Sox have 5 in BA's Top 100

[California Sox]

Baseball America has started revealing its Top 100 today. They've started with the final quarter, 76-100, and the Sox have two players in theat group, Josh Fields and Iguchi. With Anderson, McCarthy, and Sweeney locks for the Top 100, that means the Sox will have five of the Top 100. I think that's a pretty good showing.

Here's the link. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...28top1001.html

[Dadawg_77]

Originally Posted by California Sox

Baseball America has started revealing its Top 100 today. They've started with the final quarter, 76-100, and the Sox have two players in theat group, Josh Fields and Iguchi. With Anderson, McCarthy, and Sweeney locks for the Top 100, that means the Sox will have five of the Top 100. I think that's a pretty good showing.

Here's the link. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today...28top1001.html

Well it is slighty above average on teams percentage of top 100, 5% vs 3.33%. Also, would a wieghted system giving more credit for higher place prospects be better method of rating teams?

[Flight #24]

Originally Posted by Dadawg_77

Well it is slighty above average on teams percentage of top 100, 5% vs 3.33%. Also, would a wieghted system giving more credit for higher place prospects be better method of rating teams?

You could look at is as "slightly higher" in terms of it being 1.67% higher, or you could say that if the average team has 3.33%, the Sox have 50% more than the average team by having 5%.

The best way to do this is to rank how many each team has and see where the Sox come out. Higher scores for higher rank would be good, but that's obviously a somewhat difficult thing to do and appropriately balance one top-10 guy v. a number of lower ranked (2d 50) guys - which is better for an organization?

For the record, in the 76-100 range, the Sox are tied with the Angels, Rangers, Indians, Dodgers, & Braves for the lead with 2 prospects.

[maurice]

According to a poster at soxtalk, the Sox have 3 of the Top 50. Only one team (Brewers) had more guys in the Top 50, and only 3 teams had more in the Top 100 (Dodgers, Angels, Braves).

[PAPChiSox729]

Originally Posted by maurice

According to a poster at soxtalk, the Sox have 3 of the Top 50. Only one team (Brewers) had more guys in the Top 50, and only 3 teams had more in the Top 100 (Dodgers, Angels, Braves).

It will be awesome when Anderson, Sweeney, and McCarthy sweep the top 3 places.

[Dadawg_77]

Originally Posted by maurice

According to a poster at soxtalk, the Sox have 3 of the Top 50. Only one team (Brewers) had more guys in the Top 50, and only 3 teams had more in the Top 100 (Dodgers, Angels, Braves).

They haven't posted in 1-25 but the Sox top prospect so far is #37 Brian Anderson, Sweeney is 42, and McCarthy is 49. I can't think of anyone else being ranked so no one in the top 25. Thus it looks like the Sox have depth but no real star in the minors from these rankings. This brings up the question, would you rather have a player like Fielder then Anderson, Sweeney and McCarthy.

[Ol' No. 2]

Originally Posted by Dadawg_77

They haven't posted in 1-25 but the Sox top prospect so far is #37 Brian Anderson, Sweeney is 42, and McCarthy is 49. I can't think of anyone else being ranked so no one in the top 25. Thus it looks like the Sox have depth but no real star in the minors from these rankings. This brings up the question, would you rather have a player like Fielder then Anderson, Sweeney and McCarthy.

Wasn't Joe Borchard in the top 25 at one time?

[California Sox]

Originally Posted by Dadawg_77

They haven't posted in 1-25 but the Sox top prospect so far is #37 Brian Anderson, Sweeney is 42, and McCarthy is 49. I can't think of anyone else being ranked so no one in the top 25. Thus it looks like the Sox have depth but no real star in the minors from these rankings. This brings up the question, would you rather have a player like Fielder then Anderson, Sweeney and McCarthy.

Players like Frank and Maggs were not in the top 25, meanwhile I think Rauch, Baldwin, Garland, and Borchard were. It's an inexact science.

[Flight #24]

Originally Posted by Dadawg_77

They haven't posted in 1-25 but the Sox top prospect so far is #37 Brian Anderson, Sweeney is 42, and McCarthy is 49. I can't think of anyone else being ranked so no one in the top 25. Thus it looks like the Sox have depth but no real star in the minors from these rankings. This brings up the question, would you rather have a player like Fielder then Anderson, Sweeney and McCarthy.

Honestly, while I'd take 1 top 10 guy over maybe 2 "2d 50" guys, I would take 3 guys ranked 40-45 over the 1 top 10. The # of top,"cant-miss" prospects who actually do miss makes me like the chances of having at least 1 of the 3 top 50 guys make it over the chance of the 1 top 10.

Just IMO, I'm sure someone has some stats somewhere on the success rate of BA top 10 ranked players.

[Mohoney]

Originally Posted by Dadawg_77

Also, would a wieghted system giving more credit for higher place prospects be better method of rating teams?

Is any weight given to what Class the prospect was last year or is projected to play in this year?