Top 100 Prospects Chat
Marc Hulet has been writing at FanGraphs since 2008. His work focuses on prospects and fantasy. Follow him on Twitter @marchulet.
Marc Hulet has been writing at FanGraphs since 2008. His work focuses on prospects and fantasy. Follow him on Twitter @marchulet.
Marc:
Looking forward to today’s chat on the eve of our AL auction. I will try not to exceed my quota of questions and understand if you only address 1 or 2.
1. With TEX set at SS with Andrus for years to come, where do you see Profar ultimately playing if he makes it to the show?
2. How would you classify Ranuado’s “stuff” in terms of SP2, 3 or 4 and is it ealistic to see him as member of Bosox 2012 rotation?
3. Given SEA weakness at SS and assuming he continues to develop as expected in 2011, do you think Franklin is opening day SS in 2012?
4. Neither Kalish nor Wegarlz make your Top 100 even though both appear closer to being MLB ready. Is that largely due to age and not yet having broken into a MLB role with their clubs?
5. Considering how bad KC’s starting staff is, how many of the KC pitchers on your top 100 log at least 100 IPs with the MLB club this year and which ones?
Thanks for your insights.
Rooster Mike
Some White Sox questions…
1 – White Sox fans are happy to not have to hope Mark Teahen plays out of his shoes at 3B, but what type of contribution will Brent Morel make in 2010?
2 – Should we expect to see Jared Mitchell in the bigs this year and where is his progression? With OF being a pretty deep position for the Sox, does he have more trade value than keep?
And if you’re fishing for questions:
Which two or three of your top 100 do you see making the biggest fantasy splash this year?
What do you see as best-case comp for Yorman Rodriguez?
Is it worth valuing spring training numbers for young prospects?
Does ST performance let prospects leap over each other internally?
What is Jemile Weeks’s best comp?
You n00bs don’t really understand how to submit questions do you?
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Bi-lingual fangraphers > mono-lingual fangraphers.
Would you be willing to comment further on Rosario’s ranking? He did have the injury, but double A performance was fantastic and appears to be able to stick at the position. It just seems like there are several catchers ahead of Rosario, and its hard to understand why (aside from Montero)…
Aaron Miller ranked #62? That’s pretty far out there. Are you sure it wasn’t supposed to be Rubby De La Rosa in that spot instead?
Marc, in the chat you mentioned Oliver and Doubront as #4’s and Owens having a ceiling of a #3. Could you gives us the criteria you use that makes a pitcher a 1,2,3,4, or 5? And if anyone else has a link for other writers, i.e. KLaw as to what they use. I’ve never seen any writer post the “specifications” for these. Thanks
Beachy hasn’t cracked a single top 100 prospects list and it’s pretty clear that the Braves feel that Beachy is at least serviceable for a month or two until Minor’s ready. I don’t think ‘overrated’ is the word I’d use.
Nice post…
Quick question regarding prospect SP and who you think has highest impact rate in the bigs this year?
I play in a very competitive 14 team mixed h2h league with 30 man rosters, so knowing prospects and targeting the correct young arms is crucial. Here are the arms that I’m high on and wanted your opinion and ranking:
Mike Minor
Julio Teheran
Jarrod Parker
Simon Castro
Matt Moore
Shelby Miller
Mike Montgomery
Tanner Scheppers
Jenrry Mejia
Jordan Lyles
Thx and appreciate your take.
– El Burro
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