Weekly BA Prospect Hot Sheet

[Guest]

Not average wise. I guess you could say he was consistently bad at hitting for average.

 

lol you are bad at this

At what? I mean I'm terrible at things usually but I dont know what you're talking about

 

baseball

Explain it to me as if I'm a total idiot.

[Guest]

You described Adam Dunn as wildly inconsistent when for 10 years he was basically the definition of consistently very productive at the plate.

[Guest]

He's a 3 outcome hitter, his results are by definition inconsistent, perhaps by design.

[Guest]

his results are by definition inconsistent

 

You mean like all baseball players?

[Guest]

his results are by definition inconsistent

 

You mean like all baseball players?

 

well, all baseball players that walk, strikeout, or hit a home run in exactly half of their career plate appearances, yes.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm not clear on why that makes him more inconsistent.

[Guest]

his results are by definition inconsistent

 

You mean like all baseball players?

 

well, all baseball players that walk, strikeout, or hit a home run in exactly half of their career plate appearances, yes.

 

all baseball players either walk, hit singles, hit doubles, hit triples, hit home runs, hit into outs, strike out, or get hit by pitches in all their plate appearances. wildly inconsistent!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

his results are by definition inconsistent

 

You mean like all baseball players?

 

well, all baseball players that walk, strikeout, or hit a home run in exactly half of their career plate appearances, yes.

 

all baseball players either walk, hit singles, hit doubles, hit triples, hit home runs, hit into outs, strike out, or get hit by pitches in all their plate appearances. wildly inconsistent!

 

Sometimes they reach on catcher's interference.

[Guest]

Forgot reaching on errors too

[Guest]

his results are by definition inconsistent

 

You mean like all baseball players?

 

well, all baseball players that walk, strikeout, or hit a home run in exactly half of their career plate appearances, yes.

 

all baseball players either walk, hit singles, hit doubles, hit triples, hit home runs, hit into outs, strike out, or get hit by pitches in all their plate appearances. wildly inconsistent!

 

sorry, extreme outcome rather than inconsistency

[Guest]

my bad

[Guest]

you [expletive]

[Guest]

yeah, kyle agrees with you, i don't see the issue, [expletive]

[Guest]

Not shocking buy Kris Bryant is #1 this week: https://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-may-9-big-bad-bryant/

 

1. Kris Bryant, 3b, Cubs

 

Team: Double-A Tennessee (Southern)

Age: 22

Why He’s Here: .462/.517/.962 (12-for-26), 9 R, 1 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBIs, 3 BB, 7 SO

 

The Scoop: The Javier Baez career progression plan has hit a pothole early in the 2014 season, as he’s struggled to handle Triple-A pitchers the same way he abused big league pitchers in spring training. But one level below, Bryant’s development has been rolling along right on schedule. He’s hitting for average and power. He’s even stealing bases (five in six attempts). Really, the only disconcerting part of his early-season performance is his strikeout rate (28 percent), but his power and ability to draw walks mitigate that concern.

[Guest]

Second straight week with a Cub on the Hot Sheet: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-may-16-hunter-harvey-continues-to-shine/

 

13. Kyle Hendricks, rhp, Cubs

 

Team: Triple-A Iowa (Pacific Coast)

Age: 24

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 11 SO, 0 BB

 

The Scoop: The Cubs’ trade-deadline dealings with the Rangers have yielded big league starting third baseman Mike Olt and top pitching prospect C.J. Edwards. Now Hendricks (part of the haul for Ryan Dempster in 2012) could be next in line. So far in 2014 he’s missing more bats than ever—his 54 strikeouts rank second in the Pacific Coast League—while staying true to his groundball past (2.2 groundout/airout ratio this year). He’ll bring his plus control and modest stuff to Wrigley at some point this season.

 

Can't believe this is Javy's first time on this not-so hot list in 2014:

 

Javier Baez, ss, Cubs: Well that fell apart quickly. We’re too far into the season to blame Baez’s brutal numbers (.142/.229/.255) on his disappointment at being sent to Triple-A. He’s currently the second-worst hitter in the Pacific Coast League, and his six errors are second-most among league shortstops, topped only by Wilmer Flores, who no scout believes is a shortstop. Baez, 21, is hitting .104 in May. Some day he may be able to look back at this as the adversity that helped shape his big league success. For now, he just needs some hits. With his struggles and Starlin Castro’s bounceback, Baez is farther from Chicago than he was on April 1.

 

Jacob Hannemann, cf, Cubs. Chicago persuaded Hannemann to give up football with a $1 million bonus offer after drafting him in the third round out of Brigham Young last year. The 23-year-old (he spent two years on a Mormon mission) has struggled early this season in the low Class A Midwest League, batting .212/.299/.314 through 35 games while striking out a quarter of the time for Kane County, a performance not aided after taking an 0-for-20 with a walk and five strikeouts this week.

[Guest]

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-may-23-a-pair-of-dodgers-lead-the-way/

 

7. Tyler Skulina, rhp, Cubs

 

Team: low Class A Kane County (Midwest)

Age: 22

Why He’s Here: 1-0, 0.00, 7 1/3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 SO, 5 BB

 

The Scoop: The Cubs’ fourth-round pick from Kent State last year, Skulina pitched the first 7 1/3 innings of a Kane County no-hitter on Saturday before handing the ball to Nathan Dorris for the final five outs. Overall, Skulina has gone 2-1, 3.19 this season and has allowed 29 hits in 42 innings, but he’s also walked 17 batters against 32 strikeouts, meaning he still has control issues to work out.

 

10. Javier Baez, ss, Cubs

 

Team: Triple-A Iowa (Pacific Coast)

Age: 21

Why He’s Here: .429/.433/.929 (12-for-28), 6 R, 5 2B, 3 HR, 6 RBIs, 1 BB, 5 SO, 0-for-1 SB

 

The Scoop: It felt weird not seeing the elite prospect on the Hot Sheet yet this year, but Baez has gone from last week’s Not-So Hot status to red hot with his first Baez-esque week of the season. That includes massive home runs—including one that left Round Rock’s stadium—several extra-base hits and not a whole lot of plate discipline. When Baez connects, he hits the ball very hard—he had eight extra-base hits and four singles this week—but this power surge isn’t enough—yet—to declare his month-long slump over.

[Guest]

Bryant #1 this week: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-may-30-bryant-terrorizes-double-a-pitchers/

 

1. Kris Bryant, 3b, Cubs

 

Team: Double-A Tennessee (Southern)

Age: 22

Why He’s Here: .435/.581/1.043 (10-for-23), 5 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 5 RBIs, 8 BB, 8 SO, 0-for-2 SB

 

The Scoop: We’re nearing the one-year anniversary of the 2013 draft and the Cubs have every reason to be thrilled with their first-round pick. Bryant ranks third in the minors in home runs thanks to an 11-bomb power binge this month. He’s hitting for average, drawing walks and generally proving to be the most frightening hitter any Southern League pitcher faces.

 

Yes, Bryant strikes out more than one would like, a price for his power, and he’s not yet a reliable third baseman (10 errors and a .930 fielding percentage), but he’s effectively lived up to every bit of his pre-draft scouting report.

[Guest]

In The Team Photo

 

Kris Bryant, 3b, Cubs. Bryant was merciful this week and let Jake Lamb take the glory for once, but three homers in a week for Double-A Tennessee still is mighty fine. Plus, he still has comfortable leads in nearly every offensive category in the Southern League.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-june-6-lamb-anything-but-silent/

[Guest]

Kris Bryant is #1 again: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-june-13/

 

1. Kris Bryant, 3b, Cubs

 

Team: Double-A Tennessee (Eastern)

Age: 22

Why He’s Here: .478/.538/1.043 (11-for-23), 9 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 5 RBIs, 3 BB, 5 SO, 1-for-1 SB

 

The Scoop: All hail the king. Bryant has torn up the Southern League all year, and this week was no different. Of his 11 hits this week, seven went for extra bases, including three longballs to give him 22 and help him keep just behind Joey Gallo in the race for minor league homer supremacy.

 

Bryant leads the SL in all three triple-slash categories at .359/.461/.717, and he also holds the top spot in runs, hits, homers, RBIs, walks and total bases. He’s second in doubles but also second in strikeouts. The league’s all-star game is Tuesday, so by the time the next Hot Sheet hits the streets, he may have moved on to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs, however, are on record saying they want Bryant to experience extended success at one location. And why not? He’s one year removed from college, and the big league team is going nowhere in 2014.

[Guest]

Second straight week a Cub prospect is #1. This time it's Kyle Schwarber: http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-june-20/?sm_id=social_20140620_26395046

 

1. Kyle Schwarber, c/lf, Cubs

 

Team: low Class A Kane County

Age: 21

Why He’s Here: .565/.593/1.217 (13-for-23), 8 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 11 RBIs, 2 BB, 2 SO, 0-for-1 SB

 

The Scoop: What, he got thrown out stealing? He stinks. That’s about the only thing Schwarber didn’t do well in his first week as a pro. The problem now: How do you top this?  Schwarber, the No. 4 overall pick two weeks ago, has already been promoted. The lefthanded swinger belted four homers in five games and the Cubs decided he needed more of a challenge, sending him to low Class A Kane County, where he went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his first game. Schwarber’s a smart hitter who studies pitchers and has tremendous strength to punish pitches to all fields.

[Guest]

Two Cubs this week:

 

5. Kyle Schwarber, c/lf, Cubs

 

Team: low Class A Kane County (Midwest)

Age: 21

Why He’s Here: .474/.565/.947 (9-for-19), 6 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBIs, 3 BB, 3 SO, 1-for-2 SB

 

The Scoop: Promoted to low Class A after just five games in the Northwest League, Schwarber has slowed down slightly, hitting “just” .455/.538/.864 at Kane County after posting an OPS of 1.975 at Boise. Chicago pegged the former Indiana catcher as the most advanced bat in the draft, taking him No. 4 overall, and hoped he could move quickly. The organization has said it eventually will move the lefty swinger out from behind the plate, but he has acquitted himself fine thus far, throwing out two runners on Wednesday.

 

11. Arismendy Alcantara, 2b, Cubs

 

Team: Triple-A Iowa (Pacific Coast)

Age: 22

Why He’s Here: .423/.467/.808 (11-for-26), 8 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 3 BB, 5 SO, 3-for-3 SB

 

The Scoop: Overshadowed in the organization and at Iowa by players such as Javier Baez and Kris Bryant, Alcantara has quietly had a great season. The switch-hitter has more power than his 5-foot-10 frame would suggest, with 40 extra-base hits this season, including 10 triples.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-june-27-blair-takes-top-spot/

[imb]

Why did BA call DJ Peterson the "top college bat in last year's draft"?

[weis21]

Why did BA call DJ Peterson the "top college bat in last year's draft"?

The same reason they said the cubs will move Schwarber off catcher in lieu of left field. The Cubs have been or record of saying they will reassess his position in the offseason. I think it's a good bet he'll eventually move off C, but it's flat out irresponsible to phrase that as fact.

 

 

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[imb]

lol now they've changed it to "one of"

[toonsterwu]

I'm of a mixed opinion on what to do with Schwarber. A part of me thinks that he should be moved off catcher and push the bat up. It's awfully nice to see a good bat succeeding in Kane County - we've had guys go through there that we thought could be good, but still struggled, and he's handling it just fine (so far). That said, if he's anywhere near decent behind the plate, that'd be a tremendous asset - an offensive catcher with pop. Still, then the other side of my brain tells me that why waste such a good bat behind the plate, where the wear and tear could damage his production (Matt Wieters never became the dominant hitter people expected, although admittedly, he actually became a good defensive catcher, which a lot of folks had doubts on).

 

I've said this before on Alcantara, but there's a part of me that sort of wonders if someone might over-pay on Alcantara and try him as a shortstop. The age, profile, and production makes him fascinating, and I still believe that in time, he probably could've been passable at short. Still, if the "bad" outcome is having Alcantara tried as our 2nd baseman or CF ... not going to complain.