Baseball Prospectus' Rays' Top 11 Prospects
Try typing that over and over again, anyhow here's Kevin Goldstein's top 11 Rays' prospects.
- Evan Longoria, 3B
- David Price, LHP
- Wade Davis, RHP
- Desmond Jennings, CF
- Reid Brignac, SS
6. Jacob McGee, LHP
Three-Star Prospects
- Eduardo Morlan, RHP
- Jeff Niemann, RHP
- Jeremy Hellickson, RHP
- Fernando Perez, CF
- Ryan Royster, OF
To be frank I'm a bit shocked at McGee's rank, and impressed that Desmond Jennings has jumped so high. I'm also a bit surprised that Hellickson is only a "three-star" prospect, I would make the case that you could rank him top five in the organization, although I suppose Brignac's rank is because of an overall weak shortstop world.
Also take a glance at Goldstein's comments on Longoria:
The Bad: Anything here is nitpicking. Right-handed pitchers found some success in pitching Longoria outside, and he needs to refine his pitch selection. He's an average runner that some feel could lose his speed quickly and force a move to left field or first base.
The interesting part that I hadn't heard of would be him potentially moving to left or first base - of course "some" may actually be scouts who misjudged Longoria's skill set, but interesting - and somewhat concerning - at the same time.
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by Overman42 on
Dec 18, 2007 12:57 PM EST
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by R.J. Anderson on
Dec 18, 2007 12:59 PM EST
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McGee is young and extraordinarily talented, so there is no I won't rereason to be pessimistic about him, but there is a chance that he ends up as a closer, certainly if his off-speed stuff does not improve.
Goldstein's summary comments are very complimentary. Here is a sample:
"That, folks, is a borderline obnoxious collection of excellent young talent. Kazmir began to pitch like an ace last year, and the fact that he's still young enough to quality for this list makes that fact all the more terrifying....
The Tampa Bay system goes further than just the 11 listed here. It's deep and talented, among the best in baseball, if not simply the best."
Incidentally, in his list of the top 10 players under 25, he lists McGee at #10 and Navarro at #9.
by bobr on
Dec 18, 2007 1:09 PM EST
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Desmond Jennings
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on
Dec 18, 2007 1:30 PM EST
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Dec 18, 2007 1:41 PM EST
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by ttnorm on
Dec 18, 2007 8:21 PM EST
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by R.J. Anderson on
Dec 18, 2007 8:27 PM EST
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