I wouldn't put much stock into this list. I wouldn't rank Allard that high but it would put him in the high 50 FV range and he started the year as a mid 55 guy. So there is nothing really out of line with that. Gohara dropping at 98 is just a reflection of some scouting lagging behind on what he's doing. He was a low 55 FV prospect to start the year according Fangraphs and has done nothing but dominate this year. I'm not sure where I'd rank him but should be a mid 55 FV (top 50 overall) guy at minimum.
Ranking Eloy and Robles above Acuna is laughable.
Eloy is a 21 year old in A+ ball. His wOBA is 30 points lower than Acuna's was at AA at 19. Similar pop but Eloy is not a SB threat at all. Eloy has a lower K% (20% to Ronald's mid-20s%) but Ronald is two years younger and improving.
Robles is a 20 year old in A+ ball. His wOBA is 15 points lower than Acuna's was at AA at 19. He has less pop but has similar SB numbers. 18% K rate to Acuna's mid-20s%.
Gohara that low is laughable. Otherwise the other players are in the vicinity of where they should be.
Moncada is not the best prospect, IMO.
I think Rosario, Acuna, Torres, Vladdy Jr., and Francisco Mejia are the 5 best.
Eloy, Robles, and Devers are also better than Moncada.
Yeah but you still don't rank based on results alone. Robles and Eloy have been doing this a bit longer so they should be ahead of Acuna. I don't think you can just make him the bestest based off of one year. I know he started to be special (sort of) last year. But his k% is real and he needs to sustain this for the remainder of the year to over take those guys. If his k% could drop closer to 20. Then I think you have the #1 prospect since some of the current big dogs will be graduated.
Coppy
Prediction: Most services have Acuna the #1 overall prospect in baseball in the offseason.
Yes, I will take the no side of that one. I don't think he will be called up this season, but if he is called up at roster expansion, I think he will still have rookie status going into next year.
I would lean towards the Braves breaking camp with him next spring though. I think it will dumb, but I think it is more likely than not at this point.
Keith Law just came out with mid season team farm rankings.
1. Braves
2. White Sox
Chico (07-25-2017)
I will wait to see how Longenhagen ranks them.
Of course, the White Sox may be a clear #1 if the Braves want to trade 1 or 2 of their top 10 prospects for Sonny Gray or the like in the next week.
Last edited by WaitingFor2017; 07-25-2017 at 09:24 AM.
This stuff changes constantly, which is why it doesn't really ever matter. Moncada will graduate off soon. Albies and/or Acuna could come off by the end of the year and certainly will by midseason next year. I mean, it's all for fans to read and talk about, which it's successful at doing. But it doesn't ever matter.
50PoundHead (07-25-2017)