BA 2013 NWL Top 20 Prospects 本隊入選六人 1. Kris Bryant The Golden Spikes Award winner and BA College Player of the Year easily led the nation with 31 home runs in the spring, then dazzled in a 77 plate-appearance stretch in the NWL. Fans and even opposing players and staffs would stop everything to watch him take batting practice, and he often showed the same power in games. “He killed us. You can see why the Cubs took him (second overall),” Vancouver’s McCullough said. “He’s just a monster—the best looking hitter we saw all year. With Peterson and Renfroe, you could make good pitches and have a chance, but Bryant hit everything.” Much of Bryant’s power is to right-center field. Boise manager Gary Van Tol said Bryant, who signed for more than $6.7 million, is “still a puppy” and has room to get stronger and the makeup to succeed in the big leagues. On offense, Bryant was lauded for having excellent leverage and a body frame that will only bring more power. Defensively, Bryant showed plus arm strength and good range with an understanding of how to make his throws. 7. Paul Blackburn Though Blackburn is just 19, he already has a nice mix of pitches with a 91-93 mph fastball, a curveball and a changeup. He has projection along with some pitchability, though he struggled at times with commanding his fastball. “For a young guy, he pitched like he’d been here before,” Boise’s Van Tol said. “His competitiveness and mound presence are pretty impressive. He has good sink on his fastball and keeps everything down in the zone. To me, he’s a three-pitch starter-type guy who could become a No. 3 or 4 starter in the big leagues.” Blackburn, the 56th pick in the 2012 draft, signed with the Cubs for $911,700 instead of going to Arizona State. He shined for Boise in two playoff starts, striking out 17 while yielding only one run and one walk in 12 innings. 9. Yasiel Balaguert One of the NWL’s premium power sources, Balaguert used the whole field to lead the league in RBIs (48), rank second with 24 extra-base hits and third with a .433 slugging percentage. He projects as a corner outfielder and has an arm worthy of a right fielder. He doesn’t run well, but he was adequate otherwise defensively. “He kind of reminds me of Pedro Guerrero,” Salem-Keizer manager Gary Davenport said. “He’s a good fastball hitter and when he’s hot, he’s hot. ” At times, Balaguert will chase pitches, leading to high strikeout totals, but he has good hands and was one of the most dangerous hitters in the league. “He’s a young kid with power,” Eugene’s Gabella said. “We have some guys with power arms, and he wasn’t intimidated at all.” 10. Dillon Maples The Cubs have taken it slow with Maples, streamlining his mechanics since signing him for $2.5 million to lure him away from a North Carolina football-baseball scholarship. He tweaked his elbow in 2012 and threw just 10 innings. While the velocity on Maples’ fastball sits in the low 90s and peaks at 95 mph, what sets it apart is its natural movement. His two-seamer sinks, and he can cut his four-seamer as well. He also has a plus breaking ball that he’s working on commanding, though there hasn’t been much tinkering with his changeup yet. He struggled in the low Class A Midwest League this spring (8.31 ERA with 31 walks and 33 hits allowed in 35 innings) but found his footing with Boise, inducing plenty of groundballs. “He has command in and out with two plus pitches,” Vancouver’s McCullough said. “I know he struggled in the Midwest League this year, but his stuff is more than good enough to pitch in that league and certainly higher.” 12. Shawon Dunston Jr Dunston started to tap into the potential the Cubs saw when they signed him for $1.275 million in 2011. A late-July outfield collision led to a leg injury that cost him nearly a month, and he wasn’t as productive after he returned. When Dunston was healthy, however, he handled the bat well, played solid defense in left and center field and made a difference on the bases. He was one of the toughest players in the league to strike out, ranked sixth in the batting race (.290) and fits the leadoff-hitter profile. Though he doesn’t have nearly the arm his father Shawon displayed as a shortstop during an 18-year major league career, Junior’s bat gives him a chance to make the big leagues. He’ll have a better chance to be a regular if he can polish his play in center field. 17. Kevin Encarnacion After spending three years in the Dominican Summer League because of visa issues, Encarnacion crushed NWL pitching, leading the league in batting (.355) and slugging (.566). He can run and has a quick bat. Encarnacion didn’t technically qualify for NWL batting title, but he came out on top even after docking him the 17 hitless at-bats he would need to get there. He primarily played center field for the league runner-up, though he slid to right when Shawn Dunston Jr. was healthy. Encarnacion has enough arm and athleticism to play all three spots. Promoted to the low Class A Midwest League for most of July, he hit just .217/.314/.333 with 14 strikeouts in 16 games, but the NWL managers who saw him say he’ll succeed at higher levels. “He can hurt you if you make a mistake, and he uses the whole field,” Spokane’s Hulett said. -- やっ..........！！！！！！止めろペイモンこの野郎～～～～～～っ 地獄でいきなり聖書なんえ 読み上げやがってえ~~~~~~~~~っ！！殺すえおっ！！ --

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