He’s struggling to harness the new stuff, but he hasn’t really pitched all that much due to all those injuries, and that he has a chance for four above-average pitches gives him more upside than a lot of the closer, safer prospects on this list. Podcasts: THT Audio. He sits 88-91, has a good changeup, and his vertical arm slot creates depth on his breaking ball. Though Weathers wasn’t universally considered to be part of that contingent, it seemed San Diego thought he was. Jose Geraldo, RHP Jake Sims, RHP. 100 Prospects. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. (FanGraphs gave him 6.2.) He sits in the low-90s, has an above-average changeup, and may have a 50 or 55 breaking ball at peak. I am definitely not diving that deep into his analysis but I will showcase the top-5 prospects according to Longenhagen and share some of my favorite insight of his along the way. He’s an intriguing bat. Now, let's get on to the top five prospects in the San Diego Padres system.. 1. He struck out in at least 30% of his at-bats every year since the Padres acquired him from Boston as part of the Craig Kimbrel deal. It’s possible 2019 was a small sample fluke, but given how strong those skills were, I want to own him to find out if he ends up with a starting job. Mosser went to little Shippensburg in South/Central PA and may be yet another college arm from that area who San Diego unearthed and moves quickly. His body, swing, and power remain very pleasing to scouts’ eyes. Acquired from Cleveland for Brad Hand, Mejia is one of the more entertaining hitters to watch in the minors, but he has a few flaws that need to be corrected for him to reach his substantial ceiling, and possibly for him to profile at all. “You can see his swagger,” veteran right fielder Torii Hunter said of the 25-year-old rookie who is hitting .261 with a team-leading 22 home runs and 63 runs batted in entering Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees. Marlins pleased with Sixto's BP session. Many dynasty leagues still consider Castillo prospect-eligible because he’s only thrown 38.1 IP in the majors. Sims was a 2018 late round pick out of a small Florida college who has been 94-97 in extended. Quantrill has been up to 96, sitting 93-94 early in starts before settling into the low-90s later. For further explanation of the merits and drawbacks of Future Value, read this. He’s a long term developmental project. He has a traditional leadoff hitter’s skillset from a tools/stylistic standpoint, but a modern leadoff man’s approach and on base ability. Help Support FanGraphs. So he’s a crapshoot right now, which makes him a risky bet, even if the upside is large. He’ll either need to be viable at other positions or just hit enough to play second base every day. Can Alex Cora get the most out of this group? You could go kind of nuts projecting on Miliano’s command and changuep based on how graceful and athletic he is, and he has a good chance to start one day despite his lousy 2018, but it’ll probably take a while. ZiPS 2021 Top 100 Prospects (FanGraphs) ... ZiPS 2021 Top 100 Prospects (FanGraphs) by Dan Szymborski February 19, 2021. Ian Kinsler‘s presence combined with Urias early-season struggles caused the Padres to demote Urias to Triple-A. At Risk: Franchy Cordero Now, let's get on to the top five prospects in the San Diego Padres system.. 1. Most of the high-profile teenage pitching targeted by San Diego has been advanced. Efrain Contreras, RHP FanGraphs has released their Top-100 prospects list - a bit of a misnomer considering they list out to 120 players - and included four Mariners players within its ranks. Instead of 94-97, Baez’s fastball was more 92-95, and his walk rate tripled. Things didn’t go his way during his Padres debut, as his strikeout rate spiked (though his SwStk% barely increased), while his ISO and HR/FB rate looked closer to his 2018 days, rather than his 2019 breakout. By … Even without power, a defensive wizard with high-end feel for contact who runs well is at least a good utility guy. He could be a Kevin Kouzmanoff sequel. Because we’re talking about the best farm system in baseball, the talent has come from all angles. Community Research. The talent difference between the 87th best prospect in baseball and the 160th best prospect in baseball is really not that big, but one is way more prestigious than … 24.6k members in the Padres community. And please don't worry, your report will be anonymous. The 2018 July 2 Class He still managed to slash .296/.398/.447 as a 21-year-old in the hitter-friendly PCL and reached San Diego in September. The MLB free agent market isn’t valuing Naylor-type players highly, but his first three seasons would interest any club with an opening for him. Gore is essentially a consensus number-one prospect for the organization. His projections helped him win the inaugural 2013 Tout Wars mixed draft league. As a FV-50 prospect, one could have reasonably expected him to be a solid everyday player. He’ll likely be up and down this year, making spot starts when needed. There’s still some work to be done on that end, but Campusano has gotten better on defense, he has plus raw power, plus arm strength, and some feel to hit. Lopez, 18, left his last extended start with an unknown injury. His junior baseball season was also discouraging. He has a good swing, and is a viable defender at second and third who projects as a bench infielder. Really what Ornelas is best at is hitting. Quite soft-bodied as an amateur, Ornelas has reshaped his physique and is now a svelte 6-foot-3 and an average runner underway, and it plays a little better than that on the bases because he is a max-effort player. 16 … A pretty muscular, 5-foot-10, tapered-shoulder type, he has modest physical projection. Jack Suwinski, LF Reed has 70 speed and defensive ability in center field, along with a 60 arm and average raw power. Community Research. PDP. Archive. Notes: Gore's command; Johnson; Musgrove. It appears he has a chance to do the latter. He posted an elite 38.2% strikeout rate at High-A, and then a strong 27.8% strikeout rate at Double-A last year, and those were backed by strong SwStk% marks. Euribel Angeles, SS 200 Draft. Jake Scavuzzo, OF. He’ll likely never have a great breaking ball, but as long as he locates it properly against righties, it will be enough. This spring, he was throwing harder than ever, sitting 94-97 at times, and showing better breaking stuff than he had previously. He’s still a little too confident with his breaking ball in the zone, but it’s hard not to expect an athlete with work habits like these (Patiño has already learned and is fluent in English) to get better at everything. Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:52 AM ET, Park Factors Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs.com wrote his thoughts down on the Padres’ farm system and gave this opinion on the 53 top prospects in it. Rays trade Blake Snell to Padres for prospects, including RHP Luis Patiño. It’s pronounced ‘Eggy’, which is appropriate considering Rosario is an ovular 5-foot-9. The Hardball Times. March 11, 2021. His hands are very powerful, explosive, and work in a tight, lift-friendly loop much like Carter Kieboom’s, but Arias doesn’t track pitches well, and makes poor choices about what he’s swinging at. Miami traded Naylor to San Diego in the controversial Colin Rea deal, soon after also trading Chris Paddack to the Padres in a separate transaction. San Diego could make a concerted effort to alter his release so Feliz is more behind the ball, creating fastball life/rise that would probably play better with his curveball. The Alfonso Soriano comps to Ruiz are actually quite apt. He showed above-average power, some bat control, and much improved agility behind the plate, leading to him going 39th overall in 2017. His infield hands are plus but the footwork and arm strength are both below average. A back issue put Baez behind during 2018 spring training, and while the Padres sent him to Hi-A in late-April, his stuff and command were just not as good as they were the year before. Allen elevates the ball with authority and has been doing so since college. The gap between Heliot Ramos (No. Feliz could develop in a number of different ways. He has polished secondaries and succeeded in the DSL last year mostly due to advanced pitchability. 4/5 starter, but his stuff was very hittable during his 2018 big league debut and he dealt with reduced stuff and elbow issues during the spring of 2019. The Padres have another up and coming shortstop in Arias, the amount of middle infield talent in the Padres system is insane. Archive. Podcasts: The Sleeper and The Bust | Field of Streams. }); Grouped by type and listed in order of preference within each category. He found a better changeup in 2018, quelling most concerns about him eventually winding up in the bullpen. 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