Checking out all the Cubs minor league stats,( hey, nothing else to do except dream about the future), this stat really caught my eye and trying to think of a player that can equal this... In 978 career minor league AB's, Torreyes has only struck out 63 times! Gotta love that. BTW, it is time for Vitters and BJackson to come up, they are both around 450 plate appearances in Triple A, a few more at bats down there is not going to make a difference. Get them up now and give them some big league experience.

Wow, 63K/978AB is an amazing contact ability. Personally I think that Torreyes is the best replacement candidate for 2B Barney we have in the farm.

BA recently noted that Torreyes is the only guy in all the minor leagues who currently has not only more walks than strikeouts, but also more extra base hits than strikeouts. He's a very unusual player. If he's really only 19, he could be an amazing player.

And people like to criticize the Marshall trade.

The kid is like 5'8 or 5'9, maybe even 5'7 from what i remember.

But, if he can continue that type for hitting up to the majors, and Szczur hitting like he his, high onbase percent and avg +steals, the top of the lineup would be amazing!

Szczur
Torreyas
Castro
Rizzo
Baez
Soler
Almora
BJax
Castillo

We can dream!

But i have no doubt Torreyas will be top 10/20 this year or def. next!

Unless Wood becomes the next Cliff Lee or Torreyes becomes the next Pedroia, people will cry about that trade for years.

True

But for the last few bad starts Wood has had, he has played pretty darn good. Only time will tell.

Torreyes won't be 20 until September 2. He sure looks like a player. He'll, likely finish up at Daytone and maybe even start there in 13 but he should move up early in 13.

I still think Jackson needs work because of the high amount of Ks. He needs to cut those down, which will likely result in a higher average and OBP, and then he's ready. If Campana can hit .300+ in AAA, then we need to ask Jackson to do better than .255 before he earns a promotion.

But Vitters has been a beast for months. He needs to work on his fielding, and I think he can do that at the MLB level just as well as at AAA. I don't think giving him more ABs in AAA is going to benefit his hitting very much, if at all. From what I've heard, his errors are mainly throwing. So I wonder if he is like Aramis in that regard --- Aramis needed to really improve his footwork to cut down on the throwing errors. Maybe Vitters is the same, and if he can make strides in his defense like Castro has made in the past year, then we have good reason to be encouraged for 3B in 2013.

If he's 5'6"' that's still exaggerating.

And he's not a singles hitter either, they compare him to Pedroia because of the pop he has for his size.

he has 93 extra base hits in 254 games and a .862 ops

good to hear, he was reported to be a future utility INF at the time of the deal, which I found odd seeing as how young is was/is.

If we're ever going to turn this thing around we're gonna need a few guys to surprise us with their talent and reach above their projected ceilings. who knows, but guys like Villanueva and Torreyes might do exactly that.

There were two reasons he was available in that trade:

1) He was in the low minors, a long way off, and the Reds are trying to win now.
2) Because of his size, he's the type of guy a lot of scouts don't take seriously.

If he was 6'0" 185, he might not have been traded. He is a lot smaller than listed--in reality, about 5'4" or 5'5" and 130 or so.

But, the more that play, the more pan out...

Gioskar Amaya is another guy to look out for, but Torreyes will probably be ready for the big leagues sooner and obviously has a much better strikeout rate. Torreyes is very small, but he seems to have an incredible eye for the ball and for a guy his size has pretty good power. He started out slow, but is in quite a hot streak and looks to finish off strong. It will be interesting to see how he does at each level and how well he progesses. I was very pleased when the Cubs got him and he is one of the main reasons people liked the Marshall deal.

"Szczur
Torreyas
Castro
Rizzo
Baez
Soler
Almora
BJax
Castillo"

That lineup would be amazing! But unfortunately that lineup wouldn't be possible in the national league with 4 outfielders and no pitcher hitting haha!

1.) Szczur - RF
2.) Torreyas - 2B
3.) Castro - SS
4.) Rizzo - 1B
5.) Baez 3- B
6.) Soler - OF
7.) Almora - LF
8.) BJax - CF
9.) Castillo - C

Looks good, but 1 problem...you have 9 batters in the line up. :-)

I actually like Amaya better because I think his secondary offensive skills will be better and he has more range in the field, but Torreyes could be a special talent. Torreyes could be a very unusual player--it's really tough to compare him to anyone.

Hmm ahah, just noticed that! IMO, BJax wont last long if the other 3 pan out to half of what they could be. Jax just doesnt play the type of ball Theoyer like, he's too K prone. Hes Korey Patterson 2