I will update this post in the afternoon to talk more about the Pioneer League Top 20 Prospects list from Baseball America which is supposed to come out today. My guess is that these Billings Mustangs make the list: Robert Stephenson, Jesse Winker and Ismael Guillon. I am also interested to see if anything is said about some other guys in the chat (Seth Mejias-Brean, Carlos Sanchez, Dan Langfield and Drew Cisco). I imagine the order would be as I listed for where the Reds guys will fall on the list, with Stephenson and Winker likely finding themselves inside the Top 10.
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Baseball America has released it’s Pioneer League Top 20 and the Reds have SIX players inside the Top 20. Robert Stephenson comes in at #2 on the list as he was touted for potentially having three very good pitches with #1 potential. Jesse Winker came in at #5 on the list and like his scouting reports from the spring, his bat is his carrying card and he needs to continue to improve his defense. Dan Langfield came in at #10 on the list with four quality pitches. Jeff Gelalich was #11 in the league and it was noted that a hand injury held back his production in the league. Seth Mejias-Brean came in at #18 with potential plus defense and solid pop in his bat. Rounding out the rankings was Ismael Guillon at #20 where he has two quality pitches and needs to work on his curve. Jon Moscot would have made the list had he had one extra inning in order to qualify for the list.
John Sickels took a look at Daniel Corcino over at MinorLeagueBall.com. The site is also featuring a brand new look as SBNation went from their old format to the new SB United format. There is quite a bit to the article, and I am in agreement with John on a lot of it, so go give it a read. Here is a quick scouting report from the article:
The scouting reports reflect what the numbers show. Corcino has a live arm with a 92-94 MPH fastball that hits 95-96 on his best days. His delivery has some cross-fire, cross-body effort in it, not unexpected due to his size, but he generally maintains his velocity without much problem. He relies on the fastball as his main pitch, but his secondaries (slider, changeup) are both promising, if still works-in-progress.