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Baseball Prospectus Top 100 Prospects
Published 1/31/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
Yesterday it was Baseball America top 30 Yankee prospects, today Baseball Prospectus comes out with their top 100 overall prospects. The only Yankee in the top 10 was Joba, who was ranked 4th. Other Yankees on the list were Ian Kennedy (34), Austin Jackson (47), Jose Tabata (48), and Alan Horne (67). ...

Baseball Prospectus Top 100
Published 1/31/2008 by Dan Agonistes at Dan Agonistes
At Baseball Prospectus today we published our top 100 prospects list as compiled by Keving Goldstein. Jay Bruce leads the field and below is the list ordered by team so you can count and debate your favorites. In terms of sheer numbers the A's, Rangers, and Red Sox each have seven prospects in the list while the White Sox, Blue Jays, Indians, Mets, Tigers, and Astros have one a piece. ...

Top 100 Prospect Day
Published 1/31/2008 by Pistol at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
... and Kevin Goldstein rank their top 100 prospects.  Both have Travis Snider at #7.  Law had Brett Cecil at 63.  And that's it for the Jays on these lists. ...

Kevin Goldstein's top 100 prospect list
Published 1/31/2008 by Adam J. Morris <info@lonestarball.com> at Lone Star Ball: Front Page Posts
... Posted on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 12:58:13 PM EDT Kevin Goldstein has his top 100 list up, and 7 Rangers make the cut, ranging from Neftali Feliz at #30, to Taylor Teagarden at #77... ' Display : ...

There’s something about Santana
Published 1/31/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
... up.” Do the due diligence. And use Goldstein’s stars a map to an answer. Soon he’ll release his Cardinals Top 11, and in an email to me today, Goldstein wrote that the Cardinals will have one five-star prospect and two four-star prospects. Wonder who the five-star prospect is. The four-stars might be a surprise to some. All three rank in Goldstein’s Top 100, which came out today over at BP. Actually they rank in the top 75. Goldstein ranks them, thusly: 8. Colby Rasmus, OF 69. ...

Baseball Prospectus: Goldstein: Top 100 Prospects
Published 1/31/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Baseball Prospectus: Goldstein: Top 100 Prospects Another year...and still no sign of Ntema Ndungidi. 1. Jay Bruce, of, Reds 2. Clay Buchholz, rhp, Red Sox 3. Evan Longoria, 3b, Rays 4. Joba Chamberlain, rhp, Yankees 5. Clayton Kershaw, lhp, Dodgers 6. David Price, lhp, Rays 7. Travis Snider, of, Blue Jays 8. Colby Rasmus, of, Cardinals 9. Homer Bailey, rhp, Reds 10. Cameron Maybin, of, Marlins ...

Assorted Top 100s
Published 1/31/2008 by Brian Oliver at Nationals Farm Authority
Assorted Top 100s Baseball Prospectus :  28. Chris Marrero; 35. Ross Detwiler; 81. Michael Burgess  Keith Law : 51. Detwiler; 64. Marrero; 83. Jordan Zimmermann; 90. Josh Smoker; Burgess is his #5 Nationals prospect but not in the top 100 This entry was posted on Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at 1:04 pm and is filed under Players . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Keith Law and Kevin Goldstein Unveil Their Top 100s
Published 1/31/2008 by Kevin Gengler <info@draysbay.com> at DRaysBay: Front Page Posts
Keith Law of ESPN/Scouts Inc. and Kevin Goldstein of BaseballProspectus both released their top 100 prospect lists today. Click "read more" to find out where the Rays ranked, as well as get their answers on a few Rays-related questions that each fielded in their respective chats. ...

5 of 100
Published 1/31/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
Baseball Prospectus came out with their top 100 prospects in Major League Baseball today. Joba Chamberlain, at #5, tops a list of 5 Yankees that made the list. The others are Ian Kennedy (34), Austin Jackson (47), Jose Tabata (48), and Alan Horne (67). ...

Prospect list time!
Published 1/31/2008 by Tommy at Breaking Balls
Less than two weeks ’til pitchers and catchers head to sunny Florizona, and you know what that means: prospect lists! Kevin Goldstein Keith Law John Sickels I think I have to agree with Law and say that Evan Longoria is the top prospect in baseball. There’s no way around the fact that the Tampa Bay Rays have an obscenely good farm system.

The Count
Published 1/31/2008 by thewizardsofoz <info@southsidesox.com> at South Side Sox: Front Page Posts
... What's your 2008 projections? ***** In other news, The Sox announced the 2008 Spring Training Broadcast Schedule. Kevin Goldstein published his 2008 Top 100 prospects list (Goldstein's chat on his Top 100). Not to be outdone, Keith Law also introduces his top 100 prospects. Noticeably absent, Gio Gonzalez, unless I'm blind. Ben Bradler publishes Part 2 of his Fastball Speed study. Tango created a Sabermetric Wiki.

Angel at My Table, God in My Car
Published 1/31/2008 by E.L.M. at El Lefty Malo
Once upon a time, in a remote Himalayan theocracy, an old ruler once wise and powerful had spiraled into grave illness. His decisions were proving odder and odder, and the people, mostly poor farmers who scratched out sustenance from the thin air and rocky soil, were perplexed. How could this be? He is, after all, divinely embodied, half-human half-deity, like all our rulers before him, a descendant from the loins of the Great Ox-in-the-Sky that shines at night upon our kingdom in the brief but beneficent summer months. They dared not speak ill of their ruler. They could only look at each other and wait. One day, the ruler ...

BP Top 100 Prospects
Published 1/31/2008 by johnnycuff <info@buccosdugout.com> at Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts
Kevin Goldstein put out his top 100 prospect list over at BP today.  As expected, your Pittsburgh Pirates put up their characteristic ho-hum showing with three appearances - Andrew McCutchen at 24th, Neil Walker barely cracking the list at 94th and a surprise appearance by Steve Pearce at 43rd. ...

Giarratano, Total Zone and other links
Published 1/31/2008 by Lee Panas at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
... at the Surge. Cotto is not a big time prospect but he has been a popular player among Tigers minor league fans the last couple of years. Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus lists his top 100 prospects . It's not premium content so check it out. Rick Porcello is ranked #11. Keith Law at ESPN also has his ...

Top 100’s
Published 1/31/2008 by MB at Friar Forecast
Anyone who has read this blog probably knows my opinion on these prospect lists: I don’t like them. Well, that’s not 100% accurate. I think the discussion that comes out of them is certainly valuable and some “prospect expert” ranking prospects is certainly better than picking names out of a hat. However, it’s the way they’re presented that always gets me … like without recognition that they’re going to be off on tons of guys. Just like you have to know the limitations of statistics, you have to know the limitations of scouting (or scouting and statistics, if you prefer).  Anyway, that doesn’t ...

Rangers Clean Up In ESPN, BP Top 100 MLB Prospect Rankings
Published 1/31/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... Evan Grant, Mike Hindman, Scott Lucas - and even a somewhat abbreviated list from myself, which I look to expound upon further very, very soon. And now today, with the calendar page on the brink of being turned once again, we now have at our disposal the clearest snapshot yet of how the top prospects within the Rangers organization rank on a national scale, compared to their similarly gifted peers across baseball. Both Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law of ESPN.com have released their widely anticipated top 100 ...

Top 100 Prospect lists from BP and Law
Published 1/31/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
Here is the top 5 from Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus: 1. Jay Bruce, OF, Reds 2. Clay Buchholz, RHP, Red Sox 3. Evan Longoria, 3B, Rays 4. Joba Chamberlain, RHP, Yankees 5. Clayton Kershaw, LHP, Dodgers Interesting that Goldstein ranks Buchholz ahead of Chamberlain. I think Joba has a slight edge over Clay but I’m probably splitting hairs. Other Yankees ranked on Goldstein’s list were Ian Kennedy (34), Austin Jackson (47), Jose Tabata (48), and Alan Horne (67). And now here is Keith Law’s ...

Top 100’s Paying Braves Some Respect
Published 1/31/2008 by Will Schaffer at Chop-n-Change
It’s like Christmas for Braves fans as not one, but two top 100 prospect lists were released today. Kevin Goldstein published his annual list over at Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law of ESPN. com also chimed in with his take on the best the minor leagues have to offer. Neither is really the pinnacle of this field (that honor is reserved for Baseball America) and Law is considerably less respected and knowledgeable on the subject than Goldstein, which shows up quite a bit in his list. The big news is that the Braves had a very strong showing in both lists, just months away from analysts saying the Braves had sold the farm for ...

Top 100 Prospects
Published 1/31/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... A couple big sources dropped their Top 100 prospect rankings today. Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus lists Reds outfielder Jay Bruce at No. 1. He’ll compete with Norris Hopper and Ryan Freel for the starting center fielder job in Cincinnati. As someone who follows the Reds closely, I get the impression that at 20-years-old he’s still a little raw and not quite there. Dusty Baker isn’t big on young players anyway, plus Hopper was surprisingly great down the stretch last year. ...

Jurrjens rates on BP Top 100
Published 2/1/2008 by admin at Jair Jurrjens - Braves Prospect
Kevin Goldstein listed his top 100 prospects today. Jair Jurrjens checks in at 86. Keith Law released his top 100 list for ESPN.com, but Jurrjens couldn’t crack that one. Advertisement: Check out Detroit Tigers Weblog for more baseball news Share This ...

Soto and Vitters Among BP's Top 100 Prospects
Published 2/1/2008 by cubsnet at CubsNet.com - Collaborative, Fan-Based Chicago Cubs News, Blogs, and Commentary
... Baseball Prospectus 's minor league guru Kevin Goldstein has posted his top 100 prospects in baseball. Just two Cubs show up on the list, one of whom made an impact on the 2007 big league club and the other the Cubs' #1 draft pick in 2007: 37. ...

More Prospecting for Prospects
Published 2/1/2008 by Ian Casselberry <info@blessyouboys.com> at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
As Rob Neyer mentioned today, this early part of the year is when baseball prospect lists begin to hit the streets.  (Or the web.  Or whatever.)  We saw Baseball America's tally a couple of weeks ago.  Two big ones now available come courtesy of ESPN.com's Keith Law and Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein.  Both released their Top 100 Prospects list today.   In past years, such lists might have held a bit more meaning for Detroit Tigers fans, as we awaited the inevitable arrival of Cameron Maybin.  But thanks to ...

A day of catch-up
Published 2/1/2008 by billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
There was quite a bit of news that trickled out today so let’s roll through it. Prospecting It was a day of top 100 lists as both Kevin Goldstein (BP) and Keith Law released their lists. It used to be that looking at these lists was really depressing for Tigers fans. And then for a couple years it was really fun. And now, well let’s hope the big club keeps us from thinking about the minors too much. Rick Porcello rated #11 on the Baseball Prospectus list. Keith Law isn’t as big of a fan, putting him at 22nd. Porcello was ...

The Blue Jays' Top 10 Prospects
Published 2/1/2008 by Ben NS at Bleacher Report
... ranked as a top 10 prospect for good reason. He followed up his 325/412/567 2006 campaign with a 313 /377/525  last year as a 19 year old. Patient enough to earn a walk rate of 10%, Snider hit 58 ...

We Are The World, We Are The Children
Published 2/1/2008 by Yankees Chick at Yankees Chick
I'm a big fan of following the children of the corn farm. I enjoy watching the youngsters rise through the ranks, and now that the Yankees actually have a fertile ranch it's very satisfying to be able to do a bit of gloating - no more having to make excuses for Big Stein's asinine squandering away of the kids and having to change ...

Destination Red Sox Nation - 2/1
Published 2/1/2008 by Ian at SOX & Dawgs
... ranked the Red Sox top 10 prospects. Now it’s time to take a different look at the top prospects in baseball. One of the Top 100 prospect lists comes to us from Kevin Goldstein at Baseball Prospectus while the other Top 100 Prospects list comes to us from Keith Law over at ...

D-backs prospects among Top 100 lists
Published 2/1/2008 by William K at Baby Backs
It was a bumper day for prospect watchers as 2 renowned Minor League ‘experts’ released their Top 100 for the year. The Baseball Prospectus top 100 prospects list for 2008 compiled by Kevin Goldstein had RHP Jarrod Parker at 20, OF Gerardo Parra at 64 and RHP Max Scherzer at 90.  Recently traded RF Carlos Gonzalez made the list at 26 with LHP Brett Anderson at 50.  Another prospect in the Danny Haren trade, 1B Chris Carter, was at 99.  Goldstein also answered questions about the list in a ...

The Blue Jays' Top 10 Prospects
Published 2/1/2008 by Raimond Garcia at Bleacher Report
... ranked as a top 10 prospect for good reason. He followed up his 325/412/567 2006 campaign with a 313 /377/525  last year as a 19 year old. Patient enough to earn a walk rate of 10%, Snider hit 58 ...

Day 58 And Counting
Published 2/1/2008 by IMHO at Rotisserie Baseball Musings
... , Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein released his. The better news is BP and ESPN have made their Top 100's available to non-subscribers. ...

The Morning Tailgate
Published 2/1/2008 at STLSportsMag
... ] BaseballProspectus rates their "Top 100 Prospects". Coming in at #8? Colby Rasmus. (You have to travel all the way down to #69 to find someone else in the Cards farm system though...) [ BaseballProspectus ]

More Top 100s
Published 2/1/2008 by James at YanksBlog.com
Baseball Prospectus pops in with their Top 100 Prospects list for 2008 . It was compiled by Kevin Goldstein after "months of research and analysis" . Much like the ...

Chicks Dig Run Protection
Published 2/1/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... Goldstein is not as high on Fernando as Law. I'm sure a healthy year of the true Fernando will change his mind, but for now, he likes Austin Jackson and Tabata marginally better. ...

Friday Morning Mets Newsstand
Published 2/1/2008 by Eric Simon <amazinavenue@gmail.com> at Amazin' Avenue: Front Page Posts
Bullet list, countdown to 5pm edition. Ken Rosenthal checks in with an update on the Santana negotiations. Nothing really new or enlightening, but it sounds like progress is being made. Keith Law released his Top 100 Prospects list yesterday. He's got Fernando Martinez at #10, and he chatted about the list yesterday afternoon. At Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein published his list, ranking Martinez at #51. He also had a chat. MILB.com also published their list, slotting Martinez at #17. At The Post, Joel Sherman thinks that Johan ...

Clearing the Bases--Prospects, not PEDs
Published 2/1/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... ... I did two estimates, one the those numbers, the other using the 2008 PECOTA projections, which account for multiple years of data, player aging patterns, and regression to the mean. Between the two estimates, I bracketed the defensive improvements as worth between 1.5 and four wins, something that should comfort my Brewer-loving in-laws. • • • Elsewhere at BP, yesterday was a big day, as Kevin Goldstein published our Top 100 Prospect list , then submitted to ...

Baseball Prospectus’ Top 100 Prospects
Published 2/1/2008 by Dave B. at Sox on Deck
Kevin Goldstein has put out his annual Top 100 Prospect list. Lets take a look at the Red Sox that made the list: 2) Buchholz 16) Ellsbury 53) Masterson 57) Lowrie 60) Kalish 95) Bowden 100) Anderson I knew KG had a man-crush on Ryan Kalish, but #60? Wow. I’m in shock that he is that high. Heck, I’m a little surprised he made the list at all. I really like Kalish but he seems to be more of an athlete than a baseball player. That could limit him a great deal down the line. The only other shock on the list is Anderson ...

BP’s Top 100 & Keith Law’s Top 5 Fish
Published 2/1/2008 by Matt Birnbach at Future Fish
Kevin Goldstein over at Baseball Prospectus has unveiled his Top 100 prospects for the 2008 season. You can find the rest of the list here at baseballprospectus.com. Below is the top 5 and where the Marlins rank. 1. Jay Bruce, of, Reds 2. Clay Buchholz, rhp, Red Sox 3. Evan Longoria, 3b, Rays 4. Joba Chamberlain, rhp, Yankees 5. Clayton Kershaw, lhp, Dodgers 10. Cameron Maybin, of, Marlins 88. Chris Volstad, rhp, Marlins Below is Keith Law’s Top 5 Marlins prospects. You can read the rest of his Insider article here at ESPN.com 1. ...

Who doesn't love a good list?
Published 2/1/2008 by Minneapolis Red Sox at Siberian Baseball
Baseball Prospectus has released a list of the top 100 prospects and it's worth a look, even if you have no clue who half the players are. ...

Just a few links
Published 2/1/2008 by Pat at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
BP releases their top 100 prospects. We've got Cutch at 24, Pearce at 43, and Neil Walker slips in at 93. Brent Lillibridge (#63) and some other familiar names sneak in, as well. Sean Casey: mayor of Boston. Pirates claim Ray Olmedo and DFA Sean Burnett. Since he was out of options, this one was coming from a mile away. Well, except the Ray Olmedo part.

Giants in Top 100 2008 Prospects Lists
Published 2/1/2008 by obsessivegiantscompulsive at obsessivegiantscompulsive
Both Baseball Prospectus's Kevin Goldstein and ESPN's Keith Law came out with their Top 100 prospects in baseball for 2008 on the same day and both of them were also available to the general public, of which I am one (no dough-re-mi for the paid services; hence the ads now lining this blog in hopes of affording same someday...). Two Giants on BP's List BP's list was solely a list of the players' names. I assume the full report will be in the 2008 edition of Baseball Prospectus (something I have bought every year now since 2003, so I ...

Several Rangers land on the Top 100 Minor League Prospects lists…
Published 2/2/2008 by Beverly at Young Guns
–Kevin Goldstein over at Baseball Prospectus listed his Top 100 prospects and 7 Rangers make the list.  They are: 30. Neftali Feliz, rhp; 49. Eric Hurley, rhp; 58. Elvis Andrus, ss; 62. Engel Beltre, of; 73. Michael Main, rhp; 74. Chris Davis, 3b; and 77. Taylor Teagarden, c. –Not to be outdone, Keith Law of ESPN insider did his own Top 100 list.  His Rankings are slightly higher for the Rangers players and he switches out Neftali Feliz in favor of personal favorite German Duran. –The MVN Rangers big league ...

Odds and Ends: Santana, Jones
Published 2/2/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... and signing.  He notes that ace pitchers rarely hit the open market these days. Prospect Insider says on its righthand sidebar that "Adam Jones has apparently passed a Friday physical in Baltimore."  Jason Churchill believes an Erik Bedard trade will be announced on Monday. Evan Longoria tops Keith Law's top 100 prospects list, while Jay Bruce nabs the #1 spot on Kevin Goldstein's list. ...

The Value of Johan Santana?
Published 2/2/2008 by The Baseball Analysts Staff at Baseball Analysts
I know, I know. Santana had just a year remaining before unrestricted free agency and demanded an extension in order to sign off on any deal. That matters, so I do not want to make this come off as an apples to apples comparison. With that out of the way, let me now comment on something that I think is just astounding. The Twins may have yielded less for Santana than any of the other high profile deals involving youngsters/prospects this off-season. As far as I can tell, there have been five deals this off-season in which prospects (or at least good, very young MLB'ers). Below is a summary of the deals, with Top 100 rankings by Kevin ...

Caution: The 5 Most Overrated Fantasy Baseball Players for 2008
Published 2/2/2008 by Ben NS at Bleacher Report
... The 20 year old super-prospect is, in the opinions of many, the best prospect in the game. This does not mean that he’s going to go Ryan Braun on us and take the league by storm. It is possible that, with only part of a season played above A ball, he’ll struggle. Last year, Alex Gordon was similarly hyped, but, without experience above AA, had trouble adjusting. I’m not saying that Bruce doesn’t have .300/ 30/ 100 potential- even for 2008- but it would be foolish to expect it from him. I’d rather miss out on Bruce and have someone else overbid than ...

The Five Most Overrated Fantasy Baseball Players for 2008
Published 2/3/2008 by Ben NS at Bleacher Report
... The 20-year-old super-prospect is, in the opinions of many, the best prospect in the game. This does not mean that he’s going to go Ryan Braun on us and take the league by storm. It is possible that, with only part of a season played above A ball, he’ll struggle. ...

Slicing and dicing the ol’ prospects lists
Published 2/5/2008 by Caleb at Breaking Balls
... 37th ands 49, respectively, while no other expert considered them even Top 100 talents. Kevin Goldstein is perhaps most cavalier in a single choice, ranking Rangers youngster ...

Thoughts On The Erik Bedard Trade
Published 2/8/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... The Orioles did a great job, getting six years of a presumably above-average center fielder in Adam Jones.  They can use George Sherrill at closer; I believe he's under team control for three more years.  If he can rack up 30 saves, the O's can flip him for more youngsters.  And then there are three interesting pitching prospects - Chris Tillman is considered the 44th best prospect in the game by BP's Kevin Goldstein.  I've read that this is the best haul this winter when comparing the Santana and Haren ...

The other side of the Santana trade
Published 2/11/2008 by Victor Wang at The Hardball Times
The other side of the Santana trade by Victor Wang February 11, 2008 In my previous article , I analyzed the Johan Santana trade. I did this by comparing the historical value of the types of prospects the Twins received to the projected value of Santana. I concluded that the Twins were not ripped off like others have claimed. However, I did conclude that the Mets were slight winners based on a couple of factors. One of these factors was that the Twins were not able to accept the best offer, though this may make the Twins losers more than it makes the Mets winners. I was asked by a couple of readers to take a look at the other ...

Market Shifts
Published 2/12/2008 by Dan Scotto at Mets Geek
... Back in our initial reactions to the trade, I noted that John Sickels rated the four Mets’ prospects a B+, 2 B’s, and a B-. Kevin Goldstein only ranked two on the Top 100 Prospects list. One is largely seen as a #3 starter (Mulvey). One is mainly projection and a ways off (Guerra). One had major arm surgery and couldn’t break into a dying rotation last year (Humber). The best of the bunch has never dominated a minor league level (Gomez). ...

Prospectus Today: The Mariners Mirage by Joe Sheehan
Published 2/14/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
As I type this, baseball players are in uniform, stretching on fields in Florida and Arizona, shaking hands, laughing in the sunshine, catching up, and going through the time-worn rituals that mark the end of winter. Yes, folks…pitchers and catchers have reported. Winter may not be over, but you can see its end from here, and it’s a beautiful thing. No matter what the weather is like outside your window, if you’re a baseball fan, it’s warm and sunny today. A combination of the Spring Training Previews and a sinus infection has kept me from touching on the biggest story of last week. As an aside, why do we have sinuses? I mean, have you ever heard ...

Breaking Down The Rays Top Prospect Lists.
Published 2/29/2008 by Tommy Rancel at Outs Per Swing
... released their top 100 prospects of 2008 list. In this article I will compare how the Rays prospects compare on the Baseball America’s list to the Baseball Prospectus and ...

Diamondbacks 5, White Sox 7 - Dustin the wind...
Published 3/1/2008 by Jim McLennan <info@azsnakepit.com> at AZ Snakepit: Front Page Posts
As we entered the ninth inning in today's game, it looked like we could be in for a repeat of yesterday's "kiss your sister" tie, with the scores level at four runs apiece. However, Dustin Nippert refused to let that happen, allowing the Chicago White Sox to score three runs in the ninth, to leave the team still looking for their first victory of 2008. Nippert wasn't actually the worst pitching line of the day; that dubious honor goes to Billy Buckner, who allowed six hits and a walk in his two innings, and four earned runs, a pair in each frame. Insert obvious comment here, probably something like not knowing how many of those hits went through ...

Why so many out-of-work free agents? I’ll tell you why.
Published 3/3/2008 by Sarah Green at umpbump.com
... , “arguably, there is more outstanding young talent around right now than at any other moment in baseball history,” or at least since 1964 (James is nothing if not specific).  So really, this so-called “mystery” is just old fashioned supply and demand. There ain’t as much demand for the Francos, Loftons, and Wellses of the world in a market flush with a supply of Clays, Camerons, and Jobae. ...

Astros Prospects 2008 - youneverknow
Published 3/7/2008 by Lisa Gray at The Astros Dugout
Well, my friends, it’s pretty unanimous - Baseball America, ESPN and Baseball Prospectus (and I would bet John Sickels) all think that the Astros farm system is the worst in the majors. Well, B-Pro has us at #29, close enough… Actually, I should say that they believe we have the fewest prospects in the majors and yes, there IS a difference. First, check B-Pro’s top 100 prospects list and you’ll see that the only Astros player is J.R. Towles at #54  Then, check Keith Law’s list (ESPN) and scouting reports: ...

Blocked Prospects: Steve Pearce
Published 3/12/2008 by Aaron Shinsano at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... hit a combined .333 with 31 home runs, 40 doubles, 113 RBI, and a .622 slugging percentage. He was named both Offensive Player of the Year by MiLB.com and the Topps Minor League Player of the Year. He ranks #43 on Kevin Goldstein's Top 100 Prospects list for 2008 and received a callup last September. Yet, as of Monday ...

The Prospecting Mission Statement (Part One)
Published 3/27/2008 by kileymcd at SaberScouting
By Kiley McDaniel When it comes to ranking prospects, these days it seems everyone has a philosophy they’d like to share, but more importantly a list they want you to read and a book for you to buy (and probably a timeshare presentation). And I’d bet these lists look a lot like Baseball America’s Top 100 List ...

Rays of Hope
Published 4/16/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... . Mind you, this is a club that hasn't topped 70 wins in any of its 10 seasons to date, one that set records in a few key BP-branded metrics regarding the futility of their bullpen and their defense. While they have six out of the top 40 prospects on this year's Top 100 Prospects list , none of them were in the lineup when the season opened. PECOTA sees the Rays scoring about the same number of runs, with a drastic reduction in runs allowed thanks to improved pitching and defense. that's all well and good, particularly given the arrival of pitcher Matt Garza to give the team ...

Sweep Dreams: Padilla Goes Seven Strong In Rangers Win
Published 4/18/2008 by Joey Matschulat at Baseball Time in Arlington
... ● Baseball Prospectus’s Kevin Goldstein latest “Future Shock” segment - which focuses solely on top prospects who are off to disappointing starts - isn’t particularly complimentary of right-hander Eric Hurley, whom Goldstein ranked as baseball’s 49th best prospect in late January: ...

Adam Miller Watch - April 23, 2008
Published 4/24/2008 by Brandon Heikoop at The Outsiders Look at the Insides of Baseball
... Furthermore, Lovullo asserted that Miller would not be on a strict pitch count, instead allowing him to go 85, 90 pitches into the game. Lovullo also suggested that he would let the radar gun tell him how Miller is holding up as the game wears on. What are the prospect reports saying about Adam Miller entering the 2008 season? Baseball America ranks Miller as the 29th prospect, expecting him to get a call to the big club at some point this season. Baseball Prospectus' Kevin Goldstein has Miller ranked 52nd, and as the #1 prospect within the ...

¡Sí Sí! A Sea Symphony in C, See?
Published 16 days ago by Corey (noreply@blogger.com) at Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times
... More to the point, he's about as good a prospect as the Indians could have possibly hoped to get in a C.C. Sabathia trade package. He was #31 on Baseball Prospectus's Top 100 Prospects last winter (#20 among position players), but has only strengthened that reputation with a great 2008 (so far). He's a power hitter—a real base-clogger! I'm pumped. ...