Not a prospecting question, but a question about some.......

[dethomas07]

How high are the expectations for these guys:

Logan Morrison,
Mike Stanton,
Scott Cousins, and
Bryan Petersen?

Thanks, David

 

[G $MONEY$]

Mike Stanton is the Marlins top prospect and ranked very high on the BA top 100 prospects list. I can't remember 100% but i think he was #2 behind Heyward.

 

[dethomas07]

Mike Stanton is the Marlins top prospect and ranked very high on the BA top 100 prospects list. I can't remember 100% but i think he was #2 behind Heyward.

Anything on the other guys?

What about John Raynor since he's been traded to the Pirates? Any good outlook?

David

 

[All The Hype]

How high are the expectations for these guys:

Logan Morrison,
Mike Stanton,
Scott Cousins, and
Bryan Petersen?

Thanks, David

Not sure about the other two, but I know a little about these guys:

Stanton has potential to be a 40 homerun guy, although he strikes out a lot and at this point in his career hasn't proved that he will hit for good average. He's a great athlete. It's impossible to predict, but at this point it looks like his offensive production could end up being similar to someone like Adam Dunn as a 35-45 homerun guy who hits around .250.

Morrison has one of the best plate approaches of any minor leaguer, which was shown by his BB-K ratio (63-47) in 2009. He has plus power but it didn't show in 2009 due to a hand injury. He'll eventually be the Marlins 3-hole hitter once he settles in the majors, and may end up being the kind of guy who hits 20-30 homers per season to go along with a good average.

In my opinion, Morrison is one of the best investment buys available right now due to his relatively cheap prices considering the caliber of prospect he is, plus he is very close to the majors and will almost certainly debut either this year or next.

 

[G $MONEY$]

Mike Stanton is the Marlins top prospect and ranked very high on the BA top 100 prospects list. I can't remember 100% but i think he was #2 behind Heyward.

Anything on the other guys?

No, i dont really know anything much about the other guys. I just know big things are expected of Stanton this coming year, wherever he might be playing.