Who is the Cubs #36 prospect?

[CaliforniaRaisin]

The poll will be open for 24 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

26. Gleyber Torres

27. Shawon Dunston Jr

28. Jacob Hannemann

29. Jen-Ho Tseng

30. Juan Paniagua

31. Zac Rosscup

32. Stephen Bruno

33. Alberto Cabrera

34. Erick Leal

35. Gioskar Amaya

[davell]

Torrez, Szczur, and Frazier. I have Torrez higher than Leal, based on his stuff being much better. Szczur isn't going to be a world beater, but I do think he has a lengthy ML career ahead of him as a bench guy, it counts for something. Frazier is a pure upside, projection guy. It wouldn't shock me if he's a top 10 guy in our system heading into 2015. Of course, it wouldn't shock me if he's not in the top 30 either. But a tweak in his delivery could turn him into a highly regarded prospect. I don't see anyone left with his upside.

[Guest]

Where is the best SS in the 2012 draft class, Tim Saunders?

[craig]

Where is the best SS in the 2012 draft class, Tim Saunders?

 

He had an arm injury, and seems to be kind of in Bruno-land. Uncertain whether he'll play any games defensively this summer. The details have never come out, to my knowledge, whether he had TJ surgery or rotator-cuff surgery or never actually even had any surgery or what.

[rawaction]

Torrez, Ben Wells, Frazier

[Cubswin11]

Torrez, Ben Wells, Frazier

Same

[Guest]

How far down this list could you go and still find someone who would slot into our end of season 2011 top ten?

 

Hell, I wonder what the answer would be for the Brewers' current top five.

[Cubswin11]

How far down this list could you go and still find someone who would slot into our end of season 2011 top ten?

 

Hell, I wonder what the answer would be for the Brewers' current top five.

18, with Eloy? From just straight 1-a end number. But I think there are guys scattered all the way down that probably would have strong arguments for either of those top 10s. Underwood, Maples, Tseng, Dunston, Rivero, Cabrera, Skulina

Edited March 20, 2014 by Cubswin11

[bukie]

How far down this list could you go and still find someone who would slot into our end of season 2011 top ten?

 

Hell, I wonder what the answer would be for the Brewers' current top five.

Well, Sczcur's not even on the list yet...

[craig]

Jose Paulino, Ben Wells, Arias in that order.

 

Sorry Geiger, you've got a chance to hit a ton of HR's and have a mashing season, but I'm going with the pitchers.

 

Paulino got a really favorable review by BA. Athletic 18-year-old lefty who's already 89-92 and projects more? Control pitcher? Anti-HR guy? 71K/12BB/1HR/58IP? I'm going to beat the rush and get on the bandwagon early.

 

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.

 

Wells has the gift of a much-movement fastball. Imagine if he's a little faster, a little stronger, and a little more consistent with his off speed stuff? This could be a breakout season for him. Last year was largely a "don't get hurt, show you're healthy enough" year. But this year is more ambitious. If he's not faster and his control doesn't improve, write him off. But despite his injury issues, Wells will still be only 21 and pitching in AA. If he's effective, you've got some value.

 

Arias is big and strong, can throw mid-upper 90's, and could have a good slider. Another breakout candidate.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Torrez.

[craig]

What do we have on Torres, scouting-wise?

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

This was after his last year in the DSL:

 

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.

 

From a BA chat:

 

Ben (Leland Grove): Did any of the AZL Cubs' roster warrant a mention for this season?

Bill Mitchell: Ben, the Cubs prospect garnering the most attention was pitcher Erick Leal, who they acquired from the Dbacks last spring in the deal for outfielder Tony Campana. He’s got good command of all of his pitches and competes well. Another arm to watch is Daury Torrez, who has a higher ceiling than Leal but at this point is more of a thrower than a pitcher.

 

Gotta love those throwers that have walked 15 guys in 169 professional innings.

[Clem Fandango]

Brett Jackson?

 

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[sneakypower]

i'd probably still vote for him here