BA Eastern League Top 20

by Brett Keith on Sep 25, 2008 3:14 PM EDT

Got the issue with all the lists in it yesterday, so here ya go...

1 - Matt Wieters
2 - Chris Tillman
3 - Travis Snider
4 - Lars Anderson
5 - Jordan Zimmermann
6 - Carlos Carrasco
7 - Fernando Martinez
8 - J.P. Arincibia
9 - Daniel Bard
10 - Austin Jackson
11 - David Huff
12 - Jose Tabata
13 - Daniel Murphy
14 - Lou Marson
15 - Michael Bowden
16 - Wes Hodges
17 - Brett Cecil
18 - Jonathan Niese
19 - Pablo Sandoval
20 - Greg Golson

Now remember, these lists lean more towards performance than other BA lists, and rankings are in context of the league. NOW you can start whining.

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sandoval

I’d rather have him than tabata in my organization, or hodges. Even if Sandoval can’t field. And i prefer Cecil and Huff to Zimmerman. But of course I haven’t seen them.

by wobatus on Sep 25, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions

zimmerman

Scott (D.C.): I hate to beg, but please find it in your heart to say something nice about the Nationals’ farm system, organization or current major league roster?

Jim Callis: (3:00 PM ET ) I think Jordan Zimmermann is one of the better pitchers in the minors who doesn’t get much hype.

I heard Tim Lincecum will win 1 Cy Young & 11 Tim Lincecums. Question is, how many Cole Hamels will he win?

by the pinstripes on Sep 25, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions

My thoughts:

Carrasco, too high.

No Mike Carp? He certainly has the numbers to be on that list and isn’t that old yet.

by Lunkwill Fook on Sep 25, 2008 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

sure

one of the best of the non-hyped pitchers. Are Huff or Cecil hyped? Are they among the best of the non-hyped?

Well, looks like Zimmy gets the nod. I’ll take Cecil as a lefty with more grounders. But BA likes Huff even more than him.

Oh well, they all made the list.

Austin jackson and F-Mart are the worst of the over-hyped outfielders. :)

Just kidding, but Austin’s numbers don’t seem to warrant this much attention. At least F-mart is really young. Austin just kinda young.

by wobatus on Sep 25, 2008 4:14 PM EDT reply actions

Austin jackson

Never really looked at his Fla St. league numbers from ‘07 until now. Wow. OK, only a partial season. Add that to the tools, though, and I suppose he is better than i thought. Still, his AA numbers aren’t that impressive.

by wobatus on Sep 25, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

jackson

his numbers were slightly above league average. he plays in a pretty poor hitters park as well.

he also struggled mightily down the stretch while dealing with a back injury

by skiinginNJ on Sep 25, 2008 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

David Hernandez

I’m a little surprised he didn’t make the list.

by dkdc on Sep 25, 2008 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

hernandez snub again!

I’m a little susprised also!! If it’s done by performance than Hernandez should be on this list. How does a pitcher who leads the league in strikeouts and was 3rd in ERA and had a BAA of .217 not be on this list. He outperformed half the people on this list. If this list is based on top prospects Hernandez should be on this list also.

by orioole26 on Sep 26, 2008 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions

the word "list"

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means”…. Inigo Montoya

I heard Tim Lincecum will win 1 Cy Young & 11 Tim Lincecums. Question is, how many Cole Hamels will he win?

by the pinstripes on Sep 26, 2008 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions

hernandez

How hard does he throw?

by wobatus on Sep 26, 2008 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Low-mid 90s

I don’t think anyone has concerns about his stuff. His fastball and slider are both plus pitches.

There are some other legit concerns about Hernandez: his command is spotty, he’s a flyball pitcher, and he’s had trouble going deep into games.

I think if he can sort out his command, his pitch count will come down, and his durability issues will go away. If he stays wild, he’s probably destined for the bullpen.

by dkdc on Sep 26, 2008 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions

BB/9

If he can get his BB/9 to what he did in ’07, which was 2.91 and have the numbers he had in the EL this year, then you have a quality starter that should go deep into games.

by orioole26 on Sep 26, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions

You killed my father.

Prepare to die.

by slurve on Sep 27, 2008 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

BA bias?

If this list was based upon performance than Hernandez diffidently should be on this Top 20 list, but I think it’s more BA bias and the reason I say this is that Carrasco is on this list and he really didn’t have a good year, in fact he hasn’t had one in a couple of years and when he came on the scene he was considered a top prospect by BA. I think he is being judged by his past performance rather then what he has accomplished since. Hernandez had a better season than Zimmerman but again BA has had him a top prospect since he came on the scene. Both are outstanding pitchers but they both didn’t have a season as good as Hernandez.

by egboyz on Sep 27, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Daniel Valencia

I thought that he might have made it towards the bottom of the list. He had a great beginning to the season in the Florida State League and then got called up AA New Britain. He started of slow there, but finished pretty strong. Thoughts?

by ahope on Sep 25, 2008 4:45 PM EDT reply actions