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It seemed to me Jo played enough last year to go past his prospect eligibility and badly enough to drop further down than No. 13 if he didn't.
Wrong both times.
BA agrees with Peter that "the offense isn't all there yet" -- which makes it all the more impressive that he comes in at No. 7 on their top 100 prospects list.
The scouting reports Baseball America's top 100 prospects are pithy but the grades tell us what we really want to know, and it's nice to see their faces.
Here they are, the few we have. Fangraphs has the rest.
No. 9 on last year's top 100 prospects list from BA, Kelenic moved up No. 4 this year, right behind a teammate.
Needs pitching stats.
Sixto is sixth on BA's top 100 prospects list, unveiled yesterday.
BA rolled out its top 100 prospects yesterday.
Needs to be on the Diamondbacks.
Very surprising the US has this many.
Baseball America's
2021 Top 100 MLB Prospects By The Numbers
BY NATIONALITY
| United States | 72 |
| Dominican Republic | 15 |
| Cuba | 3 |
| Venezuela | 3 |
| Bahamas | 2 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Mexico | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 |
—Wander Franco (Dominican Republic) joins Andruw Jones (Curacao) as the only international players to be ranked the No. 1 prospect in back-to-back years. The only other players to be ranked the No. 1 prospect in consecutive years are Joe Mauer (2004-05) and Bryce Harper (2011-12).
—Jeter Downs grew up in Florida, but he was born in Colombia and lived there until he was 5. He is counted with Luis Patiño as players from Colombia in the 2021 Top 100.
—Ha-Seong Kim is the first player from South Korea to rank in the Top 100 since Hyun-Jin Ryu, who ranked No. 42 in 2013.
The whole deal:
Padres get: RHP Joe Musgrove from the Pirates
Mets get: LHP Joey Lucchesi from the Padres
Pirates get: OF Hudson Head, RHP David Bednar, LHP Omar Cruz, RHP Drake Fellows from the Padres and C/OF Endy Rodriguez from the Mets
Here's another look at team Statcast stats:
| Top 10 FBv | FBv | ERA |
| Dodgers | 94.7 | 3.03 |
| Reds | 94.7 | 3.89 |
| Padres | 94.4 | 3.88 |
| Rockies | 94.2 | 5.59 |
| Mets | 93.9 | 5.02 |
| Yankees | 93.9 | 4.35 |
| Phillies | 93.6 | 5.20 |
| Rays | 93.5 | 3.57 |
| Royals | 93.5 | 4.30 |
| Tigers | 93.5 | 5.63 |
| avg 10 | 94.0 | 4.43 |
These are the ten best pitching staffs in 2020 measured in pure heat: the average velocity of all the fastballs that were thrown. I thought there would be a better correlation with the desired result, ERA.
The MLB average ERA was 4.45. As a group, these high-octane pitching staffs were only slightly better.
But there are still some interesting things to see here. The NL dominates this list. Eight of the ten teams are at the extremes in ERA, four good (Dodgers, Reds, Padres, Rays), four bad (Rockies, Mets, Phillies, Tigers).
Not shown is the FB% of these pitching staffs, but that's also interesting. The Reds were the least fastball-reliant (48.5%) and got good results. The Tigers were the most fastball-reliant (57.8%) and got terrible results.
A foot soldier in the Empire channels his inner DiCaprio.
The Evil Empire, spreading rumors.
Luis Castillo (P) CIN - Jan. 17
https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/player.php?id=762442
Reds GM Nick Krall issued a statement suggesting that rumors of Castillo being traded to the Yankees was 'completely false,' Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports. "[The rumors] are completely false," Krall texted. "We intend to have [Castillo] as a member of our rotation for 2021."
ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: While Krall has asserted that he'll listen to offers for nearly everyone, it doesn't really make sense to trade Castillo, absent an overwhelming package. He's only making $4.2 million with the Reds in 2021 and won't become a free agent for another three seasons.
I'm not hoping this happens, but it's trending, isn't it?
MLB doesn't have the unilateral right to delay the season, unlike many other leagues. It has to be based on government restrictions caused by the state of emergency. We haven't seen restrictions on non-essential workers in most localities in a very, very long time. Considering Spring Training is in Florida and Arizona, I wouldn't expect those Governors to place any restrictions.
On the other hand, it doesn't cost them anything more to hold onto him. If opening day is delayed, and it still looks like a good bet to me it will be, there will be lots of pressure to make the season shorter. They save some millions, which at some point has to mean something.
If they were contending and could use the roster spot for a contributing player, that would mean something else.
Re-signed with the Red Sox for $4.5 million after the club declined its option this year for $6.25 million. The club option for next year is $6 million.
The buyout is half a million.
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Randy just squeaked onto BA's Top 100 Prospects last year and mashed his way to No. 17 (only) this year.
Randy Arozarena
Final 2020 Ranking: 100
Tools: Hit: 55 | Power: 60 | Run: 70 | Fielding: 50 | Arm: 55
Skinny: The breakout star of the postseason is bound to face an adjustment period, but his tools and athleticism should help him remain a standout.