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Jason Ross

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  1. Matt Shaw
    Easy #1 for me, regardless of the first taste of MLB life. Kyle Tucker went back twice. Shaw will be fine.
  2. Cade Horton
    Looks all the way back. Statcast loves him. Still building stamina, but clear top arm in the system
  3. Moises Ballesteros
    I dont care if he can't catch - he can flat hit. Batted ball data is good-to-great across the board. Big fan.
  4. Owen Caissie
    Still love the bat. Louder contact than ever. Unlike Alcantara hits it in the air. K's always an issue, but the xwOBA of .404 is elite.
  5. Kevin Alcantara
    Unicorn body for CF. Still want more in the air. But he's a top-100 guy.
  6. Cristian Hernandez
    Barrel control, power and swing decisions have come a long way. He's starting to match some of the pre-signing-hype.
  7. Jaxon Wiggins
    Think he looks poised to make a big jump TJS+2 now. Great last start (as of writing).
  8. James Triantos
    Love the floor, but his contact quality concerns me a bit. He will play MLB baseball but I'm not sure he's a starter
  9. Jefferson Rojas
    Working his way back from injury - this isn't really his fault
  10. Jonathon Long
    Statcast darling but defensive position puts him a bit lower.
  11. Christian Franklin
    He's moving up my boards. Better swing, great statcast data - outside chance of a starting OF.
  12. Nazier Mule
    Stuff looks good, body more mature. Needs to up the whiff but the control issues aren't there.
  13. Cole Mathis
    Just need to see more. Any damage in Myrtle is hard to judge. Arm coming back from TJS. He could move fast
  14. Ivan Brethowr
    Improved swing, huge profile, managing K's. He's not a breakout yet...but breakout watch.
  15. Brandon Birdsell
    Injury knocks him down. Come back healthy, he goes back up. But, pitchers and injuries...
  16. Pedro Ramirez
    I keep not wanting to believe in him and he keeps hitting. Make me a believer, Pedro
  17. Will Sanders
    There's an MLB guy in here somewhere. Floor more than ceiling, but I think he's a good bet to start an MLB game versus not.
  18. Derniche Valdez
    Upside remains huge, but hasn't been seen a lot outside of Complex recently. Just get healthy and mash
  19. Ronny Cruz
    Heard great things about his Trajekt performance per BA. Good news coming from AZPhil. Haven't laid eyes on him but trusting my gut
  20. Alexey Lumpuy
    The numbers aren't great yet but he keeps making me watch. Call it a hunch? I wish I had a better reason.

System is off to a great start. Everyone you'd hope would be good have been, and there are some real popups. Not a lot of huge changes to how I'd see this pre-season. I knocked some guys for not being healthy, and that's probably a bit unfair, but whatever - it's my list, and I make the rules. The bottom five could have been five other names and I'd have been just as happy. In fact, it's not just five other names. Juan Tomas, Kevin Alvarez, Juan Cabada, Ty Southesene...you get the picture. But it's been a good first four weeks...let's hope the next four as fortuitous. 

Jason Ross Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Jason Ross

North Side Contributor
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  1. Matt Shaw
    Easy #1 for me, regardless of the first taste of MLB life. Kyle Tucker went back twice. Shaw will be fine.
  2. Cade Horton
    Looks all the way back. Statcast loves him. Still building stamina, but clear top arm in the system
  3. Moises Ballesteros
    I dont care if he can't catch - he can flat hit. Batted ball data is good-to-great across the board. Big fan.
  4. Owen Caissie
    Still love the bat. Louder contact than ever. Unlike Alcantara hits it in the air. K's always an issue, but the xwOBA of .404 is elite.
  5. Kevin Alcantara
    Unicorn body for CF. Still want more in the air. But he's a top-100 guy.
  6. Cristian Hernandez
    Barrel control, power and swing decisions have come a long way. He's starting to match some of the pre-signing-hype.
  7. Jaxon Wiggins
    Think he looks poised to make a big jump TJS+2 now. Great last start (as of writing).
  8. James Triantos
    Love the floor, but his contact quality concerns me a bit. He will play MLB baseball but I'm not sure he's a starter
  9. Jefferson Rojas
    Working his way back from injury - this isn't really his fault
  10. Jonathon Long
    Statcast darling but defensive position puts him a bit lower.
  11. Christian Franklin
    He's moving up my boards. Better swing, great statcast data - outside chance of a starting OF.
  12. Nazier Mule
    Stuff looks good, body more mature. Needs to up the whiff but the control issues aren't there.
  13. Cole Mathis
    Just need to see more. Any damage in Myrtle is hard to judge. Arm coming back from TJS. He could move fast
  14. Ivan Brethowr
    Improved swing, huge profile, managing K's. He's not a breakout yet...but breakout watch.
  15. Brandon Birdsell
    Injury knocks him down. Come back healthy, he goes back up. But, pitchers and injuries...
  16. Pedro Ramirez
    I keep not wanting to believe in him and he keeps hitting. Make me a believer, Pedro
  17. Will Sanders
    There's an MLB guy in here somewhere. Floor more than ceiling, but I think he's a good bet to start an MLB game versus not.
  18. Derniche Valdez
    Upside remains huge, but hasn't been seen a lot outside of Complex recently. Just get healthy and mash
  19. Ronny Cruz
    Heard great things about his Trajekt performance per BA. Good news coming from AZPhil. Haven't laid eyes on him but trusting my gut
  20. Alexey Lumpuy
    The numbers aren't great yet but he keeps making me watch. Call it a hunch? I wish I had a better reason.

System is off to a great start. Everyone you'd hope would be good have been, and there are some real popups. Not a lot of huge changes to how I'd see this pre-season. I knocked some guys for not being healthy, and that's probably a bit unfair, but whatever - it's my list, and I make the rules. The bottom five could have been five other names and I'd have been just as happy. In fact, it's not just five other names. Juan Tomas, Kevin Alvarez, Juan Cabada, Ty Southesene...you get the picture. But it's been a good first four weeks...let's hope the next four as fortuitous. 

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Outshined_One

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I always get annoyed putting together these kinds lists this early in the season, because the signal to noise ratio with prospects always seems to be at its strongest in the early going.  We're relying a lot on secondhand reports for players in Arizona, and it's unclear if early returns in the minors are blips due to small sample size/weather/rust/whatever or show legitimate helium or cause for concern.

Still, Jason has it exactly right: the good players have been good (mostly) and there have been enough lower level pop-ups to make the 11-20 guys more interesting now than they were this time last year.

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