POP UP PROSPECTS

 I am always hunting for the big bats. Here are a few guys I'm watching in 2022: Has Luis Garcia  (WSN) flipped a switch on his power? The numbers he posted at AAA as a 21 year old in 2021 are pretty impressive - 13 HR, 16.4% K rate, 9.4% BB rate, .296 ISO, .303 AVG (with just a .288 BABIP), and 154 wRC+. He posted 6 HR in 70 games after he was called up, and he was the first player born in after the year 2000 to hit a big league home run . I can't wait to watch this kid in 2022! Luis Garcia SS, WSN (21y) BAT PWR GAP RUN TOT SYS21 53 74 74 53 66 HIT GME RAW SPD FV FG21 30/55 30/35 45/50 55/55 45 12/10/2021 Will the Astros give Jeremy Pena some run in 2022? Pena outperformed his scouting line with solid PWR and RUN in 2021. Fangraphs says he's "a plus defender with a good approach and rapidly growing power" and it looks like he found that power in 2021. In 133 at bats at AAA, Pena hit 10 HR and stole 5 bases. With Correa looking for a big pay day, the Astros mig...

There are hundreds of prospects in minor league baseball. There are dozens of prospect rankings, too. There are player raters and scouting grades that pin a number on a players future tools. But I found myself asking - what is Coby Mayo’s current scouting grade? Is he living up to those expectations? How does he compare to players at the same level of minor league baseball? And how can I find the next Coby Mayo before my league, especially if we are all reading the same daily prospect updates? I decided to build it myself.  I’ve grown familiar with the 20-80 scouting grade scale, so all tools are ranked using that scale. I’m looking for players with above average performance, or 50 grades and up. The System probably won’t produce any 80 grades - there are too many adjustments (discussed below). Here are the TOOLS and statistics that are being used to evaluate each tool. TOOLS: BAT - K%, BB%, K/BB, AVG, BABIP, LD%, FB%, and SwStr% PWR - ISO, LD%, HR/AB, FB%, HR/FB, 2B, and 3B GAP - ...