| @AdamWFoster's 2011 Offseason Prospect Rankings | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | |||||
| 1 | Rougned Odor (eBay) |
2B | Minor's youngest hitter didn't K too much and had some XBH | 17.4 | TEX | |||||
| 2 | Eugenio Suarez (eBay) |
SS | Up-the-middle defender had his best power season in pro ball | 20.0 | DET | |||||
| 3 | Marcus Littlewood (eBay) |
SS | Responded to Low-A demotion w/ decent short-season showing | 19.3 | SEA | |||||
| 4 | Jake Lowery (eBay) |
DH | BB% climbed as year went on; lacks power for corner IF but not C | 20.9 | CLE | |||||
| 5 | Maikel Franco (eBay) |
3B | Good LD hitter lacks speed & power but walks and makes contact | 18.8 | PHI | |||||
| 6 | Angelo Gumbs (eBay) |
2B | One of NYP's youngest; struck out a lot but showed good power | 18.7 | NYY | |||||
| 7 | Zeke DeVoss (eBay) |
2B | Finished 2nd in the Northwest League with a 19.0% walk rate | 21.0 | CHC | |||||
| 8 | Jorge Alfaro (eBay) |
C | Had lowest BB% in the Northwest League, but promising power | 18.1 | TEX | |||||
| 9 | Tony Wolters (eBay) |
SS | Hit for very little power and K% climbed every month; good LD% | 19.1 | CLE | |||||
| 10 | Reggie Golden (eBay) |
RF | Powerful, patient hitter was inconsistent & struck out regularly | 19.7 | CHC | |||||
| Best of the Rest | ||||||||||
| Aaron Shipman (eBay) |
LF | Speedster lacks pop but he's very patient; played some CF, too | 19.4 | OAK | ||||||
| Glynn Davis (eBay) |
CF | Had a .027 August IsoP; fast but CS a lot; ended the season in A+ | 19.6 | BAL | ||||||
| Mason Williams (eBay) |
CF | Improved as a contact hitter as season went on; has some power | 19.9 | NYY | ||||||
| Boss Moanaroa (eBay) |
1B | Hot start but slow finish for Austrailian; Ks rose while walks fell | 20.0 | BOS | ||||||
| Jobduan Morales (eBay) |
1B | Split time between catcher & first; showed power and patience | 20.1 | FLA | ||||||
| Jose Garcia (eBay) |
SS | Demoted from Low-A after slow start; Kd more in SS than Low-A | 20.2 | BOS | ||||||
| Jeff Malm (eBay) |
1B | Had a 9 HR July before coming to a screeching halt in August | 20.7 | TB | ||||||
| Joseph Panik (eBay) |
SS | Made a lot of contact & hit line drives; showed some power, too | 20.7 | SF | ||||||
| Donavan Tate (eBay) |
CF | One of the older players on this list; walked a lot but hit 0 HR | 20.8 | SD | ||||||
| Jordan Smith (eBay) |
3B | Played some RF and 3B; walked more than he Kd but hit 0 HR | 21.0 | CLE | ||||||
| * 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 Short-Season age in 2011 was approximately 21, with a standard deviation of approximately 1. 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.