Jorge Alfaro-After Kilome things start to get dicey as to whether or not this next round of guys will play in the MLB let alone play at an everyday level. Alfaro fits your classic boom or bust type prospect. He has the tools that make you go "Ah and Oooh" big power big arm athleticism etc...
Jorge also has a ton of swing and miss in his game so he'll have to clean that up and show an ability to not chase pitches out of the zone. If he doesn't big league pitching is never going to give him anything to hit. He is here at 11 because he is only 23 and made AA with decent results.
Floor-Sebastian Valle
Ceiling-Yadier Molina
Adonis Medina-signed in May 2014 out of the DR Medina excelled in the DSL. In 2015 they brought him stateside to pitch in the GCL where he didn't disappoint. Adonis put up a 1.191 WHIP and a 6.9 K/9. Most nights his FB sat 92-93 with a decent amount of arm side run to it. The secondary pitches (his Curve Ball) seems to need some work. At times it looks like he gets around the pitch but the mechanics are clean and easy. There is much to like about this young arm.
Floor-David Buchannon
Ceiling-TBD
Zach Eflin-Came via the Rollins trade. Many have him ranked much higher than this and they certainly have a case. I have seen him pitch live twice. I liked everything I saw with one exception he struggled to put AA hitters away. His game appears to be a low 90's FB with plenty of movement/sink and good command to both sides of the plate. He induces a decent amount of weak contact and ground balls. But you can definitely see there is something missing in either a curve ball slider or change up. For him to make it through a line-up more than once or twice those pitches have to come.
Floor-5th starter Kyle Kendrick type of player
Ceiling-Something a little better than a 5th starter
Dylan Cozens-Drafted in the 2nd round of 2012 after the Phillies won over 100 games in 2011. Cozens is a big boy and could have went on to play defensive end for Arizona but the Phillies ponied up the cash to buy him out of that commitment just to see if the athleticism could translate over to pro baseball. Dylan has been remarkably consistent at ever stop and got a late season call up to AA at age 21. Cozens is an incredible athlete for a young man of his size 6'6" 235 LBS. Think Chris Davis if he can tap into that potential and get a better feel for the strike zone.
Floor-Org Filler
Ceiling-Chris Davis
Jimmy Cordero-Came over from Toronto in the Ben Revere trade. Big Arm that really projects as a late inning BP arm. 8th inning or closer. Cordero has wicked arm action and can fire across his body with plenty of deception. Word on the street is that he can get it up close to 100 MPH.
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