Saturday, March 29, 2008

The Draft Power Rankings (and Tony, Joel and Jeff too)

This is less of a power ranking and more of a draft review. The bottom three are bellow, with the middle two coming Sunday and the top three on Monday.

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10) Springfield RasmiTony Allen

Top Three Starters (Ranking): J. Santana, Matsuzaka, J. Shields (10)
Top Three Hitters (Ranking): Reyes, Ichiro, Pujols (8)
Top Bench Guy (Ranking): Edgar Renteria (7)
Keeper Prospect (Ranking): Colby Rasmus (23rd Round - 6)
Draft Grade (Ranking): D + (10)

Tony has Johan Santana, Jose Reyes and Albert Pujols… and that’s about it. Yeah, his draft was THAT bad. Pujols injury risk also hurts him.

9) (My Team Name Sucks)Joel Schilb

Top Three Starters (Ranking): Beckett, Vazquez, P. Martinez (8)
Top Three Hitters (Ranking): Holliday, Ortiz, Teixeira (10)
Top Bench Guy (Ranking): Michael Cuddyer (9)
Keeper Prospect (Ranking): Carlos Delgado (28th Round - 10)
Draft Grade (Ranking): C – (9)

Joel showed progression by not having a god awful draft. Still, he has more risk on his team than he does consistent players and most of those risks are very high. I see most of those risks crashing leading to another poor season for Joel.

8) Polk County Phantom MenacesJeff Kimball

Top Three Starters (Ranking): Kazmir, Zambrano, Hudson (5)
Top Three Hitters (Ranking): V. Martinez, M. Ramirez, Utley (7)
Top Bench Guy (Ranking): Shane Victorino (10)
Keeper Prospect (Ranking): J.J. Hardy (18th Round - 7)
Draft Grade (Ranking): C – (8)

Kazmir getting hurt is a bad sign. Kimball’s lineup looks more like an NL lineup than a fantasy lineup. However, I think Manny has a big season and J.J. Hardy will have a breakout year too. Shane Victorino could be a hot commodity come the trade deadline.

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