I am basically lazy and so I pick up minor leaguers using the simple process of looking at the youngest guys in their leagues that are playing well. A couple questions about guys I just picked up:
Chris Owings: yeah, he's in Reno and it's easy to hit there. On the other hand, that's how I picked up Adam Eaton before this year. So he's a 21-year-old SS in the Arizona system, one of only five 21-and-younger guys in AAA (Profar, Castellanos, Wilmer Flores, and a guy on the White Sox who doesn't belong), and he's leading all of baseball with 91 hits. Granted, they're mostly singles, and he's also leading all of baseball in AB and PA because he is awful at drawing walks, but a .350ish average in AAA at the age of 21 with 10 steals is pretty good, right? He's blocked by Gregorius and Hill, but is he actually any good?
Arismendy Alcantara: 21-year-old SS in AA in the Cubs system. Hitting .290 with some power. Also doesn't walk enough. Blocked by Castro but he could move to second or third, although I would assume the Cubs are planning to put their new draftee at third.
Chris Owings: yeah, he's in Reno and it's easy to hit there. On the other hand, that's how I picked up Adam Eaton before this year. So he's a 21-year-old SS in the Arizona system, one of only five 21-and-younger guys in AAA (Profar, Castellanos, Wilmer Flores, and a guy on the White Sox who doesn't belong), and he's leading all of baseball with 91 hits. Granted, they're mostly singles, and he's also leading all of baseball in AB and PA because he is awful at drawing walks, but a .350ish average in AAA at the age of 21 with 10 steals is pretty good, right? He's blocked by Gregorius and Hill, but is he actually any good?
Arismendy Alcantara: 21-year-old SS in AA in the Cubs system. Hitting .290 with some power. Also doesn't walk enough. Blocked by Castro but he could move to second or third, although I would assume the Cubs are planning to put their new draftee at third.
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