Statler is purely a physical projection lottery ticket. Williams was a strong early-career statistical performer thanks to his big, strength-driven raw power that found a way to play in games despite a swing path that drove the ball into the ground. His current control is likely a barrier to a solid, middle inning relief role, but Cruz has real stuff and we like him in an up-and-down role. Torres bounced back in a huge way, and hit .286/.391/.527 in the Tennessee humidity. A classic tweener outfielder, Arozarena is without the pure speed and instincts to play center field, and lacks the power to play everyday in a corner. When we began sourcing data on the Cardinals system, we weren’t aware of a max exit velocity for a teenager in excess of 109 mph (Kristian Robinson, Marco Luciano, Luis Toribio) — until we learned of Herrera’s. After two DSL seasons with Texas, Urias’ rights were loaned and then sold outright to Diablos Rojos in Mexico City, where he hit .318/.402/.467 over five seasons before the Cardinals came calling in the spring of 2018. Baseball Prospectus Cardinals Top 10. If fully realized, Reyes has top of the rotation stuff. There’s much work to be done here. Urias’ return to affiliated ball went well. Removes Ads from FanGraphs. Machado got $2.3 million in 2016 and he hasn’t added an ounce of muscle since then. But his stuff was down last year amid a weed suspension, and he’s already almost 24. His body looked great in the Fall League, and he still has a shot to stay at third base long-term because he’s kept what used to be a big, softer body in check. (His deceased girlfriend, of course, was even more unlucky and even worthier of our compassion.). His approach, however, is a problem. Fangraphs Cardinals Top 23 Prospects Home › The Cardinal Nation Forums › Open Forum › Fangraphs Cardinals Top 23 Prospects This topic has 8 replies, 5 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 4 months ago by PadsFS . Click here for the pre-season Top 10 His huge power, derived from his imposing physicality and explosive hand speed, is likely to play in games because of the lift in Gorman’s swing and his feel for impacting the ball in the air. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. He either hits enough to be a 50, or he doesn’t and won’t be rosterable unless he starts playing more defensive positions. Kim's back injury another setback for Cards. He has some raw pop but hits the ball on the ground a lot. 3 years ago. We have him valued around where we had Alec Hansen valued coming out of college. 1. This system is fine. Top 34 Prospects: St. Louis Cardinals. Helsley, who is of Cherokee heritage, likely would have reached the majors in 2018 had he not been sidelined with shoulder fatigue in early-June. 9 (Fangraphs) Top 24 Prospects: St. Louis Cardinals. He’ll also show you a plus changeup and curveball. He closed 2019 strong and his exit velos were also above average for his age and level. Max Schrock, 2B Conversion Arms and Older Dudes Plus hands and actions drive Sosa’s ability to stay at short, where his range and arm strength are only okay. He’s up to 98 with other bat-missing fastball traits (backspin, mostly). This guy checks all the proverbial boxes and looks like a well-rounded everyday catching prospect. The surgery to reattach his ligament took place in early June, which, with a six month recovery, means Reyes should be ready for 2019. His range of potential outcomes is quite narrow, going from backend starter to up-down spot starter or bullpen contributor. His TrackMan data is strong (91 mph average exit velo, 47% of balls in play at 95 mph or more), and he plays an up-the-middle position. Leandro Cedeno, OF He has a projectable 6-foot-3 frame and a swing geared to lift the ball to his pull side. Fangraphs has him as a top 30 Cardinals prospect for 2020, which adds another level in intrigue for me. All of the advanced pitchability stuff — Libby started learning a slider during his senior year of high school, he varies his timing home, and he’s likely to pitch backwards with the breaking balls — is here, too, and that’ll be important given the lack of a bat-missing fastball. The ceiling is sky high but we don’t have much reliable data, so the variance is very high at this point, too. $20/year. Alvaro Seijas, RHP Dunn doesn’t have exciting upside, but seems likely to have a big league career of some sort. Various Kinds of UTM (Up The Middle) Bats. Because of where we have his arm strength graded, we think he fits in left field or at first base. It was surprising considering Herrera is physically quite modest, and looked sluggish at times during the Fall league, but by that point he had played in three times as many games as he had the year before, and was likely exhausted. Angel Rondon, RHP The top of last year’s Cardinals Top 30 turned out to be an early preview of the team’s rookie class, as the Nos. But Jones has shown an ability to make adjustments and he has a freakish pitch. He and Yadier Molina are the only two catchers currently on the Cardinals’ 40-man, so it looks like he’s slated for some kind of timeshare, at least for his rookie season, the last of Yadi’s contract. As he reached the upper levels, that swing became untenable and needed to change. Stanley Espinal, 3B Trejyn Fletcher, OF, RK, 19. From a hitting talent perspective — the bat speed, primarily — Montero has everyday upside, so he belongs ranked ahead of prospects who project to be lesser role players at best. Hailed by Michael Salfino of the Wall Street Journal and Yahoo! Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. He profiles as a two-pitch middle reliever. Robertson has a glove-only profile. 9. He’s likely a left field-only fit, so he’ll need to. All UZR (ultimate zone rating) calculations are provided courtesy of Mitchel Lichtman. Montero’s strong initial foray into full-season ball — .322/.381/.529 with 46 extra-base hits in 103 games — was his second straight year of on-paper success, and he was still just 19 when the Cardinals promoted him to Hi-A Palm Beach for the season’s final month. There’s a faint chance for a low-end regular but he’ll more likely profile as a part-time player. He couldn’t quite repeat that 2018 burst — a .264/.333/.489 line between Double and Triple-A, including more home runs (27) than in his previous four seasons combined — in a 2019 shortened by a fractured wrist, but Thomas has good plate coverage that enables a pull-heavy approach, has mostly doubles power, and is fairly selective, and because he’s such a good center field defender, we think he’s a second-division regular there. 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We’ve gone from thinking Cabrera was a high-probability middle relief piece with a shot at pitching high-leverage or multiple innings, to thinking either of those outcomes is likely, and that he has a shot at pitching in St. Louis’ rotation. Wander Franco, SS, TBR. But it’s cool you want to be a drunk driving apologist, I suppose. Gingery walked off the mound the following February with that elbow injury, but the Cardinals had seen enough to give him $825,000 in the fourth round, as he had buzz in the top two rounds before the injury. He’s not nearly as skilled a defender as Carson Kelly, but Knizner has a much better chance to make an offensive impact. Grouped by type and listed in order of preference within each category.Polished, Contacted-Oriented Hitters, Scott Hurst, OF His swing is mechanically similar and he, too, has a power-driven profile undercut by a thick frame that may not stay at third base despite plenty of arm. Leonardo Taveras, RHP The MLB rule for rookie eligibility states that it has been exceeded when a pitcher has thrown more than 50 innings, so he’s technically still eligible. The Rec Specs, stripey socks, and conquistador mustache complete the comical ensemble, which belies Poncedeleon’s competitive edge. He projects to play a role similar to the one Ben Gamel and Travis Jankowski currently play. Between having Scott Boras as his agent, a strong commitment to Vanderbilt, and the off-field drama surrounding his eligibility, some teams punted on Fletcher because they couldn’t get enough info to be comfortable by draft day. He’s a typical back-end type lefty starter, with average or better command, who works 88-92 mph with an average fastball/curveball combo, but backs it up with a plus changeup he uses as a weapon in almost any situation. Breaking ball-heavy reliever now requires a bounce back by Chris Mitchell may be largely swing-related fantraxhq is the most of. 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