130 MLB at-bats, 50 MLB innings pitched, or 30 MLB relief appearances.Here are the players who were prospects at the beginning of the 2011 season and how much career playing time they accrued through the end of 2011 (regular season only):
Pitchers: No Longer Eligible
Jeremy Hellickson - 225.1 innings pitched.
Alex Cobb - 52.2 innings pitched.
Cesar Ramos - 76 relief appearances.
Jake McGee - 45 relief appearances.
Brandon Gomes - 40 relief appearances.
Pitchers: Still Eligible
Jay Buente - 10 games (9 in relief) and 16.0 innings pitched.
Dane De La Rosa - 7 relief appearances and 7.1 innings pitched.
Rob Delaney - 5 relief appearances and 6.0 innings pitched.
Alex Torres - 4 relief appearances and 8.0 innings pitched.
Matt Moore - 3 games (2 in relief) and 9.1 innings pitched.
Hitters: No Longer Eligible
Desmond Jennings - 268 at-bats.
Justin Ruggiano - 195 at-bats.
Elliot Johnson - 179 at-bats.
Hitters: Still Eligible
Robinson Chirinos - 55 at-bats.
Jose Lobaton - 51 at-bats.
Brandon Guyer - 41 at-bats.
Russ Canzler - 3 at-bats.
Hard to believe, but our next lists will not include longtime favorites Jeremy Hellickson, Desmond Jennings, Jake McGee, or Alex Cobb.
Note: Sam Fuld had 131 at-bats over parts of three seasons with the Cubs, so he (barely) did not qualify as a prospect entering 2011.
The cutoffs make sense I guess, and it will be strange to not see the familiar names on the lists. But without the contributions of every one of those "no-longer-eligible" players the Rays' success of 2011 would have been less, and almost certainly not have resulted in the playoff appearance.
ReplyDeleteOh sure, the goal of developing prospects is to help the big league team w/o incurring the cost of signing free agents. But it will seem weird not to have those guys on the lists. Hellickson and McGee have been on BA's since 2006!
ReplyDeleteIt also opens up quite a few spots at the top of the list. From BAs preseason list 4 of the top 5 have graduated, plus the underrated Cobb. That will lead to more lower-level players and recent draftees on the lists. Which will lead to quite a bit of variance between different people's lists since the players have a shorter professional track record, if any at all. Which will lead to the wringing of hands and casting of stones! :)
I was under the impression that Jay Buente had been released.
ReplyDeleteHe re-signed, Buente that is. It wasn't a big move so I just tweeted it. See upper right-hand part of each page for last 10 or so tweets, it's still up there. Not that he's going to make any prospect lists or anything, but I listed everyone who accrued MLB time this year to be complete. He's actually a useful reliever for for the Bulls for next year, and can make an emergency start.
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