SFM's 2011 Number Five Prospect

[Miamarlin21]

Number One- Matt Dominguez, 3B
Number Two- Chad James, LHP
Number Three- Brad Hand, LHP
Number Four- Christian Yelich, OF


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[lou]

Skipworth. Still young (catchers usually late bloomers) and position scarcity gets him lopped on top of the group of maybes.

and Rasmussen should be one of the next 2-3 off the board so you should really update it with him next round.

[TealMonster08]

Ozzy Martinez. Because hes the only one on the list who has been shot and lived to tell about it. And because hes a pretty good player.

[Miamarlin21]

Will do Lou.

[Jay]

Ozzy!!!!!!!!!

1. he got shot, recovered and then had his best year of pro ball
2. he's hitting at an advanced level
3. he had a productive september call up
4. he is only 22 so there is room to grow

It'll be interesting to see what happens with him this year. With a good first half, I would expect the FO to try to package him to bring in a rental player.

[emkayseven]

I voted Ozuna cause I love him.

I will not vote for Skipworth in my top 10.

[lou]

Ozzy!!!!!!!!!

1. he got shot, recovered and then had his best year of pro ball
2. he's hitting at an advanced level
3. he had a productive september call up
4. he is only 22 so there is room to grow

It'll be interesting to see what happens with him this year. With a good first half, I would expect the FO to try to package him to bring in a rental player.

I disagree there is room to grow. He's not going to just start hitting for power. Extremely limited upside compared to at least a half dozen other players in the minors. I also disagree the FO will package him. He plays defense, and these guys love that. He's a perfect bench player if Bonifacio is terrible again. Also, if Coghlan somehow sticks in CF, he could legitimately be starting at 2B sooner rather than later. I like him, but it's not like you can't replace an at best projected low 700 opsing infielder compared to a slugging catcher who can play defense or a lefty #3 starter, if that is what they turn into. I don't think anyone can project him to be an upper 700s kind of guy where he starts becoming insanely valuable. He'd have to consistently hit .315+, just like Infante last year with his like of pop.

I think I put him 9-12 range. Skip and a couple of arms in front of him at minimum.

[Erick]

Skipworth (who was actually my #4...)

[Ralph]

Olmos

[Bucklin12]

Yeah. Definitely Olmos here.

An ultra-projectable 20 year old who nearly strikes out a batter per inning in his first full season, while having decent batted ball and walk data is a legitimate prospect.

I understand Skip's pedigree, but I think his improvement this year is a bit overstated. The "huge" power increase is actually fairly marginal and by no means exceptional.
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Oh, and no way to Ozzy. It's cool to see a prospect make his status through production, like he has, but the upside is too minimal.

[Cambridge]

Olmos, the top 5 are pretty good. Think one of the three lefties ends up a legit starter and another a bullpen arm. Would be very happy with this outcome.