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As you I’m betting you know (and have heard me ‘talk’ about so often; I apologize), Viva El Birdos held its first round of prospect projections. We do an MLB portion annually and thought it could be fun to do some of the young guys, too. Thank you for participating!
Last night, I revealed the results of the five pitchers. This morning, it’s the 10 hitting prospects we had.
The 10: Nolan Gorman, Andrew Knizner, Randy Arozarena, Elehuris Montero, Luken Baker, Dylan Carlson, Edmundo Sosa, Jonathan Machado, Max Schrock, and Justin Williams.
2019 Community Prospect Projections Results: Hitters
| Player | Postion | Start Season: | Most Time: | Games Played | Plate Appearances | Home Runs | Walks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Postion | Start Season: | Most Time: | Games Played | Plate Appearances | Home Runs | Walks |
| Nolan Gorman | Third base | Class-A | Class-A Adv. | 89 | 413 | 24 | 48 |
| Andrew Knizner | Catcher | Triple-A | Triple-A | 101 | 383 | 14 | 40 |
| Randy Arozarena | Center field | Triple-A | Triple-A | 109 | 392 | 17 | 45 |
| Elehuris Montero | Third base | Class-A Adv. | Double-A | 101 | 396 | 22 | 57 |
| Luken Baker | First base | Class-A | Class-A Adv. | 95 | 361 | 20 | 47 |
| Dylan Carlson | First base | Double-A | Double-A | 104 | 399 | 19 | 54 |
| Edmundo Sosa | Shortstop | Triple-A | Triple-A | 112 | 414 | 9 | 36 |
| Jonatan Machado | Center field | Class-A Adv. | Class-A Adv. | 88 | 321 | 6 | 32 |
| Max Schrock | Second base | Triple-A | Triple-A | 112 | 401 | 11 | 45 |
| Justin Williams | Left field | Triple-A | Triple-A | 98 | 334 | 13 | 34 |
After jumbling through all of the feedback, I jotted down some notes that came to mind:
- Sosa is projected to play in the most games and have the most plate appearances out of this group of 10 players. Not surprising.
- ^ However, Gorman is projected to play in the second-fewest games, yet have the second-most plate appearances. I guess Sosa is leaving games early?
- Another Gorman note: it’s thought he will lead the group with two-dozen home runs. Machado, who is projected for 88 games (one fewer than Gorman), is slated for a half-dozen long balls.
- If Montero hits 22 home runs, that would increase his 2018 total by 38 percent; it would also be more home runs than he hit in the 170 games he played in before last season.
- Half of the players on this list are projected to start the season at Triple-A Memphis and spend most of their seasons there. (Knizner, Arozarena, Sosa, Schrock, and Williams)
- ^ Double-A Springfield has one player like that (Carlson), while Machado is projected to do this at Class-A Advanced Palm Beach.
- Baker slashed .288/.359/.417 at Class-A Peoria in 37 games last year. So, if he does start the year at Class-A and continues that trend early in the season, he will most likely receive a promotion to Palm Beach for more than just coffee. That would mean a correct projection.
Again, thank you for participating! Be sure to come back and help us with our MLB Projections. Those will start this afternoon.