Kevin Goldstein's top 100 prospect list

by Adam J. Morris on Jan 31, 2008 11:58 AM CST in News

Kevin Goldstein has his top 100 list up, and 7 Rangers make the cut, ranging from Neftali Feliz at #30, to Taylor Teagarden at #77...

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Red Sox with 7 too

Man, their system is stacked at the top.

Astros with 1, and he's their starting C in 08. ouch.

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by RangerMoto on Jan 31, 2008 12:22 PM CST reply actions

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Which teams have more than seven in his top 100?

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by Dustin on Jan 31, 2008 1:29 PM CST reply actions

A's and Red Sox have seven.

Nobody has more. Rays and Braves have six each, and the Rockies and Yanks have five.

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by a bebop a rebop on Jan 31, 2008 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

Screw the A's.

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by Dustin on Jan 31, 2008 1:39 PM CST up reply actions

Don't feel too bad...

As of right now, we probably have a better major league team and a better minor league system. We're doing alright.

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by a bebop a rebop on Jan 31, 2008 1:43 PM CST up reply actions

Teagarden is 6th best catcher?

Weiters as the #1 catcher? Jeff Clement as #2? Ahead of Soto and Towles who will be MLB rookies in '08 and have already shown the ability to hit well at the Major League level (in small sample sizes)??? Seriously?

One could make a very strong argument for or against Weiters being ahead of Teagarden, but why/who is Bryan Anderson?

I lack the required experience to be an intern.

by TheRupeIsOnFire on Jan 31, 2008 2:40 PM CST reply actions

Anderson

Anderson is a lefty-hitting catcher who hit .302/.374/.417 as a 19 year-old in the Midwest League and .298/.348/.388 as a 20 year-old in AA.

by mikedallas23 @ Lone Star Ball on Jan 31, 2008 3:10 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah...

I wasn't literally asking, "Who is Bryan Anderson?"

So, why is a guy with a .736 OPS rated higher than Teagarden? The four years of age between them shouldn't make up for 300 OPS points, especially since Teagarden is still arguably the most defensively advanced catchers in the minors.

Anderson's OPS has dropped with each promotion. The Cardinals appear to be rushing him (a jump from the Midwest League to the Texas League last season)? Either Goldstein is insane or this guy's results aren't in any way indicative of his tools, and if that's the case, why is he here?

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by TheRupeIsOnFire on Jan 31, 2008 4:23 PM CST up reply actions

Corrections...

Teagarden is only 3 years older, and his OPS was only .886 at AA (still 150 points higher than Anderson).

I still don't get it; does Anderson throw out like 90% of those attempting to steal?

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by TheRupeIsOnFire on Jan 31, 2008 4:27 PM CST up reply actions

who cares...

just concern yourself with Teagarden...

by oc on Jan 31, 2008 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

Perez? Really?

Idk, I'd still rank Andrus #1 and Hurley #2.

by cmkelly29 on Jan 31, 2008 5:43 PM CST reply actions

Who?

LSB : Trolls :: Rangers : 4th OF'ers

by inactive lsb user on Jan 31, 2008 6:26 PM CST up reply actions

Neftali Feliz

http://www.lonestarball.com/comments/2007/12/23/12537/252/15#15

by coolaid on Jan 31, 2008 6:37 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah oops...

meant to put Feliz.

by cmkelly29 on Jan 31, 2008 7:31 PM CST up reply actions

Neftali Feliz

http://www.lonestarball.com/comments/2007/12/23/12537/252/15#15

by coolaid on Jan 31, 2008 6:37 PM CST reply actions

uMMM

I feel so bad!

by wekybnmv on Jan 31, 2008 8:25 PM CST reply actions

For those who were questioning the Rays

For those of you who were questioning the strength of the Rays farm against the Rangers a couple weeks ago, consider that there are five D-Rays on this list before Feliz, who is our top player on the list. That's pretty amazing. Their system is so strong.

by rangeressary on Jan 31, 2008 11:39 PM CST reply actions

We have Stars

they have Superstars

by coolaid on Jan 31, 2008 11:41 PM CST up reply actions

Desmond Jennings

About halfway through 2007 Zywica made a passing comment about this guy and said he would get more notice this winter. Here he is at #18.

Funny typo: McGee apparently still plays for the other Tampa team or hasn't gotten his new uniform yet.

Shoehorn.

by t ball on Jan 31, 2008 11:57 PM CST up reply actions

The Rays = best farm system in baseball

Which makes sense - they've had a lot of #1 draft picks after all - that had to pay off sooner or later.

"The most important things in life are the things that are the least important" -Yogi Berra

by LSJ on Feb 1, 2008 12:24 AM CST up reply actions

misconception...

they have had a lot of high draft picks, but they have proven they can develop and scout with the best of them. They have made very good picks up and down the draft.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Feb 1, 2008 12:27 AM CST up reply actions