| Pos |
Player |
MLB |
Comparison |
Analysis/Notes |
| C |
JR House |
Pitt |
Jason
Kendall |
A
clone of Kendall, although w/out his wheels. |
. |
Decent
defense, a .300 hitter with some pop. |
If
his injury problems are behind him, he's $$. |
. |
| 1B |
Justin Morneau |
Minn |
Jason Giambi |
Has ability to
launch balls like the Kennedy |
. |
Space Center
launches rockets, but he will |
| also strikeout over
100 times a year. |
. |
| 2B |
Rickie Weeks |
Milw |
Marcus Giles |
His only drawback
is his defense, outside of |
. |
that look for 20
HR's & 40 SB's while hitting |
| over .300. A
premier 2B in the next few years. |
. |
| 3B |
Garrett Atkins |
Col |
Joe Randa |
More of an
avg/doubles hitter than long ball |
. |
guru, but does play
in Coors. Good "D" at the |
| hot corner. Look
for .300, 15+ HR's, 30+ 2B's. |
. |
| SS |
Bobby Crosby |
Oak |
Derek Jeter |
Don't be suprised
if he's the ROTY this year. |
. |
Has 20/20+
potential, a good glove and good |
| arm. Will make
everyone forget about Tejeda. |
. |
| OF |
Jason Bay |
Pitt |
Carlos Beltran |
The integral part
of the Giles deal, he is a |
. |
20/20 man if not
better in the making. Has a |
| great eye at the
plate, similar to Tony Gwynn. |
. |
| OF |
Larry Bigbie |
Balt |
Bobby Abreu |
Part of the O's
youth movement, he's capable |
. |
of flashing some
pop & wheels while patroling |
| LF aggressively. |
. |
| OF |
Laynce Nix |
Tex |
Bobby Higginson |
He is capable of
hitting for average, albeit a |
. |
free swinger, and
power. Has decent speed, |
| and plays very good
defense. |
. |
| DH |
Graham Koonce |
Oak |
Mark McGwire |
There may not be room in
Oakland, but |
. |
if they were smart they'd make
room. |
| Typical A's power hitter from
the 90's. |
. |
| RH |
Edwin Jackson |
LA |
Dwight Gooden |
Has a mid-90s fastball, with a
slider & |
. |
changeup. Still a few years away
from |
| reaching full potential, but
dominating. |
. |
| LH |
Horacio Ramirez |
Atl |
Tom Glavine |
He resembles a young Glavine,
crafty |
. |
with all around good stuff.
Maddux says |
| he's the future ace of the
staff. |
. |
| RP |
Ryan Wagner |
Cinc |
Kyle Farnsworth |
Has one of the nastyest sliders
known |
. |
to man and a really good
fastball. Proto |
| typical Closer (Reds Nasty Boys
type). |
. |