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Keith Law's top 100 prospects
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 1:03 am
by OldNo7
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/insider/ ... d=tab2pos1
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Travis Snider
RF
Toronto Blue Jays
TOP '07 LEVEL: A (Lansing)
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The word on Snider out of high school from his detractors was that he was stiff, slow, a little heavy, had bad knees and so on. The word on him now is that he can flat-out hit, and his detractors have shut their mouths for the time being. Snider sets himself up well to hit for average and power, with a low load, a simple swing and a very short path to the ball. He's got some loft to his swing to drive balls out, with plus power already, but will shorten up to go the other way on offspeed stuff. He's a solid-average runner and has at least a 60 arm in right field. He has a good idea at the plate, and his contact rate should improve as he develops. This was a steal of a pick at No. 14 in '06; among hitters, only Longoria (No. 3 selection) looks better right now.
Our only one in the top 100.
He also did a rundown with no comments of top 5 per organization:
http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/in ... =law_keithToronto
1. Travis Snider, rf
2. Brett Cecil, lhp
3. Kevin Ahrens, 3b
4. Trystan Magnuson, rhp
5. J.P. Arencibia, c
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 2:02 am
by hugehoopsfan
Cecil also made the top 100, in the 70s.
The Devil Rays have a staggering number of players in the top 100, and the Yankees and Red Sox are not far behind, so this division is not going to get any easier for the Jays.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:17 am
by raps4life~
yankees/redsox consistantly make the playoffs/win championships AND the consistantly have top 5 prospects. ugh.....
wow tb has a ton of great prospects..
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 7:34 pm
by The_Hater
JP finally starts looking at high-school prospects again and strikes gold.
That still doesn't excuse him for passing on Troy Tulowitzki 3 years ago but still.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 8:33 pm
by SmallTownJournalist303
Snider is a legit prospect; I can't wait to see him in the big leagues. He should rise quickly, so I don't think it'll be too much longer before we get a good look at him.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:27 pm
by Michael Bradley
Brett Cecil was (surprisingly) included in Law's list, at #63.
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Brett Cecil
LHP
Toronto Blue Jays
TOP '07 LEVEL: A (Auburn)
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Cecil is one of the best pure-closer prospects in the minors, although it's not out of the question that Toronto could try to convert him to the rotation. Cecil has two plus pitches already in a 91-94 mph fastball with good bore and a sharp, diving 83-86 mph slider, and his curveball has good depth and isn't far from average already. His arm action is a bit long, but it's fluid and he repeats his delivery well in relief. He made two starts for Maryland last spring, going over 140 pitches in his first one -- gotta love college coaches -- and he does have the size most teams want to see in a starter. If he stays in the pen, he should move quickly and could debut in the majors this year.
Cecil has already been converted to a starter, so he's still a few years away. Good to see him on the list though.
Posted: Fri Feb 1, 2008 9:29 pm
by Holmes
Are there power hitters this day in age that are 5'11?
Momma didn't give him vitamins.
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2008 1:20 pm
by joeyt618
hugehoopsfan wrote:Cecil also made the top 100, in the 70s.
The Devil Rays have a staggering number of players in the top 100, and the Yankees and Red Sox are not far behind, so this division is not going to get any easier for the Jays.
I wouldn't worry too much about TB just yet. They've always had a strong farm system, brewing talents like Crawford, Baldelli, Upton, and Gomes. But for some reason, that team just doesn't seem to gel and struggle big time. For the past few years, I've always considered them a dark horse for the East division, but they always find a way to lose. Good thing for the Jays I guess.
P.S.
They are no longer the Devils Rays. They officially shortened its name to simply "Rays," along with a new logo, colours and uniforms that reflect the change. I'm just waiting for the day when we drop the "Blue" from our name - a process which I think has already been initiated.
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2008 2:02 pm
by Banger_bro
I also noticed that for all the praise that Billy Bean gets, he seemed to have less the 5 'pects in that list.
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2008 3:32 pm
by OldNo7
Michael Bradley wrote:Brett Cecil was (surprisingly) included in Law's list, at #63.
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Brett Cecil
LHP
Toronto Blue Jays
TOP '07 LEVEL: A (Auburn)
21
Cecil is one of the best pure-closer prospects in the minors, although it's not out of the question that Toronto could try to convert him to the rotation. Cecil has two plus pitches already in a 91-94 mph fastball with good bore and a sharp, diving 83-86 mph slider, and his curveball has good depth and isn't far from average already. His arm action is a bit long, but it's fluid and he repeats his delivery well in relief. He made two starts for Maryland last spring, going over 140 pitches in his first one -- gotta love college coaches -- and he does have the size most teams want to see in a starter. If he stays in the pen, he should move quickly and could debut in the majors this year.
Cecil has already been converted to a starter, so he's still a few years away. Good to see him on the list though.
Thanks. I did CTRL+F for Jays and nothing came up, weird.
Posted: Sat Feb 2, 2008 4:00 pm
by kavan
Waow, not bad we could easily of had no players that could of bee in the top 100 but we had 2. Id look to get these guys up and swimming and pitching in spring ball for shore.
Hopefuly that Catcher can develop sooner then later.
Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2008 10:43 pm
by arrpy
When do we ever get good prospects...
Posted: Sun Feb 3, 2008 10:50 pm
by risktaker91
arrpy wrote:When do we ever get good prospects...
When we fire JP.
Posted: Mon Feb 4, 2008 5:50 pm
by arrpy
risktaker91 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
When we fire JP.
Good point. But I don't think that will be any time soon so...No prospects for us.
Posted: Mon Feb 4, 2008 9:51 pm
by Duffman100
risktaker91 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
When we fire JP.
Ferguson is gone, Colangelo is in place, all we need is Riccardi/Gibbons to go.
Posted: Mon Feb 4, 2008 11:52 pm
by The_Hater
Babcock/Ferguson/Riccardi.
That really is an incredibly inept GM trio the city had in place 2-3 years bac. Not a single guy that held the title of GM anywhere before he arrived and none of them will get the chance to ruin another franchise wearing that title after they leave.
Posted: Tue Feb 5, 2008 4:40 am
by raps4life~
The_Hater wrote:Babcock/Ferguson/Riccardi.
it makes me cry....
Posted: Tue Feb 5, 2008 9:37 pm
by Holmes
Brett Cecil seems to be on everybody and their mother's number 2 on a top 10 Blue Jays prospect list.
But I'm confused. Law says Cecil throws 91-94, his draft profile says he throws 89-92 and the guy on rotoworld today says he throws 88-91. Somebody needs to know how to use a radar gun.
Posted: Wed Feb 6, 2008 9:40 pm
by The_Hater
Holmes wrote:Brett Cecil seems to be on everybody and their mother's number 2 on a top 10 Blue Jays prospect list.
But I'm confused. Law says Cecil throws 91-94, his draft profile says he throws 89-92 and the guy on rotoworld today says he throws 88-91. Somebody needs to know how to use a radar gun.
Perhaps the lower numbers were from last season and the higher numbers are more up-to-date?
Posted: Fri Feb 8, 2008 5:58 am
by Holmes
The_Hater wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Perhaps the lower numbers were from last season and the higher numbers are more up-to-date?
Perhaps. But then I find it hard to believe, although not entirely out of the question, he'd consistently throw a few miles faster after converting to a fulltime starter from being a closer in college.