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Who is the #7 prospect?


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Who is the #7 prospect?  

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  1. 1. Who is the #7 prospect?

    • Jake Arrieta
      4
    • Brandon Erbe
      68
    • Mychal Givens
      13
    • Matt Hobgood
      46
    • Brandon Snyder
      18


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Since I was wrong about him at #9 and he wasn't #8 I'll keep the streak and say...

Brandon Erbe-The winter league assignment makes him a part of the Orioles plans but he really only had a good season at AA lets not get too excited he still has a way to go.

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I'll go on a limb and say Hobgood...didn't really do much enough in his short stint to really make noise and crack the top 5. I have to think the rest are higher than he is, except Givens who isn't in the top 10 at all.

This is my logic as well, though I won't be surprised if Tony has Hobgood a little higher since he usually likes the younger prospects more than I do and is more willing to judge them on upside.

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First, I eliminated Arrieta and Givens. Hobgood is a wild card, but I don't believe he belongs this high - so it's a coin flip between Erbe and Snyder. I think Erbe should be ranked higher, so I'm one of the 3 so far who chose Snyder.

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I am thinking the Top 5 will be Matusz, Britton, Bell, Arrieta, and Snyder [in that order too]. That leaves spots 6 & 7 for Hobgood and Erbe and based on prior comments by Tony, Erbe will probably slot in at #7.

Could Givens have possibly been a Top 10 prospect had he been selected as a pitcher?

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I am thinking the Top 5 will be Matusz, Britton, Bell, Arrieta, and Snyder [in that order too]. That leaves spots 6 & 7 for Hobgood and Erbe and based on prior comments by Tony, Erbe will probably slot in at #7.

Could Givens have possibly been a Top 10 prospect had he been selected as a pitcher?

This is where I'm at, except for the order of the top five.

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