Post by havok1517 on Jan 23, 2015 2:26:23 GMT -8
With the continuing exodus of baseball talents from Cuba and Asia, I thought this might be a nice place to list news and known players making the leap to the majors, impact players considering the move, as well as those we can speculate about...
New Arrivals of Impact Age/Height/Weight
Lazaro Alonso (Cuba - 1B,OF): 19/6'3/200
Yadier Alvarez (LAD - RHP): 18/6'3/175
Randy Arozarena (Cuba - OF): 20/5'11/200
Yosvani Bell (Cuba - 1B,3B): 24/?/?
Ronald Bolanos (Cuba - RHP): 19/6'2/180
Maikel Caceres (Cuba - INF): 31/5'9/170
Jorge Despaigne (Cuba - RHP): 23/6'3/225
Yusnier Diaz (LAD - OF): 18/6'1/185
Omar Estevez (LAD - 2B): 17/5'11/185
Jose Fernandez (Cuba - 2B) ?: 26/5'10/185
Yosvani Garcia (Cuba - OF): 26/5'9/165
Javier Gonzalez (Cuba - RHP): 20/?/?
Vladimir Gutiérrez (Cuba - RHP): 19/6'1/170
Yasmany Hernandez (Cuba - LHP): 23/5'10/200
Guillermo Heredia (Cuba - OF): 23/5'10/175
Jorge Hernandez (Cuba - RHP): 23/6'3/240
Jae-gyun Hwang (KOR - 3B): 28/6'0/185
Andy Ibanez (Tex - 2B): 21/5'9/185
Osniel Madera (Cuba - INF): 29/5'10/185
Eddy Julio Martinez (CHC - OF): 20/5'10/190
Julio Alfredo Martinez (Cuba - LHP) ?: 23/6'2/200
Nabuhiro Matsuda (JPN - 3B): 32/5'10/185
Ariel Miranda (Bal - LHP): 25/6'3/170
Dainer Moreira (Cuba - SS): 30/6'0/160
Jorge Ona (Cuba - OF): 18/6'2/195
Alejandro Ortiz (Cuba - INF): 25/5'11/180
Cionel Pérez (Cuba - RHP) 19/5'8/150
Lorenzo Quintana (Cuba - C): 26/5'9/185
Lednier Ricardo (NYM - C): 27/5'10/180
Alfredo Rodriguez (Cuba - SS): 21/5'10/180
Norge Ruiz (Cuba - RHP): 21/6'0/185
Yoilan Serce (Cuba - 2B): 27/5'6/175
Carlos Sierra (Cuba - RHP): 20/6'2/175
Ah-seop Son (KOR - OF): 27/5'9/185
Luis Alberto Valdes (Cuba - SS) ?: 26/5'9/200
Luis Yander (CUBA - 3B): 23/6'1/185
(Note: Not all of these players have signed nor been cleared to sign)
Top 10 Asian Prospects
New Arrivals of Impact Age/Height/Weight
Lazaro Alonso (Cuba - 1B,OF): 19/6'3/200
Yadier Alvarez (LAD - RHP): 18/6'3/175
Randy Arozarena (Cuba - OF): 20/5'11/200
Yosvani Bell (Cuba - 1B,3B): 24/?/?
Ronald Bolanos (Cuba - RHP): 19/6'2/180
Maikel Caceres (Cuba - INF): 31/5'9/170
Jorge Despaigne (Cuba - RHP): 23/6'3/225
Yusnier Diaz (LAD - OF): 18/6'1/185
Omar Estevez (LAD - 2B): 17/5'11/185
Jose Fernandez (Cuba - 2B) ?: 26/5'10/185
Yosvani Garcia (Cuba - OF): 26/5'9/165
Javier Gonzalez (Cuba - RHP): 20/?/?
Vladimir Gutiérrez (Cuba - RHP): 19/6'1/170
Yasmany Hernandez (Cuba - LHP): 23/5'10/200
Guillermo Heredia (Cuba - OF): 23/5'10/175
Jorge Hernandez (Cuba - RHP): 23/6'3/240
Jae-gyun Hwang (KOR - 3B): 28/6'0/185
Andy Ibanez (Tex - 2B): 21/5'9/185
Osniel Madera (Cuba - INF): 29/5'10/185
Eddy Julio Martinez (CHC - OF): 20/5'10/190
Julio Alfredo Martinez (Cuba - LHP) ?: 23/6'2/200
Nabuhiro Matsuda (JPN - 3B): 32/5'10/185
Ariel Miranda (Bal - LHP): 25/6'3/170
Dainer Moreira (Cuba - SS): 30/6'0/160
Jorge Ona (Cuba - OF): 18/6'2/195
Alejandro Ortiz (Cuba - INF): 25/5'11/180
Cionel Pérez (Cuba - RHP) 19/5'8/150
Lorenzo Quintana (Cuba - C): 26/5'9/185
Lednier Ricardo (NYM - C): 27/5'10/180
Alfredo Rodriguez (Cuba - SS): 21/5'10/180
Norge Ruiz (Cuba - RHP): 21/6'0/185
Yoilan Serce (Cuba - 2B): 27/5'6/175
Carlos Sierra (Cuba - RHP): 20/6'2/175
Ah-seop Son (KOR - OF): 27/5'9/185
Luis Alberto Valdes (Cuba - SS) ?: 26/5'9/200
Luis Yander (CUBA - 3B): 23/6'1/185
(Note: Not all of these players have signed nor been cleared to sign)
Top 10 Asian Prospects
- Shohei Otani (JPN - RHP): 20/6'4/185 - Yu Darvish 2.0, hit 99 mph this summer and he could be a very big deal indeed, nice bat too
- Shintaro Fujinami (JPN - RHP): 20/6'5/185 - Slightly larger and slightly older equivalent of Otani with maybe a few more MPH as he matures
- Kenta Maeda (JPN - RHP): 26/6'0/165 - The most ready Nippon league arm who almost made the jump this year but Hiroki Kuroda is his max
- Yusei Kikuchi (JPN - LHP): 23/6'0/195 - Almost made history when he planned to jump to the majors out of HS, still in high demand
- Tomohiro Anraku (JPN - RHP): 18/6'2/185 - Young Japanese arm that can nearly throw 100 MPH, 1st overall pick in their draft last season
- Kwang Hyun Kim (KOR - LHP): 26/6'2/195 - Posted this year but failed to sign, a very underrated and projectable arm with a lot of talent
- Sho Nakata (JPN - OF): 25/6'0/200 - Japan's Babe Ruth or sorts, was a prospect flamethrower and slugger but now a potential power bat only
- Hyeon-jong Yang (KOR - LHP): 26/6'0/185 - Was posted this past season but the offer was rejected, lefty is poised to make the move soon
- Hideto Asamura (JPN - 2B): 24/5'11/185 - Power hitting infielder could make an impact if/when he makes the jump to the big leagues
- Hayato Sakamoto (JPN - SS): 26/6'1/175 - One of the better young bats in Japan and he can play a premium position to boot
HM: Jeong Choi (KOR - 3B) 27/5'11/185, Oh Seung-hwan (JPN - RHP) 32/5'10/200, Chihiro Kaneko (JPN - RHP) 31/5'11/170, Yoshinori Sato (JPN - RHP) 25/5'10/200, Yuki Saito (JPN - RHP) 26/5'9/170
Top 10 Cuban Prospects- Yulieski Gourriel (CUBA - 3B): 30/6'0/195 - Not the prospect he once was at 30+ but is still the most MLB ready and safest player on the island
- Alfredo Despaigne (CUBA - OF): 28/5'8/230 - Short but built like a brick house and could be a Trout-lite type player (yes, I mean that)
- Lordes Gourriel, Jr. (CUBA - SS,OF): 21/6'3/200 - Younger brother of Yulieski and now the #1 young prospect in Cuba
- Vladimir Garcia (CUBA - RHP): 32/6'2/250 - Garcia is Cuba's closest arm to MLB ready and would fit into most rotations right away
- Hector Mendoza (CUBA - RHP): 20/6'2/175 - One of only 4 Cuban players loaned to Japan in 2014 and their best prospect arm
- Frederich Cepeda (CUBA - OF): 34/5'10/200 - Already past his prime but would slot in nicely as a DH right now on an AL team
- Victor Mesa, Jr. (CUBA - OF): 19/5'8/165 - Jury is still out on youngster's power potential but appears to be a speedster like his legendary daddy
- Yosvani Alarcón (CUBA - C) 30/5'11/185 - Killing the Cuban league right now and would be an offensive minded catcher in MLB
HM: Alonso Cabrera (CUBA - 2B): 20/6'2/185, Yasmany Rojas (CUBA - RP) 30/6'3/195, Luis Robert (CUBA - OF) 17/6'3/175, Michel Cruz (CUBA - SP) 19/6'5/170