Just kidding.

Even though I have Rasmus ranked ahead of him, I’d take Maybin. There is superstar upside there that Rasmus doesn’t quite have. I think Rasmus is a safer bet to realize his ceiling, but I’d take the gamble on Maybin - even if he doesn’t max out his tools you still will have a fine player.

Better at AA than Maybin at a younger age and I’m not all that disillusioned with his wobbly season at AAA last year as a 21-year-old. Cameron may have more upside, by Colby’s done more with his tools so far.

Without a doubt. In comparing the players side by side, Maybin’s visage is clearly superior. With him as my team’s starting centerfielder, the marketability potential of my club has just soared - not only does my centerfielder look better than yours (do you know if he’s still wearing braces? That’s like an extra ten marketability points) but he also appeals to a wider demographic. Think about it: when suburban junior high kids emulate their favorite centerfielder, which sounds cooler - pulling a Maybin or pulling a Rasmus? “Pulling a Rasmus” sounds like a gastronomical anomaly.

I’m seriously contemplating not posting this…this post was meant to be an exercise in satire in light of some the amusing responses of the prior Hamels vs. Price post. Ah, what the hell. Hopefully John doesn’t hate me for it.

One of the biggest things for a young player is to make adjustments. Maybin began 2008 with a .735 OPS while striking out 33.6% of the time. In his following 3 ‘full’ months (May, June, August), Maybin’s strikeout rate topped at 29.4% while falling all the way to 19.3% while his lowest OPS was .793 with the highest sitting at .974.

While his walk rate took a marginal hit, it still maintained a strong level which indicates some future success.

In addition, there was a report which said Hanley gave Maybin some advice. I’m not going to take time comparing the two hitters, but statistically, Hanley and Maybin look similar.

As for Rasmus. He’s still a strong prospects, obviously, but I wonder if he is more Brad Wilkerson then Jim Edmonds. Rasmus’ 2008 age 22 season is eerily similar to Wilkerson’s 2000 age 23 season.

That’s not a knock, Wilkerson had a very fine start to his career and was considered by most to be the ‘better’ (more valuable) piece of the Soriano trade. Obviously we know how that played out.

I do like the improvements that Rasmus showed from April to June, but I would have liked to see more.

upside is huge….has a skill set that i’d like on my squad…and that takes nothing away from rasmus, whose upside is lower, but feasibility of fully reaching it is probably higher….

…because I like left-handed hitters and I don’t like strikeouts. Playing the devil’s advocate though I think Maybin has the potential to be the better player because he’s younger, he already has more Major League experience then Rasmus, and his numbers are already better. Can I change my pick?

Maybin has tools out the wazoo but Rasmus is closer, IMO

I figure if I take Rasmus I get his crazy dad thrown in for FREE!!!!!

Did I miss a scouting report somewhere?