Slugger Shavings 2061.5 - The Rise of Capeles and Weatherford

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When the Sluggers traded Amphibian Johnson, they got the two pitching prospects recently written about, but also received two outfield prospects of note.

Arguably the best of those two was Ricardo Capeles, the second round pick of Phoenix in 2057. Capeles rose as high as the #28 prospect in the BBA, and has done very well making his way relatively quickly up the farm system. He can hit. In 2061, he jumped to AA and then AAA, and had over 200 hits collectively. In AAA, he hit .383. He also had 41 stolen bases in 2061. Unfortunately he is just decent defensively, but beggars can't be choosers.

The other prospect was Justin Weatherford. The former first round pick of the Popes in 2058, he was not a darling of scouts who continue to undersell him. He has ignored that and quietly put up solid numbers in the minors. He did well enough in 2061 to jump from A to AA to AAA, hitting .347 with 2.9 WAR in 48 games in AAA. He has more pop and is better defensively than Capeles. He is also a spark plug with a chip on his shoulder from constantly being undervalued.

Both of these guys will start in Louisville next season. It will be a nice problem for the team trying to figure out exactly which position each will play.

[BaseClogger]

You certainly have the corner outfield spots covered.