shortsavage wrote: Longoria is just six months older than Billy Butler, about six months younger than Brandon Wood, and almost a year and a half younger than Alex Gordon, yet he has been better than all of them at the same level.
Do you honestly believe Longoria's 37 AB in Double A are enough of a sample size to show that he is going to perform better at that level than Gordon, Wood, and Butler? That's just silly.
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He's still 3rd in TB behind Delmon and Dukes, assuming Dukes doesn't disappear from baseball.
Longoria is good, he was solid in the Cape Cod league, and he's been on a tear so far.
But no one in their right mind would name someone the top prospect in baseball because they had a supurb half a year.
He's been astonishing this year, and he will likely move up the board and crack the top 50 after this, but since no one really had him rated as much more than a potential MLB average starter before the draft, a 2 month tear isn't going to dramatically change that.
If he continues this pace for another 100+ minor league games, then sure, maybe he'll be the #1 prospect in '08 or midseason '07
Galt wrote:He's still 3rd in TB behind Delmon and Dukes, assuming Dukes doesn't disappear from baseball.
Longoria is good, he was solid in the Cape Cod league, and he's been on a tear so far.
But no one in their right mind would name someone the top prospect in baseball because they had a supurb half a year.
He's been astonishing this year, and he will likely move up the board and crack the top 50 after this, but since no one really had him rated as much more than a potential MLB average starter before the draft, a 2 month tear isn't going to dramatically change that.
If he continues this pace for another 100+ minor league games, then sure, maybe he'll be the #1 prospect in '08 or midseason '07
totally agree...one of the more pointless threads we've had here at the cafe
Galt wrote:He's still 3rd in TB behind Delmon and Dukes, assuming Dukes doesn't disappear from baseball.
Longoria is good, he was solid in the Cape Cod league, and he's been on a tear so far.
But no one in their right mind would name someone the top prospect in baseball because they had a supurb half a year.
He's been astonishing this year, and he will likely move up the board and crack the top 50 after this, but since no one really had him rated as much more than a potential MLB average starter before the draft, a 2 month tear isn't going to dramatically change that.
If he continues this pace for another 100+ minor league games, then sure, maybe he'll be the #1 prospect in '08 or midseason '07
totally agree...one of the more pointless threads we've had here at the cafe
How can you totally agree if you just corrected yourself that you think Longoria is the #2 D-Ray prospect and this poster is calling him the #3?
I think this thread is getting too personal, but to throw my two cents in, we're talking "prospects" here, and the definition of a prospect is something expected but hasn't yet occurred. Let's throw track records out the door here. Everyone is a minor leaguer and some of those being touted as being better than Longoria are a couple years younger than him, if I'm not mistaken. Who's #2 vs. #3 really seems to be a silly question compared to some more pertinent questions one might be asking. Everything is subjective. And depending on your mode of measurement, a case can be made for Longoria or someone else. Hell, I'll make a case that my unborn son is a prospect worthy of being ranked in the top 100.
Also, I have Longoria on my team, and I could drop him and pick up Maybin, but I'm not going to, simply because everything I read, has Maybin merely a maybe (how's that alliteration?) for 2008, and in terms of fantasy baseball, that's a hell of a long way off. I could point out to you several can't miss prospects that never made it because of injuries, drugs, etc. Longoria seems closer to the major leagues for several reasons and for that reason alone, I'd rather have him on my squad. But if you say Maybin is better, I'm definitely not going to argue with you. Just tell me whether you'd drop Longoria, Kemp, or Tulowitzki for him and why.
Galt wrote:He's still 3rd in TB behind Delmon and Dukes, assuming Dukes doesn't disappear from baseball.
Longoria is good, he was solid in the Cape Cod league, and he's been on a tear so far.
But no one in their right mind would name someone the top prospect in baseball because they had a supurb half a year.
He's been astonishing this year, and he will likely move up the board and crack the top 50 after this, but since no one really had him rated as much more than a potential MLB average starter before the draft, a 2 month tear isn't going to dramatically change that.
If he continues this pace for another 100+ minor league games, then sure, maybe he'll be the #1 prospect in '08 or midseason '07
totally agree...one of the more pointless threads we've had here at the cafe
How can you totally agree if you just corrected yourself that you think Longoria is the #2 D-Ray prospect and this poster is calling him the #3?
P.S. Thanks for the rude comment...jerk.
Dukes says he's done with baseball, therefore he is no longer a prospect. I agreed with all of his comments though, Dukes would be ranked higher, but it's iffey because of his latest suspension and everything.
Wasn't trying to be a jerk to you, just your opinion, I have mine. Sorry!!!
I think you guys need to calm down. Quit calling each other names and talk about Longoria.
As far as Longoria goes, I think his impressive year will put him in the top 15 or so in most minors rankings next year. Delmon will definitely be #1 unless he comes up this week and reaches 130 at bats. I would also think Gordon will be #2 hands down. Wood will probably come in at #3 as he has been very good this year when some thought he would falter after his great 05. After that it becomes a bit more fuzzy with 10-12 players including Longoria fighting for the #4 spot. If Longoria continues the next 2 weeks on this plus 1 OPS tear he has been on, I could see him #4 next year even though Upton, Butler, Gonzalez, Bailey, Tulo, Hughes, Maybin, and Pelfrey will or should be up there as well.
I think prospects could be discussed all day, and people are going to have different opinions. IE the last poster said Young will definitely be #1 if not called up(it's not definite, it's only an opinion). BA has already dropped him to #2. Baseball is such a mental game, I would rather have Wood or Gordon, then take a chance on Young who could end being another J.Hamilton. Where as other owners would rather have Young. Soo, one guy might have Longoria #1, someone else Gordon etc..it all depends on how you evaluate rookies.
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