| Pos |
Player |
MLB |
Comparison |
Analysis/Notes |
| C |
Victor Martinez |
Cle |
Mike
Piazza |
A
true clone of Piazza, if you can deal with |
. |
the
so-so defense and arm, or lack thereof, |
his
bat will be tremendous. |
. |
| 1B |
Hee Seop Choi |
ChN |
Fred McGriff |
Just think of .300,
30 HR's, 100 RBI and a 3 |
. |
at firstbase year
after year. |
| . |
. |
| 2B |
Joe Thurston |
LA |
Ray Durham |
His nickname is Mr
Baseball, and he can flat |
. |
out play. He will
hit close to .300, get on |
| base, steal, but
provide a better glove. |
. |
| 3B |
Ty Wiggington |
NYN |
Aramis Ramirez |
If the Mets give
him the shot he deserves look |
. |
for .300, 30+ HR's,
and a decent glove at the |
| hot corner. |
. |
| SS |
Brandon Phillips |
Cle |
Omar Vizquel |
Ironically he will
supplant Vizquel and no one |
. |
should notice the
difference. He has a great |
| glove, and is a
good contact hitter. |
. |
| OF |
Marlon Byrd |
Phi |
Doug Glanville |
This is why the
Phils won't miss Glanville, |
. |
Byrd steals, hits
for avg, and has a good |
| glove...just
younger... |
. |
| OF |
Carl Crawford |
TB |
Kenny Lofton |
He will need a few
years, but expect Lofton |
. |
in his prime from
him around 2004 or 2005, |
| I know Tampa is
too... |
. |
| OF |
Jason Lane |
Hou |
Lance Berkman |
Actually, he may be
farther along than Berk |
. |
was, and in 2003
people will be kicking |
| themselves they
didn't take him. |
. |
| DH |
Travis Hafner |
Cle |
Jim Thome |
Expect a slow but
steady development, lots |
. |
of strikeouts, but
eventually lots of HR's and |
| RBI's and about a
.275 hitter. |
. |
| RH |
Dewon Brazelton |
TB |
Mike Mussina |
Very nice arm, and
the same changeup. His |
. |
ERA & WHIP
should mirror the Moose, and |
| so should his W's
pitching in Tampa. |
. |
| LH |
Johan Santana |
Minn |
Randy Johnson |
His SO/9 IP ratio
is right there and he looks to |
. |
dominate hitters
like the Unit, albeit in '04/05. |
| . |
. |
| RP |
Franklyn German |
Det |
Armando Benitez |
A cross with
Percival too, throws hard (tops |
. |
100 mph) and should
be the Goose Gossage |
| of his time. |
. |