Comments on: Top 100 http://rotoenquire.wordpress.com Fantasy Baseball Insider Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: rotoenquire http://rotoenquire.wordpress.com/top-100/#comment-131 rotoenquire Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:56:00 +0000 https://rotoenquire.wordpress.com/top-100/#comment-131 Hello, Thanks for the reply, I started this site not too long ago and have had allot of fun with it. I hope to get more replies in the future. I do not actually have a set order to my list. These are just the top guys I like and see making an impact at some point. If I were too however, Lincecum would be at the top of my list. Just for the purpose of him most likely making the team, or being called up at some point next season, faster than just about anyone else on the list. I live in Washington and the local sports radio station had Lincecum and most of the coaching staff on at one point or another. Lincecum and the coaches said what is expected. What I found interesting is most scouts before the draft had the concerns about his arm and pitching so many innings already. I will be posting more soon to the site and am glad to hear all opinions and questions. Hello,

Thanks for the reply, I started this site not too long ago and have had allot of fun with it. I hope to get more replies in the future.

I do not actually have a set order to my list. These are just the top guys I like and see making an impact at some point. If I were too however, Lincecum would be at the top of my list. Just for the purpose of him most likely making the team, or being called up at some point next season, faster than just about anyone else on the list.

I live in Washington and the local sports radio station had Lincecum and most of the coaching staff on at one point or another. Lincecum and the coaches said what is expected. What I found interesting is most scouts before the draft had the concerns about his arm and pitching so many innings already.

I will be posting more soon to the site and am glad to hear all opinions and questions.

]]> By: Roger http://rotoenquire.wordpress.com/top-100/#comment-130 Roger Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:12:13 +0000 https://rotoenquire.wordpress.com/top-100/#comment-130 As a Giants fan, I was pleased to see that you ranked Jonathan Sanchez No. 1 among National League pitching prospects and Timmy Lincecum No. 12. You might wish to consider reversing their order though. We can make an interesting comparison of the dominance of Matt Cain, Sanchez and Lincecum based on their pitching for San Jose in the California league in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively. Cain struck out 11.1 batters per nine innings (at age 19). Sanchez pitched for San Jose only in the 2005 playoffs, so I don't have a precise strikeout rate for him there (at age 22). Likely though, it was close to his 12.0 rate at low A Augusta earlier in the season. Lincecum struck out a phenomenal 15.6 batters per nine innings. Lincecum's rate was far higher than either of the others. And Cain's age was three years younger than the others (19 compared to 22). Lincecum is likely the most dominant of the trio, and Sanchez is clearly the least dominant. But Sanchez might be the best deal of the three. While Cain and Lincecum are each first-round picks, the Giants stole Sanchez (from tiny Ohio Dominican University) in the 27th round of the 2004 draft. The Giants forfeited their first-round pick that season by signing Michael Tucker a day earlier than the day they could have avoided giving up a choice. Sanchez helped them make up for that decision. He may even have put Ohio Dominican University on the baseball map. It's the OTHER college in Columbus. As a Giants fan, I was pleased to see that you ranked Jonathan Sanchez No. 1 among National League pitching prospects and Timmy Lincecum No. 12. You might wish to consider reversing their order though.

We can make an interesting comparison of the dominance of Matt Cain, Sanchez and Lincecum based on their pitching for San Jose in the California league in 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively.

Cain struck out 11.1 batters per nine innings (at age 19). Sanchez pitched for San Jose only in the 2005 playoffs, so I don’t have a precise strikeout rate for him there (at age 22). Likely though, it was close to his 12.0 rate at low A Augusta earlier in the season. Lincecum struck out a phenomenal 15.6 batters per nine innings.

Lincecum’s rate was far higher than either of the others. And Cain’s age was three years younger than the others (19 compared to 22). Lincecum is likely the most dominant of the trio, and Sanchez is clearly the least dominant.

But Sanchez might be the best deal of the three. While Cain and Lincecum are each first-round picks, the Giants stole Sanchez (from tiny Ohio Dominican University) in the 27th round of the 2004 draft. The Giants forfeited their first-round pick that season by signing Michael Tucker a day earlier than the day they could have avoided giving up a choice. Sanchez helped them make up for that decision.

He may even have put Ohio Dominican University on the baseball map. It’s the OTHER college in Columbus.

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