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I'm making my own rankings and including statistics from this season. Hope you enjoy. (Excluding Skaggs, Gregorius, and Eaton since they're all up already and were previous top 100 prospects in the MLB)
1. SP-Archie Bradley- He is without a doubt our top prospect and ranked the top pitching prospect in the MLB right now. His command has improved over last year, as well as the control, while he's still in the 93-98 mph range with his heater. His curve is his swing and miss pitch and it's a power curve that hits up to 83 mph. A true 12-6 curve, sinking heater and solid command... this guy has all the makings to become an ace. Can't wait until we give him the call, I hope we don't rush him though.
Statistics- 8-4, 1.95 ERA, 123 K's in 110 IP between High A and Double A.
2. 3B/LF-Matt Davidson- Futures game MVP, won the Triple A home run derby, and he continues to rake season after season. Davidson has always had offensive upside. He has a good approach and the ball jumps off his bat, with the ability to hit the ball out of the park. Really can't wait to see him brought up, I think he will add some much needed pop to this offense.
Statistics- .292 AVG, 15 HR, 62 RBI, and 1 SB in 94 games so far in Reno.
3. SS/2B-Chris Owings- Owings is putting together a monster year in Reno, he made the futures game as well. He's still only 21 years old, and with his power improving each year scouts are starting to like him more and more. He's a solid defender, has improved his swing and has a good amount of speed and could easily steal 20+ bases a year. The tools are there, now he just needs to find playing time and try to show what he's got.
Statistics- .352 AVG, 11 HR, 66 RBI, 15 SB in 100 games in Reno.
4. LHP- David Holmberg- I've always liked this guy quite a bit... he was an afterthought in the Daniel Hudson trade and has been overshadowed his entire minor league career because of the big names like Bauer, Parker, Bradley, Skaggs, and Corbin in our system. He continues to impress each year.
Holmberg has the chance to have four average or better pitches with good command of all of them. He works quickly and goes right after hitters, working both sides of the strike zone with his solid average sinking fastball. His fading changeup is an above-average offspeed pitch and he throws both a tight biting curve and short, cutting slider. He reminds me a lot of Corbin actually, low ERA with good command and not a ton of K's.
Statistics- 5-5, 2.97 ERA, 84 K's in 119 IP in Mobile.
5. C- Stryker Trahan- This guy is my personal favorite... straight up badass. If you haven't seen the video of him laying out a kid trying to barrel over him then you should definitely YouTube it. Anyways... this kid can flat out rake. He's a hitter. Period. Still a long ways from coming up but I can't wait until he replaces Miggy. (If he sticks at catcher)
Statistics- He's only played 23 games this year but so far he's hitting .272, with 3 HR, and 15 RBI. Just started his pro career.
Quick hits on prospects 6-10
6. Jake Barrett- RP- Our future closer, has nasty stuff and a good K rate.
7. Zeke Spruill- RHP- Solid stuff, could be a back of the rotation starter or a nice long reliever.
8. Andrew Chafin- RHP- Our most underrated prospect in my opinion. Already tearing it up in Mobile.
9. Nick Ahmed- SS- He's got some potential... solid piece for the J-Up trade.
10. Evan Marshall- RP- Another guy that projects to be a great bullpen piece. Future set-up man.
Notables-
Braden Shipley (our first rounder this year) will join this list next year, probably in our top 3.
Brandon Drury- 1B- Another piece from the Upton trade, he's currently raking with 12 HR and 68 RBI in low A. Could be a name to keep an eye on.
Thanks for reading (if you did) Hope this will help familiarize you with our farm system.
1. SP-Archie Bradley- He is without a doubt our top prospect and ranked the top pitching prospect in the MLB right now. His command has improved over last year, as well as the control, while he's still in the 93-98 mph range with his heater. His curve is his swing and miss pitch and it's a power curve that hits up to 83 mph. A true 12-6 curve, sinking heater and solid command... this guy has all the makings to become an ace. Can't wait until we give him the call, I hope we don't rush him though.
Statistics- 8-4, 1.95 ERA, 123 K's in 110 IP between High A and Double A.
2. 3B/LF-Matt Davidson- Futures game MVP, won the Triple A home run derby, and he continues to rake season after season. Davidson has always had offensive upside. He has a good approach and the ball jumps off his bat, with the ability to hit the ball out of the park. Really can't wait to see him brought up, I think he will add some much needed pop to this offense.
Statistics- .292 AVG, 15 HR, 62 RBI, and 1 SB in 94 games so far in Reno.
3. SS/2B-Chris Owings- Owings is putting together a monster year in Reno, he made the futures game as well. He's still only 21 years old, and with his power improving each year scouts are starting to like him more and more. He's a solid defender, has improved his swing and has a good amount of speed and could easily steal 20+ bases a year. The tools are there, now he just needs to find playing time and try to show what he's got.
Statistics- .352 AVG, 11 HR, 66 RBI, 15 SB in 100 games in Reno.
4. LHP- David Holmberg- I've always liked this guy quite a bit... he was an afterthought in the Daniel Hudson trade and has been overshadowed his entire minor league career because of the big names like Bauer, Parker, Bradley, Skaggs, and Corbin in our system. He continues to impress each year.
Holmberg has the chance to have four average or better pitches with good command of all of them. He works quickly and goes right after hitters, working both sides of the strike zone with his solid average sinking fastball. His fading changeup is an above-average offspeed pitch and he throws both a tight biting curve and short, cutting slider. He reminds me a lot of Corbin actually, low ERA with good command and not a ton of K's.
Statistics- 5-5, 2.97 ERA, 84 K's in 119 IP in Mobile.
5. C- Stryker Trahan- This guy is my personal favorite... straight up badass. If you haven't seen the video of him laying out a kid trying to barrel over him then you should definitely YouTube it. Anyways... this kid can flat out rake. He's a hitter. Period. Still a long ways from coming up but I can't wait until he replaces Miggy. (If he sticks at catcher)
Statistics- He's only played 23 games this year but so far he's hitting .272, with 3 HR, and 15 RBI. Just started his pro career.
Quick hits on prospects 6-10
6. Jake Barrett- RP- Our future closer, has nasty stuff and a good K rate.
7. Zeke Spruill- RHP- Solid stuff, could be a back of the rotation starter or a nice long reliever.
8. Andrew Chafin- RHP- Our most underrated prospect in my opinion. Already tearing it up in Mobile.
9. Nick Ahmed- SS- He's got some potential... solid piece for the J-Up trade.
10. Evan Marshall- RP- Another guy that projects to be a great bullpen piece. Future set-up man.
Notables-
Braden Shipley (our first rounder this year) will join this list next year, probably in our top 3.
Brandon Drury- 1B- Another piece from the Upton trade, he's currently raking with 12 HR and 68 RBI in low A. Could be a name to keep an eye on.
Thanks for reading (if you did) Hope this will help familiarize you with our farm system.
