Baseball America's Top Prospects

[John Smith]

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 

According to Baseball America, 9 of top 10 prospects in #Angels farm system are pitchers. 2B Alex Yarbrough (8) only pos. player in top 10.

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna

Top #Angels P prospects: 1. Sean Newcomb, 2. Ricardo Sanchez, 3. Cam Bedrosian, 4. Chris Ellis, 5. Joe Gatto, 6. Victor Alcantara, 7. Jairo Diaz, 9. Nick Tropeano, 10. Kyle McGowin.

 

 

 

[m0nkey]

No hunter green?

[Tyler]

Is he still alive? Looks like he deleted his Twitter.

[Chuck]

No hunter green?

 

Out all of last season with an arm injury.

 

You cannot project a guy that can't get out of Low-A ball that's battled injuries. 

 

If he has a good season this year, he'll creep back into the top 10.

[Inside Pitch]

Out all of last season with an arm injury.

 

You cannot project a guy that can't get out of Low-A ball that's battled injuries. 

 

If he has a good season this year, he'll creep back into the top 10.

Wasn't it his back?   What kind of arm injury was it..   Totally out of the loop.  

[m0nkey]

Where's Scot(ty)

[SoWhat]

Bedrosian ahead of Ellis? Eh.

I'm anxious to see Newcomb and Ellis pitch in San Bernardino next year.

Ellis is my personal favorite. 92-96 MPH fastball that he sinks and cuts, plus change-up and power curve that has the makings of a legit out pitch. If he can throw his curve more consistently, improve his command and pick up some velocity like scouts are saying he the potential to do, he has a chance to be a top of the rotation arm.

Edited December 4, 2014 by SoWhat

[Angel Oracle]

Now that the pitching depth has been built pretty much back to where it should be, will we see a return to drafting the best players available with maybe a little more of an eye towards position players.

[AngelStew43]

You think Newcomb and Ellis are headed here?  I hope so, but I think that both of those guys may be fast tracked and go to double A.

[ettin]

Now that the pitching depth has been built pretty much back to where it should be, will we see a return to drafting the best players available with maybe a little more of an eye towards position players.

 

I generally agree with your statement but I still think the Angels will continue to emphasize pitching more than position players. In particular left-handed pitching because they are not easy to find and carry a lot of value. I'd expect that the Angels would, when appropriate, draft more power, preferentially because that is also a rarer commodity in today's environment.

 

In fact this is really an interesting subject to me in terms of "player currency". Dipoto has been quoted about his feeling regarding pitching being "like gold" in terms of market currency. Also this year (and last year) right-handed power has carried a premium. It's fascinating to see how the market shifts due to scarcity (growing shortage of 3B for instance) and durability (pitchers blowing their arms out).

 

Drafting is heavily influenced not only by taking the best player available but also by long term needs and what the market will deem as a more valuable currency in 2-3 years time (power being one right now). Lots of factors involved.

[Second Base]

Not a bad list, MWAH will be posting mine here pretty soon.  As for the rankings, pretty solid.  Yarbrough and Tropeano are higher on mine, but still pretty good. 

[John Smith]

2015 Revised Top 10 Prospects

1. Andrew Heaney, lhp

2. Sean Newcomb, lhp

3. Cam Bedrosian, rhp

4. Chris Ellis, rhp

5. Joe Gatto, rhp

6. Victor Alcantara, rhp

7. Kyle Kubitza, 3b

8. Roberto Baldoquin, ss

9. Alex Yarbrough, 2b

10. Nick Tropeano, rhp

 

http://www.baseballamerica.com/majors/revised-2015-top-10-prospects-index/

[Second Base]

Not a bad list.  All the right names seem to be there.  The order seems a little different, but I think that's what I like best. 

[wopphil]

That is a solid group of top ten prospects.

[Angel Oracle]

That's a big change from 3 months ago, four newcomers to the org on that list.