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Philabuster5
Visionary (aka dreamer)
I'd like to use this thread to talk about prospects worth watching in your leagues with deep minors systems. I'm hoping players here will be relevant for those leagues with 100-150 minors spots. If you're in a 20 team league with 20 minors spots each, I apologize if these guys are taken already. Resume your eye roll now, but let me know and I can dig deeper
Feel free to contribute names, comments. I just thought this might be a fun topic to keep up throughout the season.
Today I'll look at Cubs AA SS Arismendy Alcantara
Rankings:
MLB: Cubs #20 prospect
BB (Bullpen Banter): N/R
BP (Baseball Prospectus): N/R
Sickels: NR
BA: N/R
BIO: 21 year old SS from DR. Small frame 5'10" 160lb, Bats S.
Signed as an undrafted FA in 2008. Appeared in 2012 FSL AllStar game
2012 A+ 302/339/447 25sb
2013 AA 276/356/447 10sb (19 games)
From all accounts I've seen, he appears to be at least solid at short and projects to stay there in the future. Of course that Cubs infield is going to get pretty full with prospects Baez, Torreyes, Candelario (whom I really like too) But Chicago needs a 2B and a 3B to go with Castro, so there is some openings.
Alcantara projects to have little power, but he's hit 4 home-runs this year in AA. He's more of a sprayer with excellent speed. Here is a video thanks to Baseball Instinct (where Alcantara doesn't rank in the top 360! ouch)
http://baseballinstinct.com/external-videos/arismendy-alcantara-ss-chicago-cubs/
I'm watching Alcantara closely this season (almost game by game) I'm not sure he warrants a roster spot yet in 14 team, 12 minors spots leagues, ie top 150, but if he keeps hitting well at such a premium position, I'll be ready to make the plunge. In one league I grabbed him already, replacing Gabriel Guerrero. Middle infielders are at a premium there.
Best case outcome: A starting position in the majors. 285/340/400 with speed. That could be a all-star player at his position. It almost looks, if I squint real hard, like Jose Reyes.
There are a ton of great SS prospects out there, and without making my personal list, I'd put him probably at about #15, with upside to crack the top 7 or 8. I wouldn't go trading for Nick Franklin as an example, when I could grab Alcantara. I like his upside better.
I can't possibly talk about a minors shortstop without mentioning my favourite SS prospect in the game : Adalberto Mondesi. He's too far up the food chain for this thread, but if you haven't spent hours watching him online, then go do so. You won't regret it.
Cheers
Feel free to contribute names, comments. I just thought this might be a fun topic to keep up throughout the season.
Today I'll look at Cubs AA SS Arismendy Alcantara
Rankings:
MLB: Cubs #20 prospect
BB (Bullpen Banter): N/R
BP (Baseball Prospectus): N/R
Sickels: NR
BA: N/R
BIO: 21 year old SS from DR. Small frame 5'10" 160lb, Bats S.
Signed as an undrafted FA in 2008. Appeared in 2012 FSL AllStar game
2012 A+ 302/339/447 25sb
2013 AA 276/356/447 10sb (19 games)
From all accounts I've seen, he appears to be at least solid at short and projects to stay there in the future. Of course that Cubs infield is going to get pretty full with prospects Baez, Torreyes, Candelario (whom I really like too) But Chicago needs a 2B and a 3B to go with Castro, so there is some openings.
Alcantara projects to have little power, but he's hit 4 home-runs this year in AA. He's more of a sprayer with excellent speed. Here is a video thanks to Baseball Instinct (where Alcantara doesn't rank in the top 360! ouch)
http://baseballinstinct.com/external-videos/arismendy-alcantara-ss-chicago-cubs/
I'm watching Alcantara closely this season (almost game by game) I'm not sure he warrants a roster spot yet in 14 team, 12 minors spots leagues, ie top 150, but if he keeps hitting well at such a premium position, I'll be ready to make the plunge. In one league I grabbed him already, replacing Gabriel Guerrero. Middle infielders are at a premium there.
Best case outcome: A starting position in the majors. 285/340/400 with speed. That could be a all-star player at his position. It almost looks, if I squint real hard, like Jose Reyes.
There are a ton of great SS prospects out there, and without making my personal list, I'd put him probably at about #15, with upside to crack the top 7 or 8. I wouldn't go trading for Nick Franklin as an example, when I could grab Alcantara. I like his upside better.
I can't possibly talk about a minors shortstop without mentioning my favourite SS prospect in the game : Adalberto Mondesi. He's too far up the food chain for this thread, but if you haven't spent hours watching him online, then go do so. You won't regret it.
Cheers