John Sickels Cubs Prospect Rankings
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The Cubs' Top 20 prospects year-by-year according to John Sickels. Sickels assigns a letter grade as well as ranking each organization. An "A" rated playeris considered elite and stands a good chance to be a star in the league IF injuries don't derail their career. "B" players have a good chance to enjoy successful major league careers, even if just in a marginal role. Most players are given a "C" rating and are more likely to bust or enjoy nominal major league careers, although some, especially in the low levels could still end up being superstars[1]
To see if any Cubs placed on his Top 50 Pitcher and Hitters List, vist the John Sickels Major League Rankings page.
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[edit] 2013
- Javier Baez (A)
- Albert Almora (B+)
- Jorge Soler (B+)
- Dan Vogelbach (B)
- Arodys Vizcaino (B-)
- Brett Jackson (B-)
- Dillon Maples (B-)
- Christian Villanueva (B-)
- Matt Szczur (B-)
- Pierce Johnson (B-)
- Gioskar Amaya (B-)
- Duane Underwood (B-)
- Josh Vitters (C+)
- Junior Lake (C+)
- Jeimer Candelario (C+)
- Juan Carlos Paniagua (C+)
- Paul Blackburn (C+)
- Marco Herndandez (C+)
- Arismendy Alncantara (C+)
- Barret Loux (C+)
Other C+ Prospects: Michael Jensen, Kyle Hendricks, Trey McNutt, Starling Peralta, Ronald Torreyes, Logan Watkins, Tony Zych, Ryan McNeil, Ben Wells.
Source: [1]
[edit] 2012
- Brett Jackson (B+)
- Anthony Rizzo (B+)
- Javier Baez (B-)
- Matt Szczur (B)
- Trey McNutt (B-)
- Dillon Maples (B-)
- Dan Vogelbach (B-)
- Junior Lake (C+)
- Welington Castillo (C+)
- Dae-Eun Rhee (C+)
- Josh Vitters (C+)
- Jeimer Candelerio (C+)
- Marco Hernandez (C+)
- Chris Carpenter (C+)
- Rafael Dolis (C+)
- Zach Cates (C+)
- Ben Wells (C+)
- Dave Sappelt (C+)
- Ronald Torreyes (C+)
- Reggie Golden (C+)
- Gioskar Amaya (C+)
- Tony Zych (C+)
- Shawon Dunston Jr. (C+)
- Aaron Kurcz (C+)
Source: Minor League Ball
[edit] 2011
- Brett Jackson (B+)
- Trey McNutt (B+)
- Chris Archer (B)
- Hak-Ju Lee (B)
- Chris Carpenter(B)
- Jay Jackson (B)
- Hayden Simpson (B-)
- Brandon Guyer (B-)
- Reggie Golden (B-)
- Josh Vitters (C+)
- Robinson Lopez (C+)
- Austin Reed (C+)
- Alberto Cabrera (C+)
- Marquez Smith (C+)
- Robinson Chirinos (C+)
- D.J. LeMahieu (C+)
- Rafael Dolis (C+)
- Brett Wallach (C+)
- Brooks Raley (C+)
- Su-Min Jung (C+)
- Austin Kirk (C+)
- Jin-Yeong Kim (C+)
Source: [2]
[edit] 2010
- Starlin Castro (B+)
- Josh Vitters (B+)
- Brett Jackson (B)
- Jay Jackson (B)
- Andrew Cashner(B)
- Hak-Ju Lee (B)
- Chris Carpenter (B-)
- Kyler Burke (B-)
- Ryan Flaherty (B-)
- D.J. LeMahieu (C+)
- Brooks Raley (C+)
- Logan Watkins (C+)
- Esmailin Caridad (C+)
- Blake Parker (C+)
- John Gaub (C+)
- Matt Spencer (C+)
- Dae-Eun Rhee (C+)
- Casey Coleman (C+)
- Tyler Colvin (C)
- Jeff Beliveau (C)
Source: [3]
[edit] 2009
- Josh Vitters (B+)
- Jeff Samardzija (B)
- Ryan Flaherty (B)
- Andrew Cashner (B-)
- Hak-Ju Lee (B-)
- Jay Jackson (B-)
- Tyler Colvin (C+)
- Welington Castillo (C+)
- Dae-Eun Rhee (C+)
- Aaron Shafer (C+)
- Starlin Castro (C+)
- Junior Lake (C+)
- Dan McDaniel (C+)
- Micah Hoffpauir (C)
- Esmailin Caridad (C)
- Donald Veal (C)
- Josh Kroeger (C)
- Mark Holliman (C)
- Tony Thomas (C)
- Chris Carpenter (C)
- Mitch Atkins (C)
Source: Minor League Ball
[edit] 2008
- Josh Vitters (B+)
- Geovany Soto (B+)
- Sean Gallagher (B)
- Eric Patterson (B)
- Tyler Colvin (B)
- Josh Donaldson (B)
- Donald Veal (B-)
- Jeff Samardzija (B-)
- Jose Ceda (B-)
- Tony Thomas (B-)
- Billy Petrick (C+)
- Kevin Hart (C+)
- Sam Fuld (C+)
- Jake Fox (C+)
- Alesandro Maestri (C+)
- Steve Clevenger (C+)
- Mitch Atkins (C)
- Mark Holliman (C)
- Matt Craig (C)
- Larry Suarez (C)
- Ryan Acosta (C)
Source: Minor League Ball
"Chicago Cubs Top 20 in Review" [4]
[edit] 2007
- Felix Pie (B+)
- Donald Veal (B+)
- Eric Patterson (B+)
- Sean Gallagher (B)
- Mark Pawelek (B)
- Jeff Samardzija (B-)
- Tyler Colvin (B-)
- Jae kuk Ryu (B-)
- Scott Moore (C+)
- Ryan Theriot (C+)
- Juan Mateo (C+)
- Adam Harben (C+)
- Mitch Atkins (C+)
- Jake Fox (C+)
- Chris Huseby (C)
- Jose Ceda (C)
- Ryan Harvey (C)
- Clay Rapada (C)
- Rocky Cherry (C)
- Chris Shaver (C)
Source: Minor League Ball
[edit] 2006
- Mark Pawelek (B+)
- Felix Pie (B+)
- Ronny Cedeno (B)
- Eric Patterson (B)
- Jae kuk Ryu (B)
- Donald Veal (B)
- Sean Gallagher (B)
- Angel Guzman (B-)
- Rich Hill (B-)
- Carlos Marmol (B-)
- Sean Marshall (B-)
- Scott Moore (B-)
- Ryan Harvey (C+)
- Mark Holliman (C+)
- Mike Phelps (C+)
- Brian Dopirak (C)
- Brandon Sing (C)
- Russ Rohlicek (C)
- Randy Wells (C)
- Grant Johnson (C)
Source: Minor League Ball
[edit] 2005
- Brian Dopirak
- Felix Pie
- Billy Petrick
- Angel Guzman
- Renyel Pinto
- Jason Dubois
- Bobby Brownlie
- Carlos Marmol
- Ryan Harvey
- Sean Marshall
- Matt Murton
- Ricky Nolasco
- Mark Reed
- Grant Johnson
- Matt Craig
- Brandon Sing
- Ronald "Bear" Bay
- Jermaine Van Buren
- Jon Connolly
- Richard Lewis
Source: Minor League Ball
[edit] Sources
- ↑ Sickels, John, "John's Grading System". November 16, 2007. http://www.minorleagueball.com/2007/11/16/161015/28