Post by WhiteSoxGM on Jul 26, 2021 14:32:10 GMT -5
The three BA Top 100 lists following this entry period. The 2001 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 2001 Top 100
#41) Adam Johnson
#50) Joe Torres
#73) Lou Montanez
#74) Dane Sardinha
#82) Xavier Nady
#85) Lance Niekro
#89) Adrian Gonzalez
#90 David Espinosa
#97) Adam Wainwright
BA 2002 Top 100
#29) Boof Bonser
#31) Adrian Gonzalez
#39) Xavier Nady
#42) Adam Wainwright
#47) Kelly Johnson
#48) Bobby Hill
#54) Mark Phillips
#68) Nic Jackson
#73) Corey Smith
#74) Bobby Jenks
#85) Adam Johnson
#86) Chris Narveson
#98) Dustin McGowan
BA 2003 Top 100
#2) Rocco Baldelli
#15) Jason Stokes
#18) Adam Wainwright
# 19) Hanley Ramirez
#25) Sean Burnett
#29) Rich Harden
#30) Cliff Lee
#31) Adrian Gonzalez
#36) Dustin McGowan
#43) Dontrelle Willis
#44) Xavier Nady
#51) Ervin Santana
#58) Bubba Nelson
#60) Bobby Jenks
#61) Shin-Soo Choo
#81) Chase Utley
#83) Francisco Liriano
#84) Mark Phillips
#85) Laynce Nix
#88) Taylor Buchholz
#91) Corey Hart
#100) Nic Jackson
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, I don't know where/if IFA signings are reliably tracked and measured.
Catcher
41.3 Yadier Molina (7.2)
26.3 Mike Napoli (5.5)
0.1 Trey Lunsford (0.1)
Infield
64.5 Chase Utley (9.0)
43.5 Adrian Gonzalez (6.9)
35.4 Edwin Encarnacion (5.0)
16.6 Kelly Johnson (4.3)
15.8 Freddy Sanchez (4.4)
14.9 Clint Barmes (3.4)
14.2 Adam LaRoche (4.2)
4.9 Joe Inglett (2.9)
4.0 Garrett Atkins (5.0)
0.8 Eric Bruntlett (0.8)
0.4 Lance Niekro (0.6)
0.3 Bobby Hill (0.3)
0.2 Edgar Gonzalez (0.6)
0.2 J.J. Furmaniak (0.2)
0.1 Eric Crozier (0.1)
Outfield
36.7 Jose Bautista (8.3)
27.8 Grady Sizemore (6.7)
24.8 Jason Bay (5.7)
23.4 David DeJesus (4.4)
18.9 Josh Willingham (3.3)
14.4 Corey Hart (4.7)
10.2 Rocco Baldelli (3.1)
9.1 Ryan Church (3.3)
6.5 Nate McLouth (2.4)
4.5 Brad Hawpe (2.9)
4.1 Jason Kubel (3.5)
4.0 Mike Morse (3.4)
3.8 Laynce Nix (1.5)
3.7 Xavier Nady (2.5)
3.0 Nook Logan (1.7)
0.8 Charles Thomas (1.2)
0.7 Victor Diaz (0.5)
0.4 Tommy Murphy (0.5)
0.2 Jason Bourgeois (1.2)
0.2 Dave Krynzel (0.4)
0.2 Mitch Jones (0.2)
0.2 Kevin Reese (0.2)
Pitchers
43.2 Cliff Lee (8.5)
41.8 Adam Wainwright (6.3)
31.1 Brandon Webb (7.0)
31.1 James Shields (5.8)
19.7 Dontrelle Willis (7.3)
17.7 Rich Harden (3.8)
17.5 Chris Young (3.6)
8.3 Bobby Jenks (2.8)
5.9 Sean Burnett (2.0)
5.8 Chad Qualls (2.5)
4.6 Joel Hanrahan (2.4)
3.8 Manny Delcarmen (1.7)
3.7 Zach Miner (1.7)
3.0 Ian Snell (3.7)
2.4 Nick Masset (2.1)
2.2 Taylor Buchholz (2.0)
1.8 Kason Gabbard (1.1)
1.7 Shawn Hill (2.1)
1.6 Dustin McGowan (2.3)
1.5 Doug Slaten (0.7)
1.3 Vinnie Chulk (0.9)
1.1 Brian Bruney (1.6)
1.0 Ron Flores (0.6)
0.9 Jon Huber (0.8)
0.7 Dustin Moseley (1.3)
0.6 Chris Narveson (0.6)
0.6 Matt Smith (0.5)
0.5 Chris Waters (0.4)
0.5 Erick Threets (0.6)
0.5 Mark Malaska (0.3)
0.4 Tyler Johnson (0.3)
0.3 Brian Tallet (1.0)
0.3 A.J. Murray (0.2)
0.2 Bobby Keppel (0.3)
0.2 Derek Thompson (0.3)
0.2 Mark Woodyard (0.2)
0.2 Phil Seibel (0.2)
0.2 Heath Phillips (0.2)
0.2 Sean Green (1.1)
0.1 Scott Dohmann (0.8)
0.1 Matt Hensley (0.1)
0.1 Darren Clarke (0.1)
2000-2001 International Signing Period (July 2nd 2000 - June 15th 2001
(Disclaimer: I don't know how the game handles imports over signing periods, 2000 vs. 2001, despite being the same signing period (see Cano, Jimenez, Sanchez, Prado, Montero). This may not be entirely complete or accurate as there's no reliable source for tracking.
69.5 Robinson Cano (8.4) - 1/5/2001
38.0 Hanley Ramirez (7.3) - 7/2/2000
34.6 Shin-Soo Choo (5.9) - 8/14/2000
28.6 Anibal Sanchez (6.1) - 1/3/2001
27.7 Martin Prado (5.4) - 2/13/2001
26.6 Ervin Santana (5.1) - 9/2/2000
21.0 Ubaldo Jimenez (7.5) - 4/25/2001
18.2 Franklin Gutierrez (6.6) - 11/18/2000
17.9 Francisco Liriano (4.5) - 9/9/2000
14.3 Miguel Montero (4.5) - 4/23/2001
12.9 Robinson Chirinos (3.9) - 7/2/2000
10.1 Mike Adams (2.0) - 5/15/2001
10.0 Jose Lopez (3.7) - 7/2/2000
9.6 Alberto Callaspo (3.5) - 2/16/2001
8.6 Alejandro De Aza (2.5) - 5/1/2001
8.1 Dioner Navarro (2.5) - 8/21/2000
7.4 Gregor Blanco (2.6) - 7/4/2000
4.2 Alfredo Aceves (2.7) - 1/24/2021
1.8 Jesus Guzman (1.8) - 7/2/2000
1.6 Andres Blanco (1.5) - 8/2/2000
1.4 Luis Cruz (2.3) - 8/29/2000
0.8 Ryan Rowland-Smith (2.0) - 11/19/2000
0.7 Ambiorix Burgos (1.3) - 11/14/2000
0.6 Henry Owens (0.7) - 6/7/2001
0.5 Wladimir Balentien (0.5) - 7/9/2000
0.5 Robinson Diaz (0.5) - 11/19/2000
0.4 Carlos Martinez (0.5) - 8/8/2000
0.2 Brayan Pena (0.5) - 11/2/2000
0.1 Harvey Garcia (0.1) - 7/2/2000
0.1 Jumbo Diaz (0.1) - 5/14/2001
0.1 Lee Gronkiewicz (0.1) - 6/9/2001
0.1 Roy Corcoran (0.8) - 6/15/2001
BA 2001 Top 100
#41) Adam Johnson
#50) Joe Torres
#73) Lou Montanez
#74) Dane Sardinha
#82) Xavier Nady
#85) Lance Niekro
#90 David Espinosa
BA 2002 Top 100
#29) Boof Bonser
#39) Xavier Nady
#47) Kelly Johnson
#48) Bobby Hill
#54) Mark Phillips
#68) Nic Jackson
#73) Corey Smith
#74) Bobby Jenks
#85) Adam Johnson
#86) Chris Narveson
#98) Dustin McGowan
BA 2003 Top 100
#2) Rocco Baldelli
#15) Jason Stokes
#25) Sean Burnett
#29) Rich Harden
#36) Dustin McGowan
#43) Dontrelle Willis
#44) Xavier Nady
#58) Bubba Nelson
#60) Bobby Jenks
#83) Francisco Liriano
#84) Mark Phillips
#85) Laynce Nix
#88) Taylor Buchholz
#91) Corey Hart
#100) Nic Jackson
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, I don't know where/if IFA signings are reliably tracked and measured.
Catcher
41.3 Yadier Molina (7.2)
26.3 Mike Napoli (5.5)
0.1 Trey Lunsford (0.1)
Infield
64.5 Chase Utley (9.0)
43.5 Adrian Gonzalez (6.9)
35.4 Edwin Encarnacion (5.0)
16.6 Kelly Johnson (4.3)
15.8 Freddy Sanchez (4.4)
14.9 Clint Barmes (3.4)
14.2 Adam LaRoche (4.2)
4.9 Joe Inglett (2.9)
4.0 Garrett Atkins (5.0)
0.8 Eric Bruntlett (0.8)
0.4 Lance Niekro (0.6)
0.3 Bobby Hill (0.3)
0.2 Edgar Gonzalez (0.6)
0.2 J.J. Furmaniak (0.2)
0.1 Eric Crozier (0.1)
Outfield
36.7 Jose Bautista (8.3)
27.8 Grady Sizemore (6.7)
24.8 Jason Bay (5.7)
23.4 David DeJesus (4.4)
18.9 Josh Willingham (3.3)
14.4 Corey Hart (4.7)
10.2 Rocco Baldelli (3.1)
9.1 Ryan Church (3.3)
6.5 Nate McLouth (2.4)
4.5 Brad Hawpe (2.9)
4.1 Jason Kubel (3.5)
4.0 Mike Morse (3.4)
3.8 Laynce Nix (1.5)
3.7 Xavier Nady (2.5)
3.0 Nook Logan (1.7)
0.8 Charles Thomas (1.2)
0.7 Victor Diaz (0.5)
0.4 Tommy Murphy (0.5)
0.2 Jason Bourgeois (1.2)
0.2 Dave Krynzel (0.4)
0.2 Mitch Jones (0.2)
0.2 Kevin Reese (0.2)
Pitchers
43.2 Cliff Lee (8.5)
41.8 Adam Wainwright (6.3)
31.1 Brandon Webb (7.0)
31.1 James Shields (5.8)
19.7 Dontrelle Willis (7.3)
17.7 Rich Harden (3.8)
17.5 Chris Young (3.6)
8.3 Bobby Jenks (2.8)
5.9 Sean Burnett (2.0)
5.8 Chad Qualls (2.5)
4.6 Joel Hanrahan (2.4)
3.8 Manny Delcarmen (1.7)
3.7 Zach Miner (1.7)
3.0 Ian Snell (3.7)
2.4 Nick Masset (2.1)
2.2 Taylor Buchholz (2.0)
1.8 Kason Gabbard (1.1)
1.7 Shawn Hill (2.1)
1.6 Dustin McGowan (2.3)
1.5 Doug Slaten (0.7)
1.3 Vinnie Chulk (0.9)
1.1 Brian Bruney (1.6)
1.0 Ron Flores (0.6)
0.9 Jon Huber (0.8)
0.7 Dustin Moseley (1.3)
0.6 Chris Narveson (0.6)
0.6 Matt Smith (0.5)
0.5 Chris Waters (0.4)
0.5 Erick Threets (0.6)
0.5 Mark Malaska (0.3)
0.4 Tyler Johnson (0.3)
0.3 Brian Tallet (1.0)
0.3 A.J. Murray (0.2)
0.2 Bobby Keppel (0.3)
0.2 Derek Thompson (0.3)
0.2 Mark Woodyard (0.2)
0.2 Phil Seibel (0.2)
0.2 Heath Phillips (0.2)
0.2 Sean Green (1.1)
0.1 Scott Dohmann (0.8)
0.1 Matt Hensley (0.1)
0.1 Darren Clarke (0.1)
2000-2001 International Signing Period (July 2nd 2000 - June 15th 2001
(Disclaimer: I don't know how the game handles imports over signing periods, 2000 vs. 2001, despite being the same signing period (see Cano, Jimenez, Sanchez, Prado, Montero). This may not be entirely complete or accurate as there's no reliable source for tracking.
69.5 Robinson Cano (8.4) - 1/5/2001
38.0 Hanley Ramirez (7.3) - 7/2/2000
34.6 Shin-Soo Choo (5.9) - 8/14/2000
28.6 Anibal Sanchez (6.1) - 1/3/2001
27.7 Martin Prado (5.4) - 2/13/2001
26.6 Ervin Santana (5.1) - 9/2/2000
21.0 Ubaldo Jimenez (7.5) - 4/25/2001
18.2 Franklin Gutierrez (6.6) - 11/18/2000
17.9 Francisco Liriano (4.5) - 9/9/2000
14.3 Miguel Montero (4.5) - 4/23/2001
12.9 Robinson Chirinos (3.9) - 7/2/2000
10.1 Mike Adams (2.0) - 5/15/2001
10.0 Jose Lopez (3.7) - 7/2/2000
9.6 Alberto Callaspo (3.5) - 2/16/2001
8.6 Alejandro De Aza (2.5) - 5/1/2001
8.1 Dioner Navarro (2.5) - 8/21/2000
7.4 Gregor Blanco (2.6) - 7/4/2000
4.2 Alfredo Aceves (2.7) - 1/24/2021
1.8 Jesus Guzman (1.8) - 7/2/2000
1.6 Andres Blanco (1.5) - 8/2/2000
1.4 Luis Cruz (2.3) - 8/29/2000
0.8 Ryan Rowland-Smith (2.0) - 11/19/2000
0.7 Ambiorix Burgos (1.3) - 11/14/2000
0.6 Henry Owens (0.7) - 6/7/2001
0.5 Wladimir Balentien (0.5) - 7/9/2000
0.5 Robinson Diaz (0.5) - 11/19/2000
0.4 Carlos Martinez (0.5) - 8/8/2000
0.2 Brayan Pena (0.5) - 11/2/2000
0.1 Harvey Garcia (0.1) - 7/2/2000
0.1 Jumbo Diaz (0.1) - 5/14/2001
0.1 Lee Gronkiewicz (0.1) - 6/9/2001
0.1 Roy Corcoran (0.8) - 6/15/2001