2022-2023 Offseason Top Prospects List

[Brock Beauchamp]

Really the type of guy who makes you miss having short season leagues.

Seeing some of these guys in short seasons is something I'll always miss from baseball pre-"owners getting greedy and gutting the minors for a few bucks".

[CubinNY]

I'd go all in on pitching for Mule. It would be fun if the Cubs picked up the next Ohtani with a 4th round pick, but given that Ohtani and Ruth are about the only good 2-way guys in baseball history, I think the odds aren't great for Mule. It's so hard to be successful in either role; I'd think he's best served to just go all-in on pitching. Whatever is best for pitching in terms of body-development, core optimization, film study etc, do what's best for pitching.

 

If he's doing everything he can pitching-development-wise, and has some spare time to take BP or DH, that's fine. But don't confuse the focus, IMO.

I agree and I hope they can get buy-in quickly.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

 

Beyond the Top 30, these are 10 prospects to watch in Chicago's farm system.

 

Adán Sánchez

Jeremiah Estrada

Zac Leigh

Ezequiel Pagán

Bailey Horn

Jake Slaughter

Luke Little

Jordan Nwogu

Bryce Ball

Ed Howard

[craig]

I think it speaks to the depth of the system when guys like Estrada, Little, and Howard are showing up outside a top 30 list (even if we think BA is dumb).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Cubs 12th:

 

12. Chicago Cubs

2022 midseason rank: 10

2022 preseason rank: 18

2021 midseason rank: 18

2021 preseason rank: 22

 

Top 100 Prospects: Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF (No. 28); Kevin Alcántara, OF (No. 87); Brennen Davis, OF (No. 92)

 

All three of the Cubs' Top 100 Prospects are outfielders, but the greatest strength of the system may be its pitching depth. Adding Cade Horton and Jackson Ferris via the Draft and Hayden Wesneski and Ben Brown via trades last summer may yield 80 percent of Chicago's future rotation. International shortstops Cristian Hernandez and Derniche Valdez have two of the highest ceilings among Cubs farmhands but will need time to develop.

 

Cincinnati: 5, Pittsburgh: 8, St Louis: 9, Milwaukee: 15.

[craig]

https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/road-to-wrigley-analyzing-the-top-30-cubs-prospects/

Lance B's Cubs prospect ranking.  There is also a brief clip of video with him talking with Callis.  

[Bertz]

Post WBC velo bump Assad gets slapped with a 45 FV

 

[Rex Buckingham]

On 4/1/2023 at 9:08 AM, Bertz said:

Post WBC velo bump Assad gets slapped with a 45 FV

 

related anecdote - Dodd is from my HS.  Pretty cool for a kid from a school that small to make the bigs

[CaliforniaRaisin]

So 4 Cubs in Pipeline’s top 100 now (PCA 27, Alcántara 86, Davis 91, Horton 100).

[CaliforniaRaisin]

On 3/29/2023 at 11:27 AM, craig said:

https://www.marqueesportsnetwork.com/road-to-wrigley-analyzing-the-top-30-cubs-prospects/

Lance B's Cubs prospect ranking.  There is also a brief clip of video with him talking with Callis.  

Here is the full write-up for Lance’s top 30:

 

[Tim]

1 hour ago, CaliforniaRaisin said:

Here is the full write-up for Lance’s top 30:

 

It's a really interesting list. He does a really good job of explaining some of his more unique rankings.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

BA joined MLB Pipeline in adding Horton to their top 100: 

 

21. PCA

77. Davis

83. Alcántara

100. Horton

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Fangraphs/Eric Longenhagen finally released their offseason Cubs top prospects list: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/chicago-cubs-top-52-prospects-2023/

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Wow that is not the name I was expecting to read at #2

[muntjack]

That list is kind of nuts.  I certainly did not expect Miles Mastrobuoni to have a higher FV than Matt Mervis.