Post by WhiteSoxGM on Jan 28, 2022 15:50:34 GMT -5
The three BA Top 100 lists following this entry period. The 2003 draft list would be the best indicator of who was most immediately, highly regarded out of this Draft/IFA period. I've striked anyone whose career probably stands on its own merits. Graduations aside, it should be helpful to look at the player movement through the list as well, re: industry perception trends.
BA 2003 Top 100
#11) Scott Kazmir
#21) B.J. Upton
#34) James Loney
#35) Jonathan Figueroa
#52) Bryan Bullington
#54) Zack Greinke
#57) Khalil Greene
#62) Clint Everts
#70) Jeremy Guthrie
#77) Chris Gruler
#78) Prince Fielder
#95) Jeff Francoeur
BA 2004 Top 100
#2) B.J. Upton
#10) Prince Fielder
#12) Scott Kazmir
#14) Zack Greinke
#17) Cole Hamels
#25) Jeremy Reed
#27) Jeff Francoeur
#28) Jeremy Hermida
#30) Felix Hernandez
#37) Sergio Santos
#42) James Loney
#43) Joe Blanton
#53) Jeremy Guthrie
#54) John Maine
#56) Justin Jones
#58) Clint Everts
#61) Khalil Greene
#67) Scott Olsen
#83) Dustin Nippert
#89) Jesse Crain
#91) Matt Cain
#92) Bobby Brownlie
#93) Jeff Francis
#97) Bryan Bullington
BA 2005 Top 100
#2) Felix Hernandez
#7) Scott Kazmir
#13) Matt Cain
#14) Jeff Francoeur
#15) Prince Fielder
#18) Jeremy Hermida
#21) Brian Dopirak
#23) Jeff Francis
#24) Nick Swisher
#33) Jeremy Reed
#38) Scott Olsen
#44) Brian McCann
#49) Brandon McCarthy
#57) Curtis Granderson
#61) Sergio Santos
#62) James Loney
#63) Jesse Crain
#71) Cole Hamels
#72) Brandon Moss
#78) Fred Lewis
#85) Mark Teahen
#89) Russell Martin
And, here is performance sorted by career bWAR (positive only) with peak bWAR in parentheses. Important to keep in mind that dependent on the defensive spectrum, some of these peak bWAR's are heavily influenced in that regard. Note: this is only for the entry draft.
Catcher
38.9 Russell Martin (5.7)
32.0 Brian McCann (5.5)
4.5 Chris Snyder (1.8)
2.9 George Kottaras (0.8)
0.7 John Baker (1.4)
0.5 Luke Carlin (0.3)
0.3 Bobby Wilson (0.8)
0.1 Jeremy Brown (0.1)
0.1 Matt Tupman (0.1)
Infield
64.6 Joey Votto (8.1)
35.0 Howie Kendrick (6.1)
23.8 Prince Fielder (6.3)
11.3 James Loney (2.8)
8.5 Khalil Greene (3.5)
5.0 Brandon Moss (2.6)
2.6 Mark Teahen (3.7)
1.9 Robert Andino (2.6)
1.6 Ryan Shealy (1.0)
1.1 Jeff Baker (1.5)
1.1 Travis Ishikawa (0.9)
0.8 Mike McCoy (0.8)
Outfield
47.2 Curtis Granderson (7.6)
27.9 Denard Span (4.9)
21.5 Nick Swisher (4.4)
16.8 B.J. Upton (4.4)
10.8 Chris Denorfia (4.2)
6.8 Jeff Francoeur (3.3)
6.8 Nyjer Morgan (3.0)
4.1 Fred Lewis (1.6)
2.7 Jeremy Hermida (2.4)
2.5 Ben Francisco (2.3)
2.1 Jeremy Reed (2.1)
1.9 Elijah Dukes (2.3)
0.4 Matt Carson (0.6)
0.3 T.J. Bohn (0.3)
0.2 Jason Pridie (0.8)
Pitchers
73.1 Zack Greinke (10.4)
59.3 Cole Hamels (6.4)
44.2 Jon Lester (6.2)
29.1 Matt Cain (6.1)
24.3 Josh Johnson (7.0)
22.4 Scott Kazmir (5.8)
18.4 Jeremy Guthrie (4.5)
15.7 Rich Hill (3.4)
12.7 Jason Hammel (3.2)
12.0 Charlie Morton (4.8)
11.9 Joe Blanton (3.8)
11.4 Jesse Crain (2.3)
10.7 Pat Neshek (2.3)
9.9 Brandon McCarthy (3.3)
9.6 Jeff Francis (3.9)
8.7 Jonathan Broxton (2.1)
8.4 Joe Saunders (4.7)
7.5 Randy Wells (4.2)
6.3 Matt Capps (2.6)
6.2 Craig Breslow (1.5)
4.8 Tom Wilhelmsen (2.1)
4.7 Jared Burton (1.2)
4.5 Matt Lindstrom (1.4)
4.3 Jesse Chavez (2.0)
4.2 Joel Zumaya (3.2)
4.0 John Maine (2.4)
3.6 Dave Bush (2.2)
3.6 Kevin Correia (2.3)
3.3 Clay Hensley (2.5)
2.7 Eric Stults (1.5)
2.5 Kyle McClellan (1.8)
2.5 James McDonald (1.6)
2.3 Boone Logan (1.0)
2.3 Chuck James (2.1)
2.0 Phil Coke (0.8)
2.0 Sergio Santos (1.5)
1.9 Jesse Carlson (1.8)
1.8 Evan Meek (2.4)
1.7 Scott Olsen (2.2)
1.6 Kevin Jepsen (1.3)
1.0 Kameron Loe (1.7)
0.8 Darrell Rasner (0.4)
0.8 Dane De La Rosa (1.4)
0.7 Josh Rupe (0.5)
0.7 Dustin Nippert (1.4)
0.6 Matt Palmer (1.2)
0.4 Mark McLemore (0.4)
0.4 Brad Thompson (0.6)
0.2 Bill Murphy (0.2)
0.2 Troy Cate (0.2)
0.2 Sean Tracey (0.2)
0.1 Jesse English (0.1)
0.1 Shane Komine (0.1)
2002-2003 International Signing Period (July 2nd 2002 - June 15th 2003
50.3 Felix Hernandez (7.2) - 7/4/2002
29.6 Asdrubal Cabrera (4.7) - 8/26/2002
24.4 Carlos Gomez (7.6) - 7/27/2002
24.4 Carlos Gonzalez (5.9) - 8/3/2002
19.0 Pablo Sandoval (6.0) - 5/8/2003
13.9 Francisco Cervelli (3.4) - 3/1/2003
10.4 Jair Jurrjens (6.5!) - 5/22/2003
9.2 Ryan Hanigan (2.3) - 8/23/2002
8.5 Luis Valbuena (2.6) - 8/29/2002
3.8 Alexi Casilla (2.0) - 2/21/2003
3.1 Fernando Abad (1.8) - 12/12/2002
2.7 Sam Deduno (1.7) - 3/5/2003
2.0 Ernesto Frieri (1.4) - 1/18/2003
1.9 Guillermo Moscoso (1.9) - 1/16/2003
1.9 Dale Thayer (1.1) - 9/25/2002
1.8 Franklin Morales (1.1) - 11/13/2002
1.1 Clay Rapada (0.8) - 7/14/2002
0.9 Pedro Ciriaco (1.4) - 2/28/2003
0.9 Bobby Cramer (0.5) - 4/18/2003
0.8 Jose Costanza (0.7) - 6/13/2003
0.7 Freddy Dolsi (0.8) - 5/12/2003
0.5 Cristhian Martinez (0.7) - 4/2/2003
0.4 Sammy Gervacio (0.7) - 12/13/2002
0.3 Kazuhito Tadano (0.2) - 3/8/2003
0.3 Max Ramirez (0.2) - 10/1/2002
0.2 Elian Herrera (0.7) - 5/14/2003
0.1 Randor Bierd (0.1) - 6/3/2003
0.1 Kevin Richardson (0.1) - 7/23/2002
0.1 Leyson Septimo (0.1) - 2/19/2003
BA 2003 Top 100
#11) Scott Kazmir
#21) B.J. Upton
#34) James Loney
#35) Jonathan Figueroa
#52) Bryan Bullington
#57) Khalil Greene
#62) Clint Everts
#70) Jeremy Guthrie
#77) Chris Gruler
#95) Jeff Francoeur
BA 2004 Top 100
#2) B.J. Upton
#12) Scott Kazmir
#25) Jeremy Reed
#27) Jeff Francoeur
#28) Jeremy Hermida
#37) Sergio Santos
#42) James Loney
#43) Joe Blanton
#53) Jeremy Guthrie
#54) John Maine
#56) Justin Jones
#58) Clint Everts
#61) Khalil Greene
#67) Scott Olsen
#83) Dustin Nippert
#89) Jesse Crain
#92) Bobby Brownlie
#93) Jeff Francis
#97) Bryan Bullington
BA 2005 Top 100
#7) Scott Kazmir
#14) Jeff Francoeur
#18) Jeremy Hermida
#21) Brian Dopirak
#23) Jeff Francis
#24) Nick Swisher
#33) Jeremy Reed
#38) Scott Olsen
#49) Brandon McCarthy
#61) Sergio Santos
#62) James Loney
#63) Jesse Crain
#72) Brandon Moss
#78) Fred Lewis
#85) Mark Teahen
And, here is performance sorted by career bWAR (positive only) with peak bWAR in parentheses. Important to keep in mind that dependent on the defensive spectrum, some of these peak bWAR's are heavily influenced in that regard. Note: this is only for the entry draft.
Catcher
38.9 Russell Martin (5.7)
32.0 Brian McCann (5.5)
4.5 Chris Snyder (1.8)
2.9 George Kottaras (0.8)
0.7 John Baker (1.4)
0.5 Luke Carlin (0.3)
0.3 Bobby Wilson (0.8)
0.1 Jeremy Brown (0.1)
0.1 Matt Tupman (0.1)
Infield
64.6 Joey Votto (8.1)
35.0 Howie Kendrick (6.1)
23.8 Prince Fielder (6.3)
11.3 James Loney (2.8)
8.5 Khalil Greene (3.5)
5.0 Brandon Moss (2.6)
2.6 Mark Teahen (3.7)
1.9 Robert Andino (2.6)
1.6 Ryan Shealy (1.0)
1.1 Jeff Baker (1.5)
1.1 Travis Ishikawa (0.9)
0.8 Mike McCoy (0.8)
Outfield
47.2 Curtis Granderson (7.6)
27.9 Denard Span (4.9)
21.5 Nick Swisher (4.4)
16.8 B.J. Upton (4.4)
10.8 Chris Denorfia (4.2)
6.8 Jeff Francoeur (3.3)
6.8 Nyjer Morgan (3.0)
4.1 Fred Lewis (1.6)
2.7 Jeremy Hermida (2.4)
2.5 Ben Francisco (2.3)
2.1 Jeremy Reed (2.1)
1.9 Elijah Dukes (2.3)
0.4 Matt Carson (0.6)
0.3 T.J. Bohn (0.3)
0.2 Jason Pridie (0.8)
Pitchers
73.1 Zack Greinke (10.4)
59.3 Cole Hamels (6.4)
44.2 Jon Lester (6.2)
29.1 Matt Cain (6.1)
24.3 Josh Johnson (7.0)
22.4 Scott Kazmir (5.8)
18.4 Jeremy Guthrie (4.5)
15.7 Rich Hill (3.4)
12.7 Jason Hammel (3.2)
12.0 Charlie Morton (4.8)
11.9 Joe Blanton (3.8)
11.4 Jesse Crain (2.3)
10.7 Pat Neshek (2.3)
9.9 Brandon McCarthy (3.3)
9.6 Jeff Francis (3.9)
8.7 Jonathan Broxton (2.1)
8.4 Joe Saunders (4.7)
7.5 Randy Wells (4.2)
6.3 Matt Capps (2.6)
6.2 Craig Breslow (1.5)
4.8 Tom Wilhelmsen (2.1)
4.7 Jared Burton (1.2)
4.5 Matt Lindstrom (1.4)
4.3 Jesse Chavez (2.0)
4.2 Joel Zumaya (3.2)
4.0 John Maine (2.4)
3.6 Dave Bush (2.2)
3.6 Kevin Correia (2.3)
3.3 Clay Hensley (2.5)
2.7 Eric Stults (1.5)
2.5 Kyle McClellan (1.8)
2.5 James McDonald (1.6)
2.3 Boone Logan (1.0)
2.3 Chuck James (2.1)
2.0 Phil Coke (0.8)
2.0 Sergio Santos (1.5)
1.9 Jesse Carlson (1.8)
1.8 Evan Meek (2.4)
1.7 Scott Olsen (2.2)
1.6 Kevin Jepsen (1.3)
1.0 Kameron Loe (1.7)
0.8 Darrell Rasner (0.4)
0.8 Dane De La Rosa (1.4)
0.7 Josh Rupe (0.5)
0.7 Dustin Nippert (1.4)
0.6 Matt Palmer (1.2)
0.4 Mark McLemore (0.4)
0.4 Brad Thompson (0.6)
0.2 Bill Murphy (0.2)
0.2 Troy Cate (0.2)
0.2 Sean Tracey (0.2)
0.1 Jesse English (0.1)
0.1 Shane Komine (0.1)
2002-2003 International Signing Period (July 2nd 2002 - June 15th 2003
50.3 Felix Hernandez (7.2) - 7/4/2002
29.6 Asdrubal Cabrera (4.7) - 8/26/2002
24.4 Carlos Gomez (7.6) - 7/27/2002
24.4 Carlos Gonzalez (5.9) - 8/3/2002
19.0 Pablo Sandoval (6.0) - 5/8/2003
13.9 Francisco Cervelli (3.4) - 3/1/2003
10.4 Jair Jurrjens (6.5!) - 5/22/2003
9.2 Ryan Hanigan (2.3) - 8/23/2002
8.5 Luis Valbuena (2.6) - 8/29/2002
3.8 Alexi Casilla (2.0) - 2/21/2003
3.1 Fernando Abad (1.8) - 12/12/2002
2.7 Sam Deduno (1.7) - 3/5/2003
2.0 Ernesto Frieri (1.4) - 1/18/2003
1.9 Guillermo Moscoso (1.9) - 1/16/2003
1.9 Dale Thayer (1.1) - 9/25/2002
1.8 Franklin Morales (1.1) - 11/13/2002
1.1 Clay Rapada (0.8) - 7/14/2002
0.9 Pedro Ciriaco (1.4) - 2/28/2003
0.9 Bobby Cramer (0.5) - 4/18/2003
0.8 Jose Costanza (0.7) - 6/13/2003
0.7 Freddy Dolsi (0.8) - 5/12/2003
0.5 Cristhian Martinez (0.7) - 4/2/2003
0.4 Sammy Gervacio (0.7) - 12/13/2002
0.3 Kazuhito Tadano (0.2) - 3/8/2003
0.3 Max Ramirez (0.2) - 10/1/2002
0.2 Elian Herrera (0.7) - 5/14/2003
0.1 Randor Bierd (0.1) - 6/3/2003
0.1 Kevin Richardson (0.1) - 7/23/2002
0.1 Leyson Septimo (0.1) - 2/19/2003