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The power is diminished by physical injuries, such as his knee and other less discussed maladies. Power is diminished by mental and physical fatigue. Power is profoundly affected by pitch recognition and swing decisions. There are other factors such as how a player like Walker divides his time when rehab abd physical demands take away from his film study or outfield work.
Being a power hitter is a dynamic synergy of factors, but most of what I percieved as contributing factors should be mitigated by an off season of rest, recovery, and preparation.I love Eagan and Ortiz. Luna is super exciting if his hot start was indicative of him being truly better than all the other prospects as his bonus surely was bigger.
21 Yairo Padilla
22 Brandon Clarke18 Santana
19 Yairo Padilla
I really can’t believe Brandon Clarke may not be a top 20 prospect, but here we are.The voting seems to imply we view Brandon Clarke abd Ixan Henderson as seriously damaged goods. Do we all associate Hjerpe’s clean up which turned out to be the precursor to his Tommy John surgery with where Clarke is? At this point we are really looking at Kuhns, Clarke, Henderson, Manessa, and Odle as all being three years away when normal development and recovery times are considered.
I would claim Odle and Clarke have the loudest tools of the group.If the rotation stays in tact, then Molina is probably the ninth or tenth starter if he is still ascending. This makes the pen a much more likely pathway to contributing. In that regard, Santana seems more likely to get late inning work. I see Molina getting a Mautz-type role.
I wish I had a better read on Ragsdale. He just failed the eye test so profoundly. He was so impressive from a pre-trade stat and purported tools perspective. Luna seems only a slight reach here and Padilla recieved the prioity play when he was on the same field as SDS and Hernandez. I swear Deniel Ortiz was blossoming just as he got hurt at the season’s end.17 Sandro Santana
18 Mason MolinaI’m with you Cardinals27 on taking a reliever, and I’m tired of simply being Bob Reed’s lap dog in every vote.
Bob could focus a little more at scratching behind my ears.
15 Miguel Hernandez
16 Sandro SantanaI’m all about jumping on tbat Roby train, but first stop is getting the SS pair on track.
13:SDS
14:Miguel HernandezMatt Morris was the only survivor of the Alan Benes, Donovan Osborne, and Rheal Cormier run of first round aces who all arrived about the same time.
If any old timers remember John Fulgham, I found his baseball card the other day. You might remember he burst on the scene as our future ace before succumbing to arm and shoulder issues.
Anyway the back of his card bragged that just before his meteoric rise to prominence in the St.Louis rotation, John led the Florida St. league in complete games with 17.
It is amazing how things have changed so dramatically. Seventeen complete games as an A baller was seen as a signal of future durability rather than excessive wear.Roby has faced multiple injury concerns, but he may be the strongest and healthiest version of himself we have ever seen. We are ranking a healthy Roby at this point rather than the significantly impaired version who ranked in the past.
Kids can grow. Condon will get bigger. My point was all three SS prospects seem to be 6ft+ and have already found in-game power. I hope Condon becomes great, and early returns point that way.
There has never hardly been a point of comparison when you could separate SDS and Miguel Hernandez, and I won’t try to here. They are not undersized with only faintly projectsble power like Condon; they are blossoming into full-grown men with real power. Count Padilla in there,too.
Padilla’s injuries aside, he was top ten nationally before he proved the bat was real.
11 SDS
12 Miguel HernandezBefore he got injured a second time, Deniel Ortiz seemed to be figuring things out. He really looked on par with Baez and even Rainiel for a couple weeks at the end of the season. He was driving the ball to all fields and looking like the guy we were considering in this area last year. Like Chase Davis, he might not break top 30 this year.
Anyone who watched Ragsdale at Springfield didn’t see the optimal version. He really struggled at the end. He wasn’t a top ten hitter in the line up much less a top ten player in the system. Honestly he hit ninth, and there were arguments to be made that the bench still had better options.
Both are right in the next ten picks. The amazing aspect to this is the sheer depth of top prospects. We have a former number one pick who could burst onto the MLB roster next spring and provide gold glove-type defense while hitting for power with one ateration to his approach at the plate and Chase Davis won’t sniff the top 30.
Baez is a great prospect as capital, but not as a pillar. I have seen him standing arms folded with the pitch in flight; once his glove was off with the pitch in flight.
I admitted to heckling him at the intimate stadium experience, but I am reminded of a Far Side cartoon where the dog’s owner scolds, ” If you keep chewing on this I’m getting rid of you for good Ginger!” The dog hears, ” blah blah blah blah blah good Ginger!”
The guy can really play and is “headsy” about it. He makes spectacular plays like faking the throw to first on a double play and spinning back to throw a strike picking off the lead runner rounding third for the final out of an inning.
He is really good at baseball and perhaps he has been molded into who he is by people who needed him to be great at playing rather than leading.I saw Sandro once and couldn’t wait for him to leave the game. He just dominated a good Springfield line up. Guys like Campos, who plays and hangs in there against lefties had no chance. Very exciting arm.
A left side of Libby, Hjerpe, and Santana would be a formidable pen next stretch run.I don’t like to talk down other people, but Baez is really hard to take when he cold-shoulders teammates, throws tantrums at umpires, and pouts in the field.
These are repeated transgressions not isolated incidents. I watched more than a dozen games where the live experience allows you to follow a player and see more than the Milb TV shows.Jesus Baez is the only Cardinal I have booed in a long time. I heckled and booed him with vigor and passion. He doesn’t run out ground balls. He refuses to hustle back if he pops the ball up; he rounds first…trots towards second and slow walks it back to the dug out. He takes it into the field and stands at SS…note the lack of anticipation, ready position, and explosion. Forget about leading the infield and communicating with teammates. This is his paradigm he operates from. This isn’t me pointing a couple events, but I could because they are so outrageous. It’s every game and it’s the entire game.
He has incredibly quick hands and unbelievable hand/eye skills. I love 40 HRs and the ability to hit that ball.
You just need to know who you are voting for. The ingame experience with Baez tells you why the broadcasters made comments on the Milb tv last year.Herrera’s damage was done in 701 at bats. He has value but needs to play fewer games. Pages simply goes to Memphis with Rainiel and Campos with the latter two DHing some. They will play Rainiel some at the corners and all play regularly.
Bernal and Crooks at the MLB level is optimal if both hit. I believe that Crooks will not only hit, but he has that “it” factor about him. I am shocked about his chase rate. It is so appalling it almost negates him entirely; yet his leadership, fielding, throwing, sweet swing, and clutch power scream winner and team captain.
I think Bernal is the second coming of Ted Simmons. Compare their thighs and switch hitting strokes. Even their right-handed line-drive approaches are similar. We could have the Simmons/Porter problem all over again. I hope we keeo Simmons this time.Hjerpe out of the pen would bring back visions of Andrew Miller preCards. That would be a weapon. Roby and Hjerpe out of the pen to get them to 80 innings this year and 120 next as starters would seem optimal and exciting.
These rankings reflect an indefinite future rather than simply past luck and performance. If you asked me who will have the highest total WAR from among Fejardo, Hjerpe, or Roby at the end of their careers, I would say Cijntje beats all three. If you asked me who might start an All Star game, I’d say Hjerpe.@tball12: Making a marginalizing generalization isn’t kind, intelectually relevent, or condusive to critical thinking.
Perhaps you weren’t present for any of Hjerpe’s no hitters, and are unfamiliar with his repertoire, so you may plead ignorance.
I hardly think Hjerpe is going to even make the rotation, but I am aware that the team seems likely to take the six best North and limit innings along the way and at the end when necessary.Roby has forced his way back into a conversation that asks, “Where does a healthy Tekoah Roby with seemingly improved spin and strength rank?”
Brandon Clarke’s health has become cloudier; Roby’s health has been nothing but affirming.
I love Condon and the three SS’s in this area, but Cooper Hjerpe could leave camp as a starter, and if he is healthy and pitching well, he may be at that point our most dynamic MLB starter.
Hjerpe at 7 please
