Jeferson Quero I love Quero's hitting and defence. Amazing prospect. I am starting to think though that we might trade him at some point. Contreras will catch with us until at least 2027 or more I think. Having Quero as a backup only would be stupid with his talent. Interesting to see how it developsJacob MisiorowskiTyler Black Struggled in the bigs for his cup of coffee but its a positive because he can now work on what we was attacked on. The question with Black, as usual, is the glove.Brock Wilken Insane bat. Unfortunate injury but he is back on track. Hopefully he sticks at third.Robert Gasser Excelled in the minors, now needs to prove himself in the bigs.Carlos F Rodriguez Slow start but has been great in May. I want to see him continue to trend upwards. September call up maybe?Luis Lara As Ive said elsewhere, I love everything about him but the lack of power concerns me. He will struggle to become a real contributor if he cant get the SLG over 360 consistently. I remain hopeful he will grow into his frame.Cooper Pratt Great tools, could stick at short. Interesting guy that excites me. Needs to develop power.Eric Brown Jr Really unfortunate injury. That is what keeps him down for me. Potential for something great but the injuries have not let him get thereJosh Knoth Has some insane stuff and has been tossing it good in Carolina. Next step is to strech him to a full starter's load.Yophery Rodriguez I am always cautious of ranking guys from the rookie levels (Arizona or DR). I cant bring myself to trust the opinion of 5 guys who have seen him play consistently and hate having little to no film. That said, man the YROD hype is real. Super excited with him.Mike Boeve Hitting breakout. What a kid with great pop. Im really excitedLuke Adams I do not love the early numbers from Wisconsin but too early to tell. I love the sneaky speed and decent powerEric BitontiLogan Henderson Should be back from injury soon. I need to see Henderson compete against better hitters. Feasted on the Carolina league and needs to show it now in Wisconsin. I do love the armJuan Baez Early struggles but the ACL numbers were great last year. Also need to tap into some powerDaniel Guilarte Finally living up to his name and reputation. Had struggled in the past but is really making some noise now. Love it!Bradley Blalock I think he needs to be in Nashville soon. Is mowing down AA hitters and is already on the 40 man. Could be a candidate to fill into the rotation by SeptemberDylan O'RaeWes Clarke Should be in AAA. Gives me El Gary vibes. Big time power, competent backup, can play first. Needs to cutdown the strikeouts. The Quero/Clarke tandem will bring fear to pitchers everywhere.
Impossible to rank these guys. The top 12-ish are really solid for me, but after that there are so many guys that could be there. It might be too much of a hassle, but I would love to have a Top 30. Guys that just missed out for me:
21- Yujanyer Herrera- Has looked really good thus far
22- Eric Bitonti- I still think highly of him. Just not sure he is a top 20 guy
23- Patricio Aquino- Rough start to 2024 but I am a fan of his work last year
24- Dylan O'Rae- Ive said elsewhere, I like the hit and speed but the power worries me
25- Shane Smith- Electric guy
26- Tayden Hall- Breakout in Australia and has carried into this year. Lets see how he does
27- Coleman Crow- Cost us Taylor and Houser so this is more of a "well he was expensive so he must be good"
28- Ryan Birchard- The stuff looks really good and has played well in a miniscule sample
29- Bishop Letson- Has also looked great. High walk rates to start the year but we'll see.
30- Tyler Woessner- Is having a solid year but struggles in AAA. I am hopeful he will figure it out
31- Alexander Cornielle- I am loving the bounceback
32-37 Pedro Ibarguen, Demetrio Nadal, Tobias Myers, Evan McKendry, Ernesto Martinez (wild to see him in CF), Filipo di Turi
38- Freddy Zamora- This man puzzles me. Tore up the lower minors and had a solid year in 2023 but is now struggling. He can be a world beater or hit like Winker in the playoffs. And defensively he will make insane plays but mess up the routine ones. Wierd guy.
39-50 Noah Campbell, , TJ Shook, Nate Pearson, Adam Seminaris, Will Childers, Russell Smith, Satchell Norman, Edwin Jimenez, Will Rudy, Mark Manfredi, Enniel Cortez, Edgardo Ordonez
51- 60 Melvin Hernandez, Aaron Rund, , Gregory Barrios, Kay-Lan Nicasia, Blayberg Diaz, Morris Austin, Daniel Corniel, Yorman Galindez, Brayden Root, Justin Yeager
Honourable mentions for guys performing well but who I think are no longer prospects- Brewer Hicklen, Isaac Collins, Enoli Paredes, Darrell Thompson, Sam Gardner