source: riveraveblues.com James: Yanks lacking in young talent Posted by: Ben K. in Analysis In advance of the release of The Bill James Handbook 2009, the venerable baseball analysts has released his list of the top young talent in baseball. James has also put forward a ranking of the Major League clubs by top young Major League talent, and the Yankees aren’t looking so hot with the team ranked 29 out of 30. According to ACTA Sports, publishers of the Handbook, these rankings include players 30 and younger: "To achieve his inventory, James first eliminates from the list all players who were 30 years old or older in 2008. He employs two widely used statistics —'Runs Created' for position players and 'Runs Allowed' for pitchers—as the basis for comparison. He makes several adjustments, including for injuries suffered during the year and the differences in predictability between pitchers and position players, and then takes into account the number of years the player should be at his peak performance." Of course, it doesn’t take a baseball genius to recognize the Yankees’ young-gun problems. Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano turned in disappointing 2008 campaigns; Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy didn’t meet the lofty expectations placed upon them; and even Joba Chamberlain suffered a lengthy stay on the disabled list. As the Yankees head into free agency, this list should be a part of their considerations. Five of the top 15 and three of the top ten youngest teams made the playoffs this year, and if the Yanks don’t get marked older, they’ ll suffer through some pretty bad seasons over the next few years. The full franchise rankings and James’ top 25 young players are after the jump. 1. Minnesota Twins 2. Arizona Diamondbacks 3. Tampa Bay Rays 4. Florida Marlins 5. Kansas City Royals 6. Milwaukee Brewers 7. Cleveland Indians 8. Colorado Rockies 9. Atlanta Braves 10. Boston Red Sox 11. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 12. Oakland A’s 13. Los Angeles Dodgers 14. St. Louis Cardinals 15. Cincinnati Reds 16. New York Mets 17. Pittsburgh Pirates 18. Seattle Mariners 19. Texas Rangers 20. Philadelphia Phillies 21. San Diego Padres 22. San Francisco Giants 23. Washington Nationals 24. Baltimore Orioles 25. Chicago White Sox 26. Chicago Cubs 27. Detroit Tigers 28. Toronto Blue Jays 29. New York Yankees 30. Houston Astros 1. Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers first baseman, age 24 2. Hanley Ramirez, Florida Marlins shortstop, age 24 3. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants pitcher, age 24 4. David Wright, New York Mets third baseman, age 25 5. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers left fielder, age 24 6. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox second baseman, age 24 7. Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder, age 23 8. Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels pitcher, age 26 9. Jose Reyes, New York Mets shortstop, age 25 10. Nick Markakis, Baltimore Orioles right fielder, age 24 11. Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals pitcher, age 24 12. Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals third baseman, age 23 13. Cole Hamels, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, age 24 14. Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies shortstop, age 23 15. Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners pitcher, age 22 16. Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox pitcher, age 24 17. Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, age 22 18. John Danks, Chicago White Sox pitcher, age 23 19. Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres first baseman, age 26 20. James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman, age 24 21. Stephen Drew, Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop, age 25 22. Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves catcher, age 24 23. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers first baseman, age 25 24. Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians center fielder, age 25 25. Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds first baseman, age 24 --

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