Cincinnati Reds Top 20 Prospects for 2011 by John Sickels on Dec 21, 2010 2:00 PM EST 1) Aroldis Chapman, LHP, Grade A: Is he a starter or a reliever? Either way he will be excellent if he stays healthy. 2) Devin Mesoraco, C, Grade B+: I think the breakout is real. 3) Yonder Alonso, 1B, Grade B+: Above average hitter, but blocked positionally. 4) Billy Hamilton, 2B-SS, Grade B+: Could use more patience, but I love everything else about him. 5) Yasmani Grandal, C, Grade B+: One of my favorites from the 2010 draft, power, plate discipline, and I like his defense more than some people do. 6) Juan Francisco, 3B, Grade B-: Strike zone issues and defense preclude higher grade, but the power is genuine. 7) Todd Frazier, UT, Grade B-: Maybe I'm just stubborn, but aside from his slow start last year, he still looks like a useful player to me. 8) Donnie Joseph, LHP, Grade B-: I might be too aggressive with this grade but I think he is more than a mere LOOGY type and might be able to close. 9) Kyle Lotzkar, RHP, Grade B-: Another aggressive grade; I truly believe in this arm, if he can just stay healthy. . . 10) Yorman Rodriguez, OF, Grade C+: Extremely young, very talent, still very raw. 11) Zack Cozart, SS, Grade C+: Can field, run, hit for some power, won't hit for average. 12) Brad Boxberger, RHP, Grade C+: I like the arm, but what is his role? 13) David Sappelt, OF, Grade C+: Undersized but a broad base of skills, needs to improve use of speed on the bases. 14) Ismael Guillon, LHP, Grade C+: Breakthrough candidate from rookie ball. 15) Henry Rodriguez, 2B, Grade C+: I seem to like him more than other people, but the performance is excellent and he's young. 16) Junior Arias, SS, Grade C+: Loads of power potential, but plate discipline and positional questions exist. 17) Ryan LaMarre, OF, Grade C+: Scouts love the tools, but something here holds me back, I'm not sure what. 18) Jonathan Correa, RHP, Grade C+: Another live arm from rookie ball. 19) Ronald Torreyes, 2B, Grade C+: Interesting middle infielder who leapt from VSL to Midwest League in one year. 20) Sam LeCure, RHP, Grade C: Average pitcher. . .but the kind of guy who could run off a surprisingly strong year with proper support from teammates. OTHERS OF NOTE: Tucker Barnardt, C; Drew Cisco, RHP; Daniel Corcino, RHP; Danny Dorn, OF; Juan Duran, OF; Brodie Greene, INF; Didi Gregorius, SS; Matt Klinker, RHP; Wes Mugarian, RHP; Kris Negron, SS; Cody Puckett, 2B; Neftali Soto, 1B; Juan Carlos Sulbaran, RHP; Daryl Thompson, RHP; Chris Valaikia, INF; Phillippe Valiquette, LHP; David Vidal, 3B; Kyle Waldrop, OF. This system is in good shape with a super-elite Grade A pitching prospect, four Grade B+ position players who all project as regulars for me, and then a big batch of B-/C+ types who have a chance to contribute. Some of the later guys (Lotzkar, most of the Latin American guys) have the potential for higher grades next year but have some sort of question or issue to deal with right now. The Reds put a lot into finding power-hitting Latin American players but they all seem to have the same weakness with poor strike zone judgment. Mesoraco and Grandal give them the luxury of having two elite catching prospects. The pitching after Chapman is thinner, although there is significant raw material at the lower levels that could look really nice a year from now. --

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