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One point about qualifying offer free agents such as Valdez is if two of the three big names are traded, the return on Valdez would exceed a third round pick.
If Valdez’s past behavior forces him to take a one-year contract, then he makes perfect sense and can almost guarantee he pitches for a top contender at playoff time. He couldn’t do that over the winter.27 Bryan Torres
28 Sebastian Dos SantosI really am intrigued by Ethan Young here. What is his health status?
Bob convinced me not to miss the next Pablo Ozuna train. I think that last season against your peers is truly telling of what will hapoen seven years later…the next time that player plays against anything close to his aged peers.De Santos and and the other SS whose name escapes me… maybe Miguel Hernandez comes to mind are both very interesting bats moving forward.
Both guys are already 6 foot and filling out.Great points stlcard25. Does everyone know Gurevitch struck out almost 40% in his SSS brief Cardinal debut. For some horrible reason I keep thinking he is a left-handed bat from the University of Arizona. Thankfully a poster pointed out he was from farther west. Still … he sure struggled to make any meaningful contact.
Ethan Young is a great addition to this discussion here. Is he most comparable in the system to Franklin and Roby?
25 Bryan Torres Age isn’t a factor if you can hit. Caeser Prieto can hit and should be getting some attention too. We are giving votes to a lot of guys who never have hit close to these two career levels.
26 Zach Levenson He goes up to the plate with bad intensions. He swings full force but doesn’t strike out at worrisome rates (85 in 449 abs).We should have a prediction contest in reverse. I predict the 50 best prospect is Chase Heath.
It should be noted I have no list and am simply tapping into my powers of cosmic intuition. He came to mind immediately and I am pretty sure he is the big 50.That brings Molina back in line behind Hansen who is more advanced with greater success.
I don’t think either Hansen or Molina are superior to Rajcic.Do I remember reading Mason Molina had a fasrball that reached 97 and sat 94? His background would be helpful here if anyone saw him pitch.
My problem with Chase Davis (and I really root for and enjoy watching him) is that he was billed as CarGo II. His strike outs cause him to decide that he won’t chase and will only swing at pitches in the zone. This sounds right but he passes on fastballs early…gets deep in counts and still strikes out too much.
CarGo is .330 at the MLB level with 35 bombs.
Until Davis walks into the box looking to punish the pitcher, he will remain Mike Siani II. It’s more than approach. It’s attitude and he displays it in the field; He just needs to adjust when in the count he takes swings because there is no denying that certain counts… especially two-strike counts…are death nails.Saul Figuereo
18 year old…right-handed hitting outfielder…6’4″ 195 lbs…minor league free agent since he is old for international signing??23 Bryan Torres: If Donovan is traded, Torres becomes viable and he has improved at every level…not struggled then improved….Torres succeeded remarkably and then improved on tbose numbers.
24 Zach Levenson: Right-handed power could advance quickly if he simply starts next season as the player who finished the year at Springfield.21 Luis Gastelum
22 Blaze JordanI cannot think of a reason not to get excited about Bryan Torres. He has some pull-side power. He can steal a base. He plays passable defense all over with CF maybe his best position. He is an emergency catcher. His 40-man spot signals those who decide seem to believe in him.
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20 GastelumJordan was rumored to be the return for Arenado last spring. It would appear the organization values him. He claimed his 3rd base defense was his most underrated attribute.
He’s only 22 and started at AA last year. In nearly 600 at bats last year, he only struck out 60 times. 19 homers but 99 runs batted in. Hit 270 but .198 at Memphis hurt overall. His power and production actually improved at Memphis despite his troubles.
Like the Baez brothers, I dream on a world where all three hit 30+ dingers next year. At 23 and MLB ready, he’s very interesting with only marginal improvement under that scenario.Hansen is a good pitcher. There was a day when he would have been rated higher, but he’s more than blocked and I think Curtis Taylor is a perfect comp in every way except handedness.
Would the two arms we acquired from the Mets be in the top five mix? Was Ellisalt (SP?) injured seriously or did a new assett feel a twinge and they just shut him down?
Granillo 1, Gastelum 2, Watson at 3?I would actually include both Hence and Hjerpe to the relievers list. Is Granillo still 1?
Gastelum is the reliever of the year with nearly 14 k per 9 innings. Ricardo Velez is the arm with all the helium. He is rising fast.
I don’t see a world where Hansen ever starts a game for St. Louis. So much would have to go wrong. He just doesn’t scream bulloen arm without any velocity or strike out pitch.
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18 Luis Gastelum
Gastelum just seems to be a lock. We forget his frame is still projectable. An increase of just one to two mph would make him Devin Williams light.
We valued Swanson here last year on this listwith him showing us everything we saw last year while at Springfield. Gastelum has done the same.Nick Raquet and Joh. King live…for now.
Perhaps we should consider Torres a prospect now. Perhaps we should consider what 2nd base, corner outfielder might keave.Caesar Prieto and Bryan Torres still exist and have achieved what we dream guys at the lower levels will possibly become. If Nathan Church hits over .280, he will probably play so much that he gets into the gold glove discussion. Church hitting .280 is a far greater lock than Cho finding loft or Mitchell becoming Tony Gwynn.
Ignore Church at your own risk.
Zach Levenson looked like the second coming of Joe Mather once he arrived in Springfield. He’s a pretty good outfielder, too.
Max Ragic has recieved no love, but he is just a little regained velocity from the days he was sitting 96 with that great bender.I looked back for anything to justify discussing Chase Davis, but his approach is so bad, and his strike out rate so profound that he could drop out of the top 20.
It should be noted that my eyes see an outfielder most similar to Mike Siani…seriously. Davis has really developed that aspect.
If the bat ever clicks, he instantly becomes viable in center in St. Louis.
