| @AdamWFoster's 2011 Offseason Prospect Rankings | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | |||||
| 1 | Miguel Sano (eBay) |
3B | Massive power upside but his strikeout rate is surely a red flag | 18.1 | MIN | |||||
| 2 | Robel Garcia (eBay) |
3B | Struck out a lot; on this list because of his impressive power | 18.3 | CLE | |||||
| 3 | Eddie Rosario (eBay) |
CF | Oldest player on this list; reduced Ks drastically as year went on | 19.8 | MIN | |||||
| 4 | Trevor Story (eBay) |
SS | Solid all-around hitter; split time between shortstop and third | 18.6 | COL | |||||
| 5 | Jake Hager (eBay) |
SS | On this list because he's a young SS who makes regular contact | 18.3 | TB | |||||
| 6 | Jorge Bonifacio (eBay) |
RF | Showed power & improvement; among the youngest on this list | 18.1 | KC | |||||
| 7 | Joc Pederson (eBay) |
LF | Had monster months in July/August as a power and speed threat | 19.2 | LAD | |||||
| 8 | Michael Antonio (eBay) |
SS | Good contact hitter with pop who spent all season at shortstop | 19.7 | KC | |||||
| 9 | Brandon Drury (eBay) |
3B | Doesn't walk and power has been more gap than HR power | 18.9 | ATL | |||||
| 10 | Marco Hernandez (eBay) |
2B | Started showing signs of power as year went on; makes contact | 18.8 | CHC | |||||
| Best of the Rest | ||||||||||
| Martin Peguero (eBay) |
SS | Youngster showed limited power and had trouble reaching base | 17.7 | SEA | ||||||
| Duanel Jones (eBay) |
3B | Strikeout rate is a concern; spiked even further in brief SS trial | 18.1 | SD | ||||||
| Jorge Martinez (eBay) |
SS | Had a solid season at the plate; on this list because he's a SS | 18.3 | CLE | ||||||
| Jose Osuna (eBay) |
1B | Made this list because of his contact skills; has a bit of power | 18.5 | PIT | ||||||
| Dalton Pompey (eBay) |
CF | Showed improvement from 2010 on his way to a solid season | 18.6 | TOR | ||||||
| Yoan Alcantara (eBay) |
RF | Ranks low because he doesn't walk; power/contact promising | 18.6 | SD | ||||||
| Alen Hanson (eBay) |
SS | Split time between SS/2B; hit 2 HR in 1st 8 games, 0 in next 47 | 18.7 | PIT | ||||||
| Dante Bichette (eBay) |
3B | Good debut at the plate for 51st overall pick of the 2011 Draft | 18.8 | NYY | ||||||
| Roderick Bernadina (eBay) |
RF | Makes regular contact, has patience and showed decent power | 18.9 | BAL | ||||||
| Ryan Brett (eBay) |
2B | Speedster walked more than he struck out and had some power | 19.7 | TB | ||||||
| * Ages are as of July 1, 2011 | ||||||||||
| ** Minimum 150 plate appearances | ||||||||||
Warning: These rankings were created without utilizing scouting information. The list was assembled as a conversation starter/watch list by way of a relatively simple, objective prospect finding system. After weighing in scouting information, our rankings of players will change.
Methodology: Only players who were a deviation below level-average age were considered for the list above. The average Rookie Ball age in 2011 ranged by league from approximately 20 to 21, with standard deviation ranging from approximately 1 to 2. Players were ranked based simply on deviations from level-average age, strikeout percentage, walk percentage and isolated power. The position that the player primarily played for the final two months of the season was also factored into the rankings.