Updated top 10 1. Casey Crosby, LHP 2. Jacob Turner, RHP 3. Alex Avila, C 4. Daniel Fields, SS 5....

Updated top 10

1. Casey Crosby, LHP
2. Jacob Turner, RHP
3. Alex Avila, C
4. Daniel Fields, SS
5. Wilkin Ramirez, OF
6. Ryan Streiby, LF/1B
7. Andrew Oliver, LHP
8. Scott Sizemore, 2B
9. Alfredo Figaro, RHP
10. Cale Iorg, SS

Mind you, I probably overvalue Avila and I’m going by gut on the other new draftees. But gun to head, this is probably how I arrange the system now.

-- Comment from demondeaconsbaseball, after yesterday's draft pick signings by the Tigers.

He's also posted scouting reports on Turner, Oliver, and Fields.

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I think...

You put Oliver too high. I think he is a Matt Thorton at best…not a starting pitcher.

You put Ryan Streiby too high. No defense really hurts his chances.

I think Scott Sizemore should be higher than both

And I no longer think Iorg should be on that list.

by Tigersin2010 on Aug 18, 2009 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I can buy the Oliver argument

But I really really like Ryan Streiby’s bat- even as a DH, he’s good. Sizemore could be up at 6 though- I can understand that line of thinking.

Iorg is on that list, but he’s interchangeable with a few other players.

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by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 18, 2009 12:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Can you see Streiby being a Billy Butler type player?

by Tigersin2010 on Aug 18, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that's his celiing

But Butler is a very good comp. Mind you, Butler is a very, very good hitter, so maybe 85% of what Butler is would be more appropriate, but that’s the exact thing that I thought.

President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 18, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also,

Isn’t Turner’s soft stuff way more polished than Crosby’s?
If so, I would think to make Turner #1.

by Tigersin2010 on Aug 18, 2009 1:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

hard to rank guys that haven't faced minor leaguers yet

this is far too early to forecast the rooks’ abilities… putting Turner at #2 only sets him up for failure in the eyes of those who complain about his ERA if it goes above 4 next season

by Boney on Aug 18, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is why I didn’t rank Turner #1 (also, see my signature- I am incredibly biased). But it’s important to remember that I’m not slotting Turner in front of a stack of blue chip prospects- he may not have faced minor leaguers, but he projects well and has great stuff.

President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 18, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1, as they say

Mack Avenue Tigers

by MackAveKurt on Aug 18, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kurt...

You are as pessimistic about prospects as I am optimistic.

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by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 18, 2009 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Traded emails with one of the writers from TigsTown this morning and he and I are somewhat in agreement that Iorg gets bounced out for Wade Gaynor who was chosen in the 3rd round (though has not had a lot of luck as a pro so far).

I think once you get past Turner, Crosby, Sizemore, Fields, Oliver, Gaynor and Streiby there are any number of guys who could fill in.

by MacRae on Aug 18, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'd consider Gaynor

Though I’m skeptical of him (and like him at the same time- I’m a paradox machine), he could slot in the bottom of this top ten or the bottom half of my old top ten. I just want to see some results from him next year, as well as some reports on his defense.

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by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 18, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs