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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 24)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB DRC+ WARP
573 .220 22 69 68 1 84 0.5
Birth Date8-23-1994
Height6' 1"
Weight205 lbs
Age29 years, 7 months, 26 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2015
2016
2017
0.02018
0.52019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2018 NYA 23 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 98 0.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2018 TOR 23 36 128 29 7 0 6 11 32 1 1 0 .252 .320 .470 99 0.3 -1.9 -0.7 0.0
2019 TOR 24 84 276 54 14 1 12 19 73 2 0 2 .215 .274 .422 80 -6.0 -0.3 -2.1 -0.3
Career122408842111830106312.227.288.43586-5.7-2.2-3.0-0.3

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2013 VER A- NYP 9 37 .242 .319 .360 .379 96 3.9 1.0 0.1 151 0 0.5 -0.5 1.0 0.2
2013 ATH Rk AZL 46 206 .260 .334 .377 .364 99 7.8 6.3 -1 150 0 -5.8 3.3 1.3 0.4
2014 DAY A+ FSL 51 210 .252 .327 .371 .377 101 10.6 6.2 -2.7 136 0 -0.3 2.4 4.3 1.0
2014 STO A+ CAL 75 333 .277 .343 .437 .267 108 -3.7 9.5 0.4 90 0 -8.2 0.1 -10.2 -0.9
2015 MYR A+ CAR 29 125 .254 .311 .360 .348 101 9 3.4 -1.6 185 0 1.8 0.0 7.9 1.2
2015 TEN AA SOU 77 308 .254 .328 .371 .329 101 7.3 8.3 -3 121 0 -1.4 0.0 1.3 0.6
2016 TEN AA SOU 88 349 .255 .323 .371 .320 100 -1 9.4 -3.6 115 0 1.0 -0.1 -0.8 0.6
2016 TRN AA EAS 35 142 .266 .335 .407 .281 97 2 3.8 -1.4 106 0 1.5 -0.8 -1.2 0.2
2017 TRN AA EAS 69 276 .263 .331 .405 .277 96 7.9 7.5 -2.5 103 0 13.1 0.3 1.5 2.2
2017 SWB AAA INT 55 224 .257 .319 .395 .353 100 8.8 6.6 -2.1 128 0 1.7 -0.7 6.4 1.2
2017 SCO Wnt AFL 19 83 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 NYA MLB AL 2 4 .252 .342 .413 .333 109 -0.2 0.1 0 98 11 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018 TOR MLB AL 36 128 .246 .317 .424 .295 107 2.1 3.6 -1 99 11 -0.7 -1.9 0.3 0.0
2018 TAM A+ FSL 3 12 .217 .308 .288 .333 104 0.9 0.3 -0.1 140 0 -0.1 0.0 0.5 0.1
2018 TRN AA EAS 5 21 .272 .347 .423 .286 82 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 88 0 0.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0
2018 BUF AAA INT 20 72 .249 .317 .394 .222 98 -0.7 2.1 -0.9 102 0 3.3 0.4 0.8 0.6
2018 SWB AAA INT 56 234 .251 .320 .395 .245 97 2.3 6.9 -2.1 99 0 -1.0 0.5 0.0 0.4
2019 TOR MLB AL 84 276 .247 .316 .425 .250 99 -2.9 8.3 -2.7 80 5 -2.1 -0.3 -6.0 -0.3
2019 BUF AAA INT 36 154 .263 .335 .437 .307 94 6.2 5.3 -2.2 119 0 3.1 -1.5 3.7 0.7

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2013 VER A- NYP 37 34 5 12 2 1 1 19 6 3 4 1 1 .353 .405 .559 .206 0 0
2013 ATH Rk AZL 206 181 31 58 7 2 2 75 20 17 29 7 0 .320 .383 .414 .094 4 0
2014 DAY A+ FSL 210 176 30 53 12 4 1 76 36 25 42 1 0 .301 .390 .432 .131 5
2014 STO A+ CAL 333 290 42 70 12 2 10 116 33 36 58 5 3 .241 .330 .400 .159 3
2015 TEN AA SOU 308 274 29 78 26 1 3 115 39 27 47 0 0 .285 .346 .420 .135 4 2
2015 MYR A+ CAR 125 103 19 35 5 2 4 56 25 17 13 0 2 .340 .432 .544 .204 3 0
2016 TRN AA EAS 142 128 15 30 7 1 3 48 13 12 29 2 2 .234 .310 .375 .141 0 0
2016 TEN AA SOU 349 298 37 75 12 3 1 96 31 47 68 2 4 .252 .355 .322 .070 2 0
2017 SWB AAA INT 224 209 32 64 13 3 10 113 35 9 49 0 0 .306 .336 .541 .234 3 1
2017 TRN AA EAS 276 232 34 58 16 4 6 100 29 30 45 2 1 .250 .339 .431 .181 7 2
2017 SCO Wnt AFL 83 68 8 19 5 1 1 29 20 11 16 1 0 .279 .373 .426 .147 3 0
2018 NYA MLB AL 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .000 0 0
2018 TAM A+ FSL 12 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 .250 .500 .375 .125 0 0
2018 TRN AA EAS 21 18 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 3 4 1 1 .222 .333 .278 .056 0 0
2018 TOR MLB AL 128 115 14 29 7 0 6 54 13 11 32 1 0 .252 .320 .470 .217 1 0
2018 SWB AAA INT 234 212 27 48 8 5 13 105 32 21 56 0 0 .226 .299 .495 .269 0 0
2018 BUF AAA INT 72 64 10 13 3 2 3 29 8 8 16 0 0 .203 .292 .453 .250 0 0
2019 BUF AAA INT 154 129 17 35 8 4 4 63 20 22 25 1 1 .271 .383 .488 .217 1 0
2019 TOR MLB AL 276 251 37 54 14 1 12 106 28 19 73 0 2 .215 .274 .422 .207 2 2

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2018 522 0.4904 0.4693 0.7673 0.6406 0.3045 0.8659 0.5679 0.2327 0.0000
2019 1037 0.5043 0.4600 0.7358 0.6157 0.3016 0.8540 0.4903 0.2642 0.0000
Career15590.49960.46310.74630.62400.30260.85800.51630.25370.0000

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 PIT $
2022 OAK $800,000
2021 MIL $578,100
2020 TOR $578,100
2019 TOR $559,400
2018 TOR $
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$2,515,600
4 yrTotal$2,515,600

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 87 d1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Re-signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/8/23 (minor-league contract). Acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from NY Yankees 12/14/23.
  • 1 year (2023). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent 12/31/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by NY Yankees 6/7/23. Sent outright to Triple-A by NY Yankees 11/2/23 (elected free agency).
  • 1 year/$800,000 (2022). Signed by Oakland as a free agent 3/16/22 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Oakland 4/7/22. DFA by Oakland 5/9/22.
  • 1 year/$578,100 (2021). Re-signed by Milwaukee 3/21. Acquired by NY Mets in trade 5/25/21 after being DFA by Milwaukee 5/22/21. Acquired by LA Dodgers in trade 7/21/21 after being DFA by NY Mets 7/16/21. Acquired by Texas in trade 11/22/21 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 11/19/21. Non-tendered by Texas 11/30/21.
  • 1 year/$578,100 (2020). Re-signed by Toronto 3/20. Claimed by Milwaukee off waivers 9/14/20 after being DFA by Toronto 9/11/20.
  • 2019
  • 1 year (2018). Contract selected by NY Yankees 11/20/17. Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/18. Acquired by Toronto in trade from NY Yankees 7/26/18.
  • Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/25/16.
  • Acquired by Chicago Cubs in trade from Oakland 7/4/14.
  • Drafted by Oakland 2013 (1-24) (Plano West HS, Texas). Signed by Oakland 6/11/13, $1.8M signing bonus ($1.8935M slot).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
90o 57 14 3 1 3 4 13 0 0 .275 .339 .549 107 0.0 LF 0, 0.0
80o 38 9 2 0 2 3 9 0 0 .265 .324 .500 99 0.0 LF 0, 0.0
70o 24 5 1 0 1 2 6 0 0 .227 .292 .409 94 0.0 LF 0, 0.0
60o 12 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .182 .250 .273 89 0.0 LF 0, 0.0
50o 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 85 0.0 LF 0, 0.0
Weighted Mean400000100.000.000.000860.0LF 0,0.0

Preseason Long-Term Forecast (Beyond the 2019 Projections)

Playing time estimates are based on performance, not Depth Charts.
Year Age PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP VORP BRR POS_ADJ REP_ADJ RAA FRAA
202025593751332852582401471.246.301.456900.38.6-0.6-1.115.3-4.9-5.6
202126572711262752377381461.240.296.443870.16.7-0.7-1.214.7-6.1-5.4
202227577731292752479411440.244.303.451890.27.5-0.8-1.414.8-5.2-5.5
202328566701252652375391430.240.298.439860.05.7-0.8-1.514.5-6.5-5.4
202429569711242642376401450.239.298.439860.05.6-0.9-1.714.6-6.4-5.4
202530569721242642478411440.239.300.445870.15.9-0.9-1.914.6-5.9-5.4
202631563711222542376401430.239.298.44086-0.05.2-0.9-2.014.5-6.3-5.3
202732550691182442274401400.238.298.43886-0.04.9-0.8-2.114.2-6.3-5.2
202833526651132342170371360.235.294.43284-0.13.7-0.8-2.213.5-6.9-5.0

Comparable Players (Similarity Index 81)

Rank Score Name Year DRC+ Trend
1 89 Kole Calhoun 2012 81
2 88 Moises Sierra 2013 83
3 88 Michael Burgess 2013 0 DNP
4 87 Shin-Soo Choo 2007 80
5 85 Johnny Field 2016 0 DNP
6 85 Mitch Haniger 2015 0 DNP
7 85 Corey Hart 2006 92
8 85 Mitch Moreland 2010 124
9 84 Clint Coulter 2018 0 DNP
10 84 Dan Brewer 2012 0 DNP
11 84 Cory Vaughn 2013 0 DNP
12 84 Jordan Patterson 2016 96
13 84 Wladimir Balentien 2009 82
14 83 Johermyn Chavez 2013 0 DNP
15 83 Hunter Cole 2017 0 DNP
16 83 Domonic Brown 2012 85
17 83 Jordan Luplow 2018 85
18 83 Tyler Austin 2016 75
19 83 Mark Payton 2016 0 DNP
20 83 Teoscar Hernandez 2017 101
21 83 Caleb Gindl 2013 96
22 82 Chris Pettit 2009 85
23 82 Casper Wells 2009 0 DNP
24 82 Mike Gerber 2017 0 DNP
25 82 Steven Souza 2013 0 DNP
26 82 Alex Dickerson 2014 0 DNP
27 82 Jorge Bonifacio 2017 101
28 82 Max Kepler 2017 90
29 82 Chih-Hsien Chiang 2012 0 DNP
30 82 Aaron Cunningham 2010 72
31 82 Justin Huber 2007 59
32 81 Austin Slater 2017 84
33 81 Khris Davis 2012 0 DNP
34 81 J.D. Martinez 2012 84
35 81 Preston Tucker 2015 102
36 81 Jon Gaston 2011 0 DNP
37 81 Hunter Renfroe 2016 118
38 81 Michael Choice 2014 78
39 81 Mike Yastrzemski 2015 0 DNP
40 81 Jabari Henry 2015 0 DNP
41 81 Matt Joyce 2009 98
42 81 Jesse Winker 2018 118
43 81 Ronnie Welty 2012 0 DNP
44 80 Jeimer Candelario 2018 91
45 80 Marvin Lowrance 2009 0 DNP
46 80 Brandon Nimmo 2017 92
47 80 Jackie Bradley 2014 54
48 80 Todd Frazier 2010 0 DNP
49 80 Nate Schierholtz 2008 95
50 80 Austin Wilson 2016 0 DNP
51 80 David Winfree 2010 0 DNP
52 80 Tyler Horan 2015 0 DNP
53 80 DJ Stewart 2018 88
54 80 Anthony Garcia 2016 0 DNP
55 80 Eric Thames 2011 100
56 80 Ben Francisco 2006 0 DNP
57 80 Zoilo Almonte 2013 80
58 80 Kyle Parker 2014 45
59 80 Joey Votto 2008 121
60 80 Scott Van Slyke 2011 0 DNP
61 80 Victor Cruzado 2016 0 DNP
62 79 Rymer Liriano 2015 0 DNP
63 79 Tyler Collins 2014 93
64 79 Alfredo Marte 2013 65
65 79 Chad Huffman 2009 0 DNP
66 79 David Espinosa 2006 0 DNP
67 79 Fernando Martinez 2013 72
68 79 Michael Taylor 2010 0 DNP
69 79 Tim Wheeler 2012 0 DNP
70 79 Taylor Murphy 2017 0 DNP
71 79 John Tolisano 2013 0 DNP
72 79 L.J. Hoes 2014 69
73 79 Chris Marrero 2013 76
74 79 Carlos Quentin 2007 68
75 79 Jared Keel 2009 0 DNP
76 79 Brett Wallace 2011 76
77 78 Sam Travis 2018 80
78 78 Josh Reddick 2011 109
79 78 Sean Henry 2010 0 DNP
80 78 Chris Parmelee 2012 88
81 78 Andrew Pullin 2018 0 DNP
82 78 Scott Cousins 2009 0 DNP
83 78 Robbie Grossman 2014 94
84 78 Mark Zagunis 2017 70
85 78 Lewis Brinson 2018 64
86 78 Michael Suchy 2017 0 DNP
87 78 Nick Evans 2010 77
88 78 Marc Krauss 2012 0 DNP
89 78 Mike Carp 2010 85
90 78 Daniel Palka 2016 0 DNP
91 78 Phil Ervin 2017 96
92 78 Josh Kroeger 2007 0 DNP
93 78 Edgardo Baez 2010 0 DNP
94 78 Franklin Gutierrez 2007 95
95 78 Craig Cooper 2009 0 DNP
96 78 Josh Whitaker 2013 0 DNP
97 77 Scott Schebler 2015 95
98 77 Nick Williams 2018 98
99 77 Mark Canha 2013 0 DNP
100 77 Mikie Mahtook 2014 0 DNP

BP Annual Player Comments

YearComment
2019  Due to publishing agreements, the 2019 player comments and team essays are only available in the Baseball Prospectus 2019 book (available in hardcopy, and soon e-book and Kindle).
2018 Traded by the A's and by the Cubs, outfielder Billy McKinney is still trying to make it to the majors six years after being a first-round pick known for his bat.
2017 Billy McKinney has hit at every level and the 2015 first-round pick could get a shot to conquer big-league pitching in 2017. Scouts love his slow clock at the plate.
2016 McKinney finally broke into Double-A after a season and a half in High-A, and his showing in Tennessee was solid. The former Oakland farmhand has done well to revive expectations that he could contribute to the Cubs as an all-around outfielder, one of those OBP-and-doubles-power types that, especially without basestealing, isn't the sexiest player on the roster but is a valuable member of the team. A midseason promotion in 2016 is probably the most aggressive possibility, and with Jason Heyward now anchoring one outfield spot, there shouldn't be any real rush on McKinney.
2015 McKinney was the less-heralded piece acquired by the Cubs when they sent Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to Oakland in early July. However, he opened eyes with an impressive showing at Daytona, displaying both notable bat-to-ball skills and the mature approach of a stereotypical A's draft pick. McKinney isn't projected to hit for much power and is limited to a corner, with a weak arm and questionable defense even for left field, but a plus hit tool is a plus hit tool. He makes contact, draws walks, and uses his lefty swing to spray liners all over the field. McKinney has the tools and approach to succeed this summer as a 20-year-old in Double-A, making him yet another impressive bat in a fully stocked farm system.
2014 With the 24th overall pick in the 2013 draft, the A's continued their recent infatuation with high school position players—a little late, considering they nearly talked themselves into picking Mike Trout once upon a time. McKinney's selection followed a 2012 draft that saw Oakland pop high school bats with their first three selections. McKinney was one of the top prep hitters in the nation, with a compact swing from the left side that produces excellent bat speed. Nobody doubts the hit tool—his bat-to-ball skills were evident during his pro debut—but questions remain regarding McKinney's power ceiling. His other tools grade out as merely average; the stick will be the weapon that carves his career path as he transitions to an outfield corner.

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2016-11-22 20:00:00 (link to chat)Any chance Dillon Tate or Billy McKinney can restore their previous luster? Tate showed improvement post-trade.
(Chris from NY)		Tate was so bad when I saw him in the Sally that I have real questions over whether he can start, but the bullpen fallback is real. Maybe not worth a number 4 overall pick, and he's in a system with a lot of guys that could be very good relievers, but he's still a real prospect.

I didn't like McKinney's hit tool in Trenton this year, and I'm not sure there's enough else there to carry the profile. (Jarrett Seidler)
2015-12-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)I know you had noted Eddy Julio Martinez as the top international prospect a few months back - could you help me understand where he might stop up to say, recent Cubs pick Ian Happ or Billy McKinney?
(Chris from IL)		Potentially, he's better. The Andruw Jones comps aren't fair, but they aren't there for no reason. I think he could be a star. I don't think either of those two are stars, but if you asked me who was more likely to become a big leaguer, I'd go with both of those guys, and that's why they're better prospects -- for now. (Christopher Crawford)
2015-10-22 14:00:00 (link to chat)Seriously though, what is the plan for Schwarber now?
(JD from North of Victory)		Schwarber is another interesting element of the Cubs' interesting winter ahead. He's a better defensive left fielder than he appeared to be over the last week. He could stick just fine out there. Obviously, he has more defensive value at catcher, and that would help alleviate the jam the Cubs have out there-not only Jorge Soler and Chris Coghlan, but Billy McKinney could be knocking on the door by midsummer, and depending how the infield shakes out, Kris Bryant might become an outfield refugee. On the other hand, I can't really see Schwarber being more than an average defensive catcher, especially with regard to framing. (He was exactly average in that regard this season.) The Cubs went out of their way to add Miguel Montero and David Ross last winter, in no small part because those guys are exceptional framers. Both guys are under contract for next season and using Schwarber as a catcher crowds that picture, too. They also have Willson Contreras, who broke out as a prospect in 2015, and might well think he's the catcher of the (long-term) future. I think Schwarber breaks camp as the starting left fielder, but that's nowhere near certain yet. (Matthew Trueblood)
2015-09-30 19:00:00 (link to chat)Better career: Billy McKinney or Albert Almora?
(JB from Iowa)		Albert Almora but by a margin that is much thinner than most imagined a year ago. (Mauricio Rubio)
2015-07-23 17:00:00 (link to chat)Rank these Theo Epstein trade fleecings: 1. Rangers - 2 trades (recevied Hendricks, Villanueva, Edwards, Grimm, Ramirez, and Olt for Dempster and Garza rentals (resulted in 0 WS)). 2. Orioles (received Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop, and international bonus money for Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger. 3. A's (received Addison Russell (!), Billy McKinney, and Dan Straily for Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel (who promptly returned to Cubs in FA)). Also, are you still a little in shock that Billy Beane traded Addison Russell?
(Mark from Bleacher Nation)		That's a fun question.

The Arrieta trade, the Russell trade, and the Rangers trade. I was not in shock about it (nothing Beane does is on the shock level) but I was very surprised. (Mike Gianella)
2015-07-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)What can you tell me about Billy Mckinney? Does he have a chance to be a big league regular? What's his upside? I don't see a stand out tool, but the guy keeps on hitting. Any chance he develops more power with age? Was he in the conversation for the top 50 or not? Thanks Chris!
(Nick from LA)		Oh yes, he definitely has a chance to be a big league regular. I think the hit tool is a standout tool by the way, coming out of high school I thought it had a chance to be plus-plus, and I still think it can be plus, and I think there's a little more power coming. I think you see him in the Cubs outfield in 2016, assuming he's not used as a very nice trade chip before that point. (Christopher Crawford)
2015-07-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)Was Billy McKinney close to making the top 50?
(JasonPennini from Denver)		No not particularly, though I really like him. (Jeff Moore)
2015-06-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)Rank on offensive production the following emerging OF prospects: Bradley Zimmer, Billy McKinney, Austin Meadows, and Clint Coulter? Thanks...
(Prospector from Empty Mine)		Zimmer is #1 for me. I adore him. I'd probably go Zimmer, Meadows, McKinney, and Coulter. I'm still not sold on Coulter's ability to handle quality right-handers, which potentially limits him to a platoon-ish role as a corner outfielder. Still plenty of time for him to adjust and grow, though, obviously. (J.P. Breen)
2015-05-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)Billy Mckinney has to be a breakout candidate so far, no? Destroyed A+ to start the year and is more than holding his own against AA in his first 10 games or so at that level. Problem is, I think he's solid all around, but does not have an elite tool. Can he be a first division regular? Is a 15/10 season with maybe a .270-.280 AVG possible for him in the future?
(Jeff from Chicago)		It's been a good season, for sure. And I think you nailed the description. I don't see a first division player, but he's a major leaguer. He lacks the athleticism/speed to play CF, but the hit tool will play in the majors. Can he be a Ryan Sweeney type of player (maybe with a little more power)? I see it. (Tucker Blair)
2015-01-05 15:00:00 (link to chat)I know you are possibly the highest on him out of the BP Staff, but are people sleeping on Billy McKinney? The defense isn't anything to write home about, but how do you see his bat/approach playing in the high minors and ultimately the Show?
(Aaron from New Orleans)		The defense isn't terrible. He's doesn't have the straight-line speed to handle CF for very long in the majors, but he was still playing it while he was with Oakland until he was bumped to RF with the Cubs in favor of Albert Almora. He's got more of a LF arm, but his range there should be above-average.

I'm definitely higher on McKinney than most and some scouts (including some of our own guys) question whether or not he has the bat speed to catch up to inside fastballs, but I don't have those concerns. I really like the swing and pure hit tool and while he probably won't hit for a ton of power, 15 home runs, strong on-base skills and above-average defense make for a pretty good LF. (Jeff Moore)
2014-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)How many of your NL Central Top 25 do you expect to make it on the top 100 list when BP publishes it? Average would be around 16 or 17 assuming talent is evenly distributed, right?
(Mike from Texas)		I did say I'd throw a top 25 NL Central Prospects list out there during this chat. With the understanding this is a work in progress (Mellen and I are starting to dig in on the framework for the Top 101), this is my own personal ranking of the prospects covered in our NL Central rankings:

1. SS Addison Russell
2. 3B Kris Bryant
3. RHP Robert Stephenson
4. OF Jorge Soler
5. OF Albert Almora
6. OF Stephen Piscotty
7. LHP Marco Gonzales
8. RHP Tyler Glasnow
9. RHP Jameson Taillon
10. OF Jesse Winker
11. OF/1B Josh Bell
12. RHP Alex Reyes
13. C Kyle Schwarber
14. RHP Michael Lorenzen
15. SS Orlando Arcia
16. OF Tyrone Taylor
17. OF Billy McKinney
18. RHP Pierce Johnson
19. SS Gleyber Torres
20. RHP Jack Flaherty
21. OF Yorman Rodriguez
22. C Reese McGuire
23. RHP Nick Howard
24. RHP Devin Williams
25. LHP Rob Kaminsky

I think all of those guys will be in the discussion for the 101, and expect there to be some shuffling in order of course. Definitely more than the average of 16 or 17. (NL Central Top 10s With Nick Faleris)
2014-10-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)Miami said he isn't being moved, but what is a realistic package from the Cubs for Stanton?
(maxpowers from chicago)		Considering they got Addison Russell and Billy McKinney for Shark and Hammel, I'd say the price for Stanton would be just about everyone in their farm system, Wrigley Field, and the cast of The League. If I'm the Marlins I don't even consider it without Bryant, which the Cubs won't do, so there ends your talks right there. (Jeff Moore)
2014-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)Who is your favorite prospect that you don't think has any chance at making the majors?
(Brett from Charlotte)		Billy McKinney. I came away very impressed in a three-game look and will push hard for his spot in the Cubs top-10 this off-season. His addition in that trade will be a major coup when it's all said and done. (Jeff Moore)
2014-07-24 19:00:00 (link to chat)It has been reported they are not negotiating during the season, the Red Sox decide to trade Jon Lester, what kind of return could they get? Considering the Shark return and Price might not be traded. Will Lester be the latest piece that heads to the Cubs in Theo's master plan to acquire all former Red Sox players?
(Matt from Cambridge)		It wouldn't be an Addison Russell Billy McKinney return for just Lester but it'd be a pretty nice return. I don't think the Cubs would make a trade for Lester and give up one of their bats at the deadline. I think they might rather gamble and see if they can bring him in via free agency. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-07-24 19:00:00 (link to chat)Is Billy McKinney in the conversation for top 100? Only 19 and holding his own at high A
(Pete from Chicago)		If he is it's in the backend. (Mauricio Rubio)
2014-07-07 11:00:00 (link to chat)With the recent acquisition of the Addison Russel, Billy McKinney and Dan Straily do the Cubs now have the best farm in the league?
(Balki from Chicago)		Pretty good case; nobody can touch their impact bats; depth is obviously improving but it had a long way to go. I think Cubs and Twins are the two alphas of the minor league systems. (Jason Parks on the Top 50)
2013-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)Please rank the following OF prospects from last years draft: Hunter Renfroe, Billy McKinney, Phil Ervin, and Austin Wilson
(Sean from Oakland)		Ervin, Renfroe, McKinney, Wilson (Jason Parks)
2013-12-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)What type of player is Billy McKinney like? Hit tool? Power tool?
(Joe from The Couch)		Hit tool heavy left-fielder with a chance for some (not plus) power. Could end up a tweener type. (Jason Parks)
2013-11-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)Other than the top talents from the most recent draft class, who has jumped up prospect boards after their first season of pro ball? Phil Ervin? Ryan McMahon? Billy McKinney?
(Fred from Detroit)		Those are nice choices, but don't forget guys like Hunter Harvey, Shipley, Kaminsky. (Jason Parks)


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