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Big Hype Prospects: Triantos, Tiedemann, Roby, Muncy, Pauley

By Brad Johnson | October 9, 2023 at 7:58pm CDT

After one week of play in the Arizona Fall League, several of the under-the-radar players we featured last week are off to strong starts. Heading the charge is Jakob Marsee whose 1.725 OPS leads the league. He’s one of five hitters with a pair of dingers and leads with six extra base hits. He’s recorded four walks to two strikeouts and added four stolen bases. Damiano Palmegiani is also among the top ten hitters while Carter Baumler arguably turned in the best appearance among the pitchers. He went three frames and recorded seven strikeouts.

Let’s see who else merits a look.

Five Big Hype Prospects

James Triantos, 20, 2B/3B, CHC
(A+/AA) 363 PA, 4 HR, 16 SB, .287/.364/.391

Triantos spent much of the 2023 campaign in High-A. My contacts have long liked the 2020 draftee as a breakout candidate, but his in-game power output remains below expectations. There’s late bloomer talk as a result. Bear in mind, we’ve grown a bit spoiled with precocious players who aren’t yet of legal drinking age. On the defensive side, there’s are concerns he won’t stick at second base. His bat might not work in a corner role. Triantos has a 1.230 OPS in 16 AFL plate appearances.

Ricky Tiedemann, 21, P, TOR
(CPX/A/AA/AAA) 44 IP, 16.77 K/9, 4.70 BB/9, 3.68 ERA

One of the top prospects in the AFL, Tiedemann is drawing extra work after managing only 44 regular season innings. Those regular season frames were among the best in the Jays system – he led their entire farm in several ERA estimators. The bulk of the action came in Double-A where a high walk rate, BABIP, and low left on base rate led to a 5.06 ERA. Tiedemann is a candidate to make the 2024 Blue Jays, but it’s also likely he’ll have his workload carefully managed. Role: tbd. Through one AFL start, he worked five innings and allowed one run on three hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.

Tekoah Roby, 22, SP, STL
(AA) 58.1 IP, 10.6 K/9, 2.3 BB/9, 4.94 ERA

Like Tiedemann, Roby is getting extra work in the AFL due to missed time during the regular season. After being traded at the deadline, the right-hander pitched impressively in four starts for the Cardinals. His AFL outing consisted of three shutout innings. He allowed one hit with five strikeouts. He features a repertoire of four above-average pitches led by an excellent curveball. FanGraphs drops a Hunter Brown comp. Personally, I smell a whiff of Aaron Nola. He’s trending high floor, high ceiling as a prospect.

Notably, the Cardinals have struggled to finish their pitching prospects. Their matriculated pitchers like Zack Thompson and Matthew Liberatore often show little understanding of pitch design. Even Johan Oviedo took an instant step forward upon leaving the Cardinals. It’s unclear if this is a persistent organizational failure or pure happenstance.

Max Muncy, 21, SS, OAK
(A+/AA) 545 PA, 10 HR, 13 SB, .275/.353/.411

While most facets of his game remain a work in progress, Muncy appears to be trending toward some form of big league future. The 2021 first-rounder made considerable strides with his contact rate during the 2023 campaign. Scouts mostly view him as a utility guy in the making, although there’s still plenty of time for him to develop the game power and defensive consistency necessary to serve as a regular. His AFL season is off to a splashy start with a 1.009 OPS in 18 plate appearances.

Graham Pauley, 23, 3B, SD (AA)
(A/A+/AA) 551 PA, 23 HR, 22 SB, .308/.393/.538

Since their minor league affiliates skew hitter-friendly, the Padres have a knack for producing exciting-looking position players who fade on the approach run to the Majors. Success stories like Ty France tend to be the exception rather than the rule. Pauley didn’t have much of a draft pedigree when he was selected in 2022, but he’s since developed a reputation as a guy who gets the job done despite unconventional hitting mechanics. A left-handed hitting corner fielder with an extreme pull approach, he might reach the Majors as a carefully managed platoon man – the kind of player favored by teams like the Brewers, Rays, and Giants.

Three More

Adam Seminaris, MIL (24): Acquired in the Hunter Renfroe trade, Seminaris is Rule 5 eligible this offseason. He’s playing for a roster spot in Milwaukee or elsewhere. The soft-tossing southpaw is off to a good start in the AFL. He worked four scoreless innings with one hit and seven strikeouts.

Jackson Jobe, DET (21): One of the fastest-rising pitching prospects, Jobe is rounding out a season that saw him throw about 20 fewer innings than 2022. Since Jobe could be a midseason consideration for the Tigers, his workload is of obvious concern. His AFL debut consisted of four shutout innings with two hits, two walks, and four strikeouts.

Chase DeLauter, CLE (22): DeLauter is the current AFL RBI leader. Like many a Guardians outfield prospect, DeLauter rarely whiffs. His awkward-looking swing has no analogs in the Majors. It looks a bit like a stumbling-drunk Alek Thomas. While credited with plus raw power, it’s unclear if his bat will play against stiffer competition.

Did I miss a detail or nuance? DM me on Twitter @BaseballATeam to suggest corrections.

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Big Hype Prospects MLBTR Originals Graham Pauley James Triantos Max Muncy (2002) Ricky Tiedemann Tekoah Roby

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36 Comments

  1. briar-patch thatcher

    2 years ago

    The A’s got ANOTHER Max Muncy? Wild world.

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    • Redsoxx_62

      2 years ago

      To make it even weirder, they’ve got the same birthday lol

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    • CravenMoorehead

      2 years ago

      Believe it or not there’s only been one Pete LaCock so far in mlb history 🙂

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      • CravenMoorehead

        2 years ago

        Same with Rusty Kuntz 🙂 🙂 🙂

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      • marcfrombrooklyn

        2 years ago

        Ah, but the other one hosted a mean Hollywood Squares.

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  2. In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

    2 years ago

    Wait… you guys went a whole week without writing about Salas! But… the .752 OPS catcher with a 17% caught stealing rate in the low minors is a top 10 prospect! He needs 3 paragraphs per post! What an outrage!

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    • Gwynning

      2 years ago

      Good news everybody! He’s still 17 so there’s plenty of time for more fanaticism later! >.<

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      • Longtimecoming

        2 years ago

        Yep and 3 other numbers:

        -4.1
        -5.2
        -7.3

        These are the his age differences at each level.

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        • its_happening

          2 years ago

          So the excuse means you’re making a case that he does not belong at the higher levels based on his age? I don’t see the age difference argument helping here.

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        • Longtimecoming

          2 years ago

          Assuming you played some level of organized ball of some sort, say when you were 16 (as he was at start of season) would you have fared as well playing against 20-23 year olds?

          A little common sense here is all we ask.

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      • CO Guardening

        2 years ago

        Catcher is a tough position and progress is not always steady. Nor does it seem easy to Scout. The Padres traded for Fancisco Mejia, but “at least they turned him for Blake Snell.”

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        • CityofChampions

          2 years ago

          I think the argument is that San Diego is not prioritizing his development behind the plate.

          I don’t know if they ultimately plan to move him off catcher because the bat is way ahead of the glove. & Campusano showed a great deal of promise this year.

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    • BBB

      2 years ago

      He’s not playing in the AFL, which anyone actually paying attention would realize is the topic here.

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      • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

        2 years ago

        Playoffs >>> who is playing in the AFL (at least for playoff team fans)

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        • Longtimecoming

          2 years ago

          Yet, you started the ball rolling. What is the score of the Dodger game?

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        • iverbure

          2 years ago

          Does this guy in Seager we trust know anything about prospects? Never mind the answer is obviously no

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        • its_happening

          2 years ago

          Yet you bring zero insight or value to every discussion. Seager can have an in-depth baseball discussion. You’re incapable.

          Reply
  3. Dolla Bill

    2 years ago

    Triantos is a trade chip this offseason.

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    • kenly0

      2 years ago

      I think he could be the 3B of the future in Chicago. Kid can play.

      Reply
  4. C Yards Jeff

    2 years ago

    Loved “stumbling drunk” wording when describing DeLauter’s swing. That said, prior to injury his last year at JMU, he was getting a lot of play as overall number 1 draft pick. Dropped to the mid teens and Cleveland pounced. A steal?

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  5. gbs42

    2 years ago

    “extra-base hits,” not “extra base hits,” which additional singles.

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    • gbs42

      2 years ago

      “which *are* additional singles”

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      • In Seager/Hader We Trust > the 70 MM DH Ohtani

        2 years ago

        Lol. I also occasionally make grammatical mistakes when pointing them out. It’s the irony of life.

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    • Paleobros

      2 years ago

      Whoppers Junior. Not Whopper Juniors.

      1
      Reply
      • Longtimecoming

        2 years ago

        Goose – geese
        Moose – oh never mind

        LOL

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    • Ban Jacob Nix. He knew Lindsey Hill was lying.

      2 years ago

      X-tra baez heets

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  6. BaseballisLife

    2 years ago

    Interesting that this season so many of the prospects that are excelling are not in the team’s top 10. Marsee is the Padres #11 I think and he’s leading the league after playing 5 games.

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  7. max711

    2 years ago

    The DeLauter “stumbling drunk” comment is both incorrect and unprofessional. His swing looks nothing like Alek Thomas’. Thomas has a big leg kick where he gains a lot of ground to create power. DeLauter toe taps and looks like he struggles to fully rotate on his back (left) foot. That also happens to be the foot he has had a couple of surgeries on over the last two years. Be better.

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    • Joe Kerr

      2 years ago

      or you can laugh at the joke. take an edible & choose happiness.

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      • max711

        2 years ago

        Make fun of the hurt minor leaguer? No thanks.

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      • max711

        2 years ago

        Make fun the hurt minor leaguer? No thanks.

        1
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    • Brad Johnson

      2 years ago

      “The swings are not similar”

      Goes on to describe leg movement…

      Can’t please ‘em all.

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      Reply
  8. Paleobros

    2 years ago

    Good mustache.

    Reply
  9. User 1104686089

    2 years ago

    Losing Saggese was a bummer, but we have two or three similar ballplayers to replace him. I maintain that Roby is the one out of that trade that we will probably regret losing

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    • rdf922

      2 years ago

      I hope you are correct.

      Cards need pitching BAD!

      Saggese sure does rake though.

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      Reply
  10. Bounty Hunters IA

    2 years ago

    Organizational failure is a brilliant way to describe the dumpster fire in east Missouri. Just perfect in every way. The slide has begun and will continue for many years

    Reply

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