Chad Turner

COL wins 3-1. Doyle MVP

In his first season behind the plate, he’s thrown out 24 of 102 runners and allowed 15 passed balls, so he has some work to do to stick at C. He turned 24 last month (4.5 yrs older than Thomas White) and his power tool is mediocre for that age at A/A+, so my expectations are tempered. The hit tool is great though. If he improves his defense this winter, I could see him starting in AA next year. I would bet on him making the majors in a couple of years. I have not seen him play though.

Marlins lose 2, X Edwards MVP

Arizona wins 2, Pederson

Well I actually think we can start winning next year. But we have work to do to get there. This is the kind of player who can help us win vs rushing Mesa up when he's not ready. Hill and Myers could just be late bloomers.

In 79 AB before July 6th, he was hitting .190, 0 HR, 15 Ks. Terrible. Since then, he's 29-for-102 (.284 AVG), 3 HR and only 7 Ks. That's more like it. What a great K-rate. He has speed with 36 SB, so I imagine his defense is good enough to stick in CF. Unfortunately, we only have 2 games to go in the DSL season. Let's get this guy stateside next year and see what he can do!

Next year, the rebuild will continue, but I think we have a chance to be pretty decent. Why? It starts with the rotation. We’ve used 13 different starters this year, and none of those were named Sandy or Eury. It's been a crazy year with all the injuries. We now have rookies in AAA that can be pencilled into the lineup. DLS at 1B, Norby at 2B, and Agustin at C will all be competing for starting spots. I would bet on Sanoja winning the super-utility role, if not starting CF. Burger, X, and Sanchez are locked in. I would think Fortes is our opening day C. Bride has been a pleasant surprise. I can still see Myers getting a chance in the OF. A LF vet would be my choice for the place to spend the most. I think Tyler O'Neil would be a nice fit, and could be cheap enough with his injury history. Maybe 2 years, $14mm with a club option for '27? Others could be Conforto, Profar, or Winker. Obviously the back of the 'pen will have to be addressed. My dream would be to bring back Tanner Scott and lock him up for 3 years, $30mm. He's a bulldog. But I doubt that happens. We obviously need a closer though. I could also see us bring in some cheap vets on 1 year contracts if we don't feel the rookies are ready. I don't see Ali Sanchez, Nick Gordon, David Hensley, Emmanuel Rivera, Cristian Pache, David Hensley, or Kyle Stowers sticking around. Vidal Bruján, Otto Lopez, Derek Hill, and Johnny Pereda could still be competing in the spring if they do well the rest of the year. The Marlins are 12-13 in the second half with a bunch of scrubs. Remember when we were predicting a rotation of Sandy, Eury, Brax, Luzardo, and Sixto? Well they are all on the IL (Weathers too). And Rogers got traded. On opening day, our 1-4 hitters were Arraez, Bell, DLC, and Jazz. All gone. Our pen? Scott, Chargois, Brazoban, Hoeing, and Puk got traded. And we dumped Okert and Berti just before opening day. Our top FA signings were released (TA and Bethancourt). My point is, this is the best coaching job I’ve ever seen. If we don’t retain Skip (and Mel), I’m gonna puke. Locking Skip up long-term will be our biggest off-season move.

Marlins win 1, Alonso

Thomas WhiteDeyvison De Los Santos 44 HR, over .300 avg mostly as a 20 yr old in AA and AAA over the last 13 months. I'm on the DLS train!!!Noble MeyerConnor NorbyAgustín RamírezRobby SnellingDillon HeadCarter JohnsonPJ MorlandoAdam MazurVictor Mesa Jr.Javier Sanoja How can you put him behind Serna? He's younger and in AAA all year. The bat, speed, and D are similar. Plus Sanoja plays CF too. Jared SernaAndrés ValorJacob BerryKarson MilbrandtJoe MackGraham PauleyDax FultonJakob MarseeLuis CovaKeyner Benitez He's 1.4 years younger than JDLC and got called up to A two months before him. Perhaps JDLC has more velo but my age/level method rarely fails. Juan De La CruzAndrew PintarAiden MayJacob MillerJun-Seok ShimEliazar DishmeyRyan IgnoffoNigel Belgrave Abrahan Ramirez?

Split, Burger MVP

I agree! I just worry about our squad being vertically challenged. 5'11- Fortes, Johnston, Berry 5'10- Bride, Brujan, X, Otto, Norby, Lara 5'9- Ignoffo 5'7- Sanoja, Serna At least our draft class is giant. They are all 6' and up

SD wins 2, Machado MVP

Who is the better prospect? Serna is hot right now, but is a very similar player to Sanoja. They are both 5’7. Serna is 3 months older, but a level and a half behind. They both have 12 SB. They both walk a lot (Serna leads 43-42). But Serna has more than double the Ks (66-27). Serna leads in HRs (13-7), but Sanoja leads in avg (.288-.273). Serna has 33 2B and 0 3B, Sanoja has 27 2B and 5 3B. Call that even. Serna has 10 errors at SS, where he plays 90% of the time. He’s on 2B the other 10%. Sanoja plays 2B, SS, and CF pretty evenly and has 6 errors on the year. Who would you rather have? I think Sanoja. He's a Berti type but has time on his side. To be holding his own in AAA at 21 is amazing. The low K rate tells me that his bat will translate in MLB, especially in the super utility role. I think he beats out Brujan for a roster spot next spring. I think Serna could get called up next year, but only if X or Sanoja sees the IL. I have Norby pencilled in at 2B.

I wanted Brooks Lee also, especially when I watched the two defensively. I think we have fixed the problem. Everyone is happy with this draft. I feel we got a younger Berry and a version of Lee in this last draft, but 10 picks later and on a budget. That enabled us to nail the rest of the draft too. I think we go 10 of the top 200 ranked picks that signed.

As Ely pointed out, he was battling injuries earlier in the season, which led to an atrocious April/May. Berry has been much better the last 2 months - hitting close to .300. But he still has a lot to prove.

Marlins win 1, DLC

Great list. After seeing clips of Shim pitch, I think I was low on him. I also think you were right to remove Cappe. As for Norby, I hope you're right! I think 23 errors in his last 134 games at 2B is a bit much, but the bat looks great (although his K rate has increased at age 24). Hopefully he's Dan Uggla and not Isan Diaz. I am very disappointed with the FG list. They have Yohanfer Santana 7 and Martorella 8. Come on. Norby (18?) is much better than them. I also think Valor (30?) is going to be better than Cova (14). BA has this wrong too. I am most pumped about DLS. His numbers since last July are insane and he just turned 21. I don't care about his shortcomings. I was tempted to put him #1. This is more than a hot streak. This is real. He's giving me Stanton/Ozuna tingly vibes. I'm glad you put him top 5. FG has him at 13. Boo! I'm nervous about Agustin Ramirez. He's a career .265 guy and batting .263 this year. I know he has power, but he looks stiff to me. I also don't see him sticking at C or 1B, so he's a RF/DH guy to me. I see Avi Garcia when I watch him.

Yep. I think it's just the ease and rhythm of his swing - very similar to Arraez. He has a naive, calm confidence. Plus these really good contact hitters don't have as much variance when they make the jump that the power guys have. We were all worried about his lingering shoulder injury affecting his throwing motion. He went to a sidearm throw to compensate. He still reverts to it some and is off alignment. He definitely will never have the strongest arm in the league, but his instincts make up for it I think. He gets my vote to stick at SS. Obviously I want to see the season end dWAR, but right now it's 0.3. Not bad!

Braves sweep, Ozuna

Factors I consider: Current performance, age, upside, past performance, pedigree, defense, character. For hitters: Contact, power, patience, defensive instincts, speed, arm, glove. For pitchers: Control, velo, nastiness, pitch mix. I am not including unknown players in the DSL. Way too unpredictable. I'm sure I missed someone, and this exact order was somewhat thrown together, but I studied hard. SP Max Meyer SP Thomas White SP Noble Meyer 3B Deyvison De Los Santos SP Robby Snelling DH Agustin Ramirez OF Dillon Head SS Carter Johnson RF PJ Morlando 2B Connor Norby CF Victor Mesa Jr SP Adam Mazur SS Javier Sanoja SS Jared Serna SP Karson Milbrandt OF Jakob Marsee DH Jacob Berry C Joe Mack U Graham Pauley 1B Nathan Martorella CF Luis Cova SP Aiden May CF Andres Valor SP Jacob Miller CF Andrew Pintar RF Kemp Alderman SP Juan De La Cruz SP Keyner Benitez 2B Gage Miller CL Nigel Belgrave SP Eliazar Dishmey C Will Banfield 1B Brock Vradenburg SP Will Schomberg SS Jay Beshears C Garret Forrester SP Grant Shephardson OF Kyle Stowers CF Shane Sasaki 2B Abrahan Ramirez RF Kemp Alderman RF Griffin Conine 1B Troy Johnston RP Josh Ekness RP Anthony Maldonado SP Jun-Seok Shim U Wilfredo Lara SP Emmett Olson C Ryan Ignoffo SP Roddery Muñoz SS Payton Green OF Fenwick Trimble SP Nick Brink OF Jacob Jenkins-Cowart 3B Dub Gleed SP Luis Cesar SP Hamlet Garcia RF John Cruz SP Walin Castillo SP Jake Brooks 2B Josh Zamora SS Johnny Olmstead CF Mark Coley SS Cody Schrier RP Luarbert Arias RP Xavier Meachem OF Colby Shade RP Yohanfer Santana C Victor Ortega S/R Josh White

Rays sweep, Lowe MVP

I think this is a very fair trade. Once Seattle went for Arozarena we lossed leverage. Jazz doesn't have the best rep, and injury history, and he's a career .245 hitter. We got a really good DH prospect who can possibly play C, 1B, or be a Stanton type in RF. He's a 45 rated guy all day. Serna doesn't have a big upside, but he's a 40+ prospect to me. And the young buck might fill out and be the best of the bunch. He's hitting .348 stateside, and could possibly stick at 3B. If he keeps his average up, he could sneak into the top 15 this winter. That being said, I like Deyvison better than Augustin.

Marlins win 2, Bell MVP

So awesome. We got a BAT!

Sliding into the top 10! Watch out Eli.