Blake DeWitt, if he completes the move from 3B, has enormous upside; although scouts would like to see his performance start to match his rep a bit more.
I also like Elliot Johnson from TB; very underrated.
thedude wrote:I was thinking on this. There aren't any very good second base prospects. I don't have a single one in my top 45. If you draft one you probably aren't going to be getting much value for your pick and might be better off drafting a high upside shortstop (Elvis Andrus comes to mind, Oscar Tejada is interesting if you have a deep farm system). Or a guy that will be moved to second (Chris Nelson? Cliff Pennington?)
I agree. 2B is definitely the weakest position in the minor leagues.
Only because of all the talent that came up last year. Kinsler, Barfield, Kendrick, and Theriot all losing prospect eligibility takes a big bite out of the 2B minor league pool. Actually, last year was pretty atypical as far as prospects coming up and making an impact.
thedude wrote:I was thinking on this. There aren't any very good second base prospects. I don't have a single one in my top 45. If you draft one you probably aren't going to be getting much value for your pick and might be better off drafting a high upside shortstop (Elvis Andrus comes to mind, Oscar Tejada is interesting if you have a deep farm system). Or a guy that will be moved to second (Chris Nelson? Cliff Pennington?)
I agree. 2B is definitely the weakest position in the minor leagues.
Only because of all the talent that came up last year. Kinsler, Barfield, Kendrick, and Theriot all losing prospect eligibility takes a big bite out of the 2B minor league pool. Actually, last year was pretty atypical as far as prospects coming up and making an impact.
Even so, Kinsler and Barfield might have been top 50 prospects but shouldn't have been rated higher than 40. I had both in the 50s. Kendrick was definitely a top 50 but Theriot was no where near that.
There were as many, if not more, upper tier prospect catchers and first basemen than second basemen.
thedude wrote:I was thinking on this. There aren't any very good second base prospects. I don't have a single one in my top 45. If you draft one you probably aren't going to be getting much value for your pick and might be better off drafting a high upside shortstop (Elvis Andrus comes to mind, Oscar Tejada is interesting if you have a deep farm system). Or a guy that will be moved to second (Chris Nelson? Cliff Pennington?)
I agree. 2B is definitely the weakest position in the minor leagues.
Only because of all the talent that came up last year. Kinsler, Barfield, Kendrick, and Theriot all losing prospect eligibility takes a big bite out of the 2B minor league pool. Actually, last year was pretty atypical as far as prospects coming up and making an impact.
Even so, Kinsler and Barfield might have been top 50 prospects but shouldn't have been rated higher than 40. I had both in the 50s. Kendrick was definitely a top 50 but Theriot was no where near that.
There were as many, if not more, upper tier prospect catchers and first basemen than second basemen.
Well i think part of the reason for there being less bluechip secondbase prospects is that many of the guys who end up playing second in the minors start off at shortstop (Soriano for example)
"I do not think baseball of today is any better than it was 30 years ago... I still think Radbourne is the greatest of the pitchers." John Sullivan 1914-Old athletes never change.
One guy who is a bit old, but could have a Josh Willingham-like impact (at 2B) is Brooks Conrad. He appears major league ready. The main knock on him is that he has little upside, since he is 26. He appears ready to hit for a decent average with double digit home runs and steals right now.
He will play second for the Rays and will hit over 20 HR and will be a great bat at that position
Isn't he pencilled in as the Ray's thirdbaseman of the future?
"I do not think baseball of today is any better than it was 30 years ago... I still think Radbourne is the greatest of the pitchers." John Sullivan 1914-Old athletes never change.
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