Stragglers
by John Sickels on Jan 15, 2026 1:25 PM EST
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A few stragglers have leaked through. I am doing them as I work on the Rockies, and will incorporate them in the team lists previously posted.
KNOWN STRAGGLERS
Noel Arguelles, LHP, Royals: Grade C+. Live-armed Cuban defector, not Chapman but supposedly talented, though didn't throw as hard in workouts as he did in Cuba.
Estarlin De Los Santos, SS, Twins: Grade C: Quick Dominican shortstop protected on 40-man roster, fast but lacks power and plate discipline.
Scott Maine, LHP, Cubs: Grade C: Acquired from Arizona in November, Maine is a Grade C relief prospect but I like him as a potential source of quality filler innings. Good K/IP and K/BB marks.
Jimmy Paredes, 2B, Yankees: Decent tools and played well in the New York-Penn League. Grade C at this point, has the potential to move beyond that if he hones the strike zone.
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Didn't see it at the time
but I was surprised when I found that Wade Gaynor didn’t make the Tigers top 40.
by another know it all on Jan 15, 2026 1:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
gaynor
He was so horrible in the NY-P that I cut him for space reasons. There will be more cuts. Watch for a seperate post on that.
by John Sickels on Jan 15, 2026 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Whoever said John normally rates International Guys as a C+...
Kudos to you. Is the reason for the aggressive grade on Chapman the fact that we do have some scouting data, i.e. the WBC? I’m just interested as to why there is such a large discrepancy.
by Chris Redman is my hero on Jan 15, 2026 1:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Yeah, pretty much this is the reason…we have more data about chapman against competition, a lot more video for me to look at rather than just scouting reports, etc.
by John Sickels on Jan 15, 2026 1:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Royals
What about the SS they just signed?
by Archie A on Jan 15, 2026 1:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
he's really not signed yet
but i assume he’d get the typical C grade.
baseball rules.
by doublestix on Jan 15, 2026 2:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oswaldo Arcias...
Still can’t see why he doesn’t warrant any mention for the Twins. Really impressive peripherals for his age.
by Franchise887 on Jan 15, 2026 3:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Matthew Kennely
What about Kennelly for the braves…I know his stats this year werent the greatest but I think hes gonna do some good things
by Thomas F on Jan 15, 2026 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
braves
braves are at 42 currently. I need to cut from them, not add.
by John Sickels on Jan 15, 2026 4:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thats true
What are your thoughts on Daryl Thompson of the Reds system…he was good in 2008…but not so good in 2009…..did he get whiped off your map permanently?
by Thomas F on Jan 15, 2026 4:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What happened to the Angels Terrell Alliman?
Hey what happened to Alliman he didn’t even get an honerable mention C. Granted his Slugging percentage went way down, but so did his K rate (almost cut in half while his BB rate almost doubled).
by cyder7830 on Jan 18, 2026 2:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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