I added this late to yesterdays post, so if you happened to miss it, here it is again. Frankie Piliere of AOL Fanhouse ranked the Reds farm system as the 6th best in baseball. Here is what he had to say about the farm system:
Aroldis Chapman still having prospect status is a pretty good place to start for any farm system. But beyond that, having studs like Billy Hamilton, Yasmani Grandal and Yonder Alonso on the way sure doesn’t hurt either. The Reds have talent up and down the ladder as they continue to draft smart and do their share of work in the international market.
Keith Law had a chat over on ESPN.com yesterday. Here is what he had to say about Billy Hamilton:
dave (erie, pa)
Billy Hamilton of the reds is starting to get alot of attention, with some people saying he could even steal 100 bases, what do you think of him?Klaw
I would love to see someone steal 100 bases, but I don’t think he’s that guy.
That is pretty interesting given how highly Keith Law ranked Billy Hamilton in his Top 100 less than two weeks ago (#51).
John Sickels has up an article on the Toronto Blue Jays catching depth. My question to you guys is, who would you take between the Reds catching depth in the minors and the Blue Jays depth in the minors? I think we are clearly stronger at the top (I really don’t have a ton of faith in Arencibia), but they do seem to have more depth. Who would you take and why?
6 Days until pitchers and catchers. I am having a party to celebrate it.