Maybe Rajai Davis should be the starting left fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays?
Although Eric Thames, the incumbent and current favourite to land the starting job for Toronto, ranks ahead of Travis Snider in an ESPN.com ranking of the top 500 players in baseball, (Nos. 400-500 were released Wednesday), it was interesting to note that Davis ranked ahead of the two players battling it out for the position.
In addition to the three players cited above, several other former and current Blue Jays were ranked between 400 and 500 including the likes of Vernon Wells (No. 494), A.J. Burnett (No. 410) and Henderson Alvarez (No. 481).
ESPN used a panel of their own writers, analysts and bloggers to rank the top 500 players who are currently playing in the Major Leagues. They used a scale from 0-to-10 where they attempted to evaluate “the quality of each player for the 2012 season.”
Notable players include:
404) Marc Rzepczynski, RP, Cardinals
410) A.J. Burnett, SP, Pirates
439) Kevin Gregg, RP, Orioles
459) Kyle Drabek, SP, Blue Jays
465) Alex Rios, OF, White Sox
466) Rajai Davis, OF, Blue Jays
467) Eric Thames, OF, Blue Jays
475) Travis Snider, OF, Blue Jays
481) Henderson Alvarez, SP, Blue Jays
489) Juan Rivera, OF, Dodgers
490) Reed Johnson, OF, Cubs
491) Jose Molina, C, Rays
494) Vernon Wells, OF, Angels
