A few clarifying points about this thread:
First, apologies for mixing transportation metaphors. But I think everyone gets the point.
Second, I don't want to spoil anyone's fun when it comes to hyping prospects. I wouldn't want this to turn into a place to police people wanting to hype their favorite prospects. But it is intended to be a place where those of us who had a more realistic take on some of them can have a good-natured "I told you so." And if anyone is occasionally brave enough to come here for a helping of crow, good for them.
I will kick things off by planting my flag on two prospects that seem to be generating some excessive enthusiasm. I will note that I root for all prospects, including the ones I think are over-hyped. As a matter of fact, I'm happier for those guys who exceed expectations.
So my initial inductees into the Over-Hyped Train are...
drum rolls please....
Travis Demeritte
Alex Jackson
I want to be very clear that I don't hold anything against these two young men and will be rooting for them as much as anyone. But my inducting them here reflects a judgment that they will come up short of some of the expectations being expressed. I see them as most likely to be bench players at the major league level. Nothing wrong with that btw. There have been some very talented prospects who never even reached the majors.
