Cubs 2015 #14 Prospect

[Tim]

Make your choice for the Cubs 2015 #14 prospect.

 

Cast votes for the players you think would be deserving at #14. You can vote for up to two players. This is done because at this point, there will start to be greater diversity in whom people may feel is deserving. Voting for multiple players helps to gain greater resolution in the voting when there are many choices and relatively few voters. Ideally, the votes would be weighted, but that isn't possible with the board software.

 

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#1 Kris Bryant

#2 Addison Russell

#3 Jorge Soler

#4 Kyle Schwarber

#5 CJ Edwards

#6 Billy McKinney

#7 Gleyber Torres

#8 Albert Almora

#9 Pierce Johnson

#10 Duane Underwood

#11 Jen-Ho Tseng

#12 Jake Stinnett

#13 Mark Zagunis

[Cubswin11]

Jimenez and Caratini

[ctcf]

SANDS and Eloy

[sneakypower]

Eloy and Vogelbach

[Guest]

Eloy and Vogelbach

Those were my votes

[Guest]

Think Rivero is more likely to have an MLB impact than Vogelbach.

[Some Guy]

Not sure why Vogelbach gets so much love still, why Zagunis gets so much more than Caratini, nor why far-off short-seasoners like Sands and Jimenez get more than a reliever who dominated AA and AAA last year (though I have come around on Torres from what I've seen and heard this spring). I also wonder if anyone who voted for McKinney over Almora has changed their mind yet.

[Guest]

I bet you could figure out the answer to those questions.

[rawaction]

Eloy and Rivero. I really want to put Sands in the top 15, but you guys are voting wrong!

[rawaction]

Not sure why Vogelbach gets so much love still, why Zagunis gets so much more than Caratini, nor why far-off short-seasoners like Sands and Jimenez get more than a reliever who dominated AA and AAA last year (though I have come around on Torres from what I've seen and heard this spring). I also wonder if anyone who voted for McKinney over Almora has changed their mind yet.

 

Agree- on Vogelbach. He's a guy at a power position (whether 1B, LF, or DH) that isn't hitting for much power. His average isn't "special" either. He does walk though and doesn't K a ton.

 

Agree- I would vote Caratini before Zagunis, and haven't voted Caratini yet, though I understand Zag's appeal.

 

Agree- I have voted Rivero 3x in a row. But have Jimenez and Sands directly behind him personally.

 

As for low level guys, I think these rankings are a balance of production, projection, pedigree, position, age, and then how close they are to the majors.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Vogelbach isn't a thing that's going to happen.

[craig]

I voted Rivero/Sands, but totally get Jiminez, Caratini, and Zagunis.

 

I don't get Vogelbach, though. I'm sure hoping this is a breakout year for him, and it may be. But a platoon-DH-contact hitter, with middling power, I don't see a ton of upside or trade value there. If some serious game-power breaks out, maybe then he can work his way back in to my top 20.

 

I've been a Rivero voter and supporter, but I admit I have my questions there. Why doesn't he get more buzz outside of Cub-fan-dom? Or even inside the org? I'd anticipated that he'd get a pretty serious look this camp, but that hasn't seemed true at all. Wonder if there's something they don't like that I'm not seeing? Or maybe it's just that he's so wild, with little reason to expect that to change at his age. I'd have thought a guy like that would have been really working to come to camp sharp and impressive, but in his one inning he seemed like the wildest guy in Arizona. Will be interesting to see how he does once the season starts. Hopefully he gets in a groove and his control looks improved.

[craig]

Man, I've got to say our system is in nice shape when we're at #14, and we've got guys like this left to argue about.

*I was listening to a podcast with Chris Crawford (??) of BP. He loves Sands, and thought he was 1st-roundish guy. He's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*Eloy we'll see, but he's a big strong guy, and may become another Soler physically. And he's still on the bubble to make our top-15? Nice.

*Caratini is a nice, switch-hitting catcher who may hit and may have reasonable power? And he's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*For whatever his faults, Vogelbach is a a pretty interesting hitter, and may have some power eventually. Many scouts still like his bat, but most of us aren't going to vote him into our top-15. Nice.

*Rivero is fast, has a killer slider, and has been K'ing the world. But he can't crack our top-15. Nice.

*Skulina had a bad knee, but now he's supposedly healthy and throwing nasty 92-95 again, but he's not even on our list and not even in top-20 discussion. Nice

*Etc.

 

Man we've got it good these days as prospect watchers.

[ctcf]

Man, I've got to say our system is in nice shape when we're at #14, and we've got guys like this left to argue about.

*I was listening to a podcast with Chris Crawford (??) of BP. He loves Sands, and thought he was 1st-roundish guy. He's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*Eloy we'll see, but he's a big strong guy, and may become another Soler physically. And he's still on the bubble to make our top-15? Nice.

*Caratini is a nice, switch-hitting catcher who may hit and may have reasonable power? And he's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*For whatever his faults, Vogelbach is a a pretty interesting hitter, and may have some power eventually. Many scouts still like his bat, but most of us aren't going to vote him into our top-15. Nice.

*Rivero is fast, has a killer slider, and has been K'ing the world. But he can't crack our top-15. Nice.

*Skulina had a bad knee, but now he's supposedly healthy and throwing nasty 92-95 again, but he's not even on our list and not even in top-20 discussion. Nice

*Etc.

 

Man we've got it good these days as prospect watchers.

 

I keep forgetting BP actually ranked Sands 10th in this years Cubs rankings.

[toonsterwu]

Voted Caratini/Sands still.

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Eloy and Vogelbach

[ctcf]

Man the Cubs have such a deep, deep system right now.

[davell]

Jimenez went 3-3 with a HR and a W yesterday and AZPhil thinks he may start at South Bend.

[XZero771679666304]

Eloy and Vogelbach

[ctcf]

Jimenez went 3-3 with a HR and a W yesterday and AZPhil thinks he may start at South Bend.

 

*laughing maniacally*

[Guest]

Man, I've got to say our system is in nice shape when we're at #14, and we've got guys like this left to argue about.

*I was listening to a podcast with Chris Crawford (??) of BP. He loves Sands, and thought he was 1st-roundish guy. He's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*Eloy we'll see, but he's a big strong guy, and may become another Soler physically. And he's still on the bubble to make our top-15? Nice.

*Caratini is a nice, switch-hitting catcher who may hit and may have reasonable power? And he's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*For whatever his faults, Vogelbach is a a pretty interesting hitter, and may have some power eventually. Many scouts still like his bat, but most of us aren't going to vote him into our top-15. Nice.

*Rivero is fast, has a killer slider, and has been K'ing the world. But he can't crack our top-15. Nice.

*Skulina had a bad knee, but now he's supposedly healthy and throwing nasty 92-95 again, but he's not even on our list and not even in top-20 discussion. Nice

*Etc.

 

Man we've got it good these days as prospect watchers.

 

Craig, do you have a link to the podcast?

[Guest]

Man, I've got to say our system is in nice shape when we're at #14, and we've got guys like this left to argue about.

*I was listening to a podcast with Chris Crawford (??) of BP. He loves Sands, and thought he was 1st-roundish guy. He's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*Eloy we'll see, but he's a big strong guy, and may become another Soler physically. And he's still on the bubble to make our top-15? Nice.

*Caratini is a nice, switch-hitting catcher who may hit and may have reasonable power? And he's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*For whatever his faults, Vogelbach is a a pretty interesting hitter, and may have some power eventually. Many scouts still like his bat, but most of us aren't going to vote him into our top-15. Nice.

*Rivero is fast, has a killer slider, and has been K'ing the world. But he can't crack our top-15. Nice.

*Skulina had a bad knee, but now he's supposedly healthy and throwing nasty 92-95 again, but he's not even on our list and not even in top-20 discussion. Nice

*Etc.

 

Man we've got it good these days as prospect watchers.

 

Craig, do you have a link to the podcast?

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25749

[Guest]

Man, I've got to say our system is in nice shape when we're at #14, and we've got guys like this left to argue about.

*I was listening to a podcast with Chris Crawford (??) of BP. He loves Sands, and thought he was 1st-roundish guy. He's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*Eloy we'll see, but he's a big strong guy, and may become another Soler physically. And he's still on the bubble to make our top-15? Nice.

*Caratini is a nice, switch-hitting catcher who may hit and may have reasonable power? And he's not going to make our top-15? Nice.

*For whatever his faults, Vogelbach is a a pretty interesting hitter, and may have some power eventually. Many scouts still like his bat, but most of us aren't going to vote him into our top-15. Nice.

*Rivero is fast, has a killer slider, and has been K'ing the world. But he can't crack our top-15. Nice.

*Skulina had a bad knee, but now he's supposedly healthy and throwing nasty 92-95 again, but he's not even on our list and not even in top-20 discussion. Nice

*Etc.

 

Man we've got it good these days as prospect watchers.

 

Craig, do you have a link to the podcast?

 

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25749

 

Thanks!