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Volume
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Rookies
to watch (with Starting Jobs in 2007) II
Delmon Young | Tampa Bay Devil Rays
| Outfield
Just two seasons after being the first overall pick
in the 2003 draft, Delmon Young has become the consensus best prospect in
all of baseball. After hitting .322/.388/.538 with 25 homers and 56 total
extra-base hits in 131 games at Single-A in 2004, Young moved up to the
high minors last season and batted .315/.354/.527 with 26 homers and 59
total extra-base hits in 136 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Those
numbers are impressive enough on their own, but what makes them
particularly outstanding is that Young played the entire 2005 season at
the age of 19.
The sky is essentially the limit when it comes to
Youngs offensive potential. He needs to work on drawing walks and could
cut down on his strikeouts, but those are things that tend to improve
naturally at his age. Young has huge power potential, has shown the
ability to post big batting averages wherever hes gone, and has
surprisingly good speed. In addition to hitting .317/.370/.531 with 51
homers and 214 RBIs in 267 pro games in 2005, Young has stolen 53 bases at
75-percent clip. He has legitimate Hall of Fame ability.
Delmon
Young made headlines this season for just about everything but his actual
performance. He received a 50-game suspension for throwing his bat at an
umpire and angered the Devil Rays with negative comments in a USA Today
article. Of course, when it comes to his fantasy value, the important
thing is that Dmitris little brother hit .316/.341/.474 with eight
homers, 34 total extra-base hits, and 22 steals in 86 games at Triple-A.
Arguably baseballs top prospect.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: A+
Andrew Miller | Detroit Tigers |
Starter
The No. 6 overall pick in Junes
draft, Andrew Miller became the first player from the class to make it to
the majors when he was called up last week. Miller dominated as a starter
at the University of North Carolina and was considered by many to be the
top talent in the draft, but slipped to Detroit because of concerns over
his demands. Part of his contract included being called up this early,
but Miller is unlikely to see anything but mop-up duty down the stretch.
Come July of next season, he could be ready to join Justin Verlander and
Jeremy Bonderman in the ace-filled rotation.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: A-
Troy Tulowitzki | Colorado Rockies
| Shortstop
Troy Tulowitzki followed Bobby Crosby
as the starting shortstop at Long Beach State University and then as a
first-round pick, with the Rockies grabbing him seventh overall in 2005.
Tulowitzki hit .291/.370/.473 with 13 homers and 49 total extra-base hits
in 104 games at Double-A and was called up when Colorado decided theyd
seen enough of Clint Barmes out-making. Coors Field no longer inflates
numbers to ridiculous degrees and Tulowitzki doesnt have much speed, but
he projects as one of the better-hitting shortstops in baseball over the
long haul and has value in NL-only leagues right now.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: A-
Alexi Casilla | Minnesota Twins |
Shortstop
Signed by the Angels out of the
Dominican Republic in 2003, Alexi Casilla batted .296/.371/.370 with 75
steals in 156 pro games before being shipped to the Twins for J.C. Romero
during the offseason. Romero has been a complete bust, while Casillas
prospect stock has risen dramatically. He hit .318/.385/.398 with 50
steals in 123 games between Single-A and Double-A, earning a trip to
Minnesota. Hell serve as a pinch-runner and occasional sub for Luis
Castillo at second base for now, but long term Casilla projects as Jason
Bartletts double-play partner as soon as mid-2007.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B
Adam Lind | Toronto Blue Jays |
Outfield
A third-round pick out of the
University of South Alabama in 2004, Adam Lind batted .313/.373/.484 in
196 games between two levels of Single-A coming into this season. Lind
began this year at Double-A, batted .310/.357/.543 in 91 games, and
received a quick promotion to Triple-A. Once there he went nuts, hitting
.394/.496/.596 in 34 games. Linds high strikeout rate makes it unlikely
that hell continue to post huge batting averages in the majors and hes
limited defensively, but at the very least he projects as a .280-20-90
hitter. He should get a chance in Toronto next season.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B
Ryan Sweeney | Chicago White Sox |
Outfield
Taken in the second round out of an
Iowa high school in 2003, Ryan Sweeney has moved very quickly through
Chicagos organization, getting a call-up to the big leagues at the age of
21. Hes always been talked about as someone with big-time power
potential, but so far has managed a total of 23 homers in 394 pro games.
He batted .296/.350/.452 with 13 homers and 41 total extra-base hits in
118 games at Triple-A prior to joining the White Sox, which makes Sweeney
a solid bet regardless of whether the power fully develops. If the White
Sox decide to ditch Scott Podsednik, Sweeney is the replacement.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B
Kevin Kouzmanoff | Cleveland
Indians | Third Base
A sixth-round pick in 2003, Kevin
Kouzmanoff is light on physical tools and heavy on outstanding numbers.
Kouzmanoff hit .330 in 2004 and .339 last season, and then made those
numbers look downright pathetic after moving up to the high minors this
season. Splitting the year between Double-A and Triple-A, Kouzmanoff hit
.379/.437/.656 with 22 homers and 51 total extra-base hits in 94 games
before getting a call-up to the big leagues over the weekend. A third
baseman in the minors, Kouzmanoffs long-term home in the majors is likely
first base or a corner-outfield spot.
Fantistics Long-Term Fantasy Grade: B-
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2006 Archives:
Volume
1
Delmon Young OF, Prince Fielder
1B,
Francisco Liriano SP, Ian Stewart 3B,
Justin Verlander SP, Ryan Zimmerman 3B, Jeremy Hermida
OF
Volume
2
Dan Uggla 2B, James Loney 1B, Ian Kinsler 2B, Brian
Bannister SP, Reggie Abercrombie OF, Josh Barfield 2B
Volume 3
Fausto Carmona SP, Ricky Nolasco
SP,
Taylor Buchholz SP,
Fernando Nieve SP,
Sean Marshall SP,
Jason Hammel
Volume
4
Drew Meyer SS,
John Rheinecker SP,
Shaun Marcum SP,
Ronny
Paulino C,
Jeremy Guthrie SP,
Manny Delcarmen RP
Volume
5
Howie Kendrick 2B,
Mike OConnor SP,
Kevin Frandsen 2B,
Casey Janssen SP,
Angel Guzman SP,
Reggie Willits OF
Volume
6
Russell Martin C, Andre Ethier OF, Brandon Fahey SS, Carlos Ruiz
C, Tommy Murphy OF, Mike Napoli C
Volume
7
Cole Hamels SP,
Willy
Aybar 3B,
Dana Eveland SP,
Chris
Roberson OF,
Melky
Cabrera
OF,
Jose
Bautista 3B
Volume
8
Yusmeiro Petit SP, Erick Aybar
SS,
Anthony Reyes SP,
Boof Bonser SP, Ty
Taubenheim SP,
Renyel Pinto SP
Volume
9
Kendry Morales 1B,
Jered Weaver SP,
Jason Botts 1B,
Enrique Gonzalez SP,
Alay Soler SP,
Jack Hannahan 3B
Volume
10 Joel Guzman
OF, Lastings
Milledge OF,
Matt Kemp OF,
David Pauley SP,
Bill Bray RP,
Jamie Shields SP
Volume
11 Jon Lester
SP,
Mike
Rouse SS,
Chris Sampson SP,
Eliezer Alfonzo C,
Zach Jackson SP,
Zach Miner SP
Volume
12 Chad Billingsley SP,
Scott Mathieson SP,
Franklin Gutierrez OF, Travis Ishikawa 1B,
Carlos Villanueva SP,
Carlos Marmol SP
Volume
13 Jeremy Sowers
SP,
Craig Hansen RP,
Ben Johnson OF, Scott Thorman 1B,
Jon Switzer RP,
Edward Mujica RP
Volume
14 Catcher:
Kurt Suzuki, First Base: Ryan Shealy, Second Base: Howie Kendrick, Honorable Mention: Alberto Callaspo,
Shortstop: Brandon Wood, Third Base: Alex Gordon, Left Field:
Billy Butler, Center Field: Chris Young, Right Field: Elijah
Dukes, Starter: Phil Hughes, Starter: Homer Bailey, Starter: Jered
Weaver, Starter: Matt Garza, Starter: Tom Gorzelanny, Reliever: Pat Neshek
Volume
15 Mike Pelfrey
SP,
Anibal Sanchez SP,
Shin-Soo Choo OF,
Pat Neshek RP, Wes Littleton RP,
Kevin Barry SP
Volume
16 Stephen Drew
SS,
Adam Jones OF,
Adam Loewen SP,
Chris Denorfia OF, Todd Linden OF, Tony Gwynn Jr. OF
Volume
17 Carlos Quentin
OF,
Jason Windsor P,
Mark Lowe RP,
Tony Pena RP,
Josh Rabe OF, Melvin Dorta IF
Volume
18 Andy Marte
3B,
Nelson Cruz OF, Josh Rupe SP,
Matt Albers SP, Shane Komine SP, James Johnson SP
Volume
19 Ben Zobrist
SS, Ryan Roberts 2B,
Josh Sharpless
RP, Juan Mateo SP, Brent Clevlen OF, Jose Veras RP
Volume
20 Matt Garza
SP,
Jason Hirsh SP, Edinson Volquez SP,
Ryan Garko 1B,
Alberto Callaspo 2B, Zach Ward SP
Volume
21 Chris Young
OF, Davis Romero SP,
Rajai Davis OF,
Andrew Brown RP, John Hattig 3B, Ryan OMalley SP
Volume
22 Dustin Pedroia
SS,
Chris Iannetta C, Jeff Karstens SP,
James Hoey RP, T.J. Bohn OF, Joe Thurston OF
Volume
23 Delmon Young
OF, Andrew Miller SP, Troy Tulowitzki SS, Alexi Casilla SS, Adam Lind
OF, Ryan Sweeney
OF, Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B, Fred Lewis
OF, David Murphy OF, Charlton Jimerson OF, Charlie Haeger SP, Vinny Rottino
3B, Ryan Braun RP, Jon Huber RP, Brian Rogers RP
Volume
24 Alex
Gordon 3B, Brandon Wood SS, Billy Butler OF, Andy LaRoche 3B, Ian
Stewart 3B, Felix Pie OF, Josh Fields 3B, Hunter Pence OF, Evan Longoria
3B, Ryan Braun 3B
2005 Archives:
Volume
1
Jeff Baker,
Mark Teahen,
Huston Street, Jason Repko
Volume
2
2B Pete Orr, P Andy Sisco, 2B Mike
Fontenot, OF Tony Blanco, RP Ryan Speier
Volume
3 Matt Diaz, Todd
Coffey, D.J. Houlton, Jonny
Gomes, Ambiorix Burgos
Volume
4 Colter Bean RP , Tim Bausher SP, Scott Munter
RP, Carmen Cali RP, Royce Ring RP
Volume
5 Ezequiel Astacio SP,
Robinson Cano 2B, Jeremy Accardo RP, Sean Henn
SP , Chien-Ming Wang SP
Volume
6 Keith Reed OF,
Tim Stauffer P, Jeff Fiorentino OF, Oscar Robles
3B, Brad Thompson P
Volume
7 Ervin Santana SP, Aaron Hill
SS, Todd Self OF, Joe Dillon 3B, Chris Prieto
OF
Volume
8 Brandon McCarthy SP ,
Dan Johnson 1B , Kyle Davies SP, Wandy Rodriguez SP, Derek Thompson
SP
Volume
9 Hayden Penn SP, Kelly Shoppach
C, Kelly Johnson OF, Mike Morse SS
Chad Orvella
Volume
10 Andy Marte Third Base, Rickie Weeks Second Base, Tony Giarratano
Shortstop, Shane Costa Outfield, John Koronka
Starter
Volume
11
Brian McCann Catcher, Chris
Ray Reliever,
Prince Fielder First Base, J.P. Howell
Starter, Ryan Shealy First Base
Volume
12
Justin Huber 1B, Edwin Encarnacion
3B , Paul McAnulty 1B, Brandon Medders RP, Jonah Bayliss RP
Volume
13 Ryan Howard 1B,
Justin Verlander
SP, Scott Olsen
SP, Zach Duke
SP, Brian Shackelford
RP
Volume
14 Jeff Francoeur
OF, Bobby Jenks P, Melky Cabrera OF, Adam Stern
OF, Fernando Cortez IF
Volume
15
Joey Gathright OF, Chin-Feng Chen OF ,
Chris Snelling OF, Matt Murton OF, Fernando Cabrera
RP
Volume
16
Curtis Granderson OF, Scott Baker SP, Chip Ambres
OF, Brad Eldred 1B, John Rodriguez OF
Volume
17
Conor Jackson 1B,
Yuniesky Betancourt 1B, John Gall 1B, Jonathan Broxton
RP, Manny Delcarmen RP
Volume
18
Omar Quintanilla SS, Dustin McGowan SP, Macay
McBride RP, Jon Papelbon SP , Jeff Harris RP
Volume
19
Felix Hernandez SP,
Anthony Reyes SP, Jeff Mathis C, Brandon Watson
OF, Alejandro Freire 1B
Volume
20 Joe Saunders SP, Brian Anderson
OF,
Joey Devine RP, Jose Capellan RP, Corey Hart
OF
Volume
21 Matt Cain SP, Choo Freeman
OF, Greg Dobbs 3B, Mike Jacobs 1B, Eude Brito SP
Volume
22 Ryan Zimmerman IF, Freddie Bynum IF, Shingo Takatsu
RP, Shane Victorino OF, Franklin Gutierrez OF,
Bernie Castro 2B, Justin Huber 1B, Josh Willingham C/ OF ,
Walter Young 1B, Jeremy Hermida OF, Travis Bowyer RP, Francisco Liriano
SP, Andy Marte 3B, Guillermo Quiroz C, Ben Johnson OF, Willy Aybar 2B,
Ramiro Mendoza RP, Matt Watson
OF, Juan Cruz RP,
Jose Lopez IF
2004 Archives:
Volume
1
AARON MILES
2B
TERRMEL SLEDGE
OF
JOE MAUER
C
KHALIL GREENE
SS
BOBBY CROSBY
SS
JASON BAY
OF
Volume
2
CASEY DAIGLE - P HECTOR LUNA
SS
DAVID AARDSMA - P CHRIS SHELTON
1B/C
JOSE CASTILLO
2B/SS
RYAN WAGNER - P
Volume
3
MATT HOLLIDAY
OF
JASON FRASOR - P
ALEX GRAMAN - P ADRIAN GONZALEZ 1B
CHAD TRACY
3B/OF
Volume
4
BRIAN DALLIMORE
IF
FRANKLYN GRACESQUI - P DARNELL McDONALD
OF
KAZUHITO TADANO - P VALENTINO PASCUCCI
OF
Volume
5
BRAD HAWPE
OF
DANNY GARCIA
IF
BRIAN BRUNEY - P WILSON BETEMIT
IF
Volume
6
CASEY KOTCHMAN
1B
DOUG DeVORE
OF
FELIX DIAZ - P DANIEL CABRERA
P
RYAN MADSON -
P
Volume
7
ZACK GREINKE - P NICK GREEN
2B
KEVIN YOUKILIS
3B
JAMIE BROWN
P
FRANK FRANCISCO -
P
Volume
8
CLINT NAGEOTTE -
P
JUSTIN GERMANO
P
ANDY DOMINIQUE
1B/C
ALEX RIOS
OF
SEAN BURNETT - P
Volume
9
TODD LINDEN OF
YADIER MOLINA
C
MATT TREANOR
C
CHOO FREEMAN
OF
BEN HENDRICKSON - P
Volume
10
JUAN DOMINGUEZ - P ARNIE MUNOZ - P JON KNOTT
OF/1B
TIM RAINES JR.
OF
ROBB QUINLAN
OF/1B
Volume
11
MATT GUERRIER - P ANDY GREEN
2B
BRAD HALSEY - P NOAH LOWRY - P
TOP FIVE KEEPER TARGETS FROM THE 2004 DRAFT
Volume
12 MIKE WOOD - P DAVID DeJESUS
OF MARK TEAHEN
3B JOHN BUCK
C MIKE TONIS
C
Volume
13 DAVID NEWHAN
IF/OF
DAVID BUSH - P JUSTIN LEONE
3B
TRAVIS BLACKLEY - P JUAN BRITO
C
Volume
14
CHARLES THOMAS
OF
CHRIS BURKE
2B
JOSH WILLINGHAM
C/1B
BRENDAN HARRIS
IF
MARCUS THAMES OF
Volume
15
DAVID WRIGHT
3B GRADY SIZEMORE
OF
BUCKY JACOBSEN
DH
NOOK LOGAN
OF
BOBBY MADRITSCH
P
Volume
16 SCOTT KAZMIR
P
JUSTIN JONES
P
BILL MURPHY
P
HENRI STANLEY
OF
REGGIE ABERCROMBIE
OF
Justin Huber Brendan Harris
Volume
17 JESSE CRAIN
P
B.J. UPTON
SS
YHENCY BRAZOBAN
P
MERKIN VALDEZ
P
RUBEN GOTAY
2B
Volume
1 8 GABE GROSS
OF
BRAD
HENNESSEY
P
RYAN SNARE
P
JAIRO GARCIA
P
CHA-SEUNG BAEK
P
Volume
19
FREDDY GUZMAN
OF
JEFF KEPPINGER
2B
JIMMY SERRANO
P
JORGE de la ROSA
P
CRAIG BRAZELL
1B
Volume
20
10) Mark Teahen 9) Wilson Valdez 8) Josh Kroeger 7) Rick Ankiel 6) Eric Crozier
5) Jason Kubel 4) Garret Atkins 3) Casey Kotchman 2) Edwin Jackson 1) Jose Capellan
Volume
21
6) Jeremy Guthrie, Cleveland
Indians 5) Russ Adams, Toronto Blue
Jays 4) Dave Krynzel, Milwaukee
Brewers 3) Gavin Floyd, Philadelphia
Phillies 2) Nick Swisher, Oakland As 1) Ryan Howard, Philadelphia
Phillies
Volume
22
Dallas McPherson,
Anaheim Angels
J.D. Durbin, Minnesota Twins Jeremy Reed, Seattle
Mariners Mike Gosling, Arizona
Diamondbacks Dioner Navarro, New York
Yankees Logan Kensing, Florida Marlins Greg Dobbs, Seattle
Mariners Carmen Cali, St. Louis
Cardinals
Volume
23
Dan Johnson, Andy
Phillips, Curtis Granderson, Dan Meyer, Victor Diaz
Volume
24
Jason Bay, Khalil Greene, Bobby Crosby, Zack Greinke,
David DeJesus, Justin Morneau, Adam LaRoche, Scott Hairston, David Wright, Noah Lowry
Volume
25
P Joe Blanton,
P Jeff Francis, RP Chin-Hui Tsao, 2B/SS Jason Bartlett,
P Edwin Jackson,
3B Dallas
McPherson, 1B Casey Kotchman, SS Russ Adams, OF Jason Kubel, Minnesota Twins, OF Jeremy Reed, OF Nick Swisher
2003 Archives:
Volume
1
JERIOME ROBERTSON
SP
COLBY LEWIS
SP
KURT AINSWORTH
SP
GARY KNOTTS
SP
JOSH STEWART
SP
OSCAR VILLARREAL
SP
MARK TEIXEIRA
3B/1B
Volume
2
ERICK ALMONTE
SS
ROCCO BALDELLI
OF
JEREMY BONDERMAN
SP
RICH HARDEN
SP
AARON HEILMAN
SP
JESSE FOPPERT
SP
Volume 3
COCO CRISP
OF
ALEXIS GOMEZ
OF
JOHN-FORD GRIFFIN
OF
GRADY SIZEMORE
OF
B.J. UPTON
SS
HANLEY RAMIREZ
SS
Volume 4 JASON GRABOWSKI
OF/C/3B/1B
AARON TAYLOR
RP
LEW FORD
OF
JASON LANE
OF
FREDDY SANCHEZ
2B/SS
ROBB QUINLAN
OF
Volume 5 JEROME WILLIAMS
SP
CLAUDIO VARGAS
SP
CHASE UTLEY
2B/3B
JODY GERUT
OF
JASON BAY
OF
Volume
6
GERALD LAIRD
C
ANDREW GOOD
SP
KIRK SAARLOOS
SP
TODD SEARS
1B
WILLIE HARRIS
OF/2B
JOSE REYES
SS
Volume
7
Top Ten Hitting Prospects
Volume
8
Top Ten Pitching Prospects
Volume
9
JOHNNY ESTRADA
C
BUBBA CROSBY
OF
ROB STRATTON
OF
JUSTIN DUCHSCHERER -
SP ESIX SNEAD
OF
CHONE FIGGINS
IF
Volume
10 DONTRELLE WILLIS - SP ANTONIO PEREZ
SS/2B
JASON PHILLIPS
C/1B
JASON YOUNG - SP PAT STRANGE - SP
Volume
11
NICK SWISHER
OF/1B
ANDY MARTE
3B
PRINCE FIELDER
1B
BRAD NELSON
1B/OF
JUSTIN HUBER
C
Volume 12 DAVID
KELTON
3B/1B/OF
JHONNY PERALTA
SS/3B
ZACH SORENSEN
IF
MIKE NAKAMURA
RP
EDGAR GONZALEZ
SP
Volume
13
MATT KATA
2B
FRANCISCO SANTOS
1B/OF
JOSE VALVERDE
RP MARIO
RAMOS SP
BO HART
2B
Volume
14
DAVE MATRANGA
IF
RODRIGO ROSARIO
SP
BRANDON CLAUSSEN
SP
CARLOS VALDERRAMA
OF
CARLOS RIVERA
1B
Volume
15
CODY ROSS
OF
DAN HAREN
SP
JIMMY JOURNELL
SP
MIKE GALLO
RP
NATE BUMP
SP
Volume
16
LAYNCE NIX
OF
LUIS TERRERO
OF
EDWIN ALMONTE
RP
JASON STANFORD
SP
CHRIS MEARS
RP
Volume
17
ALEJANDRO MACHADO
IF
VICTOR DIAZ
IF
RYAN SNARE
SP
WILL SMITH
OF
ADRIAN GONZALEZ
1B
Volume
18
RICH HARDEN
SP
RENE REYES
OF
RYAN WAGNER
RP
MARK MALASKA
RP
CHIN-HUI TSAO
SP
Volume
19
RYAN HANNAMAN
SP
JOE VALENTINE
RP
KENNY KELLY
OF
PHIL DUMATRAIT
SP
Volume
20
GARRETT ATKINS
3B
JIMMY GOBBLE
SP
JON SWITZER
SP
JOSH HALL
SP
AARON LOOPER
RP
Volume
21 DERNELL STENSON
1B/OF
NEAL COTTS
SP
J.J. PUTZ
RP
JON ADKINS
SP
Volume
22
JOSE LOPEZ
SS
JASON STOKES
1B
MIGUEL CABRERA
3B
JEFF MATHIS
C
CASEY KOTCHMAN
1B
Volume
23
JUSTIN MORNEAU
1B
JOSE REYES
SS
VICTOR MARTINEZ
C
JOE MAUER
C
MARK TEIXEIRA
1B/3B
Volume
24
JEROME WILLIAMS - SP JEREMY BONDERMAN
- SP JASON ARNOLD - SP CLINT NAGEOTTE -
SP ADAM WAINWRIGHT -
SP
Volume
25
GAVIN FLOYD - SP SCOTT KAZMIR - SP
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ - RP RICH HARDEN - SP JESSE FOPPERT - SP
Volume
26
RICKIE WEEKS
2B
BOBBY CROSBY
SS
KHALIL GREENE
SS
EDWIN JACKSON - SP MATT RILEY - SP
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