Baseball America: White Sox Top 10

[Y2Jimmy0]

Baseball America has the White Sox as the 5th ranked system in the sport. Their write-up on Luis Robert is "glowing". 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/rankings/2020-chicago-white-sox-top-mlb-prospects/

 

1. Luis Robert OF

2. Andrew Vaughn 1B

3. Michael Kopech RHP

4. Nick Madrigal 2B

5. Matthew Thompson RHP

6. Jonathan Stiever RHP

7. Andrew Dalquist RHP

8. Steele Walker OF

9. Dane Dunning RHP

10. Blake Rutherford OF 

[Look at Ray Ray Run]

Damn, they are quite high on Thompson.

[DirtySox]

Interesting that they have Thompson above Dalquist. I think I'd have them swapped.

[SoxAce]

14 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Interesting that they have Thompson above Dalquist. I think I'd have them swapped.

Same but I've always been higher on Dalquist personally.

[bmags]

3 hours ago, DirtySox said:

Interesting that they have Thompson above Dalquist. I think I'd have them swapped.

I think this matches their BA draft rankings and they didn't really pitch after being drafted so I'm not surprised. 

[DirtySox]

Here's part of the BA Robert write-up. Some off-season hype.
 

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Scouting Report: Robert is the most tooled-up player the White Sox have had in their system in years and boasts a body befitting of an NFL tight end. His rust and injuries in his first two years obscured his talent, which showed up box scores all season long. Robert’s pure hitting ability might be his weakest tool—which is saying something after he posted a .328 average across three levels—because of the swing-and-miss in his game. He will chase pitches out of the zone, and scouts have noticed that he has the tendency to commit a bit early on breaking balls designed to get hitters to chase. Internally, the White Sox believe that trait appears in part because pitchers have learned to stay away from the juicy parts of the strike zone, which leads Robert to get impatient and try to do damage on pitcher’s pitches. If pitchers do bring the ball in the zone, Robert can use his strong hands, muscular frame and elite bat speed to pummel pitches out to all parts of the park. That power was best displayed in 2019 on a home run in Birmingham that cleared the batter’s eye in center field. On defense, Robert uses near-elite speed to chase balls down to all four quadrants of center field. His arm is double-plus as well—he had seven outfield assists in 2019—which gives a weapon not present in the skill sets of most center fielders. While the Astros’ Kyle Tucker joined Robert in the 30-30 club, the White Sox’s top prospect is the first player since 2009 to finish a season with 30 home runs and 10 or more triples.

The Future: Robert is likely to follow the typical path of the young, big league-ready super-prospect. On a team that in 2019 featured a pitcher who finished in the top three in the Cy Young voting and another who won the batting title, Robert has the tools and skills to become a true face of the franchise.

 

Edited December 10, 2019 by DirtySox

[SoxAce]

5 minutes ago, DirtySox said:

Here's part of the BA Robert write-up. Some off-season hype.
 

 

.... I came.

[ChiSoxJon]

Love seeing how the system is still loaded...Keep drafting well boys

[NorthSideSox72]

Here to give a nod to Jimmy about Stiever. James was all over Stiever as a sleeper from the draft on, and that helped push him into the T30 list right away when other sites didn't list him. Now BA has him 6th. That's a hell of a rise.

 

[Jack Parkman]

Who moved into the T10 after Walker was traded?