Baseball America Midseason Top 50

[Irrelevant Dude]

As expected, 3 Cubs in the Top 10:

 

Rk.	Player	        Pos.	Team	        The Skinny
1	Byron Buxton       of	  Twins	       Wrist injury has ruined his season, but his long-term potential remains unblemished.
2	Kris Bryant	     3b	  Cubs	        Power has been just as advertised, while his defense has been better than expected.
3	Carlos Correa	   ss	  Astros	      Broken leg has to heal, but he was ready for Double-A when the injury occurred.
4	Joey Gallo	      3b	  Rangers	     Gallo’s swing and plate discipline have improved while the power has always played.
5	Addison Russell    ss	  Cubs	        Missed half the year with a hamstring problem; remains an elite all-around shortstop prospect with his new team
6	Francisco Lindor	ss	  Indians	     Rare safe and elite prospect as a plus defender who can hit at the top of the order.
7	Javier Baez	     ss	  Cubs	        Long-term potential is still as an elite regular, but he has to moderate his swing-from-the-heels approach.
8	Jon Gray	        rhp	 Rockies	     Hasn’t dominated as much as scouts would like, but has refined his changeup.
9	Miguel Sano	     3b	  Twins	       Won’t play this season due to Tommy John surgery, so he can commiserate with Buxton.
10  Dylan Bundy  	   rhp	 Orioles	     Stuff is bouncing back post-Tommy John surgery, and he should be full speed in 2015.

Also notable:

 

33 	Arismendy Alcantara 	2b 	Cubs 	Hard not to like an athletic middle infielder who can play short in a pinch and has power and speed.

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/midseason-top-50-injury-cant-knock-buxton-1/

[rawaction]

How does Russell compare to say, Machado and Boegarts?

[KingCubsFan]

How does Russell compare to say, Machado and Boegarts?

Those guys have more power potential, Russell has more speed. I think Russell has the ability to hit for a higher average, too.

[sneakypower]

fwiw: Betts (would-be #12), Swihart (#14), Owens (#15) are Theo-era draftees

[StarlinOnYou]

Boegarts with a better power profile? I don't think so. But, others can chime in.

[Clem Fandango]

Boegarts with a better power profile? I don't think so. But, others can chime in.

 

They might be closer to equals than we think, but I've always assumed, based on Bogaerts' age and numbers in the minors, that he was bound to be a 30-40 homer type player some day. Looking at Russell's numbers I got the impression he'd be more of a 20-30 type guy, but if the scouts and analysts are saying he's "Barry Larkin with power" then I suppose that would put him up with Bogaerts

[The-Kris-Bryant]

Boegarts with a better power profile? I don't think so. But, others can chime in.

 

They might be closer to equals than we think, but I've always assumed, based on Bogaerts' age and numbers in the minors, that he was bound to be a 30-40 homer type player some day. Looking at Russell's numbers I got the impression he'd be more of a 20-30 type guy, but if the scouts and analysts are saying he's "Barry Larkin with power" then I suppose that would put him up with Bogaerts

Boegarts is more of a 25 hr guy, though he may eclipse 30 once or so.