Monthly Archives: January 2017
MLB Power Rankings: Early Win Predictions In 2017
Last Updated: Jan 24, 2017
Over the last week we have seen some factors that have changed some win totals and rankings. Unfortunately the saddening loss of Yordano Ventura will cause the Royals to lose a win or 2.
We saw Jose Bautista re-sign with the Jays, Mark Trumbo re-sign with the O’s and the Phillies sign Michael Saunders. These are significant signings for the 1st 2 – and Saunders becomes one of Phlladelphia’s best clubs.
The Marlins also traded for Dan Straily.
For the MLB Rankings, we are also factoring in the World Series chances of each club.
It is important to also recognize the 300 games of the MLB Interleague. The American League holds a 13 year winning streak, and adds to their victories in the year.
So far in 2017, we have the Junior Circuit registering a record of 167 – 133 vs the Senior Circuit. Before you throw stones at me – it was exactly this record that the AL hung vs the NL in 2015.
Going back to Kansas City….I really hope I am wrong about their pending 2017 record. Hopefully they also go and sign a Jason Gammel or Doug Fister to help the rotation.
Lets also hope that we don’t have any more deaths have to be figure out where we have teams wins at. It is awful. I hate using the Miami Marlins win total as a struggle to grip with the loss of Jose Fernandez. Read the rest of this entry
The Greatest Detroit Tiger By Position: Center Field
As we continue on exploring the greatest Tigers by position of all-time, we move on to what I am guessing is a slam dunk before any research is done. Before getting to the list however, looking back I’ve covered the all-time best Tigers catcher, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstop, and left fielderleft fielder. You can click on any of the previous links to check out that position.
Moving on to center field, we changed the criteria up a bit for outfielders where I still am looking for at least five years with the Tigers and playing a majority of time at that positon. The one change I did make however to gaging the outfield spots, is opening it up to majority of games played at that position, but looking at all outfield numbers, since it’s much more common to see a players shift positions.
For the Center Field spot, we have four qualifiers: Ty Cobb, Mickey Stanley, Ron LeFlore, and Chet Lemon. Austin Jackson just misses out being traded mid-way through his 5th season in Detroit, but could be back via free agency this season. Since this is a shoe in, we’ll take a look at all of the players…
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 23, 2017
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Sunday, we learned about the tragic deaths of Yordano Ventura and Starling Marte. These were two lives cut short and two very different careers ended in the worst way.
Meanwhile, an awful Tweet by a fan about the death of Ventura made me realize we need to do small things to make this experience of living a little better.
Paying respect on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast -January 22, 2017
It is Sunday and time for THE SUNDAY REQUEST.
@sullybaseball Shoeless Joe was given a lifetime ban. Since he is dead, shouldn’t he be re-instated?
— Bob Buscaglia (@BobBuscaglia) January 19, 2017
It is pretty clear to me that Joe Jackson has paid his price. But would would that mean for Pete Rose and his Hall of Fame chances?
Place your bets on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
On Royals Pitcher Yordano Ventura Dead at 25
Reports out of the Dominican Republic within the last hour are that Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura has died in a car accident. He was 25 years old and he will be missed.
The young pitcher had a terrific delivery, a fastball that could challenge anyone’s in the game in terms of both velocity and precociousness. His future was as bright as the sun. He was fun to watch and I cannot help but think of the recent passing of Jose Fernandez. As I search for words, I am left feeling how Max felt just 6 months ago. This sucks.
I have been especially close to death in the last year. Through various life events, I have been left to ponder the meaning of life and the reasons to keep living. How does one articulate the desire to keep living? I was left to go back to hope of a better future, of a better tomorrow and of the good times ahead. The passing of these young stars is so difficult because of how it shakes that fundamental motivation of life.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 21, 2017
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In 2012, the Angels decided to sign Josh Hamilton instead of retaining Zack Greinke. That decision haunts the team to this day.
It is a butterfly effect episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 20, 2017
It’s a good day to talk about the Milwaukee Brewers and how they have made some terrific trades recently. They understand better than most teams about windows of opportunity.
Roll out the barrels on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
The Texas Rangers’ Outfield Has a Ton of Questions With 2017 on the Horizon
If the general premise of this sounds familiar, it’s because we’ve talked about this before.
On the heels of the Texas Rangers returning to the playoffs in 2015, I noticed they had similar roster uncertainties in advance of 2016. All they did once Opening Day rolled around was win the American League West with ease by posting an AL-best 95-67 record.
While they proved to be masters of winning one-run games, having just a +10 run differential made some wonder if they’d be able to hang in the playoffs. And before there was an answer, they were packing up for the winter after getting swept by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.
The 2017 season is fast approaching, and the AL West will be interesting to follow. After all, Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto won’t stop making trades and the Houston Astros are doing whatever they can to make Sports Illustrated look like a bunch of geniuses.
The Rangers still have some roster questions to answer ahead of Spring Training — like, is this Mike Napoli reunion happening or not? — but one area that’s set is the outfield.
Texas will go to battle with 21-year-old Nomar Mazara in left, Carlos Gomez in center and Shin-Soo Choo manning right. This looks good on paper, but it’s far from a sure thing judging from each player’s recent history.
Chicago Cubs Payroll In 2017 + Contracts Going Forward
Look, there is no way to sugar coat it, the Jason Heyward contract is about the biggest dumpster fire of a contract there may ever be. Having said that, everyone receives one mulligan.
Even 3 time World Series winning GM Brian Sabean has had a horrible Matt Cain contract to contend with the last half decade.
Theo Epstein hasn’t made too many blunders – and winning a World Series with both the Red Sox and now the Cubs has solidified a position for him in Cooperstown.
Also lucky is the brilliant signing of Anthony Rizzo of a 7 YR deal prior to 2013, and when he asserted himself as a perennial MVP contender.
Despite carrying a projected payroll in 2017 of around $171 MIL – the team has plenty of expiring contracts in the name of Jake Arrieta, Wade Davis, Jon Lackey, Jon Jay, Pedro Strop, Miguel Montero and Koji Uehara. to replenisg te talent again in 2018 – and going forward
There are only 4 players signed for $79.2 MIL so far.
The Rizzo longterm deal a perfect contrast to the Heyward pact. Should Rizzo’s Team Options be picked up for 2020 and 2021 (for $16.5 MIL each year), then the club will still only have paid him $74 MIL from 2013 – 2021, spanning 9 years at an Annual Value of $8.2 MIL. That is completely lights out for the organization going forward.
The one factor of brilliantly drafting and then rostering a club full of guys the same age is that they are all on entry level contracts for a few years before the squad becomes increasingly expensive before Arbitration rights kick in.
2018 will see Kris Bryant, Kyle Hendricks and Addison Russell all hit 1st year Eligible on Arbitration, and then 2019 has Javier Baez, Kyle Schwarber, Willson Contreras and Carl Edwards JR. hit the 1st year.
it will be at this point the team shoots up the salary page.
Other than Jon Lester, Heyward and Ben Zobrist, there are no real big salaries on the table for the team to digest.
The biggest dilemma will be the status of Jake Arrieta. My guess is that he will want too much money and walk away from the Cubs.
More important than that even is simply signing Free Agents (not named Arrieta) by Epstein.
Epstein is creative. It is okay to figure out a Starting Pitcher in Free Agency, and also add another Closer if need be. Who knows, by 2018, Hector Rondon and Carl Edwards JR. may be able to lock down that role.
There is still money to spend in the 2017 and 2018 winter markets for sure.
Also playing in the NL Central provides them with security of being able to outspend all the other teams – with the Cardinals only being in the atmosphere.
It is not like they are fighting in the tough NL West with the Giants and high spending Dodgers. It will still mean facing off against those clubs. and contending with the aging Nationals roster, and New York Mets young staff for a few seasons.
Wrigley Field will be sold out, the revenue streams will break out to record levels, all freely flowing cash into the Ricketts family pockets.
The good news is they are not in cap hell yet The bad news is that it would only take one more bad deal/paired with Heyward, in order to prevent the club from signing all of their young superstars to extensions.
Epstein is too smart for that. Look for high value Annual Average Value’s that have expiring contracts before the 2018 and 2019 seasons. I wouldn’t be surprised if they trade for an existing ace pitcher.
Think Zack Greinke now, or a guy like Justin Verlander in 2018 or 2019, where the other club may eat some of the salary, ask for a high level prospect, and then have a legitimate Starter to lug some innings in the playoffs.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if the brass orchestrates a trade for a guy like Chris Archer – or Sonny Gray (midway through this year if he has healed himself).
Maybe it would cost you a Javier Baez, or a combinations of Carl Edwards JR./Albert Almora JR. to do it, however with Ben Zobrist still in town, defense alignment can be configured in a lot of different ways for at least the next 2 – 3 years.
Like I stated in the Giants Payroll article, the new CBA has also reeled in the Dodgers spending $300 MIL on team payroll. The best thing that could happen for the Cubs is if Clayton Kershaw were to opt out of his deal beyond 2017.
That would either bring up the price for the Dodgers to sign him, or even give them the chance to sign the guy themselves. Yes. the Cubs have more flexibility than the Dodgers for at least a couple of offseasons.
Guaranteed Contracts/POS/AGE:
Jason Heyward – OF (28): With a grand sum of $184 MIL from 2016 – 2023 ( 8 years) this is a brutal deal – and the club is lucky to have already won a World Series in season 1 of this pact.
Heyward will make an astonishing $28.2 MIL for both the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Epstein at least frontloaded the contract to erase some of the burden by the time the young talent comes up for raises.
This deal is the 13th richest in history for a guy who carried a .631 OPS. in 2016 I tend to think that Heyward will be closer to his Career OPS of .761 the next few years with the pressure somewhat off him now.
Hit him 7th or 8th and let him work out his kinks. Defense is at least not a problem here with him winning a 4th Gold Glove.
This could end bad in 2017 – with Heyward riding pine for some of the year – if the club opts to use Zobrist, Schwarber and the tandem of Jon Jay and Almora JR. as the OF.
You also have to think that Joe Maddon won’t hesitate to find Willson Contreras reps as well.
Jon Lester – SP (33): Lester is in the 3rd year of a 7 YR/$165 MIL deal, and is set to reel in $25 MIL in 2017. The deal calls for $27.5 MIL in both 2018 and 2019, before scaling back to $20 MIL in 2020.
There is a 2021 Club Option as well. Details on that: $25M Team Option, $10M Buyout option guaranteed with 200 innings in 2020 or 400 IP in 2019-20.
With the Buyout that large, the man would have to fall from grace hard, to not get the Option. Although he would be nearly 40, $15 MIL extra will probably not be that bad.
Lester is worth every dollar the club has spent so far. It is hard to find playoff proven commodities on the open market.
Ben Zobrist – UT (36): Zobrist is the only player in the MLB who was won 2 straight World Series, as also being a member of the 2015 WS Champ KC Royals.
With the availability to play 5 defensive positions, Zobrist was the perfect compliment to the Cubs defensive roster in 2016 – although he played predominantly at 2B.
With the emergence of Baez in the playoffs, he will likely rove more around in 2017.
Zobrist earns $16.5 MIL in both 2017 and 2018 – before retreating back to $12.5 MIL in 2019. He will be in his Age 39 season at that point, and it may not look so hot at that point, but one can’t argue at his flexibility on the Roster providing so many options in the title run.
You can even say that his positional switching gives the club a better chance to hold onto Kyle Schwarber (instead of trading him in the American League).
John Lackey – SP (38): Lackey joined Lester, David Ross. and Epstein as guys who have won World Series in 2013 with Boston and the Cubs in 2016. He will make $16 MIL in 2017 before hitting Free Agency in 2018.
Lackey lugged 188.1 IP and gave the Cubs a 3.35 ERA in the process. It doesn’t even matter that he was being pulled in the early innings of the postseason.
Jake Arrieta – SP (31): Arrieta earns a tidy $15.6 MIL this year and will likely head out into Free Agency as a Scott Boras client. Unfortunately the man is going to be 32 heading into 2018.
I would not offer him higher than a 4 year deal at $20 – $21 MIL after, yet that will not get the job done when he hits the open market. Someone will pony up 5 YRs/$125 MIL for him, you watch.
Miguel Montero – C (34); Montero will make $14 MIL in 2017 – and I am not sure he will Catch more than about 60 games. Contreras at last is on an entry level contract to offset this salary. I am surprised the team has not ventured out to trade him.
Wade Davis – CL (32): It cost the club Jorge Soler and 4 years of Team Control, yet this was the way to go. $10 MIL for one year of Davis (who Closed for the 2015 wS Champion Royals) is smart business practice.
To acquire an elite Reliever such as this is a great move – when you consider the Yankees, Dodgers and Giants spent $86 MIL, $80 MIL and $62 MIL to sign Aroldis Chapman, Kenley Jansen and Mark Melancon respectively.
Soler was going to be their 7th option as an OF. Davis, by the way, has a 0.83 ERA in 32.2 IP for his postseason career – and has carried a mid 1 ERA from 2014 – 2016 as a late inning Reliever – spanning 183 IP.
I would also think the club will extend the Qualifying Offer to him this winter ( $17.5 – $19 MIL range for one year), so they may even recover a 2nd or 3rd Draft Pick back all for just $10 MIL.
Jon Jay – OF (32): Has a 2017 contract or $8 MIL to play OF. He has a career .352 OBP, so could hit 1st or 9th for Maddon, working as an on base guy for the big boppers. Brilliant little move.
Anthony Rizzo – 1B (28): Rizzo will take him $7 MIL for 2017, coming after the heels of an ALL-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger and top 4 MVP season in which he clubbed 30+ HRs and added 100 RBI for a 2nd straight season.
Rizzo also makes $7 MIL in 2018, $12 MIL in 2019, and two Team Options in a row call for $16.5 MIL and $2 MIL Buyouts for both 2020 and 2021.
It is contracts like this that setup championship caliber clubs for the organization.
Other valued deals that compare to it last decade or so. Paul Goldschmidt (5 YRs/$32.5 MIL), Madison Bumgarner (6 YRS/$35.6 MIL) and Andrew McCutchen ( 6 YRs/$51 MIL) that coincided with 4 straight top 5 NL MVP finishes.
Rizzo should challenge for an MVP every year of that remains on this deal.
Koji Uehara – RP (42): $6 MIL for one year seems like a lot or a guy of his age, but Uehara has plenty of playoff/Closer experience that is invaluable to a club like this. I would take it easy on him in the regular season and save the bullets for playoffs.
Hector Rondon – RP (29): $5.8 MIL for this former Closer is not a bad deal in 2017. Rondon has one more year left of Arbitration before hitting Free Agency in 2019. He has 77 Saves and a career ERA of 2.97.
Brian Duensing – SP/RP (33): Makes $2 MIL in 2017 and a Free Agent in 2018. A spot start here and extra Bullpen arm,
Justin Grimm – RP (29): Avoided Arbitration with a $1.8 MIL, has 2 more years left of Arbitration before he is a Free Agent.
Total Money for this Category for 2017: $157.5 MIL (13 Players)
Arbitration Eligible/POS/AGE
3rd year
Pedro Strop – RP (33): Is projected to to earn $5.5 MIL in Arbitration, and is a Free Agent in 2018.
Total Money for this Category for 2017: $5.5 MI: Total money is now $163 MIL
Pre-Arbitration – Entry Level Contracts:
Tommy La Stella – INF (28): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2018 – 2020 and a Free Agent in 2021.
Kyle Hendricks – SP (27): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2018 – 2020 and a Free Agent in 2021.
Kris Bryant – 3B Is Arbitration Eligible from 2018 – 2021 as a “Super 2” and a Free Agent in 2021. Bryant is only 25 Years old, and will have 4 years of Arbitration kick in starting next season.
Since the club opted to start his 2015 after the 10 days of service time, they wll retian his rights until the end of 2021. Bryant is on pace to end up recording Arbitration cash if he keeps his career trajectory.
The club should really look to extend him similar to the Mike Trout 6 YRs.$144 MIL deal he got.
Addison Russell – SS (23): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2018 – 2021 as a “Super 2” and a Free Agent in 2022.
Comparisons to an extension similar to what he may get are: Jason Kipnis and Matt Carpenter (6 YRs and $52 MIL)
Matt Szczur – UT (28): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2019 – 2021 and a Free Agent in 2022.
Javier Baez – 2B/3B (24): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2019 – 2021 and a Free Agent in 2022.
Mike Montgomery – SP/RP (29): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2019 – 2021 and a Free Agent in 2022.
Kyle Schwarber – OF (24): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2019 – 2021 and a Free Agent in 2022.
Willson Contreras – C (25): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2022 – 2022 and a Free Agent in 2023.
Albert Almora JR – OF (23): Is Arbitration Eligible from 2022 – 2022 and a Free Agent in 2023.
Rob Zastryzny – RP (25) Is Arbitration Eligible from 2022 – 2022 and a Free Agent in 2023.
Total Money for this Category for 2017: $6.0 MIL MIL Toral Money Oveall – $169.0 MIL
Buyouts/Dead Money
Jason Hammel – $2 Million Buyout for 2017 that was agreed to in a gentleman’s deal. There is no dead money on he books past 2017 thus far.
Conclusions:
Despite the Heyward mistake of a deal, Epstein has done everything right. It will be a constant maneuvering of the incoming talent – to surround the plethora of young superstars the club has.
The Cubs have the availability to sign an elite pitcher in Free Agency in the year or 2, or trade for one. Beyond that, the team can’t make another top 50 ALL – Time Salary roster mistake.
The brass should also investigate early extensions for Bryant, Ruseell and Contreras immediately while they may afford to wait for Hendricks and Schwarber yet.
Some sort of guaranteed money to the budget would be wise
As for Arrieta, he is just too old – an unorthodox in order to grant him the cash he will seek. Epstein has to find creative ways to bring in a #1 or $2 beyond this campaign.
Chicago is fantastic shape financially to spend as much as it takes to ensure a dynasty in the next half-dozen years.
If I were in charge I would try to limit any big historic contracts to their own young superstars from this point forwards.
Also don’t be afraid to trade one of the premiere young offensive players for a quality Starter (#1 or #2 Starter)like Baez, Contreras or Almora.
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Extra Base Hits (The Underrated Baseball Statistic): Active Top 10 MLB Leaders
| Rank | Player (age 2017, seasons) | Extra Base Hits |
|---|
(1) Albert Pujols, LAA – (37, 16) – 1209
(2) Adrian Beltre, TEX – (38, 19) – 1072
(3) Carlos Beltran, HOU – (40, 19) – 1035
(4) Miguel Cabrera, DET – (34, 14) – 986
(5) Robinson Cano, SEA – (34, 12) – 790
(6) Matt Holliday, NYY – (37, 13) – 775
(7) Adrian Gonzalez, LAD – (35, 13) – 735
(8) Chase Utley, Free Agent – 38, 14) – 684
(9) Ryan Howard, Free Agent -(37, 13) – 680
(10) Curtis Granderson, NYM (36, 13) – 665 Read the rest of this entry
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 19, 2017
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I revealed my Hall of Fame ballot, made my predictions of how the vote would turn out and then looked at the class that will include Ivan Rodriguez, Jeff Bagwell and finally Tim Raines.
Good things come to those who wait on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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San Francisco Giants Payroll In 2017 + Contracts Going Forward
San Francisco has seen the LA Dodgers spend more than 1 Billion Dollars on player contracts over the last 4 years – all culminating into 4 straight Division titles in the process. Under the new Luxury Tax Yes the organization has handed out big money recently to Johnny Cueto (6 Years/$130 MIL) and both Hunter Pence and Jeff Samardzija are on 5 year pacts that call for $90 MIL. The only blip against the radar is the Matt Cain contract. Brian Sabean can actually stomach that abysmal deal because of the sweetheart pact he put forth in retaining Madison Bumgarner early for 6 Years and $35.9 MIL of total money, in which he is in the 6th year of currently. The team still holds two more Team Options for him additionally in 2018 & 2019 which they will surely activate. His deal paved the way for the team to add valuable players after.
We have been saying for years that the LA Dodgers were going to force the rest of the MLB into many changes as soon as they switched ownership group to the Guggenheim Consortium.
Since that proclamation, the Dodger Blue has spent over 1 Billion Dollars in players salaries over the last 4 years, and are on pace to whisk away $240 MIL more in 2017 (without adding any more players to their current salary structure.)
It has caused a chain reaction among the top clubs competing in the Senior Circuit. One of those said clubs is the San Francisco Giants. The team that has won the World Series in 2010, 2012 and 2014 has seen a rapid escalation in the money they are doling out on an annual basis.
The major difference between the Giants and Dodgers is how many of the players are being paid that the club originally drafted.
During last year’s Trade Deadline, also threw heavy praise at the brass for picking up Matt Moore, who is listed as the clubs 4th Starting Pitcher, and has 3 separate Team Option for a total of $25 MIL over the next 3 campaigns if picked up.
Another team friendly option as they can decide each offseason whether it is worth it.
Moore also provides protection in case Cueto opts out of his contract after 2017.
Tyson Ross: Calculated Risk for Texas Rangers
Despite winning the AL West by 9 games and winning 95 games in 2016, the Texas Rangers finished 22 out of the 30 MLB clubs in overall pitching with a 4.37 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. The Ranger’s pitching staff allowed a .260 batting average against to opposing hitters and a .424 slugging percentage. Texas finished in the middle of the pack (16 out of 30) in starting pitching with a 4.38 ERA. The Rangers may have won a lot of games in 2016, but their run differential was only +7. They didn’t beat their competition by much throughout the season and below average pitching could be contributed as a big factor.
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Ranking the 2017 National League Managers
It has become an annual tradition around these parts for me to offer up my thoughts on each and every manager in the MLB. First, this started as a ranking and became one of our most popular posts. Since then, the manager reporting has morphed into a grading system on an A-F scale, with A reserved for only the cream of the managerial crop and F standing in for ‘Should be Fired.’
As usual with my mid-winter grades, I won’t offer any score for first time managers, but if a guy has managed elsewhere in the majors he’s fair game, even if this will be his first season with his current team.
Let’s get to it!
National League East
Dusty Baker, Washington Nationals: The first yer of the Dusty Baker era in DC went pretty well all things considered. Dusty did some Dusty things when it came to bullpen management and managing his pitchers’ workload but he handled that Trea Turner situation well. The Nats won 95 games and walked to the AL East crown but the team still couldn’t get over that NLDS hump. Until Baker does that, his job in Washington is incomplete. Grade: B
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 18, 2017
While sitting listening to 1970’s songs at the airport, I honor Curt Flood, who basically sacrificed his career to usher in the Free Agency era.
Waiting at the gate on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Who Will Win The 2017 National League Divisions Polls? Your Chance As A Reader To Vote
The National League is a very top heavy league with the Nats, Dodgers, Cubs Mets, Giants and Cardinals and having the best odds to qualify for the postseason in 2016. With 6 teams possibly challenging the 100 loss barrier in the Senior Circuit (Padres, Reds, Brewers, Braves and Phillies),
Since it is the middle part of January, we will offer these polls for all teams in all of the Divisions.
Blue Jays Top Prospect Interviews
Jays From the Couch sits down with two of the Toronto Blue Jays’ top prospects, Conner Greene and Rowdy Tellez
This past weekend the Toronto Blue Jays organization put together a wonderful treat for their fans in Buffalo, NY. In a joint effort with the Buffalo Bisons the event on January 24th, was held at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo. Luckily, we here at Jays From the Couch were granted access to the event, and able to secure some excellent interviews with a few players.
Our first interview features a conversation with pitching stud, Conner Greene. With Greene finishing each of the last two seasons with Double-A New Hampshire, it is not unreasonable to determine he could start the 2017 season with the Fisher Cats. Should his progression remain steady a trip to Triple-A Buffalo, and perhaps a Toronto September call-up could be warranted. Greene discussed his progress and his new mentor.
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In our second interview, Rowdy Tellez talks to our Catherine Stem about his approach to hitting, coaching and much more! The addition of Rowdy Tellez to the Buffalo Bisons roster has some Blue Jays fans celebrating the talent coming up through the minor league system. Shaun Doyle wrote about his impressive season in New Hampshire with the AA Fisher Cats and The Toronto Blue Jays have certainly been keeping an eye on him. That has bred the hope that he could, sometime in the future, be a replacement of sorts for the power bat of Edwin Encarnacion, a point made by Ryan Mueller HERE.
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Robinson Cano’s 2016 Season Was a Flashback to His Yankee Days
Handing out a lucrative, multi-year contract to a player is always risky for an MLB organization, no matter how much of a no-brainer it appears to be. That risk factor goes through the roof when it’s a 10-year, $240 million deal, like the one Robinson Cano signed prior to the 2014 season.
Outside of a dip in power, his first season in Seattle was a success. He hit .314/.382/.454 with 14 home runs and 82 RBI, producing a wRC+ of 137 and a 5.2 fWAR – the fifth consecutive year he surpassed 5.0.
It was the first half of 2015 when people likely started to freak out, to a degree.
He limped into the All-Star break with a lackluster triple slash of .251/.290/.370, accompanied by just 6 home runs, 30 RBI and an wRC+ of 86. Providing power as a second baseman had always been one of his best attributes, but a .118 first-half ISO showed that the only thing his power was doing was continuing to deteriorate.
Cano did start to look like himself again following the midsummer classic — he hit .331/.387/.540 with 15 home runs, 40 RBI, a wRC+ of 157, and most importantly, his ISO jumped back up to .209.
That second-half performance ended up being a sign of what was to come.
Were there any similarities between 2016 and his prime years in the Bronx from 2010-12 when Cano’s ISO never dipped below .214 while posting a .311/.370/.539 line with a combined 90 homers and 321 RBI?
Yes, but there are also some interesting differences showing how his game has transformed over the years.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Jan 1, 2017 – Jan 31, 2017 (Episodes 1531 – 1561)
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Washington Nationals Payroll In 2017 + Contracts Going Forward
People can throw stones on Mike Rizzo all they want- but the GM has never lost a trade ever, and he ensured the club received a Starting CF in Adam Eaton to the tune of only $38.4 MIL over the nxxt 5 years – even if it cost a boatload of prospects. This is part to compensate balloon payments on the horizon that are due to both Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. The club is projected to spend around $154 MIL on salary in 2015, but that is without a proven closer. The real question is how far the club will go in money to win in the next 2 seasons before Bryce Harper is a Free Agent?
With the rest of the MLB landscape just obliterating Mike Rizzo for the Adam Eaton trade i will defend him on the caveat that he spends the full amount of available funds saved – in order to take a run at the World Series for the next 2 years while Bryce Harper is still on the club.
At this point. it is a long shot that the DC franchise will be able to retain the 2015 NL MVP’s services as the Nationals already have Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg to historical contracts (both top 20).
Washington sees Jayson Werth finally come off the books after this next year. While he will have earned $126 MIL from 2011 – 2017 in his total contract, the club can’t point to this as the worst deal on the club currently.
Ryan Zimmerman is still owed at least $47 MIL over the next 3 years – and has seen his production slip for the last few years.
The Max Scherzer contract does pay him $210 MIL over 7 years (in which he is now in year 3) – however this is deferred over 14 years, so the club can conduct more flexibility in their contracts for the next few years.
Top 5 Projected Holds Leaders For The MLB In 2017
It is one of the harder stats to predict every year, and we are talking about the category of Holds. Last season the New York Yankees disrupted the flow of the entire landscape.
Since the New York club traded both Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman, this affected the chances of Dellin Betances winning the year, with him moving to Closer.
Miller himself finished 2nd in the Majors having worked setup for Chapman – and then predominantly clearing the deck for Indians Closer Cody Allen.
Falling into the same atmosphere was perennial winner Tony Watson coming into the 9th inning role once Mark Melancon was dealt to the Washington Nationals. Read the rest of this entry
An Inside Look At Brent Honeywell
Drafted in the second round of the 2014 draft, Honeywell didn’t come with the eye-catching fastball-curve or fastball-slider combo of other top pitching prospects. Instead, he comes with a well-rounded game; a four pitch mix, of which three project above average to plus, and quality command in an athletic delivery. And, of course, a screwball. Who doesn’t like screwballs?
Brent Honeywell Scouting Report
The Chicago Cubs Visit The White House: A Firsthand Account
The official moment for the country to pinch itself came today, as the Chicago Cubs visited the White House. The Cubs arrived at the personal request of President Obama, the Chicagoan at the end of his presidency.
In fact, Obama today said to the team, “It took you long enough. I mean, I only have four days left. You’re just making it under the wire.”
The Cubs may have waited 108 years to win the World Series, but it was a rush to visit the White House. Major League Baseball champions typically wait until the subsequent regular season to go to the White House, but this time was unique.
Unlike Game 7 of the World Series, there was no rain delay in today’s event, as it was held inside the historic East Room. The chandelier-adorned room was originally designed by George Washington and James Hoban as a “public audience room” and it has been home to historic events such as the signing of the Civil Rights Act. The tradition of baseball champions visiting the White House can be traced back as far as the 1860s.
To continue reading about yesterday’s Cubs visit to the White House, please visit our mostly baseball blog at Offthebenchbaseball.com.
Bearing the Glory: Jackie Robinson’s 1949 MVP Award
Jackie Robinson was just named National League Most Valuable PLayer for 1949. Asked how he felt about the honor, how he felt on this, the greatest day of his professional life, Robinson said: “The sooner I can get out of baseball, the better.”
Imagine having the best day of your life taken from you like that. (READ THE FULL STORY ON PLATE COVERAGE)
The Greatest Detroit Tiger By Position: Left Field
Pushing forward, we move out to the outfield where I believe there will be some challenging calls at each position. To recap however, we had an easy decision at shortstop, an ugly decision at third, and some very intriguing calls at second, first, and catcher.
If you’re reading one of these entries for the first time, the only stipulation that I look at is that the player be in a Tiger uniform for a minimum of 5 years and play a majority of his games at that position during that timeframe. I will make a slight change however and evaluate all of a players outfield stats, as they are a little more likely to move to another position to cover an injury, etc. Qualifying for consideration in left is Willie Horton, Bobby Veach, Matty McIntyre, Charlie Maxwell, Larry Herndon, Bobby Higginson, Steve Kemp, and Dick Wakefield. To keep this readable, I am going to cut Dick Wakefield, Steve Kemp, Larry Herndon, and Matty McIntyre.
Moving on…
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 17, 2017
The Rangers need to shore up their team to win a title this decade. But forget hitters. You can get hitters any time. They need to make offers to EVERY available free agent pitcher.
It is a lo this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
2017 Top-400 Dynasty League Fantasy Baseball Rankings
Below you will find my personal top-400 dynasty league baseball rankings. In order to be eligible for this list, a player must have over 200 career MLB at bats or 50 innings pitched.
To see my top-100 prospects and players under those limitations stated above, please click the following link: https://mlbreports.com/2017/01/11/2017-top-100-major-league-baseball-prospects/. If you have any questions, please follow and tweet me @dynasty_digest.
| Rank | Player | Position | Team |
| 1 | Mike Trout | CF,UT | LAA |
| 2 | Mookie Betts | RF,UT | BOS |
| 3 | Kris Bryant | 3B,LF,RF,UT | CHC |
| 4 | Manny Machado | 3B,SS,UT | BAL |
| 5 | Bryce Harper | RF,UT | WAS |
| 6 | Nolan Arenado | 3B,UT | COL |
| 7 | Clayton Kershaw | SP | LAD |
| 8 | Jose Altuve | 2B,UT | HOU |
| 9 | Paul Goldschmidt | 1B,UT | ARI |
| 10 | Carlos Correa | SS,UT | HOU |
| 11 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B,UT | CHC |
| 12 | Corey Seager | SS,UT | LAD |
| 13 | Trea Turner | 2B,CF,UT | WAS |
| 14 | Francisco Lindor | SS,UT | CLE |
| 15 | Josh Donaldson | 3B,UT | TOR |
| 16 | Madison Bumgarner | SP | SF |
| 17 | Xander Bogaerts | SS,UT | BOS |
| 18 | Noah Syndergaard | SP,RP | NYM |
| 19 | George Springer | RF,UT | HOU |
| 20 | Chris Sale | SP | BOS |
| 21 | Starling Marte | LF,CF,UT | PIT |
| 22 | Max Scherzer | SP | WAS |
| 23 | Freddie Freeman | 1B,UT | ATL |
| 24 | Christian Yelich | LF,CF,UT | MIA |
| 25 | Giancarlo Stanton | RF,UT | MIA |
| 26 | Gregory Polanco | LF,RF,UT | PIT |
| 27 | Charlie Blackmon | CF,UT | COL |
| 28 | Miguel Cabrera | 1B,UT | DET |
| 29 | Corey Kluber | SP | CLE |
| 30 | Jake Arrieta | SP | CHC |
| 31 | Alex Bregman | 3B,UT | HOU |
| 32 | Rougned Odor | 2B,UT | TEX |
| 33 | J.D. Martinez | RF,UT | DET |
| 34 | A.J. Pollock | CF,UT | ARI |
| 35 | Brian Dozier | 2B,UT | MIN |
| 36 | Wil Myers | 1B,UT | SD |
| 37 | Miguel Sano | 3B,RF,UT | MIN |
| 38 | Joey Votto | 1B,UT | CIN |
| 39 | Daniel Murphy | 1B,2B,UT | WAS |
| 40 | Carlos Martinez | SP | STL |
| 41 | Ryan Braun | LF,UT | MIL |
| 42 | Jose Abreu | 1B,UT | CHW |
| 43 | Andrew McCutchen | CF,UT | PIT |
| 44 | Edwin Encarnacion | 1B,UT | CLE |
| 45 | Kyle Schwarber | LF,UT | CHC |
| 46 | Addison Russell | SS,UT | CHC |
| 47 | Jacob deGrom | SP | NYM |
| 48 | Yu Darvish | SP | TEX |
| 49 | Stephen Strasburg | SP | WAS |
| 50 | Robinson Cano | 2B,UT | SEA |
| 51 | Anthony Rendon | 3B,UT | WAS |
| 52 | Jonathan Villar | 2B,3B,SS,UT | MIL |
| 53 | Chris Archer | SP | TB |
| 54 | Yoenis Cespedes | LF,CF,UT | NYM |
| 55 | Buster Posey | C,1B,UT | SF |
| 56 | Carlos Gonzalez | RF,UT | COL |
| 57 | Eric Hosmer | 1B,UT | KC |
| 58 | David Price | SP | BOS |
| 59 | Carlos Carrasco | SP | CLE |
| 60 | Julio Urias | SP,RP | LAD |
| 61 | Jason Kipnis | 2B,UT | CLE |
| 62 | Johnny Cueto | SP | SF |
| 63 | David Dahl | LF,UT | COL |
| 64 | Jonathan Lucroy | C,UT | TEX |
| 65 | Trevor Story | SS,UT | COL |
| 66 | Stephen Piscotty | CF,RF,UT | STL |
| 67 | Kyle Seager | 3B,UT | SEA |
| 68 | Jon Lester | SP | CHC |
| 69 | Hanley Ramirez | 1B,UT | BOS |
| 70 | Justin Upton | LF,UT | DET |
| 71 | Matt Carpenter | 1B,2B,3B,UT | STL |
| 72 | Justin Verlander | SP | DET |
| 73 | Jose Quintana | SP | CHW |
| 74 | Chris Davis | 1B,UT | BAL |
| 75 | Danny Salazar | SP | CLE |
| 76 | Gerrit Cole | SP | PIT |
| 77 | Kyle Hendricks | SP,RP | CHC |
| 78 | Byron Buxton | CF,UT | MIN |
| 79 | Masahiro Tanaka | SP | NYY |
| 80 | Maikel Franco | 3B,UT | PHI |
| 81 | Julio Teheran | SP | ATL |
| 82 | Zach Britton | RP | BAL |
| 83 | Aaron Sanchez | SP | TOR |
| 84 | Gary Sanchez | C,UT | NYY |
| 85 | Michael Brantley | LF,UT | CLE |
| 86 | Jackie Bradley Jr. | CF | BOS |
| 87 | Jean Segura | 2B,SS,UT | SEA |
| 88 | Billy Hamilton | CF,UT | CIN |
| 89 | Kevin Gausman | SP | BAL |
| 90 | Rick Porcello | SP | BOS |
| 91 | Aaron Nola | SP | PHI |
| 92 | Aroldis Chapman | RP | NYY |
| 93 | Jameson Taillon | SP | PIT |
| 94 | Todd Frazier | 3B,UT | CHW |
| 95 | Ian Desmond | LF,CF,UT | COL |
| 96 | Kenley Jansen | RP | LAD |
| 97 | Matt Harvey | SP | NYM |
| 98 | Willson Contreras | C,LF,UT | CHC |
| 99 | J.T. Realmuto | C,UT | MIA |
| 100 | Dee Gordon | 2B,UT | MIA |
| 101 | Lance McCullers Jr. | SP | HOU |
| 102 | Roberto Osuna | RP | TOR |
| 103 | Evan Longoria | 3B,UT | TB |
| 104 | Nelson Cruz | RF,UT | SEA |
| 105 | Craig Kimbrel | RP | BOS |
| 106 | Nomar Mazara | LF,RF,UT | TEX |
| 107 | Khris Davis | LF,UT | OAK |
| 108 | Lorenzo Cain | CF,RF,UT | KC |
| 109 | Carlos Santana | 1B,UT | CLE |
| 110 | Edwin Diaz | RP | SEA |
| 111 | Michael Fulmer | SP | DET |
| 112 | Wade Davis | RP | CHC |
| 113 | Marcell Ozuna | LF,CF,UT | MIA |
| 114 | Ian Kinsler | 2B,UT | DET |
| 115 | Cole Hamels | SP | TEX |
| 116 | Andrew Miller | RP | CLE |
| 117 | Dellin Betances | RP | NYY |
| 118 | DJ LeMahieu | 2B,UT | COL |
| 119 | Kenta Maeda | SP | LAD |
| 120 | Jon Gray | SP | COL |
| 121 | Orlando Arcia | SS,UT | MIL |
| 122 | Felix Hernandez | SP | SEA |
| 123 | Brandon Belt | 1B,UT | SF |
| 124 | Adam Jones | CF,UT | BAL |
| 125 | Albert Pujols | 1B,UT | LAA |
| 126 | Danny Duffy | SP,RP | KC |
| 127 | Joe Ross | SP | WAS |
| 128 | Yasiel Puig | RF,UT | LAD |
| 129 | Mark Trumbo | RF,UT | (N/A) |
| 130 | Justin Turner | 3B,UT | LAD |
| 131 | Mark Melancon | RP | SF |
| 132 | Javier Baez | 2B,3B,SS,UT | CHC |
| 133 | Sonny Gray | SP | OAK |
| 134 | Odubel Herrera | CF,UT | PHI |
| 135 | Ken Giles | RP | HOU |
| 136 | Jose Bautista | RF,UT | (N/A) |
| 137 | Jonathan Schoop | 2B,UT | BAL |
| 138 | Michael Conforto | LF,UT | NYM |
| 139 | Nick Castellanos | 3B,UT | DET |
| 140 | Steven Matz | SP | NYM |
| 141 | Aledmys Diaz | SS,UT | STL |
| 142 | Dallas Keuchel | SP | HOU |
| 143 | Jerad Eickhoff | SP | PHI |
| 144 | Yasmany Tomas | LF,RF,UT | ARI |
| 145 | Devon Travis | 2B,UT | TOR |
| 146 | Blake Snell | SP | TB |
| 147 | Jake Lamb | 3B,UT | ARI |
| 148 | Yordano Ventura | SP | KC |
| 149 | Anthony DeSclafani | SP | CIN |
| 150 | Troy Tulowitzki | SS,UT | TOR |
| 151 | Adam Eaton | CF,RF,UT | WAS |
| 152 | Jeurys Familia | RP | NYM |
| 153 | Yasmani Grandal | C,UT | LAD |
| 154 | Cody Allen | RP | CLE |
| 155 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B,UT | BOS |
| 156 | Zack Greinke | SP | ARI |
| 157 | Jurickson Profar | 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,UT | TEX |
| 158 | Tony Watson | RP | PIT |
| 159 | Sam Dyson | RP | TEX |
| 160 | Taijuan Walker | SP | ARI |
| 161 | Marcus Stroman | SP | TOR |
| 162 | Kelvin Herrera | RP | KC |
| 163 | Salvador Perez | C,UT | KC |
| 164 | Joc Pederson | CF,UT | LAD |
| 165 | Ben Zobrist | 2B,LF,RF,UT | CHC |
| 166 | Kevin Kiermaier | CF,UT | TB |
| 167 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1B,UT | LAD |
| 168 | Drew Pomeranz | SP,RP | BOS |
| 169 | Carlos Rodon | SP | CHW |
| 170 | Evan Gattis | C,UT | HOU |
| 171 | James Paxton | SP | SEA |
| 172 | Drew Smyly | SP | SEA |
| 173 | Jay Bruce | RF,UT | NYM |
| 174 | Matt Kemp | LF,RF,UT | ATL |
| 175 | Jake Odorizzi | SP | TB |
| 176 | David Peralta | RF,UT | ARI |
| 177 | Kole Calhoun | RF,UT | LAA |
| 178 | Brad Miller | 1B,SS,UT | TB |
| 179 | Jose Ramirez | 3B,LF,UT | CLE |
| 180 | Victor Martinez | UT | DET |
| 181 | Mike Moustakas | 3B,UT | KC |
| 182 | Sean Manaea | SP,RP | OAK |
| 183 | Elvis Andrus | SS,UT | TEX |
| 184 | Jorge Soler | LF,UT | KC |
| 185 | Dexter Fowler | CF,UT | STL |
| 186 | Justin Bour | 1B,UT | MIA |
| 187 | Garrett Richards | SP | LAA |
| 188 | Neil Walker | 2B,UT | NYM |
| 189 | Ender Inciarte | LF,CF,UT | ATL |
| 190 | Jung-Ho Kang | 3B | PIT |
| 191 | Jose Berrios | SP | MIN |
| 192 | Tanner Roark | SP,RP | WAS |
| 193 | Jordan Zimmermann | SP,RP | DET |
| 194 | Vincent Velasquez | SP | PHI |
| 195 | Randal Grichuk | CF,UT | STL |
| 196 | Seung-Hwan Oh | RP | STL |
| 197 | Raisel Iglesias | SP,RP | CIN |
| 198 | Marco Estrada | SP | TOR |
| 199 | J.A. Happ | SP | TOR |
| 200 | Adrian Beltre | 3B,UT | TEX |
| 201 | Jeff Samardzija | SP | SF |
| 202 | Brandon Kintzler | RP | MIN |
| 203 | Matt Moore | SP | SF |
| 204 | Joe Musgrove | SP,RP | HOU |
| 205 | Trevor Bauer | SP,RP | CLE |
| 206 | Max Kepler | RF,UT | MIN |
| 207 | Ryon Healy | 3B,UT | OAK |
| 208 | Domingo Santana | RF,UT | MIL |
| 209 | Corey Dickerson | LF,UT | TB |
| 210 | Adam Duvall | LF,UT | CIN |
| 211 | Collin McHugh | SP | HOU |
| 212 | Starlin Castro | 2B,UT | NYY |
| 213 | Jason Heyward | CF,RF,UT | CHC |
| 214 | Brandon Crawford | SS,UT | SF |
| 215 | Eric Thames | 1B,UT | MIL |
| 216 | Russell Martin | C,UT | TOR |
| 217 | Rich Hill | SP | LAD |
| 218 | Brandon Maurer | RP | SD |
| 219 | Micahel Pineda | SP | NYY |
| 220 | Hunter Pence | RF,UT | SF |
| 221 | Daniel Norris | SP,RP | DET |
| 222 | Tommy Joseph | 1B,UT | PHI |
| 223 | Alex Colome | RP | TB |
| 224 | A.J. Ramos | RP | MIA |
| 225 | Kendrys Morales | UT | TOR |
| 226 | Dylan Bundy | SP,RP | BAL |
| 227 | Eduardo Rodriguez | SP | BOS |
| 228 | Chris Carter | 1B,UT | (N/A) |
| 229 | Matt Wieters | C,UT | (N/A) |
| 230 | Brian McCann | C,UT | HOU |
| 231 | Shelby Miller | SP | ARI |
| 232 | Jose Peraza | 2B,SS,CF,UT | CIN |
| 233 | David Robertson | RP | CHW |
| 234 | Robbie Ray | SP | ARI |
| 235 | Jacoby Ellsbury | CF,UT | NYY |
| 236 | Josh Harrison | 2B,UT | PIT |
| 237 | Matt Shoemaker | SP | LAA |
| 238 | Carlos Gomez | LF,CF,UT | TEX |
| 239 | Tyler Skaggs | SP | LAA |
| 240 | Marcus Semien | SS,UT | OAK |
| 241 | Tim Anderson | SS,UT | CHW |
| 242 | Chris Tillman | SP | BAL |
| 243 | Jaime Garcia | SP,RP | ATL |
| 244 | Archie Bradley | SP | ARI |
| 245 | Didi Gregorius | SS,UT | NYY |
| 246 | Aaron Blair | SP | ATL |
| 247 | Josh Reddick | RF,UT | HOU |
| 248 | Matt Wisler | SP,RP | ATL |
| 249 | Adam Conley | SP | MIA |
| 250 | Brandon Drury | 2B,3B,LF,RF,UT | ARI |
| 251 | Stephen Vogt | C,UT | OAK |
| 252 | Mike Napoli | 1B,UT | (N/A) |
| 253 | Tyson Ross | SP | TEX |
| 254 | Logan Forsythe | 2B,UT | TB |
| 255 | Gio Gonzalez | SP | WAS |
| 256 | Hector Neris | RP | PHI |
| 257 | Mike Fiers | SP,RP | HOU |
| 258 | Eduardo Nunez | 3B,SS,UT | SF |
| 259 | Danny Velancia | 1B, 3B, RF, UT | OAK |
| 260 | Cam Bedrosian | RP | LAA |
| 261 | Kyle Barraclough | RP | MIA |
| 262 | Ervin Santana | SP | MIN |
| 263 | C.J. Cron | 1B,UT | LAA |
| 264 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B,UT | CIN |
| 265 | Travis Shaw | 1B,3B,UT | MIL |
| 266 | Hyun-Jin Ryu | SP | LAD |
| 267 | Cameron Maybin | CF,UT | LAA |
| 268 | Wilmer Flores | 1B,2B,3B,UT | NYM |
| 269 | Matt Duffy | 3B,SS,UT | TB |
| 270 | Adam Ottavino | RP | COL |
| 271 | Luis Severino | SP,RP | NYY |
| 272 | Addison Reed | RP | NYM |
| 273 | Denard Span | CF,UT | SF |
| 274 | Jeremy Hellickson | SP | PHI |
| 275 | Zach Davies | SP | MIL |
| 276 | Matt Bush | RP | TEX |
| 277 | Carlos Beltran | RF,UT | HOU |
| 278 | Nathan Karns | SP,RP | KC |
| 279 | Jarrod Dyson | LF,CF,RF,UT | SEA |
| 280 | Shawn Kelley | RP | WAS |
| 281 | Rajai Davis | LF,CF,UT | OAK |
| 282 | Zack Wheeler | SP | NYM |
| 283 | Mike Leake | SP | STL |
| 284 | Gerardo Parra | 1B,LF,CF,RF,UT | COL |
| 285 | Jason Hammel | SP | (N/A) |
| 286 | Wei-Yin Chen | SP | MIA |
| 287 | Luis Valbuena | 3B,UT | (N/A) |
| 288 | Lucas Duda | 1B,UT | NYM |
| 289 | Kevin Pillar | CF,UT | TOR |
| 290 | Nate Jones | RP | CHW |
| 291 | Braden Shipley | SP,RP | ARI |
| 292 | Kolten Wong | 2B,UT | STL |
| 293 | Leonys Martin | CF,UT | SEA |
| 294 | Chris Devenski | SP,RP | HOU |
| 295 | Tyler Thornburg | RP | BOS |
| 296 | Tyler Naquin | CF,UT | CLE |
| 297 | Lance Lynn | SP | STL |
| 298 | Hunter Strickland | RP | SF |
| 299 | Mitch Moreland | 1B,UT | BOS |
| 300 | Yunel Escobar | 3B,UT | LAA |
| 301 | Ryan Dull | RP | OAK |
| 302 | Alex Cobb | SP | TB |
| 303 | Arodys Vizcaino | RP | ATL |
| 304 | Asdrubal Cabrera | SS,UT | NYM |
| 305 | Derek Law | RP | SF |
| 306 | Francisco Rodriguez | RP | DET |
| 307 | Michael Lorenzen | RP | CIN |
| 308 | Jose Reyes | 3B,SS,UT | NYM |
| 309 | Huston Street | RP | LAA |
| 310 | Mike Foltynewicz | SP | ATL |
| 311 | Byung Ho Park | 1B,UT | MIN |
| 312 | Brett Gardner | LF,UT | NYY |
| 313 | Patrick Corbin | SP,RP | ARI |
| 314 | Jeanmar Gomez | RP | PHI |
| 315 | Will Harris | RP | HOU |
| 316 | Trevor Plouffe | 1B,3B,UT | OAK |
| 317 | Corey Knebel | RP | MIL |
| 318 | Jeremy Jeffress | RP | TEX |
| 319 | Zack Cozart | SS,UT | CIN |
| 320 | Wilson Ramos | C,UT | TB |
| 321 | Joe Panik | 2B,UT | SF |
| 322 | Darren O’Day | RP | BAL |
| 323 | Angel Pagan | LF,CF,UT | (N/A) |
| 324 | Curtis Granderson | CF,RF,UT | NYM |
| 325 | Brandon Phillips | 2B,UT | CIN |
| 326 | Mike Montgomery | SP,RP | CHC |
| 327 | Brad Boxberger | RP | TB |
| 328 | Adam Wainwright | SP | STL |
| 329 | Ian Kennedy | SP | KC |
| 330 | Marwin Gonzalez | 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,UT | HOU |
| 331 | Fernando Rodney | RP | ARI |
| 332 | Alcides Escobar | SS,UT | KC |
| 333 | Dan Straily | SP,RP | CIN |
| 334 | Yadier Molina | C,UT | STL |
| 335 | Brandon Finnegan | SP | CIN |
| 336 | Ketel Marte | SS,UT | ARI |
| 337 | Wellington Castillo | C | BAL |
| 338 | Steven Souza Jr. | RF, UT | TB |
| 339 | Blake Treinen | RP | WAS |
| 340 | Scott Kazmir | SP | LAD |
| 341 | J.J. Hardy | SS,UT | BAL |
| 342 | Jim Johnson | RP | ATL |
| 343 | Hector Santiago | SS,UT | SF |
| 344 | Sandy Leon | C,UT | BOS |
| 345 | Steve Cishek | RP | SEA |
| 346 | Micahel Feliz | RP | HOU |
| 347 | Hisashi Iwakuma | SP | SEA |
| 348 | Martin Prado | 3B,UT | MIA |
| 349 | Trevor Rosenthal | RP | STL |
| 350 | Michael Wacha | SP,RP | STL |
| 351 | Hyun Soo Kim | LF,UT | BAL |
| 352 | Clay Buchholz | SP,RP | PHI |
| 353 | Jhonny Peralta | 3B,SS,UT | STL |
| 354 | Brett Lawrie | 2B,UT | CHW |
| 355 | Matt Adams | 1B,UT | STL |
| 356 | Michael Saunders | LF,RF,UT | PHI |
| 357 | Mychal Givens | RP | BAL |
| 358 | Melky Cabrera | LF,UT | CHW |
| 359 | Mike Zunino | C,UT | SEA |
| 360 | Pablo Sandoval | 3B,UT | BOS |
| 361 | Ivan Nova | SP,RP | PIT |
| 362 | Carson Smith | RP | BOS |
| 363 | Derek Dietrich | 1B,2B,3B,UT | MIA |
| 364 | Kendall Graveman | SP | OAK |
| 365 | Travis d’Arnaud | C,UT | NYM |
| 366 | Justin Wilson | RP | DET |
| 367 | Drew Storen | RP | CIN |
| 368 | Brock Holt | 3B,LF,UT | BOS |
| 369 | Freddy Galvis | SS,UT | PHI |
| 370 | Yovanni Gallardo | SP | BAL |
| 371 | Ryan Madson | RP | OAK |
| 372 | Sean Doolittle | RP | OAK |
| 373 | Keon Broxton | CF,UT | MIL |
| 374 | Brad Hand | RP | SD |
| 375 | Hector Rondon | RP | CHC |
| 376 | Jordy Mercer | SS,UT | PIT |
| 377 | Francisco Cervelli | C,UT | PIT |
| 378 | Tyler Chatwood | SP | COL |
| 379 | Blake Swihart | C,LF,UT | BOS |
| 380 | Alex Wood | SP,RP | LAD |
| 381 | Jayson Werth | LF,UT | WAS |
| 382 | Yan Gomes | C,UT | CLE |
| 383 | Chad Kukl | RP | OAK |
| 384 | Brandon Moss | 1B,LF,RF,UT | (N/A) |
| 385 | Derek Norris | C,UT | WAS |
| 386 | Shin-Soo Choo | RF,UT | TEX |
| 387 | Brad Ziegler | RP | MIA |
| 388 | Henry Owens | RP | MIA |
| 389 | Andrelton Simmons | SS,UT | LAA |
| 390 | Cameron Rupp | C,UT | PHI |
| 391 | Luke Gregorson | RP | HOU |
| 392 | Ryan Schimpf | 2B,3B,UT | SD |
| 393 | Kevin Siegrist | RP | STL |
| 394 | Brad Brach | RP | BAL |
| 395 | Steven Wright | SP | BOS |
| 396 | Steve Pearce | 1B,2B,UT | TOR |
| 397 | Devin Mesoraco | C,UT | CIN |
| 398 | Daniel Hudson | RP | PIT |
| 399 | Tony Cingrani | RP | CIN |
| 400 | Ryan Zimmerman | 1B,UT | WAS |
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