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Best Tools - American League

Baseball America recently released the results of a survey they took of AL managers' ratings for a variety of player's "tools."  

What got me excited was that Kotch was rated the third best defensive first basemen.  He finished behind Tex, who is no longer in the league, and Carlos Pena, who just this year finanlly established himself a consistent starting spot; Casey would seem certain to supplant him eventually.  It's nice see him get respect from the same guys who must cringe every time he stabs a scorcher down the line.

Several other Angels finished in the top three of various categories, and Scioscia was rated the second best manager (though I have never heard of a manager as having "tools," Sosh does have a unique blend of player experience, relative youth, and a bilingual speaking ability.)  Frankie was listed as having the third best curveball, though I often see the pitch listed as a slider, but I guess either way it's filthy.

See what you think about these rankings, I would say they are pretty darn accurate, or at least that there aren't any glaring anomalies.

Link:
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/features/264575.html

On a side note, Kotchman signed autgraphs on Thursday at a Dairy Queen in Mission Viejo.  My dad went down and got me a signed ball, which was a nice surprise.  But what really strapped me tighter onto the Casey train was that on his off day, he signed for free to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network.  I think every day that goes by is another day we can all be happier that he is in an Angel uniform.

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