Keith Law Top 100 includes 7 Red Sox

[Paradisecity]

2 Yankees players made the list

 

 

NO. PLAYER

1 Jason Heyward, OF, ATL

2 Stephen Strasburg, RHP, WAS

3 Carlos Santana, C, CLE

4 Buster Posey, C, SFO

5 Mike Stanton, OF, FLA

6 Desmond Jennings, OF, TAM

7 Martin Perez, LHP, TEX

8 Dustin Ackley, CF, SEA

9 Justin Smoak, 1B, TEX

10 Jesus Montero, C, NYY

11 Brian Matusz, LHP, BAL

12 Starlin Castro, SS, CHC

13 Neftali Feliz, RHP, TEX

14 Domonic Brown, RF, PHI

15 Wade Davis, RHP, TAM

16 Aroldis Chapman, LHP, CIN

17 Jeremy Hellickson, RHP, TAM

18 Casey Kelly, RHP, BOS

19 Aaron Hicks, RHP, MIN

20 Brett Wallace, 1B, TOR

21 Logan Morrison, 1B, FLA

22 Tyler Matzek, LHP, COL

23 Jenrry Mejia, RHP, NYM

24 Michael Taylor, OF, OAK

25 Zach Britton, LHP, BAL

26 Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B, CLE

27 Jaff Decker, OF, SDG

28 Madison Bumgarner, LHP, SFO

29 Tim Beckham, SS, TAM

30 Josh Vitters, 3B, CHC

31 Derek Norris, C, WAS

32 Ryan Westmoreland, OF, BOS

33 Chris Carter, 1B, OAK

34 Eric Hosmer, 1B, KAN

35 Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT

36 Christian Friedrich, LHP, COL

37 Jarrod Parker, RHP, ARI

38 Shelby Miller, RHP, STL

39 Dee Gordon, SS, LAD

40 Kyle Drabek, RHP, TOR

41 Wilmer Flores, 3B, NYM

42 Wilson Ramos, C, MIN

43 Arodys Vizcaino, RHP, ATL

44 Carlos Triunfel, 2B, SEA

45 Casey Crosby, LHP, DET

46 Simon Castro, RHP, SDG

47 Brett Lawrie, 2B, MIL

48 Jhoulys Chacin, LHP, COL

49 Mike Trout, OF, LAA

50 Jay Jackson, RHP, CHC

51 Hector Rondon, RHP, CLE

52 Hank Conger, C, LAA

53 Anthony Rizzo, 1B, BOS

54 Alcides Escobar, SS, MIL

55 Zach Stewart, RHP, TOR

56 Lars Anderson, 1B, BOS

57 Jose Tabata, OF, PIT

58 Tyler Flowers, C, CHW

59 Daryl Jones, OF, STL

60 Jordan Lyles, RHP, HOU

61 Josh Bell, 3B, BAL

62 Matt Dominguez, 3B, FLA

63 Julio Teheran, RHP, ATL

64 Ike Davis, 1B, NYM

65 Jason Castro, C, HOU

66 Todd Frazier, 2B, CIN

67 Freddie Freeman, 1B, ATL

68 Matt Sweeney, 3B, TAM

69 Mike Moustakas, 3B, KAN

70 Austin Jackson, OF, DET

71 Michael Brantley, OF, CLE

72 Mike Leake, RHP, CIN

73 Fernando Martinez, OF, NYM

74 Michael Saunders, OF, SEA

75 Mike Montgomery, LHP, KAN

76 Yonder Alonso, 1B, CIN

77 Trevor Reckling, LHP, LAA

78 Tanner Scheppers, RHP, TEX

79 Andrew Cashner, RHP, CHC

80 Jacob Turner, RHP, DET

81 Matt Moore, LHP, TAM

82 Tony Sanchez, C, PIT

83 Chris Withrow, RHP, LAD

84 Zack Wheeler, RHP, SFO

85 Randall Delgado, RHP, ATL

86 Ryan Kalish, OF, BOS

87 Aaron Crow, RHP, KAN

88 Chris Heisey, OF, CIN

89 Kyle Gibson, RHP, MIN

90 Jake Arrieta, RHP, BAL

91 Jose Iglesias, SS, BOS

92 Drew Storen, RHP, WAS

93 Grant Green, SS, OAK

94 Jiovanni Mier, SS, HOU

95 Jared Mitchell, OF, CHW

96 Manny Banuelos, LHP, NYY

97 Miguel Sano, SS, MIN

98 Junichi Tazawa, RHP, BOS

99 Travis d'Arnaud, C, TOR

100 Nick Hagadone, LHP, CLE

[Dojji]

no Reddick?

 

oh BTW -- note Hagadone at #100. Sox draft picks FTW.

[italstallianion]

We also drafted Pedro Alvarez (35) and Jason Castro (65) but neither signed with us. Those bastards.

[Palodios]

Do any other organizations have that many picks? Looking through the east, and low payroll teams like sdg, tamp, pit, was, etc, the most I found was 5. Philly only has one-- Cliff and Roy must have really hurt their system.

[Dojji]

We've got about twice our "share" that's for sure.

 

Reddick's gotta be something like #105 too.

[Imperial59]

I disagree with Kelly being above Westmoreland and I'm entertained that Chapman is on the list, though I don't disagree with it.

 

There are actually more players on this list that Cashman has recently traded (Vizcaino, Jose Tabata and Austin Jackson) than there are Yankees prospects.

[Keeper]

Kelly is better than Westmoreland. Kelly has the stuff to make the jump next season, IMO. Westmoreland has a lot of tools, but it looks like he doesn't even shave. He has a lot of growing to do.

[BSN07]

Dustin Ackley top 10 this season? meh...

 

Kelley is ahead of Westmoreland only because of West's durability concerns IMO. If not for that, I think they are even, again this is just personal opinion.

[Rdsxmbnt]

Dustin Ackley top 10 this season? meh...

 

Kelley is ahead of Westmoreland only because of West's durability concerns IMO. If not for that, I think they are even, again this is just personal opinion.

 

I think it's more of the fact that Westmoreland hasn't played above short season A ball yet. A good campaign in A/A+ will definitely put him in the top 20 probably by mid-season.

[suns]

3 Carlos Santana, C, CLE

 

The Guardians need to get this guy in the bigs, and fast.

[Rdsxmbnt]

3 Carlos Santana, C, CLE

 

The Guardians need to get this guy in the bigs, and fast.

 

What would that do?

[suns]

What would that do?

 

He's the only good catcher the Guardians still have.

[example1]

You guys are all drinking the kool-aid that the FO is selling you. Just because they are on this list doesn't mean these players will do anything at the MLB level, there are no guarantees. They should trade them for an established, more expensive star before we realize that the emperor has no clothes. Or something like that...

[Dojji]

You guys are all drinking the kool-aid that the FO is selling you. Just because they are on this list doesn't mean these players will do anything at the MLB level' date=' there are no guarantees. They should trade them for an established, more expensive star before we realize that the emperor has no clothes. Or something like that...[/quote']

 

channeling Jacko?

 

Kinda surprised not to see him in here muddying the waters somehow.

[Keeper]

Christian Friedrich is a name you should remember. Tampa Bay will have a filthy staff for many years to come. Garza, Shields, Price, Davis, Hellickson, Niemann. That's a lot of young talent.

[Palodios]

You guys are all drinking the kool-aid that the FO is selling you. Just because they are on this list doesn't mean these players will do anything at the MLB level' date=' there are no guarantees. They should trade them for an established, more expensive star before we realize that the emperor has no clothes. Or something like that...[/quote']

 

Considering the crop that has come out of the system lately, I think I'll enjoy the FO's kool-aid. Mhmm, strawberry.

[Imperial59]

You guys are all drinking the kool-aid that the FO is selling you. Just because they are on this list doesn't mean these players will do anything at the MLB level' date=' there are no guarantees. They should trade them for an established, [b']more expensive star[/b] before we realize that the emperor has no clothes. Or something like that...

 

Yes, because we all know the secret to being a successful MLB team is to trade young, cost controlled players that could turn out to be the next Lester, Youkilis, Pedroia, Papelbon or Ellsbury for more expensive players.

[Keeper]

Pretty sure example was being sarcastic.

[example1]

Yeah, I was being sarcastic.

 

The Sox will be in great shape moving forward.

[Imperial59]

Yeah, I was being sarcastic.

 

The Sox will be in great shape moving forward.

 

Oh great, now you're drinking the kool-aid too.

[jacksonianmarch]

I'd go by this list instead of KLaw. KLaw is a joke. Frankie Piliere is an actual scout who has been scouting for the past 3 seasons.

 

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the-top-100-prospects-of-2010-1-25/

 

Notables

 

#5- Jesus Montero- Yankees

#24- Casey Kelly- Red Sox

#39- Ryan Westmoreland- Red Sox

#41- Manuel Banuelos- Yankees

#45- Austin Romine- Yankees

#65- Lars Anderson- Red Sox

#76- Zach McAllister- Yankees

#95- Ryan Kalish- Red Sox

[BSN07]

I'd go by this list instead of KLaw. KLaw is a joke. Frankie Piliere is an actual scout who has been scouting for the past 3 seasons.

 

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the-top-100-prospects-of-2010-1-25/

 

Notables

 

#5- Jesus Montero- Yankees

#24- Casey Kelly- Red Sox

#39- Ryan Westmoreland- Red Sox

#41- Manuel Banuelos- Yankees

#45- Austin Romine- Yankees

#65- Lars Anderson- Red Sox

#76- Zach McAllister- Yankees

#95- Ryan Kalish- Red Sox

 

Took you long enough. You would think when typing the same thing over and over it would come out faster.

[jacksonianmarch]

I'll take a guy's perspective who was more recently an active scout, ie last season, over a guy who has been out of the business for awhile and is generally recognized as a joke in his field. Plus, Piliere was a scout for the Rangers, meaning he actively scouted guys on both of our teams for potential deals.

[riverside sluggers]

Do any other organizations have that many picks? Looking through the east' date=' and low payroll teams like sdg, tamp, pit, was, etc, the most I found was 5. Philly only has one-- Cliff and Roy must have really hurt their system.[/quote']

 

I was surprised that they had shipped off Drabek to Toronto. Even with Halladay, I thought he was 100% untouchable

[Imperial59]

I'll take a guy's perspective who was more recently an active scout' date=' ie last season, over a guy who has been out of the business for awhile and is generally recognized as a joke in his field. Plus, Piliere was a scout for the Rangers, meaning he actively scouted guys on both of our teams for potential deals.[/quote']

 

I agree with you that Keith Law's perspective on prospects isn't very reliable.

[Plumpamania]

But how viable is a 'scout' from mlbblogs? Unless he has seen every single player on his list play to the toon of at least 25 AB's and 21 IP or something along those lines how eligible are his feelings/rankings?

[BSN07]

But how viable is a 'scout' from mlbblogs? Unless he has seen every single player on his list play to the toon of at least 25 AB's and 21 IP or something along those lines how eligible are his feelings/rankings?

 

If he was a good scout, why would he be working for mlbblogs? I'll bet that thought never even crossed Jacko's mind

 

So what if he was a scout more recent. Obviously he's not very good at his job. If he was he be a scouting director somewhere, not working at mlb fing blogs. But of course Jacko will give him all the credibility in the world if he throws in a few more Yankee names.

[a700hitter]

You guys are all drinking the kool-aid that the FO is selling you. Just because they are on this list doesn't mean these players will do anything at the MLB level' date=' there are no guarantees. They should trade them for an established, more expensive star before we realize that the emperor has no clothes. Or something like that...[/quote']I'll give yo a guarantee. These 8 prospects in the top 100 will not all become full time major league players for the Red Sox. I'd set the over/under at 3, and it will take 3-5 years before that happens. It's just a list of prospects, and it is a subjective one at that. Just my opinion.

[jacksonianmarch]

Plumpa and Imperial on their typical rampages. Not surprising. That being said, I am intrigued by how BA is going to handle this. BA released their yankee top 30 not too long ago and Banuelos was 5th on that list. Also, how Austin Romine isnt on a top 100 list is downright ridiculous. He was only the player of the yr in the FSL and was younger than almost everyone to boot. I have a feeling BA will have an equal amount of sox and yankee prospects as I believe both systems are pretty comparable at this time

[italstallianion]

Comparable probably, but I haven't heard a single source saying that the Yankees system was better than the Sox. In fact, I don't think the NYY farm system has been better than Boston's in many years.

 

And I'm loving the fact that Jacko would categorise Imperial and Plumpa in their own mannerisms considering that Jacko is the most predictable and possibly the most biased person on the board. And that's including the likes of GOM.