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Top 25 is here:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25847
I'll post the 26-100 for those who aren't insiders - first 26-50
26 Alderson
Laporta
Matusz
Maybin
30 Fowler
Stanton
Tabata
Wade Davis
Villalona
35 Jarrod Parker
Gordon Beckham
Martin Perez
Pedro Alvarez
Elvis Andrus
40 Chris Tillman
Jordan Walden
Jordan Zimmermann
Brett Cecil
Moustakas
45 Alcides
Austin Jackson
Hellickson
Jason Donald
Jeffress
50 Daryl Jones
The most notable for me is Moustakas being this low - here's what Law says about him:
Moustakas had an odd year, to say the least: He spent the first half of the season as an awful defensive shortstop who couldn't hit a lick (but was young for his league), and the second half as an offensive machine who was sort of passable at third base.
Moustakas has a great swing, a smooth left-hander's stroke with good plate coverage and hard line-drive contact. He has intermittent power; his swing doesn't have great loft, and he needs to get his arms extended to really drive the ball, but it is in there when he gets the opportunity to use it. Physically, Moustakas offers no projection; he's 6-0, around 200 pounds or slightly more, and already thickset, with below-average speed.
He was never going to stay at short, and he may not stay at third, where he was improved but still has a lot of work to do on reading balls and improving reaction times. It has been said before, by me and others, that Moustakas should be behind the plate. He has a 65-70 arm, has a catcher's body, and caught a little bit in high school. The Royals have no catching prospects of note, and any questions about Moustakas' power become irrelevant if he's catching, because his bat will be plus back there at 15 homers a year or 30. As a catcher, he'd be top 20-25 overall.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=25847
I'll post the 26-100 for those who aren't insiders - first 26-50
26 Alderson
Laporta
Matusz
Maybin
30 Fowler
Stanton
Tabata
Wade Davis
Villalona
35 Jarrod Parker
Gordon Beckham
Martin Perez
Pedro Alvarez
Elvis Andrus
40 Chris Tillman
Jordan Walden
Jordan Zimmermann
Brett Cecil
Moustakas
45 Alcides
Austin Jackson
Hellickson
Jason Donald
Jeffress
50 Daryl Jones
The most notable for me is Moustakas being this low - here's what Law says about him:
Moustakas had an odd year, to say the least: He spent the first half of the season as an awful defensive shortstop who couldn't hit a lick (but was young for his league), and the second half as an offensive machine who was sort of passable at third base.
Moustakas has a great swing, a smooth left-hander's stroke with good plate coverage and hard line-drive contact. He has intermittent power; his swing doesn't have great loft, and he needs to get his arms extended to really drive the ball, but it is in there when he gets the opportunity to use it. Physically, Moustakas offers no projection; he's 6-0, around 200 pounds or slightly more, and already thickset, with below-average speed.
He was never going to stay at short, and he may not stay at third, where he was improved but still has a lot of work to do on reading balls and improving reaction times. It has been said before, by me and others, that Moustakas should be behind the plate. He has a 65-70 arm, has a catcher's body, and caught a little bit in high school. The Royals have no catching prospects of note, and any questions about Moustakas' power become irrelevant if he's catching, because his bat will be plus back there at 15 homers a year or 30. As a catcher, he'd be top 20-25 overall.
