A very busy week at work left me behind in the my baseball news, and it appears the White Sox are all in on Bryce Harper. Daryl Van Schouwen wonders what happens if the White Sox get out bid. There is plenty of outfield talent in the system:
“We have an abundance of outfielders I would consider average to above average prospects,’’ director of player development Chris Getz said. “We have some impact talent in the outfield.’’
That they do. There is prized prospect Eloy Jimenez, a star in the making in his own right who would form an imposing pair alongside Harper in the middle of the lineup and wrapped around center field prospect Luis Robert in a future outfield. Jimenez, ranked No. 3 among all prospects by MLB Pipeline, and Robert, No. 44, top a classy crop of outfielders in the Sox system.
Four more outfielders are ranked among their top 14 prospects: No. 9 Luis Basabe (acquired in the Chris Sale trade), No. 11 Micker Adolfo, No. 12 Steele Walker (their 2018 second-round pick) and No. 14 Luis Gonzalez.
That’s a deep class, which could, should Harper get signed, be dipped into as trade assets for a finishing piece or two down the line when the Sox are ready to win. There is your best-case scenario.
I would not mind seeing Harper go to a rebuilding team. Harper is still young enough that he will be in his prime when this talent matures. It could make for a very interesting decade on the South Side.
from baseballmusings.com https://ift.tt/2QRmh5E
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