BA Midseason Top 50

[bowles8]

1 Bryce Harper, of, Nationals
2 Mike Trout, of, Angels
3 Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
4 Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves
5 Manny Machado, ss, Orioles
6 Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers
7 Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals
8 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
9 Jameson Taillon, rhp, Pirates
10 Brett Lawrie, 3b, Blue Jays
11 Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers
12 Jurickson Profar, ss, Rangers
13 Manny Banuelos, lhp, Yankees
14 Drew Pomeranz, lhp, Indians
15 Devin Mesoraco, c, Reds
16 Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves
17 Wil Myers, of, Royals
18 Carlos Martinez, rhp, Cardinals
19 Tyler Skaggs, lhp, Diamondbacks
20 Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
21 Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers
22 Hak-Ju Lee, ss, Rays
23 Jake Odorizzi, rhp, Royals
24 Aaron Hicks, of, Twins
25 Leonys Martin, of, Rangers
26 Dellin Betances, rhp, Yankees
27 Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals
28 Wilin Rosario, c, Rockies
29 Travis d'Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
30 Matt Harvey, rhp, Mets
31 Jason Kipnis, 2b, Indians
32 Brett Jackson, of, Cubs
33 Gary Brown, of, Giants
34 Robbie Erlin, lhp, Rangers
35 Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants
36 Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins
37 Anthony Ranaudo, rhp, Red Sox
38 Taijuan Walker, rhp, Mariners
39 Zach Lee, rhp, Dodgers
40 Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
41 Jonathan Singleton, of/1b, Phillies
42 Brad Peacock, rhp, Nationals
43 Jarred Cosart, rhp, Phillies
44 Randall Delgado, rhp, Braves
45 Anthony Gose, cf, Blue Jays
46 Nolan Arenado, 3b, Rockies
47 Allen Webster, rhp, Dodgers
48 Matt Szczur, of, Cubs
49 Jedd Gyorko, 3b, Padres
50 Paul Goldschmidt, 1b, Diamondbacks

[OnBaseMachine]

Mike Trout got called up by the Angels today.

[RedLegsToday]

50 Paul Goldschmidt, 1b, Diamondbacks

Only 1b on the list. He's OPS'ed 1.045, .990, and 1.065 the last 3 years. 23-year old in AA this year. If he's 50th, I can see why Yonder wouldn't be in the top 50. He's never hit that well.

[RedLegsToday]

8 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees

How does he move up a place from his preseason Top 50 spot? Still young, but, he seems to have taken a big step back offensively. Do people see him staying at catcher?

[dougdirt]

Originally Posted by RedLegsToday

How does he move up a place from his preseason Top 50 spot? Still young, but, he seems to have taken a big step back offensively. Do people see him staying at catcher?

There are a few more people on board with him staying at catcher than before, but most still think there is no chance. As for him moving up... he didn't. He was the #3 prospect in baseball at the end of last season. So he technically fell 5 spots and even with that, three guys between #3 and #8 have graduated, so he got passed up by quite a few guys.

[RedLegsToday]

Oh, I see what I did. Montero's milb.com page lists him as the 9th best prospect by mlb.com. Not BA. Sorry.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by OnBaseMachine

Mike Trout got called up by the Angels today.

I'm excited to see him. That kid is a great player. Speed, baserunning, gets on base and has power to boot.

[BuckeyeRedleg]

Originally Posted by Brutus the Pimp

I'm excited to see him. That kid is a great player. Speed, baserunning, gets on base and has power to boot.

Just looked up his info. Not even 20 yet. wow.

[LoganBuck]

Originally Posted by Brutus the Pimp

I'm excited to see him. That kid is a great player. Speed, baserunning, gets on base and has power to boot.

I have been debating the merits of adding Mike Trout to my fantasy team all day. I saw an excellent break down of players that made their MLB debuts at age 19 in the last 25 years. Only Edgar Renteria and Ken Griffey Jr had real helpful debuts in terms of WAR.

A nice little article here
http://angels.ocregister.com/2011/07...romoted/87383/

What do some of you expect from this young prodigy?

[dougdirt]

Originally Posted by LoganBuck

I have been debating the merits of adding Mike Trout to my fantasy team all day. I saw an excellent break down of players that made their MLB debuts at age 19 in the last 25 years. Only Edgar Renteria and Ken Griffey Jr had real helpful debuts in terms of WAR.

A nice little article here
http://angels.ocregister.com/2011/07...romoted/87383/

What do some of you expect from this young prodigy?

From a fantasy perspective, I would pick him up if he is available, but probably wouldn't start him right away. He has a chance to provide you some valuable steals from here on forward. He could be a boom/bust type of guy this season (I expect him to be very good in his career, but this season, at his age, its so tough to say). Worth stashing on your bench and seeing what happens though.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by LoganBuck

I have been debating the merits of adding Mike Trout to my fantasy team all day. I saw an excellent break down of players that made their MLB debuts at age 19 in the last 25 years. Only Edgar Renteria and Ken Griffey Jr had real helpful debuts in terms of WAR.

A nice little article here
http://angels.ocregister.com/2011/07...romoted/87383/

What do some of you expect from this young prodigy?

I'll echo Doug's thoughts. I think he's worth the gamble. I think he's got enough upside he can help you this year, even if he doesn't light the world on fire immediately. He'll still be good for some steals and a decent average.

[Brutus]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeRedleg

Just looked up his info. Not even 20 yet. wow.

Yessir. He's got the entire package.

[texasdave]

This article says that Trout is only up for the weekend.

Make no mistake: the Angels are looking at Friday’s promotion of top prospect Mike Trout to the majors as a short-term fix. The plan is for the 19-year-old to help out this weekend and then return to the minors if the hamstring injury suffered by Peter Bourjos last night proves as minor as hoped.

[fearofpopvol1]

Who will be better for their career....Trout or Harper? Both are similar ages and ranked 1 & 2.

[nemesis]

Originally Posted by fearofpopvol1

Who will be better for their career....Trout or Harper? Both are similar ages and ranked 1 & 2.

I tell you what those two could become the Superstars of their respective leagues for a long long time.

As of now I would say Harper. Trout will be in the AL West which means playing in Seattle and Oakland ALOT. I think it will affect his SLG%... Harper will not be a base-stealer or GG OFer like Trout will be, but I could see him hitting .290 to .315 while eclipsing 30 HR on the regular and 40 to that magical season of 50 in his prime years.