would seem that one of SRF or Kevin Smith didn't make it, but they were probably pretty close. I'm curious to see where Jansen and Pardinho end up.

 

With BA you can't really judge 100% by the top ten list as it's an individual list (Ben Badler) and then the top 100 is a collaboration with all...although there has been some talk that Cooper pulls rank occasionally. I can't imagine trying to come up with a top 100 between 9 guys without a points system. I'd rather see all 9 individual lists honestly

[Boxcar]

It would seem that one of SRF or Kevin Smith didn't make it, but they were probably pretty close. I'm curious to see where Jansen and Pardinho end up.

 

Huh? If I were to guess, the 7 would be Vlad, Bo, Jansen, Pearson, Pardinho, Smith and Groshans.

[Rusty_Savage]

It seems odd that Groshans would be in the top 100 after 48 games of rookie ball.

[Ray]

It would seem that one of SRF or Kevin Smith didn't make it, but they were probably pretty close. I'm curious to see where Jansen and Pardinho end up.

 

I think Kevin Smith will make it in. Chances are Anthony Alford is dropped from the Top 100.

 

One of Biggio and Groshans will probably not make it in though.

[TheHurl]

Predictions for the Jays on BA

 

Vlad 1

Bo 6

Jansen 49

Pearson 60

Pardinho 69

Groshans 70

Smith 100

[glory]

Yeah it will be Vlad, Bo, Jansen, Pearson, Pardinho, Smith, and Groshans, most likely.

[Grant77]

Huh? If I were to guess, the 7 would be Vlad, Bo, Jansen, Pearson, Pardinho, Smith and Groshans.

 

That's pretty much what I meant when I said SRF might not make it.

[TheHurl]

It seems odd that Groshans would be in the top 100 after 48 games of rookie ball.

 

Groshans will be an interesting one. BA doesn't stray too far from it's draft rankings (they are a business and if they jumbled these rankings too much based on 2.5 months of pro ball they would be saying "our draft rankings really mean nothing"). Groshans was 38th in their draft rankings so they would be saying in two and a half months he jumped past 20 to 25 people. On the other hand you do not want to leave a guy off that jumps way up and everyone else has them ranked.

[Jimcanuck]

Locks:

 

Vlad, Bo, Jansen, Pardinho, Pearson, Smith

 

Smith was 80 in the September 2018 list.

 

Possibles:

 

SRF, Groshans, Biggio, Alford

 

My guess is Biggio makes the list near the bottom.

[P2F]

Now over 11 days since Fangraphs released their most recent team prospect rankings. Looks like they'll be dripping them out into May again this year.

 

Prospects Live released their final list this morning.

[Boxcar]

That's pretty much what I meant when I said SRF might not make it.

 

Right, I misread that as you saying they were both going to miss. My bad.

[Boxcar]

I have no idea why Alford would even be mentioned here. You guys just wait to see where Radioscouts.com ends up ranking him.

[Spanky__99]

With BA you can't really judge 100% by the top ten list as it's an individual list (Ben Badler) and then the top 100 is a collaboration with all...although there has been some talk that Cooper pulls rank occasionally. I can't imagine trying to come up with a top 100 between 9 guys without a points system. I'd rather see all 9 individual lists honestly

 

They don't do that anymore?