1/19/2015 Here is list two.
With all the moves the Cubs have been making this offseason, I have been getting really anxious for the 2015 OSFM roster, so I started thinking and digging in to what players should be on the roster, at least as of right now.
I will put my list together and leave it open to hear input from everyone else. I will divide it in to 4 tiers:
Tier 1- Obvious MLB players.
Tier 2- Players competing for an MLB spot or fringe AAA players who get spot starts.
Tier 3- The top minor league prospects in the organization.
Tier 4- Everyone else who will fill out the 90 man roster.
I will also include any other positions they play and my projected potential rating as follows:
97-99=A+
93-96=A
90-92=A-
87-89=B+
83-86=B
80-82=B-
77-79=C+
73-76=C
70-72=C-
67-69=D+
63-66=D
60-62=D-
57-59=F+
53-56=F
52-Below=F-
SP [25]
Tier 1:
Jon Lester (A-)
Jake Arrieta (B+)
Jason Hammel (B-)
Kyle Hendricks (B)
Tier 2:
Travis Wood (C+) [RP]
Edwin Jackson (C)
Jacob Turner (B-) [RP]
Tsuyoshi Wada (C+) [RP]
Felix Doubront (C+) [RP]
Erik Jokisch (C-)
Dallas Beeler (C-)
Tier 3:
C.J. Edwards (B+)
Pierce Johnson (B+)
Jen-Ho Tseng (B)
Tier 4:
Corey Black (B-)
Barret Loux (C-)
Rob Zastryzny (C+)
Ivan Pineyro (C)
Paul Blackburn (B)
Duane Underwood (B)
Carson Sands (B)
Jonathan Martinez (B-)
Jake Stinnett (C)
Lars Huijer (C+)
Dylan Cease (C)
Justin Steele (C)
RP & CP [24]
Tier 1:
Hector Rondon (B-) [CP & RP]
Pedro Strop (B) [RP & CP]
Jason Motte (C+) [RP & CP]
Neil Ramirez (B) [RP]
Justin Grimm (C+) [RP & SP]
Tier 2:
Blake Parker (C) [RP & CP]
Brian Schlitter (C-) [RP]
Donn Roach (C-) [RP & SP]
Joe Ortiz (C) [RP]
Matt Brazis (D+) [RP]
Zac Rosscup (D+) [RP]
Jorge De Leon (C-) [RP]
Francisley Bueno (D+) [RP]
Daniel Bard (C-) [RP]
Tier 3:
Armando Rivero (B) [RP & CP]
Tier 4:
Marcus Hatley (C+) [RP]
Hunter Cervenka (C) [RP]
Erling Moreno (B-) [RP]
Frank Batista (B-) [RP & CP]
Tony Zych (C) [RP]
Lendy Castillo (C) [RP]
Dillon Maples (C-) [RP & SP]
Gerardo Concepcion (C-) [RP]
Juan Carlos Paniagua (D+) [RP]
C [10]
Tier 1:
Miguel Montero (B-)
David Ross (C+)
Tier 2:
Wellington Castillo (C)
Tier 3:
Rafael Lopez (C-)
Kyle Schwarber (B+) [LF/RF]
Victor Caratini (B-) [3B]
Mark Zagunis (C+) [LF/RF]
Tier 4:
Taylor Davis (C)
Cael Brockmeyer (C+) [1B]
Taylor Teagarden (C-)
1B [4]
Tier 1:
Anthony Rizzo (A)
Tier 2:
N/A
Tier 3:
Dan Vogelbach (B-)
Tier 4:
Danny Canela (C) [C]
Dustin Geiger (D+)
2B [7]
Tier 1:
Javier Baez (B+) [SS]
Tommy La Stella (C+) [3B/SS]
Tier 2:
Chris Valaika (D+) [1B/3B/SS]
Logan Watkins (C-) [1B/3B/SS/LF/CF/RF]
Tier 3:
Gioskar Amaya (C+)
Tier 4:
Andrew Ely (C)
Stephen Bruno (D+)
3B [5]
Tier 1:
N/A
Tier 2:
Mike Olt (C+) [1B]
Tier 3:
Kris Bryant (A+) [LF]
Christian Villanueva (B-)
Tier 4:
Jeimer Candelario (C-)
Wes Darvill (C-)
SS [5]
Tier 1:
Starlin Castro (A-)
Tier 2:
Jonathan Herrera (C) [2B/3B]
Tier 3:
Addison Russell (A)
Gleyber Torres (B)
Tier 4:
Carlos Penalver (D+)
LF [7]
Tier 1:
N/A
Tier 2:
Chris Coghlan (C) [RF]
Chris Denorfia (C) [RF]
Junior Lake (B-) [2B/3B/SS/CF/RF]
Tier 3:
N/A
Tier 4:
Rubi Silva (C-) [RF]
Jeffery Baez (C) [RF]
Shawon Dunston Jr (C-) [CF/RF]
Bijan Rademacher (C-) [RF]
CF [7]
Tier 1:
Dexter Fowler (B-) [LF/RF]
Tier 2:
Arismendy Alcantara (B) [2B/SS/3B]
Matt Szczur (B) [LF/RF]
Tier 3:
Albert Almora (B) [LF/RF]
Tier 4:
Jacob Hannemann (C-) [LF/RF]
Trey Martin (C-) [LF/RF]
Rashad Crawford (C-) [LF/RF]
RF [6]
Tier 1:
Jorge Soler (A-) [LF]
Tier 2:
N/A
Tier 3:
Billy McKinney (B) [LF/CF]
Eloy Jimenez (B) [LF/CF]
Tier 4:
Pin-Chieh Chen (C) [LF]
Kevin Brown (C+) [LF]
Kevonte Mitchell (C-) [LF]
This totals to 50 Pitchers and and 51 position players. A total of 101 players to currently look in to for the 2015 OSFM set. There is a decent chance players like Felix Doubront or Tsuyoshi Wada request to be released if they do not make the MLB team.
With all the moves the Cubs have been making this offseason, I have been getting really anxious for the 2015 OSFM roster, so I started thinking and digging in to what players should be on the roster, at least as of right now.
I will put my list together and leave it open to hear input from everyone else. I will divide it in to 4 tiers:
Tier 1- Obvious MLB players.
Tier 2- Players competing for an MLB spot or fringe AAA players who get spot starts.
Tier 3- The top minor league prospects in the organization.
Tier 4- Everyone else who will fill out the 90 man roster.
I will also include any other positions they play and my projected potential rating as follows:
97-99=A+
93-96=A
90-92=A-
87-89=B+
83-86=B
80-82=B-
77-79=C+
73-76=C
70-72=C-
67-69=D+
63-66=D
60-62=D-
57-59=F+
53-56=F
52-Below=F-
SP [25]
Tier 1:
Jon Lester (A-)
Jake Arrieta (B+)
Jason Hammel (B-)
Kyle Hendricks (B)
Tier 2:
Travis Wood (C+) [RP]
Edwin Jackson (C)
Jacob Turner (B-) [RP]
Tsuyoshi Wada (C+) [RP]
Felix Doubront (C+) [RP]
Erik Jokisch (C-)
Dallas Beeler (C-)
Tier 3:
C.J. Edwards (B+)
Pierce Johnson (B+)
Jen-Ho Tseng (B)
Tier 4:
Corey Black (B-)
Barret Loux (C-)
Rob Zastryzny (C+)
Ivan Pineyro (C)
Paul Blackburn (B)
Duane Underwood (B)
Carson Sands (B)
Jonathan Martinez (B-)
Jake Stinnett (C)
Lars Huijer (C+)
Dylan Cease (C)
Justin Steele (C)
RP & CP [24]
Tier 1:
Hector Rondon (B-) [CP & RP]
Pedro Strop (B) [RP & CP]
Jason Motte (C+) [RP & CP]
Neil Ramirez (B) [RP]
Justin Grimm (C+) [RP & SP]
Tier 2:
Blake Parker (C) [RP & CP]
Brian Schlitter (C-) [RP]
Donn Roach (C-) [RP & SP]
Joe Ortiz (C) [RP]
Matt Brazis (D+) [RP]
Zac Rosscup (D+) [RP]
Jorge De Leon (C-) [RP]
Francisley Bueno (D+) [RP]
Daniel Bard (C-) [RP]
Tier 3:
Armando Rivero (B) [RP & CP]
Tier 4:
Marcus Hatley (C+) [RP]
Hunter Cervenka (C) [RP]
Erling Moreno (B-) [RP]
Frank Batista (B-) [RP & CP]
Tony Zych (C) [RP]
Lendy Castillo (C) [RP]
Dillon Maples (C-) [RP & SP]
Gerardo Concepcion (C-) [RP]
Juan Carlos Paniagua (D+) [RP]
C [10]
Tier 1:
Miguel Montero (B-)
David Ross (C+)
Tier 2:
Wellington Castillo (C)
Tier 3:
Rafael Lopez (C-)
Kyle Schwarber (B+) [LF/RF]
Victor Caratini (B-) [3B]
Mark Zagunis (C+) [LF/RF]
Tier 4:
Taylor Davis (C)
Cael Brockmeyer (C+) [1B]
Taylor Teagarden (C-)
1B [4]
Tier 1:
Anthony Rizzo (A)
Tier 2:
N/A
Tier 3:
Dan Vogelbach (B-)
Tier 4:
Danny Canela (C) [C]
Dustin Geiger (D+)
2B [7]
Tier 1:
Javier Baez (B+) [SS]
Tommy La Stella (C+) [3B/SS]
Tier 2:
Chris Valaika (D+) [1B/3B/SS]
Logan Watkins (C-) [1B/3B/SS/LF/CF/RF]
Tier 3:
Gioskar Amaya (C+)
Tier 4:
Andrew Ely (C)
Stephen Bruno (D+)
3B [5]
Tier 1:
N/A
Tier 2:
Mike Olt (C+) [1B]
Tier 3:
Kris Bryant (A+) [LF]
Christian Villanueva (B-)
Tier 4:
Jeimer Candelario (C-)
Wes Darvill (C-)
SS [5]
Tier 1:
Starlin Castro (A-)
Tier 2:
Jonathan Herrera (C) [2B/3B]
Tier 3:
Addison Russell (A)
Gleyber Torres (B)
Tier 4:
Carlos Penalver (D+)
LF [7]
Tier 1:
N/A
Tier 2:
Chris Coghlan (C) [RF]
Chris Denorfia (C) [RF]
Junior Lake (B-) [2B/3B/SS/CF/RF]
Tier 3:
N/A
Tier 4:
Rubi Silva (C-) [RF]
Jeffery Baez (C) [RF]
Shawon Dunston Jr (C-) [CF/RF]
Bijan Rademacher (C-) [RF]
CF [7]
Tier 1:
Dexter Fowler (B-) [LF/RF]
Tier 2:
Arismendy Alcantara (B) [2B/SS/3B]
Matt Szczur (B) [LF/RF]
Tier 3:
Albert Almora (B) [LF/RF]
Tier 4:
Jacob Hannemann (C-) [LF/RF]
Trey Martin (C-) [LF/RF]
Rashad Crawford (C-) [LF/RF]
RF [6]
Tier 1:
Jorge Soler (A-) [LF]
Tier 2:
N/A
Tier 3:
Billy McKinney (B) [LF/CF]
Eloy Jimenez (B) [LF/CF]
Tier 4:
Pin-Chieh Chen (C) [LF]
Kevin Brown (C+) [LF]
Kevonte Mitchell (C-) [LF]
This totals to 50 Pitchers and and 51 position players. A total of 101 players to currently look in to for the 2015 OSFM set. There is a decent chance players like Felix Doubront or Tsuyoshi Wada request to be released if they do not make the MLB team.
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