Michael Taylor vs. Chris Carter

[Jaypers]

Now that I've done a poll asking who Toronto's new #1 prospect is, I figured I'd ask the same question for Oakland's system, especially now that Wallace is leaving. We've got two big dudes to choose from here.

And since Oakland's system has quite a bit more depth to it, I've included an "Other" option as well. Please fill us in who you would pick, if not those two.

My vote goes to Carter, as he has shown a lot of improvement in his plate discipline this season, while blasting some moonshots. He's not nearly as athletic as Taylor, so I'm thinking this will be a close call.

 

[Zymco]

I love Carter.

 

[Rickzcards]

Carter.

 

[darocker80]

Carter the monster had a monster season last year! He's huge. Expect huge HR numbers as a DH next season or two!

 

[carrsallstars]

I'll take Taylor. Carter puts ups huge numbers, no doubt. But his age always seems to be a year too old at each level for me to buy him as an elite prospect. Last year he primarily played at AA at 22 years old. To me, that's a potential red flag. He could still be Adam Dunn but for some reason he seems to me like he has a decent chance go top out as an amazing minor league hitter. I hope he does well...but his numbers strike me as similar to another player-- which one of these guys would you rather have based on these stat profiles:





Pick one first and then scroll down for answer























Yes the bottom one is Chris Carter....the top one is Calvin Pickering. To you guys who can make $ card prospecting more power to you!

 

[HoustonTeams4Me]

IMO M.Taylor is quite a bit more valuable due to his plus arm in the OF. Though I'm almost certain that BA will rate Carter above Taylor (M.Taylor is one of BA's red-headed stepchildren, you can set your watch to thier consistency of down-playing his talent, value, production, & future potential).

We'll see, Dave.

 

[allstars]

Taylor is awesome, a future franchise player. I was looking forward to seeing him play in Philly.