BA's 1st and 2nd team

by groundingout on Sep 5, 2008 12:18 PM CDT

1st team

SP Derek Holland • Rangers
Righthanders Jordan Walden (Angels) and Mat Latos (Padres) got the attention as being the top arms from the final draft-and-follow class of 2006, but Holland may turn out to be the best. The little-known 25th-round lefthander from Wallace State (Ala.) CC-Hanceville rocketed from low Class A Clinton to Double-A Frisco this summer, seemingly getting better at each stop. With command of easy mid-90s velocity and a killer changeup, the 21-year-old Holland ranked 10th in the minors with 157 strikeouts, a 2.27 ERA and a .209 opponent average.

Feliz was 2nd team.

FWIW the 2nd team has the better set of pitching prospects on it

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by FuturePants on Sep 5, 2008 1:11 PM CDT reply actions

link

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It’s a weird list. David Price in 2nd team?

by chrisR on Sep 5, 2008 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I dont think its a list of who's the top prospect

but rather which prospects had the best season.

by groundingout on Sep 5, 2008 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions

Killer changeup eh?

hmm

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by Brett Perryman on Sep 5, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions

How would you characterize Holland's change and slider, Z?

by spurdynasty on Sep 5, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions

I've only seen him twice

and I’m no pitching scout, but I would probably call both promising but far from their potential and far from major league ready. I saw some pretty nice changeups, but when I think of a “killer” changeup, I think of a Volquez changeup.

Offense doesn't doubt me, but my first and primemost thing is defense and punt return and kickoff return

by Brett Perryman on Sep 6, 2008 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions