Prospect List: #7

by R.J. Anderson on Oct 1, 2007 4:09 PM EDT

After two days off we resume our list, here's a quick rundown of the top five:

Evan Longoria
David Price
Jake McGee
Wade Davis
Jeff Niemann

Naturally today is number six, and it's the kid who once had his Myspace title as "The GOAT bitch", and is the object of perhaps the most memorable nickname to come from one Mr. Larsen, the Cajun God of Baseball, he's otherwise known as Reid Michael Brignac.

Brignac has a live bat with a sweet, smooth swing from the left side. Balls jump off his bat and he has natural loft in his stroke. He could produce 25-plus homers annually down the road. Brignac uses the entire field and has a plan at the plate. His speed, arm, hands and footwork are solid. He showed the mental toughness to handle a challenging assignment last year. Some scouts think Brignac lacks the athleticism to stay at shortstop, though Tampa Bay will give him every chance to prove otherwise.

Poll

Who's #7

Desmond Jennings

9 votes

Fernando Perez

8 votes

Heath Rollins

1 votes

Jeremy Hellickson

16 votes

Ryan Royster

4 votes

Other

1 votes

39 votes | Poll has closed

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Re: Prospect List: #7

I took Hellickson. I think he is better than Rollins

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by tampabaysportsfanatic on Oct 1, 2007 4:18 PM EDT reply actions

I don't

think Rollins should even be on the pole. He's got an ok arm, but he's not as polished as his stats look. He's got a tick more on his fastball, but significantly less command than Sonny at the same time. He's an ok prospect and gives us solid depth, but definitely shouldn't be in the Top-10. Don't always trust the stats in the minors, especially with 22 year olds in Low-A.

by Tyler on Oct 1, 2007 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions