[閒聊] BA Top 10 Prospects
TOP TEN PROSPECTS
1. Drew Pomeranz, rhp
2. Nolan Arenado, 3b
3. Chad Bettis, rhp
4. Wilin Rosario, c
5. Tim Wheeler, of
6. Trevor Story, ss/3b
7. Tyler Anderson, lhp
8. Kent Matthes, of
9. Kyle Parker, of
10. Josh Rutledge, ss
BEST TOOLS
Best Hitter for Average Nolan Arenado
Best Power Hitter Kent Matthes
Best Strike-Zone Discipline Nolan Arenado
Fastest Baserunner Rafael Ortega
Best Athlete Trevor Story
Best Fastball Chad Bettis
Best Curveball Nelson Gonzalez
Best Slider Chad Bettis
Best Changeup Edwar Cabrera
Best Control Edwar Cabrera
Best Defensive Catcher Beau Seabury
Best Defensive Infielder Cristhian Adames
Best Infield Arm Hector Gomez
Best Defensive Outfielder Rafael Ortega
Best Outfield Arm Julian Yan
PROJECTED 2015 LINEUP
Catcher Wilin Rosario
First Base Kent Matthes
Second Base Trevor Story
Third Base Nolan Arenado
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki
Left Field Tim Wheeler
Center Field Dexter Fowler
Right Field Carlos Gonzalez
No. 1 Starter Drew Pomeranz
No. 2 Starter Jhoulys Chacin
No. 3 Starter Chad Bettis
No. 4 Starter Alex White
No. 5 Starter Tyler Anderson
Closer Rex Brothers
Coming off consecutive winning seasons for only the second time ever, the
Rockies entered 2011 with playoff expectations. They started the season 11-2
but went just 62-87 afterward in one of the most disappointing performances
in the franchise's 19-year history.
Colorado wound up 21 games behind the Diamondbacks in the National League
West and just two games ahead of the last-place Padres. The pitching staff
shouldered most of the blame, finishing next-to-last in the NL in runs
allowed.
In the midst of a season gone wrong, the Rockies made a seismic trade. They
shipped Ubaldo Jimenez, who set franchise records for wins and ERA and threw
the franchise's first-ever no-hitter in 2010, to the Indians for four
youngsters in July. The two biggest prizes were first-round picks Drew
Pomeranz and Alex White, who finished the season in the big league rotation
and should resurface there at some point in 2012.
Several factors led to the Jimenez deal, the most significant being
Colorado's desperation to add young pitchers who were close to being major
league-ready.
"We've had some draft issues as it relates to some of the pitching," GM Dan
O'Dowd said, "and those holes have started to show up a little bit now."
The Rockies have reaped surprisingly little from their 2006-08 drafts, even
though they took a pitcher with their top choice each year. They picked Greg
Reynolds over Evan Longoria with the No. 2 overall selection in 2006, then
tabbed Casey Weathers at No. 8 in 2007 and Christian Friedrich at No. 25 in
2008. All three have had injury issues since signing, and the team may not
get a single big league regular out of those three drafts.
Colorado also invested a franchise-record $3.9 million bonus in a first-round
pitcher in 2009, but Tyler Matzek regressed so much in 2011 that he got
demoted to low Class A Asheville and left the team in June for two weeks to
work with his youth coach. The Rockies haven't drafted and developed a
pitcher who had sustained major league success since selecting Jeff Francis
ninth overall in 2002, faring better with arms from their Latin American
program such as Jimenez, Jhoulys Chacin and Juan Nicasio.
Marcel Lachemann, who had been a special assistant to O'Dowd for 10 years and
his most trusted adviser, resigned in October because he disagreed with how
the organization was developing pitchers. Other staff changes included senior
director of baseball operations Jeff Bridich taking over as farm director for
Marc Gustafson, who was given a role in the scouting department, and Triple-A
Colorado Springs pitching coach Doug Linton trading places with roving
pitching instructor Bo McLaughlin.
Fortunately for Colorado, its most recent drafts look more productive. Even
if Matzek turns into a bust, the 2009 crop already has sent Rex Brothers to
the big league bullpen and features three of the system's top position
prospects in third baseman Nolan Arenado and outfielders Tim Wheeler and Kent
Matthes.
The 2010 group includes a promising arm in Chad Bettis and two more bats in
Kyle Parker and Josh Rutledge. Potential five-tool shortstop Trevor Story, a
supplemental first-rounder, looks like one of the steals of the entire 2011
draft.
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