Baseball Prospectus looks at the 11 best Astro farm hands
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The list, by Kevin Goldstein, of Baseball Prospectus (full article here):
1. Jason Castro, C Three-Star Prospects 2. Brian Bogusevic, CF 3. Jordan Lyles, RHP 4. Bud Norris, RHP 5. Chris Johnson, 3B 6. Ross Seaton, RHP Two-Star Prospects 7. Samuel Gervacio, RHP 8. Drew Sutton, 2B 9. Felipe Paulino, RHP 10. Chia-Jen Lo, RHP 11. Jay Austin, CF
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Rick Ankiel and Brian Bogusevic: Fair Comparison?
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... , Brian may already be a better hitter than Michael Bourn, but until he can show the ability to hit for a higher slugging percentage, his value will be muted. His defense is improving in centerfield, as was noted by Baseball Prospectus. ...
Replacement-Level Killers 2009: Murther, Bloody Murther! by Ben Lindbergh
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April 28, 2009 Replacement-Level Killers 2009 Murther, Bloody Murther! by Ben Lindbergh Recently, I examined last seasons Replacement-Level Killers , affixing the title that Jay Jaffe coined to a group of bungling batsmen, floundering fielders, and helpless hurlers whose poor play torpedoed their teams chances of reaching the playoffs in 2008. Last years lowlights deserved a look, but with three weeks of baseball under our belts in 2009, weve already begun to turn our attentions to what certain players havent done for us lately (sometimes a touch too eagerly ). As promised, Ive come up with a list of candidates ...
