Longenhagen ranks the top 32 and lists a ton of other players: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/top-3...tlanta-braves/
Longenhagen ranks the top 32 and lists a ton of other players: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/top-3...tlanta-braves/
That's pretty deep. 9 guys with a 55 FV or higher(above average player at worst) and 4 more with FV of 50 which is avg MLB player. Bodes well for building a competitive team over the next few years.
They really like Gohara
I never thought I'd find an outlet that likes Didder more than I do. Big year for him. I don't think he can rely on getting hit by pitches as often as he moves up the ladder.
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you and me both. He is one of my favorites. I hope they get aggressive with him this year and move him away from Acuna. He is 22 and needs to start standing out on his own.Originally Posted by 50PoundHead
Didder just sounds like a blast to watch.
He seemed higher on Riley than I've seen from most.
Sounds like we should be able to have some really good pens based on this write up. That would be fine but we really need one of these guys to hit as a 1 and a couple more to be plus starters.
I'm really interested in DPeterson. Ppl are all over the map on him. I wonder if he could replace Markakis as early as the deadline this year.
I find it strange that Fried keeps getting rated so low. For me I see him as potentially a top of the rotation guy to go along with Allard. I think he will see time in the big leagues at some point this year. I think he is going to surprise a LOT of people.
I was surprised how high he had Pache
Prospect fatigue, injury concern, and age
yes, even if you read the Blurb, he says, if you are not concerned with his injury and his velocity will remain 94ish, then he needs to be higher and can be a top of rotation guy. if you think he will not be able to maintain that velo. then you need to drop him. Injury concerns seem to be the biggest deterrent on positioning Fried as a top prospect.
I anticipated this to be the best prospect write-up this year, and Longenhagen did not let me down. My unsolicited notes about a few of his prospect notes:
Swanson - His most likely (30%+) KATOH projection of 20+ WAR over his 6 years of team control is very encouraging. I agree with his overall assessment, "slashing something close to .270/.340/.420 with terrific defense at short". I may have been underestimating his defensive potential a bit.
Albies - High praise here with, "Albies has arguably the best bat control in prospectdom". The first time I have ever heard Albies described as, "thick, muscular and sturdy", though. The most interesting tidbit is that he's just a few months older than recently drafted high schooler Blake Rutherford, and has already had AAA experience.
Maitan - An excellent example of just how much risk factors into these evaluations. Longenhagen states, "heavy dilution to his FV grade despite a potential Role 7 ceiling", is what gets him to his ultimate FV of 55. That is 15 points off the FV for a hitter that has potential to provide more impact than Swanson, who is projected to be an annual 4 WAR player. This is the type of FV 55 prospect I want, not the kind that is FV 55 at age 23 in AAA.
Pache - "Pache arguably has the highest ceiling in this system of any player not named Kevin Maitan". This should make nsacpi a very happy guy.
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chop2chip (02-21-2017)
He definitely likes the up the middle prospects. I'm good with that though. That seems to be our focus outside of power arms.
Ventura's Stolen Bases
Obviously like Ventura, and those are still some aggressive future bat and game power rankings to me.
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did he like Ventura's base stealing abilities?
This is so good because of all the little notes he puts in these reports. It's not just regurgitating stuff that everyone else has written.
Two that stood out to me in the piece -- Derian Cruz and Braulio Vasquez both showing up this spring after gaining a good amount of weight. That'll be interesting to monitor.
Is any system even close to the Braves according to fangraphs?
Natural Immunity Croc
They haven't done everybody yet.
Ventura's Stolen Bases
Surprisingly no, he was 55/50 in speed and stolen bases were unmentioned (Longenhagen thinks he's gonna gain some weight and move to RF).
May have to ask Rico to change my name to Ventura's Home Runs.
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It will be interesting to see whether the hitters in the lower levels turn out to be the bats the Braves have been missing.
Pache is poised for a breakout similar to Acuna. Reading the various scouting reports, just about everybody is high on his tools and potential. He's a good year away from being an easy top 100 guy.
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