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December 6, 2020 at 12:31 pm #148888bccranParticipant
The problem is exemplified by Williams being rated the #18 prospect. In most top tier organizations he wouldn’t be rated that high. Plus the outfielders that are going to be rated above him in this TCN countdown are years away.
December 6, 2020 at 6:26 pm #148894bccran, please name who is rated #18 on some top tier organizations that you would rate better. I would like to read up on them. Or, just name who you think are the top tier organizations that I could compare him to.
December 6, 2020 at 9:12 pm #148897bccranParticipantTampa –
Kevin Padlo – .995 OPS in AAA, .888 in AA in 2019Dodgers –
Zach McKinstry – 1.174 in AAA, .807 in AA in 2019Twins –
Travis Blankenhorn – 18 HRs, 51 RBI in 93 games at AA in 2019December 6, 2020 at 10:50 pm #148898Cards-
Justin Williams-1.045 OPS in AAA in 2019December 6, 2020 at 11:02 pm #148899Blankenhorn had a .786 OPS in AA in 2019 which was his highest level. He had almost 4 times the number of ABs in AA as Williams did in AAA in 2019. If you prorate Williams to the same number of ABs as Blankenhorn, he would have had 26 HRs and 99 RBI. If you prorate Williams’ whole 2019 season to 388 ABs, he would have had 19 HRs and 70 RBI.
Overall Scouting/Grading Reports per MLB.com:
Williams-45
Padlo-45
McKinstry-45
Blankenhorn-45I guess I am not seeing your point. They all look pretty even to me. And as you have stated on numerous occasions, scouts know better than you or me.
December 7, 2020 at 3:22 am #148901UncleDennyParticipantWilliams won’t be in the organization long and shouldn’t be rated here.
December 7, 2020 at 7:15 am #148903I get the sentiment, UncleD, but we don’t make judgment calls to exclude eligible players, trying to anticipate what may happen in the future – because it also may not.
Some folks prefer to do their rankings at the last minute to try to avoid this kind of thing, but my take has always been that rankings are better when they are organic, rather than fixed for a year. An example is our in-season monthly ranking updates.
If/when Williams leaves the organization or graduates, he will also leave the rankings and another will be added.
December 7, 2020 at 7:21 am #148904UncleDenny, I respect your baseball knowledge a lot. However, being ranked #17 is about right for him. He may not be in the organization long but as a 25 year old who hasn’t had but a cup of coffee in the majors, he should be ranked based on his potential. He would have to show something this spring to earn a spot but he has the ability.
December 7, 2020 at 7:30 am #148905bccranParticipantWilliams ahead of guys like Sosa, Baker,
Pallante, Locey, etc? Don’t think so.December 7, 2020 at 7:34 am #148906I’m not really high on Williams. I could see how the tools could come together and become a useful outfielder, but I’m not sure he will get the chance here. Perhaps if the Cards can get him on the swing path to hit more HRs, he could flourish. Still, he’s behind a lot of guys on the OF PT chart.
December 7, 2020 at 7:47 am #148909As an important reminder, those of you who have taken the time to participate in the community voting going on right now on this very board, have already placed Williams at no. 23. Those who disagree should make your votes count and let them do your talking… 😉
December 7, 2020 at 8:21 am #14891714NyquisTParticipantI used the name Mozeliak because we have a G.M. that is rarely heard from. Mo’s reputation among fans is waning not rising. If pointing that out makes one uncomfortable just skip over my comments regarding the FO.
Many of the posters here have soapbox issues… this is one of mine… and its the most crucial.
December 7, 2020 at 8:36 am #148921bccranParticipantIn big moves, he brought in Heyward,
Fowler, Ozuna, and Goldschmidt. Plus Liberatore (although he gave up the wrong outfielder). And don’t forget Kim, Mikolas, and Gallegos. Maybe give Mo just a little credit, 14?December 7, 2020 at 8:47 am #148925Moving ahead with our prospect rankings…
At no. 16 in The Cardinal Nation’s Top 50 #stlcards prospect countdown for 2021 is Kodi Whitley, a right-hander who dominated in four leagues in 2019 and made his MLB debut in 2020 before COVID and a sore elbow limited his contribution. ($) https://t.co/FTuFkw9kvo pic.twitter.com/sJJmkvU0LD
— Brian Walton (@B_Walton) December 7, 2020
December 7, 2020 at 9:44 am #14893914NyquisTParticipantOK bcc…. I’ll keep your comment in mind in the future.
December 7, 2020 at 6:59 pm #148989bccranParticipantHere are the slash lines of the top outfield prospects that we have coming. The lines are from the highest level achieved in 2019. These guys are on our top 50 list.
Torres – .167/.240/.212/.452 Peoria
Fletcher – .228/.271/.325/.596 Johnson City
Toerner – .211/.338/.367/.705 Springfield
Capel – .232/.283/.352/.635 Springfield
Yepez – .208/.257/.288/.545 Palm BeachI know, I know, BW says stats don’t mean much. But still, folks……….
December 7, 2020 at 7:16 pm #148990I wonder how much time it takes you to go through and find the most negative possible stats for each player to portray your purposely warped views, bccran. You could have just as easily said:
-19 year old Jhon Torres had a .918 OPS at Johnson City (where he actually spent most of his time)
-Rookie Trejyn Fletcher was challenged at Johnson City after a solid cup of Joe in the GCL (149 wRC+). He looked like a cold weather talented rookie would with lots of strikeouts, some power, steals, etc
-Justin Toerner made it to Springfield in his first full season, putting up a respectable 103 wRC+ after a hot first half at Palm Beach (142 wRC+)
-You lied about Capel. His highest level was Memphis where he put up a line of .433/.452/.800/1.252. This didn’t fit your narrative though.
-Juan Yepez advanced two levels in 2019, spending most of his time at Peoria (147 wRC+) and Palm Beach (136) before finishing at Springfield.December 7, 2020 at 10:15 pm #148999bccranParticipantWarped, 25? And I lied? Wow, that’s pretty harsh. I said it was the highest level they played, right? That’s exactly what it was.
But Capel? I was was indeed wrong about Capel, though. I missed those 8 games at AAA that he put up those great numbers. You did point out it was just 8 games, didn’t you? Kinda like when you posted Sosa’s poor “career” MLB numbers to fit your agenda when he had a grand total of 13 MLB PAs. When a poster called you out on that one (I think it was BW), you went into hiding.
December 8, 2020 at 6:40 am #149003Warped, 25? And I lied? Wow, that’s pretty harsh. I said it was the highest level they played, right? That’s exactly what it was.
100% warped. Purposefully deceptive. Call it what you will, it’s your way to of making our players look as bad as possible, for some reason. In every case save for Fletcher, you picked the smallest sample place they played and pretended like it meant they were some bum destined for nowhere.
Kinda like when you posted Sosa’s poor “career” MLB numbers to fit your agenda when he had a grand total of 13 MLB PAs. When a poster called you out on that one (I think it was BW), you went into hiding.
What agenda would that be? Pointing out the absurdity of using small samples to make definitive judgments?
December 8, 2020 at 7:41 am #149009bccranParticipantNothing like telling another poster they have warped views, and lie. That’s the old spirit, 25.
And yes, you did use 13 plate appearances at MLB to help make your point that Sosa wasn’t a particularly viable prospect. Brian did call you out on that.
December 8, 2020 at 8:03 am #149012And yes, you did use 13 plate appearances at MLB to help make your point that Sosa wasn’t a particularly viable prospect. Brian did call you out on that.
Since I voted for him one spot behind you in the community voting, it seems like that’s an odd point to make. It’s clear that you missed the satire in that post, but it’s ok. You can read my comments on Sosa in the voting thread to see what I think of him.
December 8, 2020 at 8:19 am #149014bccranParticipantHow about the OPS numbers at each level, along with their plate appearances. Will that be better, 25? Less “warped”?
By the way, in the below if I “lie”, it’s only because I mistyped something.Yepez (6’1′, 200 lbs, 22 years old)-
Rookie – .803 (238 PAs)
A – .762 (787 PAs)
A+ – .620 (357 PAs)
AA – .673 (59 PAs)Fletcher (6′ 2″, 200 lbs., 19 year old) –
GCL – .898 (42 PAs)
Rookie (JC) – .596 (133 PAs)Torres (6′ 199 lbs., 20 years old) –
FRk – .770 (226 PAs)
Rookie – .927 (319 PAs)
A – .452 (75 PAs)Toerner (5′ 10″, 165 lbs., 24 years old) –
A minus – .741 (202 PAs)
A – 1.200 (25 PAs)
A+ – .796 (281 PAs)
AA – .706 (199 PAs)Capel (6′ 1″, 185 lbs., 23 years old) –
Rookie – .560 (153 PAs)
A – .795 (492 PAs)
A+ – .716 (509 PAs)
AA – .635 368 PAs)
AAA – 1.252 (31 PAs)In my humble opinion, only Fletcher and Torres make the needle jump a little. At the other end of the spectrum – if you want to make Justin Toerner, a small, slightly built 24 year old with a .706 OPS at the AA level, a valid prospect, have at it.
December 8, 2020 at 8:34 am #149016In my humble opinion, only Fletcher and Torres make the needle jump a little. At the other end of the spectrum – if you want to make Justin Toerner, a small, slightly built 24 year old with a .706 OPS at the AA level, a valid prospect, have at it.
I agree with you on these points, although I’m higher on Toerner than you are and think he may surprise. It’s fair to note that 2019 was Toerner’s age 22 season and that he looks a bit bigger than 165 lbs. At his best I could see a starting quality CFer. That’s a lot of projection though.
Torres and Fletcher are high upside bets that are very far away. They have big potential but at least Torres is going to have to show it soon. Fletcher spent the summer at Springfield, which hopefully will help his development.
The others are probably AAA filler, and that’s ok. The nice thing for the Cards now is that they have Carlson, who looks to be at least a solid starting corner OFer. They have O’Neill, Bader and Thomas, who have the capability to provide passable play as a base with more possible in O’Neills case. They also have money coming off the books after this year to go sign an OFer who can make an impact, or make a trade if they want to.
December 8, 2020 at 9:01 am #14902114NyquisTParticipantThis is from a story in VEB yesterday.
Then there are the guys who… maybe show enough to be ready fairly quickly? Lars Nootbar rose quickly to AA and could be targeted for a mid-season call-up if the stars aligned for him and he performed well. Justin Toerner is the same story. Are they likely to be ready in 2021? I wouldn’t say so. But you just add the pure amount of bodies the Cardinals can throw at this potential problem and well, I think they can craft three decent starters out of this group, or better.
There was basically a blackout of MiLB prospects in 2020 so going back to the peripheral players takes some time. I rarely see NootBaar’s name included in top-50 but he did finish at #52 in last year’s Community list. Irving Lopez’ name also came up in the article…. a bit more forgotten at #62 on the same list.
I always consider the lists of professional selections, ala Brian and Matt right here who offer in-depth analyses which have been very helpful and also some other credible sources. Plus some Community voters because they offer some additional insightful information. Keep it up guys.
So with that in mind here is the final 2020 Community results: as refreshers
#1. DYLAN CARLSON
#2. NOLAN GORMAN
#3. ANDREW KNIZNER
#4. RANDY AROZARENA
#5. ELEHURIS MONTERO
#6. IVAN HERRERA
#7. ZACK THOMPSON
#8. JAKE WOODFORD
#9. ANGEL RONDON
#10. MALCOLM NUNEZ
#11. JHON TORRES
#12. JUNIOR FERNANDEZ
#13. GENESIS CABRERA
#14. JUSTIN WILLIAMS
#15. JOHAN OVIEDO
#16. ADOLIS GARCIA
#17. EDMUNDO SOSA
#18. TREJYN FLETCHER
#19. LUKEN BAKER
#20. KODI WHITLEY
#21. JULIO RODRIGUEZ
#22. DELVIN PEREZ
#23. TONY LOCEY
#24. ALVARO SEIJAS
#25. MATEO GIL
#26. RAMON URIAS
#27. ANDRE PALLANTE
#28. JACK RALSTON
#29. GRIFFIN ROBERTS
#30. ALEX FAGALDE
#31. JUAN YEPEZ
#32. JUSTIN TOERNER
#33. EVAN MENDOZA
#34. RANGEL RAVELO
#35. SETH ELLEDGE
#36. TOMMY PARSONS
#37. EDGAR ESCOBAR
#38. BRENDAN DONOVAN
#39. STEVEN GINGERY
#40. CONNOR CAPEL
#41. EVAN KRUCZYNSKI
#42. PEDRO PAGES
#43. YARIEL GONZALEZ
#44. MAX SCHROCK
#45. LUDWIN JIMENEZ
#46. KRAMER ROBERTSON
#47. BRADY WHALEN
#48. JOHN NOGOWSKI
#49. FRANCISCO JUSTO
#50. JONATAN MACHADO
#51. PATRICK ROMERI
#52. LARS NOOTBAAR
#53. LEANDRO CEDENO
#54. DIOWILL BURGOS
#55. MICHAEL YASENKA
#56. LOGAN GRAGG
#57. CHANDLER REDMOND
#58. RAMON MENDOZA
#59. BRYAN DOBZANSKI
#60. HECTOR SOTO
#61. ANGEL CUENCA
#62. IRVING LOPEZ
#63. DARLIN MOQUETE
#64. ANTHONY SHEW
#65. TERRY FULLER
#66. CARLOS SOTO
#67. AUSTIN WARNER
#68. CARLOS SOLER
#69. SCOTT HURST
#70. ROEL RAMIREZ
#71. NICK DUNN
#72. DIEGO CORDERO
#73. CONNOR THOMAS
#74. MICHAEL BAIRD
#75. NATHANAEL HEREDIAThe Cardinal Nation Top 50 Prospects – 2020
50. Bryan Dobzanski (free)
49. Brady Whalen
48. Patrick Romeri
47. Ludwin Jimenez
46. Kramer Robertson
45. Max Schrock (free)
44. Francisco Justo
43. Pedro Pages
42. John Nogowski
41. Evan Kruczynski
40. Juan Yepez (free)
39. Brendan Donovan
38. Tommy Parsons
37. Conner Capel
36. Edgar Escobar
35. Steven Gingery (free)
34. Rangel Ravelo
33. Delvin Perez
32. Evan Mendoza
31. Seth Elledge
30. Justin Toerner (free)
29. Alex FaGalde
28. Jack Ralston
27. Andre Pallante
26. Ramon Urias
25. Mateo Gil (free)
24. Tony Locey
23. Griffin Roberts
22. Alvaro Seijas
21. Julio Rodriguez
20. Kodi Whitley (free)
19. Luken Baker
18. Adolis Garcia (traded)
17. Edmundo Sosa
16. Trejyn Fletcher
15. Justin Williams (free)
14. Johan Oviedo
13. Malcom Nuñez
12. Jhon Torres
11. Genesis Cabrera
10. Junior Fernandez (free)
9. Angel Rondon
8. Jake Woodford
7. Randy Arozarena (traded)
7. Zack Thompson
6. Ivan Herrera (free)
5. Andrew Knizner
4. Elehuris Montero
3. Matthew Liberatore (free)
2. Nolan Gorman
1. Dylan Carlson (free)I hope that they will be helpful. Additionally bccran is providing an up-to-date list of this year’s voting on page 1 of this topic.
December 8, 2020 at 9:05 am #149022As a reminder, the 2020 community list and voting thread remains pinned to the top of this board for easy reference.
All of the site’s top prospect lists (annual and monthly in-season rankings) back to 2006 can be accessed from the left menu bar via “PROSPECT RANKINGS”.
FWIW, the above post might be more valuable on the 2021 Community voting thread than here…
While 2020 was a challenging and truncated year, there were still opportunities for the best prospects. It started with January instructional camp (where I believe I was the only media member in attendance), non-roster invitations to MLB camp, and the alternate camp, where scouts had full access to video that we did not. The simple fact of which players were invited to these camps and which were not are strong indicators.
On the specific examples of Toerner and Nootbaar, they are backed up behind Capel and a slew of outfielders already on the 40-man roster. Neither has more than two months in Double-A, no Triple-A experience and did not play in 2020. For them to reach St. Louis in 2021 would require an avalanche of injuries, releases or trades. Very low odds, IMO, but no, not impossible.
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