ETA: 2023. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 3.54 FIP – 8.86 K/9 ETA: 2022, 41. Nick Burdi, RHP Our 2021 Top Prospects list is … Whether or not Cherington and company make more trades to bring in additional young talent will be one of the more interesting storylines over the course of the '20 season. Opening Day Age: 21 Opening Day Age: 18 Pirates 2020 Top 30 Prospects. Looks like he will be a utility man for the Pirates until he eventually gets released. Pirates trade Josh Bell to Nationals for pitching prospects Steve Adams, MLB Trade Rumors 12/24/2020 New York helicopter crash: 3 National Guard soldiers killed in crash in Mendon, near Rochester 2019 Statistical Highlight: 19 HR 2019 Highest Level: AAA – Indianapolis Ji-Hwan has not hit a stateside home run yet, but I think the contact skills and speed have him in Altoona by the end of 2020. Prospects Live is your source for Minor League Baseball prospect … Follow him on Twitter @JonathanMayo and Facebook, and listen to him on the weekly MLB Pipeline Podcast. Kevin Kramer, 2B/3B/OF Noe Toribio, RHP 2019 Statistical Highlight: 17.65 K/9 Hayes was able to hit .327/.379/.452 in 28 games in August with 7 of his 10 home runs coming in July and August. The book features our top 50 prospect list, along with profiles on every player in the system. Terms were not disclosed, but a source told MLB.com the deal was for $2.35 million. 15 this year, the highest of any Pirates prospect, when it updated its rankings on Monday. The results were not as solid after he was promoted to Indianapolis, but his future may lie as a lefty specialist, assuming the three-batter minimum rule change doesn’t stick. ETA: 2025, 48. The Pirates brought Pie stateside in 2019 and his season ended up being somewhat of a mixed bag. Double-A pitchers will test his patience and his weaker hit tool, but the power is very real and Altoona is a hitters park. ETA: 2020 . There are significant questions about the hit tool and Gorski’s Cape Cod League stats from 2018 do nothing to dispel those concerns or give me hope for his development. ... Packy Naughton, LHP (LAA, 24): The Reds drafted Naughton, then traded him to the Angels in a 2020 deadline deal. The Yankeed added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 1.04 WHIP frame Ashcraft is all projection at the moment. 2019 Statistical Highlight: .323 AVG – .403 OBP – 31 SB ETA: 2023, 42. By BA Staff on December 4, 2019. 1B- Connor Joe SF (PIT, 2014) [PROMOTED to Paid Minors]. 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – GCL Bolton struggled a bit in his promotion to AA, but I am not really worried about those results given the early dominance in the FSL. Tier 5: Players who are worth keeping an eye on, but likely to never make a team’s 40-man roster, Tier 1 It’s a group highlighted by all six 2020 draft pick, plus the two NDFA signings from this year, some highly-rated prospects, and numerous international players who have yet to be ranked in our Prospect Guide. Tier 4 Keller will graduate from this list almost instantaneously in 2020 and I expect him to be an All-Star pitcher for the Pirates for several seasons to come. Pirates top prospect list 2021: Ke'Bryan Hayes, Travis Swaggerty lead Pittsburgh's group The Pirates should have some interesting position … He’s been replaced by Ben Cherington, who has a track record of helping to build up farm systems in Boston and Toronto. — Pirates (@Pirates) February 2, 2021 Among the names listed, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be inviting a handful of their top prospects to Spring Training. If he can stay healthy he could easily be an SP4 or SP5. Deion Walker, OF 35. His fastball can get up to 97 mph and he is developing multiple versions of his slider by playing around with the velocity of the pitch. Opening Day Age: 19 Unfortunately for Nick, he threw a pitch that forced him clutch his arm and eventually had to go under the knife to relieve the excruciating nerve pain. Let’s see what he does against more advanced competition in 2020. 2019 Highest Level: High-A – Bradenton We aren’t in make-or-break territory yet with Cruz as he is just 21, but 2020 could easily see him rocket into Tier 1 status or, potentially, make me drop him down into Tier 3 if he can’t find his power in AA and curb the alarming strikeouts rates he exhibited in the AFL (21 K in 49 PA) and winter ball. The club announced that it agreed to a deal with Dominican center fielder Shalin Polanco, No. 2019 Statistical Highlight: .364/.410/.559 at Rookie ball Missoula A handful of Pittsburgh Pirates prospects were named among baseball’s top 10 players at their positions by MLB Pipeline, including a pair at the same spot. 2019 Highest Level: A – Greensboro Priester throws his fastball 91-94 mph already and has an above average curveball that rated as one of the best in the class. Biggest jump/fallHere are the players whose ranks changed the most from the 2019 preseason list to the 2020 preseason list: Jump: Mason Martin, 1B (2019: 31 | 2020: 15) -- Martin slugged his way across two levels of A ball and finished with 35 homers, showing his ability to get to his raw power is legit. If the power starts to show up this season, Peguero is going to shoot up these rankings and begin to carve out his position as the future at shortstop in Pittsburgh. He is an even better defender at 2B than SS and the Pirates are going to need someone competent at that position sooner rather than later. 2019 Highest Level: A – Greensboro Opening Day Age: 20 Rodolfo Nolasco, OF and with this kind of early success I want to see the new front office be aggressive with him to see just how dominant he can be out of the bullpen. ETA: 2025, 28. Reports are that he can maintain his fastball velocity late in games. 2019 Statistical Highlight: .301/.377/.451 in 61 games at A-Greensboro 2019 Statistical Highlight: 13 HR On Monday, ESPN Releases their Top 25 Prospects Who Have Been Traded, and the Pirates have nearly half of the Top 25. ), but I love teenagers who can hit and he has an outside chance to start stateside this season. In terms of big free-agent signings, the majority of the 2020-2021 Major League Baseball off-season has been pretty cold. Looking forward to more! Opening Day Age: 18 That is an excellent floor. - Page 2 The Pittsburgh Pirates are stuck in a no man's land, both at the major league and minor league level. At best Marvel is a SP5 on a team with a weak rotation. ***** The 2020 Prospect Guide is the 10th anniversary edition of the Prospect Guide. ETA: 2022. 2019 Highest Level: AAA – Indianapolis 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – Bristol 2019 Highest Level: Low A – Hillsboro (ARI) ETA: 2022, 6. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 2.72 ERA – 1.03 WHIP Opening Day Age: 23 2019 Highest Level: High-A – Bradenton 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – Bristol 2019 Statistical Highlight: 7 HR The former first round pick failed to get the juiced ball memo in 2019 and hit a disappointing .249/.326/.435 at AAA. ETA: 2022, 20. Despite that, the Pirates saw something they liked and took him in the 10th round last season, converted him to a reliever, and immediately began to reap the rewards of solid scouting. Opening Day Age: 22 Still lots to like about the Pirates top international signing from 2017 and with some added muscle (6’0″ 176lbs) we could see a dramatic improvement in the power department this season or in 2021. After an aggressive promotion to Altoona, Cruz lost a lot of his power (1 HR in 35 G), but he was able to double his walk rate in AA compared to A+. The 2020 first-rounder has immense batting potential but will need to settle on an infield position before he reaches the big leagues. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes. From high ceilings to high floors, Bae is a contact-oriented player who draws walks and logs consistently good at-bats. Martin is your prototypical 4th outfielder or AAAA player. Opening Day Age: 18 It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and the organization will carry over it’s penny-pinching ways in 2020 and beyond. 2019 Highest Level: MLB Well that power showed up in a big way in the friendly confines of First National Bank Field, but unfortunately it came with a few red flags, namely a spike in strikeouts to the tune of 29.3%. Age: 22. Hayes was followed on the list by 2020 first round pick Nick Gonzales, who ranks 43rd overall. Hayes is easily my favorite prospect in the Pirates system. 2. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 8 HR 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – GCL Opening Day Age: 20 Don’t forget to bookmark our prospect list page to catch up on all the Top 30s you might have missed. ETA: 2025, 51. Opening Day Age: 18 The team has the No. He was, sadly, very very bad last season. Opening Day Age: 19 His fantasy value is going to come from the ability to hit for a decent average and steal bases because there just isn’t much power here and at 24 years old I don’t see that changing. There is still a lot to like here with a fastball that can touch 95mph and room to add on bulk which could potentially add a couple ticks to the heater. Opening Day Age: 20 2019 Statistical Highlight: 2.97 ERA – 1.11 WHIP 2019 Statistical Highlight: 9.5% BB% Alexander Mojica, 3B Highest Level: AAA. Ranking the 30 best prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system entering 2020. We could see 40 home runs in 2020. The Black Bears got some very solid production out of Burrows in 2019 and given his history as a cold weather high school arm I will have an extra eye on Burrows in 2020. Opening Day Age: 22 He’s a starter and pitched pretty well in AA in 2019. 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – DSL ETA: 2024, 24. Alex Jensen. ETA: 2024, 18. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 2.28 ERA – 2.28 BB/9 – 8.95 K/9 My guess is that Shackelford was drafted in the 15th round out of The Master’s College program on the strength of his senior season where he quietly hit 36 HR, stole 11 bases without getting caught, had an average of .415, and an OPS of 1.615. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 3.46 ERA ETA: 2022, 8. If he can’t draw more walks the hit tool will keep him from getting to the power and another season in the pitcher friendly Florida State League might spell disaster for Castro in 2020. Right behind those two is Oneil Cruz, who is one of the most fascinating prospects in all of baseball, one who could make a huge leap forward and become one of the best prospects in the game before the year is over. There has been a lot of chatter this offseason about Mitch Keller and his extremely unlucky 48 innings of MLB production. Randy Romero, OF middle reliever, low-ceiling UT guys) OFP, Role, ETA, tool grades and more! 2019 Highest Level: DNP WTM. Quinn Priester has gained a lot of helium since ranking seventh on our 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospects list. There is some impact-level talent, with the top two -- Mitch Keller and Ke’Bryan Hayes-- having the chance to help out in 2020. Hayes is easily my favorite prospect in the Pirates system. Things were starting to look up for the former Rule 5 pick and TJ survivor at the beginning of the 2019 season. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 11% BB% at AA Altoona Fall: Jason Martin (2019: 11 | 2020: NR) – While Martin did make his big league debut in 2019, he only managed a .731 OPS at the offensive-friendly Triple-A level. The heater has touched 100mph in games and the walk rate is acceptable given the strikeout totals. 2019 Highest Level: MLB Quinn Priester was taken with the 18th overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and the early returns on him are fantastic. ETA: 2023, 32. ETA: 2020, 27. The 2020 first-rounder has immense batting potential but will need to settle on an infield position before he reaches the big leagues. Rodolfo Castro, 2B Opening Day Age: 22 2020: 22: 6' 2" / 215 lbs: R: R: Show Full List. Top 30 Prospects, Pittsburgh Pirates. Buy Tickets For more discount options, see our Special Offers page. Calvin Mitchell, OF The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a new era in 2020 after the unceremonious end to the age of Huntington, Searage and Hurdle. Thomas earned the organization’s Breakout Prospect Of The Year award in 2019 by dominating the Appy league with his 95-101 heater, wipeout slider, and a changeup that is threatening to become and above average pitch with lots of late life. He ranks ninth overall for them, his second highest ranking. BP On Draft: No. He ranks ninth overall for them, his second highest ranking. Feel free to ask me questions about these prospects or really anything related to Pirates baseball @CavghtLooking. Excellent write-up sir, you appear to be both a gentleman and a scholar. CLICK HERE TO SEE PITTSBURGH'S TOP 10 2020 PROSPECTS. 1B- Alexander Mojica PIT … If Peguero can fill out a little more he should be able to add some power to his contact-oriented approach and potentially produce ~15 home runs at peak. Opening Day Age: 21 2. Tahnaj Thomas, RHP Conditioning will be key going forward, but if the OBP and power skills continue when he comes stateside Shendrik will be a be riser on this list. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 23 HR (Our 2021 Pirates offseason list hasn’t run yet, but according to … This guy sounds like he knows what he’s talking about. ETA: 2022, 11. 2. Step into our brand new adventure and experience a taste of the pirate’s life! 2019 Highest Level: AA – Altoona Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects. Here's a look at the Pirates' top prospects. Blake Cederlind, RHP The team has the No. Kyle Brown February 14, 2020. 7 overall pick in … Some tips from the Pirate-code Handbook: 2019 Statistical Highlight: 11.17 K/9 – 1.86 ERA at AA 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – DSL He had an outstanding start to the 2020 college season slashing .488/.610/1.155 in 16 games at New Mexico State. Opening Day Age: 25 projectable arm in the low minors for the Buccos. Listher Sosa, RHP Jase Bowen, OF Another big (6’5″ 222 lbs.) Opening Day Age: 22 Jeffrey Paternostro, Forest Stulting, and BP Prospect Staff. His 2019 estimated fly ball distance was over 300 feet at both levels and he tallied up 72 XBH and 68 walks in 131 games. Sometimes the guys that end up contributing to your favorite team, in my case the Pirates, are the guys that never make this list, that fly under the radar or that just flat out work hard behind the top prospect curtain to make it. There is projection left in his body and he can already hit the ball fairly hard (25 XBH). Custodio performed very well in the DSL last season, posting a triple slash of .324/.358/.448 with a minuscule strikeout rate of just 7.6%. I gave the edge to Custodio due to the extra speed he has provided so far, but both of these kids are players to keep an eye on in 2020 given the early production, DSL caveats notwithstanding. Opening Day Age: 20 Podcast: Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects. The Pirates like Bolton’s stuff and think he made strides after scuffling a bit at Altoona in the actual games last year. ETA: 2025, 37. Travis Swaggerty, OF His first order of business was to trade Starling Marte to the D-backs, getting back a pair of very talented, yet far away, prospects in Liover Peguero and Brennan Malone, both of whom fit nicely into the top third of Pittsburgh's new Top 30 list. Follow all 900 of MLB Pipeline’s prospects with this cumulative list, which can be filtered by the Top 100 overall or each team’s Top 30. I would have been terrified for Quinn’s future with the old front office, but with the new guard I am beyond excited for them to dig in and develop such an exciting and seemingly polished 19-year-old. For more information on the 20-80 scouting scale by which all of our prospect content is governed, you can click here. Today, we continue along in the National League Central to discuss potential opportunities for prospects to earn starting jobs at positions currently manned by a player at risk of losing his job if his poor play continues. He is ranked here because he is likely to play a role for the Major League club in 2020 before graduating off of this list. Valentin broke out in the DSL last season and showed a solid three pitch mix (FB/CH/CB) with good control. Will Craig, 1B On top of that, the four players ahead of him on the HR leaderboard all had lower batting averages. The reason I want Oneil Cruz to try his hand at 1B is because Craig just doesn’t look like the answer. 14. ETA: 2020, Tier 5 2019 was also the first season that Ke’Bryan was able to get into double digit home run totals, and he did it despite missing time and starting off poorly. He led the Sally league in average, knocked 30XBH in 86 games, stole 31 bags and played above average defense. His fastball is low-90s. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 35 HR ETA: 2026, 52. This prospect is center fielder Jared Oliva. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 19.6% BB% – .421 OBP Mlondzinksi was the Pirates competitive balance pick in 2020, going 31st overall mostly on the strength of his incredible Cape Cod league season in 2019. 2019 Statistical Highlight: .312/.413/.473 in the AZFL Baseball America moved Hayes from No. When healthy he can throw serious heat and if his arm is good to go to start the season he will likely have a spot in the Pirate pen. January 13, 2021. A failed physical voided his 2018 J2 contract with the Rockies and the Pirates inked him early in 2019. An in-depth look at Prospects Live's new Pittsburgh Pirates Top Prospects List for the 2021 season. frame, especially in his upper body. 2020 Top Prospects National League - 2020. Thanks to stellar showings at the alternate camp and instructs, the 6-foot-3, 215 pound right-hander has climbed into the middle … Opening Day Age: 20 That’s not quite as depressing as it sounds, mainly because most of the team’s pitching prospects are in the low minors and thus, it’s a bit of a crapshoot. 7. His velocity is average, sitting around 92mph, but there is a little more projection left in him at 6’2″ 195 lbs. Pittsburgh Pirates third base prospect Ke'Bryan Hayes had an outstanding debut in 2020. 2019 Highest Level: MLB Umana was signed out of Nicaragua in 2018 and I am hoping that a little more bulk in the right places can push his fastball into the low 90s because this kind of command at age 19 is exciting. Max Kranick, RHP Sammy Siani, OF Age: 22. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 10 HR in AAA Another DSL performer for the Pirates in 2019, Nolasco is bigger than Custodio and showed better power potential last season with slightly worse plate discipline. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 23 SB – 10.9 BB% 2019 Highest Level: High-A – Bradenton Alex Jensen. Jared Oliva, OF Romero is a tiny little outfielder who was too old for the DSL with a hitting line that was supported by a high BABIP, but his production merits inclusion on this list for the time being. 2019 Highest Level: A – Greensboro Kranick has good control and has increased his workload every year, I’m just not seeing much more than an SP4/SP5 here barring the development of secondary pitches that can be used to miss bats. Another Pirate arm that can do a decent job of limiting runs (3.79 ERA), but who doesn’t garner much excitement from a fantasy perspective. Mitchell’s overall production dropped significantly in 2019 and almost had me bump him down into Tier 4. Now let us dive into the 2020 list! Prospects1500 Tiers: and a move to Bradenton could really help his stock. Futures Focus – Episode 20, Miami Marlins & Detroit Tigers Top 50s, A Good Dynasty League is Food for the Baseball Soul, Rockies Get Three Prospects In Arenado Trade, Copyright © 2021 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes. Opening Day Age: 20 2019 Statistical Highlight: 13 BB in 38 games in the GCL Jason Martin, OF 2019 Highest Level: AA – Altoona Standing tall at 6’5″ 226 lbs., Linarez has the body of a power pitcher and has the mid 90s heat to back up the imposing frame. 2019 Statistical Highlight: DNP 2019 Statistical Highlight: 8 K in 8 IP Pirates 2020 Top 30 Prospects. Matt Gorski, OF Cody Bolton, RHP The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a new era in 2020 after the unceremonious end to the age of Huntington, Searage and Hurdle. Junker is a giant (6’5″ 220 lbs.) Opening Day Age: 22 2019 Statistical Highlight: 15.9% BB% ETA: 2020. ETA: 2021, 43. Herman hit his way into relevance out of the 30th round of the 2018 draft by posting great numbers in the GCL despite a lack of power. by: The Itch. Take us to church, Quinn. Everyone calm down! Opening Day Age: 19 They’re ostensibly rebuilding, but with their last success coming five years ago with two straight wild-card losses, this feels more like business as usual. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 1.77 ERA in 31 games at AA Players in parentheses have the same grade. 2020 MLB Draft: Pirates snag Texas signee Jared Jones ... coach Sean Allen when it comes to the 2020 recruiting class is the Longhorns signed arguably the … First things first, his name is pronounced “ma-Jinsk-ee.” Good luck with that. ETA: 2022, 10. His arsenal is more about placement than creating swings and misses. Top 2020 Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates November 13, 2019 | Fantasy Baseball Prospects | 10 Comments. ETA: 2020, 34. ETA: 2020, 29. Mears came out of nowhere in 2018 as an undrafted free agent signing and has done nothing but strike guys out since his debut. His production completely tanked when he was promoted to Bradenton, but I think we can blame that on his .233 BABIP and be very optimistic for his chances to do some damage back at High-A to start 2020. If you were a subscriber to Pirates Prospects, your subscription has already carried over. 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – DSL Opening Day Age: 20 If he can perform well in Bradenton I will allow myself to get very optimistic about his potential. Don’t forget to bookmark our prospect list page to catch up on all the Top 30s you might have missed. The Pirates challenged Toribio in 2019 with a starting placement at West Virginia and a subsequent promotion to Greensboro after a very good showing in Low-A. 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – DSL You won’t get any fantasy points for Hayes’ stellar defense (3rd straight MiLB Gold Glove), but his slick fielding will likely get him to the MLB quicker than the average defender and keep him there even if he struggles after the call-up, both of which are important factors for fantasy production. Now he may be a rookie of the year candidate in the coming MLB season. 3B Ke’Bryan Hayes. With a curveball that can legitimately be used as an out pitch, Mears could very easily be closing games for the Pirates to end the season this year. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 13.3 K/9 The overall stats for Swaggerty in 2019 don’t jump off the page, but he improved his walks, cut his k-rate, and hit .318 over his final 52 games. C- Jommer Hernandez PIT (intl). 2019 Highest Level: A – Greensboro Opening Day Age: 24 Opening Day Age: 23 2020 Prospect Opportunities — Pirates. C- Deon Stafford PIT (PIT, 2017). 2019 Highest Level: AA – Altoona Ranking the 30 best prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system entering 2020. 2019 Highest Level: Rookie – DSL Pirates 2020 Top 30 Prospects. With that, the Pittsburgh Pirates have likely exhausted all of their allotted funds for the 2019-2020 International signing period. Opening Day Age: 20 2019 Statistical Highlight: 2.57 ERA – 1.71 BB/9 July 1, 2020. January 6, 2020 Kyle Brown General, MiLB, NL Central, Pirates, Top 50 Lists 7. ETA: 2023, 17. 11 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 International Prospects list. What can I say? Prospect News Recap (March 1, 2020) | Prospects1500, Dominican Winter League 2020 Recap | Prospects1500. May … Jauri Custodio, OF Opening Day Age: 23 Siani should start the season in Low-A and have to slug his way into Greensboro, all of which is very possible if he can stop striking out at such a high rate. Yerry De Los Santos, RHP ETA: 2024, 45. -(1) Prospect Guide Digital Download-(1) Pirates Prospects 10th Anniversary Guide Shirt (Size: XL)-(1) Pirates Prospects 10th Anniversary Beer Glass-(1) Mitch Keller 2014 Bowman Draft Baseball Card (Rookie Card)-10% Discount on Overall Price! Top 30 Prospects, Pittsburgh Pirates. Part one of a pair of prospects brought over in the Starling Marte trade, Peguero is a slick-fielding shortstop that brings a full arsenal of tools to the table. Santiago Florez, RHP ETA: 2022, 50. Highest Level: AAA. Podcast: Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects. Top 30 Prospects, Pittsburgh Pirates. He had a .516 SLG in 61 games for Greensboro, but the wheels fell off after a promotion to Bradenton and his OBP dipped to .288 despite a late season surge of production. ETA: 2024, 9. It took Ke’Bryan (80 grade name) a while to get going against AAA pitching but by the end of the season he had seemingly figured it out. Brubaker was held back by multiple injury scares in 2019 that led to his eventual shutdown. We’ll move on with the Pirates. With everybody’s alternative training sites shut down now, ... With Quinn Priester joining the group at Altoona late, righty Cody Bolton was the top pitching prospect. They have a chance to help lift a farm system that’s generally thought of as solid, albeit not top of the rankings currently. He did a good job of limiting runs in AA and AAA last season but was rocked in four big league starts. Opening Day Age: 19 I am bullish on Martin. Castro is a power hitting middle infielder with poor plate discipline. ETA: 2024, 26. The 2020 Prospect Guide is Now Available! ETA: 2025, 46. Quinn Priester, RHP Opening Day Age: 18 Bolton outclassed his opponents in the FSL despite being 1.9 years below the average age for the league. Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates added the top teenage outfielder in the 2020-21 international class to the organization. 2019 Highest Level: Low A – Hillsboro (ARI) Opening Day Age: 19 Cameron Junker, RHP C- Grant Koch PIT (PIT, 2018). 2019 Highest Level: AAA – Indianapolis Team-specific prospect lists can also be accessed by clicking on the team logos, which are arranged according to the number of prospects each team has in the Top 100. 2019 Statistical Highlight: 4.33 FIP Opening Day Age: 27 Gone are the days of pitching to contact, chasing high floors in the first round, avoiding risky athletes with potentially high ceilings, and squandering the potential of seemingly every prospect we have only to see them blossom after they are shipped off to other more developmentally adroit organizations. 5. I still love Ke’Bryan, but when we are thinking about fantasy production I am going to be assertive and give the edge to Cruz simply because his offensive ceiling is higher. 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