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Robert Stephenson is ranked 32nd best prospect in rankings that came out today. Ahead of him is a 19 year old coming off of Tommy John with under 30 innings pitched in A-ball.
Underrated.
http://sbb.scout.com/2/1319654.html
Robert Stephenson is ranked 32nd best prospect in rankings that came out today. Ahead of him is a 19 year old coming off of Tommy John with under 30 innings pitched in A-ball.
Underrated.
We all know Stephenson will be good, so it's hardly a risk to call him underrated -- unless you want to say he's going to win a Cy Young.
Tough question, but for me the guy who's raised his stock most w/out getting much public acclaim is Mejias Brean. Very impressive the way he has been grinding in the second half.
Josh Smith
camisadelgolf (08-27-2013),powersackers (08-27-2013)
Jackson Stephens. 19 years old in A ball, good size, 3.53 fip.
RedlegJake (08-30-2013)
Attended 1976 World Series in my Mother's Womb. Attended 1990 World Series Game 2 as a 13 year old. Want to take my son to a a World Series Game in Cincinnati in my lifetime.
FIP in the minor leagues is pretty useless to me. I am a big numbers believer, but FIP is built around things that work in the Majors. They work in the Majors because at that level, the guys in the 15-85% range of the league are all pretty close in overall talent (with the bottom 15% and top 15% being separated from the rest quite well). In the minor leagues though you don't always have that in a given league.
With that said, I have been saying for a while now that Stephens is a guy that people should be talking about but aren't.
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