With two weeks remaining in the season, the lottery teams are looking like this ...
LAS (35 wins), EAT (51), ELR (59), ILL (60), RID (61) and ALT (63) ... BBM (66), LEB (68) and ARK (69) have outside shots at sneaking in.
Up for grabs will be the right to draft and sign these six fine ballplayers:
#1) Evan Longoria, 23 yrs, 436 PA, 281/353/528
#2) Clayton Kershaw, 20 yrs, 96 IP, SP, 1.52/4.41
#3) Jay Bruce, 21 yrs, 404 PA, 260/317/450
#4) Joba Chamberlain, 23 yrs, 95 IP, S/RP, 1.25/2.56
#5) Geovany Soto, 26 yrs, 535 PA, 288/366/506
#6) Joey Votto, 25 yrs, 531 PA, 287/358/471
Bruce is Baseball Prospectus 2008's #1. Longoria is #3, Joba #4, and Kershaw #5. I wouldn't be surprised to see those guys the first four to go. I might take a chance for four year deals with Clayton and Jay, but sign the others to 3's.
You can't pass up on possibly the best catching prospect since Russell Martin in Soto. He's got to go Top 6; if he falls any further, it'll be a steal. Geovany was ranked #37 by BP. Give Geo 3 years and be happy to get a Top 3 offensive catcher for the prime of his career at 3M per.
I can see Votto slipping out of the top 6, with possibly Buchholz, Cueto or possibly Jurrjens taking his spot. Most teams already have a power-hitting 1B. He would have been the natural selection for ILL if I hadn't traded that pick to SJS.
Pennant Races and Rookies! Gotta love September thru March in the DBA!
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