2013 BA DSL/VSL Top 20 Prospects

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One Cub made the list (it's in alphabetical order): http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/international-reviews-dslvsl/

 

Jose Paulino, lhp, Cubs

 

Age: 18. B-T: L-L. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 165. Signed: Dominican Republic, 2011.

 

After a solid DSL debut in 2012, Paulino build on that with a better season in 2013, tying for sixth in the league in strikeouts. He has a wiry, athletic body with an 89-92 mph fastball. With the room he has to put on size, more velocity could be coming. He keeps the ball down and can get ground balls or miss bats. He throws two good secondary pitches, including a slider that’s a plus offering at times. He varies the action on his slider, throwing a hard sweeper against lefthanded hitters and more of a downer-type pitch that he uses to bury in on righties. He also has good feel for an average changeup that could become an above-average pitch in the future. Paulino is an aggressive pitcher who throws a lot of strikes and attacks hitters on the inner third of the plate.

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Looking back at previous years:

 

• 2010: Gioskar Amaya made the list (and Marco Hernandez, Willson Contreras, Starling Peralta and Amaury Paulino got mentions).
  
• 2011: Jeimer Candelario and Carlos Penalver
  
• 2012: Daury Torrez made the list (with positive mentions for Carlos A. Rodriguez, Roberto Caro plus then Diamondbacks' prospects Erick Leal and Jesus Castillo)