Which Prospects have improved their stock the most?

Not sure how many top 100 lists he made this offseason, but he’ll be making them this year. Realizing his physical projection and has seen a sustained velocity increase since spring training. I’m sure there will be a lot of variation as to where he ends up . . .hard to say for sure until we see him pitching more innings and (perhaps) getting a promotion to A+. But if you want to go with a reasonable guess based on the info we have at the moment and a decent transition to longer starts, top 40-50 overall is well within his reach.

Someone had to say it. He has responded well to the aggressive assignment and is hitting for more power. That was a question to begin the season and i am sure it still is but he seems to be developing nicely. Some rankings had him near the back end of the top 100 whereas I think most everyone would have him in the top 20 the top and some in the top 10 as of today. It is entirely possible that his inability to take a walk will lead to his demise but as a 20-year old dominating in AA - he is off to a hell of a start.

I think he’s probably a top 50 guy now. A few months ago, he wasn’t even listed among the top 7 prospects in his own system (BA). Didn’t make Law’s top 100 list, either.

I mentioned him in John’s “Interesting Grade C Prospects to follow in 2012” thread back in January, and all he’s doing so far is leading the FSL in batting and OPS at age 20. And he has monstrous tools.

Some will say he’s still striking out a lot and his current performance isn’t sustainable, but I think him being one of the best bats in this league (.850 OPS) probably is sustainable. And I think he’ll be more than a grade C prospect (and more than a C+) by the end of the year.

Dudes 18 and handing Lo-A rediculously well. Even showing quite a bit more power than last year.

A repeat of last year - minus the slow start - would be enough to raise his stock. But, what he is doing is just stunning. If he can maintain an increase in his walk rate, and show that even a little bit of his success with the bat is due to personal development in that area, then he is going to be a frighteningly good major league weapon.

probably has/will improve his stock the most among Dbacks prospects

Looks OK at 3B, and really starting to hit.

Consensus on him coming into the seasons seemed to have him as a borderline top 100 guy. After opening eyes in spring training and then coming out hot to open the season in AA, I think he’s clearly working himself into the top 50 picture with the chance to move even higher as the season goes on.

I think people lose sight of it at times, but less than 24 months ago when he was coming out of JC Simmons was considered so raw offensively that even the team that liked him the most drafted him as a P. Fast forward to today and he’s posting a .325/.383/.434 line in AA with excellent plate discipline (8:9 BB:K) and baserunning (6 for 7 on steals) numbers. No one would be complaining if a more polished guy who played at a high level college was doing that 2 years after being drafted Doing it after being considered raw offensively for a JC guy while also playing potential gold glove caliber defense at SS is incredibly encouraging. After Machado and Profar, I’m not sure there is another SS prospect I could take ahead of him.

Looking good. Great idea for a thread BTW

Last cut in Spring Training, and called up before Bauer or Skaggs. You could almost add Wade Miley to the list, too, as he’s rated higher (by 1) than Corbin.

believe it was very high to begin with.

but the most impressive for me have been jose campos and jose fernandez and matt barnes.
and it’s really not all that close.

From injured & lousy & Strikeout rate of about 33%…
to healthy & scorching the ball & 9 BB & 2 SO over past 10 games

has been killing it in AAA for a month, with much improved plate discipline

Continuing with the Red Sox theme, this guy’s improved both his BB% and K% going from A to A+ as a teenager, while maintaining an ISO over .200. Given what scouts have to say about his power ceiling, and the fact that he should be able to at least handle 3B in the majors, I think he’s an easy top 25 guy right now

Kicking ass in the FSL, all important hitting numbers except the BABIP look improved or the same as they were last year, has shown an encouraging aptitude for making adjustments. Given the projection for plus D, has likely improved from consensus top 50 to top 30

I don’t know how much he’s improved his stock, but surely it means something that his power is having no trouble translating to full season ball. K’s still look high but the ISO’s over .300, and his walk rate has doubled too. The scouting reports were always glowing, so I think he should be a universal top 15 guy if he can keep this up.

while he’s repeating the level, he’s mashing. He may not have a position in Texas, but with Hamilton possibly leaving for LA or ATL (watch out for that) in the off-season, Martin may be the starting CF in Arlington next year.

Age appropriate for league, high average, more walks than strikeouts. If he stays at 2B, he could climb into the top 50 of year end lists.

For those who follow things on the margins his buzz started in instructs, and it’s hard to say he wasn’t rated as a top ten draft pick, but I think he’s probably a lot higher for folks than he was a month ago.

His last appearance was absolutely brutal, but he’s still sporting a 30:3 K:BB in 19 IP and has the pitches to be a legit breakout candidate. Like many of the above, April numbers could be long forgotten if he doesn’t keep performing.

Infielder Miles Head (20 R / 6 HR / 24 RBI / .368 AVG / .390 OBP / .716 SLG / 1.106 OPS)

First Baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones (12 R / 4 HR / 17 RBI / .351 AVG / .449 OBP / .581 SLG / 1.031 OPS)
Stockton High A

That hit tool is special

His bat is a lot better than I thought, I know he is polished but he can become something very very special

anyone have a report on this guy?

20 year old in A+ with a 40% strikeout rate is very impressive…how is he doing it?

lotta names out there already, but Vaughn has had a great start…little old for A+, but I’m still impressed

Has done a lot to prove he can hit. Not sure he’s worthy of raising his stock “the most” but he’s done an admirable job.