Baseball America released their Blue Jays top ten prospect list today. There is no surprise at number one but there are some surprises further down the list.
Here are the top ten with the Batters Box ranking shown in brackets:
1. Kyle Drabek (1)
2. Deck McGuire (6)
3. Anthony Gose (12)
4. Travis D'Arnaud (9)
5. Zach Stewart (3)
6. Asher Wojciechowski (13)
7. JP Arencibia (2)
8. Carlos Perez (5)
9. Aaron Sanchez (14)
10. Jake Marisnick (11)
The biggest jump from the Batters Box list is Anthony Gose, the type of player loved by BA for his tools. Asher Wojciechowski; Travis D'Arnaud; and Aaron Sanchez also rated highly with BA.
Missing from the Batters Box top ten are Adeiny Hechavarria (#4); Henderson Alvarez (#7); AJ Jimenez (#8); and Eric Thames (#10).
Here are some comments from the write-ups:
(McGuire's) slider is a swing-and-miss pitch, sitting at 82-85 mph with late life. He can backdoor it against righthanders and sneak it under lefties' hands. His changeup arrives at 80-84 with some fade, and he maintains good arm speed, giving the pitch plenty of deception. His curveball has tightened up since the spring—he threw it at 78-79 mph during instructional league, as opposed to 70-75 during the spring—and could be an average pitch.
Wojciechowski has similar stuff to Zach Stewart and likewise could develop into a quality starter if he can refine his changeup.
His (Sanchez) fastball worked at 89-92 mph in the spring, sat in the low 90s during his pro debut and touched 95 during instructional league. Sanchez is able to spin a breaking ball and flashes a plus curveball. His changeup is a work in progress right now, as he throws it a little too hard, but he has shown some feel for the pitch. Sanchez created a lot of buzz at instructs, and the Jays are excited about his potential as a frontline starter.
(Marisnick) has improved his timing at the plate and the ball jumps off his bat when he makes contact. However, he can get too aggressive at times, and the Jays are working with him to stay tall and drive through the ball.
The Ba chat for subscribers will be this afternoon.
https://www.battersbox.ca/article.php?story=20101105112811881