Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects

by faketeams on Mar 1, 2007 12:47 PM EST in Baseball

Baseball America has posted its Top 100 propsects. It appears to be available to non-subscribers so click through via this this link and check it out. I doubt there will be any surprises following the release of John Sickel's Top 50 Hitters and Pitchers, Baseball Notebook's Top 100, and Baseball Prospectus' list. Throw-in various other lists, and there should be few stones left unturned.

That said, I am surprised to see Devil Ray's 3B Evan Longoria ranked so high. At #7, he has surpassed Justin Upton - a player BA loved last year. To me, that demonstrates a bias towards the latest hot thing. Tiger's LHP Andrew Miller comes in at #10 for additional proof.

Jim Callis will also be holding a chat this afternoon at 2:30 PM. As far as I can tell, it too is open to non-subscribers. However, I do not know whether questions can only be submitted by those who have paid for the privilege. That doesn't dimish its value though.

Click this link to go to the chat page - BA Top 100 Chat.

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WOW!

So much for Wood. Evan Longoria passes him out. Slip slidin' away ..........

The sweet melodies of Simon & Garfunkel, "You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away"

by boogeyman on Mar 1, 2007 3:22 PM EST reply actions

Thoughts?

Tying into my latest hot thing bias:

Q: Jeff Chisholm from New York asks:
How is it that a 2 month hot streak overrides Longoria's entire college career which resulted in a lukewarm endorsement of his offensive potential going into the draft, to now being the 3rd best offensive prospect in all of baseball?

A: Jim Callis: I think your perception is way off, Jeff. For more than a year, Longoria was considered easily the best bat in the 2006 college draft crop. His tremendous pro debut only reinforced the high expectations for him offensively.

I wonder if the expert who is steped in the hype is the better judge of perception. Especially one who is a primary source for minor league information.

by faketeams on Mar 1, 2007 4:00 PM EST reply actions

Callis

Isn't he also the same hype engine that advertised demi-god status for such prospects as Dallas McPherson, Carlos Pena, Zach Greinke, Ryan Anderson, Ben Grieve, and the wildest hype-to-bust ride of 'em all Drew Henson?

Callis and the scouts can't be right all the time, but he and the scouts have seen more players then we ever will in one lifetime - he should have some idea, right?

I wouldn't select Longoria at #1 in an AL-Only draft unless I had to, but that doesn't mean he isn't worthy of a Top 10 rank.

by boogeyman on Mar 1, 2007 5:55 PM EST reply actions

Disagree

Longoria is better than Andy laRoche and Ryan braun, two hitter who have acomplished already what Longoria is hoped to do? EL is a good prospect, but BA blew the ranking.

They live the hype of prospects. They can't be expected to be dispassionate when trying to predict the future. Have you ever seen a fortune teller with the affect of Steven Wright?

by faketeams on Mar 1, 2007 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

BS Boogey

You are a huge Liar!!! You absolutely would take him in the top 3 and he is far from a top 10, I cant not see him being drafted lower then 3. So stop postering for our draft b/c you want him at #2.

MLG_true_MVP-88'

by Hinz57er on Mar 3, 2007 3:38 PM EST up reply actions

Bravo

Hope you're right Eric.

raygu

by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 1, 2007 8:37 PM EST reply actions

Thanks, Eric

You gave me an idea for a story at DRays Bay...

I'll link it when I'm finished with it.

by Jake @ FakeTeams on Mar 2, 2007 12:48 PM EST reply actions

No sweat

Someone's got to come up with ideas for you now that you're hobnobbing with TB ownership.

by faketeams on Mar 2, 2007 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

Hahahaha

I'm not stopping with that interview, let's keep it at that.

by Jake @ FakeTeams on Mar 2, 2007 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

As promised

My Take on the Longoria Ranking

by Jake @ FakeTeams on Mar 2, 2007 5:26 PM EST reply actions

No Mention Of?

Q: Mike from Cali asks:
Why is Pelfrey listed so much higher than Humber? Is it purely injury concerns? What separates them so much for you?

A: Jim Callis: That's part of it. I also just like Pelfrey better. I think he can be a frontline guy, while Humber is more of a No. 3 to me.

by stillredsoxfan on Mar 3, 2007 10:29 AM EST reply actions

Me too

I submitted a similar question. The two players are separated by about 50 spots. I asked whether the separation in rankings was much greater than the separation in ability.

We need to keep in mind that four men put together a Top 100 and try to reach a consensus. Their list is no more objective than that.

by faketeams on Mar 4, 2007 10:58 AM EST up reply actions