Who is the Cubs #26 prospect?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The poll will be open for 48 hours.

 

Results so far:

 

1. Javier Baez

2. Kris Bryant

3. Albert Almora

4. Jorge Soler

5. CJ Edwards

6. Arismendy Alcantara

7. Pierce Johnson

8. Daniel Vogelbach

9. Christian Villanueva

10. Jeimer Candelario

11. Mike Olt

12. Kyle Hendricks

13. Arodys Vizcaino

14. Paul Blackburn

15. Rob Zastryzny

16. Corey Black

17. Neil Ramirez

18. Eloy Jimenez

19. Josh Vitters

20. Ivan Pineyro

21. Armando Rivero

22. Dillon Maples

23. Duane Underwood

24. Willson Contreras

25. Tyler Skulina

[craig]

I've got 6 or 7 guys I'm looking at here.

Wells, Tseng, Hanneman, Torres, Rosscup, Paniagua. (Cabrera and Dunston are not close in my mind.)

 

Tseng and Torres, both big-ticket guys who must have some serious possibilities, but haven't played in a box-score game yet.

*Paniagua and Hanneman, similar in that they've hardly played, opposite in that both are old, and opposite in that Hanneman was so-so in his limited play, and Paniagua was flat awful in his cameo. But the possibilities are fun.

*Paniagua seems like a guy who could elevate his stock sharply, with just a couple of good games. Heh, if he were to break with Daytona, and flash two starts with 97-mph reports and 9K/2BB/8IP combined, I'd view him very differently than I do now. And immediately value him above a bunch of guys we've already listed (and others that we'll elect for before he finally wins.)

 

Wells might be another guy who could step up. He's got terrific movement on his ball, even if he wasn't fast last summer. But he's another year removed from his arm injury. If he's another year stronger, and has worked endlessly at strengthening that arm, maybe he'll have plus velocity to go with terrific movement and his overall fastball will be really good. If his arm feels good and his velocity is up, if he's also successful in AA at age 21 he might look like pretty valuable property.

 

Rosscup's in a different profile, but minor-league hitters have always struggled to touch his stuff or to drive it. I don't see why the movement and deception that's tough on minor-league hitters won't also challenge big-league hitters. He's got a chance to be effective and valuable for a long time.

 

Hmm. I'll vote Tseng/Hanneman/Torres for now. But I might change my mind, or have it changed for me, before the poll ends.