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Ramiro Vargas, sp, 21: Vargas currently pitches for the teams Triple A affiliate. He has amazing stamina and good control to go along with a ++ slider in his four pitch selection. Vargas is a righty and projects to throw well to both lefty and righty batters. Vargas could make an appearance in the Majors this year, depending on how competitive the Dolphins are. If you don't see him this year he most certainly will be up at some point next season.
Pete Kirk,sp, 21: Kirk is projected as a front of the rotation starter. The groundball pitcher projects to have good control and velocity to go along with a + 4-seamer and slider. He throws very well to both sides of the plate but does pitch substantially better to righties. Kirk is still at least another year away from the Majors, although there is no guarantee that he will be pitching at the ML level next year.
Alex Silva, ss, 22: Silva projects to be an average fielding ss who is currently fielding for the teams High A affiliate. He has little room for growth in the power on his swing but looks to have quite a bit of development in improving his contact. Silva has a solid eye of the plate, but hits lefties quite a bit better then righties. Silva is still at least two years away from the Majors.
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Dion Heathcott, cf, 21: Heathcott projects to be a solid fielding cf with great contact with his bat. he has a solid eye and has quite a bit of room to improve his baserunning skills, couple that with his top notch speed and Heathcott could steal a ton of bases. While Heathcott could play in the Majors this season, expect it to be next year when he debuts.
Steven Jackson, ss, 21: Jackson projects to be a fairly average fielding ss, with good power in his bat. He has solid speed with decent baserunning instincts, which should produce a solid stealing percent. There is a possibility that Jackson could see some Major League action this season but more realistically he will debut next season.
Dan Downs, 1b, 21: Downs has an all around solid bat, great contact with good power and eye. He has good speed and hits both pitchers solid. Downs projects to be more of a dh then 1b, due to his lack of glove skills, although he can work some 1b throughout a season.
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Johnny Powell, cf, 20: Powell projects as either a solid cf or a below average ss defensively. He has is very fast and couples that with baserunning skills that are still developing, but could allow him to one day be a very good base stealer. He has a good eye and the righty hits both lefties and righties equally well. He does not have outstanding contact or power with his bat but is decent in both areas. Powell could get some time on the ML club this season, but expect last years #5 pick to be a year or two out before he hits the Majors.
Walter Russell, sp, 20: Russell is a frontline starting pitching prospect. He is very good all across the board. He combines two + pitches, a slider and 4-seamer, with good control and great velocity. The lefty pitches equally well to both right handed and left handed batters. Russell looks to be two seasons away from the Majors, although it is very dependent upon how fast he develops.
Red Hitchcock, sp, 21: Hitchcock is one of the top pitching prospects in the league. He projects to be an elite control pitcher who has the velocity to match it. The lefty pitches very well to both sides of the plate. The only knock on Hitchcock throughout his career has been his lack of a + pitch, but he has three good pitches a 4-seamer, curve and change-up.
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Victor Espinoza, rp, 20: Espinoza is a solid relief prospect, he has good control of his projected ++ 4-seamer and good curve. He pitches to lefties and righties well. Look for Espinoza to break into the Majors in the next 2 seasons.
Gorkys Gonzales, sp, 19: Gonzales projects to be a middle of the rotation starter. With his good control, velocity and good l/r splits. He projects to have solid stamina. Gonzales, who signed an $8.9 million bonus last season to come to Iowa's farm system is at least two more years out of the Majors.
Will Tresh, ss, 21: Tresh projects to be a below average ss defensively and might be better suited to play 3b. He has solid contact that still has room to improve and hits lefties better then righties. Tresh has adequate power in his swing. Tresh is still another year away from the Majors.
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