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#601 · January 23, 2019, 1:16 pm
Quote from David Nevin on January 23, 2019, 1:06 pmI was a little surprised Naylor wasn't in the top 10 of Firstbasemen.
More this offseason than any other I've heard him described as maybe an OF but definitely "not a 1b." He sounds like a true DH type.
#602 · January 23, 2019, 1:24 pm
While he was certainly tried in LF I think he is a Firstbaseman and "definitely" not an outfielder....:)
#603 · January 23, 2019, 1:49 pm
Low chance he is an OF but the Padres did run him out in LF for 89 games last season (only 29 at 1B .. and that was early in the season). Could be why MLBPipeline is not considering him a 1B.
Never fully understood Pipeline's rating on him ... it will be interesting to see the 2019 numbers.
He was drafted 12th overall based on his hitting ... has been one of the youngest in ever league he has been in and did hit (he started 2018 in AA at age 20 with excellent results) ... so,
2016: Hit (50); Power (60); Run (20); Arm (50); Fielding (40) .... Overall (55)
2018: Hit (45); Power (55); Run (40); Arm (50); Fielding (45) .... Overall (50) (all pre-LF experiment)
I can understand the power drop but don't the logic for dropping him to below average hitting when he is playing way above his age group. The original run at 20 made no sense ... 40 more reasonable.
DH for sure but would not rule out 1B if he can hit since his defense is not THAT bad and there are quite a few poor defensive 1B playing because of their bats.
#604 · January 23, 2019, 1:54 pm
Quote from David Nevin on January 23, 2019, 1:24 pmWhile he was certainly tried in LF I think he is a Firstbaseman and "definitely" not an outfielder....:)
You'd think so, but apparently scouts that have seen him are just not impressed at all with his glove at 1B. Or at least that's my guess?
#605 · January 23, 2019, 2:01 pm
Quote from fenn68 on January 23, 2019, 1:49 pmLow chance he is an OF but the Padres did run him out in LF for 89 games last season (only 29 at 1B .. and that was early in the season). Could be why MLBPipeline is not considering him a 1B.
Never fully understood Pipeline's rating on him ... it will be interesting to see the 2019 numbers.
He was drafted 12th overall based on his hitting ... has been one of the youngest in ever league he has been in and did hit (he started 2018 in AA at age 20 with excellent results) ... so,
2016: Hit (50); Power (60); Run (20); Arm (50); Fielding (40) .... Overall (55)
2018: Hit (45); Power (55); Run (40); Arm (50); Fielding (45) .... Overall (50) (all pre-LF experiment)
I can understand the power drop but don't the logic for dropping him to below average hitting when he is playing way above his age group. The original run at 20 made no sense ... 40 more reasonable.
DH for sure but would not rule out 1B if he can hit since his defense is not THAT bad and there are quite a few poor defensive 1B playing because of their bats.
Yeah how do you drop his Hit tool when his OPS "rose" .070 points in AA as a 21 year old?
He basically had career highs in all offensive categories in AA while extremely young for the league.
Personally I LOVE that he just about had as many Walks as K's in 2018....he increased his Walks while lowering his K's at the higher level.
He almost makes me want the NL to fast track the DH......"almost".
#606 · January 24, 2019, 5:14 pm
I take this ...
... to say that BP likes Esteury Ruiz ... their #26 2B-man in a "Dynasty League" context (with Urias at #25 due to lack of the power/speed combo that is so highly valued by fantasy baseball, which seems fair enough).
#607 · January 27, 2019, 8:22 am
MLB Pipeline released its preseason ranking of the Top 100 prospects on Saturday night, and the list again skews heavily toward San Diego. The Padres became the first team in the history of the rankings to place 10 prospects on the preseason list.
Using MLB Pipeline's system of "prospect points," the Padres rank first by a long shot, with a record 574. Prospect points are used to show how well clubs rank in terms of their representation within the Top 100, with each prospect being assigned a value -- 100 for No. 1, 99 for No. 2 and so forth. The Padres' mark of 574 is the most ever recorded on any prospect list -- preseason or midseason.
2. Fernando Tatis Jr., SS
15. MacKenzie Gore, LHP
23. Luis Urias, 2B
26. Francisco Mejia, C
34. Chris Paddack, RHP
48. Luis Patino, RHP
49. Adrian Morejon, LHP
72. Michel Baez, RHP
74. Logan Allen, LHP
93. Ryan Weathers, LHP
#608 · January 27, 2019, 9:31 am
My guess is we probably would have at least 10 more in the 101-200 range.
#609 · January 27, 2019, 9:54 am
Also impressed by having 7 in the Top 50!
Alway looking for the negative ... with Tatis, Urias, Mejia likely to graduate this year ... where is the next wave of position players? An issue for the draft and trades?
#610 · January 27, 2019, 5:48 pm
Ornelas..Reed..Rosario OF... Campusano Allen C... Miller ..Arias..Edwards and a few others at SS..Ruiz..and othersn2B... Naylor 1B...Potts 3B... Quite a bit of position players on the come...