Sunday, May 20, 2007

Top 25 Under 25 In 25: #21

21. Stephen Drew, SS, Arizona Diamondbacks

Drew, a first round pick out of Florida State, has star written all over him. Scouts have said he projects to be as good as his brother JD, but with all the benefits of being a shortstop. Drew was rumored to be the #1 pick when he came out, but signability issues due to his advisor, Scott Boras, led to him falling to the middle of the first round. Drew is in a bit of a funk so far this season, posting just a .303 OBP, but throughout his career Drew should be a .300/.370/.430 type of hitter: not a lot of power, but he can handle the bat well and is selective enough to post good OBP's for the next decade.

4 comments:

grittysquirrels said...

I wish petey's league was a keeper league cuz i've got this kid too.

stephen a said...

Well that reminds me, we're talking of starting one up for next year, would you be in?

grittysquirrels said...

fo sho

sugarshane024 said...

Assuming this is being rolled out from worst (#25) to best (#1), I cannot understand why Hughes is above Fielder and Crawford and Drew is above Fielder, Crawford AND Hamels. True, Drew and Hughes will be good players. But right now, these two should not be ahead of the players they are.

Crawford should be WAY up on this list. He's already one of the best - if not THEE best - left fielder in the game. Likewise for Hamels. He is clearly on pace to become one of the bost dominant pitchers in the game.

I like the 25-25-25 idea though. I look forward to the rest of the list.