2058.02: Bears' Cubs - Catcher Prospects

[BaseClogger]

12/16/2057


In this edition of the 2058 Bears’ Cubs series I’ll focus on my minor league backstops. I view this as an area of organizational strength with a decent prospect at each level.

A
None

B
None

C
C+ Dale Olds
C+ Augusto Annis
C Ziaul-Haq bin Dhul Fiqar
C Qaseem Kahil
C- Manny Trujillo

D
D+ Juan Suárez
D Diego Montoya

Honorable Mention
Paul Slattery
Takanobu Sakuma
Pepe Rodríguez


I’ve really liked Olds ever since I gave him a $4.5M signing bonus as a minor league free agent. He would’ve gotten a September call-up if I had space on my 40-man roster. Olds has hit well at every minor league stop up the ladder. He’s a switch-hitter lacking in strengths but also doesn’t really have any weaknesses in his game. The game somehow doesn't consider Olds one of my 30 best prospects! Annis was acquired in a trade with Rocky Mountain. His 9 catcher ability is the best in the system. So far he’s had a contact oriented approach, batting .316 last season as a 20 year-old in AA, but the scouts think there’s average power to tap into too. Ziaul-Haq bin Dhul Fiqar came over as a mostly finished product from Sacramento. His contact lumped from 6 to 5 and he looks like more of a backup than a starter now. Kahill’s been a bumper for me recently despite limited playing time. He’s still just a teenager but you can’t help but drool at 8 potential power from a catcher. Trujillo was drafted in 2057 as a mostly polished product. He’s limited defensively but should hit for high averages.

Suarez’s been a pet prospect of mine for a while. He’d be a real deal prospect if he had 6 potential contact, but he otherwise has a well rounded game and he’s played well despite being limited to backup catcher playing time. Montoya was drafted in 2056 and is still a teenager. He’s got good makeup and otherwise meh tools across the board.

There’s even more depth to the system, especially if you look at the production of the honorable mentions.

[Krathan]

You do have some interesting guys here. I think you have some players who can contribute at the big league level in that group for sure.

[BaseClogger]

Ahhh! I forgot ZHbDF! Added him as a C prospect above. I also fixed the Annis link.