He came in exactly at #100 after we removed Danny Duffy. I had Josh Bell at #70, fwiw. I’ve been dying to post my personal top 100… but we’ve been going back and forth about a feature on it.

Al Skorupa: For me, D’Arnaud is better than those guys. The age is an issue, definitely. I don’t think D’Arnaud will definitely be the best hitter of that group you named. Nor do I think he’ll clearly be the best defender. I do think he’s the guy with the best mix of the two. I love the power and athleticism and D’Arnaud’s receiving skills have impressed me… though they still need some work. D’Arnaud was particularly impressive down the stretch in 2009 and I think that’s the player we will see more of going forward.

http://bullpenbanter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166:2010top100tdarnuad&catid=1:2010writeups&Itemid=5

It’s a little early to call this one… two weeks in and all, but I’m feeling pretty good about most of my placements. It was a bold call, but one I felt good about.

The ones I regret so far are:

1) Not dropping Bumgarner even lower. I got in so many heated discussions over this guy… and I felt #35 was a safe bet. Too many bright people argued for the pitchability… and I thought “maybe I’m crazy… maybe the velocity WILL come back and I’m overreacting.” Of course, dropping him to #35 in February was certainly an outlier.
2) I put Aaron Hicks at #17 when I wasn’t sure about his bat. As with most of these I feel I subliminally let the opinions of the community sway me so that my list didn’t seem ridiculous… know what I mean by that? I think I did this because of Ryan Westmoreland guilt (#16). A number of bright people I respect argued Hicks over Westmoreland… swayed me to put him right next to him as a hedge. I still think Hicks is a great prospect, but I’d drop him lower. I had him above Dom Brown and Micheal Taylor… and I think that’s too high.
3) Aaron Crow at #47. I last updated my list on Feb 15th… I intended to go back and update it (still might) but I would have pushed him higher. Crow and Gibson confused me.
4) Jordan Lyles at #48. I kept hearing reports about improved stuff. Not sure at all now. I think all 3 top Astros prospects are overrated.
5) I had Starlin Castro at #56. Not sure how high I’d go still, but I warmed to him even more after that. Secondary skills still scare me, but I really like the bat.
6) Adrian Cardenas at #75. Still not sure what the big deal is. I’d probably drop him even more now. Again, too many bright people argued for him and I feel it swayed me.
7) Dan Hudson at #78. I was wrong. His stuff was better than I thought. I turned around on him so much I actually drafted him over Alex Colome (#36 on my list) in my dynasty league. The more I investigated the more I liked him. This one still concerns me, though. I’d definitely move Hudson up a lot, but Colome is a better prospect to my mind - for fantasy purposes Tampa takes it so slow with their pitchers & they have a million good pitchers & Colome could end up in relief (killing his fantasy value for me). Strong chance I regret this move, but TINSTAAPP - Hudson was MLB ready.
8) I had Wilking Rodriguez at #82 - high then. Wish I had the balls to go even higher. Love him.
9) Same thing with Tyson Ross (#93)
10) Drew Storen #92. I again thought I was overlooking him and found a place for him. Wish I hadn’t. He hasn’t done anything to change my mind… I just wasn’t 100% on it to begin with and if I did it over he’d be off. Not sure his stuff justifies a top 100 placement.
11) Jose Iglesias and Hak Ju Lee were #97 and #100. I copped out. I liked them better than Alcides Escobar (#87) and I didn’t put them there. I’m not at all convinced Escobar is a special prospect/player. Does not impress me at all. I don’t think he will ever hit much. This has nothing to do with his slow start - I regretted this the moment I did it, but I was scared enough of looking like an a**hole dropping him all the way to #87. I could easily see him becoming Neifi Perez, part 2.

Misses I wish I could have found room for: #101 Garrett Richards, #103 Chad Jenkins (lost weight, looks awesome), #106 Fabio Martinez, #112 Matt Hobgood, #113 Reymond Fuentes, #117 TJ House, #119 Ian Desmond,

Overall, I’m VERY happy with my list this year, though.

The Giants need to thoroughly run the kid thru MRIs and then change his mechanics like they did when he first arrived

I love all of those guys, but I could be wrong, too.

Borchering and Davidson have epic power.

Owings is really well-rounded, although he didn’t walk in short season ball last year after being drafted.

I honestly just found out about Broxton, but he appears to have a huge ceiling.

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i thought you were trying to answer hybrid’s concern over leake’s line?