Jose Cueto

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Midwest League #17 prospect in 2001
  Few organizations have as many promising young arms as the Cubs, and another wave showed up this year in Lansing. Managers mentioned virtually every Lugnuts starter--including Wilton Chavez, Aaron Krawiec, Jon Leicester, Roberto Miniel and Todd Wellemeyer--and liked Cueto the best. He began the season in Lansing’s bullpen and finished it in Double-A. Cueto can reach 94-95 mph with his fastball, though he achieves more sink when he doesn’t throw quite as hard. His slider may be even more impressive than his fastball, and he has some nice fade on his changeup. He still needs to work on his change, though it has improved enough to where hitters have to respect it. Cueto pitches inside aggressively, and switches to sliders away if a batter starts to cheat on the inner half.

• December, 2000 Scouting Report
  Few organizations have as many promising young arms as the Cubs, and another wave showed up this year in Lansing. Managers mentioned virtually every Lugnuts starter--including Wilton Chavez, Aaron Krawiec, Jon Leicester, Roberto Miniel and Todd Wellemeyer--and liked Cueto the best. He began the season in Lansing’s bullpen and finished it in Double-A. Cueto can reach 94-95 mph with his fastball, though he achieves more sink when he doesn’t throw quite as hard. His slider may be even more impressive than his fastball, and he has some nice fade on his changeup. He still needs to work on his change, though it has improved enough to where hitters have to respect it. Cueto pitches inside aggressively, and switches to sliders away if a batter starts to cheat on the inner half.