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2017 Top-100 Major League Baseball Prospects

As the baseball season quickly approaches, it’s time to take a look at the top-100 prospects for 2017. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to follow and tweet me @dynasty_digest. You can also find more of my articles at www.dynastydigest.sportsblogs.com.

Rank	Player	Team	Position
1	Alex Reyes	STL	SP
2	Yoan Moncada	CHW	2B/3B
3	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
4	Brendan Rodgers	COL	SS
5	Gleyber Torres	NYY	SS
6	Victor Robles	WSH	OF
7	Dansby Swanson	ATL	SS
8	Ian Happ	CHC	2B/OF
9	Rafael Devers	BOS	3B
10	Lucas Giolito	WSH	SP
11	Eloy Jimenez	CHC	OF
12	Ozzie Albies	ATL	2B/SS
13	Tyler Glasnow	PIT	SP
14	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B/OF
15	J.P. Crawford	PHI	SS
16	Austin Meadows	PIT	OF
17	Amed Rosario	NYM	SS
18	Clint Frazier	NYY	OF
19	Josh Bell	PIT	1B/OF
20	Joey Gallo	TEX	3B/OF
21	Manuel Margot	SD	OF
22	Francis Martes	HOU	SP
23	Brent Honeywell	TB	SP
24	Nick Senzel	CIN	3B
25	Michael Kopech	CHW	SP
26	Kevin Maitan	ATL	SS
27	Willy Adames	TB	SS
28	Bradley Zimmer	CLE	OF
29	Jason Groome	BOS	SP
30	Anderson Espinoza	SD	SP
31	Jorge Mateo	NYY	SS
32	Yadier Alvarez	LAD	SP
33	Kyle Lewis	SEA	OF
34	Franklin Barreto	OAK	SS
35	Riley Pint	COL	SP
36	Blake Rutherford	NYY	OF
37	Josh Hader	MIL	SP
38	Corey Ray	MIL	OF
39	Alex Verdugo	LAD	OF
40	Hunter Renfroe	SD	OF
41	Lewis Brinson	MIL	OF
42	Isan Diaz	MIL	2B/SS
43	Mickey Moniak	PHI	OF
44	Jose De Leon	LAD	SP
45	Erick Fedde	WSH	SP
46	Reynaldo Lopez	CHW	SP
47	Jake Bauers	TB	1B/OF
48	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
49	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	TOR	SS
50	Willie Calhoun	LAD	2B
51	Luke Weaver	STL	SP
52	Francisco Mejia	CLE	C
53	Raimel Tapia	COL	OF
54	James Kaprielian	NYY	SP
55	Harrison Bader	STL	OF
56	Braxton Garrett	MIA	SP
57	Kolby Allard	ATL	SP
58	Tyler Jay	MIN	SP
59	Rowdy Tellez	TOR	1B
60	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF
61	Tyler O’Neil	SEA	OF
62	Sean Newcomb	ATL	SP
63	David Paulino	HOU	SP
64	Derek Fisher	HOU	OF
65	Jeff Hoffman	COL	SP
66	Nick Gordon	MIN	SS
67	Nick Williams	PHI	OF
68	A.J. Puk	OAK	SP
69	Kevin Newman	PIT	SS
70	Luis Ortiz	MIL	SP
71	Mike Soroka	ATL	SP
72	Jesse Winker	CIN	OF
73	Zack Collins	CHW	C
74	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	TOR	3B
75	Amir Garrett	CIN	SP
76	Mitch Keller	PIT	SP
77	Jorge Alfaro	PHI	C
78	Dominic Smith	NYM	1B
79	Ronald Acuna	ATL	OF
80	Bobby Bradley	CLE	1B
81	Chance Sisco	BAL	C
82	Sean Reid-Foley	TOR	SP
83	Yusniel Diaz	LAD	OF
84	Matt Manning	DET	SP
85	Forrest Whitley	HOU	SP
86	Brady Aiken	CLE	SP
87	A.J. Reed	HOU	1B
88	Brett Phillips	MIL	OF
89	Phil Bickford	MIL	SP
90	Walker Buehler	LAD	SP
91	Ian Anderson	ATL	SP
92	Tyler Beede	SF	SP
93	Richard Urena	TOR	SS
94	Sandy Alcantara	STL	SP
95	Max Schrock	OAK	2B
96	Cal Quantrill	SD	SP
97	Triston McKenzie	CLE	SP
98	Carson Kelly	STL	C
99	Michael Gettys	SD	OF
100	Stephen Gonsalves	MIN	SP

The Evil Empire Is About To Crumble In The Bronx!

Nov 16

Posted by jgluck777

With almost $100 MIL tied up in contracts for Sabathia, A-Rod, Teixeira and a potential Tommy John Surgery candidate in Masahiro Tanaka, this New York squad is in some deep trouble for next season. Despite the recent playoff misses, and injury prone players brought in by Brian Cashman, the club saw fit to grant him a 3 year extension last month. It may take a small miracle for them to make a playoff spot next campaign.

The Evil Empire Is About To Crumble In The Bronx!

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The Yankees have long used the prolong success of the “core four” to drive them to go far in the playoffs. They then surrounded them by free agents and other homegrown players.

Today the Yankees are in some trouble and if they aren’t smart this offseason they will remain hampered by large contracts for a long time instead of a quick retool to be VERY competitive in two years.

Let me show you what I’m talking about

Here is their Starting lineup and their ages:

LF Brett Gardner 31
3B/2B Martin Prado 31
CF Jacoby Ellsbury 31
C Brian McCann 30
RF Carlos Beltran 37
1B Mark Teixeira 34
DH Alex Rodriguez 39
2B Robert Refsnyder 23 (Or acquisition at 3B, Prado plays 2B)
SS Brendan Ryan 32

Not exactly Spring chickens over there. The only player under 30 is one that will almost absolutely be replaced by someone who is most likely over 30. This at this moment isn’t exactly a star studded lineup, but the way that their being paid might make it seem that way. Read the rest of this entry →

Posted in MLB Payroll and Contracts, MLB Teams State Of the Unions

The St. Louis Cardinals Organizational Depth Charts – Spring 2014 (Majors and MInors)

Feb 26

Posted by chuckbooth3023

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024 & Jeff Kleiner (Org Depth Chart + Payroll Expert – find his website here) Follow @prosportsroster

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For all of those websites that put off writing about the Cardinals after the World Series due to fatigue, it is time to brush up on the best run franchise in the Major Leagues.

The majority of the players in the system and in the Majors were developed by the Cardinals franchise.

Last year, I did a Roster Tree of how all of the players were acquired. Something like 18 of the 25 players were Drafted by the club.

That is light years ahead of the next team in the race.

When you see that St. Louis has made it to the final four clubs 8 teams in 13 years, and now has made 4 trips to the World Series in a decade, you are leaving another chapter in the legacy of the franchise. Read the rest of this entry →

Posted in On the Verge: MLB Prospects, Organization Depth Charts MLB and MiLB Affiliates

St. Louis Cardinals Organization: Payroll Contracts, Depth Charts + Rosters, (Majors + Minors)

Aug 12

Posted by chuckbooth3023

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Monday, Aug.12/2013

The Cardinals have made it to 7 NLCS's since 2000 - going 3 - 4 in them. The Cards won the World Series in 2006 and 2011, while losing in 2004. With a plehora of awesome talent in their system, coupled with star Veterans, all playing the St. Louis way, they could be poised for another playoff run in 2013 - and for years beyond.

The Cardinals have made it to 7 NLCS’s since 2000 – going 3 – 4 in them. The Cards won the World Series in 2006 and 2011, while losing in 2004. With a plethora of awesome talent in their system, coupled with star Veterans, all playing the St. Louis way, they could be poised for another playoff run in 2013 – and for years beyond. The club is just on the fringe of the MLB’s top ten for team salaries, however they do hold the most expensive club in the NL Central. The franchise rarely doles out a bad long – term contract.

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024 and welcome Jeff Kleiner (Salary, Roster and Depth Chart Expert for the MLB) – visit his website here Follow @prosportsroster

You guys are all in for a treat. Jeff Kleiner recently contacted me about a partnership merge for the website.

He has developed a site (prosportsrosters.com) that covers all organizational affiliates in the Minors for all of the Major League Baseball Clubs.

We are going to combine efforts to bring you the best look at salaries, current 25 Man Player Rosters and Depth Charts for all 30 teams.

Jeff is going to provide the documents in form of spreadsheets and I am going to accompany the posts with deep analysis of what the numbers tell us from my perspective.

If you can’t wait for all of my assessments for each club, go and visit Jeff’s website over at http://www.prosportsrosters.com.

In Speaking with Jeff, he is one of the more passionate fans I have come across towards the game of baseball. He spends enough time in updating his MLB Facts for it to be a Full-Time Job.

So after the usual Video Clip and READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY button, you will find some serious &*!@?!#!

Jeff updates this page below on a daily basis. After you click on it….Bookmark it. There is a 3 year salary forecast and stats not listed here on this page.

Jeff updates these pages daily and these changes include any Roster moves!

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the Cardinals Organization click here.

St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Run – Mature Lyrics So Parental Guidance Is Advised

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