Comments on: NFA Top Prospects - #7 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: e http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53407 e Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:41:02 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53407 <p>Brian --</p> <p>Love the countdown! While I can pretty much guess the remaining 6 hitters (and pitchers), I've been curious to know your thoughts on one of the minor league FA pickups the Nats got -- William Bergolla.</p> <p>He's a 24 year-old 2B. Played last year in AAA Fresno (SF system). Batted .306/.363/.433 with 22 doubles, 7 homers and 12 SB in 99 games.</p> <p>Any chance, if any of the Nats MI get hurt/ineffective/traded, that Bergolla could sniff DC this year?</p> Brian –

Love the countdown! While I can pretty much guess the remaining 6 hitters (and pitchers), I’ve been curious to know your thoughts on one of the minor league FA pickups the Nats got — William Bergolla.

He’s a 24 year-old 2B. Played last year in AAA Fresno (SF system). Batted .306/.363/.433 with 22 doubles, 7 homers and 12 SB in 99 games.

Any chance, if any of the Nats MI get hurt/ineffective/traded, that Bergolla could sniff DC this year?

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53413 Brian Oliver Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:39:31 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53413 <p>e- Thanks</p> <p>Bergolla could stick around in Columbus to serve just the role you mentioned. The Nats have a few to choose from (Bergolla, Antonio Perez, and Eddie Rogers).</p> e- Thanks

Bergolla could stick around in Columbus to serve just the role you mentioned. The Nats have a few to choose from (Bergolla, Antonio Perez, and Eddie Rogers).

]]> By: Eliot http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53426 Eliot Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:09:12 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53426 <p>Brian- What do you value most in a prospect? Ceiling, value of position to the club, likelihood of reaching the ceiling? I'm a little confused about the last few hitters.</p> Brian-
What do you value most in a prospect? Ceiling, value of position to the club, likelihood of reaching the ceiling? I’m a little confused about the last few hitters.

]]> By: Chaz http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53430 Chaz Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:34:25 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53430 <p>Absolutly off topic, but I figured you would be able to explain this, Brian. What is MLBs Two Sports Rule? I read about it in prospect descriptions all the time.</p> Absolutly off topic, but I figured you would be able to explain this, Brian. What is MLBs Two Sports Rule? I read about it in prospect descriptions all the time.

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53437 Brian Oliver Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:07:45 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53437 <p>Eliot - Honestly you could order the last four guys (Souza through Desmond) in any order you wanted to. They were realistically 7a, b, c, and d for me. I gave Souza the nod because of his power bat. He's certainly a big risk. He could be a solid starting 3B (or LF) or he could flame out. Smiley and King being pegged as 2B limits them some to me (but only marginally). And I think Desmond still carries some caution for me given how long he's been a prospect.</p> <p>What do I value? I try and balance ceiling with chance to reach ceiling. Position is something I'd like to consider but to be honest with you, the Nationals are strong in the OF (as the #1-6 bats will show) while there is still serious work to do in the middle infield, catchers, and yes even 3B.</p> <p>Chaz - I don't believe there is an actual rule (commenters/readers ... correct me if I'm wrong). The very nature of playing baseball limits someone from two sports to a certain degree. A season lasts from February to October (ostensibly) and that really bleeds into pro football or basketball. Guys like Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson and Brian Jordan are honestly the exceptions to the rule.</p> Eliot - Honestly you could order the last four guys (Souza through Desmond) in any order you wanted to. They were realistically 7a, b, c, and d for me. I gave Souza the nod because of his power bat. He’s certainly a big risk. He could be a solid starting 3B (or LF) or he could flame out. Smiley and King being pegged as 2B limits them some to me (but only marginally). And I think Desmond still carries some caution for me given how long he’s been a prospect.

What do I value? I try and balance ceiling with chance to reach ceiling. Position is something I’d like to consider but to be honest with you, the Nationals are strong in the OF (as the #1-6 bats will show) while there is still serious work to do in the middle infield, catchers, and yes even 3B.

Chaz - I don’t believe there is an actual rule (commenters/readers … correct me if I’m wrong). The very nature of playing baseball limits someone from two sports to a certain degree. A season lasts from February to October (ostensibly) and that really bleeds into pro football or basketball. Guys like Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson and Brian Jordan are honestly the exceptions to the rule.

]]> By: Wooden U. Lykteneau http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53445 Wooden U. Lykteneau Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:58:06 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53445 <p>I did some research and it appears to be an NCAA rule, but it's not clear what it means nowadays. Most of the references were to the archaic Ivy League rule (which forced Chris Young to quit playing Princeton basketball) or to Jeremy Bloom, who was a pro skier while playing football for Colorado Univ., but there wasn't any clear definition anywhere in the most common reference to baseball, which appears to have something to do with two sports over five years.</p> I did some research and it appears to be an NCAA rule, but it’s not clear what it means nowadays. Most of the references were to the archaic Ivy League rule (which forced Chris Young to quit playing Princeton basketball) or to Jeremy Bloom, who was a pro skier while playing football for Colorado Univ., but there wasn’t any clear definition anywhere in the most common reference to baseball, which appears to have something to do with two sports over five years.

]]> By: chas http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53461 chas Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:11:00 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53461 <p>I usually hear about it in reference to signing bonuses</p> I usually hear about it in reference to signing bonuses

]]> By: WaNats http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53532 WaNats Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:08:34 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2008/02/21/nfa-top-prospects-7/#comment-53532 <p>Good list...switch #7 with #9, jmo. Also, Souza has played zero outfield as a pro...may be thinking of Smolinski. Great stuff.</p> Good list…switch #7 with #9, jmo. Also, Souza has played zero outfield as a pro…may be thinking of Smolinski. Great stuff.

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