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Sunday, January 15, 2006
top prospects: nationals
the braves were good the marlins were fantastic the mets were terrible the phillies were worse the nationals are worse than that. i still think of them as the expos.
1. Ryan Zimmerman, 3b
2. Collin Balester, rhp
3. Clint Everts, rhp
4. Ian Desmond, ss
5. Armando Galarraga, rhp
6. Kory Casto, 3b
7. Mike Hinckley, lhp
8. Bill Bray, lhp
9. Larry Broadway, 1b
10. Daryl Thompson, rhp
i can't really say they're worse. it's hard to get worse than the phillies. as with the mets and the phillies, we have one prospect. the phillies had three but the injury concerns of the first plus the marginal status of the other two make it one. and they got that pitcher that could make it. but he'll just be a guy. if he does. make it. the point is they ain't all that great. they suck. and so do the expos.
here's their prospect:
Career Batting Statistics for Ryan Zimmerman:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 U. of Virgin NCAA 18 0 NCA 223 12 28 0 14 .051 .874 .072 .308
2004 U. of Virgin NCAA 19 0 NCA 254 17 18 1 18 .063 .929 .081 .361
2005 U. of Virgin NCAA 20 0 NCA 238 37 14 6 22 .135 .941 .125 .393
2005 Savannah SAL 20 Wan A 17 0 3 2 3 .000 .824 .357 .471
2005 Harrisburg East 20 Wan AA 233 15 34 9 20 .060 .854 .146 .326
2005 Washington N NL 20 Wan MLB 59 3 12 0 10 .048 .797 .213 .397
zimmerman is really good. really really good. he went from college to the majors all in the same year. he wasn't ready for the majors, but he'll be fine there this year.
you know, i can't really say he wasn't ready. he did hit .397 with 10 doubles in 59 at-bats.
he makes incredible contact, showed good power in aa, and he's an excellent fielder. he needs to work on his patience. he should be playing shortstop but they're throwing 16 million into a black hole so he's starting at third.
he's gonna be a superstar. here's a little thing about his college days.
let's do the rest of these guys.
Career Pitching Statistics for Collin Balester:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 GCL Expos GCL 18 Mtl Rk 24.2 20 0 5 21 .051 .777 .000 2.19
2005 Savannah SAL 19 Wan A 125.0 105 11 42 95 .080 .802 .029 3.67
collin balester pitched in the sally league in 2005 at the age of 19. he didn't dominate, but maybe he will one of these days.
Career Pitching Statistics for Clint Everts:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 Savannah SAL 18 Mtl A 26.0 23 1 10 21 .090 .792 .013 3.46
2003 Vermont NYPL 18 Mtl A 54.0 49 4 35 50 .142 .763 .025 4.17
2004 Savannah SAL 19 Mtl A 90.1 67 3 21 103 .058 .695 .013 2.49
2004 Brevard Coun FSL 19 Mtl A 20.0 16 2 10 19 .116 .750 .035 2.25
2005 GCL National GCL 20 Wan Rk 16.0 18 0 8 15 .108 .773 .000 3.38
2005 Vermont NYPL 20 Wan A 19.0 21 0 12 21 .133 .731 .000 3.79
clint everts musta got hurt or something. he, too, was in the sally league at the age of 19. and he was better than balester. 103 strikeouts in 90 innings is very good. factor in the 21 walks, 3 home runs, and 67 hits, and that's high quality. domination. the thing balester didn't do.
we'll have to wait and see what happens to him.
Career Batting Statistics for Ian Desmond:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 GCL Expos GCL 18 Mtl Rk 218 14 40 1 11 .060 .817 .067 .227
2004 Vermont NYPL 18 Mtl A 12 1 2 1 0 .077 .833 .100 .250
2005 Savannah SAL 19 Wan A 296 13 60 4 12 .042 .797 .068 .247
2005 Potomac Caro 19 Wan A 219 21 53 3 16 .088 .758 .114 .256
he's a shortstop, and apparently a good one, which is probably why he faced high-a pitching even though he can't really hit it. but he's young, so he's got time. 20% chance.
Career Pitching Statistics for Armando Galarraga:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
1999 San Joaquin VSL 17 Mtl Rk 43.1 49 4 28 31 .135 .827 .027 4.98
2000 Cagua VSL 18 Mtl Rk 46.1 49 0 22 47 .105 .750 .000 5.24
2002 GCL Expos GCL 20 Mtl Rk 3.2 1 1 0 1 .000 .917 .091 2.45
2003 GCL Expos GCL 21 Mtl Rk 15.0 13 0 5 7 .079 .879 .000 1.80
2004 Savannah SAL 22 Mtl A 110.1 104 14 31 94 .067 .784 .041 4.65
2005 Potomac Caro 23 Wan A 80.0 69 7 23 79 .069 .744 .030 2.48
2005 Harrisburg East 23 Wan AA 76.1 80 10 21 58 .064 .812 .040 5.19
armando had some decent cons in a-ball, but he was old already. can't see him making it.
Career Batting Statistics for Kory Casto:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 U. of Portla NCAA 20 0 NCA 206 22 27 10 12 .096 .869 .123 .322
2003 U. of Portla NCAA 21 0 NCA 208 43 34 14 19 .171 .837 .190 .338
2003 Vermont NYPL 21 Mtl A 260 32 47 4 16 .110 .819 .094 .239
2004 Savannah SAL 22 Mtl A 486 39 70 16 39 .074 .856 .132 .286
2005 Potomac Caro 23 Wan A 500 84 98 22 40 .144 .804 .154 .290
kory had a retarded 2003 at the university of portland, and some pretty good numbers in a-ball last year, but he was 23. and he was in a-ball. that's a long way from the majors.
Career Pitching Statistics for Mike Hinckley:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Vermont NYPL 19 Mtl A 91.2 60 4 30 66 .082 .803 .015 1.37
2003 Savannah SAL 20 Mtl A 121.0 124 4 41 111 .078 .772 .011 3.64
2003 Brevard Coun FSL 20 Mtl A 25.0 14 1 1 23 .011 .742 .015 0.72
2004 Brevard Coun FSL 21 Mtl A 62.0 47 6 18 51 .072 .781 .033 2.61
2004 Harrisburg East 21 Mtl AA 94.0 83 5 23 80 .059 .781 .018 2.87
2005 Potomac Caro 22 Wan A 127.2 151 10 51 80 .087 .850 .022 4.93
i don't know what this kid's supposed to have, but he ain't got it.
Career Pitching Statistics for Bill Bray:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 College of W NCAA 0 0 NCA 37.0 20 1 4 48 .030 .634 .012 1.95
2004 College of W NCAA 0 0 NCA 59.0 46 4 15 84 .063 .623 .029 2.44
2004 Brevard Coun FSL 0 Mtl A 7.1 9 0 1 6 .031 .806 .000 4.91
2005 Potomac Caro 0 Wan A 12.2 8 1 3 18 .061 .609 .036 2.13
2005 Harrisburg East 0 Wan AA 5.2 10 1 1 6 .036 .778 .048 6.35
2005 New Orleans PCL 0 Wan AAA 21.1 23 3 9 25 .094 .713 .048 5.06
bill struck out a lot of people in college. then he got bounced around in the minors, but he struck out a lot of people on the way. he didn't get that many innings. was he hurt? if he's healthy in 2006, expect him to strike out a lot of people. wherever he plays.
Career Batting Statistics for Larry Broadway:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2000 Duke U. NCAA 19 0 NCA 228 16 41 6 19 .066 .820 .134 .333
2001 Duke U. NCAA 20 0 NCA 120 16 27 3 12 .118 .775 .161 .308
2002 Duke U. NCAA 21 0 NCA 224 55 38 8 17 .197 .830 .134 .323
2002 GCL Expos GCL 21 Mtl Rk 8 4 4 0 0 .333 .500 .000 .250
2002 Vermont NYPL 21 Mtl A 127 13 33 4 3 .093 .740 .074 .315
2003 Savannah SAL 22 Mtl A 293 47 70 14 29 .138 .761 .193 .307
2003 Brevard Coun FSL 22 Mtl A 79 19 20 1 8 .194 .747 .153 .224
2003 Harrisburg East 22 Mtl AA 81 8 15 5 3 .090 .815 .121 .321
2004 Harrisburg East 23 Mtl AA 484 72 103 22 20 .129 .787 .110 .270
2005 GCL National GCL 24 Wan Rk 28 7 3 1 5 .200 .893 .240 .429
2005 Harrisburg East 24 Wan AA 186 17 37 12 14 .084 .801 .174 .269
2005 New Orleans PCL 24 Wan AAA 57 7 17 0 3 .109 .702 .075 .193
according to baseball america, larry broadway is the expos' best power prospect. the problem is he doesn't have that much power. and he has trouble making contact. he was apparently injured last year. i don't think he's gonna make it.
Career Pitching Statistics for Daryl Thompson:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 GCL Expos GCL 17 Mtl Rk 46.0 49 1 11 18 .056 .904 .006 2.15
2004 Savannah SAL 18 Mtl A 102.2 117 13 30 79 .066 .814 .038 5.08
2005 Savannah SAL 19 Wan A 53.2 46 3 24 48 .104 .768 .019 3.35
eh. it's nice that he was young, pitching in the sally league, but this is eh.
so there it is. one superstar, one shortstop who's a longshot to hit, and a couple of pitchers with playing time questions. not very good. except for the superstar. but now that he's in the majors, the expos' minors are wasted. nationals, whatever.
Comments:
i'd like to make one final point about ian desmond, and that is that he's young. so anything could happen. he could even be a star. it's not very likely, but it could happen.
"clint everts musta got hurt or something. he, too, was in the sally league at the age of 19. and he was better than balester. 103 strikeouts in 90 innings is very good. factor in the 21 walks, 3 home runs, and 67 hits, and that's high quality. domination. the thing balester didn't do".
You can add another player to the nats system that Everts is a legit blue chip prospect. Everts has a high ceiling at 21 yrs. Throwing lights out in the Sal League, Selected to the SAL All Star Team in 2004 and then selected to the 2004 Futures All Star Team, then got hurt at the end of the 04 season , requiring Tommy John surgery. Came back in 6months and pitched a few rehab innings in 05, this should be the year for Everts to dominate and show what he has ++curve ++change and fast. But we shall have to wait and see. My bets are on him to make a Sept call up if not sooner.
Mike, Savannah GA
Post a CommentYou can add another player to the nats system that Everts is a legit blue chip prospect. Everts has a high ceiling at 21 yrs. Throwing lights out in the Sal League, Selected to the SAL All Star Team in 2004 and then selected to the 2004 Futures All Star Team, then got hurt at the end of the 04 season , requiring Tommy John surgery. Came back in 6months and pitched a few rehab innings in 05, this should be the year for Everts to dominate and show what he has ++curve ++change and fast. But we shall have to wait and see. My bets are on him to make a Sept call up if not sooner.
Mike, Savannah GA
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