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The Recent History of Shortstops, Part Five
The Recent History of Shortstop Prospects, Part Five As I get older, I've grown less ideological in most regards, less fond of Grand Unification type theories, especially where human behavior is concerned. I find it easier to say "I don't know" than I did when I was younger. The older readers...
The Recent History of Shortstop Prospects, Part Four
The Recent History of Shortstop Prospects, Part Four Origins of 2008 Major League Shortstops, sorted by Win Shares (10 WS and/or 300+ at-bats) Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins, 32 WS Free Agent, 2000, Dominican Republic Jose Reyes, New York Mets, 29 WS Free Agent, 1999,...
The Recent History of Shortstop Prospects, Part Three
Shortstops Drafted in the First Round, 1994-2005 In Part Three of our Recent History of Shortstop Prospects series, we look at all shortstops drafted as shortstops in the first round, 1994-2005. Let's see how they did. 1994 Josh Booty, Florida Marlins, Louisiana HS 5th overall,...
The Recent History of Shortstop Prospects, Part Two
History of Top Shortstop Prospects, 1995-2006, Part Two (2001-2006) Here is a look at top-rated shortstop prospects from the Minor League Scouting Notebook (2001-2002) and the Baseball Prospect Book (2003-2006). This list includes players ranked Grade B+ or higher. 2001 Wilson Betemit,...
The Recent History of Shortstop Prospects, Part One
History of Top Shortstop Prospects, 1995-2006, Part One (1995 through 2000) Following up our recent series on catching prospects, let's look at top shortstop prospects and see how they did, beginning with the 1995 STATS Minor League Scouting Notebook, written by Eddie Epstein, then proceeding...







