Julien's Faster than Light Blog
Jump to top
Saturday, January 27, 2007
top prospects: blue jays
last time: devil rays.
this time: blue jays.
1. Adam Lind, of
2. Travis Snider, of
3. Ricky Romero, lhp
4. Ryan Patterson, of
5. Curtis Thigpen, c
6. Francisco Rosario, rhp
7. Brandon Magee, rhp
8. Jesse Litsch, rhp
9. David Purcey, lhp
10. Balbino Fuenmayor, 3b
as 2005 came to a close, things looked pretty rosy. then, a terrible troy glaus trade, prospect setbacks, and a manager problem sent everything to hell. also injuries.
the prospect setbacks were the backtreading of russ adams and aaron hill, and the injury to alex rios. the key injury was aj burnett. still, they finished in second, and they have a good core of young talent ready to make a run. i really think they should change their manager though.
Career Batting Statistics for Adam Lind:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 S. Alabama NCAA 20 NCA 212 19 24 8 17 .082 .887 .133 .349
2004 S. Alabama NCAA 21 NCA 234 29 21 12 24 .110 .910 .169 .392
2004 Auburn NYPL 21 Tor A- 268 26 36 7 23 .088 .866 .129 .312
2005 Dunedin FSL 22 Tor A+ 501 53 77 12 46 .096 .846 .137 .313
2006 N Hampshre East 23 Tor AA 351 27 87 19 24 .071 .752 .163 .310
2006 Syracuse IL 23 Tor AAA 112 25 18 5 7 .182 .839 .128 .394
2006 Toronto MLB 23 Tor MLB 60 5 12 2 8 .077 .800 .208 .367
adam lind tore it up in 2006. i was pretty excited about that because i made him my number 40 prospect. other people didn't because he couldn't play defense, and he hadn't played above a-ball. but i saw those 46 doubles and triples, and i knew. when you have contact and power, you've got a hitter. he was #4 on last year's list.
Career Batting Statistics for Travis Snider:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2006 Pulaski App 18 Tor Rk 196 30 47 11 13 .133 .760 .161 .325
travis snyder raked in pulaski. i guess that's in the mountains, cause it's the appalachian league, but you gotta like the patience, and the power. and because of his youth, he's got plenty of time to get the contact going.
Career Pitching Statistics for Ricky Romero:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
1989 CS Fullert NCAA 4 NCA 56.1 48 4 18 46 .077 .788 .023 3.20
2004 CS Fullert NCAA 19 NCA 155.0 146 9 42 126 .064 .794 .019 3.37
2005 CS Fullert NCAA 20 NCA 134.0 102 6 34 139 .063 .724 .016 2.89
2005 Auburn NYPL 20 Tor A- 2.0 2 0 1 2 .111 .750 .000 0.00
2005 Dunedin FSL 20 Tor A+ 30.2 36 2 7 22 .052 .828 .019 3.82
2006 Dunedin FSL 21 Tor A+ 58.1 48 5 14 61 .059 .726 .031 2.47
2006 N Hampshre East 21 Tor AA 67.1 65 7 26 41 .089 .846 .031 5.08
ricky romero did well in high-a but was challenged in double-a. he's young, with good control, but he hasn't wowed anyone yet.
Career Batting Statistics for Ryan Patterson:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 LSU NCAA 20 NCA 265 17 39 16 21 .060 .853 .164 .350
2004 LSU NCAA 21 NCA 295 21 46 14 25 .066 .844 .157 .341
2005 LSU NCAA 22 NCA 251 37 28 20 25 .128 .888 .202 .369
2005 Auburn NYPL 22 Tor A- 279 24 53 13 27 .079 .810 .177 .339
2006 Dunedin FSL 23 Tor A+ 355 21 61 19 25 .056 .828 .150 .288
2006 N Hampshre East 23 Tor AA 188 15 50 6 15 .074 .734 .152 .257
ryan patterson is an outfielder with good power, but the patience and contact are suspect. i think if he gets the patience, the contact will come around, but that's a big if. he made good contact in college. i kind of feel like he'll do something.
Career Batting Statistics for Curtis Thigpen:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 Texas NCAA 19 NCA 83 22 11 1 8 .210 .867 .125 .256
2003 Texas NCAA 20 NCA 212 34 41 6 10 .138 .807 .094 .311
2004 Texas NCAA 21 NCA 283 50 26 7 30 .150 .908 .144 .378
2004 Auburn NYPL 21 Tor A- 169 26 32 7 13 .133 .811 .146 .301
2005 Lansing Midw 22 Tor A 295 55 34 5 20 .157 .885 .096 .287
2005 N Hampshre East 22 Tor AA 141 12 19 4 8 .078 .865 .098 .284
2006 N Hampshre East 23 Tor AA 312 56 61 5 30 .152 .804 .139 .259
2006 Syracuse IL 23 Tor AAA 53 3 9 1 3 .054 .830 .091 .264
curtis thigpen. 2006 was good because he showed patience and power. he's a catcher. it seems he has yet to put it all together. all the pieces are there. they should be careful not to rush him.
curtis was my number 41 prospect last year.
Career Pitching Statistics for Francisco Rosario:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
1999 Dom Jays Dsl 19 Tor Rk 32.1 26 0 11 38 .082 .691 .000 3.06
2000 Dom Jays Dsl 20 Tor Rk 37.0 21 0 7 51 .050 .614 .000 1.22
2001 Med Hat Pio 21 Tor Rk 75.2 79 8 38 55 .110 .820 .032 5.59
2002 Charlstwv SAL 22 Tor A 66.2 50 5 14 78 .053 .688 .029 2.56
2002 Dunedin FSL 22 Tor A+ 63.0 33 3 25 65 .101 .707 .019 1.29
2004 Dunedin FSL 24 Tor A+ 17.1 16 2 11 16 .139 .765 .038 4.67
2004 N Hampshre East 24 Tor AA 48.0 48 6 16 45 .077 .766 .041 4.31
2005 Syracuse IL 25 Tor AAA 116.1 111 16 42 80 .084 .826 .042 3.95
2006 Syracuse IL 26 Tor AAA 42.0 29 2 13 50 .077 .677 .019 2.79
2006 Toronto MLB 26 Tor MLB 23.0 24 4 16 21 .147 .774 .056 6.65
francisco rosario i don't know i guess this is an indicator of how thin the system has gotten. he turns 27 this year and he still hasn't established himself in the majors. i don't think you can really call him a prospect anymore.
Career Pitching Statistics for Brandon Magee:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 Bradley NCAA 0 NCA 30.1 27 1 14 29 .106 .754 .011 4.75
2004 Bradley NCAA 0 NCA 69.0 89 6 31 52 .095 .824 .025 6.00
2005 Bradley NCAA 0 NCA 103.2 107 6 32 78 .071 .813 .018 4.43
2006 Bradley NCAA 0 NCA 105.0 109 6 28 101 .062 .762 .019 2.66
2006 Auburn NYPL 0 Tor A- 52.1 51 1 19 40 .084 .808 .006 3.10
brandon magee limits home runs and has good control. it seems the blue jays underestimate the value of strikeouts.
Career Pitching Statistics for Jesse Litsch:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2005 Pulaski App 20 Tor Rk 65.2 51 6 10 67 .039 .730 .033 2.74
2005 Auburn NYPL 20 Tor A- 10.0 11 0 6 7 .128 .829 .000 3.60
2006 Dunedin FSL 21 Tor A+ 89.1 94 5 8 81 .022 .776 .018 3.53
2006 N Hampshre East 21 Tor AA 69.1 85 6 13 54 .042 .816 .025 5.06
jesse litsch has retarded control. that can be enough to succeed, but it's a thin margin.
Career Pitching Statistics for David Purcey:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Oklahoma NCAA 20 NCA 75.0 77 3 44 84 .127 .722 .014 3.36
2003 Oklahoma NCAA 21 NCA 72.2 72 4 41 67 .124 .769 .018 5.20
2004 Oklahoma NCAA 22 NCA 118.2 89 5 54 130 .108 .708 .016 3.11
2004 Auburn NYPL 22 Tor A- 12.0 6 0 1 13 .023 .690 .000 1.50
2005 Dunedin FSL 23 Tor A+ 94.1 80 8 56 116 .134 .680 .032 3.63
2005 N Hampshre East 23 Tor AA 43.0 32 2 25 45 .134 .720 .017 2.93
2006 N Hampshre East 24 Tor AA 88.1 101 9 44 81 .107 .779 .032 5.60
2006 Syracuse IL 24 Tor AAA 51.2 49 7 38 45 .157 .779 .044 5.40
david purcey is a lefty, but his control is terrible. this is a really bad system.
balbino fuenmayor is the last guy on the list, and he might as well be higher, because these last few guys are not prospects. fuenmayor was signed last year at the age of 16, so anything's possible. once some numbers start coming in, you'll get some analysis.
Comments:
the other prospect setbacks were that all the pitchers who looked good last year stopped looking good.
Post a Comment
