The 50 Most Valuable: Year in Review

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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 10/16/2007 on www.baseballprospectus.com [flag]
I couldn’t get to sleep last night and was reviewing my 50 most valuable long-term commidities list over at SI.com. This list was originally composed back in early May — how quickly things can change in baseball. Biggest risers: CF Justin Upton (was Honorable Mention) . I don’t care that he wasn’t especially impressive in the major leagues. Age is everything, ... [link]

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BPro: The 50 Most Valuable: Year in Review
Published 10/16/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
BPro: The 50 Most Valuable: Year in Review 1. Albert Pujols (1) 2. David Wright (8) 3. Hanley Ramirez (6) 4. Miguel Cabrera (4) 5. Joe Mauer (2) ...................... Not-as-big-as-you-think risers: 1B Prince Fielder (was #47), 3B Ryan Braun (not ranked). Defense is a real problem in both instances, especially for Braun. Fielder will probably end up somewhere in the mid-late 30s. Braun’s going to be right on the cusp of the Top 50. I like the concept and originality of this annual list, but I find it interesting that N Silver has Hanley Ramirez ranked 3rd but chooses to cite defense as the reason Ryan Braun is not on this list. What we know about defense, it is H Ram doing more damage to his team than Braun, since Braun merely plays 3b, as opposed to SS. Although both positions are of major defensive importantce, it is SS that is of a greater magnitude. Certainly is not age keeping Braun off the list, he is only 35 days ...

Wednesday Morning Mets Newsstand
Published 10/17/2007 by Eric Simon <amazinavenue@gmail.com> at Amazin' Avenue: Front Page Posts
... Nate Silver revisits his 50 Most Valuable, a list he compiled for ...

Ryan Braun’s Defense
Published 10/18/2007 by Nate Silver at Baseball Prospectus: Unfiltered

The Hangover: Nate Silver Projects Evan Longoria As One Of Most Valuable Players In Baseball
Published 10/18/2007 by The Professor at Rays Index

Twenty Names to Know
Published 10/18/2007 by Geoff Young at Knuckle Curve - Baseball News
... Nate Silver ran a piece the other day at Baseball Prospectus re-examining his earlier look at the 50 most valuable long-term commodities in baseball. He offers thoughts on biggest risers (including Justin Upton, about whom he correctly notes that “age is everything, and for a 19-year-old to come this far this fast is very special”), biggest fallers (comparing Jason Bay’s career path to that of Bobby Higginson), and his “very preliminary, off-the-cuff, subject-to-change, pre-PECOTA Top 20″ for next year. ...