Ray Ballstein

I like the Rays and stats | creator of @wikibaseballgs | MiLB prospects & baseball analytics 📊 | dynasty ⚾️

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23 Intriguing Targets for the Rule 5 Draft

A Thread 🧵

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@benwhitelaw73 I think this is the correct order (other than maybe Flewelling over Bodine, really torn between the two)

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@FantasyPhil19 I don’t if I would say the Brewers are the biggest losers.

That system is the more stacked than any I’ve ever seen, trading away Frias and Ragsdale hurts but they got some important pieces for the playoffs and that farm might still be arguably the best.

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Biggest winners at the trade deadline

Orioles
Cardinals
Giants
Dodgers

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@natebbstats I was pretty close to putting them here, Blue Jays are an honorable mention too and maybe the Rays (we’ll see)

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@TayVictoria8 @Flewellen727 I hope Toby Hall got some love

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@TJenksTampa @troptoberfest This is why people need to stop judging trades based off prospect rankings

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Yes! Lower K rate than Marquez but he walks less batters and he’s much younger (only 18)

I’d say Kendry Chourio is the best pitching prospect 20 or younger after Seth Hernandez

[Mason King @Mason_King2]

@RaysRanter Kendry Chourio has to be pretty high right?

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@A_Katzman83 Agreed

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Oh boy it’s a Bendix Bomb 💣

I’m a huge Kisting fan and Taylor has been red hot

[Marc Topkin @TBTimes_Rays]

#Rays are sending #Marlins 3 minor-leaguers: Santana, Taylor and Kisting for Hicks

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@RandylandSZN Cards and Orioles

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@benwhitelaw73 My biggest pet peeve in baseball is when people judge trades based off prospect rankings

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Hello Chaim Bloom!

[Adam McCalvy @AdamMcCalvy]

Alexander Frias and Josiah Ragsdale are going to St. Louis in the trade, per source.

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@Homein22 They’re the winners of this deadline ao far

[Alex “Juicy” Jensen @jensen_juicy]

The @SFGiantsFans are quietly becoming one of the my favorite farms in the game right now.

It’s an absolutely loaded lower minors of up the middle prospects, which is 100% the way I’d build any rebuild. Two of the biggest “my guy” arms in the minors right now in Marquez and Bresnahan and then some fun athletic fliers in the outfield.

I’m so much more bullish on the Giants future than I ever expected to be

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@NateRoper_ Jonathon Long is very much Bendix’s type haha

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@benrosa You’re looking to much into the prospect rankings, they don’t tell the whole story

Kisting is a potential breakout prospect and Taylor has played much better since the last ranking update

Theo Gillen was only ranked #5 in the org last season, now look at him

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@benwhitelaw73 @RussellSat18865 I agree with you on Kisting but I’ve never been particularly bullish on Santana

I think this is a very fair trade for both teams, but we’ll see

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As you can see, Liam Hicks fits the Rays’ model very well

He gets on base and whiffs at an extremely low rate

Defense could use some work, however. I like this trade for both teams.

[Thomas Nestico @TJStats]

Liam Hicks (acquired by TB) is a contact-oriented catcher in the midst of a career year. He was acquired by the Marlins in the Rule 5 draft two years ago and lands them a nice package of prospects

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@A_Katzman83 Yes, all Rays fans should know that Bendix knows what he’s doing!

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@RaysTheRoofTB Kisting is a great prospect and Taylor is having a resurgence

I’m happy with the trade but never judge a trade based off prospect rankings