12-20-2010, 01:57 PM
<!--quoteo(post=123996:date=Dec 20 2010, 11:52 AM:name=funkster)-->QUOTE (funkster @ Dec 20 2010, 11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I find it interesting how dismissive people are being about Escobar. A year ago he was considered a more highly valued prospect than Castro. I also recall him being in a few people's top ten lists in all of baseball.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And that's why I don't put a ton of stock in prospects. Escobar is still young (he'll be 24 this coming season), but he sucked ass last year. Castro turned in a near All-Star caliber performance as a 20-year-old. Maybe Escobar will fulfill his promise someday, but his value has plummeted. He isn't in the same stratosphere as Castro at this point.
And that's why I don't put a ton of stock in prospects. Escobar is still young (he'll be 24 this coming season), but he sucked ass last year. Castro turned in a near All-Star caliber performance as a 20-year-old. Maybe Escobar will fulfill his promise someday, but his value has plummeted. He isn't in the same stratosphere as Castro at this point.