| @AdamWFoster's 2011 Offseason Prospect Rankings | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | |||||
| 1 | Jurickson Profar (eBay) |
SS | Up-the-middle defender who does just about everything well | 18.4 | TEX | |||||
| 2 | Bryce Harper (eBay) |
RF | Two more months in Low-A and he'd almost certainly be No. 1 | 18.7 | WAS | |||||
| 3 | Xander Bogaerts (eBay) |
SS | Likely big leaguer but he may not have the speed for shortstop | 18.7 | BOS | |||||
| 4 | Ronald Torreyes (eBay) |
2B | Outstanding line-drive hitter but upside is limited; rarely Ks | 18.8 | CIN | |||||
| 5 | Cheslor Cuthbert (eBay) |
3B | Solid debut for teenage Nicaraguan who signed for over $1 Mil | 18.6 | KC | |||||
| 6 | Jonathan Schoop (eBay) |
2B | Stayed afloat in A+ after being challenged with a June promo | 19.7 | BAL | |||||
| 7 | Sean Coyle (eBay) |
2B | K-rate climbed steadily and warrants watching going forward | 19.5 | BOS | |||||
| 8 | Jiovanni Mier (eBay) |
SS | Low-A repeater had success here but hit a wall upon A+ promo | 20.8 | HOU | |||||
| 9 | Gary Sanchez (eBay) |
C | Big boy, big power, big swing; a high-risk, high-reward talent | 18.6 | NYY | |||||
| 10 | Ronny Rodriguez (eBay) |
SS | Good power upside for a guy playing SS; doesn't draw walks | 19.2 | CLE | |||||
| 11 | Oscar Taveras (eBay) |
RF | Somehow managed to put together a .448 BABIP over 347 PA | 19.0 | STL | |||||
| 12 | Kolten Wong (eBay) |
2B | 22nd overall pick from the 2011 draft hit the ground running | 20.7 | STL | |||||
| 13 | Teodoro Martinez (eBay) |
CF | Good contact hitter who has both speed and youth on his side | 19.3 | TEX | |||||
| 14 | Christian Vazquez (eBay) |
C | Catcher who had big power numbers; oldest player on this list | 20.9 | BOS | |||||
| 15 | J.R. Murphy (eBay) |
C | More solid than spectacular; value takes a hit if he can't catch | 20.1 | NYY | |||||
| 16 | Tomas Telis (eBay) |
C | Doesn't walk or strike out but could hit enough for a catcher | 20.0 | TEX | |||||
| 17 | Miles Head (eBay) |
1B | Dominant start earned him A+ promo, where he slowed down | 20.2 | BOS | |||||
| 18 | Michael Crouse (eBay) |
RF | Lots of upside but lots of strikeouts; appears raw for his age | 20.6 | TOR | |||||
| 19 | Markus Brisker (eBay) |
RF | Also has problems making contact, but he can draw a walk | 20.9 | TOR | |||||
| 20 | Yorman Rodriguez (eBay) |
RF | Hand injury cut his season short; struck out a lot when healthy | 18.9 | CIN | |||||
| 21 | Christian Bethancourt (eBay) |
C | Good upside; cannon of an arm; doesn't draw walks, though | 19.8 | ATL | |||||
| 22 | Cristhian Adames (eBay) |
SS | No standout numbers but solid all-around full-season debut | 19.9 | COL | |||||
| 23 | Ramon Flores (eBay) |
LF | Successful full-season; numbers don't show a major weakness | 19.3 | NYY | |||||
| 24 | Jonathan Garcia (eBay) |
RF | Ks a lot and was streaky, but he definitely has some power | 19.6 | LAD | |||||
| 25 | Tucker Barnhart (eBay) |
C | Makes contact and draws walks; on this list because he's a C | 20.5 | CIN | |||||
| HM: | Nick Castellanos (DET), Noah Perio (FLA), Jacob Marisnick (TOR) and Edward Salcedo (ATL) | |||||||||
| * Ages are as of July 1, 2011 | ||||||||||
| ** Minimum 200 plate appearances | ||||||||||
Warning: These rankings were created without utilizing scouting information. The list was assembled as a conversation starter/watch list by way of a relatively simple, objective prospect finding system. After weighing in scouting information, our rankings of players will change.
Methodology: Only players who were a deviation below level-average age were considered for the list above. The average Low-A age in 2011 was approximately 22, with a standard deviation of approximately 2. Players were ranked based simply on deviations from level-average age, strikeout percentage, walk percentage and isolated power. The position that the player primarily played for the final two months of the season was also factored into the rankings.