Where would Smoak rank?

[DennisTheOsFan]

If Smoak ends up being our pick, where would his bat rank in our system if we did an early listing?

Would he be 2nd after Wieters? or 3rd after Wieters and Reimold? or 4th after Rowell?

[Greg Pappas]

If Smoak ends up being our pick, where would his bat rank in our system if we did an early listing?

Would he be 2nd after Wieters? or 3rd after Wieters and Reimold? or 4th after Rowell?

IMHO, immediately behind Wieters... although eventually he should challenge Wieters/Markakis, etc... down the road.

[Stotle]

IMHO, immediately behind Wieters... although eventually he should challenge Wieters/Markakis, etc... down the road.

My 2cents (using Baseball AMerica's rankings) place him here:

1. Wieters

2. Liz

3. Smoak

4. Patton

5. Reimold

If I had to guess at next year's ranking, he'd be second behind Wieters, though he could drop to 3rd if BAL grabs a high ceiling signability pick later in the draft.

[blamo0]

My 2cents (using Baseball AMerica's rankings) place him here:

1. Wieters

2. Liz

3. Smoak

4. Patton

5. Reimold

If I had to guess at next year's ranking, he'd be second behind Wieters, though he could drop to 3rd if BAL grabs a high ceiling signability pick later in the draft.

I would probobly put Arrieta/Tillman up there in place of Patton.

[Crazysilver03]

My 2cents (using Baseball AMerica's rankings) place him here:

1. Wieters

2. Liz

3. Smoak

4. Patton

5. Reimold

If I had to guess at next year's ranking, he'd be second behind Wieters, though he could drop to 3rd if BAL grabs a high ceiling signability pick later in the draft.

Heading into next season, we would see:

1) Wieters

2) Arrieta

3) Smoak

4) Tillman

In reality, who ever we draft could fall anywhere between 2-4 on the prospect list.

[Greg Pappas]

He was asking about bats specifically.

[Crazysilver03]

He was asking about bats specifically.

Well then second.

[wayne25]

IMHO, immediately behind Wieters... although eventually he should challenge Wieters/Markakis, etc... down the road.

what he said

[JimPalmerJr]

Does Wieters rank ahead of Smoak because of :

1.) Wieters is a catcher

2.) Wieters is a better hitter, even if they shared 1B / DH.

[Sports Guy]

4th...I don't think he would be ahead of Arrieta and Tillman.

[markpolis]

4th...I don't think he would be ahead of Arrieta and Tillman.

The original question was asking only about hitters. He would be #2 behind Wieters.

[Sports Guy]

The original question was asking only about hitters. He would be #2 behind Wieters.

Oh ok..Yea, he would be #2, with Reimold 3 and Rowell 4.

[oriole_way]

Does it really make a difference where he ranks in our system before he's even taken any minor league ABs? It's pretty artificial IMO.

After he was drafted, Snyder was near the top of our positional player rankings. He has since disappointed.

Then the next year, Rowell was drafted and he was near the top of our positional player rankings. He too has been disappointing thus far.

Then Wieters was drafted and he was at the top. He has fulfilled/exceeded those expectations.

If we draft Smoak, let's see how he fares and then worry about where he ranks in our system.

[Sports Guy]

Law was just on ESPN making the Tex comparison and I think he has Smoak ahead of Alvarez.

[Greg Pappas]

Does it really make a difference where he ranks in our system before he's even taken any minor league ABs? It's pretty artificial IMO.

After he was drafted, Snyder was near the top of our positional player rankings. He has since disappointed.

Then the next year, Rowell was drafted and he was near the top of our positional player rankings. He too has been disappointing thus far.

Then Wieters was drafted and he was at the top. He has fulfilled/exceeded those expectations.

If we draft Smoak, let's see how he fares and then worry about where he ranks in our system.

We all realize the articial flavor, but it helps some to understand the expectations.