2014 NSBB Cubs Top 50 Prospects

[CaliforniaRaisin]

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

36. Daury Torrez

37. Matt Szczur

38. Ben Wells

39. Scott Frazier

40. Dustin Geiger

41. Eric Jokisch

42. Jose Arias

43. Yasiel Balaguert

44. Carlos Penalver

45. Jefferson Mejia

46. Jose Paulino

47. Marco Hernandez

48. Trey Masek

49. Brett Jackson

50. Trevor Clifton

 

Guys on BA's top 31 who didn't make our top 50:

 

22. Kyuji Fujikawa (hah)

24. Dallas Beeler

27. Zach Cates

29. Rubi Silva

30. Danny Lockhart

[SouthSideRyan]

The Dan Lockhart thing was so bizarre.

[Guest]

The Dan Lockhart thing was so bizarre.

 

He made MLB.com/Jim Callis' top 25 too.

[Tryptamine]

The list just got finished and I already see two people I want to see moved up significantly in Tseng and Torres.

[Guest]

The list just got finished and I already see two people I want to see moved up significantly in Tseng and Torres.

And Bruno and Andreoli.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

and Will Remillard!

[Guest]

The list just got finished and I already see two people I want to see moved up significantly in Tseng and Torres.

 

We were still higher on Tseng than every major prospect publication!

 

But yeah, I'd have Tseng in my top 8 and Torres might sneak into my top 10.

[wekim81]

Seems awful high for a guy who's never played a game

[Radar3454]

Where would the new Cubs fall?

[Little Slide Rooter]

1. Bryant

2. Baez

3. Russell

4. Soler

5. Almora

6. Alcantara

7. Schwarber

8. Edwards

9. Johnson

10. McKinney

 

Sound about right?

[Guest]

1. Bryant

2. Baez

3. Russell

4. Soler

5. Almora

6. Alcantara

7. Schwarber

8. Edwards

9. Johnson

10. McKinney

 

Sound about right?

Alcantara should be #4. Not sure about Edwards or Johnson being in the top 10, let alone ahead of McKinney.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Kris Bryant

Addison Russell

Javier Baez

Arismendy Alcantara

Jorge Soler

Kyle Schwarber

Albert Almora

Gleyber Torres

Eloy Jimenez

Jen-Ho Tseng

[sneakypower]

McKinney over Eloy right now (Edwards, too)

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

you can put mckinney over tseng if you want. Pitchers can bite it.

[Guest]

Kris Bryant

Addison Russell

Javier Baez

Arismendy Alcantara

Jorge Soler

Kyle Schwarber

Albert Almora

Gleyber Torres

Eloy Jimenez

Jen-Ho Tseng

• Kris Bryant - pure stud
  
• Javier Baez - love the progress lately. still the highest upside
  
• Addison Russell - doesn't have the power of the top two
  
• Arismendy Alcantara - can't believe I'm ranking a 22 yr old ss/cf with an .898 and 20 SB/3 CS this low
  
• Jorge Soler - love the guy. get healthy hamstrings
  
• Kyle Schwarber - dude just rakes
  
• Billy McKinney - I can't see anything Almora does better
  
• Albert Almora - He has to find additional ways to provide value to rank higher
  
• Gleyber Torres - he'd be top 3-4 in most systems already
  
• Eloy Jimenez - he'd be top 3-4 in most systems already

[Guest]

Pitchers can bite it.

[imb]

[expletive] pitchers

[Hairyducked Idiot]

[expletive] pitchers

[Guest]

1. Kris Bryant

2. Addison Russell

3. Javier Baez

4. Arismendy Alcantara

5. Jorge Soler

6. Kyle Schwarber

7. Jen-Ho Tseng

8. Gleyber Torres

9. Albert Almora

10. Billy McKinney

 

There was no space in the top 10 for Arodys Vizcaino, Pierce Johnson, CJ Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Armando Rivero, Jake Stinnett, Eloy Jimenez or Dan Vogelbach.

[Bobson Dugnutt]

took a crack at a top 20 but i couldn't decide on 19 & 20. i guess the system isn't really all that deep after all.

 

Bryant

Russell

Baez

Alcantara

Schwarber

Soler

McKinney

Almora

Tseng

Jiminez

Torres

Edwards

Hendricks

Johnson

Vogelbach

Bruno

Rivero

Vizcaiano

[ctcf]

There was no space in the top 10 for Arodys Vizcaino, Pierce Johnson, CJ Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Armando Rivero, Jake Stinnett, Eloy Jimenez or Dan Vogelbach.

 

I feel like I'm drunk, you guys.

[rawaction]

1. Kris Bryant

2. Addison Russell

3. Javier Baez

4. Arismendy Alcantara

5. Jorge Soler

6. Kyle Schwarber

7. Jen-Ho Tseng

8. Gleyber Torres

9. Albert Almora

10. Billy McKinney

 

There was no space in the top 10 for Arodys Vizcaino, Pierce Johnson, CJ Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Armando Rivero, Jake Stinnett, Eloy Jimenez or Dan Vogelbach.

 

Those top ten are the best group in the minors. Add 2 names to the 8 that missed, and u probably have a middle of the pack system.

[ScrubMD]

1. Kris Bryant

2. Addison Russell

3. Javier Baez

4. Arismendy Alcantara

5. Jorge Soler

6. Kyle Schwarber

7. Jen-Ho Tseng

8. Gleyber Torres

9. Albert Almora

10. Billy McKinney

 

There was no space in the top 10 for Arodys Vizcaino, Pierce Johnson, CJ Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Armando Rivero, Jake Stinnett, Eloy Jimenez or Dan Vogelbach.

 

Those top ten are the best group in the minors. Add 2 names to the 8 that missed, and u probably have a middle of the pack system.

 

Say you split them into two roughly equal groups:

 

Bryant, Baez, Soler, Tseng, Almora, Vizcaino, Edwards, Rivero, Vogelbach, Bruno

 

and

 

Russell, Alcantara, Schwarber, Torres, McKinney, Johnson, Hendricks, Stinnett, Jimenez, Underwood

 

How high would those 2 systems rank?

[Guest]

1. Kris Bryant

2. Addison Russell

3. Javier Baez

4. Arismendy Alcantara

5. Jorge Soler

6. Kyle Schwarber

7. Jen-Ho Tseng

8. Gleyber Torres

9. Albert Almora

10. Billy McKinney

 

There was no space in the top 10 for Arodys Vizcaino, Pierce Johnson, CJ Edwards, Kyle Hendricks, Armando Rivero, Jake Stinnett, Eloy Jimenez or Dan Vogelbach.

 

Those top ten are the best group in the minors. Add 2 names to the 8 that missed, and u probably have a middle of the pack system.

 

No kidding - just add Bruno and Underwood and there you go.

[UMFan83]

Is Vizcainos ceiling not that high anymore? Has he disappointed since returning or is it a combo of the system around him getting much better and the length of time it's taken him to get back from injuries?