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2014 #5 Prospect: Dariel Alvarez

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Yeah, I'm not too worried about his power. The bigger worry is whether his "swing at everything" propensity will cause his OBP to deteriorate further as he faces more sophisticated pitchers.

I was happy to read about Alvarez's attitude and being a "Buck kind of guy." That goes a long way.

And, I am five for five so far.

Maybe you figured me out after all these years! :D

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Is anyone else bummed that this is our 5th best prospect??

Not really. The MLB team is young. It doesn't have many holes. If there was ever a time to not worry about prospect depth, its now.

The system may be thin, but there is some quality at the top.

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I don't think his low OBP and low power make him an adequate regular. He's going to have to show significantly more power at AAA to get a shot at anything more than a utility player, imo.

Yeah. I like what I have seen of him in person. He has power. Just not full grown power yet. I think this off season will help him.

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No. Not at all. Better than having Avery and Hoes there.

Just for fun, here's everyone who has been ranked in the top 5 in since 2010.

Bundy (no. 1 in 2011-14)

Machado (no. 1 in 2010, 2 in 2011)

Gausman (no. 2 in 2012-13)

Britton (no. 2 in 2010)

Harvey (no. 2 in 2014, 3 in 2013)

Sisco (no. 3 in 2014)

Schoop (no. 3 in 2011-12, 5 in 2013)

Hoes (no. 3 in 2010, 4 in 2011)

Davies (no. 4 in 2014)

Rodriguez (no. 4 in 2013, no. 5 in 2012)

Delmonico (no. 4 in 2011-12)

Givens (no. 4 in 2010)

Alvarez (no. 5 in 2014)

Avery (no. 5 in 2010)

The 2010 list had Hoes, Givens and Avery at 3-4-5.

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Now that makes me very happy with where we are right now. Thanks.

I have mixed feelings. Bundy has been no. 1 four years in a row, but his injury and his post-injury performance make him a less compelling prospect than he was previously. Harvey's a decent no. 2, but the fact that he was shut down in August is a concern, and he's further away from the majors than Machado, Britton and Gausman were when they were no. 2, and not as highly ranked a prospect. I like Sisco at 3 considering the year he just had, but again, he's a very long way from the majors. As to Davies and Alvarez, they appear to be better than Hoes/Givens/Avery, but I'd take last year's 4 and 5 (EdRod/Schoop) over them. Overall, the list is weaker than a year ago, though there are still some high-upside guys here.

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I have mixed feelings. Bundy has been no. 1 four years in a row, but his injury and his post-injury performance make him a less compelling prospect than he was previously. Harvey's a decent no. 2, but the fact that he was shut down in August is a concern, and he's further away from the majors than Machado, Britton and Gausman were when they were no. 2, and not as highly ranked a prospect. I like Sisco at 3 considering the year he just had, but again, he's a very long way from the majors. As to Davies and Alvarez, they appear to be better than Hoes/Givens/Avery, but I'd take last year's 4 and 5 (EdRod/Schoop) over them. Overall, the list is weaker than a year ago, though there are still some high-upside guys here.

And we still have Jomar, Ofelky Peralta, and Jon Keller.

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It's a pretty weak system compared to the recent past. Avery/Hoes were there because of potential - just because they didn't pan out doesn't mean they did not have quality prospect status at one point.

Our GM has, IMO, sacrificed a good part of our future to make the playoffs. The major league team was strong this year and could be a contender again next year, but we have traded away or forfeited Hader, EdRod, a first round pick, first round supplemental and a second round pick.

It is pure fiction to hint this year's list of prospects holds up against most of the recent vintages of the past five plus years or the relative standing of our current prospects versus other teams.

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It's a pretty weak system compared to the recent past. Avery/Hoes were there because of potential - just because they didn't pan out doesn't mean they did not have quality prospect status at one point.

I don't follow prospects as much as a lot on here, but I never really thought of Avery/Hoes as "quality prospects".

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