[情報] Reds Top 20 Prospects for 2012
Cincinnati Reds Top 20 Prospects for 2012 http://ppt.cc/RoLK
1) Devin Mesoraco, C, Grade A-: Hard to believe this guy looked like a busted
first round pick two years ago. Better conditioning and strike zone gains
worked wonders. Should be an above-average defender who hits for power.
2) Billy Hamilton, SS, Grade B+: Ridiculously fast and he uses that speed well.
Lacks power and strikes out a lot, but I remain optimistic that his hitting
skills will improve and thus the grade. Might end up at second base.
3) Daniel Corcino, RHP, Grade B: Everyone makes Johnny Cueto comparisons, and
it makes a lot of sense. Size and stuff are similar. Excellent component ratios
in the Midwest League, demonstrates ability to throw plus fastball, solid
slider and changeup for strikes.
4) Robert Stephenson, RHP, Grade B: High school first-rounder with live arm,
92-96 MPH fastball and a promising curve. Projects as a number two starter if
all goes according to plan. Would have been a top ten pick in some draft
classes, but the '11 group was so strong he fell to 27th overall.
5) Zack Cozart, SS, Grade B-: Good fielder with some pop in his bat, keeps
exceeding expectations. Plate discipline is spotty and I doubt he hits .300+ in
a full season, but he should be a solid regular.
6) Tony Cingrani, LHP, Grade B-: Borderline C+. Relieved in college for Rice
but a starter now, developing slider and changeup with good results in Pioneer
League. Throws strikes, has a shot at becoming a number three starter. Grade is
aggressive but I like him.
7) Didi Gregorius, SS, Grade C+: Toolsy infielder from Curacao, great throwing
arm, good range, still makes a lot of errors. Line drive hitter with poor plate
discipline but still young enough at 21 to develop considerably.
8) Todd Frazier, UT, Grade C+: Nothing left to prove in the minors. Turns 26 in
February and we have a read on his skills now after two seasons in Triple-A.
He's not going to hit .300 in the majors, but he's got enough power to be
useful and can play multiple positions without being a liability. In these days
of large pitching staffs and small benches, that has value.
9) Yorman Rodriguez, OF, Grade C+: One of several young Latin American power
hitters with poor plate discipline in the system. Age 19, has 20/20 potential
but injuries and a poor hitting approach have held him back. Physical potential
to be a star, but can he refine it?
10) Henry Rodriguez, 2B, Grade C+: 21-year-old switch-hitter produced
.320/.372/.469 mark with 36 doubles, 13 homers, and 30 steals combined between
High-A and Double-A. He has a legitimate bat, but sloppy defense and too many
mental mistakes hurt his stock with scouts. If he gets his head on straight, he
could be a very impressive player.
11) Neftali Soto, 1B, Grade C+: Slammed 30 homers in Double-A at age 22 but
plate discipline remains poor and he has an uphill battle in the OBP and
batting average departments.
12) J.C. Sulbaran, RHP, Grade C+: Live arm, posted impressive 155/50 K/BB in
137 innings in the California League although 4.60 ERA makes him easy to
overlook. FIP was much better at 3.29. 22-year-old is well-known from
performance in international competition a few years ago.
13) David Vidal, 3B, Grade C+: Solid production in Midwest League, .280 with 20
homers, 37 doubles. Performed well defensively. Plate discipline needs some
work but an intriguing player.
14) Tim Crabbe, RHP, Grade C+: Overlooked prospect, posted solid ratios in
difficult California League, 3.41 ERA with 123/46 K/BB in 111 innings, 97 hits.
Above-average fastball and slider. Needs a third pitch, but there are things to
build on here.
15) Kyle Lotzkar, RHP, Grade C+: Still striking people out at a good clip,
driving the long road back from Tommy John surgery.
16) Juan Duran, OF, Grade C: High-ceiling power hitter knocked 16 homers in
Midwest League, but has very poor strike zone judgment, fanned 152 times in 367
at-bats. Still has time to improve at age 20.
17) Gabriel Rosa, 3B, Grade C: Second-round pick out of Puerto Rico, hit poorly
in rookie ball and has strike zone issues but also has all the tools to succeed.
18) Tucker Barnhart, C, Grade C: Impressive defensive catcher, lacks home run
power but makes contact and switch-hits. Profiles as a reserve unless he hits
more, which is possible.
19) Junior Arias, 3B, Grade C: Turns 20 tomorrow. Another young Latin American
(Dominican Republic) with loads of offensive potential but a poor feel for
hitting and issues with contact. High ceiling, high risk.
20) Denis Phipps, OF, Grade C: This is why teams don't like to give up on tools
guys. Never hit well before, but exploded in 2011 by hitting .346/.397/.527 in
Double-A/Triple-A at age 26, earning a spot on 40-man roster. This was driven
by BABIP well over .400 despite striking out once per game. Seems unsustainable
to me, but he continued to hit well in winter ball and he has enough tools to
deserve a look at least as a reserve.
OTHERS: James Allen, RHP; Andrew Brackman, RHP; Sean Buckley, 3B: Amir Garrett,
LHP (incredible ceiling but very raw); Stalin Gerson, RHP (I put my Russian
history degree to use when writing the book comment); Cole Green, RHP (Sam
LeCure Part Two); Brodie Greene, INF; Drew Hayes, RHP; Donnie Joseph, LHP; Josh
Judy, RHP; Ryan LaMarre, OF; Donald Lutz, 1B; Chris Manno, LHP; Juan Perez INF;
Josh Ravin, RHP; Daniel Renken, RHP; Josh Smith, RHP; Pedro Villareal, RHP;
Kyle Waldrop, OF; Ryan Wright, 2B.
The big trade tore the top part of this system off. Grandal and Alonso are
strong B+ prospects and Boxberger a B-/B. The ranking would have been
Mesoraco-Hamilton-Alonso-Grandal-Corsino-Stephenson-Cozart-Boxberger. Also
don't forget Torreyes and Sappelt, who would have been ranked something like
12th and 13th.
Ranking of the Grade C/C+ types is pretty much a crapshoot outside the Top Ten.
Several of the "others" guys could easily fit into the 16-20 range but I wanted
to write about Phipps because people ask about him.
As it stands, there is still talent here but the trades unavoidably thin things
out. Mesoraco, Cozart, and Frazier are ready to help in 2012. Henry Rodriguez
has a lot of talent offensively but defense and intangibles are issues.
Gregorius hasn't put up the numbers yet, but he's very young and I will cut him
some slack for that. If you could combine Gregorius' defense with Henry R.'s
bat, you'd have a star. Alas, genetic experimentations of that type are illegal.
There is a group of guys with 1) huge power potential but 2) big flaws in their
approach, beginning with Yorman Rodriguez and Neftali Soto. There's a
significant risk that none of them will figure it out, although they are all
young enough to improve.
On the pitching side, Corcino looks like a mid-rotation guy to me. Stephenson
has the highest ceiling and could develop into a staff anchor, but hasn't
pitched yet and we don't know how the scouting reports and high school
performance will translate. I like Cingrani quite a bit. Amir Garrett could
have the best potential of any pitcher in the system, but there is so much
uncertainty about him that I want to see how things look a year from now before
ranking him highly.
Keep an eye on infielder Juan Perez, a sleeper from the 2011 draft.
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