Keith Law's Top 10 Jay's Prospects (ESPN Insider Content)

by jsmith2162 on Feb 9, 2012 3:19 PM EST

The First 5 made the top 100 MLB prospects list.

Toronto Blue Jays
1. Travis d'Arnaud, C (6)
2. Drew Hutchison, RHP (42)
3. Jake Marisnick, CF (47)
4. Anthony Gose, CF (59)
5. Aaron Sanchez, RHP (96)
6. Justin Nicolino, RHP
7. Noah Syndergaard, RHP
8. A.J. Jimenez, C
9. Adonis Cardona, RHP
10. Deck McGuire, RHP

Tom: Sorry I edited out large copied portions of Keith's post. Folks, copying and pasting very limited amounts of other people's work is ok, but posting a few hundred words of someone else's work isn't.

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Law is no fanboy and is quite critical of prospects. If he likes these five this much, there’s a good reason for it.

Also, in his chat, he mentions Nestor Molina and said that he is likely a 4/5 starter or reliever. He notes Molina’s lack of a breaking pitch and good control but not so great command.

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by JaysfanDL on Feb 9, 2012 4:03 PM EST reply actions

what do you mean differentiating between control and command?

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by yleviticus on Feb 9, 2012 4:23 PM EST up reply actions

Law's words, not mine

I think command refers to how well you can throw any pitch at any time. Molina isn’t great with his breaking ball so his command suffers. Control is pinpointing your pitches. I think that’s what he means.

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by JaysfanDL on Feb 9, 2012 4:25 PM EST up reply actions

As I understand it

Control – the ability to throw strikes
Command – the ability to throw the ball where you want to (so placing it within the strike zone, throwing quality strikes or even putting a chase pitch where you want)

by MjwW on Feb 9, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions

yup

that’s how I’ve always interpreted it and I believe that’s how they are most commonly used

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by benk on Feb 9, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions

It would be good

To update our definitions (eg snakeface) and add these two to the list.

by siggian on Feb 10, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions

hmm, very interesting

that he likes Sanchez so much. kind of surprising that Norris isn’t on his top-10 list, but no really huge surprises. great to read his reviews of the top-5 too.

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by benk on Feb 9, 2012 4:09 PM EST reply actions

He noted Norris' inconsistent velocity in knocking him down

He really likes Sanchez because of his secondary pitches. Syndergaard didn’t do as well as Sanchez because of the secondary pitches even though Syndergaard has a good fastball and control.

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by JaysfanDL on Feb 9, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

ahh, k

thanks.

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by benk on Feb 9, 2012 4:41 PM EST up reply actions

Sanchez has a huge ceiling

Prototypical RHP build, and as noted, potentially high quality secondaries. He really needs to work on controlling/commanding them, but that’s often a feel and experience thing. Listening to some of the games last year, it would just desert him at times…he’d be motoring along, and then just suddenly ball, ball, ball…

by MjwW on Feb 9, 2012 4:50 PM EST up reply actions