"Baseball Analysts" Top Prospects of 2006

darkhorse · 01-18-2006, 12:24 AM

Bryan Smith of www.baseballanalysts.com has sent up several columns recently covering the players he rates as the top 75 prospects in MLB for the 2006 season, along with a considerable amount of honorable mention candidates. Makes for some good reading whilst we move through the January baseball doldrums.

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_ho.php

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_75.php

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...ny_75_50_1.php

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_25.php

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...6_wtny_1_1.php

http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_ma.php

Arlie Rahn · 01-18-2006, 02:14 PM

Very interesting articles.

BlackHatCowboy · 01-18-2006, 03:01 PM

Great stuff! Thanks for the links.

darkhorse · 01-18-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackHatCowboy

Great stuff! Thanks for the links.

No prob. I'm still working my way through the prospects articles. It's interesting to see how he rates some of the Rangers top prospects. I was aware of quite a few of these youngsters, but there are a plethora of prospects on this list of which I've never heard.

rudel.dietrich · 01-18-2006, 05:08 PM

DH

Do you have any access to articles scouting the top 100 college players?

darkhorse · 01-18-2006, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

DH

Do you have any access to articles scouting the top 100 college players?

Nope. Haven't seen anything like that. If you run across one, send me a link.

rudel.dietrich · 01-18-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by darkhorse

Nope. Haven't seen anything like that. If you run across one, send me a link.

I have the pre-season all americans and polls in PDF form but have not ran across any top 100 scouting lists

darkhorse · 01-18-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Fallschirmjager

I have the pre-season all americans and polls in PDF form but have not ran across any top 100 scouting lists

If you or I were paying customers at the BaseballAmerica site, I'm sure they'd have something like that available.

Matzilla · 01-19-2006, 01:09 AM

I surprised that Eric Duncan's stock has risen more than it has (Ranked 57th on the list). He really tore it up in the AFL and won the AFL MVP.

darkhorse · 01-19-2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Matzilla

I surprised that Eric Duncan's stock has risen more than it has (Ranked 57th on the list). He really tore it up in the AFL and won the AFL MVP.

Most likely it's that .258 career batting average in the minors and the high K rate. Makes it worrisome that he may struggle to hit for a decent average at the highest level.

darkhorse · 02-20-2006, 05:29 PM

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...articleid=4774

BB Prospectus divulged their top 50 prospects list for 2006.

1. Delmon Young, OF, Tampa Bay
2. Jeremy Hermida, OF, Florida
3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Washington
4. Francisco Liriano, LHP, Minnesota
5. Howie Kendrick, 2B, Los Angeles of Anaheim

6. Brandon Wood, SS, Los Angeles of Anaheim
7. Andy Marte, 3B, Cleveland
8. Chris Young, OF, Arizona
9. Prince Fielder, 1B, Milwaukee
10. Alex Gordon, 3B, Kansas City

11. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Boston
12. Matt Cain, RHP, San Francisco
13. Lastings Milledge, OF, New York (NL)
14. Joel Guzman, SS, Los Angeles
15. Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit

16. Ian Stewart, 3B, Colorado
17. Jeremy Sowers, LHP, Cleveland
18. Daric Barton, 1B, Oakland
19. Stephen Drew, SS, Arizona
20. Billy Butler, H, Kansas City

21. Kenji Johjima, C, Seattle
22. Andy LaRoche, 3B, Los Angeles
23. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, Atlanta
24. Chad Billingsley, RHP, Los Angeles
25. Anthony Reyes, RHP, St. Louis

26. Kendry Morales, 1B, Los Angeles of Anaheim
27. Carlos Quentin, OF, Arizona
28. Joel Zumaya, RHP, Detroit
29. Felix Pie, OF, Chicago (NL)
30. Jeff Clement, C, Seattle

31. Brian Anderson, OF, Chicago (AL)
32. Nick Markakis, OF, Baltimore
33. Yusmeiro Petit, RHP, Florida
34. Justin Huber, 1B, Kansas City
35. Jered Weaver, RHP, Los Angeles of Anaheim

36. Jonathan Papelbon, RHP, Boston
37. Ryan Braun, 3B, Milwaukee
38. Paul Maholm, LHP, Pittsburgh
39. Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas
40. Philip Hughes, RHP, New York (AL)

41. Justin Upton, SS, Arizona
42. Mike Jacobs, 1B, Florida
43. Fernando Cabrera, RHRP, Cleveland
44. Adam Jones, OF/SS, Seattle
45. Craig Hansen, RHRP, Boston

46. Chris Snelling, OF, Seattle
47. Rich Hill, LHP, Chicago (NL)
48. Josh Willingham, C/1B, Florida
49. Josh Barfield, 2B, San Diego
50. Eric Aybar, SS, Los Angeles of Anaheim

Honorable Mention:
Jonathan Broxton, RHP, Los Angeles
Ronny Cedeno, SS, Chicago (NL)
Thomas Diamond, RHP, Texas
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Arizona
Gio Gonzalez, LHP, Philadelphia
Cole Hamels, LHP, Philadelphia
Corey Hart, OF/3B, Milwaukee

Conor Jackson, 1B, Arizona
Matt Kemp, OF, Los Angeles
George Kottaras, C, San Diego
Russell Martin, C, Los Angeles
Eric Patterson, 2B, Chicago (NL)
Hunter Pence, OF, Houston
Hanley Ramirez, SS, Florida
Anibal Sanchez, RHP, Florida

QuestGAV · 02-20-2006, 06:22 PM

Huh? Lester doesn't even make the list?

Operation Shutdown · 02-20-2006, 09:19 PM

Just to think, the Pirates had a chance to get Felix Pie, but instead picked up Bobby Frickin Hill.

UngratefulDead · 02-20-2006, 09:22 PM

You know, I'd be a lot happier at having the second best pitching prospect on that list if it weren't for the fact that we could have had the first and second best.

Eckstein 4 Prez · 02-20-2006, 10:31 PM

Seeing all those LAAoA middle infielders suuuure doesn't make me pissed over that $32 million we gave to Orlando ****ing Cabrera. Nope. Not at all. I'm not even considering going on a killing spree or anything.

attackemu · 02-20-2006, 10:34 PM

Speaking of Angels' prospects, I was taking a gander at Kendry Morales' stats o'er at The Baseball Cube. First of all, he's really really good. What are they going to do with Casey Kotchmann when he comes of age? Second, they had some pretty detailed stats for his days in Cuba. How did they get them? Third, is he playing in the WBC?

GForce · 02-20-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Eckstein 4 Prez

Seeing all those LAAoA middle infielders suuuure doesn't make me pissed over that $32 million we gave to Orlando ****ing Cabrera. Nope. Not at all. I'm not even considering going on a killing spree or anything.

Don't sweat it, Eck. Cabrera's Latino, which means you can call Omar Minaya and probably get him to give you guys Milledge for him.

GH

Eckstein 4 Prez · 02-20-2006, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GForce

Don't sweat it, Eck. Cabrera's Latino, which means you can call Omar Minaya and probably get him to give you guys Milledge for him.

GH

I always thought Minaya was equal-opportunity dumb.

darkhorse · 02-21-2006, 05:08 PM

Today BB Prospectus gives us a look into the method behind the prospect ranking madness.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...articleid=4781

darkhorse · 03-07-2006, 08:08 PM

Rotoworld sent up their top 150 prospect list today.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/sto...&storyid=20102

01-18-2006, 12:24 AM	#1
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	"Baseball Analysts" Top Prospects of 2006 Bryan Smith of www.baseballanalysts.com has sent up several columns recently covering the players he rates as the top 75 prospects in MLB for the 2006 season, along with a considerable amount of honorable mention candidates. Makes for some good reading whilst we move through the January baseball doldrums. http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_ho.php http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_75.php http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...ny_75_50_1.php http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_25.php http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...6_wtny_1_1.php http://baseballanalysts.com/archives...wtny_75_ma.php __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

01-18-2006, 02:14 PM	#2
Arlie Rahn All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 564	Very interesting articles. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

01-19-2006, 01:09 AM	#9
Matzilla Minors (Double A) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Der große Apfel Posts: 156	I surprised that Eric Duncan's stock has risen more than it has (Ranked 57th on the list). He really tore it up in the AFL and won the AFL MVP. __________________ "Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting." - Yogi Berra

02-20-2006, 05:29 PM	#11
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...articleid=4774 BB Prospectus divulged their top 50 prospects list for 2006. 1. Delmon Young, OF, Tampa Bay 2. Jeremy Hermida, OF, Florida 3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B, Washington 4. Francisco Liriano, LHP, Minnesota 5. Howie Kendrick, 2B, Los Angeles of Anaheim 6. Brandon Wood, SS, Los Angeles of Anaheim 7. Andy Marte, 3B, Cleveland 8. Chris Young, OF, Arizona 9. Prince Fielder, 1B, Milwaukee 10. Alex Gordon, 3B, Kansas City 11. Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Boston 12. Matt Cain, RHP, San Francisco 13. Lastings Milledge, OF, New York (NL) 14. Joel Guzman, SS, Los Angeles 15. Justin Verlander, RHP, Detroit 16. Ian Stewart, 3B, Colorado 17. Jeremy Sowers, LHP, Cleveland 18. Daric Barton, 1B, Oakland 19. Stephen Drew, SS, Arizona 20. Billy Butler, H, Kansas City 21. Kenji Johjima, C, Seattle 22. Andy LaRoche, 3B, Los Angeles 23. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C, Atlanta 24. Chad Billingsley, RHP, Los Angeles 25. Anthony Reyes, RHP, St. Louis 26. Kendry Morales, 1B, Los Angeles of Anaheim 27. Carlos Quentin, OF, Arizona 28. Joel Zumaya, RHP, Detroit 29. Felix Pie, OF, Chicago (NL) 30. Jeff Clement, C, Seattle 31. Brian Anderson, OF, Chicago (AL) 32. Nick Markakis, OF, Baltimore 33. Yusmeiro Petit, RHP, Florida 34. Justin Huber, 1B, Kansas City 35. Jered Weaver, RHP, Los Angeles of Anaheim 36. Jonathan Papelbon, RHP, Boston 37. Ryan Braun, 3B, Milwaukee 38. Paul Maholm, LHP, Pittsburgh 39. Ian Kinsler, 2B, Texas 40. Philip Hughes, RHP, New York (AL) 41. Justin Upton, SS, Arizona 42. Mike Jacobs, 1B, Florida 43. Fernando Cabrera, RHRP, Cleveland 44. Adam Jones, OF/SS, Seattle 45. Craig Hansen, RHRP, Boston 46. Chris Snelling, OF, Seattle 47. Rich Hill, LHP, Chicago (NL) 48. Josh Willingham, C/1B, Florida 49. Josh Barfield, 2B, San Diego 50. Eric Aybar, SS, Los Angeles of Anaheim Honorable Mention: Jonathan Broxton, RHP, Los Angeles Ronny Cedeno, SS, Chicago (NL) Thomas Diamond, RHP, Texas Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Arizona Gio Gonzalez, LHP, Philadelphia Cole Hamels, LHP, Philadelphia Corey Hart, OF/3B, Milwaukee Conor Jackson, 1B, Arizona Matt Kemp, OF, Los Angeles George Kottaras, C, San Diego Russell Martin, C, Los Angeles Eric Patterson, 2B, Chicago (NL) Hunter Pence, OF, Houston Hanley Ramirez, SS, Florida Anibal Sanchez, RHP, Florida __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

02-20-2006, 09:19 PM	#13
Operation Shutdown All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 912	Just to think, the Pirates had a chance to get Felix Pie, but instead picked up Bobby Frickin Hill. __________________ "And Shepherds we shall be, For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti."

01-18-2006, 03:01 PM	#3
BlackHatCowboy Minors (Single A) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wichita Posts: 94	Great stuff! Thanks for the links.

01-18-2006, 05:08 PM	#5
rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	DH Do you have any access to articles scouting the top 100 college players?

02-20-2006, 06:22 PM	#12
QuestGAV Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,008	Huh? Lester doesn't even make the list?

02-20-2006, 09:22 PM	#14
UngratefulDead Banned Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,415	You know, I'd be a lot happier at having the second best pitching prospect on that list if it weren't for the fact that we could have had the first and second best.

02-20-2006, 10:31 PM	#15
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	Seeing all those LAAoA middle infielders suuuure doesn't make me pissed over that $32 million we gave to Orlando ***ing Cabrera. Nope. Not at all. I'm not even considering* going on a killing spree or anything. __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.

02-20-2006, 10:34 PM	#16
attackemu All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 972	Speaking of Angels' prospects, I was taking a gander at Kendry Morales' stats o'er at The Baseball Cube. First of all, he's really really good. What are they going to do with Casey Kotchmann when he comes of age? Second, they had some pretty detailed stats for his days in Cuba. How did they get them? Third, is he playing in the WBC? __________________ "Disguised in EMU's Blunt and sometimes hostile post is actually very sound advice. I think you would be wise to consider what he said." -ihatenames

02-21-2006, 05:08 PM	#19
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Today BB Prospectus gives us a look into the method behind the prospect ranking madness. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ar...articleid=4781 __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."

03-07-2006, 08:08 PM	#20
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Rotoworld sent up their top 150 prospect list today. http://www.rotoworld.com/content/sto...&storyid=20102 __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan."