Baez Tops End of Season Prospect List
MILB.com gets the gold star for getting their homework done first and has put out a Top 20 Cubs prospect list based off the end of the 2012 season. It's actually a fairly in-depth look at the system so I encourage folks to check it out. But as for the names, check after the jump...
- Javier Baez
- Albert Almora
- Brett Jackson
- Arodys Vizcaino
- Jorge Soler
- Matt Szczur
- Trey McNutt
- Junior Lake
- Pierce Johnson
- Josh Vitters
- Dillon Maples
- Robert Whitenack
- Dan Vogelbach
- Ben Wells
- Paul Blackburn
- Jeimar Candelario
- Gioskar Amaya
- Tony Zych
- Alberto Cabrera
- Marcus Hatley
Even with the Rizzo graduation, the Cubs go from what I considered 3 "B" or higher prospects (Rizzo, Jackson and Vitters) to 5 (Baez, Almora, Jackson, Vizcaino, Soler). I'd personally put Soler second in that list and everyone else down a notch, but that's neither here nor there.
They also released a new Top 100 major league ranking and it goes: Baez (#24), Almora (#52), Jackson (#74), Vizcaino (#76) and Soler (#77). The 5 Cubs rank for the fourth most among the 30 organizations: Blue Jays (7), Pirates (6), Padres (6).