Comments on: Nats #9 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:10:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Sam http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49784 Sam Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:38:45 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49784 <p>I'm not even going to say it.</p> I’m not even going to say it.

]]> By: Four more weeks http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49785 Four more weeks Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:50:11 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49785 <p>I am intrigued by Clippard being ranked after Lannan. Clippard had been ranked #8 for the Yankees last year, so he has certainly fallen some. I am also surprised that Desmond is still so high, that Adrian Alaniz is not in the top 20, and maybe even that Kory Casto still appears in the top 20.</p> <p>Has Elijah Dukes appeared in too many games to be a rookie? If not, is it possible that he is ranked as low as between 21 to 30? That would be a nod to the risk the Nats are taking with him.</p> I am intrigued by Clippard being ranked after Lannan. Clippard had been ranked #8 for the Yankees last year, so he has certainly fallen some. I am also surprised that Desmond is still so high, that Adrian Alaniz is not in the top 20, and maybe even that Kory Casto still appears in the top 20.

Has Elijah Dukes appeared in too many games to be a rookie? If not, is it possible that he is ranked as low as between 21 to 30? That would be a nod to the risk the Nats are taking with him.

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49786 Brian Oliver Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:59:54 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49786 <p>I'd guess they are giving Lannan a bump for handedness</p> <p>Desmond is still only 22 years old. While he's not Derek Jeter like 2005 pronouncements led us to believe, he is still a viable utility IF</p> <p>Alaniz' age and fringe stuff likely bump him down the list</p> <p>Casto was top 10 last year and I just don't see BBA dropping him that far in one year, though his trend is definitely down</p> <p>Dukes had 184AB in 2007 so he no longer has rookie eligibility.</p> I’d guess they are giving Lannan a bump for handedness

Desmond is still only 22 years old. While he’s not Derek Jeter like 2005 pronouncements led us to believe, he is still a viable utility IF

Alaniz’ age and fringe stuff likely bump him down the list

Casto was top 10 last year and I just don’t see BBA dropping him that far in one year, though his trend is definitely down

Dukes had 184AB in 2007 so he no longer has rookie eligibility.

]]> By: VladiHondo http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49789 VladiHondo Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:43:53 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49789 <p>Also, Justin Jones is on BBA's 31st team, those guys just missing being included in each team's top 30. It free content.</p> <p>http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/265470.html</p> Also, Justin Jones is on BBA’s 31st team, those guys just missing being included in each team’s top 30. It free content.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/features/265470.html

]]> By: Four more weeks http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49791 Four more weeks Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:17:01 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49791 <p>It seems Jones would have been in the top 30 if he didn't injure himself for the season in December.</p> It seems Jones would have been in the top 30 if he didn’t injure himself for the season in December.

]]> By: Gary http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49817 Gary Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:15:43 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49817 <p>Vast improvement. Think we can shoot for top 5 next time??</p> Vast improvement. Think we can shoot for top 5 next time??

]]> By: bdrube http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49843 bdrube Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:24:47 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49843 <p>It is just sickening to see the Red Sox and Yankees in the Top 5. It's bad enough that they try to buy a World Series every year. For them to also have the best young talent is just not fair. MLB needs a hard salary cap.</p> It is just sickening to see the Red Sox and Yankees in the Top 5. It’s bad enough that they try to buy a World Series every year. For them to also have the best young talent is just not fair. MLB needs a hard salary cap.

]]> By: senatorsfansunite http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49906 senatorsfansunite Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:51:21 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49906 <p>No Zinicola in the top 20? He ranked 6th last year. Despite having a rough season in 07, I thought he would still be ranked in the top 20.</p> No Zinicola in the top 20? He ranked 6th last year. Despite having a rough season in 07, I thought he would still be ranked in the top 20.

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49908 Brian Oliver Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:13:16 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-49908 <p>I deleted Zinicola from my list when I was cleaning it up. It'll probably be Zinicola in place of Daniel. But I'd rather it bump someone like VanAllen</p> I deleted Zinicola from my list when I was cleaning it up. It’ll probably be Zinicola in place of Daniel. But I’d rather it bump someone like VanAllen

]]> By: Wooden U. Lykteneau http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-50032 Wooden U. Lykteneau Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:15:04 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/01/24/nats-9/#comment-50032 <p>Bdrube -- The last 4 letters of your screenname are quite accurate, but knowledgeable fans understand that both the Yankees and the Red Sox have, for the most part, stopped trading their best young talent for marginal stretch-drive rentals. The Red Sox in particular have gotten quite shrewd when it comes to trades and waiver pickups over the past 15 years, to wit:</p> <p>Varitek Lowell Beckett Schilling Wakefield Snyder Crisp (There was also some guy named Ortiz that was released as a 27-year-old flameout and then sat unsigned for a month or so - how'd that low-price/low-risk signing work out?)</p> <p>Yes, it's true Boston and New York can afford the higher-priced free agents, and to make more expensive mistakes, but the bottom line is that money is not the end-all in acquiring and developing young talent. They still have to draft lower and have fewer picks as a result of their success. But there's been ample proof that teams can compete with a fraction of their budgets, and it's not like DC is a small market, even if some fans act like it is.</p> Bdrube — The last 4 letters of your screenname are quite accurate, but knowledgeable fans understand that both the Yankees and the Red Sox have, for the most part, stopped trading their best young talent for marginal stretch-drive rentals. The Red Sox in particular have gotten quite shrewd when it comes to trades and waiver pickups over the past 15 years, to wit:

Varitek
Lowell
Beckett
Schilling
Wakefield
Snyder
Crisp
(There was also some guy named Ortiz that was released as a 27-year-old flameout and then sat unsigned for a month or so - how’d that low-price/low-risk signing work out?)

Yes, it’s true Boston and New York can afford the higher-priced free agents, and to make more expensive mistakes, but the bottom line is that money is not the end-all in acquiring and developing young talent. They still have to draft lower and have fewer picks as a result of their success. But there’s been ample proof that teams can compete with a fraction of their budgets, and it’s not like DC is a small market, even if some fans act like it is.

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