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Tuesday, February 07, 2006
top prospects: rockies
the rockies. farm system. is not that great. they've got depth, but no stars.
1. Ian Stewart, 3b
2. Troy Tulowitzki, ss
3. Franklin Morales, lhp
4. Chaz Roe, rhp
5. Ubaldo Jimenez, rhp
6. Shane Lindsay, rhp
7. Chris Iannetta, c
8. Juan Morillo, rhp
9. Ryan Shealy, 1b
10. Chris Nelson, ss
Career Batting Statistics for Ian Stewart:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Casper Pio 18 Col Rk 225 32 54 10 19 .125 .760 .170 .317
2004 Asheville SAL 19 Col A 510 70 112 30 40 .121 .780 .176 .319
2005 Modesto Cali 20 Col A 442 57 113 17 39 .114 .744 .170 .274
ian stewart. ba calls him an elite player, but i'm not convinced. it's true he has a lot of power. but he hasn't yet shown an ability to make contact. of course, he's exactly the kind of player that succeeds in altitude.
Career Batting Statistics for Troy Tulowitzki:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Long Beach S NCAA 0 0 NCA 200 12 31 5 11 .057 .845 .095 .270
2004 Long Beach S NCAA 0 0 NCA 233 38 40 7 17 .140 .828 .124 .317
2005 Long Beach S NCAA 0 0 NCA 152 22 35 8 13 .126 .770 .179 .349
2005 Modesto Cali 0 Col A 94 11 18 4 6 .105 .809 .132 .266
troy tulowitzki is also considered an elite player by baseball america. he probly plays great defense. he had trouble with contact his final year of college, which indicates further trouble in the pros.
Career Pitching Statistics for Franklin Morales:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 Casper Pio 18 Col Rk 65.0 92 8 39 82 .120 .714 .039 7.62
2005 Asheville SAL 19 Col A 96.1 73 6 48 108 .117 .702 .024 3.08
morales has good velocity, which is necessary for success in colorado. that's not completely true. there is evidence that sidearmers fare well there. and some pitchers have been able to keep the ball on the ground somehow. but in general, you wanna limit walks, and strike people out. now, breaking balls don't break in colorado, so you pretty much have to do it with a fastball. if all you're throwing is fastballs, you better bring heat. also, the thin air means the ball moves faster.
anyway, he's gotta learn control.
Career Pitching Statistics for Chaz Roe:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 Casper Pio 18 Col Rk 49.2 31 2 36 55 .167 .694 .016 4.17
chaz roe got a lot of strikeouts, but needs control.
Career Pitching Statistics for Ubaldo Jimenez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Casper Pio 18 Col Rk 62.0 72 6 29 65 .101 .748 .031 6.53
2003 Asheville SAL 19 Col A 153.2 129 11 67 138 .102 .766 .024 3.46
2003 Visalia Cali 19 Col A 5.0 3 0 1 7 .053 .611 .000 0.00
2004 Visalia Cali 20 Col A 44.1 29 1 12 61 .069 .623 .010 2.23
2005 Modesto Cali 21 Col A 72.1 61 5 40 78 .126 .719 .025 3.98
2005 Tulsa Tex 21 Col AA 63.0 58 12 31 53 .112 .785 .062 5.43
jimenez was retarded in 2004, but didn't get much playing time. he hasn't been as good since.
Career Pitching Statistics for Shane Lindsay:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 Casper Pio 19 Col Rk 21.1 22 1 19 31 .181 .640 .018 6.75
2005 TriCity Nwes 20 Col A 66.2 37 1 34 107 .125 .549 .008 1.89
107 strikeouts in 66 innings. yeah. that's a prospect.
Career Batting Statistics for Chris Iannetta:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 U. of North NCAA 19 0 NCA 171 33 35 9 7 .162 .795 .118 .333
2003 U. of North NCAA 20 0 NCA 236 37 34 8 15 .136 .856 .114 .319
2004 U. of North NCAA 21 0 NCA 249 48 47 15 19 .162 .811 .168 .336
2004 Asheville SAL 21 Col A 121 31 29 5 6 .204 .760 .120 .314
2005 Modesto Cali 22 Col A 265 47 61 11 20 .151 .770 .152 .276
2005 Tulsa Tex 22 Col AA 61 9 15 2 4 .129 .754 .130 .233
ianetta has patience and power, but shows trouble making contact. he'll have to make great strides in 2006 to stay on track.
Career Pitching Statistics for Juan Morillo:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 Casper Pio 19 Col Rk 64.0 85 6 40 44 .126 .841 .026 5.91
2004 TriCity Nwes 20 Col A 66.1 56 0 41 73 .139 .714 .000 2.98
2005 Asheville SAL 21 Col A 33.2 40 2 13 43 .084 .695 .020 4.54
2005 Modesto Cali 21 Col A 112.1 107 10 65 101 .128 .773 .029 4.41
morillo doesn't have good control, and doesn't have great contact rates. chances are slim.
Career Batting Statistics for Ryan Shealy:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2000 U. of Florid NCAA 21 0 NCA 41 11 17 3 0 .212 .585 .125 .122
2001 U. of Florid NCAA 22 0 NCA 149 27 34 5 8 .153 .772 .113 .291
2002 U. of Florid NCAA 23 0 NCA 266 40 31 23 16 .131 .883 .166 .379
2002 Casper Pio 23 Col Rk 240 68 52 19 22 .221 .783 .218 .368
2003 Visalia Cali 24 Col A 348 56 72 14 32 .139 .793 .167 .299
2004 Tulsa Tex 25 Col AA 473 77 123 29 35 .140 .740 .183 .318
2005 Colorado Spr PCL 26 Col AAA 418 48 81 26 32 .103 .806 .172 .328
2005 Colorado Roc NL 26 Col MLB 91 13 22 2 7 .125 .758 .130 .330
ryan shealy is another example of a player well-suited for colorado. he has lots of power, and trouble with contact. he also has a good batting eye. he could be useful for a few years, but he won't be a star.
Career Batting Statistics for Chris Nelson:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 Casper Pio 19 Col Rk 147 22 42 4 9 .130 .714 .124 .347
chris nelson is young. let's see what he does.
that's it for the top ten. all of these players have a shot, but none of them have a good shot. there's more, too. depth.
ryan speier and ryan spilborghs are mentioned as players who could play roles in the majors in 2006.
Career Pitching Statistics for Ryan Speier:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2001 Casper Pio 22 Col Rk 25.2 19 2 9 24 .086 .750 .028 3.16
2002 Asheville SAL 23 Col A 36.2 32 3 13 39 .084 .725 .029 3.93
2002 Salem Caro 23 Col A 32.0 35 0 11 33 .077 .748 .000 3.94
2003 Visalia Cali 24 Col A 58.2 50 2 17 73 .070 .677 .013 1.53
2004 Tulsa Tex 25 Col AA 62.1 33 3 26 71 .106 .677 .020 2.02
2005 Colorado Spr PCL 26 Col AAA 52.1 70 2 18 45 .073 .802 .011 4.99
2005 Colorado Roc NL 26 Col MLB 24.2 26 0 13 10 .115 .900 .000 3.65
speier had a lot of strikeouts in 2003 and 2004, then had trouble at altitude. his home run rates stayed low, though. if his strikeouts are of the breaking-ball variety, he won't have much success. altitude kills breaking balls. he also has control problems.
Career Batting Statistics for Ryan Spilborghs:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2000 UC Santa Bar NCAA 21 0 NCA 42 8 14 0 2 .160 .667 .071 .262
2001 UC Santa Bar NCAA 22 0 NCA 208 30 30 1 12 .126 .856 .073 .375
2002 UC Santa Bar NCAA 23 0 NCA 222 42 43 14 14 .159 .806 .156 .338
2002 TriCity Nwes 23 Col A 262 32 61 4 12 .109 .767 .080 .230
2003 Asheville SAL 24 Col A 438 71 96 15 24 .139 .781 .114 .281
2004 Visalia Cali 25 Col A 448 70 98 8 29 .135 .781 .106 .259
2005 Tulsa Tex 26 Col AA 257 44 49 6 26 .146 .809 .154 .341
2005 Colorado Spr PCL 26 Col AAA 227 25 53 5 28 .099 .767 .190 .339
2005 Colorado Roc NL 26 Col MLB 4 0 1 0 0 .000 .750 .000 .500
spilborghs has shown a little power, but not enough to overcome that contact. he won't be much use.
samuel deduno and manuel corpas have fastballs in the mid-to-upper 90's.
Career Pitching Statistics for Samuel Deduno:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 Casper Pio 21 Col Rk 76.1 62 3 32 118 .099 .595 .017 3.18
2005 Asheville SAL 22 Col A 89.2 82 9 65 110 .156 .687 .037 5.62
he'll never have enough control to pitch in the majors.
Career Pitching Statistics for Manuel Corpas:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2000 Venoco VSL 17 Col Rk 2.1 5 0 0 3 .000 .750 .000 15.43
2001 Dominican Ro Dsl 18 Col Rk 56.1 56 0 17 41 .070 .818 .000 2.24
2002 Casper Pio 19 Col Rk 33.0 37 4 18 42 .117 .691 .043 5.73
2003 TriCity Nwes 20 Col A 84.0 98 7 22 47 .059 .866 .023 5.79
2004 Asheville SAL 21 Col A 44.1 48 3 13 52 .067 .713 .023 3.05
2005 Modesto Cali 22 Col A 69.0 83 2 14 52 .046 .821 .008 3.78
corpas has control, but mediocre contact rates. still, he could be useful.
jeff salazar is listed as the best defensive outfielder.
Career Batting Statistics for Jeff Salazar:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 Oklahoma Sta NCAA 21 0 NCA 219 43 29 4 26 .164 .868 .158 .329
2002 TriCity Nwes 21 Col A 270 49 43 4 9 .154 .841 .057 .235
2003 Visalia Cali 22 Col A 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.00 .000 .000
2003 Asheville SAL 22 Col A 490 84 74 29 27 .146 .849 .135 .284
2004 Visalia Cali 23 Col A 316 40 33 13 27 .112 .896 .141 .347
2004 Tulsa Tex 23 Col AA 226 37 31 1 15 .141 .863 .082 .223
2005 Tulsa Tex 24 Col AA 269 46 49 6 15 .146 .818 .095 .278
2005 Colorado Spr PCL 24 Col AAA 237 32 58 6 20 .119 .755 .145 .263
he's got patience, which is a good sign. but contact and power are a longshot.
i guess we didn't really have to look at those guys. but here's someone we do have to look at:
Career Batting Statistics for Corey Wimberly:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 Alcorn State NCAA 0 0 NCA 150 27 14 0 12 .153 .907 .088 .420
2005 Alcorn State NCAA 0 0 NCA 136 39 5 1 13 .223 .963 .107 .462
2005 Casper Pio 0 Col Rk 283 24 27 1 10 .078 .905 .043 .381
why do we have to look at him? look at those incredible strikezone skills. 39 walks to five strikeouts in 136 at-bats. he'll probably never hit for power, which makes him not suited for colorado. but he will get on base. and he's fast as a motherfucker. and he plays second base.
i actually think corey wimberly is the best prospect in the system, in terms of potential for greatness. also, he's a good writer.
the next two guys are relievers who pitched in the show last year. they aren't rookies anymore, but i thought i'd give a mention.
Career Pitching Statistics for Scott Dohmann:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2000 Asheville SAL 22 Col A 32.2 43 3 8 36 .054 .745 .029 6.06
2000 Portland Nwes 22 Col A 23.0 14 0 5 23 .057 .723 .000 0.78
2002 Salem Caro 24 Col A 170.1 149 22 53 131 .074 .802 .042 4.23
2003 Tulsa Tex 25 Col AA 93.2 94 11 29 102 .072 .728 .040 4.13
2004 Colorado Spr PCL 26 Col AAA 22.0 22 1 7 31 .074 .648 .018 1.64
2004 Colorado Roc NL 26 Col MLB 46.0 41 8 19 49 .096 .726 .062 4.11
2005 Colorado Spr PCL 27 Col AAA 39.0 41 5 16 53 .092 .665 .048 4.38
2005 Colorado Roc NL 27 Col MLB 31.0 33 6 19 35 .131 .722 .066 6.10
dohman has always had strikeouts, but his control is a problem.
Career Pitching Statistics for Marcos Carvajal:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2001 La Pradera VSL 16 La Rk 29.2 24 0 11 26 .089 .770 .000 2.12
2002 GCL Dodgers GCL 17 La Rk 42.0 30 0 15 35 .088 .776 .000 1.71
2003 Ogden Pio 18 La Rk 38.0 32 1 22 50 .131 .658 .010 3.08
2004 Columbus SAL 19 La A 72.0 50 2 35 72 .116 .729 .010 1.88
2004 Jacksonville Sou 19 La AA 3.0 2 0 2 2 .154 .818 .000 0.00
2005 Colorado Roc NL 21 Col MLB 53.0 52 8 21 47 .091 .777 .049 5.09
50 strikeouts in 38 innings at the age of 18. damn. and he made the majors at the age of 21. too bad he's gotta be a rockie. or is it rocky? what the hell is a rockie anyway? a mountain? what a retarded name. have you noticed that retarded sometimes means good and sometimes means stupid? stupid also sometimes means good.
so yeah. expect improvement.
Comments:
i'd like to say a little more about chris ianetta. first off, he's a catcher. so he doesn't have to be that great a hitter to be valuable. also, he's got great patience. players with a lot of patience tend to improve the most. and he's well suited to the colorado environment. so he could really work out.
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