New Baseball America Top 10 prospects for each NL Central team released this week.

[TraveledLessRoad]

Ixan Henderson excites me a bit. He had a really nice season last year

[Cranny]

Yairo Padilla any lower than 5th on any Top 10/20/30 list is a crime....and I can't take them seriously.

I'm so excited about Rainiel Rodrigues, but I'm twice as excited for Padilla....17yo, premium position, and he held his own in the FCL at the plate. I was scared he would choke. If it wasn't for the mid summer injury, he would've likely been promoted to Palm Beach. God with the glove, very fast, good arm, and can hit (and gets on base at an incredible clip)...no power, but you can live with that.

Padilla is a future #1 prospect

Quite a statement coming from someone who's as tuned is as you, crav. With respect, I think I'm more hyped on Rodriguez--I think he could be a homegrown MOTO bat. But I clearly need to get more hyped (and knowledgeable) about Padilla!

you can love them both Just like me.

A veteran scout gave me sage advice one time. He said, “Never get too enamored with a prospect, because you never know how well they’ll develop. Especially a very young prospect”. Look at Walker and Gorman as examples.

it's like arguing for 10 pages about the greatness of Chase Davis in May 2025. That "Ray Lankford" comp didn't hold its weight, eh, Cranny?



I put my Top 25 out there...but thanks for putting me in my place.

I don't think I ever compared Davis to Ray Langford, but I was involved in a lot of the conversation about
him last year, because he was a 1st round (21st I believe) draft pick several years ago. He had a decent
year in 2025 at Springfield this season. Helped them win the championship. But he still hasn't lived up to his billing.
Hope he does just that in 2026.

to quote Bob Seger... turn the page

Why? He's still considered a prospect.

[moose-and-squirrel]

Yairo Padilla any lower than 5th on any Top 10/20/30 list is a crime....and I can't take them seriously.

I'm so excited about Rainiel Rodrigues, but I'm twice as excited for Padilla....17yo, premium position, and he held his own in the FCL at the plate. I was scared he would choke. If it wasn't for the mid summer injury, he would've likely been promoted to Palm Beach. God with the glove, very fast, good arm, and can hit (and gets on base at an incredible clip)...no power, but you can live with that.

Padilla is a future #1 prospect

Quite a statement coming from someone who's as tuned is as you, crav. With respect, I think I'm more hyped on Rodriguez--I think he could be a homegrown MOTO bat. But I clearly need to get more hyped (and knowledgeable) about Padilla!

you can love them both Just like me.

A veteran scout gave me sage advice one time. He said, “Never get too enamored with a prospect, because you never know how well they’ll develop. Especially a very young prospect”. Look at Walker and Gorman as examples.

it's like arguing for 10 pages about the greatness of Chase Davis in May 2025. That "Ray Lankford" comp didn't hold its weight, eh, Cranny?



I put my Top 25 out there...but thanks for putting me in my place.

I don't think I ever compared Davis to Ray Langford, but I was involved in a lot of the conversation about
him last year, because he was a 1st round (21st I believe) draft pick several years ago. He had a decent
year in 2025 at Springfield this season. Helped them win the championship. But he still hasn't lived up to his billing.
Hope he does just that in 2026.

to quote Bob Seger... turn the page

Why? He's still considered a prospect.

because he sucks?

[tcos]

BA Top 10 for Cards

1. JJ Wetherholt
SS

2. Liam Doyle
LHP

3. Rainiel Rodriguez
C

4. Joshua Baez
OF

5. Quinn Mathews
LHP

6. Tanner Franklin
RHP

7. Ixan Henderson
LHP

8. Jimmy Crooks
C

9. Leonardo Bernal
C

10. Yairo Padilla

[Cranny]

Yairo Padilla any lower than 5th on any Top 10/20/30 list is a crime....and I can't take them seriously.

I'm so excited about Rainiel Rodrigues, but I'm twice as excited for Padilla....17yo, premium position, and he held his own in the FCL at the plate. I was scared he would choke. If it wasn't for the mid summer injury, he would've likely been promoted to Palm Beach. God with the glove, very fast, good arm, and can hit (and gets on base at an incredible clip)...no power, but you can live with that.

Padilla is a future #1 prospect

Quite a statement coming from someone who's as tuned is as you, crav. With respect, I think I'm more hyped on Rodriguez--I think he could be a homegrown MOTO bat. But I clearly need to get more hyped (and knowledgeable) about Padilla!

you can love them both Just like me.

A veteran scout gave me sage advice one time. He said, “Never get too enamored with a prospect, because you never know how well they’ll develop. Especially a very young prospect”. Look at Walker and Gorman as examples.

it's like arguing for 10 pages about the greatness of Chase Davis in May 2025. That "Ray Lankford" comp didn't hold its weight, eh, Cranny?



I put my Top 25 out there...but thanks for putting me in my place.

I don't think I ever compared Davis to Ray Langford, but I was involved in a lot of the conversation about
him last year, because he was a 1st round (21st I believe) draft pick several years ago. He had a decent
year in 2025 at Springfield this season. Helped them win the championship. But he still hasn't lived up to his billing.
Hope he does just that in 2026.

to quote Bob Seger... turn the page

Why? He's still considered a prospect.

because he sucks?

How do you define that?

[CNYFan]

I think Joshua Baez is a huge boom or bust candidate.