Top 10 are:
Crawford
Moncada
Urias
Bregman
Rogers
Meadows
Arcia
Reyes
Robles
Swanson
Other Braves in the top 50: Albies(21), Newcomb(41)
Others of note: Benintendi(11), Gallo(12), Devers(19), Brinson(22)
Top 10 are:
Crawford
Moncada
Urias
Bregman
Rogers
Meadows
Arcia
Reyes
Robles
Swanson
Other Braves in the top 50: Albies(21), Newcomb(41)
Others of note: Benintendi(11), Gallo(12), Devers(19), Brinson(22)
50PoundHead (07-07-2016)
They did an article on guys who just missed the top 50. It's premium so I couldn't see all of it, but they did list Acuna in the section that was free.
Ronald Acuna, OF, Atlanta Braves
Why He'll Succeed: If the raw tools (speed, defense, and even some power) he flashes combine with the advanced approach—and not just for an 18-year-old in his full season debut—they'll create a Voltron-style prospect who people fall all over themselves just to see and/or talk about.
Why He Might Fail: The likely three-plus years of development time could reduce him down to merely a defense- and speed-based center fielder whose hit and power tools leave those who remembered his near-breakout in 2016 forever disappointed.
Kinda surprised to see Crawford and Devers so high after struggling badly at their respective levels. Nice to see Swanson in the top 10.
Soroka will be there soon enough if he keeps dominating his level.
Ivermectin Man
I think I'm the biggest Devers fan on this board. He started out really slow, but he has hit really well over the last month or two. He's also 19 years old for a few more months. We talk about pushing Braxton Davidson by putting him at High A, but Devers is nine months younger than him. Every prospect writer I've read is putting a plus hit tool and plus power on him, and they haven't backed off at all with his struggles.
Julio3000 (07-07-2016)
CJ9 (07-07-2016)
Since I'm feeling generous today I will share my top secret expected surplus value chart of prospect value by ranking:
1-3 10 wins
4-8 9 wins
9-14 8 wins
15-25 7 wins
26-50 6 wins
During his remaining years of contractual control, my estimate of Teheran's surplus value is 10 wins. I want to win any trade for Teheran. To be precise, I want a return worth 13 wins. Not a crazy overpay like Shelby Miller. But I am looking to win. By my value chart, Benintendi plus Devers is 15 wins. I would definitely go for that. But realistically, we would have to add a bit back to make that one happen.
I would put Viz's estimated surplus value at about 4 wins. Teheran and Viz for Benintendi plus Devers is close to a fair trade. I'd ask them to add decent prospect outside the Top 100 to make it a clear win.
An alternative to including Viz would be for us to add someone along the lines of Sims, Toussaint or Fried to Teheran.
The prospects I would keep off limits in this sort of trade would be: Albies, Swanson, Soroka, Allard, Acuna, and Maitan.
Last edited by nsacpi; 07-07-2016 at 09:27 AM.
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