Here is this week’s update to the Top 250 Prospect List. Amazing the milb regular season is officially over! I think this is our last weekly update w/ the regular season complete, but we will publish one more update following the end of the major league season. In the next few weeks, I will finish our mid-season reports. Plus, the next few weeks are a good opportunity to discuss adjustments to the rankings going into the off-season rankings. As always, feedback is always appreciated so let us know which players are ranked too high and too low.
I also wanted to send a sincere thanks to all of the people who provided feedback during the season! Talking prospects all season has been a blast, and without the feedback, the updated lists would not have been possible. It is really appreciated and I look forward to more prospect discussion during the off-season!
1. Bryce Harper—OF, Nationals
2. Mike Trout—OF, Angels
3. Matt Moore—P, Rays
4. Jeremy Hellickson—P, Rays
5. Eric Hosmer—1B, Royals (+1)
Hosmer played extremely well the past few weeks; went ahead and ranked him ahead of Freeman.
6. Freddie Freeman—1B, Braves
7. Desmond Jennings—OF, Rays
8. Julio Teheran—P, Braves (-4)
9. Shelby Miller—P, Cardinals (+1)
Miller was terrific Friday, throwing 8 shutout innings w/ 9 k’s and 2 BB’s.
10. Brett Lawrie—3B, Blue Jays (+1)
11. Michael Pineda—P, Mariners (-3)
12. Dustin Ackley—2B, Mariners
13. Gerrit Cole—P, Pirates
14. Jurickson Profar—SS, Rangers
15. Yu Darvish—P, Japan
16. Anthony Rendon—3B, Nationals
17. Jesus Montero—C, Yankees (+1)
18. Tyler Skaggs—P, Diamondbacks (+2)
19. Manny Machado—SS, Orioles
20. Dylan Bundy—P, Orioles
21. Devin Mesoraco—C, Reds
22. Danny Hultzen—P, Mariners
23. Jameson Taillon—P, Pirates
24. Bubba Starling—OF, Royals
25. Robbie Erlin—P, Padres (+3)
26. Craig Kimbrel—P, Braves (+4)
Kimbrel has not allowed an ER in his last 34 appearances.
27. Jacob Turner—P, Tigers (-5)
28. Drew Pomeranz—P, Rockies
29. Trevor Bauer—P, Diamondbacks (-8)
Ouch. After several dominant starts in AA, Bauer surrendered 10 ER’s Tuesday.
30. Miguel Sano—3B, Twins (+2)
31. Aroldis Chapman—P, Reds
32. Yonder Alonso—1B/OF, Reds (+1)
33. Martin Perez—P, Rangers (-3)
34. Manny Banuelos—P, Yankees (-9)
35. Mike Minor—P, Braves (+4)
36. Jason Kipnis—2B, Indians
37. Brett Jackson—OF, Cubs
38. Carlos Martinez—P, Cardinals (-5)
After terrific start, Martinez’s 5.28 ERA since the promotion to A+ makes him difficult to rank.
39. Randall Delgado—P, Braves
40. Brandon Belt—1B/OF, Giants (-6)
41. Taijuan Walker—P, Mariners
42. Brandon Beachy—P, Braves (+4)
43. Travis D’Arnaud—C, Blue Jays (+3)
44. Mike Moustakas— 3B, Royals
45. Domonic Brown—OF, Phillies
46. Zach Britton—P, Orioles (+6)
After a rough stretch, Britton has come on strong lately with four consecutive quality starts.
47. Jarrod Parker—P, Diamondbacks
48. Arodys Vizcaino—P, Braves (-4)
49. Jake Odorizzi—P, Royals (+1)
50. Jordan Lyles—P, Astros (-6)
51. Leonys Martin—OF, Rangers
52. Lonnie Chisenhall—3B, Indians
53. Gary Brown—OF, Giants (+12)
Brown finishes the season hitting .336 w/ 18 HRs and 54 steals.
54. Wil Myers—OF, Royals
55. Zach Wheeler—P, Mets (+3)
56. Dee Gordon—SS, Dodgers
57. Nolan Arenado—3B, Rockies (+10)
Arenado offers one of the best combinations of power and low strikeouts in the minor leagues.
58. Hak-Ju Lee—SS, Rays
59. Matt Harvey—P, Mets (-5)
60. Zach Lee—P, Dodgers (-3)
61. Anthony Rizzo—1B, Padres (-4)
62. Archie Bradley—P, Diamondbacks
63. Jonathan Singleton—1B, Astros (+1)
64. Dellin Betances—P, Yankees (-2)
65. Jordan Walden—P, Angels
66. Paul Goldschmidt—1B, Diamondbacks (+3)
67. Billy Hamilton—2B/SS, Reds (+9)
Impressive…Hamilton reached the 100 stolen base mark.
68. George Springer—OF, Astros
69. Zach Cox—3B, Cardinals (-3)
70. Brad Peacock—P, Nationals (+9)
71. Jarred Cosart—P, Astros (-5)
72. Casey Kelly—P, Padres
73. Deck McGuire—P, Blue Jays
74. Yasmani Grandal—C, Reds
75. Michael Choice—OF, Athletics (+3)
76. Sonny Gray—P, Athletics (+4)
77. Taylor Jungmann—P, Brewers
78. Jean Segura—2B, Angels (+10)
79. Joe Wieland—P, Padres (-2)
80. Nick Franklin—SS, Mariners (-16)
Adjustment ranking…Franklin did not play terrible but ranking was too high.
81. AJ Cole—P, Nationals
82. Christian Yelich—OF, Marlins (+14)
83. Francisco Lindor—SS, Indians
84. Liam Hendriks—P, Twins (+9)
85. Danny Espinosa—2B, Nationals (-5)
86. Jake Marisnick—OF, Blue Jays (+6)
87. Mike Montgomery—P, Royals
88. Oswaldo Arcia—OF, Twins
89. Henderson Alvarez—P, Blue Jays (+37)
Alvarez is showing elite potential surrendering 0 ER’s in consecutive starts.
90. Wilson Ramos— C, Nationals
91. Jose Altuve—2B, Astros (-3)
92. Drew Hutchison—P, Blue Jays (+12)
93. Nathan Eovaldi—P, Dodgers (+5)
94. Ivan Nova—P, Yankees (+39)
We ranked Nova too low all season, as he has been solid in the Yankees rotation.
95. Danny Duffy—P, Royals (-23)
We ranked Duffy too high all season, as his ERA now hovers around 6.
96. Vance Worley—P, Phillies (+3)
97. Wilin Rosario—C, Rockies
98. Garrett Richards—P, Angels (-3)
99. Nick Castellanos—3B, Tigers (-7)
100. Alex Cobb—P, Rays
101. Trevor May—P, Phillies
102. James Paxton—P, Mariners (+8)
103. Alexander Colome—P, Rays (-8)
104. Trayvon Robinson—OF, Mariners
105. Matt Barnes—P, Red Sox
106. Jemile Weeks—2B, Athletics (+3)
107. Jedd Gyorko—3B, Padres (+8)
108. James Darnell—3B, Padres (-20)
109. Dayan Viciedo—OF, White Sox (+9)
110. Mark Trumbo—1B, Angels (+6)
111. Oscar Taveras—OF, Cardinals (+30)
Tavaras finishes the season hitting .386.
112. Yoennis Cespedes—OF, Cuba
113. Chris Sale—P, White Sox
114. Gary Sanchez—C, Yankees (+8)
115. Zach Stewart—P, White Sox (+10)
After two rough performances, Stewart broke out w/ an impressive one hit shutout against MIN.
116. Aaron Hicks—OF, Twins
117. Keyvious Sampson—P, Padres (-2)
118. Tyler Chatwood—P, Angels (-6)
119. Will Middlebrooks—3B, Red Sox
120. Nestor Molina—P, Blue Jays (+20)
Molina posted a 0.41 ERA over 22 innings in AA.
121. Bryce Brentz—OF, Red Sox (+4)
122. Alexander Torres—P, Rays (+6)
123. Chris Archer—P, Rays (+6)
124. Josh Reddick—OF, Red Sox (+6)
125. Alex White—P, Rockies
126. Joshua Bell—OF, Pirates (+7)
127. Eric Thames—OF, Blue Jays (+10)
128. Allen Webster—P, Dodgers (+3)
129. Anthony Gose—OF, Blue Jays (+12)
Hard to rank Gose; great speed and power combination but the 26.2% k rate is too high.
130. Matt Dominguez—3B, Marlins (-10)
131. Starling Marte—OF, Pirates (+7)
132. Anthony Ranaudo—P, Red Sox (-16)
133. Kyle Drabek—P, Blue Jays (-12)
134. Johnny Giavotella—2B, Royals (-8)
135. Jeurys Familia—P, Mets (+12)
136. Eric Surkamp—P, Giants (+1)
137. Chad Bettis—P, Rockies (+12)
138. Jonathan Schoop—2B, Orioles
139. Kolten Wong—2B, Cardinals (+8)
140. Tyrell Jenkins—P, Cardinals
141. Jed Bradley—P, Brewers
142. Javier Baez—SS, Cubs
143. Cheslor Cuthbert—3B, Royals
144. Zach Cozart—SS, Reds
145. Darwin Barney—2B, Cubs
146. Tim Wheeler—OF, Rockies (-2)
147. Corey Spangenberg—2B, Padres (+15)
After hitting just .154 in July after the promotion, Spangenberg hit almost .370 in August/September.
148. Christian Colon—SS, Royals (-4)
149. Cody Buckel—P, Rangers (+10)
150. Matthew Purke—P, Nationals
151. Kaleb Cowart—3B, Angels (-9)
152. Robbie Ross—P, Rangers (+5)
153. Matt Szczur—OF, Cubs (+5)
154. Mark Appel—P, Stanford Univ. (2012) (+30)
155. Tyler Thornburg—P, Brewers (+3)
156. Lucas Duda—OF, Mets (+29)
Adjustment ranking…Duda is performing well in the Mets’ lineup.
157. JP Arencibia—C, Blue Jays
158. Reymond Fuentes—OF, Padres
159. Ben Revere—OF, Twins (-5)
160. Trey McNutt—P, Cubs (-7)
161. Chad James—P, Marlins
162. Wily Peralta—P, Brewers (+25)
163. JD Martinez—OF, Astros (+10)
164. Brandon Nimmo—OF, Mets (+13)
165. Fernando Salas—P, Cardinals (-20)
Salas’ value is heavily dependent upon his ability to acquire saves.
166. Daniel Norris—P, Blue Jays
167. Tim Beckham—SS, Rays (-13)
168. Juan Francisco—3B, Reds (+5)
169. Juan Nicasio—P, Rockies
170. Reese Havens—2B, Mets
171. Alex Meyer—P, Nationals
172. Jaff Decker—OF, Padres (-4)
173. Derek Norris—C, Nationals (-10)
174. Chris Carter—1B/OF, Athletics (+15)
175. Tyler Matzek—P, Rockies (+18)
176. Michael Taylor—OF, Athletics
177. Luis Heredia—P, Pirates
178. Simon Castro— P, Padres (+1)
179. Jose Fernandez—P, Marlins (+15)
180. Guillermo Pimentel—OF, Mariners (+3)
181. Jerry Sands—1B/OF, Dodgers (-30)
Discouraging split: Sands hit .355 in Albuquerque but .185 on the road.
182. Wilmer Flores—SS, Mets (-6)
183. Noah Syndergaard—P, Blue Jays (+9)
184. Kyle Parker—OF, Rockies (+2)
185. Ronald Torreyes—2B, Reds (+15)
186. Taylor Guerrieri—P, Rays (+10)
187. Grant Green—OF, Athletics (-15)
188. Brody Colvin—P, Phillies
189. Christian Friedrich—P, Rockies (-19)
190. Adrian Salcedo—P, Twins (+5)
191. Hank Conger—C, Angels
192. Norichika Aoki—OF, Japan
193. Rubby De La Rosa—P, Dodgers
194. Barrett Loux—P, Rangers
195. Kyle Gibson—P, Twins (-50)
Gibson’s value drops as he officially needs Tommy John surgery.
196. LJ Hoes—OF, Orioles
197. Alfredo Despaigne—OF, Cuba
198. John Lamb—P, Royals
199. Blake Swihart—C, Red Sox
200. Chris Dwyer—P, Royals (-10)
201. Charlie Blackmon—OF, Rockies
202. Eddie Rosario—OF, Twins (+30)
Rising prospect offers a terrific combination of power and plate discipline.
203. Neil Ramirez—P, Rangers
204. Felix Doubront—P, Red Sox
205. Aaron Crow—P, Royals (-30)
206. Xander Bogaerts—SS, Red Sox
207. Austin Romine— C, Yankees (-11)
208. Enny Romero—P, Rays (+12)
209. Ryan Lavarnway—C, Red Sox
210. Josh Sale—OF, Rays
211. Chris Marrero—1B, Nationals
212. Joe Benson—OF, Twins (-10)
213. Drew Smyly—P, Tigers (new)
Former Arkansas pitcher was terrific following promotion to AA (1.18 ERA over 45 innings).
214. Josh Collmenter—P, Diamondbacks
215. Jackie Bradley, Jr—OF, Red Sox
216. Josh Vitters—3B, Cubs
217. Mason Williams—OF, Yankees (-12)
218. Tony Sanchez—C, Pirates (-15)
219. Mikie Mahtook—OF, Rays
220. Kyle Seager—3B, Mariners (+5)
221. Lance McCullers, Jr —P/INF, HS (Fla) (2012) (-20)
222. Devin Marrero—SS, Arizona State (2012) (+15)
223. Kenny Diekroeger—INF, Stanford Univ. (2012) (-20)
Adjustment ranking…next season’s top prospects seem pretty speculative beyond Appel.
224. Jennry Mejia—P, Mets
225. Rymer Liriano—OF, Padres
226. Hisashi Iwakuma—P, Japan
227. Jose Iglesias—SS, Red Sox (-20)
228. Joe Ross—P, Padres
229. Brian Goodwin—OF, Nationals
230. Dillon Gee—P, Mets
231. Matthew Davidson—3B, Diamondbacks (+5)
232. Nick Williams—OF, HS (Tex) (2012)
233. CJ Cron—1B, Angels
234. Nomar Mazara—OF, Rangers
235. Drew Vettleson—OF, Rays (-5)
236. David Holmberg—P, Diamondbacks
237. Francisco Martinez—3B, Mariners
238. Donavan Tate—OF, Padres
239. Tyler Anderson—P, Rockies
240. Jose Campos—P, Mariners (new)
Solid numbers plus impressive scouting reports make Campos a solid dynasty option.
241. Stetson Allie—P, Pirates
242. Yamaico Navarro—SS, Royals (-7)
243. Blake Tekotte—OF, Padres (-9)
244. Brandon Jacobs—OF, Red Sox
245. Ronald Guzman—OF, Rangers
246. Yorman Rodriguez—OF, Reds
247. Julio Rodriguez—P, Phillies (new)
Considered listing Biddle, but Rodriguez’s impressive A+ #’s (156 IP’s, 168 k’s, and 2.76 ERA) justify his inclusion.
248. Elier Hernandez—OF, Royals
249. Matt Adams—1B, Cardinals
250. Lucas Giolito—P, HS (Cal) (2012)
Rising pitching prospect is widely considered a top pick in next season’s draft.
Removed: Carlos Perez—C, Blue Jays (#238), Todd Frazier—3B, Reds (#241), Edward Salcedo—3B, Braves (#242), Trey Williams—3B, HS (Cal) (2012) (#250)
Also considered: Jesse Biddle (P, Phillies), Brad Boxberger (P, Reds), Ryan Brett (2B, Rays), Drake Britton (P, Red Sox), Adrian Cardenas (3B, Athletics), Adonis Cardona (P, Blue Jays), Phillips Castillo (SS, Mariners), Garin Cecchini (3B, Red Sox), Pat Corbin (P, Diamondbacks), Colin Cowgill (OF, Diamondbacks), Delino Deshields (2B, Astros), Adeiny Hechavarria (SS, Blue Jays), Tommy Joseph (C, Giants), Alex Liddi (3B/SS, Mariners), Taylor Lindsay (2B, Angels), Jake McGee (P, Rays), Brent Morel (3B, White Sox), Thomas Neal (OF, Giants), Justin Nicolino (P, Blue Jays), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (OF, Mets), Tsuyoshi Nishioka (SS, Twins), Justin O’Conner (C, Rays), Ariel Ovando (OF, Astros), Chris Owings (SS, Diamondbacks), Joe Panik (SS, Giants), Esteilon Peguero (SS, Mariners), David Perez (P, Rangers), Edinson Rincon (3B, Padres), Tanner Scheppers (P, Rangers), Robert Stephenson (P, Reds), Alfredo Silverio (OF, Dodgers), Jake Thompson (P, Rays), Sebastian Valle (C, Phillies), Jonathan Villar (SS, Astros), Kyle Weiland (P, Red Sox).
I like that list. In the comments this week, we were discussing how we thought there were really seven players we thought were locks to be the top pick in this year’s draft: Cole, Hultzen, Rendon, Bauer, Bundy, Bradley, and Starling. Darvish clearly at least belongs in that group, and in my opinion, he should be the first pick assuming you have confirmation he’s coming to America before the draft. If Darvish’s status remains speculative, I would take Cole w/ the first pick. Then, I would grab Rendon or Bauer at #3. With the seventh pick, I would probably take a speculative Darvish over Starling, Bradley, and possibly Hultzen. But it’s worth keeping in mind that I’m a huge Darvish fan!
On the whole, I like your position in this draft b/c you are guaranteed to grab three elite prospects. Good luck on the draft and let me know if you have any more questions and/or how it goes.
I have the first, third and seventh picks in this years minor league draft in my dynasty league. Who do you think i should go with? Almost all prospects are on teams, except players from this years draft. I was thinking maybe Cole at #1, then either Bundy, Bauer, Starling, Hultzen, Rendon or Darvish at #3 and then hope one of those players i just listed slip to #7. Who would you take?
I think the first two (Marisnick and Yelich) are pretty strong options. To me, I’m really 50/50 re: who I’d take w/ the third outfielder. I’d narrow it down to Bell, Rosario, Tavares, Liriano, and Buxton.
Bell offers huge upside, but at this point, it’s hard to value him (interesting question is whether he should rank close to Starling). It’s also tough to pick between Rosario, Liriano, and Tavares. On minorleagueball, saw an interesting analysis where somebody ultimately voted Liriano. Their logic was Liriano offers the most speed, Rosario the most power, and Oscar the best BA potential. Ultimately, they said Liriano b/c he scores better in the other categories. However, part of me thinks Tavares b/c I think he could have a huge breakout in the AFL.
Buxton is a wild card. The potential is huge b/c he’s currently rated one of the 5 best players in next year’s draft. But it’s still questionable: (1) whether those rankings are premature, and (2) if even if the reports are accurate, whether that makes him more valuable than Bell b/c next year’s draft class is much shallower.
Brad..
If you could take your pick of 3 of the following… which outfielders would you take??
1) Jake Marisnick, Tor*
Mason Williams, NYY
2) Christian Yelich, Fla*
3) Rymer Liriano, SD
4) Brandon Jacobs, Bos
5) Joc Pederson, LaD
6) Ravel Santana, NYY*
7) Yeicok Calderon, NYY
9) Gary Brown, SF
10) Matt Szczur, ChC
11) Domingo Santana, Hou
12) Eddie Rosario, Min*
13) Starling Marte, Pit
14) Josh Bell, Pit*
15) Oscar Taveras, StL
16) Victor Roache, College
17) Phillips Castillo, Sea
18) Cesar Puello, NYM
19) Bryon Buxton, High School
20) Kyle Parker, Col
The five that have (*) next to them are the ones I’m keying on for my amateur draft… but this is a pretty good list to start with for OF’ers
Thanks,
Jed
Haha. Very good question! I was looking at our preseason rankings awhile back, and even though I was happy we created a list that I think stands up reasonably well, some of our changes during the season don’t really reflect the players’ performance. The best example is Anthony Gose, who I believe we placed in the Top 100 coming into the season. Based on that ranking, he should have been promoted higher based on this season’s performance in AA. Realistically, as the season progressed I decided to start placing increased emphasis on players having strikeout rates low enough to allow them to be productive even if the rate increased by 3-5%, which is not Gose’s strongest point. For different reasons, that sorta explains my ranking of Lyles and Banuelos. Coming into the season, I think my Lyles ranking was aggressive and Banuelos’ ranking was slightly conservative (partially b/c I didn’t pay enough attention to Banuelos’ increased velocity in 2010).
I thought about publishing another Top 250 which lists each player’s preseason ranking next to their name. Might be interesting to see how much we moved everybody during the season?
At beginning of season, Banuelos was 29 and Lyles was 34 and now Banuelos is 34 and Lyles is 50. How come Lyles dropped a lot more than Banuelos? Did his delivery change or lose velocity as compared to Baneulos because the numbers don’t seem to reflect that.
I would also agree on Davis.. but Ramos could be a 15-20 homer guy at the catcher position and thats generally good from that spot in your lineup. I think it’d be easier to find another 1B that can hit 25+ homers..
I would say Davis, but assuming you don’t have to pick right now, I would watch those health reports closely re: his ankle. It looks like he avoided microfracture surgery, and it’s a less serious concern considering speed is not really part of his value. But I’m less optimistic if the reports indicate the injury is something that could affect him long-term.
Jed,
you think Davis is a solid option choice? Or would you rather have Ramos?
Daniel.. I would definately hang onto Sale if I was you. Its also hard to say not to hang onto Cano but wow.. that isnt a lot of money to work with!! Its basically the same concept that the Cardinals face… do they sign Pujols to $25 million a year for the next 10 years and not be able to afford any other good players contracts during that time.. If Im the cardinals Ill pass on $25 million and try to win it all with 8-9 solid all stars and 16 regulars.. so I guess I agree with you on passing on Cano.
Jed–good points, I think Sale could become a stud SP too. Maybe I should keep him like you are doing and hope the CWS figure him into their rotation next year. I also agree with your assessment of Vizcaino, I have read that about him too…and I am hoping that he is a 2-3 starter!!
The reason I am pursuing a 2B is because in our league you can option one player each year. My choices this season are (I can sign them to any contract between 1-5 years):
Mike Minor-8.25m
Ike Davis-5.5m
Robinson Cano-23.5m (third highest hitter in the league behind Pujols and Hanley)
Wilson Ramos-6.25m (Current catcher is Conger)
I wanted to option Davis given his cheap salary, youth, and power potential (7 HR this season through 129 ABs) however Minor and Ramos are intriguing options also.
The reason I don’t want to option Cano is because his salary would leave me 34m to sign 10 guys! In our league that is not much money!!
I appreciate all the help!
Not sure about Martin. Looks like he moved to the bullpen in AA, and the numbers don’t look to bad. Not sure if their plan is to convert him into a reliever or they were limiting his innings. Martin showed huge potential in HS, but throughout his milb career, his achilles heel has been walks. Even though he managed a 4 ERA in AA, what concerns me is those totals did not improve (29 BB’s and 43 innings). If he could reduce the walk totals, his value would really improve. But at this point, I’d probably take my chances w/ a rising prospect or recent draftee rather than buying low on Martin.
2nd baseman Ryan Brett “GRIT”
I would not trade Sale or Vizcaino for any 2B prospect…
Wong, Spangenberg, Giovatella, Lindsey, Deshields, etc…
Sale is going to be an eventual stud for the White Sox, and if they could just get some good management in that system they would realize that he has front end of the rotation stuff in that left arm of his! Vizcaino to me seems like a 2 – 3 type starter in what looks to be a loaded rotation in 2012 (Hanson-Minor-Vizcaino-Teheran-Delgado-Hudson)..Vizcaino is special because he has a power arm and will have a pretty solid K/9 ratio even at the big league level.
I have Sale in my league and Im making sure I hang onto him, unless I can move him for a bundle of good players in return.
Bradley… whats your take on Ethan Martin?? I own him in my league and he has had some disappointing seasons to this point in the minors. He did show a glimmer of hope towards of the season this year.. and it sounds like his only issue is command. If he can somehow figure out the command or if he moves to late inning relief a la a closers role how does he fit in your rankings?? top 250?
I’m not sure about Giavotella. If you are looking to trade Sale (or especially Vizcaino), you should be able to acquire a more established MLB second baseman. Giavotella had a great run earlier this summer in AAA, and even though his rookie season was not terrible, the performance did not carry over to the major leagues as much as I hoped. At this point, I sorta like your chances targeting one of 2011 draft guys like Wong or Spangenberg (maybe for Sale…even though that’s a little expensive).
Any second opinions on this one? Perhaps Giavotella is a good buy low option? In my opinion, you should shop those guys around for a bunch of second baseman and see who gives you the best deal. For example, if you are looking for a young second baseman in the majors, I would probably also try offers for Altuve and Weeks?
Hope this helps!
I agree Bradley. I thought I could get him cheaper also. I offered nicasio because I feel like that is closer. Giavotella has relied on his bat pretty heavily…you think it can translate to the major league level in the years to come?
I would keep Vizcaino. Depending on how your league values pitching, I would also probably keep Sale b/c he appears to be moving into the rotation next season.
Who is your next best pitcher? I think you could probably get Giavotella more cheaply?
What do you think of these deals:
Giavotella for Sale
and
Giavotella for A. Vizcaino?
I do not have a 2B currently and my pitching is deep enough. I really like Vizcaino and Sale, but Giavotella could be a good 2B for the future!
Thanks for any input!!
Cannot wait to see that movie! I think we are definitely the target audience! Haha.
Saw Moneyball at the Toronto International Film Festival the other day…the movie suites this sites followers well. stats, stats, stats…
The movie was good, very good.
That’s interesting stuff re: Ruiz and totally forgot about Austin Hedges. That goes a long way toward improving their catcher situation! I’ve gotta think they are also probably a step ahead on locating a little more depth at SS. One benefit there are some good college shortstops in next year’s draft, and the Padres will probably be picking in the Top 10. Too early to tell, but I wonder if they end up drafting somebody like Devin Marrero from Arizona State?