Jan 12, 2006 17:43
BBA announced it... Current/05 Thunder underlined.
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Philip Hughes, rhp [Over-rated *clapclap clapclapclap*]
2. Eric Duncan, 3b/1b [Still young, still never going to amount to anything in stripes]
3. Jose Tabata, of
4. C.J. Henry
5. Austin Jackson, of
6. Eduardo Nunez, ss
7. Marcos Vechionacci, 3b
8. Christian Garcia, rhp [This guy's been on the list for a few years. Can't wait to see his stuff.]
9. Jeff Marquez, rhp
10. Tyler Clippard, rhp [IMO, Clip should be higher]
[[WHERE IS DESALVO? POPE? BEAN?]]
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average: Jose Tabata
Best Power Hitter: Eric Duncan [What?!]
Best Strike-Zone Discipline: Kevin Reese [Agree! <3 my kevie]
Fastest Baserunner: Brett Gardner [I'd like to see him race Thomp.]
Best Athlete: C.J. Henry [Bullshit category.]
Best Fastball: Philip Hughes
Best Curveball: Christian Garcia
Best Slider: Matt Smith [Agree. Smith's hook is devastating when it's on.]
Best Changeup: Matt DeSalvo [Best off-speed in general.]
Best Control: Tyler Clippard
Best Defensive Catcher: Omir Santos [<3 for Omir! Great catcher.]
Best Defensive Infielder: Marcos Vechionacci
Best Infield Arm: Eduardo Nunez
Best Defensive Outfielder: Brett Gardner [Now that Vento's gone, yeah, sure just give it to him.]
Best Outfield Arm: Rudy Guillen [Hell yes. Saved two runs in game four. Hit into the corner in left, he dug it out and got it to third in great time. Everyone was like... "HOLY CRAP!".]
Did Kevin Thompson change his name to Brett Gardner? While I've heard Gardner was a good player, Thompson was LIGHTING on the bases and nearly flawless in Center/Left/Right, Hmm.
Also, I'd have to say that Eric Duncan is abosolutely 100% not the best power hitter. Mitch Jones is. And that's a totally unbiased statement! I mean, look how the two compare:
Mitch:
Games: 128
At-Bats: 489
Runs: 82
Hits: 131
Doubles: 30
Triples:3
HR:27
RBI79
Total Bags 248
Walks 52
Strikeouts: 174
AVG/SLUGG/OBP
.347/.507/.268
Eric:
Games: 126
At-Bats: 451
Runs: 60
Hits: 106
Doubles: 15
Triples: 3
HR: 19
RBI: 61
Total Bases: 184
Walks: 59
Stripleouts: 136
AVG/SLUGG/OBP
.326/.408/.235
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