Jays 18th in ESPN MLB future rankings
Posted: Sat Nov 1, 2014 8:11 pm
It's an Insider article, compiled by the entire ESPN baseball staff, across five categories:
Current major league roster
Current minor league system
Finance
Management
Mobility (defined as youth, moveable/players, contracts)
the first two categories are considered full value in the statistical formula, finance and management have a ⅔ rating, while mobility has a ⅓ rating.
Dodgers #1 with 84.5 pts, scoring 20-30 in all categories, and 25-30 in majors and minor league rankings. In Finance, not surprising a 30 (highest possible).
Their score is six point ahead of the Cards in #2 spot. The Cards score highest in current major league talent, and management, a little lower (21) in minors and finance. Red Sox are third, Chicago Cubs 4th, National, Pirates, Yankees, etc. Baltimore is 9th. A lot of AL teams are ahead of the Jays. Only the Rays, not surprisingly, are lower than the Jays.
The Jays score is 46.6. Last year it was 41.5, so an improvement, but not much. Major league talent scores a surprisingly decent 22, the minors, however, are rated only a 10 score, finance an 18, management 13, mobility 16.
I find the score for the minors too low - this isn't a ranking of 1-30, it's a qualitative evaluation. Finance seems about right, management about right, and mobility seems a bit high.
The three comments in the Jays rating:
Current major league roster
Current minor league system
Finance
Management
Mobility (defined as youth, moveable/players, contracts)
the first two categories are considered full value in the statistical formula, finance and management have a ⅔ rating, while mobility has a ⅓ rating.
Dodgers #1 with 84.5 pts, scoring 20-30 in all categories, and 25-30 in majors and minor league rankings. In Finance, not surprising a 30 (highest possible).
Their score is six point ahead of the Cards in #2 spot. The Cards score highest in current major league talent, and management, a little lower (21) in minors and finance. Red Sox are third, Chicago Cubs 4th, National, Pirates, Yankees, etc. Baltimore is 9th. A lot of AL teams are ahead of the Jays. Only the Rays, not surprisingly, are lower than the Jays.
The Jays score is 46.6. Last year it was 41.5, so an improvement, but not much. Major league talent scores a surprisingly decent 22, the minors, however, are rated only a 10 score, finance an 18, management 13, mobility 16.
I find the score for the minors too low - this isn't a ranking of 1-30, it's a qualitative evaluation. Finance seems about right, management about right, and mobility seems a bit high.
The three comments in the Jays rating:
The overview
The Blue Jays loaded up for 2013, adding Mark Buehrle and Jose Reyes, but it seems like the window of opportunity for this group of players is beginning to close. Next season will be a crossroads year. -- Buster Olney
The dilemma
With Melky Cabrera and Colby Rasmus likely gone, the Blue Jays need to rebuild their outfield. The free-agent market for outfielders will be thin, especially in center field (outside of Rasmus). The Blue Jays could look internally to Anthony Gose or Dalton Pompey to replace Rasmus in center or could try to trade for B.J. Upton or Michael Bourn (if their existing teams are willing to eat a chunk of their future salaries). For the corner-outfield spot, the team could go after Torii Hunter, Michael Cuddyer or Nelson Cruz. -- Jim Bowden
New guys
Franklin Barreto is developing quickly into a future top-of-the-order hitter and everyday shortstop. He possesses a strong, compact build and above-average speed to go along with an advanced approach for an 18-year-old player. -- Keith Law