Bling, I very much agree with the sentiment of a pitcher needing to be able to actually pitch in order to be highly ranked. I have never understood the rationale of ranking guys in the top 10 who can’t even get through 10 innings on the mound before breaking. Potential and “stuff” doesn’t mean anything while you are sitting on the IL. Every pitcher will get hurt occassionally but when it becomes chronic it has to be a factor to consider if you are living in the real world.
During last year’s rankings I had people falling out of their chairs because I had Hansen in my top 15. I still like him although I know that best case scenario he is a number 4 or 5 starter and most likely he is a reliever if he makes it to the big leagues but he answers the bell and gets outs. I could care less how hard he throws.
I was also high on Mason Molina in last year’s discussions because I had seem him pitch several times in person while he was in college and I thought he was flying under the radar in the draft. He has had a solid season at Springfield this year and is probably on more people’s radar now. I know I will have him ranked higher than our annual IL warriors.