Well, Baseball America updated...

[Matt]

Like you didn't make me an offer this off-season.

The only person around here who truly, truly hates me enough to NEVER make me an offer is Matt. Everyone else talks a good game... but they put out the feelers.

Memories...

[Matt]

I hit both my 1sts. Can I get in on this circle jerk?

You have the master copy.

Haters gonna hate
[/Street Shaver]

This thread is great!

[Matt]

Patience pays off.

Remember though, even the highest rated prospects often struggle in their first year and half. You got a lot of good ones coming up though.

Just remember guys...trust the master.

[Matt]

I'm not sure if it's in this thread but DVS has 259 points for Top Prospects and over a hundred point lead on #2...which has to be close to a record. I'm pretty sure Carolina had 300 points once back in the day...maybe Liquid's old team?

I'll take it. Ace and Bracken finally getting some love.

[Pat]

Strange time of year for prospects. Huge variance in HTML vs in/game.

[mike]

The good news for everyone is that this offseason a team can acquire a former champion, .300 hitting, defensive stud CF Antonio Ontiveros...on a 1 year deal with a team option this offseason.

Looking forward to helping someone fill seemingly the biggest hole in the game to fill this offseason.

[umd]

Not sure how useful a resource the Top 100 will be for me going forward.

Here's the full list of BLB players who have played 100 games in center field in 2020 and have an OPS of at least .700:

Geoff Reisinger (who has a negative-20 zone rating, by the way, and has been worth fewer than 1.0 WAR)
Dave Sliney
O.P. Williams
Tom Roseboom
Ian Coffey

That's it.

That's the whole list.

Four actual center fielders, plus Reisinger who is McPhersoning fly balls in the middle of the outfield.

So yeah. Center fielders who can catch fly balls and hit near a league average level are rare and valuable.

P.S. I realize a few guys have missed time due to injury and would otherwise be included, but injuries are a part of baseball and the point still stands.

I still think something's up. Soderberg is a complete non-prospect and has no business on the top 100. His ceiling is backup outfielder.

[Carlos]

Here's the full list of BLB players who have played 100 games in center field in 2020 and have an OPS of at least .700:

Geoff Reisinger (who has a negative-20 zone rating, by the way, and has been worth fewer than 1.0 WAR)
Dave Sliney
O.P. Williams
Tom Roseboom
Ian Coffey

That's it.

That's the whole list.

Four actual center fielders, plus Reisinger who is McPhersoning fly balls in the middle of the outfield.

So yeah. Center fielders who can catch fly balls and hit near a league average level are rare and valuable.

P.S. I realize a few guys have missed time due to injury and would otherwise be included, but injuries are a part of baseball and the point still stands.

I haven't done any serious looks into other positions but every top Centerfielder in the positional strength overview is on a team competing for a playoff spot.

With maybe one exception, the teams with poorer Centerfielders have poorer records.

Hmm.

[Sharkn20]

New Brew for O.P. Williams guys!!

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[Z]

Here's the full list of BLB players who have played 100 games in center field in 2020 and have an OPS of at least .700:

Geoff Reisinger (who has a negative-20 zone rating, by the way, and has been worth fewer than 1.0 WAR)
Dave Sliney
O.P. Williams
Tom Roseboom
Ian Coffey

That's it.

That's the whole list.

Four actual center fielders, plus Reisinger who is McPhersoning fly balls in the middle of the outfield.

So yeah. Center fielders who can catch fly balls and hit near a league average level are rare and valuable.

P.S. I realize a few guys have missed time due to injury and would otherwise be included, but injuries are a part of baseball and the point still stands.

[Carlos]

Maybe we are looking at it from the wrong reference point?

Maybe good defense in center field is just that important.

I think this is it.

The game clearly values defense a lot more than it once did.

[Z]

Maybe we are looking at it from the wrong reference point?

Maybe good defense in center field is just that important.

Good defense and a decent bat.

[Delandis]

Maybe we are looking at it from the wrong reference point?

Maybe good defense in center field is just that important.