The Sunny Side 2018.11: Organization Overview - Third Base

[cheekimonk]

The Sunny Side
11 Sep, 2018
Marquette, MI
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(ML)26yo RH Paul McKinney (8/6/6/5/7 Talents, .273/.321/.452, 20 HR, 58 RBI) - Rng: 8 Err: 10 Arm: 10 DP: 10 Def: 10
(ML)24yo RH Javier Ruiz (6/6/4/5/7 Talents, .193/.233.337, 4 HR, 16 RBI) - Rng: 7 Err: 7 Arm: 9 DP: 5 Def: 8

(AAA)24yo RH Santiago Greene (5/5/7/8/4 Talents) - Rng: 5 Err: 7 Arm: 8 DP: 3 Def: 6
(AAA)28yo RH Micah Wills (6/7/3/6/5 Talents, .240/.282/.317, 2 HR, 15 RBI) - Rng: 7 Err: 7 Arm: 10 DP: 7 Def: 9
(AA)24yo RH Dave Davis (5/6/2/4/6 Talents) - Rng: 7 Err: 5 Arm: 7 DP: 5 Def: 5
(R)18yo SH Mario Soriano (9/7/1/4/10 Talents) - Rng: 8 Err: 6 Arm: 6 DP: 6 Def: 5
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McKinney is an excellent all-around talent who is wrapping up his 3rd full season as the starter at 3B. He's a young guy making league minimum and just had his best offensive season with a .773 OPS, 20 HR, and 25 SB. All of this means he's likely the most valuable non-pitching trade piece the Suns have offered during their rebuild, but he is borderline in that holding onto him wouldn't be a strategic blunder if GM Ben Teague can't get sufficient return on the market. Ruiz is an interesting player in that he excels at both CF and 3B. He's spent the majority of this season in the outfield but is good insurance should McKinney suffer injury or actually be traded. Wills and Greene are in utility roles with 3B being their primary position. Davis turned in a 105 OPS+ at AA and earned some time at AAA, but he, too, is an excellent outfielder so the focus for him is more toward depth in that area. Soriano was a find on the international FA market and is a tantalizing talent who played 35 G in R ball this year and will get the start at 3B in winter ball this offseason.

[recte44]

I love Soriano.