Minor Leaguers with Power
by LinceCainGarnerSon on Jan 19, 2009 11:06 AM EST
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I'm drafting in a power heavy fantasy league and was wondering how you guys rank the power hitters in the minor leagues. I see everyone's top 100 lists, but if you were STRICTLY looking for power, in what order would you draft these guys? Thanks in advance for any help.
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Travis Snider
Lars Anderson
Mike Stanton
Matt LaPorta
Chris Carter (OAK)
Tyler Flowers
Kyle Blanks
Chris Marrero
Michael Burgess
Lars
in terms of shear power I’m having a hard time believing Lars is up there, although the rest of the list seems fine.
they probably
slightly disagree with him. scouts love lars’ power potential, since he is a pretty big guy with a pretty swing, but he certainly isnt a power hitter yet. there are a couple of other kids on that list that fall in that category as well.
as for the list: snider (though i dont think he is a minor leaguer going forward), stanton, carter, laporta, and possibly burgess are your best bets if you are focusing on purely now power, with guys like lars, flowers and marrero being more power potential types (with some current production)
Justin Smoak
Max Ramirez
"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
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- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract
So is this how you would have it:
Travis Snider
Lars Anderson
Mike Stanton
Matt LaPorta
Chris Carter (OAK)
Tyler Flowers
Kyle Blanks
Chris Marrero
Michael Burgess
Eric Hosmer
Nick Weglarz
Justin Smoak
Max Ramirez
Logan Morrison
by LinceCainGarnerSon on Jan 19, 2009 1:16 PM EST reply actions
Brandon Allen, Jason Heyward, Dayan Viciedo, Matt Wieters
should be in there.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 19, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Pedro Alvarez?
I’d have him near the top. Villalona and Montero probably should be up there as well.
Vogt early, Vogt often.
Others to consider
Angel Villalona
Pedro Alvarez
Mike Moustakas (First teen to lead his league in homers since Prince)
Jesus Montero (Supposedly an 80 on the rating scale for power)
Gordon Beckham (Great Power from a middle infielder)
Heres my list
Mike Stanton
Chris Carter
Jesus Montero
Nick Weglarz
Gordon Beckham
Lars Anderson
Mike Constanzo (anyone hear from him lately?)
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
depends if you are ranking pure, raw power
or the ability to do anything with it. On a pure raw power level, Francisco is a beast. When it comes to actual in game situations, a little less so. He’ll run into a home run every so often, but his .496 slugging isnt exactly elite.
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
"That was a great pick...if this was 2002" Me, to guy who selected Barry Zito in a fantasy draft
by harendaman365 on Jan 19, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Rank
Here is how I would rank the top 10 prospects based strictly on power:
1. LaPorta
2. Stanton
3. Hosmer
4. Alvarez
5. Montero
6. Burgess
7. Smoak
8. Snider
9. Chris Carter (Oak)
10. Wieters
I did not account for positions, which is why Wieters is 10th and not 1st.
this is pretty good
i’d move Laporta down to about 4, the others up according.
also, my homerism says Moustakas should be there…first teenager to win the HR title since Prince Fielder in the midwest league.
Founder of the Johnny Giavotella fan club.
What about this…
How would you pick if say you had 10 rounds in a minor league fantasy draft. You are STRICTLY drafting for power. Who would you pick in the 1st, 2nd, etc? Of course assuming everyone is still available.
by LinceCainGarnerSon on Jan 19, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions
Are we forgetting
That Colby Rasmus hit 29 home runs including 2 more in the playoffs at double A in 2007?
Greg Halman / Michael Wilson
Halman posted a .304 ISO in High Desert. Not particularly surprising given the hitting friendly confines. Kept it up in AA West Tennessee with a .204 ISO. In his previous years, Halman has shown improvement when he gets more time at a particular level (.250 ISO first year in A- ball, .290 the next), so you can probably expect he’s going to put up some power numbers even in the more talented AA leagues.
After all, the second guy on my list, Michael Wilson, has done exactly that. In AA last season, Wilson put up a .273 ISO, and there’s no way Wilson has more power then Halman does. Wilson should move up to AAA Tacoma where it can be argued that the pitching gets worse in the PCL. Even if it doesn’t, most big time pitching starters are called up by May, which leaves a full 3 months worth of “bad” pitching for a power monster to feed off.
Of the two, Halman is the bigger risk since his success is limited by his ability to make contact, so he could just as easily flounder.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Jan 19, 2009 6:11 PM EST reply actions
In a keeper league....
Sean Ratliff wouldn’t be a bad pickup at the end of a draft.
Michael Taylor
Another guy that I’d throw in the power hitter category. He had 19 HR’s and 39 2B’s playing in the SAL/FSL both of his home fields favor pitchers pretty heavily. He’ll be moving up to AA this year where it’s much hitter friendly.
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