Andrecheck uses WAR data to divide those players into five categories: busts, average players, good players, great players, and franchise players.
Some Ghosts of Top Prospects Past should be familiar names to O's fans. Not surprisingly, none of those names are franchise players.
-Busts: Bruce Chen (O's: '04-'06)
-Average: Arthur Rhodes ('91-'99), Kris Benson ('06), Jeffrey Hammonds ('93-'98)
-Average: Arthur Rhodes ('91-'99), Kris Benson ('06), Jeffrey Hammonds ('93-'98)
-Great Players: Miguel Tejada ('04-'07, '10)
-Franchise Players: None
The numbers may rate Ben McDonald as a good player and Jeffrey Hammonds as average, but Big Ben was the bigger disappointment given the expectations that accompanied his arrival in Baltimore. Those expectations led USA Today to dub him "the Stephen Strassburg of 20 years ago."
Orioles players currently listed among Baseball America's Top Prospects are as follows: Brian Matusz (No. 5), Josh Bell (No. 37), Zach Britton (No. 63), and Jake Arrieta (No. 99).
Here's hoping these guys fall more on the good-great-franchise side of the spectrum.
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2 comments:
did you know there's a 'roar from 34' blog on mlb.com?
I made the sad discovery a few months ago. The good news is that the MLB.com blog is "The" Roar from 34 not just Roar from 34. Big difference.
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