Okay … can someone answer me what their concerns with Brett are? I’m not saying Brett will succeed … I’m simply discussing value. The main issue seems to be that he doesn’t have the experience to suggest the positive scouting reports on discipline/strike zone awareness are definitely true.

There’s very little question on his swing (a nice, smooth, sweet stroke that generates power without him having to swing for power). There’s very little question on his glove. Power potential, I guess, is debatable, but most reports buy that he’ll have 20+ HR power.

We’re inching towards the 80’s, though. A 5-tool CF whose main wart is balanced by scouting reports suggesting improvement? We’re putting some guys with significantly lower floors, or significantly higher risks on. I’m just curious what people are seeing with Brett that’s leading to this. I mean … with Donovan Tate, if he develops into what Brett is now in a few years, that will be rather positive.

I mean, looking at the rest of this polling group -

Lee is far riskier and has a far weaker bat than Brett.

Iglesias might have defensive positional value over Brett, but without looking at the calculations, I wonder how much Iglesias has to perform offensively to be of equal value. Again, haven’t looked at the calculations, but I don’t recall a stud CF needing to be a gigantically superior bat over a stud SS to have the same value, and Brett’s bat is pretty clearly ahead as of now.

I am big fans of Reddick and Kalish, but I’m still not sure how either made it ahead. That said, I guess I can understand a vote for Reddick. Somewhat similar player, although I think Brett’s bat is better and his glove is better, and I’m not sure the readiness difference balances it out for me.

 As for Weeks, … well, I really want to see that bat versus tougher pitching. I’m not sure, in my mind, he’s top 100, but I know some folks really love him. Seems like a solid 2nd base prospect, but I don’t see anything exceptional to put him in the top 80.

Hammerin’ Hank!

I’ve been voting Brett Jackson, but I have to go Iglesias here

this is the first poll in quite awhile that hasn’t had at least one returning name on the poll. Last poll had Main, the one before that had Wheeler, Miller, Hagadone, and Darnell with only Hagadone dropping off, #75 had Conger, Melville, and Sano with Conger sticking, #73 had Jay Jackson, Jason Knapp, and Mike Moustakas.

We’re in a situation now where the votes are very spread out and we’re only turning over 3-4 spots now as opposed to 5-6 spots like we were 10 or so polls ago. I also try and keep some sort of balance between hitting and pitching, though the voting is leaning towards hitting overall at this point. While it’s possible that Ramos could come on and win the balloting, he only had 1 vote last time he was and we have a couple of guys in Brett Jackson and Tony Sanchez drawing strong numbers already. I took this round as a chance to cycle in some new names to see if we’re close on them since right now very few of the tester pool options received any votes the last time they were on.

I intend on getting Ramos on next poll, but I’ll probably be looking at guys like Storen and/or Duffy as additional candidates depending on how many spots open up this time. We’re just in one of those bottleneck areas where too many guys are polling similarly and making fewer chances to cycle in names.

Yeah, his numbers were helped out some by his environment . . .but the numbers were still great, and his upside is undeniably massive. He’s a bit raw from his European background, but to me he looks like he might just have plus-plus power potential.

Project Prospect had this good video of Liddi, which explains a lot. Tons of power, will probably need to refine his technique a bit to succeed at higher levels. Present production + projection to get much better seems like an intriguing package to me, especially after Cal League guys loved him so much . . .maybe people just don’t know him?