| Level |
Player |
Pos |
Age |
Potential |
| B |
Adam
LaRoche - Braves - The lefty
played solid ball in 2004 and again in 2005. He
is either going to breakout or continue to be a
solid player, either way he isn't a bad late draft
pick in some leagues. .259 - 20 HR's - 78 RBI's
- 53 Runs - 451 at bats. Hit 55 doubles with 775
at bats in 2004 and 2005 combined . |
1B |
26 |
8.0 |
| B |
Lance
Niekro - Giants - Son of Joe
Niekro went into a slump in the second half of the
2005 season. .252 - 12 HR's - 46 RBI's - 32 Runs.
Has added weight and strength in the off season.
|
1B |
27 |
8.6 |
| B |
Casey
Kotchman - Angels - The former
#1 pick should start at 1B over Erstad. .278 - 7
HR's - 22 RBI's - 16 Runs - 126 at bats. The lefty
has been rated the top prospect by Baseball America
3 of the last 4 years. |
1B |
23 |
9.3 |
| B |
Mike
Jacobs - Marlins - The big
prospect will take over for Carlos Delgado. May
see same action at catcher, but the hope fades if
he hits like he did last year. .310 - 11 HR's -
23 RBI's - 19 runs. 2-time minor league player of
the year. |
1B |
25 |
9.0 |
| B |
Richie Weeks
- Brewers - Good combination
of speed and power. If he blossoms he could be a
20HR, 30 SB player. .236 - 13 HR's - 42 RBI's -
56 Runs - 15 SB's - 360 at bats. Has surgery to
repair his thumb which negatively affected his hitting
in 2005. |
2B |
23 |
9.0 |
| B |
J.J.
Hardy - Brewers - Struggled
early on as a rookie, but finished solid. .247 -
9 HR's - 50 RBI's - 46 Runs. Will start at shortstop. |
SS |
23 |
9.2 |
| B |
Edwin Encarnacion
- Reds - Showed power but
not much discipline striking out 60 times. .232
- 9 HR's - 31 RBI's - 25 Runs - 211 at bats. Will
start at third base for a good Cincinnati line up. |
3B |
23 |
9.0 |
| B |
Rocco
Baldelli - Devil Rays - Missed
all of 2005 with an injury. Signed a big contract
so the team has confidence in him. 2004: .280 -
16 HR's - 74 RBI's - 79 Runs - 17 SB's. Could be
a 20 HR - 20 SB player. |
OF |
24 |
8.8 |
| B |
Jonny
Gomes - Devil Rays - Qualifies
for the outfield, although he will start at DH for
most of the season. .282 - 21 HR's - 54 RBI's -
61 Runs - 9 SB's - 348 at bats. One of many young
stud-to-be's in the Tamp Bay line up. Looks like
a possible 35 HR's - 15 SB's player. |
OF
DH |
25 |
9.0 |
| B |
Brandon McCarthy
- White Sox - Dominated down
the playoff stretch after being recalled from Triple-A.
3 Wins - 2 Loss - 4.03 ERA - 48 K's - 67 innings.
Should grab a start in the rotation and could shine.
Finished 3-1 with a 1.91 ERA in his second call-up. |
SP |
22 |
9.1 |
| B |
Jae Seo - Dodgers
- Pitched great after being
called up for the Mets and since was traded to the
Dodgers. 8 Wins - 2 Loss - 2.59 ERA - 59 K's - 90.1
innings. Moving to L.A. is always good for pitchers.
He should win 15 if healthy. |
SP |
28 |
9.2 |
| B |
Kyle Davies
- Braves - Big arm and talent,
but will have to fight his way into the Brave starting
rotation. 7 Wins - 6 Losses - 4.93 ERA - 62 K's
- 87.2 innings. Big strikeout pitcher in the minors.
Pitching in Atlanta is always good. |
SP |
24 |
9.3 |
| B |
Bobby
Jenks - White Sox - Finished
the end of the season as Chicago's closer. Then
he pitched great in the playoffs. 6 Saves - 1 Wins
- 1 Loss - 2.75 ERA - 50 K's - 32 innings. White
Sox win a lot of games and close ones too. |
RP |
26 |
9.0 |
| B |
Chad
Orvella - Devil Rays - Danny
Baez was traded to the Dodgers and Orvella has the
best shot at closing for Tampa Bay. 1 Save - 3 Wins
- 3 Loss - 3.60 ERA - 43 K's - 50 innings. Tampa
is much improved and don't forget, Baez had 41 saves
in the same role. |
RP |
25 |
9.1 |
