For the life of me, I do not understand how Fangraphs ranks prospects. I do not understand how Sykora gets ranked so low when he has exceeded Susana already in the minors. Neither of them have pitched this year and Susana will only have a handful of innings by the end.
Anyway, I assume Hacopian takes Ford's spot
They have Hacopian #6 as a 45+, followed by 3 other 45+: Rosario, Harmon, and Sime. Kent rounds out the top 10 as a 45.
The gap between Susana and Sykora is based in part on their process where injured guys go to the bottom of the prospect list for their FV grade. Susana is a 55, and Sykora is a 50. Before the injury, I think they had Susana's slider as a 70 or 80, so that and his velocity I think drives ther
Edit before posting: currently, they list Sykora's best pitch as his fastball, which they have as a 60. his slider and splitter they have as 55s with potential of 60. Command at a 45 with a chance to max at 55. Susana has a 60 FB as well, with a potential of 65. The slider they have 70/80, so my memory was right (my age, I
when I remember stuff). They don't like his changeup or command (both 30/45). I think it's a fair question to ask whether a guy with two wipe out pitches but Nook Lalouche command should be ranked above a guy with 3 pitches and better command, but I guess they still see him as a potential starter (you don't) and a Mason Miller floor.
