Rank Bryant as a Prospect compared to past 20 years

[Gmoney08]

Now that he has wrapped up his Minor League dominance where would you rank him as a prospect compared to everyone in the past 20 years.

 

Obviously Trout is ahead of him right now but as a prospect would you rank Bryant higher than Trout was as a prospect (pre major league dominance)?

 

If you put a top 10 list over the past 20 years of prospects what would it look like?

 

1) Harper

2) Felix Hernandez

3) Strasburg

4) Trout

5) Prior

6) Puig

7) Andruw Jones Maybe - Idk just remember he was sick at a young age at MLB level

8) Evan Longoria

9) David Price

10) Joe Mauer

 

I just did this off the top of my head and I guarantee I missed some that probably deserve to be there. Maybe Kerry Wood, Mark Tex, Buster Posey, Dylan Bundy... plus more..

 

Where would KB rank?

 

What would your top 10 look like?

[Gmoney08]

Im sure specifically I missed some late 90's guys..

[TruffleShuffle]

puig wasn't that highly regarded.

[JennieGarthAlgar]

1. Bryant

2. Prior

3. Soler

4. Castro

5. Rizzo

6. Baez

7. C.Patterson

8. Jackson

9. Vitters

10. Choi

[TruffleShuffle]

a few names submitted for consideration:

 

delmon young

justin upton

mark teixeira

josh beckett

pat burrell

corey patterson

ben grieve

jd drew

vlad guerrero

a-rod

ruben rivera

chipper jones

kerry wood

[Guest]

1. Bryant

2. Prior

3. Soler

4. Castro

5. Rizzo

6. Baez

7. C.Patterson

8. Jackson

9. Vitters

10. Choi

 

prior is definitely ahead of bryant on a cubs list

[Gmoney08]

I guess ARod would just make it right? He's exactly 20 years ago from when he was a prospect?

 

Would he be number 1 then?

[TruffleShuffle]

I guess ARod would just make it right? He's exactly 20 years ago from when he was a prospect?

 

Would he be number 1 then?

 

are we talking about how hyped they were or how good they projected to be as major leaguers? we could also include derek jeter, who was still a prospect going into 1996.

[Gmoney08]

I guess ARod would just make it right? He's exactly 20 years ago from when he was a prospect?

 

Would he be number 1 then?

 

are we talking about how hyped they were or how good they projected to be as major leaguers? we could also include derek jeter, who was still a prospect going into 1996.

 

I'm fine with discussing both..

 

I know ARod was insane at a very very young age and a number 1 pick so I assume he was a pretty bigtime prospect. I was 5 years old though so I dont remember..

[Cubswin11]

Strasburg and Harper are probably the most hyped/anticipated that I can remember. Both from a pre-draft, draft, minors, to major leagues. You knew about both them going into their college year before the draft

[jersey cubs fan]

1. Bryant

2. Prior

3. Soler

4. Castro

5. Rizzo

6. Baez

7. C.Patterson

8. Jackson

9. Vitters

10. Choi

 

prior is definitely ahead of bryant on a cubs list

Nope

 

Nopenopenopenope

Nope

 

Drafttex was over prior and Bryant is over tex

[sontensei]

Strasburg and Harper are probably the most hyped/anticipated that I can remember. Both from a pre-draft, draft, minors, to major leagues. You knew about both them going into their college year before the draft

 

i dunno social media wise bryant prolly #1

[Sammy Sofa]

Strasburg and Harper are probably the most hyped/anticipated that I can remember. Both from a pre-draft, draft, minors, to major leagues. You knew about both them going into their college year before the draft

 

Yeah; I'm Mr. Pays No Attention to This Kind of Stuff and even I was well aware of Strasburg and Harper for a lonnnnnnng time. Bryant is gonna rule, but I don't think he's anywhere near that kind of hype.

 

And Trout was kind of a relative slow burn, too.

[sontensei]

Strasburg and Harper are probably the most hyped/anticipated that I can remember. Both from a pre-draft, draft, minors, to major leagues. You knew about both them going into their college year before the draft

 

Yeah; I'm Mr. Pays No Attention to This Kind of Stuff and even I was well aware of Strasburg and Harper for a lonnnnnnng time. Bryant is gonna rule, but I don't think he's anywhere near that kind of hype.

 

And Trout was kind of a relative slow burn, too.

 

yeah east coast teams always get more hype including prospects.

[Guest]

1. Bryant

2. Prior

3. Soler

4. Castro

5. Rizzo

6. Baez

7. C.Patterson

8. Jackson

9. Vitters

10. Choi

 

prior is definitely ahead of bryant on a cubs list

Nope

 

Nopenopenopenope

Nope

 

Drafttex was over prior and Bryant is over tex

 

wasn't prior considered a top 3 pitching prospect ever, with some people having him as the best ever?

 

and it kind of feels like bryant's k concerns get overlooked a little bit too much, especially when comparing him with past elite prospects.

[Gmoney08]

Strasburg and Harper are probably the most hyped/anticipated that I can remember. Both from a pre-draft, draft, minors, to major leagues. You knew about both them going into their college year before the draft

 

Yeah; I'm Mr. Pays No Attention to This Kind of Stuff and even I was well aware of Strasburg and Harper for a lonnnnnnng time. Bryant is gonna rule, but I don't think he's anywhere near that kind of hype.

 

And Trout was kind of a relative slow burn, too.

 

I'd be more interested in how you would rank them all as prospects though through a mixture of minor league stats, their respective prospect ranking at the time, and the talent/skills they had shown at that time (pre major league)?

 

I know hype wise Harper was probaby number 1, he was on SI at like age 16.

[jersey cubs fan]

1. Bryant

2. Prior

3. Soler

4. Castro

5. Rizzo

6. Baez

7. C.Patterson

8. Jackson

9. Vitters

10. Choi

 

prior is definitely ahead of bryant on a cubs list

Nope

 

Nopenopenopenope

Nope

 

Drafttex was over prior and Bryant is over tex

 

wasn't prior considered a top 3 pitching prospect ever, with some people having him as the best ever?

 

and it kind of feels like bryant's k concerns get overlooked a little bit too much, especially when comparing him with past elite prospects.

Only by people who don't understand huge value of college hitting studs over pitchers.

[Guest]

1. Bryant

2. Prior

3. Soler

4. Castro

5. Rizzo

6. Baez

7. C.Patterson

8. Jackson

9. Vitters

10. Choi

 

prior is definitely ahead of bryant on a cubs list

Nope

 

Nopenopenopenope

Nope

 

Drafttex was over prior and Bryant is over tex

 

wasn't prior considered a top 3 pitching prospect ever, with some people having him as the best ever?

 

and it kind of feels like bryant's k concerns get overlooked a little bit too much, especially when comparing him with past elite prospects.

Only by people who don't understand huge value of college hitting studs over pitchers.

 

i'm sure you felt that way in 2002

[jersey cubs fan]

 

i'm sure you felt that way in 2002

As the founding member of drafttex, yes I was.

[Guest]

you can't keep making these drafttex references and not tell me what it is

[OleMissCub]

you can't keep making these drafttex references and not tell me what it is

 

He is referring to Mark Teixeira who was drafted a few spots after Prior. He had one of the greatest college careers ever for a hitter.

[Guest]

you can't keep making these drafttex references and not tell me what it is

 

He is referring to Mark Teixeira who was drafted a few spots after Prior. He had one of the greatest college careers ever for a hitter.

 

i know who mark teixeira is. i was assuming "drafttex" is a reference to something jersey did in 2001 on cubs.com or something

[NonProfitCow]

JD Drew was a pretty big deal. Holding out after going 2nd overall. BA #1 prospect. Straight to AA/AAA and raking. Killing it as a September callup.

[OleMissCub]

you can't keep making these drafttex references and not tell me what it is

 

He is referring to Mark Teixeira who was drafted a few spots after Prior. He had one of the greatest college careers ever for a hitter.

 

i know who mark teixeira is. i was assuming "drafttex" is a reference to something jersey did in 2001 on cubs.com or something

 

haha, I have no idea why I explained who Teixeira was as if I was talking to my sister.

[Guest]

you can't keep making these drafttex references and not tell me what it is

 

He is referring to Mark Teixeira who was drafted a few spots after Prior. He had one of the greatest college careers ever for a hitter.

 

i know who mark teixeira is. i was assuming "drafttex" is a reference to something jersey did in 2001 on cubs.com or something

 

haha, I have no idea why I explained who Teixeira was as if I was talking to my sister.

 

i thought it was pretty funny