Reader Top 30, #14

2008 Reader Top 30

Before we get to today’s vote, just a quick programming note. Hopefully in the next week or two I’ll be posting a Q/A with Joe Savery and another one with Keith Law from EPSN.com. Not sure when yet, but keep an eye out for them in the coming days. Jason Jaramillo wins the vote at #13. I saw a few people questioning how a “backup catcher” can be that high. I think that’s a bit harsh, to be honest. Jaramillo’s 2007 OPS was killed by an awful May, and if you remove that month, his overall numbers look a bit better. When considering prospects, you have to not only calculate how good they can be, but what the likelihood is of them reaching their potential. The odds of Jaramillo being a major leaguer are much better than that of, say, Dominic Brown, at this point in time. That’s not to say Brown isn’t a prospect, but maybe a few people just like the probability of JJ over the high ceiling of Brown.

Anyway, onto today’s vote. Update

01. Carrasco
02. Cardenas
03. Savery
04. Costanzo
05. Outman
06. Carpenter
07. Marson
08. Donald
09. Drabek
10. Happ
11. Harman
12. Golson
13. Jaramillo

And here’s a reminder for the eligibilty

For the purpose of this poll, consider “eligibility” to be less than 50 AB/25 games for a position player, and less than 25 IP/20 games as a pitcher.

So, here is where a few other guys stand

Mathieson: 37 IP. Not eligible
Zagurski: 25 G. Not eligible

42 thoughts on “Reader Top 30, #14”

  11. I’ll take Bastardo in a close one over Garcia. His ability to stay lefthanded plays a big part in this.

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  13. One manager in the NY-Penn league compared Brown to Daryl Strawberry and another compared Drew Naylor to Brett Myers. Nothing wrong with either but I will slot Dominic Brown this time.

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  16. I’m guessing this week we’ll see a combo of Brown/Myers/Naylor/Tony Bastard (can’t wait to see what his fan club will be called if he makes the Phils)/Berry/Garcia.

    I’m going to go against the grain and vote for Travis Mattair here. Yeah, his stats weren’t all that great this year, but we’re talking about an 18 year old kid who basically moved 4000 miles from home right after graduating high school. Plus you have to factor in (I’m assuming) the adjustment to a wooden bat and a higher level of competition. Obviously we’ll get a better idea of the kid’s ceiling next year, especially if he gets sent to Lakewood. One thing I really like is that he had a pretty low error total – 6 in 54 games. While that may be an indication of poor range, I’m hoping that it’s a sign that he is a stud defensively.

    And I think D’Arnaud should be right up there too, for the same reasons (and D’Arnaud didn’t come with high offensive expectations either)

    – Jeff

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  19. Hey, im glad you took my suggestion for contacting Joe Savery for an interview. Im sure that will be facinating. I look forward to Law as well, he always has pretty solid incite. My vote for this slot goes to

    E. Garcia

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  24. Bastardo – K rate it is. As Sid Fernandez showed me a long time ago, when a guy is striking out a lot of people, you can heavily (no pun intended, Sid) discount what the scouts say about the other things. Ks are king and Tony Bastard looks like he can fan some people.

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  26. Edgar Garcia.

    He’s only this low because he struggled a bit at Lakewood this year, but realistically, it was his first taste of full season ball, and he didn’t turn 20 until after the season. His numbers after the All Star break, after he got comfortable with the Sally league, give a much better indication of his potential going forward (3.03 ERA, 29 K, 1

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