bigboy1234 wrote:Well all three of those "average" prospects were in BA top 70 to start the season. It's true Donald has been pretty disappointing this year, as well as Marson (although not as much as Donald) but 200 AB shouldn't change your mind that much on a prospect. Carrasco hasn't really been bad this year despite his ERA and is only 22 in AAA, he is the only one of the three that would still make a top 100. But all three are still more than average prospects and this coming from someone who isn't a big fan of any of the three really.
Fair enough. I actually was a fan of Donald, but at this point he isn't reaching the majors until he is 25 years old. How many 25 years old with underwhelming numbers at AAA turn into anything special? I just can't find reason to get too excited about him right now.
You're right about Carrasco, he is too young to give up on. His peripherals are all still solid across the board, so the ERA could be a bit of bad luck. My concern is that even last year in AA with solid peripherals, he still had a higher ERA than you would expect. But like you said, he is too young with good enough numbers that there is still some hope.
I don't know much about Marson but just from looking at his numbers he hits for average and has a great BB/K ratio for a catcher. He doesn't have power but that isn't a huge deal for his position. Anybody know anything about his defense? If it is a plus then that makes him a solid prospect. He just turned 23 though. I know guys can obviously be good even if they come up late, but if you aren't reaching the majors until the age of 24 or 25 it has to hurt your prospect status just a little.
Knapp is still the only guy I'm really high on on the list though, but I see your point.
