The next guy up is….a catcher? Really?
Alirio Ferrebus – 52
Jean Cabrera – 31
Griffin Burkholder – 13
Yoniel Curet – 11
Keaton Anthony – 11
Carson DeMartini – 11
Alex McFarlane – 3
Mavis Graves – 2
Seth Johnson – 1
Romeli Espinosa – 1
Zach McCambley – 1
I have to admit, this one caught me off guard a bit. The voting here was pretty consistent though. Ferrebus was in the lead for most of the time people had to vote, so this doesn’t feel like a stuff the ballot situation.
He is a good prospect. From everything I’ve seen, he’s a decent bet to hit well and stay behind the plate, giving the team another catching prospect that can be thought of as the heir apparent to J.T. Realmuto (whenever he moves on), so it’s not as though he’s a nothing prospect. He’ll need to hit well enough and develop some power to be taken truly seriously as a starting catching prospect.
He has time.
2025 stats (w/ the FCL and Clearwater)
280 PA, .236/.308/.348, 37 R, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 6.1 BB%, 16.1 K%, 85 wRC+
Fangraphs scouting report
He is a long-levered C/1B prospect with precocious oppo contact feel who struggles some with selectivity and receiving.
Ferrebus is really projectable for a young catcher, but he needs to be stronger and quieter at the catch point. His hands are better picking balls in the dirt than they are at squeezing pitches around the edges of the zone, though too often he relies on his hands to pick the ball rather than move his body to block it. His lean, sinewy build might be part of why, and added strength might make it easier for him to wear one when he needs to. Throwing accuracy helps Ferrebus’ average arm play up when he gets a clean throw away, but too often messy or slow footwork prevents him from doing so. There’s enough here that Ferrebus should absolutely continue to develop behind the dish even though he isn’t a lock to stay back there, and even if things work out, it’s probably going to take a while.
With each new post, we’ll reveal who won the voting for that particular slot, then post new players for you to vote on, adding another one to the list each time until we get to our final tally of 20. Once we get to 20 top prospects, we’ll do an honorable mention post at the end. If a player gets traded to another team, we’ll just chuck him right on outta here and all the players will move up a spot. If a prospect gets acquired, we’ll ask where he should go on the list.
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