tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post8840963781502002213..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: One final prospects listEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-1721800312541847492013-02-20T11:29:09.878-06:002013-02-20T11:29:09.878-06:00"BA, as I've said repeatedly, is a good r..."BA, as I've said repeatedly, is a good reflection of the industry consensus."<br /><br />If you include the blogsphere as part of the industry that may be true. But in the past its writers have admitted to ranking some guys higher than their own organization. John Manual, for instance, said that about his ranking of Nick Blackburn as the Twins top prospect. Here is a 2008 evaluation of that 2007 ranking:<br /><a href="http://grannybaseball.blogspot.com/2008/11/baseball-americas-top-ten.html" rel="nofollow"> 2007 BBA Top Ten Twin Prospect Evaluation</a><br /><br />Its doubtful that either Meyers or Mays will be in the Twins rotation next season, which is the last year on Correia's contract. Neither one has yet pitched at AAA. But even if they move that fast, the Twins only have two other starters who will be in the organization next year, Diamond and Worley. <br /><br />Your argument that Correia won't be needed seems to rest on the idea that the Twins can counted on all three of their prospects to be major league ready in 2014. Here is a link to the Twins players who have appeared in the BBA top 100 over the last 20+ years. <br /><br /><a href="http://grannybaseball.blogspot.com/2013/02/twins-past-and-present-on-baseball.html" rel="nofollow">Twins in BBA Top 100 1990-2013</a> <br /><br />Its not exactly reassuring that you can start planning on them as major league contributors, no matter how highly rated. Adam Johnson anyone? JD Durbin? <br />TThttp://grannybaseball.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com