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29 Jacob Turner
Age: 20 (DOB: May 21, 1991)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Position: Pitcher Organization: Detroit Tigers
Top '11 Level: Majors (Tigers)
2011 ranking: 22
2011 MINORS STATS
GM 20
IP 131
W 4
L 5
ERA 3.44
SO 110
BB35
H 117
HR 10
BAA .238
Turner took a small step backward in 2011, but remains the Tigers' best prospect and the only potential impact starter in their system.
He'll show the upper 90s occasionally but still works mostly at 89-95 mph. His fastball has some life but is mostly up in the zone, resulting in more contact than you'd expect from his velocity. His curveball, 79-83, is hard and breaks down very sharply to change hitters' eye levels and get those swings and misses he's not getting yet on the fastball. His changeup remains very hard and he doesn't command the pitch as well as he commands the other two offerings.
Turner won't turn 21 until May and still has the lightning-fast arm that made him an elite prospect in the first place. He's nearly a full season removed from forearm tightness that limited his workload in 2010, and there's a potential top-end starter in here, but he's got more work to do to reach that point than I thought at this time last season.
37 Nick Castellanos
Age: 19 (DOB: March 4, 1992)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Position: Third Base Organization: Detroit Tigers
Top '11 Level: A (West Michigan)
2011 ranking: 75
2011 MINORS STATS
GM 135
AB 507
HR 7
RBI 76
SB 3
SO 130
BB 45
AVG .312
OBP .367
SLG .436
Castellanos' ceiling hasn't changed in the last year -- impact power hitter with above-average defense at third base -- but he did prove to be less advanced as a player in 2011 than he appeared to be (to me, at least) out of high school.
He still projects to have four plus tools (running is the exception), with strong hands, a simple swing, and the leverage to produce 20-plus home run power when he matures. At third base, his arm is strong but his footwork is poor, getting tangled up to the point where it affects his fielding and throwing; he's loose and athletic enough to improve, but it's going to take time, as will improving his pitch recognition.
He started horribly in 2011, but hit .332/.385/.470 after May 1, striking out less often but not walking as much as he should. He was the sixth-youngest regular in the Midwest League in 2011 and will likely be one of the youngest players in the Florida State League this year, but may need to stick to a level a year to work on his plate discipline so he can fully tap his offensive potential.
29 Jacob Turner
Age: 20 (DOB: May 21, 1991)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Position: Pitcher Organization: Detroit Tigers
Top '11 Level: Majors (Tigers)
2011 ranking: 22
2011 MINORS STATS
GM 20
IP 131
W 4
L 5
ERA 3.44
SO 110
BB35
H 117
HR 10
BAA .238
Turner took a small step backward in 2011, but remains the Tigers' best prospect and the only potential impact starter in their system.
He'll show the upper 90s occasionally but still works mostly at 89-95 mph. His fastball has some life but is mostly up in the zone, resulting in more contact than you'd expect from his velocity. His curveball, 79-83, is hard and breaks down very sharply to change hitters' eye levels and get those swings and misses he's not getting yet on the fastball. His changeup remains very hard and he doesn't command the pitch as well as he commands the other two offerings.
Turner won't turn 21 until May and still has the lightning-fast arm that made him an elite prospect in the first place. He's nearly a full season removed from forearm tightness that limited his workload in 2010, and there's a potential top-end starter in here, but he's got more work to do to reach that point than I thought at this time last season.
37 Nick Castellanos
Age: 19 (DOB: March 4, 1992)
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Position: Third Base Organization: Detroit Tigers
Top '11 Level: A (West Michigan)
2011 ranking: 75
2011 MINORS STATS
GM 135
AB 507
HR 7
RBI 76
SB 3
SO 130
BB 45
AVG .312
OBP .367
SLG .436
Castellanos' ceiling hasn't changed in the last year -- impact power hitter with above-average defense at third base -- but he did prove to be less advanced as a player in 2011 than he appeared to be (to me, at least) out of high school.
He still projects to have four plus tools (running is the exception), with strong hands, a simple swing, and the leverage to produce 20-plus home run power when he matures. At third base, his arm is strong but his footwork is poor, getting tangled up to the point where it affects his fielding and throwing; he's loose and athletic enough to improve, but it's going to take time, as will improving his pitch recognition.
He started horribly in 2011, but hit .332/.385/.470 after May 1, striking out less often but not walking as much as he should. He was the sixth-youngest regular in the Midwest League in 2011 and will likely be one of the youngest players in the Florida State League this year, but may need to stick to a level a year to work on his plate discipline so he can fully tap his offensive potential.
