Tuesday, June 26, 2007

One to Thirty: SS

The break in between entries for this series was longer than I would've liked, but here we go.

  1. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees- People don’t like him, but he’s still a hell of a player.
  1. Carlos Guillen, Detroit Tigers- He’s almost underrated. Guillen can really hit the ball.
  1. Jose Reyes, New York Mets- Dynamic young player that creates a lot of problems for teams on the bases.
  1. Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins- He’s a lot like Reyes, but he may end up developing more power. That’s scary.
  1. Miguel Tejada, Baltimore Orioles- His power has declined in the last few years, but he’s still a better hitter than most.
  1. Jimmy Rollins, Philadelphia Phillies- Rollins can do it all, but his patience disappears at times.
  1. Edgar Renteria, Atlanta Braves- After a lousy season in Boston, Renteria has turned around his career with two good seasons in Atlanta.
  1. Michael Young, Texas Rangers- He’s a good contact year, but he’s having a bit of a down year.
  1. Jhonny Peralta, Cleveland Indians- After a huge sophomore slump, Peralta is bouncing back and proving to be an asset at SS.
  1. J.J. Hardy, Milwaukee Brewers- He had a breakout April and May, but he’s really struggled as of late.
  1. Orlando Cabrera, Anaheim Angels- Cabrera has swung an okay bat since joining the Angels, and he still plays good defense.
  1. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies- Tulowitzki being this high is a sign of the lack of good Shortstops in baseball.
  1. Khalil Greene, San Diego Padres- Meh.
  2. Rafael Furcal, Los Angeles Dodgers- Furcal can’t do much of anything since being signed to a monster deal by the Dodgers.
  1. Brendan Harris, Tampa Bay Devil Rays- Harris really came out of nowhere to become a solid seat warmer for when the rest of the kids come up.
  1. David Eckstein, St. Louis Cardinals- He’s a gritty, hard working guy with average offensive numbers that some people don’t expect.
  1. Alex Gonzalez, Cincinnati Reds- He’s a good defensive player, and he swung a hot bat earlier this year.
  1. Bobby Crosby, Oakland A’s- Middle tier Shortstops don’t win MVP, Peter Gammons.
  1. Yuniesky Betancourt, Seattle Mariners- Don’t know much about him.
  2. Juan Uribe, Chicago White Sox- I would say the offseason issues are hurting his game, but he was never that good anyway.
  1. Stephen Drew, Arizona Diamondbacks- Drew has a ton of potential, but he’s not playing the way he will in five years yet.
  1. Omar Vizquel, San Francisco Giants- For the love of god, retire.
  2. Cristian Guzman, Washington Nationals- Before an injury shortened his 07, he was having a good rebound from a horrid 2005.
  1. Royce Clayton, Toronto Blue Jays- Believe it or not, he’s not the only player named Royce.
  1. Julio Lugo, Boston Red Sox- Big free agent signing that has been a huge bust for Epstein.
  1. Adam Everett, Houston Astros- His defense doesn’t make up for his bad bat.
  2. Jack Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates- How is this guy in baseball again? Not even the Pirates can do better than this?
  1. Jason Bartlett, Minnesota Twins- I’m mailing it home.
  2. Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs- Not a good player.
  3. Tony Pena, Kansas City Royals- Even worse.

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