Ineresting Note About Pitching Ceilings...

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Several complainers have whined about what is in their opinion a lack of high-ceiling arms in our system.

Pretty funny when you compare it with other organizations' BA Top 10 reports...the question follows at the end...

Braves
Gohara (MLB level) - "front-line starter"
Soroka - (AA level) - "mid-rotation starter"
Wright (handful of IP in Hi-A) - "top-of-the-rotation starter"
Anderson (Lo-A) - "#2 or #3 starter"
Allard (AA) - #4 starter"
Fried (MLB level/TJ already) - "better pure stuff than Soroka or Allard"

Yankees
Sheffield (AA) - "#3 starter"
Adams (AAA) - "mid-rotation starter"
Abreu (Hi-A) - "#2 starter"
Guzman (Rookie) - "mid-rotation starter"
Medina (Rookie) - "top-flight starter"
Acevedo (AA) - "mid-rotation starter"

Marlins
Rogers (hasn't pitched yet) - no projection
Garrett (Lo-A/TJ already) - "#2 or #3 starter"
Peters (AA) - "#4 starter"
Cabrera (Rookie) - no projection
Gonzalez (Hi-A) - "high-leverage reliever"

Mutts
Peterson (Rookie) - "#3 or #4 starter"
Dunn (Hi-A) - "#3 or #4 starter"
Szapucki (Lo-A/TJ already) - "#3 starter"
Molina (AA) - "#4 starter"
Flexen (AAA/TJ already) - "#5 starter or reliever"

Phillies
Sanchez (Hi-A) - "front-line starter"
Medina (Lo-A) - "mid-rotation starter"
Romero (Hi-A) - "#3 or #4 starter"
Kilome (AA) - "#3 or #4 starter"

Gnats
Fedde (AA/TJ already) - "mid to back-of-the-rotation starter"
Romero (Rookie) - "#3 starter"
Crowe (hasn't pitched yet/TJ already) - "#4 or #5 starter"

Cardinals
Reyes (AAA/TJ already) - "front of the rotation starter"
Flaherty (MLB level) - "mid-rotation starter"
Alcantara (AAA) - no projection/"reliever"
Hicks (Hi-A) - "mid rotation pitcher"
Hudson (AAA) - "mid-rotation starter/reliever"
Helsley (AAA) - "reliever"

Brewers
Woodruff (MLB level) - "#3 starter"
Burnes (AA) - "#3 or #4 starter"
Ortiz (AA) - "#2 starter"

Reds
Greene (hasn't pitched yet) - no projection
Mahle (MLB level) - "#4 starter"
Santillian (Lo-A) - no projection/"reliever"
Gutierrez (Hi-A) - no projection

Cubs
Alzolay (AA) - "#4 starter"
Albertos (Rookie) - no projection
Lange (hasn't pitched yet) - "closer"
De La Cruz (Lo-A) - "#2 or #3 starter"
Little (hasn't pitched yet) - "mid-rotation starter"
Hatch (Hi-A) - "#3 or #4 starter"
Tseng (AA) - "back-of rotation sterter"

Pirates
Keller (AA) - "mid to top-of the rotation starter"
Baz (Rookie) - "front of the rotation starter"
Escobar (Lo-A) - "power reliever"
Kingham (AAA/TJ already) - no projection
Hearn (Hi-A) - "reliever"

Dodgers
Buehler (MLB level/TJ already) - "top of the rotation starter"
White (AA/TJ already) - "#2 or #3 starter"
Alvarez (AA) - "closer"
Santana (AA) - "a chance to start"

Giants
Beede (AAA) - "#4 starter"
Williams (Hi-A) - "mid-rotation starter"
Suarez (AAA) - "back of the rotation starter"

Padres
Gore (Rookie) - no projection/TOR
Baez (Lo-A) - "front of the rotation starter"
Quantrill (AA/TJ already) - "middle to front of the rotation starter"
Morejon (Lo-A) - no projection
Espinoza (to miss second consecutive season in 2018) - "front of the rotation stuff"
Allen (Hi-A) - "mid-rotation starter"
Lucchesi (AA) - "#4 starter"

D-Backs
Duplantier (Hi-A) - "front of the rotation starter"
Banda (MLB level) - "mid-rotation starter"
Clarke (AAA) - "back-end starter"
Tabor (Rookie) - "#3 starter"

Rockies
Pint (Lo-A) - "Scouts remain bullish on Pint because of his premium stuff and clean delivery, but his lack of strike-throwing ability is alarming."
Lambert (Hi-A) "mid-to-back of the rotation starter"
Castellani (AA) - "mid-to-back of the rotation starter"
Almonte (AAA) - "late relief"




Exactly where are all these teams that are developing so many "Aces"???