rockies retro

by scooter on Jul 12, 2007 9:25 AM EDT

here's what john had to say:

1# Troy Tulowitzki, SS, Grade A- (I go back and forth between A- and B+ on this one)
2# Chris Iannetta, C, B+ (I really love him)
3# Ian Stewart, 3B, B+ (Still very young, have faith)
4# Franklin Morales, LHP, B+
5# Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP, B
6# Greg Reynolds, RHP, B
7# Dexter Fowler, OF, B (tools guy making progress developing skills)
8# Shane Lindsay, RHP, B
9# Jonathan Herrera, SS, B
10# Seth Smith, OF, B (I think I like this guy more than anyone else)

weird system. some graduates, some fallers, and a few risers.

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risers/fallers

star grads: Tulo has been good. I still wonder about him hitting RHers, but A-, for sure.

fallers: Jiminez and, to my mind, Dexter Fowler. I think others are higher on Fowler than I am. To me, not yng for the league, hits for no power, and this is in the Cal Lg.

risers: Brandon Hynick. wasn't even on John's top 20, nor listed by BA or BP. But an 87/18 K/BB ratio and a 2.48 ERA in the Cal Lg is pretty sparkling. Very impressive guy, though could K more guys, definitely. Hardball Times had an article pre-season listing him as a top sleeper, and they seem to be right on. Assume he'll be in AA shortly?

next year's top 3: I really have no idea: Morales, for sure. maybe Reynolds, but the shoulder injury sure has kept him out of a lot of action for a supposedly minor injury. I like Hynick better than him, at this point. Is Hynick good enough to get into their top 3?

by scooter on Jul 12, 2007 9:20 AM EDT reply actions

Hector Gomez

I see him as a riser; his scouting profile is pretty exciting, and he's been producing, even if his K's are a concern.

289/327/454 as a 19 year old SS in low-A; not eye-popping, but promising, especially combined with his athleticism, etc.

I see him as a B-/B.

by gogotabata on Jul 12, 2007 10:21 AM EDT reply actions

Chris Iannetta

B+ = oops.

by Ur on Jul 12, 2007 12:45 PM EDT reply actions

+1

ooops is right...WTF happened? And he looked great in ST...

by LipstickOnDipstick on Jul 12, 2007 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

seriously

I remember tons of people on this site giving BA a boatload of crap for not ranking him higher, and them insisting in their chat wraps that he just wasn't as good as everyone thought he was. Looks like they definitely get a point on that one.

by bleedjaxblue on Jul 12, 2007 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions

meant to mention that

haven't been systematic on these retros, but like to look at BA and BP at the same time, and see who was most right on. general impression is that it's pretty even, but on the Rox BA gets definite points over John and Kevin Goldstein. Iannetta, Jiminez, Reynolds...seemed to pick those guys closer to what's happening (albeit after just 1/2 season).

by scooter on Jul 12, 2007 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I still like Iannetta

his BABIP is .260 even though his LD% is a little low, but is secondary average is still strong and he hasn't really had a very big sample size yet (131 abs) Given that he is 24 and catchers can take some time to "gel" I think he will end up being good. Although I don't think he is the type of hitter that Coors tends to inflate, so he is on his own that way

by Trenchtown on Jul 12, 2007 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions