Originally posted by Moonlight J
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I was surprised that Robertson and Shaffer havent gotten more love from the prospect mavens. BA rated Robertson the 's #1 prospect after 2014 but barely made their Rays' list this year at #10 and didnt make a League Top 20 at all. Last year, they said he had 20-HR potential but this year they said if things work out he could hit 10-15 HR. He only hit 4 this yr. They also said he's a below-average runner, so he doesnt project to help a roto team too much in the power and speed categories. He's always been young for his leagues while holding his own and has made the back-end of a few top 100 lists this year. But in the end he got squeezed off of my list by others that I thought deserved more to be on. I probably had him too high before.
I thought Shaffer was set to get significant playing time in Tampa after he was brought up last year. After all, the Rays really need more power and they're not getting it from their current 1Bman. Shaffer showed good power in college and also hit 26 HRs in the minors last year. Yet he doesnt seem to be in the Rays' immediate plans. And the prospect guys dont seem to like him much at all as he didnt make BA's team list or league list this year, and I've seen him on only 1 top 100 list. The only recent scouting report I've seen is BP's and they tab him a fringe-average regular at corner w below-average bat speed. Even tho they say he'll likely end up at 1B, RotoWorld lists him only at 3B behind Longoria so it may take an injury to him for Shaffer to get playing time. So I apparently miscalculated the MLB opportunity for Shaffer in ranking so high before.
That said, neither guy is very far off the list.
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