AL East Toolbox

I got the idea for this post from the great Mariner’s site Prospect Insider. After seeing their take on the top tools in the AL West, I shot Jason an e-mail and asked to steal copy the idea and apply it to the Al East. Not only did he give me his blessing, he was also kind enough to provide the HTML code.

Fun starts after the jump, let me know what you think in the comments.

Best Power Hitter
NO.	PLAYER
1	Alex Rodriguez, NYY
2	David Ortiz, BOS
3	Manny Ramirez, BOS
Best Contact Hitter
NO.	PLAYER
1	Derek Jeter, NYY
2	Dustin Pedroia, BOS
3	David Eckstein, TOR
Best On-Base Skills
NO.	PLAYER
1	Jason Giambi, NYY
2	Frank Thomas, TOR
3	Bobby Abreu, NYY
Best Base Runner
NO.	PLAYER
1	Carl Crawford, TB
2	Brian Roberts, BAL
3	Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS
Best Defensive Infielder
NO.	PLAYER
1	Scott Rolen, TOR
2	John McDonald, TOR
3	Mike Lowell, BOS
Best Defensive Outfielder
NO.	PLAYER
1	Vernon Wells, TOR
2	Coco Crisp, BOS
3	Jacoby Ellsbury, BOS
Best Infield Arm
NO.	PLAYER
1	Scott Rolen, TOR
2	Mike Lowell, BOS
3	Robinson Cano, NYY
Best Outfield Arm
NO.	PLAYER
1	Nick Markakis, BAL
2	Alex Rios, TOR
3	Melky Cabrera, NYY
Best Pitch, Starting Pitcher
NO.	PITCH/PLAYER
1	Fastball – Josh Beckett, BOS
2	Curve – Josh Beckett, BOS
3	Slider – Scott Kazmir, TB
Best Pitch, Relief Pitcher
NO.	PITCH/PLAYER
1	Cutter – Mariano Rivera, NYY
2	Slider – BJ Ryan, TOR
3	Split – Jon Papelbon, BOS
Best Fastball
NO.	PLAYER
1	Josh Beckett, BOS
2	Scott Kazmir, TB
3	Edwin Jackson, TB
Best Curve Ball
NO.	PLAYER
1	Josh Beckett, BOS
2	AJ Burnett, TOR
3	Roy Halladay, TOR
Best Slider
NO.	PLAYER
1	Scott Kazmir, TB
2	Daisuke Matsuzaka, BOS
3	Matt Garza, TB
Best Changeup
NO.	PLAYER
1	James Shields, TB
2	Clay Buchholz, BOS
3	Ian Patrick Kennedy, NYY
Best Command/Control
NO.	PLAYER
1	Curt Schilling, BOS
2	Ian Patrick Kennedy, NYY
3	Roy Halladay, TOR
Best Prospect (yet to make ML debut)
NO.	PLAYER
1	Evan Longoria, 3B – TB
2	Travis Snider, RF – TOR
3	Matt Weiters, C – BAL
Best Manager
NO.	MANAGER
1	Terry Francona, BOS
2	Joe Girardi, NYY
3	Joe Maddon, TB
Best Ballpark
NO.	PARK
1	Yankee Stadium
2	Camden Yards
3	Fenway Park
Best General Manager
NO.	GM
1	Theo Epstein, BOS
2	Brian Cashman, NYY
3	Andrew Freidman, TB

Tomorrow night I’ll post the Player Rankings.