The outfielder who came to Chicago in the Anthony Rizzo trade deadline deal in July 2021, impressed in A-ball, hitting. With only 75 Rookie league games under his belt coming into 2022 (41 as a 16-year-old in 2019, 34 as an 18-year-old in 2021), expectations were high but reserved for the former Yankees international signee. One could argue that the lost 2020 Covid season put a damper on Alcantara’s development. Tennessee fans should be excited to hopefully see him in the Smokies’ outfield at some point this coming season. Keep an eye on his 21.6% K%, although with his elite hit tool, that number could/should decrease. In 101 games between Myrtle Beach and South Bend, he slashed. The 2020 1st rounder (by the Mets, 19th overall) put together a stellar 2022 season coming off surgery that repaired his torn labrum in 2021. Levels listed for each player are the highest levels player reached in 2022 Tier 1 middle reliever, low-ceiling UT guys) Tier 5: Players of interest, worth keeping an eye on, who have an outside chance of making their team’s 40-man roster Prospects1500 Tiers: Tier 1: Players with high expectations of both making the majors and playing at an All-Star level for a number of years Tier 2: Players with an above-average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor Tier 3: Players with an average expectation of making the majors and being a solid contributor Tier 4: Players who have the potential of making the majors, or have a high likelihood of making the majors but providing minimal impact (e.g. Six Prospects1500 writers contributed to this column and rankings including Scott Greene ( Daniel Hoyle ( Michael Kelley ( Shaun Kernahan ( Caleb Sanders ( and Tom Usiak ( and the writer’s last name follows each player write-up or paragraph.
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With the front office showing a renewed emphasis on free agent spending, and a farm system on the rise, Cubs fans can hopefully see the light at the end of the tunnel of this rebuild. It may still be little light on impact from the upper levels, although Mervis (our #4) and Hayden Wesneski (#10) will certainly play a role this year, but top to bottom, this is a group with significant upside and an improved long-term outlook. With an influx of high-end pitching from the draft and two shrewd trades, this is a more balanced system than we’ve seen the last few years. The talent isn’t exclusive to the outfield, either. Now we need to see them sustain this level of performance in the upper minors. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kevin Alcantara, and Canario each had standout seasons, showing real gains and providing hope that their considerable ceilings are actually within reach. The Cubs have enviable depth in the outfield, as 5 of the top 7 prospects are outfielders. That was before Alexander Canario’s bonkers 2nd half, and before we’d had a chance to fully process the wildly out of nowhere “Mash” Mervis breakout.ĭespite a lost year for last season’s #1 prospect Brennen Davis, this is a system on the rise.
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We noted: “With only one surefire Top 100 prospect right now, they could have 3-5 by the time we update our rankings midseason.” This proved prescient, as our June Top 189 featured four Cubs in the top 75.
Flush with high-ceiling teenagers, but lacking much impact in the upper minors, most rankings had this as a bottom half system. This time last year, we were intrigued with the depth of the Cubs’ farm.
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