Now, this is a good response to my Prospect List

acerimusdux said...

Mack, love the site, like your ranking criteria, but to be blunt, this isn't one of your best efforts.

First, I think the top 3 should be Martinez, Holt, and Mejia in some order.

If you really think Flores has a potentially higher ceiling than those, you can argue for him there, though that's putting an unusual emphasis on untapped potential. But then Niese, who is at best a #3 SP, really doesn't belong in the top 5. I just think the criteria hasn't been consistently applied here.

Roy Merritt and Jimmy Johnson also don't seem to belong anywhere on a list that is emphasizing ceiling. Neither is in the Mets top half dozen relief prospects. Meanwhile you are leaving out altogether guys like Eddie Kunz, Eric Niesen, Nick Carr, and Ryan Coultas. Kaplan is another low ceiling guy you are ranking too highly by this criteria. If ceiling is a top criteria, you probably want to be cautious about college arms recently drafted in the mid to late rounds who put up good numbers either at lower levels or in the pen with good command of marginal fastballs.

My attempt at 27:

B+ to A: Martinez, Holt, Mejia

The above combine very high ceilings with dominating current performance.

B: Flores, Marte, Davis, Rustich, Pena, Puello, J. Rodriguez, A. RodriguezThese guys have high ceilings with some uncertainties.

B-: Niese, Havens, Nieuwenhuis, Kunz, Moviel, Coultas, Carr, Niesen, Familia, CarsonThese guys have ceilings that top out more as average big league regular, #3 SP, or setup man.

C+: Gee, Tejada, Thole, Ramirez, Ratliff, AllenThese are lower ceiling guys who lack the tools to be an average or better regular or #3 SP, but who still look like they'll have a good chance to contribute to an MLB team as good platoon guys, quality bullpen arms, or #4 SP.

June 2, 2009 10:34 AM