Castillo to Seattle

[CJD]

(07-31-2022, 07:32 AM)psychdoctor Wrote: Reds get 3 of Mariners top 5 prospect,  however, Mariners have mid level talent farm.  I think cruz will move to corner OF in a couple years.  Votto will be gone after next year, Moose will be around two more years it seems.  Still, I do think Reds did about all they could for a Player likely not signed by Reds long term.  I think Mahle is next and maybe they get something for Drury.

Bleacher Report recently (right before the trade) did a mid season farm system ranking and they had Seattle as the 17th ranked system. However, they did have both Marte and Arroyo as "tier 1" prospects, defined like this:

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• Tier 1: Prospects who have elite skill sets and All-Star potential. This is the cream of the prospect crop. These players will make up B/R's updated Top 100 prospect list when it publishes next week.
  

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10042595-updated-mlb-farm-system-rankings-after-2022-mlb-draft

The Reds were ranked 14th overall and already have 3 Tier 1 prospects, EDLC, Lodolo and Collier. This trade means we now have 5 tier 1 prospects according to this guy's rankings, which probably pushes us into the top 5 in terms of farm systems.

Keith Law released his updated top 60 prospects today and he has EDLC as the 8th best prospect in baseball, Marte as 12th, Collier as 29th with Arroyo as an honorable mention.

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1. 8. Elly de la Cruz, SS, Cincinnati Reds

Previous ranking: No. 69
If we’re just going on upside, de la Cruz is the best prospect in the minors right now; he just carries more risk than some of the players ahead of him, stemming from the hit tool. De la Cruz is an incredible athlete, with 80 raw power and 80 running speed, lightning quick hands, and a 70 arm. He has the tools and agility to stay at shortstop, although he’s not consistent on defense and is going to be very big for the position. He does swing and miss too often, including on pitches in-zone, but that’s why he’s not at No. 1. There is a much lower probability for de la Cruz than the seven guys ahead of him, but his ceiling tops them all.

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1. 12. Noelvi Marte, SS, Cincinnati Reds

Previous ranking: No. 11
The best prospect of the four heading back to the Reds for Luis Castillo, Marte got off to a slow start this year, but the big-bodied shortstop has been hitting the cover off the ball for the last six weeks, more than doubling his season home run total in that span while walking about as often as he strikes out. I think he’s going to outgrow shortstop, and he’s lost a little speed as he’s filled out even since last season, but he has the hands and arm to move to third. He’s already outpacing his offensive performance from last year and is still just 20 years old in High A.

https://theathletic.com/3461142/2022/08/01/mlb-top-prospects-2022-minor-leaguers/ 

I won't share the 3rd paragraph about Coller to comply with these forum guidelines but, suffice it to say, I am actually excited for the future of the Reds, which is not something I would have said at the beginning of this season. I am hopeful that, after 1 more rebuilding year, we start to get a few of these prospects into the majors in 2024 and start to make some noise in the 6 to 7 year window that these prospects afford a ball club.