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

[Bill Strotman]

Winicks guys are overrated.   Was that the topic??

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> On Jun 30, 2018, at 5:12 PM, Richard Robbins <RERobbins at itinker.net> wrote:
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> Somehow I knew how this message was going to end as soon as it hit my in box.  🤔
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>> On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 4:45 PM Jeffrey Winick <jwinick at hwhlegal.com> wrote:
>> The list is out and it is my pleasure to provide my analysis.  
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>> There are 55 AL Prospects in the Top 100
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>> 12 are USML free agents
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>> Only 32 are hitting prospects
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>> And only 25 of those hitting prospects are owned by a USML team
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>> Of the 25 hitting prospects, only a very few are presumably available for trade:
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>> There are 3 teams within 7 points of first place:
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>> 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.
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>> 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).
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>> 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.
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>> There are another 2 teams in the 50’s:
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>> 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.
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>> AYM have only 1 - #51 – Franklin Barreto $5
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>> There are 4 teams in the 40’s:
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>> 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. 
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>> 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.
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>> Klein Nine have 3 - #11 – Wily Adames $5, #25 – Francisco Mejia $5 and #37 – Yordan Alvarez #5.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.  
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>> You know where to find me.
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>> Jeff
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>> Jeffrey H. Winick
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>> Harris Winick Harris LLP
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>> 333 West Wacker Drive
>> Suite 2060
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>> Chicago, Illinois 60606
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>> Direct: 312.662.4602 | Cell: 312.841.2817
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