Sports Illustrated Top 50 Players
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:28 pm
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:51 pm
First off, this isn't a top 50 players list. This is a top 50 players in which you would start a franchise list. Big difference. Oh, and Met fans should love Hanley being one spot ahead of Jose. Not a bad list but there are a few I disagree with.
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 3:58 pm
Albert Pujols at #1, there's a real shocker. 
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:35 pm
How does Upton go from #25 last year, when he had no position and an atrocious bat to #50 this year, having found a position and leading the league in hitting with seven HRs so far?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:38 pm
No Crawford makes me laugh, this list is atrocious.
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 5:56 pm
Yeah, you would expect a list like this to be just full of D-Ray players.OldSchoolBBall wrote:How does Upton go from #25 last year, when he had no position and an atrocious bat to #50 this year, having found a position and leading the league in hitting with seven HRs so far?
Anyway, the answer to your question is that whoever made the list obviously took into account more than the positive aspects of his game (which you focused on solely), and looked at his entire game, including the fact that he has a poor attitude and sucks at defense. You didn't mention either of those things in your post. Why not, I wonder?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 10:38 pm
mup wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Yeah, you would expect a list like this to be just full of D-Ray players.
Anyway, the answer to your question is that whoever made the list obviously took into account more than the positive aspects of his game (which you focused on solely), and looked at his entire game, including the fact that he has a poor attitude and sucks at defense. You didn't mention either of those things in your post. Why not, I wonder?
Poor attitude? Who cares? And check your facts, Upton's been average at worst at 2B, his range is amazing.
He has a 105 RATE2 so far at 2B, 100 is average, 110 is gold glove caliber.
Oh,plus he's hitting over .500 with RISP, and he's what? 22?
Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 11:02 pm
OldSchoolBBall wrote:No Crawford makes me laugh, this list is atrocious.
Indeed.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 1:30 am
That's actually a great list. Nate Silver is great. You can quibble with the rankings a little, but it all looks good to me.
BJ Upton is going to come crashing down to Earth pretty soon. He's striking out in 33% of his at bats. Not that's he's bad or anything, but he's not a .360 hitter. I'm thinking somewhere around .280-ish.
BJ Upton is going to come crashing down to Earth pretty soon. He's striking out in 33% of his at bats. Not that's he's bad or anything, but he's not a .360 hitter. I'm thinking somewhere around .280-ish.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 1:58 am
I've been waiting for him to crash down to Earth for a few weeks.. But he hasn't.
I think he hits .300 this season if he stays healthy.. Definitely needs to cut down on the K's though.
Still so young - Wasn't he in the majors at 19? I remember his first game it was on ESPN I forgot who the Rays were playing though.
I think he hits .300 this season if he stays healthy.. Definitely needs to cut down on the K's though.
Still so young - Wasn't he in the majors at 19? I remember his first game it was on ESPN I forgot who the Rays were playing though.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 2:38 am
Nice to see McCann getting some (a lot of) respect.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:29 am
treyZz wrote:Still so young - Wasn't he in the majors at 19? I remember his first game it was on ESPN I forgot who the Rays were playing though.
Obviously you remember it then.
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:48 am
HeelSox wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Obviously you remember it then.
I don't remember how old he was.. Was it 19?
Notice the question mark in the sentence?
Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 12:52 pm
or who they played.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:39 pm
kinda funny how Cano is rates so high, yet there are talks (not just on here) on who's a better young prospect, him or Weeks. So were's Weeks?.....I don't mean to be bias, but come on!!!
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:43 pm
It's a Brewers conspiracy!
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 8:54 pm
Its lonely @ the top 
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:35 pm
After one good year Ryan Zimmerman is ranked #11??? Give me a break.
Lets not forget about another promising ROY 3rd Baseman now coming off the bench for the Red Sox...
Lets not forget about another promising ROY 3rd Baseman now coming off the bench for the Red Sox...