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MLB Pipeline announces their Top 30 Cubs prospects
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Rikk Carlson
Can you handle yet another Cubs prospects ranking? Because MLB Pipeline, the official prospect site of MLB.com, released their list of the Top 30 Cubs Prospects for 2021 (and every other team, for that matter).
Their list is as follows:
Brailyn Marquez LHP
Brendon Little LHP
Probably every name on that list should be familiar to you already if you’ve been following the previous prospect lists. MLB Pipeline included the recently-signed Cristian Hernandez out of the Dominican Republic in their top five. Also included are all four prospects the Cubs received in the Yu Darvish trade, with Preciado as the highest-ranked prospect at number eleven and Mena as the lowest ranked of the four at twenty-five.
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20. Ethan Hearn, C
I hope you recognize the name, since it’s one of the best in minor league baseball. Yohendrick Pinango, who came in at number 35 on our Cubs prospect list, doesn’t even turn 19 until May, so outside of the memorable name, he might not be on a lot of your radars. But he was ranked one of the best prospects in the DSL after his debut in 2019, and presumably was getting after it during the shutdown in 2020.
Law’s take on Pinango, which pegs him as simply an advanced hitter for his age: “Signed for $400,000 in 2018, Pinango looks like an advanced left-handed hitter, with good pitch recognition and bat-to-ball skills for his age. The Venezuelan outfielder has a running back’s frame and looks like he’s going to get a lot stronger, potentially with plus power, even though he didn’t homer in 274 PA in his DSL debut (albeit with 20 doubles). He’s in center now but probably moves to a corner in time, so the power has to develop for him to be a solid regular
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