10. Joba Hagadone-LR- Taken 13th in the Rule 5 draft Joba was bit of a jack of all trades for Buffalo. He made 16 starts as well as 39 appearances out of the pen totally 146 innings. He finished with a 7-16 record as well as 3 saves. Only three times did he pitch 6 innings or more, and each of those he allowed less then 2 runs. So maybe a full time job as a Starting pitcher would better suit him next season.
9. Sparky Negrin-CF- The 5th player taken, went to Colorado and had a pretty solid season. Despite playing in the hitter friendly park he only managed 27 Extra base hits including 9 homers. Did steal 16 bases while batting 272. Not a great fielder as he made 15 errors and 11 negative players. A move to 2nd base could be in order.
8. Roscoe Kimbrel-SP- Way up at number 3 was Kimbrel who went to Rochester. Thru 186 innings and maintained a decent WHIP and ERA, 1.58-5.42 to go with his 10-16 record. I honestly think this guy will be better next season and could easily be a 200+ innings .500 type of workhorse arm.
7. Roosevelt Harper-SP- 4 picks after Kimbrel was the slightly more successful Harper who was drafted 7th by Fargo. Has really good stuff striking out 165 over his 187 Innings and sporting a 11-12 record. Was wild though walking 100 batters. I think in a few years Kimbrel will be the better pitcher but Harper has some very good stuff, and considering he was signed as an International Free Agent for 11 million he better.
6. Charles Matheny-C- 3 catchers appear on this top ten list and Matheny might be the best all-around offensive of them. He was however the weakest defender, making 9 errors, throwing out about 17% of would be base stealers and calling pitchers to the tune of a 5.08 ERA. The Buffalo pick did however bat 313 with an OPS of about 840. I think he should have a pretty good career going forward.
5. Emmanuel Flores-RP-Memphis got this guy way down at #21, and I am felling pretty stupid that I left him unprotected. Despite some control issues (75BB in 112IP) he had a strong year 7 wins as well as 11 saves. The WHIP, 1.53 was high, but I think they will take a 4.43 ERA every year. It will be interesting to see if his control issues shorten his ML career.
4. Curt Matthews-C- Way down at 17 was DH Curt Matthews, he ended up catching over 1100 innings, despite not being very good at it. Where he really shone was at the plate, he launched 32 homers and had a slugging % just under 500. Has great eye, and while I don’t see him being a star, I think he can be a solid platoon bat who can play some Catcher when required.
3. Macbeth Lunsford-C- Wow look another catcher. Big Mac was the best defender, throwing out 44% of runners and having a solid 4.66 CERA. He also hit 21 homers while batting 257 with a 755 OPS. I don’t know if his bat is really as good as it was this season, but I think his defense will help him stick around longer if his bat starts to falter
2. Ted Hitchcock-1st-The only rule 5 who is up for the ROY, Hitcher was selected 11th and had remarkable year. 23 Homers (61 Extrabase Hits) 94 RBI and was a perfect 11 for 11 in stolen base attempts. Also played a borderline Gold Glove defense at 1st. With all that being said…I think he hugely overachieved and I don’t think he will ever play this well again.
1. Tim West-2nd Drafted just before Hitchcock (#11) was Tim West, grandson of the Batman, Adam. This uncaped crusader had a great season hitting 20 homers and driving in 90 runs. He did all this in 120 less AB’s then Hitchcock as well. While not a great second baseman (16 Errors and 2 Negative plays) I think he could shift to LF or RF and be a solid defender.
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