Originally Posted by
CrespoBlows
I'm sitting here at work, bored. So I'm going to compare position by position. Red Sox vs Yankees
C: Kelly Shoppach > Jonathon Poterson
Why: Shoppach has much higher power potential, not to mention the fact that he might call the best game in the minors. He will be a regular for a major league team soon, he would likely be starting for the Rockies had the Bigbie trade gone through. Poterson could still be a good prospect, but he isn't a catcher anymore, and Mike the Headless Chicken (look that up, very entertaining story) probably could catch fly balls better than Poterson.
1B: Jeremy West = Kyle Larsen
Why: Both aren't great prospects, West might still be a reserve, but injuries constantly nag him. Larsen isn't good period.
2B: Dustin Pedoria = Robinson Cano
Why: Cano will hit for a higher average, and might hit more HR's in Yankee Stadium, but Pedoria is better with the glove, has a much better eye, and will hit a ton of doubles at Fenway.
SS: Hanley Ramirez > C.J Henry
Why: Hanley could be an allstar, or he could be a super-utilty guy like Chone Figgins, C.J Henry hasn't gotten 50 AB's in rookie ball, but he could be a good prospect. He's good, but he's not even close to Hanley's league.
3B: Kevin Youkilis > Eric Duncan
Duncan strikes out a lot, he can't field, but he might hit 20 HR's. He's overrated, he shouldn't even be in the top 100 for prospects. Youkilis has a great eye, good pop, and has been very good in the field postinga +6 FRAA in '04. and a +2 in '05.
OF: Jacoby Ellsbury > Melky Caberra
Ellsbury is a Johnny Damon clone, he's an excellent fielder, and has a better arm. Melky Caberra can't field at all, and doesn't have great speed. He's a 9 hole hitter, while Ellsbury could be a very effective leadoff hitter.
SP: Jon Papelbon > Wang
Papelbon throws 4 plus pitches, Wang just throws 2. Papelbon could be an ace at best, and at worse, he's a domiant 3 starter. Wang highest ceiling is a 4 or 5 starter, he can't strike anyone out, and with that porous Yankee defense behind him, he needs to strike people out to succeed.
SP: Jon Lester > Philip Hughes
Hughes will be good, but Lester is just flat out better. He sits on a 94 mph fastball, and throws 4 excellent pitches. He's dominating AA ball, and every baseball expert has this guy ranked into their top 20.
Throw in Sanchez, Delcarmen, and Hansen, > your sorry ass prospects
That was exhausting, Enjoy.