BA names Colby top prospect of the PCL, four others rank in top 20
Posted by erik in Bryan Anderson, Chris Perez, Colby Rasmus, Jaime Garcia, Mitch BoggsDespite a down year at the plate, BA whole heartedly named Colby Rasmus the top prospect of the Pacific Coast League, ahead of Chase Headley, Max Scherzer, Brandon Wood and Carlos Gonzalez. It’s their faith in his tools that supersede the numbers and judge that’s it’s only a matter of time for Colby.
Chris Perez ranked the 12th best prospect in the league and is the top relief prospect. Bryan Anderson ranked between Nate Schierholtz and Franklin Morales, and was the second catcher to make the top twenty after the M’s Jeff Clement. They praise his game calling skills for someone of his youth, and they note his improvement in controlling the running game. They also like his speed (for a catcher) and hope he still may yet add some power.
Jaime Garcia and Mitch Boggs ranked 16th and 17th, respectively. Someone needs to update BA with the fact that Jaime went under the knife for Tommy John surgery, as they project him to be in the 2009 rotation. Scouts are high on Boggs’ pitching acumen and competitiveness, but question his ability to stick as a starter without at least an change up.
What excites me the most is in BA’s top twenties for the TL and PCL, nine of fourty made the cut. I’d rather have some players ready to make some big league impact then to have our best prospects in the lower minors. Now it’s up to the coaching to recognize their talents and properly employee them in the right spots.
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Don’t know if it has been mentioned on this site yet, but BA also released their All-Stars at each level. AAA – Freese, Boggs, Motte. AA – Salas. SS – Sedbrook, Reifer.
I knew that boggs was going to be ranked ahead of mortensen but i still believe that mortensen has the chance to be a more effective starter in the majors.
I believe Boggs is a reliever. Nice Fasball/Curveball combo but absolutely nothing else. Could make a nice swingman though to replace Thompson in the near future.
I’m with Kyle on this one. I think Mort was rushed up the ladder a little too quickly, and, hopefully, next year will be a big year for him.
Hey everyone-
I’m dissappointed that Motte did not crack the top 20. He not only excelled at Memphis, but proved he was not a fluke at the big league level. I do realize he needs to refine a #2 pitch, but when a guy can throw that hard AND throw strikes, it’s a beautiful thing.
Also, I think I may have mentioned this before, Mortenson’s stats are incredibly similar to Wainwright’s stats during his AAA seasoning. Comforting thought, huh?
Only about 380 days til our next World title!
Casey
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a “sharp-breaking slider” from Boggs. It’s a curveball. Watch some games BA.
Motte certainly seems like he got jipped. List the number of guys who touch 100mph in the PCL.
I’m guessing that Motte and Freese were both hurt by their age. BA seems to give a lot of weight to players being young for their level. They don’t do a very good job at looking at reasons for being older. I think they looked at the age of Motte and Freese and considered them the same as a Quad A reliever in his 3rd try at the AAA level and not as a second year pitcher or a late draftee who skipped a level entirely.