[USML Announce] Baseball America Top Prospects Update - The Winick Analysis

Jeffrey Winick jwinick at hwhlegal.com
Sat Jun 30 17:43:19 EDT 2018


The list is out and it is my pleasure to provide my analysis.

There are 55 AL Prospects in the Top 100
12 are USML free agents
Only 32 are hitting prospects
And only 25 of those hitting prospects are owned by a USML team

Of the 25 hitting prospects, only a very few are presumably available for trade:
There are 3 teams within 7 points of first place:
Bombers have only 1 - #45 - Luis Roberts $5 and this is his first year in MLB.  Assuming his development doesn't stall, we won't see him until 2020.
Calamari have only 1 - #76 - Lourdes Gurriel $10 - but he is on a Y1 contract.  Admittedly the Calamari do a very impressive 6 Pitching prospects, but when's the last time one of those worked out?  (See, for example Dane Dunning).
Berliners have traded away #12 - Royce Lewis $10 and  #96 - Nick Gordon $10, but still have 3 remaining - #13 - Jo Adell $10, #46 - Leody Taveras $10 and #58 - Kyle Lewis $10.

There are another 2 teams in the 50's:
Nukes have 4  - #38 - Alex Kiriloff $2, #80 - Brandon Marsh $5, #92 - Ronaldo Hernandez $2 and #96 - Nick Gordon $10.  But the Nukes have already indicated that they're playing for 2019.
AYM have only 1 - #51 - Franklin Barreto $5

There are 4 teams in the 40's:
Buddha has 4, however one is on a running contract (#65 - Austin Hayes).  The other three are #1 - Vlad Guerrero, Jr. $5, #41 - Jake Bauers $5 and 66 - Ryan Mountcastle $5.
Lubeasts have 3 though one is on a running contract - #5 - Eloy Jimenez $13.  The other two are #7 - Bo Bichette $10 and #57 - Estevan Florial $10.
Klein Nine have 3 - #11 - Wily Adames $5, #25 - Francisco Mejia $5 and #37 - Yordan Alvarez #5.
Brats have 2, but one of them is on Y1 contract (#55 - Willie Calhoun $9).  The other is a good one though, #10 - Kyle Tucker $5.

Bringing up the rear are the Hoosier Daddies with 3, though one is on a Y1 contract (Dustin Fowler $10).  The other two are #12 - Royce Lewis $10 and #78 Danny Jansen $5.

What does it all mean, you ask.  Assuming that the race is boiling down to 3 or 4 teams, there is really only one place to shop if you're looking for top notch prospects from which to build for the future.

You know where to find me.

Jeff

Jeffrey H. Winick
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