Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 2, 2015 11:21:18 GMT -5
Stankiewicz is still relatively high, stuff isn't plus and his stats are fairly pedestrian. What keeps him so high?
Almonte isn't even ranked. Young for Lowell, high walks but no one is hitting him. I know we've seen this before (Sergio Gomez comes to mind), but was surprised he wasn't in the top 60.
All that said, there are several guys to dream on (relatively speaking) 40-60. To me, that might be more impressive then the loaded top 10. 15 years ago we'd be talking up kids like Rei, Lakins, Steen, Brakeman, Raudes, Cosart. This is the machine Theo spoke of building when he took over as GM.
Stank - Potential for at least three, if not four average pitches. Backend starter projection at this point probably. Fact that he's consistently healthy is a big plus. I'll see him this weekend hopefully and can provide more of a report. Stats don't jump out at you and I've toyed with dropping him in my personal rankings, so I get what you're seeing here, but the upside is still there.
Almonte - He's kind of interesting. But the walk rate is WAY too high for me to get that excited about him. I will keep a closer eye on him, so thanks for pointing him out.
