Apparently after ranking Anderson in their Top 100 last year, BA is suffering a bit of prospect fatigue with Bryan Anderson. They rank him 15th overall. While you can make an argument for the players ranked ahead of him, in some ways I don’t see how Anderson is that far talent wise from Lou Marson.
Colby is the top ranked center fielder, Brett Wallace is the 4th best 3B. To my surprise David Freese was ranked the 17th best 3B, but I should preface that 3B was rated a weak crop overall.
Daryl Jones was ranked 13th overall as a corner outfielder, Pete Kozma was 14th in a very weak SS crop, and Chris Perez was ranked the third best relief prospect, behind Samardzija and Adam Miller of the Indians, who I though was a starter.
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Interesting that neither Adam Reifer nor Jon Jay made the lists for their positions.
And Niko was mentioned among the second basemen, rather than shortstops.
BA is of the thinking that Miller will never stay healthy for a full season as a starter.
it will be interesting to see what is said in the position chat
Miller is expected to be in Cleveland’s bullpen this year. He’s got the talent to be a legit No. 1 starter, but I think they realized that he has little chance of staying healthy in such a role.
Catcher J. P. Arencibia ranked 43rd overall. I’d say his realistic upside is a .280 average, with 30 homers, 30 doubles, and 30 walks.
Cardinal Bryan Anderson was unranked. I’d guess his realistic upside is .310, with 10 homers, 25 doubles, and, say, 55 walks.
Over 500 AB seasons, that’d be Arencibia .280/.320/.520 and Anderson .310/.380/.420.
Those would be offensively dead equivalent seasons, as Anderson’s advantage in OBP would exactly balance J.P.’s advantage in power.
(Moreover, Anderson was distinctly better defensively in 2008.)
Just a morsel of food for thought.