RR Community Prospect Rankings: Ronald Torreyes beats LeCure for 19th on the list

Ronald Torreyes beat up on resident favorite Sam LeCure by only 6 votes to claim the 19th spot on our list. Torreyes had a stellar start to his minor league career last season, and will likely start this year on that loaded Dayton team.

Another interesting tidbit I want to discuss is that ESPN's Keith Law came out with his Top 100 list for this year. Remember when we got peeved when someone called Chapman the 2nd best pitching prospect in baseball? Law has 6 above him, for the 15th ranking overall. He also had this to say about Chapman:

If he's willing to dial it down and pitch around 94-95 he could still be a No. 1 starter, although having a left-hander like this in the pen may be too much to resist.

I think the last part of that sentence is a good way to put Bavasi's comments into context a bit. Chapman still has that potential to be at the top of a rotation, but I can at least see where he's coming from when he says that it's a guy you don't want to take out of the bullpen.

As far as our other guys to hit this list, Devin Mesoraco also made the top 50 (#31), and Billy Hamilton (#51), Yasmani Grandal (#59), and Yonder Alonso (#65) all finished in the 51-65 range. It's an ESPN Insider piece if you want more of his thoughts on why he put the guys where he put them.

Same list today. Vote.

Junior Arias, IF

John Sickels Rank: 16
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 18
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2008
Highest Level Played: AZL Reds (Rookie)

2010 Statistics:
AZL Reds (Rookie): 47 G, 195 AB, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 4 SB, .287/.336/.482/.818

Drew Cisco, RHP

John Sickels Rank: n/a
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 19
Draft/Acquisition Details: 6th round, Reds, 2010
Highest Level Played: n/a

2010 Statistics:
No stats

Jonathan Correa, RHP

John Sickels Rank: 18
2010 RR CPR Rank: NA
Age: 20
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed by Reds in 2008 from the Dominican Republic
Highest Level Played: Billings (Rookie)

2010 Statistics:
AZL Reds (Rookie): 8 G, 8 GS, 4-2, 2.06 ERA, 39.1 IP, 49 K, 9 BB, 1.14 WHIP
Billings (Rookie): 6 G, 6 GS, 2-2, 5.00 ERA, 27.0 IP, 34 K, 10 BB, 1.30 WHIP

DiDi Gregorius, SS

John Sickels Rank: n/a
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 20
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed out of the Netherlands in 2008
Highest Level Played: Lynchburg (A+)

2010 Statistics:
Dayton (A): 120 G, 501 AB, 5 HR, 41 RBI, 16 SB, .273/.327/.379/.706

Lynchburg (A+): 7 G, 25 AB, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, .240/.321/.240/.561

Sam LeCure, RHP

John Sickels Rank: 20
2010 RR CPR Rank: 25
Age: 26
Draft/Acquisition Details: 4th round, Reds, 2005
Highest Level Played: Cincinnati (MLB)

2010 Statistics:
Louisville (AAA): 15 G, 15 GS, 8-3, 3.67 ERA, 98 IP, 87 K, 23 BB, 1.24 WHIP

Cincinnati (MLB): 15 G, 6 GS, 2-5, 4.50 ERA, 48 IP, 37 K, 25 BB, 1.56 WHIP

David Vidal, INF

John Sickels Rank: n/a
2010 RR CPR Rank: n/a
Age: 21
Draft/Acquisition Details: 8th round, Reds, 2010
Highest Level Played: Dayton (A)

2010 Statistics:
AZL Reds (Rookie): 36 G, 145 AB, 6 HR, 34 RBI, 0 SB, .297/.354/.538/.892
Billings (Rookie): 8 G, 29 AB, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, .172/.273/.172/.445
Dayton (A): 4 G, 13 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB, .154/.313/.231/.544