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Originally Posted by KCCHIEFS27
I think Cuthbert will be a great replacement. I want Eibner to continue to rake like he did at AAA level, but we shall see.
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A few weeks back Fangraphs had a long write up on him which was very positive:
Cheslor Late Than Never: Cuthbert Up for Injured Moustakas
by Chris Mitchell - May 9, 2016
Due to a fractured thumb, the Royals will be without Mike Moustakas for at least the next few weeks. No doubt, Kansas City will miss their three-plus win, All-Star third baseman. But as is often the case in baseball, one man’s misfortune is another’s opportunity. In this instance, the beneficiary is Cheslor Cuthbert, whom the Royals recalled from the minors to replace Moustakas.
Unless you’re a Royals fan or a prospect connoisseur, you might have no idea who Cheslor Cuthbert is, but my nerdily-sorted spreadsheets really like the Nicaraguan infielder. Last year, he hit .277/.339/.429 as a 22-year-old in Triple-A. He also struck out in an encouragingly low 14% of his trips to the plate. He already looks like a Royal.
That performance, along with the fact that he plays primarily third base — a somewhat premium defensive position — landed Cuthbert at 74th on KATOH’s preseason top-100 list, placing him tops among Royals farmhands. That was before he opened this season by slashing .333/.402/.624 in 24 games.
He was one of the very best hitters at Triple-A over the season’s first month, and was quite possibly the best prospect-age hitter in Triple-A.
Not only does Cuthbert have the stat line of a legit prospect, but — unlike many of KATOH’s crushes — he also looks the part. In his preseason writeup, lead prospect analyst Dan Farnsworth observed that Cuthbert has “the physical tools to be an All-Star.” Dan projects nearly all of Cuthbert’s tools to be at least average, with his throwing arm standing out as plus.
Given Cuthbert’s confluence of tools and performance, I find it somewhat surprising that he’s barely registered on the prospect radar. No major outlets ranked him among their top-100 prospects, and he received nary a mention on BP’s Royals list. Dan ranked him #22 in the Royals system.....
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/chesl...red-moustakas/