6. Jeffrey Baez Baez signed for $350,000 and had progressed slowly prior to having his best season in 2014. Somewhat squat-bodied but with strength, he has plenty of tools, including a plus arm, plus raw power and plus speed. Baez led Boise in home runs (seven) despite earning a promotion to low Class A Kane County for the season’s final six weeks. He’s extremely aggressive at the plate, which leads to too many strikeouts. All the tools show up for flashes, though there is some concern about his ability to grind through at-bats and compete consistently. At his best, Baez invokes comparisons with former big leaguer Raul Mondesi. “If he commits himself, the sky’s the limit,” Boise manager Gary Van Tol said. The skipper got a first-hand look at some of Baez’s extraordinary skills, including an arm that has an extra gear. Baez has the tools to become a profile right fielder. 9. Mark Zagunis While the Cubs added outfield duties for No. 4 overall pick Kyle Schwarber, a college catcher, they’re committed to catching with Zagunis, a New Jersey prep product who was a catcher/outfielder on Virginia Tech’s 2013 club that produced six draft picks. He caught full time for a less-successful Hokies team in 2014 but had a strong pro debut after signing for $615,000 with the Cubs. Zagunis stands out among catchers for his athleticism and above-average speed, as well as good basestealing instincts. He’s a capable outfielder defensively thanks to his wheels, but he profiles much better if he can catch. Offensively he’s patient and starting to tap into his average power more consistently. He’s got the requisite Jersey toughness to catch every day but is extemely raw defensively, from his footwork to his transfers to simple bad receiving habits. He has average arm strength but threw out just three of 29 basestealers (10 percent) in 15 games. 14. Erick Leal Leal was signed by the Diamondbacks after the 2011 season and traded to the Cubs before the 2013 season for outfielder Tony Campana. He made tremendous progress this season at Boise to emerge as the team’s best starter by season’ s end. Fellow Boise righty Trevor Clifton throws harder and has more projection, but Leal has good stuff and throws many more strikes. and he throws both as well as his fastball with confidence. His curve is his best pitch, with a chance to be plus in the future. His fastball averaged 90 mph, and he has added velocity since signing and should continue to do so as he gains strength. He works fast and down in the zone with a good tempo. 18. Rashad Crawford No doubt Crawford is raw, an adjective used by nearly everyone in connection with the athletic center fielder. Signed for $100,000, he has yet to make it to full-season ball but made tremendous improvement despite his unsightly strikeout-to-walk ratio of more than 5-to-1. Crawford gave up switch-hitting this year, now batting exclusively from the left side, and has well above-average speed even after putting on roughly 25 pounds. The former prep basketball player has a musical background that includes his grandfather Dave, who produced the original 1968 hit “What A Man, ” which was later re-recorded by En Vogue and Salt-N-Pepa. Crawford has shown a good work ethic and is still learning how to play. He swings and misses too often and is more raw at the plate than in any other facet. He has the tools to be an above-average defender in center field. “It gets me fired up, seeing what he did, from the start of spring to how he performed being an everyday guy,” Boise manager Gary Van Tol said. “He exceeded all expectations.” Q&A Jaypers413 (IL): Thanks for the chat, John. Is it a safe assumption that Schwarber would have topped this list had he qualified? In addition, what was the consensus opinion of his skillset during his limited time in Boise? John Manuel: He hit 4 HR in 5 games. One league manager Brian talked to said he was “Mickey Mantle against us,” and another said, “You will live with the passed balls if he hits like I think he’ll hit.” Weighing that against Borreto would have been a fun exercise. I can see arguments for both of them. Trevor Clifton (Timbuktwo): Was I close to making the list? Wahat about any of my teammates in Boise? John Manuel: Clifton is mentioned in the Erick Leal scouting report. Clifton could have made the back of the list, and probably would have made the top 10 if you stopped halfway through the year. He was inconsistent enough in the second half in terms of his stuff and delivery to raise some questions and needs to add strength and stamina to hold up over a full season. But he was a tough one to leave out. Live armed, touched some 95s, often sat 91-93 spins a breaking ball that shows flashes, nascent changeup . . . Still raw with the secondary and delivery, but had a good developmental year. Andrew (Huntersville, NC): How strong was this league compared to the other short season leagues reviewed this year? John Manuel: Not so hot . . . just not hot at all really. If we still did our old star rankings, this would be a one-star league. -- やっ..........！！！！！！止めろペイモンこの野郎～～～～～～っ 地狱でいきなり圣书なんえ 読み上げやがってえ~~~~~~~~~っ！！杀すえおっ！！ --

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