Kiley McDaniel announced on Friday that his take on the Rays system would most likely post on Monday, and it came a bit later than expected. For all of the true fans, patience was a virtue.
There's a lot to appreciate from Kiley, whose review of recent acquisition Buddy Wilson we leaned on this morning in the Sean Rodriguez trade coverage. He appreciates realistic big league potential, acknowledging upside but not letting it draw him like a moth to the flame. Consequently, this a list with some realism.
As we did with Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus earlier this winter, it's time for pros and cons from Kiley McDaniel's list. As always, though, you should read the full write up -- all 7,000 glorious words, and the links to the videos that should keep us busy for a good while.
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Editor's note: in the interest of giving us all a place to discuss, here's the Top 30+ prospects in list form. I'll come back through with pros and cons shortly.
1. Willy Adames, SS
2. Justin O'Conner, C
3. Alex Colome, RHP
4. Andrew Velazquez, SS
5. Blake Snell, LHP
6. Adrian Rondon, SS
7. Ryan Brett, 2B
8. Justin Williams, RF
9. Casey Gillaspie, 1B
10. Taylor Guerrieri, RHP
11. Enny Romero, LHP
12. Brent Honeywell, RHP
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13. Mikie Mahtook, RF
14. Nate Karns, RHP
15. Nick Ciuffo, C
16. Kean Wong, 2B
17. German Marquez, RHP
18. Jake Hager, SS
19. Hak-Ju Lee, SS
20. Cameron Varga, RHP
(Oscar Hernandez, C)
21. Tyler Goeddel, 3B
22. Ryne Stanek, RHP
23. Grayson Garvin, LHP
24. Orlando Romero, RHP
25. David Rodriguez, C
26. Matt Andriese, RHP
27. C.J. Riefenhauser, LHP
28. Cristian Toribio, 3B
29. Jose Dominguez, RHP
30. Patrick Leonard, 3B
31. Andrew Toles, CF
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Honorable Mentions
Pitchers:
- RHP Isaac Gil
- RHP Jaime Schultz
- LHP Mike Montgomery
- RHP Damion Carroll
- RHP Greg Harris
- RHP Jacob Faria
- as well as nine other younger names
Hitters:
- SS Tim Beckham
- 3B Richie Shaffer
- LF Granden Goetzman
- CF Johnny Field
- RF Kes Carter
- C Luke Maile
- 2B Riley Unroe
- CF Tom Milone
- CF Angel Moreno
- C Rafelin Lorenzo