Projecting the 2017 Futures Game Participants
The 2017 All-Star Futures Game will take place on Sunday, July 7th at Marlins Park as part of the All-Star weekend festivities. The rosters for the U.S. and World teams were recently unveiled. Below, one can find up-to-date KATOH and KATOH+ projections for the 50 players who were chosen to participate. WAR figures are projected totals for the relevant player’s first six years in the majors.
Team U.S. Roster
| Name | Position | Org | KATOH WAR | KATOH+ WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Honeywell | RHP | TBR | 7.5 | 9.5 |
| Brendan Rodgers | SS/2B | COL | 5.5 | 9.4 |
| Kyle Tucker | OF | HOU | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| Rhys Hoskins | 1B | PHI | 9.4 | 8.5 |
| Bo Bichette | SS | TOR | 9.5 | 8.4 |
| Nick Senzel | 3B | CIN | 3.6 | 8.1 |
| Michael Kopech | RHP | CHW | 6.0 | 7.2 |
| Derek Fisher | OF | HOU | 8.8 | 7.0 |
| Triston McKenzie | RHP | CLE | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Lewis Brinson | OF | MIL | 4.7 | 6.9 |
| A.J. Puk | LHP | OAK | 8.0 | 6.5 |
| Scott Kingery | 2B | PHI | 8.7 | 6.4 |
| Jack Flaherty | RHP | STL | 7.3 | 6.1 |
| Nick Gordon | SS | MIN | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| Chance Sisco | C | BAL | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Zack Collins | C | CHW | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Ryan McMahon | 1B/2B/3B | COL | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| Brian Anderson | 3B | MIA | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Beau Burrows | RHP | DET | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Corey Ray | OF | MIL | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Jimmy Herget | RHP | CIN | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Foster Griffin | LHP | KCR | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| Jon Duplantier | RHP | ARI | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Bryan Reynolds | OF | SFG | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Tanner Scott | LHP | BAL | 1.2 | 0.6 |
Team World Roster
| Name | Position | Org | KATOH | KATOH+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 3B | TOR | 13.8 | 17.9 |
| Yoan Moncada | 2B | CHW | 8.9 | 15.8 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | BOS | 9.0 | 11.4 |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | LAD | 10.2 | 10.3 |
| Amed Rosario | SS | NYM | 6.1 | 10.3 |
| Eloy Jimenez | OF | CHC | 5.6 | 9.9 |
| Francisco Mejia | C | CLE | 8.8 | 9.7 |
| Mike Soroka | RHP | ATK | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Victor Robles | OF | WAS | 5.6 | 9.0 |
| Ronald Acuna | OF | ATL | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Yordan Alvarez* | 1B | HOU | 12.7 | 5.3 |
| Mauricio Dubon | SS/2B | MIL | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| Domingo Acevedo | RHP | NYY | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| Estevan Florial | OF | NYY | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Yadier Alvarez | RHP | LAD | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Tomas Nido | C | NYM | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Cal Quantrill | RHP | SDP | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Josh Naylor | 1B | SDP | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Luis Escobar | RHP | PIT | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Jaime Barria | RHP | LAA | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Lucius Fox | SS | TBR | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Jairo Labourt | LHP | DET | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Thaygo Viera* | RHP | SEA | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Jonathan Hernandez | RHP | TEX | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Tayron Guerrero | RHP | MIA | 0.5 | 0.2 |
*Projection based on a tiny sample size
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Can we waive the 10 yr playing minimum and put Vlad in the HOF in 2018 with his dad?