John Sickels has taken a look back at “Elite Prospects” from 2003-2007 over the past few days. There are some absolute stars on the list as well as a few flops. One thing that Sickels thought about why a few of the guys flopped was that at the time, he bought into guys breaking out while in the California League and those guys didn’t do much once they left the league. With the Reds in the California League, it is always something worth noting. The guys who hit well in Bakersfield last year also seemed to carry that forward to Carolina last season (Henry Rodriguez, Yasmani Grandal). While Bakersfield isn’t one of the more hitter friendly parks in the league, the league as a whole is still very friendly. I tend to treat it much like the Florida State League: Don’t pay much attention to slash lines, but look at things like walk rates, strikeout rates and scouting reports but also attempt to adjust for isolated power for the level.
Keith Law has up his Top ...
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PLAYERS:
John Sickels,
Henry Rodriguez,
Yasmani Grandal,
Devin Mesoraco,
Daniel Corcino,
Billy Hamilton,
Didi Gregorius,
Yorman Rodriguez,
Todd Frazier
TEAMS: San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Florida State Seminoles
TEAMS: San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Florida State Seminoles
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