BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Rankings: Top 100 Prospects: Top 100 Prospects Chat:
"Q: Dave H from Savannah asks:
If Jay Bruce, Justin Upton, and Clayton Kershaw were still eligible, do they take 1-2-3 ahead of Price/Wieters?
A: Jim Callis: I think Wieters still would be No. 1. And I would take Price ahead of those three as well."
Wow.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
AL-Only 2B
Remember, these dollar values are based on Baseball Prospectus' Player Forecast Manager and use PECOTA's projected stats.
| PLAYER | TEAM | $$$ |
|---|---|---|
| Kinsler Ian | TEX | 32.96 |
| Roberts Brian | BAL | 29.78 |
| Ramirez Alexei | CHA | 24.68 |
| Pedroia Dustin | BOS | 23.38 |
| Lopez Jose | SEA | 16.38 |
| Kendrick Howie | LAA | 14.72 |
| Derosa Mark | CLE | 14.35 |
| Cano Robinson | NYA | 14.1 |
| Aviles Mike | KCA | 12.55 |
| Ellis Mark | OAK | 11.96 |
| Polanco Placido | DET | 11.22 |
| Casilla Alexi | MIN | 10.91 |
| Iwamura Akinori | TBA | 9.67 |
| Harris Brendan | MIN | 9.36 |
| Cabrera Asdrubal | CLE | 9.19 |
| Izturis Maicer | LAA | 9.09 |
| Nix Jayson | CHA | 8.95 |
| Punto Nick | MIN | 8.66 |
| Hill Aaron | TOR | 8.55 |
| Scutaro Marco | TOR | 7.17 |
| Inglett Joe | TOR | 6.29 |
| Callaspo Alberto | KCA | 4.44 |
| Cedeno Ronny | SEA | 3.21 |
| Rodriguez Sean | LAA | 3.02 |
Friday, February 20, 2009
NL-Only 1B
| PLAYER | TEAM | $$$ |
|---|---|---|
| Pujols Albert | SLN | 30.4 |
| Berkman Lance | HOU | 24.05 |
| Votto Joey | CIN | 22.48 |
| Howard Ryan | PHI | 21.54 |
| Fielder Prince | MIL | 21.11 |
| Atkins Garrett | COL | 19.85 |
| Lee Derrek | CHN | 19.72 |
| Gonzalez Adrian | SDN | 18.22 |
| Delgado Carlos | NYN | 17.46 |
| Loney James | LAN | 15.37 |
| Cantu Jorge | FLO | 15.1 |
| Laroche Adam | PIT | 13.67 |
| Tracy Chad | ARI | 10.93 |
| Kotchman Casey | ATL | 10.76 |
| Blake Casey | LAN | 9.54 |
| Helton Todd | COL | 9.09 |
| Baker Jeff | COL | 8.92 |
| Belliard Ron | WAS | 8.25 |
| Ishikawa Travis | SFN | 7.35 |
| Sanchez Gabriel | FLO | 6.99 |
| Duncan Chris | SLN | 5.86 |
Thursday, February 19, 2009
AL-Only 1B
| PLAYER | TEAM | $$$ |
|---|---|---|
| Cabrera Miguel | DET | 28.88 |
| Teixeira Mark | NYA | 24.87 |
| Davis Christopher | TEX | 20.1 |
| Morneau Justin | MIN | 19.8 |
| Youkilis Kevin | BOS | 16.82 |
| Huff Aubrey | BAL | 16.51 |
| Butler Billy | KCA | 16.13 |
| Guillen Carlos | DET | 15.9 |
| Pena Carlos | TBA | 15.12 |
| Swisher Nicholas | NYA | 13.79 |
| Konerko Paul | CHA | 13.66 |
| Blalock Hank | TEX | 13.05 |
| Jacobs Mike | KCA | 12.62 |
| Giambi Jason | OAK | 10.31 |
| Overbay Lyle | TOR | 10.09 |
| Garko Ryan | CLE | 9.31 |
| Barton Daric | OAK | 8.06 |
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
NL-Only Catcher
| PLAYER | TEAM | $$$ |
| Mccann Brian | ATL | 18.85 |
| Martin Russell | LAN | 18.3 |
| Soto Geovany | CHN | 15.13 |
| Doumit Ryan | PIT | 11.22 |
| Iannetta Christopher | COL | 10.21 |
| Molina Ben | SFN | 8.14 |
| Snyder Chris | ARI | 6.83 |
| Flores Jesus | WAS | 6.56 |
| Towles J.R. | HOU | 5.95 |
| Molina Yadier | SLN | 5.93 |
| Hernandez Ramon | CIN | 5.89 |
| Hundley Nicholas | SDN | 4.53 |
| Baker John | FLO | 4.45 |
| Castro Ramon | NYN | 4.09 |
| Kendall Jason | MIL | 3.86 |
| Schneider Brian | NYN | 3.72 |
| Montero Miguel | ARI | 3.58 |
| Ruiz Carlos | PHI | 3.56 |
| Rabelo Michael | FLO | 2.5 |
| Jaramillo Jason | PIT | 2.17 |
| Hall Toby | HOU | 2.02 |
| Torrealba Yorvit | COL | 2.01 |
| Rivera Mike | MIL | 1.99 |
| Nieves Wil | WAS | 1 |
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
AL Top Catchers
Using Baseball Prospectus' Player Forecast Manager, here are the top 24 AL catchers. I have included just the dollar values calculated to take the focus from counting stats and put more on AVG.
If you question why a player is so low or so high, AVG is typically the reason.
If you question why a player is so low or so high, AVG is typically the reason.
| PLAYER | TEAM | $$$ |
|---|---|---|
| Mauer Joe | MIN | 16.42 |
| Wieters Matt | BAL | 15.32 |
| Napoli Michael | LAA | 14.83 |
| Clement Jeffrey | SEA | 13.06 |
| Martinez Victor | CLE | 9.3 |
| Inge Brandon | DET | 8.83 |
| Shoppach Kelly | CLE | 7.82 |
| Saltalamacchia Jarrod | TEX | 7.52 |
| Navarro Dioner | TBA | 7.46 |
| Laird Gerald | DET | 6.99 |
| Suzuki Kurt | OAK | 6.59 |
| Pierzynski A.J. | CHA | 6.18 |
| Johjima Kenji | SEA | 5.3 |
| Posada Jorge | NYA | 4.95 |
| Buck John | KCA | 4.25 |
| Barajas Rod | TOR | 3.97 |
| Varitek Jason | BOS | 3.57 |
| Olivo Miguel | KCA | 3.4 |
| Mathis Jeffrey | LAA | 2.5 |
| Barrett Michael | TOR | 2.05 |
| Bard Josh | BOS | 2 |
| Teagarden Taylor | TEX | 1.59 |
| Zaun Gregg | BAL | 1.14 |
| Molina Jose | NYA | 1 |
Monday, February 16, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
St. Louis Cardinals 2B
02/12/2009 - Strauss Q-&-A: On 2B, Kennedy timing, trades and more - STLtoday.com:
"'Mo' insists there is no outside help on the way at second base. They're going to sink or swim based on what's in the organization. The manager provided the strongest push for jettisoning Kennedy. If [Brian] Barden, [Joe] Thurston, [Brendan] Ryan, [Khalil] Greene, [Jarret] Hoffpauir and Skip [Schumaker] fail, Mark Grudzielanek remains on the market."
I wonder if AAA 3B David Freese could move to 2B. Adding a 20 HR 2B-eligible player is always nice. I'm thinking Brendan Ryan is the favorite, though.
"'Mo' insists there is no outside help on the way at second base. They're going to sink or swim based on what's in the organization. The manager provided the strongest push for jettisoning Kennedy. If [Brian] Barden, [Joe] Thurston, [Brendan] Ryan, [Khalil] Greene, [Jarret] Hoffpauir and Skip [Schumaker] fail, Mark Grudzielanek remains on the market."
I wonder if AAA 3B David Freese could move to 2B. Adding a 20 HR 2B-eligible player is always nice. I'm thinking Brendan Ryan is the favorite, though.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Baseball Prospectus' Player Forecast Manager
Baseball Prospectus | Unfiltered
As I write, there are major problems with the Player Forecast Manager. Normally, I'd skip past the occasional inclusion of a minor leaguer, but the total salaries sum to $3120 ($260 cap times 23 rosters slots equals $3120).
This means the mistakes are taking actual draft dollars from legitmate players. Amongst the glaring errors - Michael Madsen $43.78, Brad Knox $32.68, Jamie Moyer $40.97, Jordan Zimmerman $34,30, etc. If these mistakes were made at the low end of the salaries, I'd ignore them despite the misallocation, but when the mistakes involve the elite salaries, I can't ignore it.
FWIW, the setting I used did not include an inflation calculation and KRod came out at $58.
As I write, there are major problems with the Player Forecast Manager. Normally, I'd skip past the occasional inclusion of a minor leaguer, but the total salaries sum to $3120 ($260 cap times 23 rosters slots equals $3120).
This means the mistakes are taking actual draft dollars from legitmate players. Amongst the glaring errors - Michael Madsen $43.78, Brad Knox $32.68, Jamie Moyer $40.97, Jordan Zimmerman $34,30, etc. If these mistakes were made at the low end of the salaries, I'd ignore them despite the misallocation, but when the mistakes involve the elite salaries, I can't ignore it.
FWIW, the setting I used did not include an inflation calculation and KRod came out at $58.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Best Fantasy Baseball Names Contest - FakeTeams
4th Annual Fake Teams Best Fantasy Baseball Names Contest - FakeTeams
It is that time of year. Time for fantasy baseball names! I am running my fourth annual Best Fantasy Baseball Names contest over at Fake Teams. You've got a week or so.
Even if you don't enter, there are links aplenty to previous year's entries and winners to provide you with the cleverness to wow your league mates even if your drating skills do not.
It is that time of year. Time for fantasy baseball names! I am running my fourth annual Best Fantasy Baseball Names contest over at Fake Teams. You've got a week or so.
Even if you don't enter, there are links aplenty to previous year's entries and winners to provide you with the cleverness to wow your league mates even if your drating skills do not.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Cleveland Indians Fantasy News
Tribe infield could see shift - Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball News - cleveland.com:
"The two big moves that may or may not take place involve All-Star catcher Victor Martinez becoming a semiregular first baseman and an infield shift that would send Jhonny Peralta from short to third, Asdrubal Cabrera from second to short and Mark DeRosa from third to second."
Kick-up the value of C Kelly Shoppach. Drop the value of 1B Ryan Garko. Watch out Shin-Soo Choo, Dave Dellucci and Ben Francsico. Matt LaPorta has to play somewhere, and Travis Hafner has $48MM reasons over the next four seasons why it won't be DH.
"The two big moves that may or may not take place involve All-Star catcher Victor Martinez becoming a semiregular first baseman and an infield shift that would send Jhonny Peralta from short to third, Asdrubal Cabrera from second to short and Mark DeRosa from third to second."
Kick-up the value of C Kelly Shoppach. Drop the value of 1B Ryan Garko. Watch out Shin-Soo Choo, Dave Dellucci and Ben Francsico. Matt LaPorta has to play somewhere, and Travis Hafner has $48MM reasons over the next four seasons why it won't be DH.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Matt Wieters PECOTA Projection
Sit down. If you're a PECOTA fan and believer, you are going to either be thrilled or sunken. Baltimore Orioles' catching prospect Matt Wieters has his 2009 PECOTA projection.
He is going to be the Albert Pujols of catchers if it comes close to being correct - 31 HRs, 102 RBIs, .311/.395/.544.
He is going to be the Albert Pujols of catchers if it comes close to being correct - 31 HRs, 102 RBIs, .311/.395/.544.
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