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I came across this page on BaseballAmerica that shows their top 100 prospects lists from each year going back to 1990. It's pretty funny to go back and look at where people from the Sox were ranked and see who was similarly thought of at that time.
Here are some good ones: 2011: 84. Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers 85. Brent Morel, 3b/ss, White Sox 86. Craig Kimbrel, rhp, Braves I think some were underestimating Kimbrel's arm. 2007: 43. Joey Votto, 1b, Reds 44. James Loney, 1b, Dodgers 45. Josh Fields, 3b, White Sox 72. Gio Gonzalez, lhp, White Sox 73. Philip Humber, rhp, Mets 2006: 49. Ryan Braun, 3b, Brewers 50. Andrew McCutchen, of, Pirates 51. Brian Anderson, of, White Sox Yeah, I wish. 2001: 36. Joe Crede, 3b, White Sox 37. Ben Christensen, rhp, Cubs 38. Jack Cust, of/1b, Diamondbacks 39. Bud Smith, lhp, Cardinals 40. Jacob Peavy, rhp, Padres 41. Adam Johnson, rhp, Twins 42. Albert Pujols, 3b, Cardinals 43. Aubrey Huff, 3b, Devil Rays 44. Matt Ginter, rhp, White Sox This whole section cracks me up. The Crede-Pujols-Huff proximity and the Peavy-Ginter one too are just great. 2000: 63. Aaron Myette, rhp, White Sox 64. Adam Eaton, rhp, Padres 65. Ben Sheets, rhp, Brewers If Myette could have been Adam Eaton, that would have been nice. If he had been Ben Sheets, whoa. 1998: 56. Magglio Ordonez, of, White Sox 57. Julio Ramirez, of, Marlins Maybe this list was why Jerry Manuel insisted on playing him over and over at the start of 2001--he was supposed to be as good as Ordonez. 1994: 6. Alex Rodriguez, ss, Mariners 7. Manny Ramirez, of, Indians 8. James Baldwin, rhp, White Sox 1990: 29. Frank Thomas, 1b, White Sox 30. Tom Goodwin, of, Dodgers 31. Bob Hamelin, 1b, Royals Yes indeed, Bob Hamelin was just a poor man's Frank Thomas. |
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This goes to show that there is absolutely no thing as a baseball "expert."
And there never will be. Rankings and the like really don't mean much except for helping determine what kind of value they have in a trade. |
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Well uh, no. That's not what this shows at all.
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It is much harder to predict who will make it in baseball, compared to say football and basketball players.
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James Baldwin, #8! Yow! That was a miss.
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Just because players are missed in top 100's is no reason to dismiss "experts".
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Its also a ranking of "Prospects". You realize the term prospects derives from the word Prospective. Some guys, like Pujols, just did not fully put it together until they got to the Bigs. It is very cool to look back on, but some average fan that put together a blind top 100 would not do any better but almost surely far worse.
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I have never been a real fan of Baseball America's Ranking process...
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I'm not saying scouting isn't important I'm saying that there is no way to predict who is gonna to evolve and who is going to bust. There just isn't. That's why trades for prospects will always be a huge risk...some of them end up like Aaron Poreda and some of them end up like Gio Gonzales. |
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Scouting is all about tools and size for position players. Scouting has a harder time with Heart, Passion, and a players ability to grind.
I think some Bonus Babies do not feel a need to Grind and display Passion. Others like Trout and Harper have shown that they have the make up to play hard everyday. If you are not a top round pick the money is not there to be able to even afford to play the game in the minors without family support. |
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Chicago tough.
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Nah, Pujols wasn't ranked higher probably because he was in the low minors in his first professional season. He started in low A Midwest League in 2000, and was in the majors the next year. Meanwhile, Crede was coming off an impressive season at Birmingham.
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