Post by Rockies GM (A) on Aug 7, 2009 12:20:08 GMT -5
Now I have a big mess.
Let's go by currently suggested position. (Preseason Sickles' Grade)
Catchers
Joe Mauer-Maybe the 2nd best positional player in the game today
Jose Morales-Switch hitter batting .321 at majors this year
Jesus Montero- Minor League Player of the year? Probably going to need a move. To DH? (B+)
Cole Armstrong-Backup material. Strong Defense, left-handed stroke. He's on the wrong team. (C)
1st Base
Lance Berkman- 9 straight years with an OPS over 900. He can't be happy about the team he's on now
Yondor Alonso- Takes walks, hits for power, and plays decent 1st base. Can't hit lefties, has wrist injury (B+)
Eric Hosmer- Great bat. Power to all fields, smart player. Cannon for an arm which is wasted at first (A-)
Middle Infield
David Eckstein- Veteran place holder
Adam Everett- Veteran place holder
Nick Punto- Veteran place holder
Jason Bartlett- Cooled off but having a great year. Defense has always been there.
Emanual Burris- Switch hitter. Good speed, fine defense, makes okay contact. Nick Punto replacement?
Wilmer Flores- Crazy good bat for his age. Every site compared him to Miguel Cabrera. Definatly not a shortstop. (B+)
Jason Donald- Good pop in the bat for an infielder. Good hands/arm. Poor range. Mark Derosa clone? (B-)
Yamaico Navarro- Switch hitter. Good offensive upside, good defense at short (B-)
Ehire Adrianza- Switch hitter Reports have him among the top defensive shortstops in the minors (C+)
3rd Base
Ryan Zimmerman- Great defender. Good hitter, has he hit a wall? All-Star talent.
Outfield
Bobby Abreu- Having a nice year. Still a true power/speed guy. Unlikely to be on the next good Rockies team.
Juan Rivera- Always underrated. Good bat, plays either corner. Solid bench player/injury fill in
Marcus Thames- Great Power. Especially against lefties. Not much else.
Matt Starirs- No reason for him to be on this team now. Pinch hitter.
Brandon Moss - One-time top prospect. What happened?
Danny Dorn- Nice platoon splits. Kills righties. Not much of an outfielder. (C+)
Kellen Kulbacki- Having a tough year. Still a very good bat. Can he get back on track? (B)
Daryl Jones- Highly thought of, great work ethic. Very good speed/average power. Good in left or center. (B)
Josh Reddick- Toolsy. Above average speed/power. Plays center, but has strong arm suited for right (B)
Drew Stubbs- 70+ runner. Outstanding defense in center. Had trouble with contact which he has corrected at the cost of power (B-)
Starters
Scott Kazmir- LHP. Not his best season, injury problems. Still an exciting pitcher. Maybe a solid #2 instead of an ace.
Nate Robertson- LHP. Fell off the map. If he makes next year's team its in the pen.
Rudy Owens- LHP. Sleeper. Big lefty with low 90's heat, solid breaker plus change and good command
Yohan Flande- LHP. Who? Came out of nowhere to have outstanding season in HiA. Fringe stuff but good control. Bullpen?
Michael Bowden- RHP. Okay fastball, killer curve. Smart pitcher effective against righties and lefties. Nice AAA numbers.(B+)
Jordan Walden- RHP. A bit like Roy Halladay, has great sinker and can get strikeout when needed. FB touches 98. (B+)
Trevor Reckling- LHP. Breakout year. Solid athleticism. Good fastball with sink, quality breaker. Ran out of gas end of '08. (B)
Michael Pineda- RHP. All about command. Funky delievery, but fastball has velocity and location. (B)
Carlos Rosa- RHP. Hits 97. Good command of lower strikezone. Has violent arm action, better suited for pen work? Setup man? (B)
Ross Seaton- RHP. Nice fastball, touches 96. Great control. Needs to work on secondary pitches or head to pen. (B-)
Jason Knapp- RHP. Great fastball. Power pitcher with huge ceiling. Probably two years away still and could end up in pen. (B-)
Nick Barnese- RHP. Good fastball with sink, plus curveball. Good command. Changeup needs work (B-)
Marc Rzepczynski- LHP. 37/18 K/BB in his first 5 major league starts. Groundball pitcher plays well in Corrs. (C+)
Anthony Swarzak- RHP. Holding his own at the major. Good stuff, good command.(C+)
Scott Lewis- LHP. Not a ton of stuff, but good control. Injured most of 2009. (C+)
Barry Enright- RHP. Polished pitcher who throws stirkes. Not great stuff (C+).
Blake Wood- RHP. Wildly inconsistant Sometimes he looks like a mid-rotation guy, other times he's awful.(C+)
Jack Egbert- RHP. A utility pitcher. Can spot start or long relieve. (C).
Relievers
Mike Adams- RHP. Underrated. Notched 74 K's in 64 innings in 2008. Hurt most of 2009.
Santiago Casilla- RHP. Tough year. Looked a lot better in 2008 Still useful.
Sean Green- RHP. Having his usual season. Get's grounders, bring him in with runners on
Dennys Reyes- LHP. A Loogy's loogy.
Matt Capps- RHP. A good reliever. Maybe more of a setup guy than a closer, but the results have been there.
In upcoming draft I have 1 First round pick, 4 Second round picks, 3 Third round picks and fifth rounder.
I've got a ton of young talent, and no idea how I'm going to fit it together.
Let's go by currently suggested position. (Preseason Sickles' Grade)
Catchers
Joe Mauer-Maybe the 2nd best positional player in the game today
Jose Morales-Switch hitter batting .321 at majors this year
Jesus Montero- Minor League Player of the year? Probably going to need a move. To DH? (B+)
Cole Armstrong-Backup material. Strong Defense, left-handed stroke. He's on the wrong team. (C)
1st Base
Lance Berkman- 9 straight years with an OPS over 900. He can't be happy about the team he's on now
Yondor Alonso- Takes walks, hits for power, and plays decent 1st base. Can't hit lefties, has wrist injury (B+)
Eric Hosmer- Great bat. Power to all fields, smart player. Cannon for an arm which is wasted at first (A-)
Middle Infield
David Eckstein- Veteran place holder
Adam Everett- Veteran place holder
Nick Punto- Veteran place holder
Jason Bartlett- Cooled off but having a great year. Defense has always been there.
Emanual Burris- Switch hitter. Good speed, fine defense, makes okay contact. Nick Punto replacement?
Wilmer Flores- Crazy good bat for his age. Every site compared him to Miguel Cabrera. Definatly not a shortstop. (B+)
Jason Donald- Good pop in the bat for an infielder. Good hands/arm. Poor range. Mark Derosa clone? (B-)
Yamaico Navarro- Switch hitter. Good offensive upside, good defense at short (B-)
Ehire Adrianza- Switch hitter Reports have him among the top defensive shortstops in the minors (C+)
3rd Base
Ryan Zimmerman- Great defender. Good hitter, has he hit a wall? All-Star talent.
Outfield
Bobby Abreu- Having a nice year. Still a true power/speed guy. Unlikely to be on the next good Rockies team.
Juan Rivera- Always underrated. Good bat, plays either corner. Solid bench player/injury fill in
Marcus Thames- Great Power. Especially against lefties. Not much else.
Matt Starirs- No reason for him to be on this team now. Pinch hitter.
Brandon Moss - One-time top prospect. What happened?
Danny Dorn- Nice platoon splits. Kills righties. Not much of an outfielder. (C+)
Kellen Kulbacki- Having a tough year. Still a very good bat. Can he get back on track? (B)
Daryl Jones- Highly thought of, great work ethic. Very good speed/average power. Good in left or center. (B)
Josh Reddick- Toolsy. Above average speed/power. Plays center, but has strong arm suited for right (B)
Drew Stubbs- 70+ runner. Outstanding defense in center. Had trouble with contact which he has corrected at the cost of power (B-)
Starters
Scott Kazmir- LHP. Not his best season, injury problems. Still an exciting pitcher. Maybe a solid #2 instead of an ace.
Nate Robertson- LHP. Fell off the map. If he makes next year's team its in the pen.
Rudy Owens- LHP. Sleeper. Big lefty with low 90's heat, solid breaker plus change and good command
Yohan Flande- LHP. Who? Came out of nowhere to have outstanding season in HiA. Fringe stuff but good control. Bullpen?
Michael Bowden- RHP. Okay fastball, killer curve. Smart pitcher effective against righties and lefties. Nice AAA numbers.(B+)
Jordan Walden- RHP. A bit like Roy Halladay, has great sinker and can get strikeout when needed. FB touches 98. (B+)
Trevor Reckling- LHP. Breakout year. Solid athleticism. Good fastball with sink, quality breaker. Ran out of gas end of '08. (B)
Michael Pineda- RHP. All about command. Funky delievery, but fastball has velocity and location. (B)
Carlos Rosa- RHP. Hits 97. Good command of lower strikezone. Has violent arm action, better suited for pen work? Setup man? (B)
Ross Seaton- RHP. Nice fastball, touches 96. Great control. Needs to work on secondary pitches or head to pen. (B-)
Jason Knapp- RHP. Great fastball. Power pitcher with huge ceiling. Probably two years away still and could end up in pen. (B-)
Nick Barnese- RHP. Good fastball with sink, plus curveball. Good command. Changeup needs work (B-)
Marc Rzepczynski- LHP. 37/18 K/BB in his first 5 major league starts. Groundball pitcher plays well in Corrs. (C+)
Anthony Swarzak- RHP. Holding his own at the major. Good stuff, good command.(C+)
Scott Lewis- LHP. Not a ton of stuff, but good control. Injured most of 2009. (C+)
Barry Enright- RHP. Polished pitcher who throws stirkes. Not great stuff (C+).
Blake Wood- RHP. Wildly inconsistant Sometimes he looks like a mid-rotation guy, other times he's awful.(C+)
Jack Egbert- RHP. A utility pitcher. Can spot start or long relieve. (C).
Relievers
Mike Adams- RHP. Underrated. Notched 74 K's in 64 innings in 2008. Hurt most of 2009.
Santiago Casilla- RHP. Tough year. Looked a lot better in 2008 Still useful.
Sean Green- RHP. Having his usual season. Get's grounders, bring him in with runners on
Dennys Reyes- LHP. A Loogy's loogy.
Matt Capps- RHP. A good reliever. Maybe more of a setup guy than a closer, but the results have been there.
In upcoming draft I have 1 First round pick, 4 Second round picks, 3 Third round picks and fifth rounder.
I've got a ton of young talent, and no idea how I'm going to fit it together.