Best Records at the All Star Break
ML – Philadelphia Continentals 61-31
AAA – Florida Hurricanes 63-30
AA – Fargo Elks 65-28 Philadelphia Continentals 65-28
High A – Philadelphia Continentals 67-26 Florida Hurricanes 67-26
Low A – Las Vegas Running Rebels 71-22
Rookie – Houston Caballeros 24-3
Amazing how solid Philly is top to bottom, they also have the second best record in AAA, Florida is impressive as well.
Having 5 ML pitchers with ERA’s under 2.00 tells us that the pitching is way out of whack but like others have noticed, the latest update should correct that a bit. Jeff MacDougal is a fabo SP but his 1.39 is almost half of his career number of 2.66.
Lack of power makes guys like Randy Dixon in New York very valuable with his 56 steals.
Fargo’s Albert McEnroe has an incredible .494 OBP, that is one hell of a number.
So far it looks like no hitter will get to 50 HR’s this year. That is a big change for WIS.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Rule 5 Draft History
I was thinking today of the value of Rule 5 picks. Rather the value or lack of value......and I did a quick review of the 7 1st picks of the Rule 5 draft. Below is a stat recap and grade for each.
It is interesting that all are still on rosters as of today.
Year 1 - Seattle Ricky Kidd Career 54 wins, 83 losses, ERA of 5.70 It is safe to say that Ricky the Kid didn't grow up well cnough to suit Seattle, he gets a C-, and that may be generous. He has logged over 1,000 innings in the ML
Year 2 - Las Vegas Vic Lee Career 95 HR's, 342 RBI's and a .281 batting average. He is servicable but not a star. He gets a C+
Year 3 - New York Mafia Alex Gonzalez Career 208 HR's, 582 RBI's and a .299 batting average. He is a beast of a pick and easily rates an A.
Year 4 - Augusta Damaso Cortes Career of 6 HR's, 147 RBI's and a .283 batting average. He is a good defender so he has that going for him. But overall his production is pretty weak. he grades a C-
Year 5 - Augusta Artie Robinson Career 36 Hr's and 144 RBI's and a .295 batting average in his first two years. Being that he is just 24 he is a work in progress but he get a tentative stamp of approval and grades a B+
Year 6 - Augusta Isaac Spencer Has just one year under his belt and he had 13 dingers and 46 RBI while hitting 341. He gets a B for now.
Year 7 - Milwaukee Brook Bristow 6 wins 4 losses and a 3.07 ERA makes him a great pick so far.
A mixed bag, which is about what one would expect. Years 3, 5, and 7 look like solid picks with 3 and 7 being my personal favorites. It is nice to see someone other than Augusta pick this year! Let me know if you have a Rule 5 player that has turned out to be a Johan Santana type of rule 5 and I will spotlight him.
It is interesting that all are still on rosters as of today.
Year 1 - Seattle Ricky Kidd Career 54 wins, 83 losses, ERA of 5.70 It is safe to say that Ricky the Kid didn't grow up well cnough to suit Seattle, he gets a C-, and that may be generous. He has logged over 1,000 innings in the ML
Year 2 - Las Vegas Vic Lee Career 95 HR's, 342 RBI's and a .281 batting average. He is servicable but not a star. He gets a C+
Year 3 - New York Mafia Alex Gonzalez Career 208 HR's, 582 RBI's and a .299 batting average. He is a beast of a pick and easily rates an A.
Year 4 - Augusta Damaso Cortes Career of 6 HR's, 147 RBI's and a .283 batting average. He is a good defender so he has that going for him. But overall his production is pretty weak. he grades a C-
Year 5 - Augusta Artie Robinson Career 36 Hr's and 144 RBI's and a .295 batting average in his first two years. Being that he is just 24 he is a work in progress but he get a tentative stamp of approval and grades a B+
Year 6 - Augusta Isaac Spencer Has just one year under his belt and he had 13 dingers and 46 RBI while hitting 341. He gets a B for now.
Year 7 - Milwaukee Brook Bristow 6 wins 4 losses and a 3.07 ERA makes him a great pick so far.
A mixed bag, which is about what one would expect. Years 3, 5, and 7 look like solid picks with 3 and 7 being my personal favorites. It is nice to see someone other than Augusta pick this year! Let me know if you have a Rule 5 player that has turned out to be a Johan Santana type of rule 5 and I will spotlight him.
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