I agree…I believe Teheran and Delgado could make HUGE jumps if they put in descent season next year…

Someone email him the link to the BP article and see if he replies.

I think Locke and Rohrbough definitely make it with continued improvement. Locke was in Law’s top-100, so my guess is he and Rohrbough are just on the outside of BA’s top-100. Medlen could crack it, and I think Kimbrel will, though relief prospects are not always given their due.

It will be interesting who comes out of that group of young pitchers we have and ascends to the next level. There are so many, Francis, Thompson, Hoover, Spruill, DeVall, Stovall, Sullivan, Clemens… the list goes on. I’ve got to think that one or two of those guys can make the list. I’m also interested to see if our Rasmus can come back, as well as Evarts — both of them are scout faves.

I was a bit surprised by that as well. Considering the “reported” attitude problems and the lack of performance in2008 I feel he’s a bit high here. I’m all for not over penalizing him for these issues, but he has to be penalized some.

I know he wasnt great last year, but is it the general consensus that everyone has given up on his development? Also, I have a feeling that Salty will come around too…no proof of this, just a mother’s intuition…

ran that story about how Posey played every position in one game, I have had a negative attitude towards him. He may be a great talent, but I thought that was an extremely selfish “me first” thing to do. I have, since then, deep down inside hoped that he flops as a prospect.

I understand your stance, but I don’t really have a problem with rating college players who haven’t played yet that high. Even with the aluminum bats, you can tell who’s a good hitter and who’s a lucky hitter. There are mechanics involved in how a good hitter hits and how he makes contact, that are the same regardless of what the bat is made of.

I was watching a college game the other day with the White Sox’s Dexter Carter, a pitcher who is just about to enter his second year of pro ball. Every other hit he was complaining about the guys getting a hit because of the aluminum bat. And he was right, they weren’t hitting the fat part of the bat, but the ball was springing off the bat anyway and giving them hits that would never happen at the pro level. A guy hit a homer and Dexter goes, “Now see, that’s a homer no matter what.”

The mechanics of hitting are something that are consistent, and I think talent evaluators, or anyone really, can see this. I don’t think I’ve seen Posey, but I do remember seeing Alvarez a few times on TV, and he looked like a solid hitter. I think you might be right, they probably are ranked too high over guys who have actually played, and there’s a better chance that they won’t play as well as they’re projected too. But, since they’ve played against college level pitchers, and people have identified them as having the necessary hitting skills, I’m inclined to share the view of them as elite prospects.