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POLL Bailey vs. Hughes?

This same poll has been done recently in a singular poll as well as the community poll with different results. In the singular poll, Bailey won and in the community poll Hughes dominated the votes for the #3 prospect in baseball (10% more). Personally, I think the votes were slanted as I thought Brandon Wood should be the #3 prospect and I voted for him (not Bailey or Hughes). The best pitching prospect in baseball is obviously Bailey or Hughes but who is the best prospect pitcher baseball?

Granted, I think most of America is biased towards or against the Yankees, love em or hate em, there is a lot of love towards them obviously since they have by far the largest fan base of any MLB team. So, lets try to be somewhat unbiased in this poll.

In my view, Hughes is the most polished of the two and had a slightly better minor league campaign in 2006. Hughes doesn't have the upside/ceiling that Bailey has nor does he have the velocity or movement on his pitches compared to Bailey. Bailey is about a month younger, not much difference there. Hughes though has more control and a bigger body suited toward pitching. So what is your defintion of a top prospect? A safer pick or a one with the most rewards? I can understand both.

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