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After narrowly losing to Justin Williams in the race for the No. 16 spot, Taylor Guerrieri fends off Ryan Yarbrough for No. 17.
2017 Community Prospect List
| Player | Votes | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Votes | Total | Percentage |
| SS Willy Adames | 22 | 35 | 62.9% |
| RHP Brent Honeywell | 36 | 37 | 97.3% |
| RHP Jose De Leon | |||
| 1B/OF Jake Bauers | 22 | 38 | 57.9% |
| 1B Casey Gillaspie | 24 | 34 | 70.6% |
| RHP Chih-Wei Hu | 16 | 38 | 42.1% |
| 3B Joshua Lowe* | 20 | 32 | 62.5% |
| RHP Jacob Faria | 24 | 41 | 58.5% |
| OF Jesus Sanchez | 19 | 37 | 51.4% |
| IF Daniel Robertson | 15 | 34 | 44.1% |
| IF Adrian Rondon | 16 | 40 | 40.0% |
| RHP Jaime Schultz | 13 | 43 | 30.2% |
| SS Lucius Fox | 11 | 32 | 34.4% |
| 3B Kevin Padlo | 10 | 37 | 27.0% |
| OF Garrett Whitley | 13 | 36 | 36.1% |
| RHP Hunter Wood | 12 | 37 | 32.4% |
| OF Justin Williams | 17 | 39 | 43.6% |
| RHP Taylor Guerrieri | 15 | 31 | 48.4% |
| LHP Ryan Yarbrough | 26 | 38 | 68.4% |
| RHP Ryne Stanek | 14 | 35 | 40.0% |
| C David Rodriguez | 14 | 32 | 43.8% |
| RHP Austin Franklin | 10 | 32 | 31.3% |
| LHP Genesis Cabrera | 9 | 30 | 30.0% |
| C Nick Ciuffo | 12 | 34 | 35.3% |
| OF Joe McCarthy* | 25 | 34 | 73.5% |
| C Brett Sullivan | 10 | 37 | 27.0% |
| IF Carlos Vargas | 11 | 36 | 30.6% |
| OF Jake Fraley | 17 | 37 | 45.9% |
| RHP Kevin Gadea | 16 | 36 | 44.4% |
| C Chris Betts | 13 | 31 | 41.9% |
The newly acquired righty Jose De Leon is the only prospect up for debate in this poll.
I’m asking where you think he should be placed on this list. If you say No. 1, obviously he’s above Willy Adames as the top prospect. If you were to say No. 4, he would be after Jake Bauers but before Casey Gillaspie.
RHP Jose De Leon (6'2 190, 24 in 2017)
2016 statistics with Triple-A Oklahoma City: 86 1/3 IP, 2.61 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 5.8 BB%, 32.5 K%
2016 statistics with Los Angeles: 17 IP, 6.35 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 8.8 BB%, 18.8 K%
Except for his first taste of pro ball in 2013, De Leon has been incredibly effective at every level in his minor league career. His plus changeup is his best pitch, and it's effective against lefties and righties alike. Maybe he shouldn't be able to blow anyone away with his low-90s fastball, but his deceptive delivery and great velocity separation from his changeup help make it another quality pitch. His slider could be average, and he throws a ton of strikes. With a career-high of just 114 1/3 innings, he still has to prove his durability.