White Sox Top 25 Prospects
by The Big Hurt on Jul 22, 2010 6:30 PM EDT
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PrintWe just finished out top 25 prospects list over FutureSox.com, which you can read here with more commentary and analysis.
FutureSox.com Top 25 Prospects
1. Dan Hudson
3. Chris Sale
6. Brent Morel
8. Jordan Danks
9t. Carlos Torres
9t. Jacob Petricka
11. Miguel Gonzalez
12. Kyle Bellamy
13t. Jon Gilmore
13t. Addison Reed
15. Brandon Short
16. Eduardo Escobar
17. David Holmberg
18. Nate Jones
19. Ryan Buch
20. Gregory Infante
21. Santos Rodriguez
22. Charlie Shirek
23. Jhonny Nunez
24. Nevin Griffith
25. Stefan Gartrell
There have been lots of injuries to top prospects such as Trayce Thompson, Jared Mitchell and Josh Phegley, plus poor performances from the likes of Jordan Danks, Tyler Flowers and C.J. Retherford, which have decimated an already poor system, but there are still some players to get excited about, such as...
Ryan Buch (#19) is my sleeper (I had him at #10 personally). His curve is getting rave reviews in the SAL, he has good velocity on the fastball and the Sox have him working hard on improving his change. Control has been a big problem for him but he could be a consensus top 10 guy but seasons end.
Jacob Petricka's (#10) early results have been terrific (albeit in rookie ball) with 28 SO/4 BB in 23 IP and a 3.56 GO/AO. I'd like to see him pushed to Low-A. Some were criticizing the drafting of Petricka because they saw him as "just a reliever", but I think he may surprise. Admittedly I am somewhat biased having drafted him for the Sox in John's mock.
Miguel Gonzalez (#11) is a great defensive catcher with a cannon for an arm. His offensive numbers this year are poor (.223/.265/.297), but he is just 19 in Low-A.
David Holmberg (#17). He doesn't have great velocity, but he has a deep repertoire and a higher upside than a lot of the prospects listed ahead of him.
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This could get really ugly really quickly.
Not that its a pretty situation now, but Hudson is at ~30 IP and needs 20 more to graduate. Viciedo is at 44 ABs and need 90 more to graduate. Viciedo is far from a lock (when is Teahen due back anyway?) but I’d wager they both go over the threshold. If they do this system could plummet. All the best and interesting talent is hurt, raw, far away, underperforming or (in most cases) some combination of those factors. Its doubtful the top three this year will be as strong as last years’ Hudson/Mitchell/Flowers looked. The depth… maybe slightly improved, but not a whole lot of difference and not a lot of guys standing out.
I’d take Sale over Viciedo, fwiw. I’m a big Mitchell and Thompson guy… but I completely understand why people would be skeptical. Really not sure how high I can rank them this offseason. Definitely won’t be able to justify them as high as my instincts tell me they should be. Morel strikes me as a guy who fits best as a backup on a good team but could start for a second division club. He’s not bad, but his approach leaves something to be desired and no part of his game is impact. I agree on Gonzalez and Holmberg… I still like them and they would rank higher for me. Petricka >>> Torres for me. Torres will be 28 in October… He’s a great guy to have around AAA but I don’t think he’s a “prospect” at this point. If Grimes signs he probably cracks the top 10 for me, too.
I think Tyler Flowers is actually dangerously close to being just an organizational depth guy. I don’t think he’s a) a catcher; or b) much of a hitter. I still can’t believe BA had him as #60 going into this year – this is the absolute last time I put any stock in a “coaches poll.” I should have known better in the first place. He still didn’t crack my top 125 – but I don’t think he cracks my top 250 now (again, when you see me say something like this in July don’t take it literally. I don’t keep a going list of this… just guesstimating).
Nice list, though. Good work and enjoyable to read.
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Man, I do too....
but he was already raw for his age… and was coming out of college. Its not like he’s old, but being a split sport athlete he really misses that development time. Plus, the injury was kind of nasty. I love the approach, feel for hitting and great glove, though. I’m definitely going to have him higher than most people this winter… but I just feel it won’t end up as high as I’d like. I just have to ding him for this stuff, even if I have a great feeling about him. Still #2 in the system for me, as well
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He definitely has to get knocked down
And that’s why he’s behind Dan Hudson. That was easily the most frustrating injury of the year. He was getting great reports this spring and he injures himself making a spectacular catch in an exhibition game? I’m really hoping he’s recovered in time to get some AFL at bats this fall.
Thanks for doing this.
Helpful for fans of the Nats and Brewers especially who need to get a sense of what might be fair value in trades for Fielder and Dunn.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
I know he's a 24-year old relief pitcher but I'm surprised Dan Remenowsky didn't make at least the back end of the list.
He’s been putting up some silly numbers again this season.
flowers has dropped
and the fact that mitchell is 5th without seeing a single pitch speaks volumes about our system
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
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