2065.06 Breum's Prospect Pipeline: Opening Day Edition

[Bob Breum]

BATTERS RANKED IN THE TOP 100

Note: I inadvertently omitted Petru Marinus in my last (2064 Postseason) edition. Since then he has risen from #9 to #3. I am confident that some may question his inclusion in this list because he has exceeded rookie limits. I make every effort to use the same criteria for every player in the dataset. If a player with significant unrealized potential is clearly being carried on the roster because he is out of options and receives little or no playing time, I still consider him a prospect. You are free to disagree and/or publish your own ranking. Don't @ me about this.

Rank	Name	Best Pos	ORG	Lev	Age	OVR	POT	WE	Prone	Risk	VALUE
3	Petru Marinus	CF	MTL	MLB	22	35	80	N	Fragile	Extreme	74.4
6	Hanna Bin Rashid	2B	LBC	INT	17	20	75	N	Normal	Extreme	64.8
7	Doug Funk	1B	LV	MLB	22	60	80	H	Durable	Medium	58.6
8	Luis Encarnación	SS	LV	A	20	35	70	H	Normal	Extreme	55.2
12	Alfonso Mercado	2B	SA	MLB	20	40	70	N	Normal	Extreme	43.2
13	Timoleon Touliatos	2B	BIK	S A	18	25	70	H	Normal	Extreme	43.2
14	Agha Tarkani	2B	NSH	INT	17	25	70	N	Normal	Extreme	43.2
15	Fernando Alfonzo	2B	BPK	R	17	20	70	H	Normal	Extreme	43.2
25	Marcos Cortéz	LF	BIK	A	21	35	80	H	Normal	Extreme	38.4
26	Jafar Bhutani	1B	SFB	S A	20	35	80	H	Durable	Extreme	38.4
27	Hui Nan	LF	CCJ	R	20	25	80	H	Durable	Extreme	38.4
28	Matthew Berg	RF	MTL	INT	19	20	80	H	Normal	Extreme	38.4
29	Sharma Kriti	1B	PHX	INT	17	15	80	H	Normal	Extreme	38.4
34	Abbud Bin Hamdan	2B	ATC	A	20	40	65	H	Normal	Extreme	32.4
37	Silvio Venturini	2B	SA	A	19	30	65	H	Normal	Extreme	32.4
38	Ricky Fults	2B	NO	A	19	25	65	N	Normal	Extreme	32.4
41	Enrique Ramírez	C	AUS	R	18	25	65	N	Normal	Extreme	30.6
42	Anbar Bin Ubaid	C	CHI	R	20	20	65	N	Durable	Extreme	30.6
43	Tatsukichi Sanu	2B	MAD	AAA	22	60	60	N	Durable	Very Low	30.0
45	Robinson Palma	RF	POR	A	20	35	75	H	Normal	Extreme	28.8
46	Tom Boyd	RF	CHA	R	20	25	75	N	Durable	Extreme	28.8
47	Preston Jacobs	1B	MTL	INT	18	20	75	N	Normal	Extreme	28.8
51	Kjeld Blom	SS	VAL	S A	19	35	60	N	Normal	Extreme	27.6
52	Alan Kinney	RF	CCJ	MLB	23	65	65	H	Normal	Very Low	27.0
53	Jeff Feagin	2B	CHI	MLB	21	55	60	H	Normal	Medium	26.6
55	Alberto Hernández	2B	YS9	MLB	23	45	60	N	Durable	Medium	26.6
58	Gordon Sturges	1B	HAW	AA	23	35	70	N	Normal	High	25.9
61	Yi-Mou Miao	CF	SFB	R	18	30	60	N	Normal	Extreme	24.6
62	Chris Broadus	RF	LV	MLB	23	60	65	N	Durable	Low	24.5
63	Jim Dove	LF	BPK	AAA	20	55	65	N	Normal	Low	24.5
64	Ken Haupt	3B	BIK	AAA	21	45	60	H	Normal	Medium	24.2
69	Manny Labarca	2B	CCJ	MLB	24	55	55	N	Normal	Very Low	22.5
70	Josh Hunt	2B	NSH	AAA	23	55	55	H	Normal	Very Low	22.5
74	Ommar Qutaybah	2B	CLG	INT	17	15	60	H	Normal	Extreme	21.6
78	António Meléndez	DH	TWC	MLB	23	60	65	N	Normal	Low	20.9
86	Héctor Marrero	LF	LBC	S A	21	40	65	N	Normal	High	19.4
87	Moussa Simon	LF	LBC	INT	16	20	70	N	Normal	Extreme	19.2
88	Hadi Gamal	LF	ATC	INT	16	15	70	N	Normal	Extreme	19.2
90	Daniel Bañuelos	2B	CPF	AA	21	40	55	N	Normal	High	18.7
95	Carlos Morales	RF	YS9	MLB	24	60	60	N	Durable	Very Low	18.0
98	Thomas Beane	RF	POR	AA	21	40	65	N	Normal	Very High	16.9
99	Jesús Suárez	RF	CHI	MLB	24	50	60	N	Normal	Low	16.3
100	Stephen Moorhouse	LF	SFB	AAA	24	50	60	N	Normal	Low	16.3
101	Tarik Bin Fariq	1B	VAL	AA	23	45	60	N	Normal	Low	16.3

PITCHERS RANKED IN THE TOP 100

Rank	Name	Best Pos	ORG	Lev	Age	OVR	POT	WE	Prone	Risk	VALUE
1	José Gonzáles	SP	DM	AAA	22	35	80	H	Durable	Extreme	86.4
2	Justin Crockford	SP	HAW	AAA	23	40	75	N	Durable	Medium	79.9
4	Halewijn De Haan	SP	NSH	AA	20	45	75	N	Normal	Extreme	64.8
5	Eryx Papanastasiou	SP	HAW	A	20	30	75	N	Normal	Extreme	64.8
9	Ling-Kung Yan	SP	VAL	AAA	24	45	70	N	Durable	Medium	53.3
10	Toyoharu Yamaguchi	SP	SFB	AA	22	40	70	N	Normal	Medium	53.3
11	Cipriano Díaz	SP	DM	MLB	25	45	70	N	Durable	Very High	46.6
16	Kalijan Patachli	SP	CPF	INT	19	20	70	N	Normal	Extreme	43.2
17	Shadaf Jamali	SP	CCJ	INT	19	15	70	H	Normal	Extreme	43.2
18	Nicodemus Tzannetakis	SP	LBC	MLB	24	40	65	H	Normal	Low	42.5
19	Andy Pedley	RP	BIK	MLB	24	70	70	N	Normal	Very Low	40.8
20	José Guevara	SP	BIK	MLB	23	50	65	H	Normal	Medium	40.0
21	José Cortéz	SP	SAC	MLB	24	50	65	N	Normal	Medium	40.0
22	Guillermo Gonzáles	SP	LBC	A	21	45	65	H	Normal	Medium	40.0
23	Muta Isa	SP	CCJ	AA	21	30	65	H	Normal	Medium	40.0
24	Dan Endsley	SP	LBC	A	22	30	65	N	Normal	Medium	40.0
30	Lorenzo Salazar	SP	ROS	AAA	22	40	70	N	Fragile	High	37.9
31	Zhi-Huan Chew	SP	NSH	AA	22	40	65	N	Normal	High	37.4
32	José Falcones	CL	BOI	A	18	50	75	N	Normal	Extreme	36.0
33	Ignacio Morales	SP	MTL	AAA	21	45	65	H	Normal	Extreme	32.4
35	Shu-De Hsing	SP	LOU	A	21	35	65	N	Durable	Extreme	32.4
36	Artemis Theodopoulos	SP	MTL	AAA	23	35	65	N	Normal	Extreme	32.4
39	Safwan Bin Khalil	SP	ROS	INT	17	25	65	N	Normal	Extreme	32.4
40	Jesús Saucedo	RP	BIK	MLB	21	60	65	N	Durable	Very Low	30.6
44	Doug Pomeroy	SP	SFB	MLB	23	60	60	N	Normal	Very Low	30.0
48	Iván Villarreal	RP	CHI	MLB	21	70	70	H	Fragile	Very Low	28.8
49	Miguel Angel Hernández	SP	MEX	MLB	22	50	60	N	Durable	Low	28.3
50	Juan Genge	SP	VAL	AAA	21	50	60	N	Normal	Low	28.3
54	Rick Porch	SP	NSH	AA	22	45	60	N	Normal	Medium	26.6
56	Paco García	SP	DM	AA	25	35	60	H	Normal	Medium	26.6
57	Paul Roberts	CL	YS9	MLB	22	60	65	Low	Normal	Low	26.4
59	Pedro Valéncia	RP	BIK	AAA	21	65	65	H	Normal	Medium	25.6
60	Harry Green	RP	VAL	MLB	21	50	65	N	Normal	Medium	25.6
65	Vic Gordon	CL	YS9	A	20	50	70	H	Normal	Extreme	24.0
66	Sofian Bin Kareef	CL	CPF	S A	19	30	70	N	Normal	Extreme	24.0
67	Jamil Fariq	CL	LOU	A	19	30	70	N	Normal	Extreme	24.0
68	Clarence Oveur	SP	LOU	A	21	35	65	N	Fragile	Extreme	23.4
71	Juan Villarreal	SP	NSH	R	19	30	60	N	Normal	Extreme	21.6
72	Cihangir Kemal	SP	NO	A	18	25	60	N	Normal	Extreme	21.6
73	Ching-Wei Tu	SP	LBC	INT	19	20	60	N	Normal	Extreme	21.6
75	Liberio Rosas	SP	CLG	MLB	21	55	55	H	Durable	Low	21.2
76	Kevin Copley	SP	YS9	MLB	22	55	55	N	Normal	Low	21.2
77	Luis Manuel Morales	SP	SAC	MLB	22	50	55	H	Normal	Low	21.2
79	Raúl Fierro	RP	VAL	AAA	21	50	65	N	Durable	Very High	20.5
80	Luis Harris	RP	ATC	AAA	24	60	60	H	Normal	Very Low	20.4
81	Rahman Muslim	SP	LV	AAA	25	45	55	H	Durable	Medium	20.0
82	Bob Blackshear	SP	MEX	AAA	21	45	55	N	Normal	Medium	20.0
83	Neil Corbishley	SP	MEX	AA	21	40	55	N	Normal	Medium	20.0
84	Albert Córdova	SP	CCJ	AA	22	35	55	N	Normal	Medium	20.0
85	Claudio Oller	SP	SAC	AAA	22	35	55	N	Normal	Medium	20.0
89	Jack Kunkel	RP	MTL	MLB	24	65	65	N	Fragile	Low	19.1
91	Rodney Dudley	SP	ROS	S A	21	35	55	N	Normal	High	18.7
92	Lorenzo Galindo	RP	NSH	AAA	23	45	65	H	Normal	Extreme	18.0
93	Javier Ramírez	RP	CLG	AA	20	40	65	N	Normal	Extreme	18.0
94	Charlie Mcgough	RP	CHA	AAA	21	35	65	H	Normal	Extreme	18.0
96	Roberto Gutiérrez	RP	CLG	AAA	22	40	60	N	Normal	Medium	17.0
97	Kevin Peacock	CL	CPF	A	23	40	60	N	Durable	Medium	17.0

[BaseClogger]

@Bob Breum Marinus still prospect eligible ?

[BaseClogger]

I’ll certainly take my bird in hand current 60 Doug Pomeroy over most of the prospects with extreme risk ranked ahead of him.

[ae37jr]

I wouldn't even take Marinus if he was free.

Ok maybe one scenario... If he was free maybe I'd try to pass him through waivers and if I lost him... Oh well.

[RonCo]

Marinus is interesting. A good example of problems with drafting a 16 year old. He's 22 now. To keep him around, MTL has to keep him on the roster. If he's a guy who will grow into ratings in a "normal" cycle, he'll be getting decent just as he's getting pricey.

[Trebro]

Huh. looks like we'll be heading to the bottom of the barrel given all but one of our top guys is on the roster now.

Interesting that Keeter isn't here.

[Bob Breum]

Interesting that Keeter isn't here.

He clocks in at #149.

[Trebro]

Interesting that Keeter isn't here.

He clocks in at #149.

The game seems to hate him, but I am pretty sure there's a fair number of BBA GMs who feel the opposite.

[Lane]

Interesting that Keeter isn't here.

He clocks in at #149.

The game seems to hate him, but I am pretty sure there's a fair number of BBA GMs who feel the opposite.

the 55 OVR seems appropriate, given the L/R splits

[Bob Breum]

He clocks in at #149.

The game seems to hate him, but I am pretty sure there's a fair number of BBA GMs who feel the opposite.

the 55 OVR seems appropriate, given the L/R splits

I just looked at his splits. He would be an ideal 4th OF / short side of platoon starter. He is obviously BBA ready.

[Lane]

yeah, he's definitely a good option for a platoon, but he should hold his own against RHP if a team doesn't have a better option.

[Trebro]

The game seems to hate him, but I am pretty sure there's a fair number of BBA GMs who feel the opposite.

the 55 OVR seems appropriate, given the L/R splits

I just looked at his splits. He would be an ideal 4th OF / short side of platoon starter. He is obviously BBA ready.

A high first round pick shouldn't have a 4th OF ceiling. That's a total failure. And despite his ratings, his actual, played in the game splits
Career vs L: .387/.447/.672, OPS+ of 180
Career vs R: .339/.418/.578 OPS+ of 157

Yes, he's better against lefties, but that's not chump change against righties, even if you assume a 50 point BA loss going to BBA level.

[Bob Breum]

the 55 OVR seems appropriate, given the L/R splits

I just looked at his splits. He would be an ideal 4th OF / short side of platoon starter. He is obviously BBA ready.

A high first round pick shouldn't have a 4th OF ceiling. That's a total failure. And despite his ratings, his actual, played in the game splits
Career vs L: .387/.447/.672, OPS+ of 180
Career vs R: .339/.418/.578 OPS+ of 157

Yes, he's better against lefties, but that's not chump change against righties, even if you assume a 50 point BA loss going to BBA level.

I did not mean that in a derogatory way. It's just that his vLHP ratings are off the charts. I love guys like that. Fourth outfielder implies a benchwarmer, I suppose. I'd give him every AB against LHP and use him to rest your LH-hitting corner OFs when needed. He'd PH late when they bring in a LH reliever. I think he's a valuable player.

[ae37jr]

Three things to point out about Keeter....

1. He is a switch hitter, so while his ratings aren't top shelf VS RHP, half of a platoon advantage is the pitchers ratings VS RHB, which he is not.
2. His BABAIP just recently dropped from 9 to 8. He is very likely close to an 8 BABIP VS RHP
3. The guy has flat out raked everywhere he was played.

I would absolutely play him everyday. Maybe I'd drop him in the order a few spots. Like 2/3rd against LHP and 5/6 vs RHP. But he looks like he can easily hit .280 with like 10-15 homers vs RHP while murdering lefties.

[RonCo]

Keeter is a fun scout. Being semi-close to a true switch hitter is helpful because he'll get the platoon boost, which he probably needs against RHP. If those "5" Power and Eye ratings vs. RhP are closer to "6" then he's an arguable all star. If they are closer to "4"... then not as much. I expect he'll at least get out of AA real soon now. He could be playing today if needed.

That said, it should be noted that his glove in the outfield seems a little flakey.