Gabriel Moreno Archives

Overall Grade: B

A strong system with several superstar possibilities at the top. Team could have a tough time being patient with Jordan Lawler if Nick Ahmed and Geraldo Perdomo fail to do anything out of the gate.

Name	Pos	Age	Level	ETA	Grade	Comments
Corbin Carroll	OF	21	MLB	2022	A	Clear 30/30 with batting average.
Jordan Lawler	SS	19	AA	2024	A	Elite SS prospect. Great BA and SB, developing power.
Druw Jones	OF	18		2025	A
Brandon Pfaadt	SP	23	AAA	2023	B+	Elite control and K/BB. BABIPed to death at AA, was excellent at AAA.
Gabriel Moreno	C	22	MLB	2022	B+	Elite BA but not much pop.
Leandro Cedeno	1B	23	AAA	2023	B	Big power year, shaky plate discipline.
Deyvision De Los Santos	3B	19	AA	2024	B	Great power, horrendous plate discipline.
Jorge Barrosa	OF	21	AA	2023	B	Good OBP and some SB ability. Power is suspect.
Dominic Canzone	OF	24	AAA	2023	B-	Underrated prospect. Good BA multiple years, potential 20/20.
Ryne Nelson	SP	24	MLB	2022	C	Impressive in MLB. Great K rate before last season, HR problems.
Drey Jameson	SP	24	MLB	2022	C	Brutal at AAA but good K/BB. Good in MLB.
Blake Walston	SP	21	AA	2024	C	Former 1st round pick, good peripherals but poor performance. Younger than competition.
Dominic Fletcher	OF	24	AAA	2023	C	Undersized, great BA and XBA but likely 4th OF
Buddy Kennedy	3B/2B	23	MLB	2022	D	Some pop and speed. Mediocre season in hitter's park.
Blaze Alexander	SS	23	AA	2023	D	Breakout year at AA, showing good BA and pop.

Updated 01/21/23

Rankings based on 15-team mixed, 2-catcher, standard roto-scoring leagues.

Rating: 1-5, 5 is likely improvement, 1 is likely decline

Status: Sleeper (S), Deep Sleeper (DS), Bust (B)

Rank	Name	Lg	Team	Pos	Comments	Rating	Status
1	J.T. Realmuto	N	PHI	C	No sign of decline. Great in second half, still running well.	3
2	Daulton Varsho	A	TOR	C	Elite OF defense. Doesn't hit ball hard, but showed good BA in minors. 15/11 in second half, great in September.	3
3	Will Smith	N	LAD	C	Same batted ball data as 2021 and improved K%. Safe play.	3
4	Salvador Perez	A	KCR	C	Body breaking down. HR% worst since 2018 with chronic thumb injury. Was excellent after returning from injury.	3
5	Adley Rutschman	A	BAL	C	High LA, legit power. Very good after May.	3
6	Alejandro Kirk	A	TOR	C	11% K, really wore out in second half. Hits to all fields.	3
7	MJ Melendez	A	KCR	C	Very low BA in minors before 2021. Only hit LHP. Good batted ball data and not bad K%. Much more power upside.	3
8	Keibert Ruiz	N	WSN	C	12% K, .277 xba. High LA. Slightly better in second half. All elements of breakout.	4
9	William Contreras	N	MIL	C	Elite power rates, LA isn't great. Didn't play in April, so automatic power growth.	4
10	Willson Contreras	N	STL	C	Best contact of career, slowed in 2nd half despite DH.	3
11	Gabriel Moreno	N	ARI	C	Elite BA, should play regularly.	3
12	Cal Raleigh	A	SEA	C	Legit power, played through wrist injury. Promoted in lineup during second half.	3
13	Tyler Stephenson	N	CIN	C	Concussion, broken thumb, and collarbone. Batted ball data wasn't great, makes him riskier.	3
14	Sean Murphy	N	ATL	C	Most games and Abs by far. K% improvement, LA was down.	2
15	Christian Vazquez	A	MIN	C	EV mostly bounced back but was terrible with Houston.	3
16	Shea Langeliers	A	OAK	C	35% K but not bad at AAA. Elite power potential.	3
17	Logan O'Hoppe	A	LAA	C	Big power and great discipline. Should play regularly.	4
18	Eric Haase	A	DET	C	EV well down. Legit power, dug out for bad start.	3
19	Christian Bethancourt	A	TBR	C	No walks, showing good EV. Has shown good power since 2018. Zunino potential.	3
20	Francisco Alvarez	N	NYM	C	Elite power, called up to DH in most important series.	3
21	Endy Rodriguez	N	PIT	C
22	Yan Gomes	N	CHC	C	Improved contact, EV down.	2
23	Connor Wong	A	BOS	C	Has real pop. Struggled when he played in September.	3
24	Danny Jansen	A	TOR	C	HR% has increased every year. Extreme LA, not durable.	3
25	Jose Trevino	A	NYY	C	Increased LA, bad late in year. Probably hit ceiling.	3
26	Yasmani Grandal	A	CHW	C	Knee had clear impact, only hit LHP.	2
27	Travis d'Arnaud	N	ATL	C	Fourth season with 100 games. EV is declining.	2	B
28	Jonah Heim	A	TEX	C	Same HR% as 2021, elite framing. Struggled in 2nd half.	3
29	Elias Diaz	N	COL	C	HR% back to career norm. Only hit LHP.	3
30	Bo Naylor	A	CLE	C	Overmatched early. Has solid power potential and will play.	3
31	Austin Nola	N	SDP	C	Good defense. Improved K%, offense tanking.	3
32	Reese McGuire	A	BOS	C	Got hot with Boston, milb track record doesn't show upside.	3
33	Cooper Hummel	A	SEA	C	32% K, modern day Eli Marrero. Has some pop and BA upside.	3	DS
34	Blake Sabol	N	SFG	C
35	Luis Campusano	N	SDP	C	Another very solid year at AAA, easy stash.	3	DS
36	Nick Fortes	N	MIA	C	Never hit before last season, but defense could keep him in lineup.	3
37	Francisco Mejia	A	TBR	C	Did nothing with extra PT, no HR in second half. Still clearly trying to hit home runs.	3
38	Joey Bart	N	SFG	C	39% K. Elite Max EV, extreme LA. Zunino upside.	3
39	Gary Sanchez	A	FA	C	Easily worst HR% of career. LA was down, EV is good.	3
40	Sam Huff	A	TEX	C	32% K, legit power.	3	DS
41	Omar Narvaez	N	NYM	C	Still high LA but not hitting ball hard.	2
42	Kyle Higashioka	A	NYY	C	Legit pop, had strong September.	3
43	Jorge Alfaro	A	BOS	C	Power mostly back, 36% K. Did nothing in second half.	3
44	Mike Zunino	A	CLE	C	Thoracic outley, still has cheap power.	3
45	Ryan Jeffers	A	MIN	C	Fractured thumb. Cut K%, power tanked but high LA.	3
46	Jacob Stallings	N	MIA	C	Complete decline.	2
47	Victor Caratini	N	MIL	C	Horrible in 2nd half.	3
48	P.J. Higgins	N	CHC	C
49	Carson Kelly	N	ARI	C	Improved after injury but was still bad. Pop but not much else.	3
50	Tom Murphy	A	SEA	C	Major shoulder injury, should regain some PT.	3
51	James McCann	A	BAL	C	Hamate and oblique injuries, uppercut swing.	3
52	Brian Serven	N	COL	C	Has shown some pop in milb but not great.	2
53	Max Stassi	A	LAA	C	Poor K% again. Only tool is power, and likely to lose playing time.	2
54	Korey Lee	A	HOU	C	Breakout year with power, not much else.	3
55	Austin Barnes	N	LAD	C
56	Martin Maldonado	A	HOU	C	Best HR% of career. Elite defense, should continue to play.	3
57	Jake Rogers	A	DET	C
58	Matt Thaiss	A	LAA	C	Has pop, draws walks. Could stick as catcher.	3	DS
59	Austin Wells	A	NYY	C
60	Miguel Amaya	N	CHC	C
61	Austin Hedges	N	PIT	C	Shouldn't play.	2
62	Austin Wynns	N	SFG	C
63	Luis Torrens	A	FA	C	K% increase, non-tender could be telling.	3
64	Rene Pinto	A	TBR	C	All-or-nothing with legit power. Possibly Zunino	3	DS
65	Manny Pina	A	OAK	C
66	Tucker Barnhart	N	CHC	C	EV crash. Shouldn't play.	2
67	Carlos Perez	A	CHW	C	Growing pop and great contact. Could be a backup.	3
68	Seby Zavala	A	CHW	C	31% K but breakout performance, has legit pop.	3
69	Kevin Plawecki	A	FA	C
70	Garrett Stubbs	N	PHI	C
71	Pedro Severino	N	SDP	C
72	Curt Casali	N	CIN	C
73	Israel Pineda	N	WSN	C
74	Riley Adams	N	WSN	C	Has shown a bit of pop in minors.	3
75	Andrew Knizner	N	STL	C	Hit in minors but no sign in MLB.	3
76	Tomas Nido	N	NYM	C	Can't hit.	3
77	Ronaldo Hernández	A	BOS	C
78	Ali Sanchez	N	ARI	C
79	Roberto Perez	N	FA	C	Ruptured hamstring. Hard to believe he'd get another shot.	2
80	Jose Herrera	N	ARI	C
81	Austin Allen	N	MIA	C
82	Luke Maile	N	CIN	C
83	Ivan Herrera	N	STL	C	Some pop is only tool.	3
84	Jason Delay	N	PIT	C	Can't hit.	3
85	Meibrys Viloria	A	CLE	C
86	Anthony Bemboom	A	BAL	C
87	Chadwick Tromp	N	ATL	C

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