05-24-2016, 07:19 PM
Keith Law updated his top 25 prospects. 2 Cubs on the list.
Quote:14. Gleyber Torres, SS
Chicago Cubs
Previous rank: 15
Current level: High-A
Torres will play this entire year at 19 and is already in high-A, where he had a slow April but has hit .320/.363/.533 so far in May, along with continued strong defense at shortstop. The Cubs are going to get a lot of calls about this guy in July.
Quote:18. Willson Contreras, C
Chicago Cubs
Previous rank: 27
Current level: Triple-A
Since the start of 2014, Contreras has hit .332/.415/.478 between Double- and Triple-A while throwing out 29 percent of opposing runners. He's a very athletic catcher but is considered a poor framer, though that seems to be a skill that can be improved, at least sometimes, with good coaching. I think teams would live with some below-average framing if they're getting a star-caliber bat behind the plate.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.