TOP 40 UPDATE 6/1

psuinpgh21 · Post by **psuinpgh21** » Fri Jun 02, 2017 3:36 am

Here's a little look at how the top 40 is progressing this year, as of 6/1- just throwing some stats out, discuss...

I will probably not update this next month because there are already 3 players out (Glasnow, Bell, Webb), others who could be out soon (Williams, Osuna, Hansen?), not to mention those incoming draft picks. Plus the guys we didn't rank (Logan Hill and his 14 HR, Pedro Vasquez and his 1.97 ERA, Danny Ortiz, Johnny Barbato, John Bohrmann, Pat Light and the others who still qualify).

1 Austin Meadows 22 OF AAA.255/.311/.365, playing much better in May

2 Tyler Glasnow 23 SP DNQ

3 Josh Bell 24 1B/OF DNQ

4 Mitch Keller 21 SP 25 A+ 12.2 IP in May, back tightness

5 Kevin Newman 23 SS AAstruggling, average down from .270 to .225 AA

6 Ke'Bryan Hayes 20 A+ 3b batting average down, OBP up still very young

7 Nick Kingham 25 AAA very strong number-wise since coming back from injury

8 Cole Tucker 20 SS A+ Average went from .232 to .271, 27 SB

9 Taylor Hearn 22 SP A- 11.2 K/9 IP

10 Will Craig 22 3B A+ average down slightly, OBP/SLUG up slightly

11 Steven Brault 25 SP (33.1 CAREER MLB INNINGS) ERA down over a run over the last month

12 Elias Diaz 26 C AAA 18 MLB AB, 12 THIS YEAR Deserves to be in the bigs, .281/.298/.388 Indy, plus glove

13 Alen Hanson 24 88 MLB CAREER AB designated for assignment, not good enough of a hitter to have no glove

14 Gage Hinsz, 21 SP A+ struggling big time, ERA up 2 runs in May

15 Yeudy Garcia 24 SP looking better ERA wise, still walking a lot

16 Edgar Santana 25 RP AAA if bullpen was a big need he'd be in the bigs, waiting to see what Jhan Marinez does

17 Clay Holmes 23 SP AAA 3.20 ERA, 10K/IP

18 Braeden Ogle 19 SP EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING

19 Jin-De Jhang 23 C 2 for 29 since injury

20 Luis Escobar 20 SP A- numbers look good but wild

21 Trevor Williams 25 RP only one inning before he does not qualify

22 Jose Osuna 24 84 MLB ABOF/1B .250/.341/.389 AAA 33 MLB AB

23 Max Kranick 19 SP R EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING

24 Dovydas Neverauskas 25 RP has struggled since going back down to AAA

25 Kevin Kramer 23 2b AA off to such a hot start, still .315/.408/.536

26 Max Moroff 23 IF could be up for good, 13 HR at AAA

27 Barrett Barnes 25 AAA 7 for 45 since coming back

28 Eric Wood 24 3b AAA still struggling

29 Tyler Eppler 23 SP AAA May was about the same as April, looking good

30 Travis McGregor 19 SP EXTENDED SPRING TRAINING

31 Connor Joe 24 3B AA May was similar to April, starting to look like a prospect

32 (tie) Steven Alamais 22 SS A- bat is down, glove is good

32 (tie) Cody Dickson 24 AAA swingman/long reliever

33 Brandon Waddell 22 SP AA coming back from injury made 6 starts, still young for AA

34 Adrian Valerio 19 SS A- .309/.356/.418 in May since back from injury

35 Jordan Luplow 22 OF/3B AA 11 HR on the year, looking better at AA than A+

36 Gift Ngoepe 27 IF showed great glove, no bat in brief stay at MLB

37 Tyler Webb 25 RP RETURNED TO YANKEES

38 Dario Agrazal 21 SP A+ May similar to April

39 Wyatt Mathisen 22 3B AA Average up .054 to .313, slug up .074

40 Pablo Reyes 23 CF AA up from .222 to .253

ChitownBucco · Post by **ChitownBucco** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:09 pm

Thanks!

#35 Luplow with 5 HR in last 7 games to give hm 13 for season

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?si ... g/2017/ALL

CTBucco · Post by **CTBucco** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:43 am

Thanks for the updates, psu. Any thoughts on who should takeover the spots of the guys who no longer qualify for the list?

Luplow's power surge is really encouraging. And some of the other second tier guys have had good starts too. Now, if they can keep it up while the top tier guys pick it up...

psuinpgh21 · Post by **psuinpgh21** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 11:42 am

Entirely my 2 cents, but those I would consider who were not in the 40- you can consider guys like Chris Bostick, Danny Ortiz, Johnny Barbato or Pat Light, who have limited MLB experience; or for those in the minors, OF Logan Hill (14 HR/.939 OPS in a tough park at Bradenton), 1B Edwin Espinal (.282 at Altoona), 2B Trae Arbet (.282, 7 HR at WVP), 1B Carlos Munoz or 3B Hunter Owen (both .862 OPS at WVP), or C Christian Kelly (.306 at Bradenton). From the pitching side, I tend to discount minor league relievers, but just about the entire Altoona pen (especially Montana DuRupau) and SP Alex McRae (3.19 era), Bradenton P Pedro Vasquez (1.97 ERA, 10 BB/59.1 IP), WVP P Cam Vieaux (2.26 ERA). Plus in a week or so we'll have a pack of bright and shiny draft picks.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:17 pm

7774726E6977606F3536070 wrote: Entirely my 2 cents, but those I would consider who were not in the 40- you can consider guys like Chris Bostick, Danny Ortiz, Johnny Barbato or Pat Light, who have limited MLB experience; or for those in the minors, OF Logan Hill (14 HR/.939 OPS in a tough park at Bradenton), 1B Edwin Espinal (.282 at Altoona), 2B Trae Arbet (.282, 7 HR at WVP), 1B Carlos Munoz or 3B Hunter Owen (both .862 OPS at WVP), or C Christian Kelly (.306 at Bradenton). From the pitching side, I tend to discount minor league relievers, but just about the entire Altoona pen (especially Montana DuRupau) and SP Alex McRae (3.19 era), Bradenton P Pedro Vasquez (1.97 ERA, 10 BB/59.1 IP), WVP P Cam Vieaux (2.26 ERA). Plus in a week or so we'll have a pack of bright and shiny draft picks.

That's a good point. At least the nos. 1-3 or so would find their way into the list, you'd think.

OrlandoMerced · Post by **OrlandoMerced** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 1:14 pm

I think Pedro Vazquez is the clear add to this list. I was high on Luplow after his first full season at WV, but then less so after his FSL stint. The way he has added power to his game is sort of the cookie cutter approach that organizations search for in a hitter. He hit 36 doubles in low-A, he's turned a lot of those doubles into home runs and has not increased his strike out rate at the plate. I think his bat will play, his glove limits him to a corner OF spot, but luckily it looks like corner OF spots could open up in the future at the MLB level.

Ecbucs · Post by **Ecbucs** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 2:10 pm

033E202D22282301293E2F29284C0 wrote: I think Pedro Vazquez is the clear add to this list. I was high on Luplow after his first full season at WV, but then less so after his FSL stint. The way he has added power to his game is sort of the cookie cutter approach that organizations search for in a hitter. He hit 36 doubles in low-A, he's turned a lot of those doubles into home runs and has not increased his strike out rate at the plate. I think his bat will play, his glove limits him to a corner OF spot, but luckily it looks like corner OF spots could open up in the future at the MLB level.

yeah, his power and strike out rate are a nice combination.

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:11 pm

I think you could easily update the rankings. When a guy loses eligibility he goes off the list and everyone move up one slot. The 40th guy is replaced by the second place winner in the final 40th player poll. Only thing is if the second place guy is seriously hurt and may not play anymore this season then you go to the next guy.

psuinpgh21 · Post by **psuinpgh21** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 3:05 am

002129002B23440 wrote: I think you could easily update the rankings. When a guy loses eligibility he goes off the list and everyone move up one slot. The 40th guy is replaced by the second place winner in the final 40th player poll. Only thing is if the second place guy is seriously hurt and may not play anymore this season then you go to the next guy.

Had I thought of this earlier in the year I probably would have done that. Or even run another poll when a player lost eligibilty to see who should be the new #40, then bump everyone else up. Maybe I'll do that next year. But now with the draft a week away it's gonna be somewhat moot.

psuinpgh21 · Post by **psuinpgh21** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 3:09 am

BTW, there was a 3 way tie for #41 between Erich Weiss, Montana DuRupau and Pat Light, so I think a new poll is the way to go next year.

707375696E7067683231000 wrote: I think you could easily update the rankings. When a guy loses eligibility he goes off the list and everyone move up one slot. The 40th guy is replaced by the second place winner in the final 40th player poll. Only thing is if the second place guy is seriously hurt and may not play anymore this season then you go to the next guy.

Had I thought of this earlier in the year I probably would have done that. Or even run another poll when a player lost eligibilty to see who should be the new #40, then bump everyone else up. Maybe I'll do that next year. But now with the draft a week away it's gonna be somewhat moot.