Love Me, Hate Me—Baseball Prospectus
High on:
- SS Nick Gordon, Twins–#35, avg. ranking of 60.8
- OF Leodys Taveras, Rangers–#28, avg. ranking of 52.0
- C Carson Kelly, Cardinals–#44, avg. ranking of 66.7
- OF Juan Soto, Nationals–#22, avg. ranking of 38.7
- OF Monte Harrison, Brewers–#49, avg. ranking of 64.3
Low on:
- 1B Ryan McMahon, Rockies–#99, avg. ranking of 61.2
- RHP Corbin Burnes, Brewers–#80, avg. ranking of 55.0
- INF Luis Urias, Padres–#74, avg. ranking of 49.5
- LHP Luis Gohara, Braves–#62, avg. ranking of 40.7
- RHP Albert Abreu, Yankees–#100, avg. ranking of 79.7
The Gordon family will be much happier about Nick’s placement on the BP top-100, where he gets his best ranking. BP also likes Taveras, Kelly, Soto, and Harrison more than any other source. You can add Angels outfielder Jo Adell to this list. He is ranked #38 by BP, but #46 or higher by everyone else. Adell doesn’t have much of a professional track record yet. He was the number ten overall pick last June and has just 49 games under his belt. He’s hit well, though, with a .325/.376/.532 batting line.
Rockies first base prospect Ryan McMahon doesn’t get much love from BP, where he’s ranked #99. Three of the six sources have McMahon in their top 50. He’s hit well in five minor league seasons (.298/.368/.510), but some of the Rockies’ minor league ballparks are quite hitter friendly. He played both Double-A and Triple-A last year and showed big home/road splits and platoon splits. He crushed right-handed pitchers (.379/.428/.631), but struggled against lefties (.231/.297/.337).