Sometimes less is more. For example, the extended moment of commentator silence after a pivotal, game-changing play. That’s how I wanted to treat this post. These videos will do a much better job explaining various skills than my words ever could. Enjoy.
Position Players - Hit | |||||
Skill | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
Overall Hit | Vlad Guerrero | Keston Hiura | Carter Kieboom | Tyler Nevin | Nico Hoerner |
Strikezone Awareness | Vlad Guerrero | Ryan McKenna | Tyler Nevin | Austin Listi | Lucius Fox |
Barrel Control | Vlad Guerrero | Carter Kieboom | Keston Hiura | Esteban Quiroz | Austin Listi |
Bat Speed | Keston Hiura | Vlad Guerrero | Nico Hoerner | Jazz Chisholm | Jahmai Jones |
Raw Power | Peter Alonso | Luis Robert | Vladimir Guerrero | Will Craig | Darick Hall |
Game Power | Peter Alonso | Vladimir Guerrero | Luis Robert | Will Craig | Keston Hiura |
Speed | Nick Heath | Julio Pablo Martinez | Estevan Florial | Taylor Trammell | Andres Gimenez |
Baserunning Acumen | Keston Hiura | Daulton Varsho | Ronnie Dawson | Skye Bolt |
Position Players - Defense | |||||
Skill | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
Overall Defense | Cristian Pache | Lucius Fox | Jazz Chisholm | Ali Sanchez | Cole Tucker |
OF Range | Cristian Pache | Nick Heath | Ryan McKenna | Luis Barrera | Daniel Woodrow |
IF Range | Lucius Fox | Jazz Chisholm | Andres Gimenez | Cole Tucker | Yu Chang |
Instincts | Lucius Fox | Cristian Pache | Ryan McKenna | Laz Rivera | Yu Chang |
Hands | Jazz Chisholm | Lucius Fox | Cole Tucker | Yu Chang | Hudson Potts |
Feet | Cole Tucker | Jazz Chisholm | Andres Gimenez | Nico Hoerner | Santiago Espinal |
Arm | Monte Harrison | Cole Tucker | Khalil Lee | Cristian Pache | Skye Bolt |
Putting together videos for defense would be an arduous and often fruitless endeavor. Cristian Pache and Lucius Fox were definite standouts here. Both are incredibly tooled-up and instinctive players. They will contribute at the major league level regardless of the utility of their bats. Jazz Chisholm is special all around and might have been the most tooled-up player in the whole league. Laz Rivera made a crazy diving stop at Camelback Ranch one day to cut off an errant OF throw and saved multiple runs from scoring. It was an incredible display of instincts. Picking only five was hard for some of these categories. There were some serious tools on display this fall.
Pitchers | |||||
Skill | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
Ease of Delivery | Miguel Diaz | Jon Duplantier | Gregory Soto | Melvin Adon | Tyler Viza |
Command | Jordan Yamamoto | Forrest Whitley | Mike Shawaryn | Tyler Viza | |
Arm Speed | J.B. Bukauskas | Jordan Sheffield | Darwinzon Hernandez | Dalbert Siri | Gerson Bautista |
Deception | Jackson McClelland | Trent Thornton | Justin Lawrence | Jordan Mills | Mike Shawaryn |
Extension | Nate Pearson | Ryan Castellani | Brett Hanewich | Evan Kruczynski | |
Fastball | Nate Pearson | Melvin Adon | Miguel Diaz | Justin Lawrence | Jackson McClelland |
Slider | J.B. Bukauskas | Garrett Williams | Nate Pearson | Matt Wivinis | Ryan Castellani |
Curveball | Jordan Yamamoto | Darwinzon Hernandez | Justin Steele | Forrest Whitley | Jon Duplantier |
Changeup | Forrest Whitley | Travis Radke | Ryan Castellani | Jesus Castillo | Mike Shawaryn |