BA's DSL/VSL 2012 Top 20 Prospects

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The list is in alphabetical order, not a ranking. The only Cub to make the list was RHP Daury Torrez (ahead of guys like Carlos A. Rodriguez, Jeffrey Baez and Mark Malave):

 

Daury Torrez, rhp, Cubs

Age: 18. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-3. Wt.: 200. Signed: Dominican Republic, 2010.

The Cubs had bonus babies like Venezuelan third baseman Mark Malave ($1.6 million) and shortstop Luis Acosta ($1.1 million in 2011) in the DSL last year, but both of them struggled. Lefthander Carlos Rodriguez and outfielders Jeffrey Baez and Roberto Caro had strong seasons, but the Cubs' best prospect in the DSL last year was Torrez, who signed for $25,000 when he was 17 in December 2010. In his second DSL season, Torrez ranked third in ERA and had the lowest walk rate in the league, with just four walks to the 280 batters he faced. Torrez, who is from Esparanza, isn't just a soft tosser. Torrez has a physical build and sits at 90-93 mph with good sink and run on his fastball. He commands all of his pitches, including a hard slider and a changeup that he has feel for, but he doesn't have a putaway pitch yet, which is why he didn't strike out more batters.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/online/prospects/international-affairs/2013/2614781.html

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Looking back, Gioskar Amaya and Ronald Torreyes made this top 20 in 2010 and and Jeimer Candelario and Carlos Penalver made the list last year.