Better? No. Higher ceiling? Absolutely. Antuna still has above average power and hit tool
Antuna has always been about ceiling. I'd like to see it show at some level. He was still almost 2 years younger than league level in A+, so his bat deserves some slack, but, as a reference, Casey, at age appropriate level in A+, hit 20 HR, .270 / .335 / .509, with 129 wRC+. Casey backed this up with an AA-AAA season this year with 16 HRs, 22 steals, .269/ 329 / .430, and had an .815 OPS at Surprise. He's crushed it at AA in a couple of leagues. Looks like to me his floor is a heck of a lot higher than Antuna.
I'm guessing Antuna repeats A+, which is OK, and Casey tries to click at AAA. In my book they are close, and Antuna can pass Casey if he rakes in A+ next year and Casey stalls. Clearly, Antuna should not be considered the #4 prospect, unless out system is more woeful than I thought. If Casey is around #10, than that's where Antuna should be. But we will see.
