July 30, 20205 yr White Sox projected at #6, fwiw. Was doing some research on the Berrios and Buxton contracts (both free agents after 2022) and came across this article from late in the 2019 season. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2849545-future-power-rankings-where-every-mlb-team-will-stand-3-years-from-now Thought it would be interesting as a general debate/discussion topic, particularly in light of some of the personnel changes since this article was written. The quite obvious one that jumps out to me is the increasing uncertainty about the Braves in their starting rotation, hard to see how they're going to maintain that top spot but they've always been blessed with one of the best minor league pipelines in baseball, despite going through a GM scandal. If Soroka, Wright and Fried all make it, they could still be fine. Having the Astros at #13 is a bit of a hot take, but they also have a ton of pitching question marks in the near and short term. Also, the Rays being able to sustain a position in the Top 3 of MLB seems a bit dubious, no matter how much every scout raves about Wander Franco. They've also experienced some major injuries in their prospect core over the last 18 months. Of course, for White Sox fans, a bit laughable that any projection of Jake Burger being an important depth piece at this point in his career means someone isn't paying attention all that carefully to the state of the organization. Edited July 30, 20205 yr by caulfield12
July 31, 20205 yr CF - Robert 3B - Moncada 1B - Vaughn LF - Eloy C - Grandal DH - Abreu SS - Anderson RF - ? 2B - Madrigal SP1 - Giolito SP2 - Kopech SP3 - Cease SP4 - Keuchel SP5 - Crochet / Kelly / Thompson / ? Yes, please. Edited July 31, 20205 yr by hi8is Magic on my mind
July 31, 20205 yr The article has Steele Walker with us in '22...Hate when B/R posts nonsense, so much changes in 3 years
July 31, 20205 yr 40 minutes ago, hi8is said: CF - Robert 3B - Madrigal 1B - Vaughn LF - Eloy C - Grandal DH - Abreu SS - Anderson RF - ? 2B - Madrigal SP1 - Giolito SP2 - Kopech SP3 - Cease SP4 - Keuchel SP5 - Crochet / Kelly / Thompson / ? Yes, please. Madrigal is so good defensively he's playing 2nd and 3rd?
July 31, 20205 yr Author 9 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Madrigal is so good defensively he's playing 2nd and 3rd? Moncada/Madrigal, completely similar players, constantly confused for each other, lol... Wouldn't feel confident unless they add one more quality veteran FA pitcher this off-season, especially if Lopez has a season-ending injury, which would mean you couldn't count on him in any way, shape or form except out of the bullpen the last 2-3 months of 2021. 2022 would likely be at least 1 to 1 1/2 seasons early for Kelly (especially without two full months of minor league ball to get his feet under him), unless he just explodes on the scene. The last time we took a highly touted high school pitching prospect in the top 2-3 rounds, he turned out to be a complete bust, so they're always going to be the ones with the highest variability in terms of outcomes. Stiever, Thompson and Dalquist could all figure into the equation down the line (of course, along with Dane Dunning...and we'll just have to wait and see about Lambert for now.) Edited July 31, 20205 yr by caulfield12
July 31, 20205 yr Author One thing that's clear right now...Bieber >>> Berrios for best starting pitcher in the AL Central, and the Indians have that dude under team control through 2024, Carrasco through 2023, Clevinger through 2022, Casey Mize on the doorstep with the Tigers, but they're unlikely to push him up early this year, at least not until they do the whole service time thing. Edited July 31, 20205 yr by caulfield12
July 31, 20205 yr 11 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: One thing that's clear right now...Bieber >>> Berrios for best starting pitcher in the AL Central, and the Indians have that dude under team control through 2024, Carrasco through 2023, Clevinger through 2022, Casey Mize on the doorstep. Scary
July 31, 20205 yr 25 minutes ago, soxfan2014 said: Madrigal is so good defensively he's playing 2nd and 3rd? ? fixed
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