(Now update to include the second game of Syracuse's double-header, which I missed earlier.)
(Now update to include the second game of Syracuse's double-header, which I missed earlier.)
The Lugnuts racked up 18 hits tonight led by four each for Kevin Ahrens and Yohermyn Chavez. Justin Jackson, Moises Sierra and Mike McDade also had good games. Cody Crowell pitched well and Brian Pettway pitched his first professional inning. Dunedin lost while the top two teams were rained out.
The Lansing Lugnuts and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats have announced their opening day minor league rosters and from that we can make some assumptions about the Syracuse and Dunedin rosters.
Travis Snider appears to be headed to Dunedin to start 2008.
Law went a little against the grain with Evan Longoria as the top prospect.
A recent article in the Syracuse Post-Standard says a U.S. Senator has spoken to the Mets about setting up shop in Syracuse in 2009 and according to him, the Metropolitans are interested.
Yeah, it's so slow these days that each prospect list gets its own thread
Evaluating prospects is an uncertain pastime. Players are hindered by injuries, some obvious, some hidden to the fans and some hidden from the organization. Position players can often show little until they mature, sometimes around age 21. Pitchers can be helped by a new pitch or better mechanics that improve their control. In 2007 Brian Wolfe pitched well in the bullpen for the Jays even though he was not rated as a top 30 prospect by Batters Box or Baseball America.
In that spirit here are some players to watch who just missed our top 30 list. There is very little reason to differentiate between the bottom half of Blue Jay prospects this year. An argument could be made for any of these players to be in the top 30.