Top 2010 prospects

[Stotle]

haha yeah if he was eligible for 2010, we actually have a pretty good shot at getting him. Unless the Nats keep sucking.....But for next year I am hoping for Matt Harvey-Though he seemed to get rouched up a bit earlier in the year

My lord, he has a bb/9 at 6.9!!!

A lot of the big names in the '10 class haven't been impressive this year.

[QBsILLEST1]

A lot of the big names in the '10 class haven't been impressive this year.

I hear ya on that. Kentrail Davis is having a pretty bad year. If he stays in college he may have a bounce back year.....I wouldnt mind him this year in the 2nd if he fell that far due to poor performance......

[Stotle]

I hear ya on that. Kentrail Davis is having a pretty bad year. If he stays in college he may have a bounce back year.....I wouldnt mind him this year in the 2nd if he fell that far due to poor performance......

Never a big Davis fan (from a draft standpoint). I don't see the long-term power in his bat for a corner spot, and his arm limits him to LF. Not sure what ceiling you'd be shooting for? I think either a team overpays for the risk or he heads back to Tennessee.

[QBsILLEST1]

Well tell me whats the big deal about him. Before the season he had pretty big hype about him, and has disappointed since then. I thought he was supposed to be something of an Xavier Avery but with more hype. It seems with Davis that he is going to be a bit of a project, you are going to take the same risk with him as you are with a HS hitter, he needs more development than most other college hitters but since he is older than HS hitters by 3 years, he has less time to develop.

[Stotle]

Well tell me whats the big deal about him. Before the season he had pretty big hype about him, and has disappointed since then. I thought he was supposed to be something of an Xavier Avery but with more hype. It seems with Davis that he is going to be a bit of a project, you are going to take the same risk with him as you are with a HS hitter, he needs more development than most other college hitters but since he is older than HS hitters by 3 years, he has less time to develop.

No, I don't agree with that. Davis isn't "raw" or a "project". He has plus bat speed and (as of last year and this summer) a solid approach w/good hand/eye coordination. My issue with him pre-season was 1) his frame (5'9"ish around 195/200) and his arm (I don't think it plays in centerfield, where he'd be most valuable). I just don't see the power playing in the corner (though he's very strong, I don't know the bat speed itself carries him to where he needs to by in LF), and though he has the range I don't think he has the arm for center (I feel less strongly about this, but it's a big enough worry to drop him on my board).

In-season, I think he's just been pressing a bit -- trying to live up to Top 10 hype. I've seen him three times, and he's just not commanding the strike zone like he did last year. I think he'll still be a good payer, but not top of the draft board at this point.