As the 1908 season begins, Pat has added a fifth star to his prospect line!!
He is now rated a 4 for Getting Hits, a 0 for Hitting Home Runs, and a 4 for Drawing Walks.
He's also learned a new position...apparently he was taking some fly balls out in left field down in Little Rock. He's retained his good glove at second, with an A for range, and can play a decent game at short as well (range B).
The Auto Depth feature has him slated to start at 2B for the Sox this spring, although a good prospect is right behind him at AAA. Amby McConnell is four years older than Pat, and is almost exactly as fully developed as a player. One could hardly blame O'Farrell if he looks over his shoulder a little bit this spring.
Auto Lineup has him leading off the order against both righties and lefties, however, with a dude named Speaker batting in the 8 hole.
Something tells me Tris might be moving up before his career progresses too far, however. He's also a five-star prospect, as you might expect.
Smokey Joe Wood is currently ranked #2 among minor league prospects, behind another pitcher, Long Tom Hughes of the Highlanders. Speaker and O'Farrell, as major leaguers now, apparently aren't considered prospects, even though their stars are still blue.
Other notable prospects and their rankings:
Rube Marquard, #12
Joe Jackson, #13
Eddie Collins, #19
Hippo Vaughn, #51
Fred Merkle, #64
Heinie Zimmermann, #78