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Yes, very nice job on the fly regarding Liberatore. Don’t overlook Edgardo Rodriguez, the catcher who has been assigned to the Johnson City roster for now. Though he has not played a lot in his first two pro seasons, he showed a strong bat and is only 19. I think he should slide into the Top 50 somewhere in the 40s.
Perhaps it would be worthwhile next year to post an alphabetical list of the top 75 or 80 guys from which people can choose their top 50.
Herrera is much more advanced as a hitter than Molina was at the same age. Molina, however, had the benefit of learning catching from his older brothers, which made him far more advanced defensively that most young catchers.
Arozarena may be a comp offensively for Parra, who has a .277 career average over 11 mostly part-time seasons, but Parra has won 2 Gold Gloves and has been a Gold Glove-quality outfielder throughout his 11-year career. I’m not sure even Bader is quite that good. Has Arozarena shown that much prowess as a flycatcher?
Woodford’s walks are a concern, mostly because his BB/9IP rate has been increasing as he climbs the ladder, but everyone in Triple-A threw a lot of gopher balls in 2019, and especially iin the homer-happy PCL.
I think of Kim as more of a free agent signing than a prospect. At first, I did not think the number of years of control should be a factor, but it does limit his potential impact. He is signed on the premise that he is major-league ready, so I would not include him in prospect ranking.
I agree with #25 and suggest that the Cardinals pushed an 18-year-old too aggressively to expect him to go from the DSL to Peoria in May.
I’ll go with the latter option. I have heard plenty of scouts talk in such ways when they know they are talking anonymously.
There is a huge difference between a 22-year-old still on his way up and learning both his body and the position, and a 31-year-old who has played 14 seasons of professional ball and is not going to get any better defensively.
While I have no doubt there is truth in your statement that teams give a longer leash to players they draft earlier and give bigger bonuses, the Cardinals coaches and front office staff tell me and the players that once a player is signed, they are all treated equally and everything is based on their growth and performance.
Thanks for the invitation. May I will, but be careful what you wish for. I consider myself an objective student of the game and not a fan of any team, so many people who read and participate in fan sites don’t like to hear objective, fact-based observations.
While that is true, and quite obvious, I’m not sure that relevant to how Perez is ranked as a prospect.
I see the parallel you are trying to draw between Delvin Perez and Dexter Fowler, but there’s really no valicity to comparing a guy like Perez still struggling to develop in the lower minors vur has not yet shown the skills to produce at even the Triple-A level and a 12-year veteran who has been an all-star and is trying to make the adjustments to maintain a level he has already established.
Assessing minor-leaguers is looking at what they have done so far and projecting their tools and the skills they have acquired into the future. Perez has the tools, but he has not yet acquired the skills to match those tools. Certainly, there are guys with less in their toolbag than Perez who have succeeded in he majors because they were very good at acquiring the skills to maximize the tools they have. Other guys with much more talent (tools) never are able to acquire the skills and temperament to turn their tools into a major-league career. So far, Perez is showing he is headed toward the latter group, any comparison to Fowler’s situation is baseless.My main point on Perez is that it is wrong to assume that once his bat comes around he will be on track to the majors as a shortstop. I purposely took the unusual step of posting on this forum instead of communicating with Brian or Derek as I usually do, because Perez has just as much or more problems on defense as he does at the plate, but those problems are not obvious to those who have not seen him play in person. There is a huge difference between having the tools to play great defense and actually doing it. Perez has the tools, but is lacking in both technique and consistency. He has potential, but he was still below-average as a defender as Peoria’s shortstop in 2019.
I would be careful about describing Delvin Perez as a plus defender. Perez has great range and a good arm, but still needs a lot of work to improve his footwork and decision-making.
He has plus tools on defense. But he still makes too many bad decision and unforced errors to be considered a plus defender. 24 errors in 112 games for Peoria this season. He has the potential to become a plus defender, but he is still a long way from actually being one.
Perez needs to add some upper body strength to reach his potential as a hitter, because ipper-level pitchers are going to be able to knock the bat out of his hands. That bulk could have negative effects on his fluidity in the field.
He is ranked too high at #32. Based on who he is right now, he should be somewhere in the mid-40s.not necessarily indefinite, but flexible. A team and a player can agree to extend the deadline for a decision, especially when an injury is involved.
DellaValle told me last summer that he gets most of his strikeouts with his circle changeup and elevated fastballs.
His fastball velocity is in the upper 80s, but has a high spin rate around 2,500 rpm. The aerodynamic effect of the high spin rate makes the pitch look to batters like a rising fastball. DellaValle also has a delivery that extends toward the plate almost a foot more than the average pitcher, which makes his 88-mph heater look like 91.With a .901 OPS batting right-handed (his natural side) in 2018 and only .655 OPS batting left-handed, Dylan Carlson might be better off hitting right-handed all the time.
How many different ways do people have to explain to you that Fowler is currently untradable before you will understand. After this season, Fowler has three more years on his contract at $16.5 million per year. No one will touch him, but the Cardinals are not ready to release him and eat $50 million. Those are the ONLY choices. There is absolutely no possible trade they could make to unload Fowler. Period.
The paucity of southpaws throughout the Cardinals system is a concern and needed to be addressed. You cannot win in professional baseball without at least some good left-handed pitching and hitting.
Tuivailala is out of options, and though he may still have some potential as a major-leaguer, he was not consistent enough for the Cardinals to figure him into their long-term plans, or to rely on for the remainder of this season if they are to make a push for the wild card.
The same is true of Lyons, though because of his recent injury he is not so easily dealt to another team for anything of value, though someone may take a chance on him as a waiver claim.
So, they had to be moved off the roster.
The Cardinals were not trading to get Elledge so much as they were simply trying to get the best value they could for Tui, who would certainly have been claimed if they exposed him to waivers.That’s not true.
Lyuons is not necessarily gone.
He was out of options, though, so he must clear waivers before they can send him to the minors, and then he can opt to be a free agent, though I don’t know why he would do that if he has cleared waivers.
