Ellsbury, Jurrjens, ect...

by ufo on May 31, 2006 5:31 AM EDT

revisiting a help-diary i started last week.. i'm up to my last pick in my leagues' prospect draft, and could use some oppinions ...

out of the following, who would you take and WHY ?

Jair Jurrjens
Jacoby Ellsbury
Sean Rodriguez
Chris Iannetta
Curtis Thigpen
Adam Lind
Wes Bankston
Joey Votto
Kevin Kouzmanoff

below are each of their stats on the year so far..

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JAIR JURRJENS 6'1" 160 lbs 20 yo
Hi A - Florida State League
60.0 IP
1.80 Era
50 K
7 BB
43 hits
3 hr

JACOBY ELLSBURY 6'1" 185 lbs 22yo
Hi A - Carolina League
94 ab's
.330 Avg
.411 Obp
.500 Slg
3 HR
2 double
3 triple
10 BB
14 K
12 SB
3 CS

SEAN RODRIGUEZ 6'1" 198 lbs 21 yo
Hi A - California League
189 ab's
.302 Avg
.366 Obp
.508 Slg
9 HR
8 double
2 triple
15 BB
47 K
7 SB
3 CS

CHRIS IANNETTA 5'11" 195 23 yo
AA - Texas League
110 ab's
.291 Avg
.391 Obp
.518 Slg
6 HR
5 double
1 triple
16 BB
17 K
1 SB
0 CS

CURTIS THIGPEN 5'11" 190 lbs 23 yo
AA - Eastern League
98 ab's
.265 Avg
.385 Obp
.500 Slg
3 HR
8 double
3 triple
18 bb
21 k
3 sb
0 cs

ADAM LIND 6'2" 195 lbs 22 yo
AA - Eastern League
192 Ab's
.291 Avg
.330 Obp
.500 Slg
9 HR
11 double
0 triple
10 BB
42 K
0 SB
1 CS

WES BANKSTON 6'4" 200 lbs 22yo
AA - Southern League
69 ab's
.333 Avg
.378 Obp
.406 Slg
1 HR
2 double
0 triple
4 BB
17 K
4 SB
1 CS

JOEY VOTTO 6'3" 220 lbs 22 yo
AA - Southern League
194 ab's
.294 Avg
.373 Obp
.500 Slg
8 HR
16 double
0 triple
25 BB
51 K
9 SB
2 CS

KEVIN KOUZMANOFF 6'1" 200 lbs 24 yo
AA - Eastern League
135 ab's
.415 Avg
.457 Obp
.615 Slg
5 HR
12 double
0 triple
11 BB
18 K
2 SB
2 CS

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Ellsbury

I like his speed and bat. Not sure if he will play CF with COCO there, but has the posibility to platoon with Willy Mo or start there at some point.

Lind, Blankston and Votto are my other favs on that list.

by ChrisRef19 on May 31, 2006 7:17 AM EDT reply actions

Coco isn't really a natural centerfielder. Ellsbury has had scouts raving about his defense, speed, reads off the bat. If and when Ellsbury does make it to the majors, he'll do so patrolling center field.

by Jgaztambide on May 31, 2006 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions

I wasnt thinking...

you make some good points. Thats all I need to say.

by ChrisRef19 on May 31, 2006 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

i mostly agree

i'd have it ellsbury, bankston, votto, sean rodriguez, lind - but they're all pretty close, as these things go.

by wily mo on May 31, 2006 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions

thank you

i was leaning towards Ellsbury, so i guess i will take him .... Rodriguez is a year younger, and doing just as good at the same level, except that K rate is a little scary ... theres room for growth im sure... i'm glad Votto is looking good again (and stealing now?), but another scary K rate.. Lind uhhh looks good... and i'm sure Bankston will be good. i'm having a hard time deciding between these players. its driving me nuts actually

by ufo on Jun 1, 2006 5:14 AM EDT reply actions

Jurrjens

I've been most impressed by Jurrjens. A combination of performance, improvement and being in a system that is starting to develop some of thier pitchers. Everything looks good for Jurrjens to succeed with the only real question being "how will he transition in AA."

I also like Ellsbury and Lind, but comparing positional guys to pitchers is a tough gig. I always go pitchings first, but the fact that Ellsbury is project as an assett in CF keep things "up the middle."

Cole Hamels' labrum is still the anti-Cole.

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by QuixoticQuasiQuandary on Jun 1, 2006 2:26 PM EDT reply actions