Top 100 Prospects per BP's Kevin Goldstein

by Lucas on Feb 21, 2007 11:51 AM CST

Hurley is 38th, Volquez 61st. That is all.

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I was a little surprised

when I saw Volquez ranked as a "very good" prospect and therefore a member of his top 100. Glad to see Hurley a little higher on his list than where BA will have him.

by zywica on Feb 21, 2007 11:52 AM CST 0 recs

Same here

His name continues to come up this offseason...

by hightowersmith on Feb 21, 2007 12:06 PM CST up 0 recs

danks?

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Feb 21, 2007 11:55 AM CST 0 recs

58

by zywica on Feb 21, 2007 11:56 AM CST up 0 recs

nevermind.

free - number 58.

Odd that hurley made it ahead of danks. I don't think the team thought so before the trade, did they?

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Feb 21, 2007 11:57 AM CST up 0 recs

Link

Since it is free:

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=5892

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Feb 21, 2007 11:57 AM CST up 0 recs

Maybe they did.......

by tklawless on Feb 21, 2007 2:17 PM CST up 0 recs

Yeah

I think that's possible. Jamey/Hindman and BA have consistently ranked Danks ahead of Hurley, but others like Sickels and then a lot of us here have had Hurley even or ahead for a year or so now.

But then, BA and Jamey also had Volquez first last offseason when several of us had Danks and Hurley ahead of him.

Anyway, I think that they very well might have looked at them much like the rest of us, a virtual tie.

by zywica on Feb 21, 2007 2:22 PM CST up 0 recs

#48 Jacoby Ellsbury

find a way to get him here.

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by ortonius on Feb 21, 2007 12:03 PM CST 0 recs

If he has a good year

this year I will be salivating for him, but right now I'm a tad skeptical that he'll be as good as seems.

by t ball on Feb 21, 2007 3:25 PM CST up 0 recs

Why him

as opposed to some of the other stud CFs?

by zywica on Feb 21, 2007 3:27 PM CST up 0 recs

Probably because

the perception is that he might be more available than someone like Maybin, especially if the Sox get desperate for a closer. I don't see them trading Ellsbury for a closer, but who knows?

by t ball on Feb 21, 2007 3:30 PM CST up 0 recs

Yeah and that's basically my point

There shouldn't be any reason to think that he's more available. Boston really likes him and - probably more important - needs him, and he's not some super stud, he's a real solid high OBP/low power true CF.

by zywica on Feb 21, 2007 3:35 PM CST up 0 recs

my best guess

is that he's a name people remember from the Mayberry Draft pick as "yeah, that's the guy we should have taken instead" ala Scott Kazmir and Drew Meyer. Ellsbury and Kazmir are both obviously good prospects, but their names are more familiar to Ranger fans and thus in higher demand.

That being said, this is the year Drew Meyer proves to the world how good he is (he's not very good).

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by jtts on Feb 21, 2007 4:20 PM CST up 0 recs