February 27, 200422 yr Author Interesting...... here is a question asked by Steve, from Birmingham, AL. I have no idea who Steve is, but I submitted an almost identical question. Weird. Q: Steve from Birmingham, Ala asks: How can Grady Sizemore be 9, while Jeremy Reed is 25? I acknowledge that Reed is a year older, but at the same level, Reed had much better stats and terrific batting eye, along with much more speed. Other than date of birth, what exactly does Sizemore do markedly better than Reed to justify such a ranking? A: Jim Callis: We balance performance at tools. Personally, I value performance at least a little more, though the consensus at BA is closer to 50-50. I like Jeremy Reed, but I find it a little funny that he wasn't anywhere close to the Top 100 a year ago and now there's a lot of clamoring to put him in the top 5-10 prospects in baseball. That's just premature guys, and I like Jeremy Reed. He had a great year, but on the other hand, he might not be a CF down the road, he might not hit more than 15-20 HRs (and even that would be below average for a corner guy) and he doesn't have the blazing speed his SB totals might indicate. Sizemore is a gifted hitter in his own right, and he has more power, better speed and a better chance to play CF. There's not a huge, huge difference, but I have a little more faith in Sizemore right now.
February 28, 200422 yr Rex, Callis may "know his stuff," but his opinions are just one man's opinions. Give it two years, and then we'll know whether he was right. Personally, I think that if Reed was in the Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs, or Cardinals organizations, he would be a little more highly-thought of. Just my thoughts.
February 28, 200422 yr Rex, Callis may "know his stuff," but his opinions are just one man's opinions. Give it two years, and then we'll know whether he was right. Personally, I think that if Reed was in the Red Sox, Yankees, Cubs, or Cardinals organizations, he would be a little more highly-thought of. Just my thoughts. It's definitely a big risk to put Grady Sizemore at #9. I don't think he'll stick with the Indians just becuase of the fact they already hav guys like Jody Gerut and Milton Bradley playing every day and they hav others like Michael Aubrey and Alex Escobar in their system. Of course numbers in the minors don't count for nothin if u can't peform in the majors.
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