Which Prospect Will Make it Big in 2006?

by user Awrigh01

With each fantasy baseball season, comes substantial over-hype for young players. Does anybody remember Todd Van Poppel? Below is a list of 10 prospects, which do you think will successfull make the big jumps to the MLB in 2007?

List of Prospects (in no particular order)

 * Delmon Young - OF Devil Rays Age 20
 * Prince Fielder - 1B Milwalkee Brewers Age 21
 * Francisco Liriano - SP Minnesota Twins 22
 * Matt Cain - SP San Francisco Giants 21
 * Jeremy Hermida - OF Florida Marlins Age 21
 * Ryan Zimmerman - 3B Washington Nationals Age 21
 * Andy Marte - 3B Clevland Indians Age 22
 * Yusmeiro Petit - SP Florida Marlins Age 21
 * Jonathon Papelbon - SP/RP Boston Red Sox Age	25
 * Justin Verlander - SP Detroit Tigers Age 22

Here are my thoughts: In my mind, Delmon Young is still a year away. They hype surrounding this guy is so high that it makes me a little wary. I am also not buying the hype around Prince Fielder. His numbers and appearance last year, during his brief stint in the majors, did not blow me away (unlike Rickie Weeks who will be a bona fide star]]. Don't get me wrong, I think that Delmon and Prince will develop into above average major leaguers just not in 2007.

Prince Fielder's 2005 Stats
Player=Prince Fielder Type=Batting Year=2005

However, I do expect Matt Cain, Ryan Zimmerman, and Justin Verlander to be the stars of this group in 2007. Matt Can looked impressive last year, after being called up from the minors. Cain (stats). While playing in the massive RFK Stadium, Zimmerman also impressed batting close to .400.

Matt Cain's 2005 Stats
Player=Matt Cain Type=Pitching Year=2005

Ryan Zimmerman's 2005 Stats
Player=Ryan Zimmerman Type=Batting Year=2005

Justin Verlander's 2005 Stats
Player=Justin Verlander Type=Pitching Year=2005

Date
Wed 03/08/06, 9:35 am EST