Who is Redszone's #31 prospect?

[camisadelgolf]

Prospect #1 - Aroldis Chapman, LHP
Prospect #2 - Devin Mesoraco, C
Prospect #3 - Yorman Rodriguez, CF
Prospect #4 - Yonder Alonso, 1B
Prospect #5 - Billy Hamilton, SS
Prospect #6 - Yasmani Grandal, C
Prospect #7 - Todd Frazier, IF/OF
Prospect #8 - Juan Francisco, 3B
Prospect #9 - Zack Cozart, SS
Prospect #10 - David Sappelt, CF
Prospect #11 - Donnie Joseph, LHP
Prospect #12 - Ismael Guillon, LHP
Prospect #13 - Brad Boxberger, RHP
Prospect #14 - Chris Valaika, IF
Prospect #15 - Kyle Lotzkar, RHP
Prospect #16 - Ryan LaMarre, OF
Prospect #17 - Juan Duran, OF
Prospect #18 - Junior Arias, SS
Prospect #19 - Sam Lecure, RHP
Prospect #20 - Ronald Torreyes, IF
Prospect #21 - Neftali Soto, IF
Prospect #22 - Jonathan Correa, RHP
Prospect #23 - Danny Dorn, 1B/OF
Prospect #24 - Henry Rodriguez, IF
Prospect #25 - Kris Negron, IF
Prospect #26 - Daryl Thompson, RHP
Prospect #27 - Didi Gregorius, SS
Prospect #28 - Drew Cisco, RHP
Prospect #29 - Cody Puckett, IF/OF
Prospect #30 - Dan Corcino, RHP

[Red Soup]

Let's drum up some Jacob Johnson support. His time has come!

[mace]

Let's drum up some Jacob Johnson support. His time has come!

Well, now you've gone and made me reconsider. I've been voting for Barnhart only because I was the only one voting for Johnson a while back (a long while back). Guess I'll have to sit tight for a day or so and see which of them has the best chance.

[OesterPoster]

Valiquette.

Time for the Canadian lefty who throws upper 90's. If he could just figure out the control a little, he'd rocket up the prospect list.

[dougdirt]

Felix Perez is quite underrated here.

[Mario-Rijo]

Felix Perez is quite underrated here.

Didn't you just make a compelling argument against him recently Doug, or was that someone else?

[mace]

Didn't you just make a compelling argument against him recently Doug, or was that someone else?

Not sure if this is what you're referring to, but in the Prospect #30 thread there were three of us in a row who thumbs-downed him--RedsManRick, me and JaxRed.

[dougdirt]

Didn't you just make a compelling argument against him recently Doug, or was that someone else?

It wasn't me. I have him in my personal Top 25.

[Mario-Rijo]

Not sure if this is what you're referring to, but in the Prospect #30 thread there were three of us in a row who thumbs-downed him--RedsManRick, me and JaxRed.

It wasn't me. I have him in my personal Top 25.

Ah, ok thanks.

[Edd Roush]

Felix Perez is quite underrated here.

Doug, I usually agree with most of your ratings, but why am I supposed to get excited by a 25 year old who OPSed .684 in AA last year? Granted he is not a usual 25 year old in the sense that this is his first professional season in the states, but he is already old and apparently isn't great with the leather. Why would you take him over Fleury/Barnhart or even Valiquette?

[dougdirt]

Doug, I usually agree with most of your ratings, but why am I supposed to get excited by a 25 year old who OPSed .684 in AA last year? Granted he is not a usual 25 year old in the sense that this is his first professional season in the states, but he is already old and apparently isn't great with the leather. Why would you take him over Fleury/Barnhart or even Valiquette?

Toss out what he did in AA. For starters, the sample size is really small. Toss in that he also dealt with an oblique injury while he was there. If you remove the two weeks when he first came back off the dl from the oblique injury(.156/.240/.177), he hit pretty well in AA (.318/.367/.447) and it was right in line with what he did the rest of the year. Problem is, the sample was so small in AA that those two weeks really hurt his overall numbers.

As for his tools, he doesn't have a bad one. None of them are considered plus, but I don't think one of them is below average either. His glove is fine. He isn't Drew Stubbs, but he isn't Jonny Gomes either. I like the overall package he brings to the table.

[Edd Roush]

Toss out what he did in AA. For starters, the sample size is really small. Toss in that he also dealt with an oblique injury while he was there. If you remove the two weeks when he first came back off the dl from the oblique injury(.156/.240/.177), he hit pretty well in AA (.318/.367/.447) and it was right in line with what he did the rest of the year. Problem is, the sample was so small in AA that those two weeks really hurt his overall numbers.

As for his tools, he doesn't have a bad one. None of them are considered plus, but I don't think one of them is below average either. His glove is fine. He isn't Drew Stubbs, but he isn't Jonny Gomes either. I like the overall package he brings to the table.

I am not saying that Felix Perez doesn't have value, but why does he have more than Fleury or Barnhart? Both catchers play more valuable defensive positions well and swing pretty good sticks too. Sorry for digging; I am just curious about your thought process.

[dougdirt]

I am not saying that Felix Perez doesn't have value, but why does he have more than Fleury or Barnhart? Both catchers play more valuable defensive positions well and swing pretty good sticks too. Sorry for digging; I am just curious about your thought process.

Barnhart has no power and his defensive tools aren't really that good. They are average-ish across the board. He is a real smart player, but tools wise he isn't exactly top of the line.

Fleury, I like his bat a little bit, but I still don't know how I feel about him sticking at catcher.

I just feel that Felix Perez has the upside of a starting outfielder (not a ton of praise), but his floor is probably that of a 5th outfielder too. Barnhart could have the ceiling of Jason Kendall at the plate, but his floor is incredibly low at this point because he has yet to even see full season ball. Fluery has some patience and some power, but there are some questions about his ability to stay at catcher and if he isn't a catcher, his bat isn't nearly as nice.

[Scrap Irony]

Johnson, at 19, survived Dayton, a fairly big deal. Repeating this season at Dayton should see him throw up some pretty serious numbers.

If, on the other hand, he goes up to Bakersfield, he should continue to do what he did in Low A. (Slightly below league average, in other words.)

[JaxRed]

Not sure who I'm voting for. It won't be Perez.