Tag: Brayan Rocchio

Cleveland Guardians Prospects 2023

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Overall Grade: A

The Rays get most of the accolades for the drafting and player development among small market teams, but Cleveland deserves their props. No team has done a better job developing pitching in recent seasons, and the Guardians farm system is loaded entering 2023.

Name PosAge Level ETAGradeComments
Daniel EspinoSP21AA2023ARidiculous in four starts before knee injury. Will need some seasoning.
Tanner BibeeSP23AA2023A-Complete breakout with elite control, 11.3 K/9 and dominance. Bieber clone.
George ValeraOF21AAA2023A-Good pop and walks, poor discipline and BA. Not a great initial prospect.
Bo NaylorC22MLB2022A-Rebound season, legit 20/20 with good walk rate. Mediocre BA.
Gavin WilliamsSP22AA2024B+2021 1st round pick, outstanding so far.
Jhonkensy NoelOF/1B/3B20AAA2023B+Plate discipline exposed, but had major power.
Brayan Rocchio2B/SS21AAA2023B+Pop and speed, somewhat overrated.
Angel MartinezSS/2B20AA2023B+Not overlay toolsy, but decent at everything. Fringy regular.
Logan AllenSP23AAA2023B+Really struggled at AAA with walks and performance, but K rate still there.
Juan Brito2B20A-2025BGreat BB/K, good BA, some pop and speed.
Will BrennanOF24MLB2022BGood BA and contact, some power and speed. An easy 4th OF projection
Will DionSP22A+2024BExcellent K/BB, 11.0 K/9. Potential sleeper.
Will BensonOF24MLB2022B-Breakout year, fixed strikeouts and showing 20/20 potential.
Hunter GaddisSP24MLB2022CGreat K rate, sub-par stuff and HR issues.
Xzavion CurrySP23MLB2022CInteresting prospect but has control and HR issues.
Jack LeftwichSP23A+2024CGreat success and K/BB, somewhat older than competition.
Joey CantilloSP22AA2023CExcellent strikeout rates, poor control.
Tanner BurnsSP23AA2023CPoor control and HR issues, former 1st round pick.
Alexfri PlanezOF20A+2025CVery good power, awful discipline.
Johnathan RodriguezOF22AA2024CGood power, poor disciplined and struggled at AA.
Micah Pries1B24AA2023C-Some pop and speed, but not a regular.
Joe Naranjo1B21A+2024C-Nice power and walk rate, terrible BA.

Fantasy Baseball Shortstop Rankings 2023

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Updated 01/21/23

Rankings based on 15-team mixed, standard roto-scoring leagues.

Rating: 1-5, 5 is likely improvement, 1 is likely decline

Status: Sleeper (S), Deep Sleeper (DS), Bust (B)

RankNameLgTeamPosCommentsRatingStatus
1Trea TurnerNPHISSDurable in four of five years. No big changes. Led league in PA. Would expect speed to decline soon.3
2Bobby WittAKCRSSExtreme LA and elite speed. Worst in second half. Finished year hitting second.3
3Bo BichetteATORSSStreaky, hit .406-7-27 in September. EV and HH% were up. Mediocre speed makes 2021 SB a fluke.3
4Fernando Tatis JR.NSDPSS
5Amed RosarioACLESSCut K%, elite speed. Slow starter again. Hit 2nd, lineup spot really matters.3
6Tim AndersonACHWSSCut K% sharply, but power also down. Missed time with groin and thumb.3
7Francisco LindorNNYMSSK% remained up and speed is in decline.2
8Xander BogaertsNSDPSSHR% worst since 2017, power returned late. EV down significantly but played through injury.3
9Oneil CruzNPITSSElite EV and speed. 34% K, huge September. High-risk, high-reward.3
10Ezequiel TovarNCOLSSBreakout at AA, clear 20/20 ability. Could be favorable price.3S
11Wander FrancoATBRSS10% K, chronic injuries but looked great in April and September.3
12Dansby SwansonNCHCSSSuper durable in three consecutive years. HR% about the same for three years. EV was up. Price is solely for PT.3
13Nico HoernerNCHCSSK% down to 11%, increased LA. Struggled in second half. Has probably reached ceiling unless he's promoted in lineup.3
14Willy AdamesNMILSSFB% from 2021 held. Showing strong growth. XBA in line with real.3
15Corey SeagerATEXSSSecond best HR% of career. .283 xBA. Slowed a bit in second half.3
16Jeremy PenaAHOUSSSmashed LHP, hot in September and playoffs. Elite speed.3
17Carlos CorreaAMINSSAlmost no change, BA was a fluke.3
18CJ AbramsNWSNSSAwful walk rate, didn't improve in WAS. Ended year hitting 2nd and 91 speed.3
19Jorge MateoABALSSHigh LA and elite speed. Defense could keep him as starter.3
20Javier BaezADETSSSecond best K% of career. Better in second half but still not great, EV well down. Speed down. Clear decline.3
21Elvis AndrusAFASSPower rebound with White Sox, increased LA. Speed has tanked.3
22Ha-Seong KimNSDPSSHigh LA, made progress in second half. Still not a regular.3
23Isiah Kiner-FalefaANYYSS14% K, showed some pop in September.3
24J.P. CrawfordASEASS13% K but horrendous EV. Demoted in lineup late in year.3
25Royce LewisAMINSSSecond torn ACL, very impressive when he played.4
26Brandon CrawfordNSFGSSFought knee problem, no sign of 2021 numbers.2
27Adalberto MondesiAKCRSSTorn ACL, speed already tanked.2
28Jose IglesiasNFASSHit better on the road than at Coors. Still strong contact.3
29Oswald PerazaANYYSSSome pop and elite speed. Didn't hit the ball hard, and BA has been mediocre.3
30Anthony VolpeANYYSS
31Miguel RojasNLADSSEv bad in b2b years but making contact.3
32Brice TurangNMILSS
33Dylan MooreASEASSSB skills better than actual speed, 29% K.3
34Kyle FarmerAMINSSSlammed LHP, likely to be his role.3
35Ryan KreidlerADETSSHas some pop and speed.3
36Elly De La CruzNCINSS
37Mauricio DubonAHOUSSMuch improved K% but didn't hit RHP. Somewhat interesting.3
38Jordan WestburgABALSS
39Alan TrejoNCOLSSSome pop but nothing else.3
40Nick AhmedNARISSShoulder surgery in June. Was terrible in 2021.2
41Edmundo SosaNPHISS
42Jose RodriguezACHWSS
43Jose BarreroNCINSS44% K, fractured hamate bone. 2021 was only showing of upside, but was good enough to be worthy flier.3
44Garrett HampsonNMIASSOnly hit LHP.3
45Maikel GarciaAKCRSSGood speed and has hit for BA. Interesting stash.3
46David HamiltonABOSSS
47Geraldo PerdomoNARISSGood defense and speed. Can't hit.2
48Blaze AlexanderNARISS
49Otto LopezATORSSSolid BA and can run.3
50Austin MartinAMINSS
51Zach NetoALAASS
52Danny MendickNNYMSS
53Masyn WinnNSTLSS
54Paul DeJongNSTLSS33% K worst by far. Looks finished.2
55Brayan RocchioACLESS
56Matt McLainNCINSS
57Liover PegueroNPITSS
58Zack ShortADETSS
59Andrew VelazquezALAASSAll defense and speed. 34% K.2
60Ronny MauricioNNYMSS
61Addison BargerATORSS
62Jordan LawlarNARISS
63Johan CamargoAMINSS
64Joey OrtizABALSS
65Jermaine PalaciosADETSSHas pop and speed. Overmatched initially.3
66Vinny CapraATORSSDisciplined and has hit for BA.3
67Braden ShewmakeNATLSS
68Jacob AmayaNLADSS