NEWSLETTER
There are a handful of prospecting bits to get out to you today, as we get closer and closer to the season. Instructional ball starts this weekend, with Cubs minor leaguers reporting to Arizona today, according to Arizona Phil. At instructs, players will get a chance to work on very specific aspects of their game, and then will transition immediately into Spring Training where they can deploy those changes in a controlled environment (then in Spring Training games, slightly less controlled but still not real games; then in regular season).
On a much more positive note, there is just one org in all of baseball that has more prospects on these individual top ten lists. The Dodgers have 6 such prospects, & the Cubs – together with many other orgs – have 4.
Cubs don't have a top-half system yet, but clearly climbing.
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) January 24, 2020
Wander Franco is the best prospect in baseball.
He is *not* the most tooled up prospect.
We explain the difference + rank the 10 toolsiest hitters and pitchers here: https://t.co/eICHemuOA5
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) January 23, 2020
If you're the curious type and like TrackMan data for prospects, friendly reminder that THE BOARD has Avg & Max Exit Velo along w/TM-influenced bat control & pitch selection grades for hitters, while the pitchers have Avg/Max Velo & FB/Breaker spin rates https://t.co/ZzYuhzgzGx pic.twitter.com/gad0Iyxxpp
— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) January 24, 2020
