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Top 50 Fantasy Prospects in the 2009 MLB Draft with Commentsby Matt HagenJune 11, 2009 Comments
Mike Clay said...
Didn’t you just answer you own question then? Posted 06/11 at 10:51 AM
Corey Nickles said...
His stuff is close to Glavine’s, but I’m not saying he is glavine. Posted 06/11 at 11:34 AM
Mike Clay said...
Same difference. If he is anything close to Glavine, it’s a great pick. Posted 06/11 at 11:54 AM
Tim K. said...
I’m sort of meh on Dustin Ackley for fantasy purposes and it seems like you are, too. Is he going to steal at all or just hit singles and doubles and play good defense? Posted 06/11 at 12:31 PM
Matt Hagen said...
Good observation Tim. I am underwhelmed. He will have a lot of value in a trade, though, because he did go second overall. So, he has to be somewhere near the top of the list. Some say he has .300/30/30 potential. Could he reach that? I guess it’s possible. If I was to bet on one of those things happening, it would be the .300 average. His power and speed don’t look 30/30 to me. But there is still room for him to develop. You can call me skeptical. Posted 06/11 at 02:00 PM
Nevin said...
Atlanta on Minor: Seems odd that they would pass on Matzek to take Minor. First assumption is that its about money, that they believe the marginal value difference between Matzek and Minor doesn’t justify the cost difference. But could be they think that he’s a better fit for them than is Matzek. Or maybe Matzek is represented by Furcal’s agent, and they won’t deal with him, as they claimed? For what its worth, someone asked Keith Law in chat whether he would rather have Minor or the recently traded Jeff Locke, and he said Minor. Posted 06/11 at 02:31 PM
starkweather said...
RE: Ackley Posted 06/11 at 03:05 PM
alskor said...
No mention of 50 steal potential Reymond Fuentes…? Posted 06/11 at 04:21 PM
Matt Hagen said...
Fuentes does have great speed, but little else that’s fantasy relevant. I don’t invest in pure speed. To me, Fuentes looks like nothing more than a bit player in the majors. Posted 06/11 at 07:15 PM
Chad B. said...
Where would some of the top Latin arms like Sano rank with these guys? Posted 06/13 at 01:56 PM
Max said...
Really? No Jared Mitchell in your top 50? I know he strikes out a lot, but he draws walks, has a bit of pop, has good defense and is a solid athlete. I have to think that was a huge oversight. He’s certainly a better prospect than Kendal Volz who stunk this year and dropped like a rock in the draft. Posted 06/15 at 05:21 PM
Scott said...
I’m with Max on this one…Mitchell is an incredibly high-upside pick with eventual 20/30 given the advances he made between his first and second year at LSU. Posted 06/16 at 12:53 PM
Matt Hagen said...
Mitchell, coming out of college, has too raw of a bat for my taste. I may be overly pessimistic about the young man, but I don’t see much power translating to the pros. He has shown some plate discipline, but there are huge holes in his swing, which is concerning, especially for someone who doesn’t have much power. Due to his speed, draft position, and decent plate discipline he would have been one of the very next players on the list. But he is not in my top 50 and it is not an oversight. Good discussion. Posted 06/16 at 04:10 PM
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Why did Atlanta select Mike Minor at 7th overall? It’s weird, he seems like the second-coming of Tom Glavine.