Goold top 7 prospects

[Brian Walton]

Derrick Goold’s annual list is different as it excludes anyone with MLB experience still eligible for other lists: Reyes, Kelly, Flaherty, Sierra, Bader, Alcantara. Unfortunately, it is presented in a slideshow format with ads embedded (likely not under his control). He also has a list of five others at the end.

Here are the basics, but I recommend you go there to read the writeups.

1. O’Neill
2. Hicks
3. Hudson
4. Adolis
5. Helsley
6. Mercado
7. Perez

others
Arozarena
Knizner
Gomber
Mendoza
Machado

My quick off the cuff comments…
Missing or underrated compared to us: Gallen, Fernandez, Knizner, Woodford
Higher than us: Hicks, Adolis, Mendoza, Machado

https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/best-of-the-cardinals-rising-prospects/collection_bb67ce93-02c0-59ed-9e96-09f1a0973c61.html

[SoonerinNC]

Thanks Brian. Very enlightening

[PadsFS]

I haven’t heard that they are positioning Hicks to become a reliever. Alcantara, Hudson, Hicks, and Fernandez…wow that would be dominant. I guess you’d potentially have Martinez, Wacha, Mikolas (thru arb), Weaver, Reyes, and Flaherty as the rotation stalwarts.

[Brianpnoonan]

We’ve got cheap bullpen arms coming out our nose for several years.

[mudville]

‘Trapdoor’ curve for Hicks. Love that metaphor. Can’t wait to see it in action.

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