Where Cruz and Sasaki should rank in our farm system

[Chad Turner]

First, I am happy with the trade.  I loved Berti, but this was the time to get max value for him.  

In my opinion, it's easy to compare Andres Valor and John Cruz.  They are the same height, similar weight, and are just over 2 months apart.  They both play OF.  Valor seems to have a better shot at sticking in CF though, and may have a touch more speed.  But Cruz has more power.  Plus the fact that he's a year ahead and put up those numbers stateside makes me want to rank him higher.  That being said, it's a small sample size.  Then there's Luis Cova with no sample size. It's really hard to judge these youngsters, but it seems like Cruz could climb into the top 5 with a repeat in A ball.  Right now I would put him at 9. He's a high risk/rewrd 45 guy.  

Sasaki is a year older than Mesa Jr and a level behind, so he's nowhere near a top 5 guy.  Mesa obviously has more power but more swing and miss too.  I would slot him in around 15 on our list, just behind Valor.  He's a low risk 40 guy to me.  He is our best 23yr old prospect and fills a need at that age level.