We expect a quick hook if that’s not remedied early next year. But same as we’ve seen Travis Shaw and Max Muncy play elsewhere, it stands to reason someone out there thinks Welker can stay at third, or handle duties around the second base bag in certain situations. Whether Rolison’s 2019 ascent was the result of real improvement or simply washed away our recency bias is immaterial. That continued during Schunk’s initial foray into pro ball but seemed to regress at the alt site and during instructs, where he really struggled to get around on fastballs on the inner half and either fouled off hittable pitches there or was jammed. We think he’s going to hit, have doubles power, and reach base at an above-average clip. It’s necessary progress for a player who began a long-anticipated fall down the defensive spectrum, and will likely continue to do so. It’s more likely he ends up in a utility role. Tyler has had injury issues, both forearm and shoulder, dating back to college, and he’s now a 24-year-old who has only thrown 83 pro innings. A high school shortstop, Vilade began seeing time at third base in 2019, then took reps in the outfield during the Rockies’ fall workouts, and at the 2020 alternate site and in instructs. Already at 18 he was a complete defensive player, both instinctive and fundamentally sound, as well as flashy and acrobatic. Two scouts who saw Rockies instructs mentioned that they’ll be curious to see how he deals with upper-level breaking stuff but think he can hit velo, hit it with power without compromising contact, and play center field. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League), Gilbreath took a huge leap and was a wonderful Instructional League surprise at Rockies camp. Were Lavigne as physically projectable as his age suggests, this would be less worrisome, but he’s a broad-shouldered, imposing presence, so the lack of present thump is somewhat troubling. I didn’t see Colorado myself during instructs and don’t know if my scout source who saw him hit saw him before or after the injury the other one saw. Fangraphs has both in the top 7. Top 32 Prospects: Colorado Rockies (FanGraphs) by Eric Longenhagen March 15, 2021 Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Colorado Rockies. At one point he threw three consecutive wild pitches and the scout section was yelling toward the Rockies dugout to roll the inning. The player I saw in 2019 was not all that comfortable at the plate from a timing and rhythm standpoint. Walking Cabrera, OF David Hill, Javier Medina, Nikorak, Kilkenny, Pint, Tyler — it’s a long list of pitchers who either have gotten hurt or fallen short of even modest expectations. Eric Longenhagen is from Catasauqua, PA and currently lives in Tempe, AZ. Jared Horn, RHP December 2, 2019. His in-the-box actions are quiet and smooth up until the moment he decides to unleash hell on the baseball. For more information on the 20-80 scouting scale by which all of our prospect content is governed, you can click here. He still throws across his body a bit and it can be hard for him to locate his breaking ball to his glove side, but the raw material for a lefty with three above-average pitches and starter control/command is clearly here and coming fast, so this is a back of the 50 FV tier prospect. For five years in a row, Brendan Rodgers was the No. Wallace has a starter’s mix — mid-90s heat with tail, a changeup with mirroring movement, a sweeping slider — but his arm action is long and low, so he likely projects in relief. He gave up a homer to Luis Matos, but then sat 97-98, and had a plus-plus slider and an average changeup. But Rolison’s alt site and instructs looks were more like during college. Boby Johnson spent two years at Fort Scott Community College before he ended up at Bradley and was finally seen. His ability to identify pitches he can drive is impressive in context, but well-executed pitches can get him out. 00:42. Drafted by St. Louis as a polished high school defender with considerable frame projection, Gil has filled out quite a bit and with that has come more bat speed and raw power. Horn has had a rough couple of years due to family tragedy and an emergency surgery that derailed the early part of his draft spring. It is not enough to say that Pint is having issues with control. His plus curveball is almost indistinguishable from the fastball for most of its flight. headset 7/11/2019 – FanGraphs Audio Presents: The Untitled McDongenhagen Project, Ep. Daniel Cope, C Upon returning for the Fall League, Castellani was sitting 90-93 with his usual tailing action while flashing above-average secondary stuff. I figured it would behoove me to not only review my favorite peripheral prospects from the end of 2019 but also highlight my favorite (existing) peripheral prospects heading into 2021, before a whole new batch of peripheral prospects is anointed. 3) Garrett Hampson, 2B/SS. He is not very physical and the quality of his contact, even though he makes a lot of it, is troubling; his ceiling might just be a backup because of it. He’s a switch-hitting first baseman with power who is also a plus defender, which puts him in a small, 21st century team picture with Lance Berkman, Mark Teixeira, and Carlos Santana. He’s already ditched switch-hitting and is severely lacking in strength at the plate, which needs to improve dramatically if he’s going to be a big leaguer at all, let alone some kind of regular. Lawrence is an upper-90s sidearmer with very poor pitch execution. Ignoring Austin Gomber, which isn’t fair to the Rockies, the Rockies gave up a better single prospect when they traded for Mychal Givens (I really like Terrin Vavra) than they got back for Nolan Arenado. (Alternate site, MLB), Lavigne still has a sound approach, a big, strong frame, and a good-looking uppercut swing, but his bat path is grooved and the scouts who saw him at instructs have concerns about how much contact he’s capable of making. 2021 MLB Top Prospects - Presented by Prospect361.com Rich Wilson of Prospect361.com brings you the best live Fantasy Baseball show on the Internet. Major League and Minor League Baseball data provided by Major League Baseball. At his best, Tyler will show you 96-98 with a plus changeup, but last year he was more 91-94. He can clear his hips and crush balls in, and he can also extend his arms and crush pitches away from him to the opposite field gap. He has a shot to be a set-up type. The teams best at developing pitching are still going to have attrition but Colorado has performed well below the norm for many years, and I think the end result is mostly evident in the lack of pitching depth and weak current bullpen. Admins may or may not choose to remove the comment or block the author. A few years ago the Rockies looked poised to compete for a while. He’s made a fantastic first impression in purple so far during 2021 spring training. I think the violent deception enables a low-leverage relief role. Like Castellani, Ethridge’s delivery is a little Scherzer-y, and his arm slot helps create impact, tailing movement on his changeup. Juan Mejia, RHP (Alternate site, MLB), Pint’s first 2020 Instructional League outing was encouraging. 2) Colton Welker, 3B. As always, I’ve leaned more heavily on sources from outside of a given org than those within for reasons of objectivity. }); Grouped by type and listed in order of preference within each category. You can flag a comment by clicking its flag icon. Alan Trejo, 2B Astros Land Three Prospects on Fangraphs' Top Prospect List The Astros minor league system is not what it once was, but there are still some solid prospects in this bunch. fangraphs.com - Eric Longenhagen • 10d. Now McMahon consistently touches 96 or 97 during his outings and sits in the 91-95 range, his fastball has tail and sink, and its movement mimics a still-improving changeup, while McMahon’s slider remains his go-to finishing pitch. Toglia has a rare combination of traits and skills. He often appears to be “underneath” his changeup, and creates lateral action on it but inconsistent dive; sometimes he actually gets impact dive on the change when he releases it late and it ends up glove-side. His body looked great in the Fall League that year, and he still has a shot to stay at third base long-term because he’s kept what used to be a big, softer body in check. Joe is coming back from cancer. We like twitchy, athletic, catch-and-throw backstops with contact skills, and Palma has those qualities. March 11, 2021. That’s an intriguing group. Juan Mejia, RHP 4) Peter Lambert, RHP. document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { May 16, 2018. (Fall Instructional League), Santos was 89-94 as a starter during the summer of 2019, then was sitting 94-97 for entire outings as a reliever during the 2019 Fall League. Because his slider feel is so good, maybe this is the type of guy who should just have a second breaking ball rather than try to force feed him a changeup, which is what has worked for Germán Márquez. Here's a look at the Rockies' top prospects: 1) Brendan Rodgers, INF. Bush is a vertical arm slot lefty whose fringe fastball velocity plays up due to deception, and his curveball has terrific depth. Lastly, in an effort to more clearly indicate relievers’ anticipated roles, you’ll see two reliever designations, both on my lists and on The Board: MIRP, or multi-inning relief pitcher, and SIRP, or single-inning relief pitcher. There’s also a change at the top of the list. Yolki Pena, OF Rosa was up to 97 in 2019 and has nearly perfect backspin on his heater. PJ Poulin, LHP (Fall Instructional League), I have an unhelpful mix of stuff from scouts on Carreras’ instructs look. Hard-Throwing Dudes I have him as an average center field defender but think he could be plus in left field. (Fall Instructional League), College lefties up to 96 who have good feel for spinning a breaking ball are typically in the first round mix, and this was the case with Rolison, who sometimes struggled with holding his stuff and command deep into games at Ole Miss. He’s on the 40-man and looks like a corner bench bat. For now I’m content to leave Carreras in this 40+ FV tier as a guy with some ceiling because I like the whip in his swing and what looked like an idea of how to spot breaking balls. He’s an athletic gamer who’s a good defender at third, though because of the arm strength there was some speculative projecting while Schunk was an amateur that he might catch. Flip. Brian Mundell, 1B. I think if their rotation stays healthy in 2021, the Rockies will be better than a lot of us expect, but the bullpen is still too thin for a postseason push. He is built like an old school, run-stopping strong safety at a physical 6-foot-3, 220 pounds. Upper-level Power Hitters It’s something to watch, but a healthy Doyle sits 93-96 with a plus slider and is a foundational middle-relief piece. Name PA AVG OBP SLG wOBA Bat BsR Fld WAR; Trevor Story: 658.275.344.526.360: 7.1: 1.9: 2.4 Justo is a fastball-only guy in his mid-20s, but he touches 100. Now 24, Eusebio is officially behind, but his stuff was only down a bit beneath it’s usual level when he pitched late during the 2019 summer, so there’s still a shot this guy breaks out and gets pushed quickly, especially if he just gets ‘penned. Yanquiel Fernandez, OF Alexander Martinez, RHP But 2019 was different. I know the recent history of trading guys midseason before free agency hasn’t been great, but I’m hoping Story goes on a tear and the Rox can get a few solid spects for him. Toss out Koss’ Pioneer League stat line, as the league’s hitting environment makes that kind of analysis wholly unreliable. Boby Johnson spent two years at Fort Scott Community College before he ended up at Bradley and was finally seen. Unfortunately, that’s when Marquez, Freeland, and Senzatela all become free agents. He’s vulnerable to letter-high velocity from the left side. We’ve seen him hit oppo homers but it comes from quality, barreled contact rather than raw strength and power. Notes: Hannah dazzles; Cron's HR; Gray day. (Fall Instructional League). He’s a patient hitter with an athletic swing who gets the most out of his slight build without often compromising his feel for contact. But Goudeau’s 2019 breakout, during which he posted a 30% strikeout rate and 4% walk rate at Double-A and allowed just four baserunners during the AFL season, was remarkable and, as we’ve learned more about the components of pitching, seems real. 1 prospect for the Rockies. But an 80 plate appearance sample doesn’t usurp Rodgers’ lengthy track record of hitting. In November, Rodgers told the Denver Post that he had been dealing with “nagging” shoulder issues since 2018 before deciding to have labrum surgery in June of 2019. Website admin will know that you reported it. This system is very heavy on corner bats because the club seems to be pretty good at picking them. Lavigne has not shown that kind of power with the wooden bats in pro ball, both because he’s not hitting the ball as hard as we anticipated and because he isn’t lifting it. One scout saw him get hurt while swinging, then only play defense the rest of the time he saw him. They have two really interesting outfielders who are either center-field capable or close to it, which is important with that outfield with Veen and Doyle, so that’s good. In the mold of Sheldon Neuse or J.D. Shelby Lackey, RHP Tovar is a complete defensive player, both instinctive and fundamentally sound, as well as flashy and acrobatic. Vilade’s feel for contact makes him a likely role-playing sort who I hope continues to see some third base time. He has everyday physical ability and isn’t as raw as we thought he’d be. Top Prospects: Cody Bolton. C.J. If you do that and then switch to grabbing college players you could build a core that shows up largely between 2024 and 2026. As a lefty, he has a low-ball, bottom-hand-dominant swing, and he’ll hit some pretty-looking golf shots out to his pull side, or scoop some balls to the oppo gap. Heuristically, I want to bet on a lefty with such a good breaking ball, but if Rolison can’t command his fastball then hitters will just sit on that curveball, which opposing college lineups seemed to be doing in his worst D-I outings. Peter Lambert | RHP | AAA —> Prior to this year, Lambert was always a fringe Top 10 guy but he’s made huge strides over the past three months. For more information on the 20-80 scouting scale by which all of our prospect content is governed you can click here. Josh Fuentes, 3B/1B He’s seen action all over the infield but I have him projected to second base, where he has a fair chance to profile because of the bat. Bladimir Restituyo, CF There’s everyday ceiling here, but of course, teenagers are quite volatile. He became wild and predictable, and yes, you read that right. 5) Grant Lavigne, 1B. (Fall Instructional League), We’ve learned the hard way that graceful deliveries do not always foreshadow improvement to control and command, so I’m not totally sold that Olivarez will develop cogent strike-throwing ability even though his mechanics are silky smooth. Those are the teams most likely to think Welker can play something resembling an everyday role, because while he has excellent feel to hit, he lacks the raw power typical of first base. This is the arm du jour, backspinning, flat-angled fastball that power pitchers use at the letters. Ramos has Quad-A hitter written all over him and his Fall League trial and winter ball performance haven’t helped. Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Colorado Rockies. Kauffmann is a one-seam sinker/changeup righty with a pretty firm, inconsistent mid-80s slider. For a switch-hitter this young, Amador already has fairly advanced feel to hit in games, even if the swings aren’t always pretty. 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