MLB Prospect Report: Trade Deadline Craziness

Published: Jul 31, 2021

The MLB Trade Deadline was Friday and now that the dust has settled,let’s talk about the guys that were traded and where they rank with their new teams. First we’ll update some of the more intriguing names that were moved (not all of them since 62 prospects were traded) and then below, you’ll see the NEW Top-250 rankings and NEW Organizational rankings so you can see how the teams stack up against each other. We will also touch on some news as well.

With so much to cover, let’s dig in.

Prospect News

Josiah Gray RHP WAS - Gray was shipped to Washington in the Scherzer-Turner deal and has been the top pitching prospect for the Dodgers for a couple of years, prior to the trade. Now that he’s with Washington and that’s good news for him as he’ll be called up this weekend to start his Major League career. Gray has electric stuff and has been putting on a show at Triple-A Oklahoma City and at his best, he’s a number-two starter.

Reid Detmers RHP LAA - Detmers has also been putting on a show in his own right for the Angels and now he’ll make his debut on Saturday. Across 13 starts at Double-A and Triple-A he’s combined to strike out more than 40-percent of the hitters he’s faced. The top pitching prospect for the Angles and a pitcher who figures to be a low-end number-two starter, Detmers is guy who should be rostered in leagues bigger than 12 teams.

Traded Prospects

Tucupita Marcano, SS/2B SD to PIT - While the Padres continue to add to their stacked Major League roster, the Pirates continue to add to their stacked farm system that I have as the deepest system in baseball. Marcano was the Padres fifth-ranked prospect and is a great guy for the Pirates to get back for dealing Adam Frazier, since Marcano is a very similar player to Frazier. He has an above-average hit tool and above-average to plus speed while being an average defender. Marcano likely comes up as a second baseman with the ability to hit between .285-.300 with 10-12 homer pop and 25-plus steal speed.

Joe Ryan and Drew Strotman, RHPs TB to MIN - In a move that surprised many, Tampa got Nelson Cruz from Minnesota in return for two of the Rays’ pitching prospects. Ryan and Strotman were mid-depth prospects for the Rays but are both near Major League ready and thus appealed to the Twins who are looking for more pitching depth without having to wait a few years for it to show up. Ryan has really taken some steps forward recently including a dominant 2019 season with a sub-2.00 ERA, sub-1.00 WHIP, and 183 Ks in 123 innings. This year he’s been at it again with 75 strikeouts in 57 innings with his low-to-mid-90s fastball with riding life and an above-average slider that pairs with still developing curveballs and changeups to round out the arsenal. He has the stuff to be a mid-rotation starter reasonably soon. Strotman on the other hand, has a deeper, five-pitch arsenal and uses more command and control to have his stuff play up rather than movement. The righty has a smooth and easy delivery that’s repeatable and not max-effort that help him pitch deep into starts. With three above-average-to-plus pitches and two others that get mixed in, he has the stuff to be a high strikeout number-four starter for the Twins.

Keibert Ruiz, C LAD to WAS - The second big piece in the Scherzer-Turner deal headed to Washington is one of the best catching prospects in baseball. He’s hit .300 over his minor league career and has burgeoning power that’s shown up with 16 homers this year at Triple-A. The Nationals had zero catching depth in their system aside from a very young Israel Pineda and so this is a big boost to that depth and Ruiz should be a starting catcher going forward without concern.

Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF NYM to CHC - The first round pick of the Mets from last year was shipped to Chicago in return for Javier Baez and Trevor Williams. Crow-Armstrong is a more defense and speed minded outfielder rather than a pop guy but the Cubs seem to be building their system with guys who get on base and have speed. They also got Nick Madrigal in a deal for Craig Kimbrel along with Nico Hoerner still being on the roster. Armstrong is out for the year with an injury at this point but he does have nice upside when healthy and could be a quicker track guy than other high school prospects typically are, especially since his elite defensive skills will keep him on the field.

Austin Martin, SS/OF TOR to MIN - Martin was a part of a package headed to Minnesota for Jose Berrios at the deadline and was a former first round pick of the Blue Jays in 2020. Now that he’s been on the field for the Blue Jays, prior to getting traded, there are a few more question marks for him with the hit and power tools but the versatility is still a bonus tool for him. He was expected to have nice power and average tools but those need more time to develop than previous thought and he likely doesn’t stick at shortstop going to Minnesota. Getting time in the outfield is likely as he continues to try and improve the hit tool and pop. Right now it’s hard to say what he’ll be but he’s still got the upside to be a .280 hitter with 20-homer pop.

Simeon Woods Richardson, RHP TOR to MIN - Woods Richardson was the second key piece in the Berrios deal and he’s a really nice pitching get for the Twins. The righty originally started in New York and went to Toronto in the Marcus Stroman deal and now gets dealt for another all-star pitcher. Richardson has the makings of a number two or three starter with a four-pitch mix that easily keeps hitters off balance with varying speeds and movement ranging from his upper-70s curveball to the mid-90s fastball. He’s still young at just 20 years old and was one of the youngest in his draft class in 2018. He’s got a year and a half or so before being in the Twins rotation full-time.

Rest of the Nationals haul - The Nationals, and Cubs, were the big movers on the day moving nine players in total for a big haul of prospects. The most intriguing ones, aside from Ruiz and Gray, are likely Aldo Ramirez, a right-handed pitcher from Boston, Gerardo Carillo, a right-handed pitcher from Los Angeles, and Mason Thompson, a right-handed pitcher from San Diego. All three have solid stuff but aren’t the most known pieces. Carillo should be an impact late-inning reliever in a year or two while Thompson could be a swingman with two above-average pitches and a developing third pitch while Ramirez has the stuff to be a number three starter who could eventually slot-in in the fourth spot behind Cavalli, Rutledge, and Henry in a couple of seasons.

Prospect Rankings

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Rank	Player	Team	Pos
1	Wander Franco	TB	SS	126	Lonnie White	PIT	OF
2	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	OF	127	Blake Walston	ARI	P
3	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF	128	Angel Martinez	CLE	SS
4	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	SS	129	Zach DeLoach	SEA	OF
5	CJ Abrams	SD	SS	130	Tanner Houck	BOS	P
6	Marco Luciano	SF	SS	131	Pedro Leon	HOU	SS
7	Spencer Torkelson	DET	3B	132	Nick Pratto	KC	1B
8	Riley Greene	DET	OF	133	Isaiah Greene	CLE	OF
9	Adley Rutschman	BAL	C	134	Matt Canterino	MIN	P
10	Noelvi Marte	SEA	SS	135	Ed Howard	CHC	SS
11	Brennen Davis	CHC	OF	136	J.T. Ginn	NYM	P
12	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF	137	Kyle Harrison	SF	P
13	Vidal Brujan	TB	2B	138	Seth Johnson	TB	P
14	Triston Casas	BOS	1B	139	Andy Pages	LAD	OF
15	Grayson Rodriguez	BAL	P	140	Justin Foscue	TEX	2B
16	Max Meyer	MIA	P	141	Gavin Williams	CLE	P
17	Brandon Marsh	LAA	OF	142	Jhoan Duran	MIN	P
18	Francisco Alvarez	NYM	C	143	Masyn Winn	STL	SS
19	Marcelo Mayer	BOS	SS	144	Ryan Pepiot	LAD	P
20	Hedbert Perez	MIL	OF	145	Sal Frelick	MIL	OF
21	Nolan Gorman	STL	3B	146	Harry Ford	SEA	C
22	Robert Hassell	SD	OF	147	Gilberto Jimenez	BOS	OF
23	Henry Davis	PIT	C	148	Clarke Schmidt	NYY	P
24	George Kirby	SEA	P	149	Jhonkensy Noel	CLE	3B
25	Jasson Dominguez	NYY	OF	150	Bryson Stott	PHI	SS
26	Tyler Soderstrom	OAK	C	151	Luis Gil	NYY	P
27	Heliot Ramos	SF	OF	152	Curtis Mead	TB	2B
28	Sixto Sanchez	MIA	P	153	Forrest Whitley	HOU	P
29	Alek Thomas	ARI	OF	154	Brailyn Marquez	CHC	P
30	Keibert Ruiz	WAS	C	155	Gunnar Hoglund	TOR	P
31	Josh Lowe	TB	OF	156	Heriberto Hernandez	TB	OF
32	Cade Cavalli	WAS	P	157	Luis Rodriguez	LAD	OF
33	Nick Gonzales	PIT	2B	158	Arol Vera	LAA	3B
34	Royce Lewis	MIN	SS	159	Peyton Battenfield	CLE	P
35	Zac Veen	COL	OF	160	Mark Vientos	NYM	3B
36	Luis Matos	SF	OF	161	Joshua Baez	STL	OF
37	Jack Leiter	TEX	P	162	Carmen Mlodzinski	PIT	P
38	Nate Pearson	TOR	P	163	Jonatan Clase	SEA	OF
39	Jordan Walker	STL	3B	164	Hudson Head	PIT	OF
40	Austin Martin	MIN	OF	165	Francisco Morales	PHI	P
41	Shane Baz	TB	P	166	Michael Toglia	COL	1B
42	Oswald Peraza	NYY	SS	167	Brice Turang	MIL	SS
43	MacKenzie Gore	SD	P	168	Aaron Bracho	CLE	2B
44	Kahlil Watson	MIA	SS	169	Jeremy Pena	HOU	SS
45	Orelvis Martinez	TOR	3B	170	Daulton Jefferies	OAK	P
46	Hunter Greene	CIN	P	171	Will Wilson	SF	2B
47	Jarren Duran	BOS	OF	172	Alexander Vizcaino	CHC	P
48	Emerson Hancock	SEA	P	173	Sam Bachman	LAA	P
49	Gabriel Moreno	TOR	C	174	Misael Urbina	MIN	OF
50	DL Hall	BAL	P	175	Sammy Long	SF	P
51	Garrett Mitchell	MIL	OF	176	Andrew Painter	PHI	P
52	Asa Lacy	KC	P	177	Kyle Muller	ATL	P
53	Jordan Groshans	TOR	3B	178	Kyren Paris	LAA	SS
54	Daniel Espino	CLE	P	179	Manuel Beltre	TOR	SS
55	Reid Detmers	LAA	P	180	Jackson Merrill	SD	SS
56	Brett Baty	NYM	3B	181	Pedro Pineda	OAK	OF
57	Josh Jung	TEX	3B	182	Nick Bitsko	TB	P
58	Josiah Gray	WAS	P	183	Jose Salas	MIA	SS
59	Nick Lodolo	CIN	P	184	Bryce Jarvis	ARI	P
60	Jordan Lawlar	ARI	SS	185	Travis Swaggerty	PIT	OF
61	Kristian Robinson	ARI	OF	186	Deivi Garcia	NYY	P
62	Ronny Mauricio	NYM	SS	187	Colson Montgomery	CWS	3B
63	Michael Busch	LAD	2B	188	Alec Burleson	STL	1B
64	Simeon Woods Richardson	MIN	P	189	Ivan Herrera	STL	C
65	Oneil Cruz	PIT	OF	190	Dillon Dingler	DET	C
66	Edward Cabrera	MIA	P	191	Joe Ryan	MIN	P
67	Jeter Downs	BOS	2B	192	Ezequiel Duran	TEX	2B
68	Mick Abel	PHI	P	193	Josh Smith	TEX	2B
69	Quinn Priester	PIT	P	194	Shea Langeliers	ATL	C
70	Austin Wells	NYY	C	195	Keoni Cavaco	MIN	SS
71	Michael Harris	ATL	OF	196	Bailey Falter	PHI	P
72	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	SS	197	Jake Meyers	HOU	OF
73	George Valera	CLE	OF	198	Miguel Vargas	LAD	3B
74	Joey Bart	SF	C	199	JJ Goss	TB	P
75	Brady House	WAS	SS	200	Edouard Julien	MIN	3B
76	Matt Manning	DET	P	201	Frank Mozzicato	KC	P
77	Daniel Lynch	KC	P	202	Ethan Small	MIL	P
78	Robert Puason	OAK	SS	203	Owen Miller	CLE	2B
79	Cristian Hernandez	CHC	SS	204	Cole Wilcox	TB	P
80	JJ Bleday	MIA	OF	205	Cole Henry	WAS	P
81	Brayan Rocchio	CLE	2B	206	Evan Carter	TEX	OF
82	Austin Hendrick	CIN	OF	207	Rece Hinds	CIN	3B
83	Nolan Jones	CLE	OF	208	Daniel Vazquez	KC	SS
84	Carlos Colmenarez	TB	SS	209	Kevin Alcantara	CHC	OF
85	Liover Peguero	PIT	SS	210	Gabriel Arias	CLE	SS
86	Reginald Preciado	CHC	SS	211	Miguel Yajure	PIT	P
87	Jordan Balazovic	MIN	P	212	Alex Ramirez	NYM	OF
88	Diego Cartaya	LAD	C	213	Adael Amador	COL	SS
89	Tyler Freeman	CLE	2B	214	Jared Shuster	ATL	P
90	Anthony Volpe	NYY	SS	215	Landon Knack	LAD	P
91	Hunter Bishop	SF	OF	216	Dax Fulton	MIA	P
92	Jackson Jobe	DET	P	217	Jordan Wicks	CHC	P
93	Jose Miranda	MIN	3B	218	Josh Winder	MIN	P
94	Wilman Diaz	LAD	SS	219	Oscar Gonzalez	CLE	OF
95	Jackson Rutledge	WAS	P	220	Eury Perez	MIA	P
96	Luisangel Acuna	TEX	2B	221	A.J. Puk	OAK	P
97	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	OF	222	Cole Sands	MIN	P
98	Matt Allan	NYM	P	223	Luis Toribio	SF	3B
99	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	OF	224	Joshua Mears	SD	OF
100	Bobby Miller	LAD	P	225	Brenton Doyle	COL	OF
101	Trey Sweeney	NYY	OF	226	Adam Kloffenstein	TOR	P
102	Greg Jones	TB	SS	227	Jairo Pomares	SF	OF
103	Colton Cowser	BAL	OF	228	Lenny Torres	CLE	P
104	Drew Waters	ATL	OF	229	Jake Burger	CWS	3B
105	Slade Cecconi	ARI	P	230	Blaze Jordan	BOS	3B
106	Ezequiel Tovar	COL	SS	231	Kyle Isbel	KC	OF
107	Matthew Liberatore	STL	P	232	Hudson Haskin	BAL	OF
108	Geraldo Perdomo	ARI	SS	233	Andry Lara	WAS	P
109	Heston Kjerstad	BAL	OF	234	Elly De La Cruz	CIN	3B
110	Cal Raleigh	SEA	C	235	Yasel Atuna	WAS	3B
111	Jose Barrero	CIN	SS	236	Sherten Apostel	TEX	3B
112	Xavier Edwards	TB	2B	237	Ethan Wilson	PHI	OF
113	Matt McLain	CIN	SS	238	Tucupita Marcano	PIT	2B
114	Cristian Pache	ATL	OF	239	Aaron Schunk	COL	3B
115	Chris Rodriguez	LAA	P	240	Alexander Vargas	NYY	SS
116	Benny Montgomery	COL	OF	241	MJ Melendez	KC	C
117	Erick Pena	KC	OF	242	Estiven Machado	TOR	SS
118	Roansy Contreras	PIT	P	243	Jose Pena	TB	OF
119	Cole Winn	TEX	P	244	Nick Yorke	BOS	2B
120	Aaron Ashby	MIL	P	245	Jordan Westburg	BAL	SS
121	Luis Medina	NYY	P	246	Anthony Rodriguez	SF	SS
122	Maximo Acosta	TEX	SS	247	Korey Lee	HOU	C
123	Jordyn Adams	LAA	OF	248	Kala'i Rosario	MIN	OF
124	Jackson Kowar	KC	P	249	Jeremy De La Rosa	WAS	OF
125	Jake Eder	MIA	P	250	Gage Workman	DET	SS

Organizational Rankings

The rankings are based on the top-250 prospects rather than ranking off the top-100 to show better the depth of the systems. The prospects are assigned point values and the teams with the higher point value totals rank the highest.

Rank	Team	# in T-250	# in T-100	T-100 Rank	High Pros.
1	TB	14	6	1	1
2	CLE	17	5	10	54
3	SEA	9	5	3	2
4	PIT	13	5	6	23
5	MIN	14	5	8	34
6	MIA	10	6	2	16
7	SF	12	5	4	6
8	NYY	11	5	9	25
9	ARI	8	4	12	12
10	BAL	8	5	5	9
11	KC	10	3	19	4
12	TEX	10	3	21	37
13	BOS	8	4	11	14
14	CHC	9	4	16	11
15	LAD	9	4	18	63
16	WAS	10	5	7	30
17	TOR	8	4	14	38
18	NYM	7	4	15	18
19	LAA	7	2	24	17
20	STL	7	2	22	21
21	CIN	7	3	20	46
22	DET	6	4	13	7
23	MIL	6	2	23	20
24	SD	5	3	17	5
25	COL	7	1	27	35
26	ATL	6	2	26	71
27	OAK	6	2	25	26
28	PHI	6	1	28	68
29	HOU	5	0	29	131
30	CWS	2	0	29	187

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