LSB Community Prospect Project: #28

by thedirkatron on Dec 14, 2008 4:59 PM CST Comment 68 comments

After 226 votes, Kennil Gomez has won the right to be called the LSB Community #27 prospect!.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre
12. RHP, Blake Beavan
13. RHP, Wilfredo Boscan
14. RHP, Neil Ramirez
15. LHP, Kasey Kiker
16. 2b, Jose Vallejo
17. RHP, Wilmer Font
18. RHP, Omar Poveda
19. LHP, Robbie Ross
20. RHP, Tommy Hunter
21. RHP, Thomas Diamond
22. RHP, Joe Wieland
23. LHP, Tim Murphy (Tie)
23. OF, Greg Golson (Tie)
25. RHP, Warner Madrigal
26. SS, Marcus Lemon
27. RHP, Kennil Gomez

Time to move on to the vote for #28.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

NOTE: There has been some speculation as to what the criteria are for this vote. Should guys who have spent time in the bigs be involved in "prospect" discussions? For the sake of this exercise we're taking what the guys have done in the big leagues and using the BA prospect formula of 130 AB's or 50 ip. If a guy is under those limits, he's still a prospect and he goes on the poll. It's that simple.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Outfielders

Corner Infielders

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #28 prospect in the Rangers' system?

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Comments

Clark Murphy again

I didn’t vote for Geuris I swear.

by naropean on Dec 14, 2008 5:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

C-Mur for me as well.

The guy’s a beast.

Looking forward to seeing him battering pitchers in the Carolinas next year

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 14, 2008 5:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

me 2

by JBImaknee on Dec 14, 2008 5:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Vote Strop,

you Dope!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Dec 14, 2008 5:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Vote Pedro!

" He throws it where he wants it, his breaking ball kept getting better and better and of course God gave him that special arm. He's great." ~ Neftali Feliz on Derek Holland.

by Kinslerhomer on Dec 14, 2008 5:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

x

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Dec 14, 2008 5:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

by Goyogringo on Dec 14, 2008 7:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHAHA

Arias is still not picked!!!

"You can be a leader or follower.... Or you can be elite...." - Me

by miles on Dec 14, 2008 5:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Castillo...

Might not even end up top 30…wow. A little combination of ridiculous depth and a disappointing lack of a year I guess.

by slimshadty12 on Dec 14, 2008 5:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

i voted for him

again

I guess you heard Fat Joe left Atlantic.

by Haeger Champ on Dec 14, 2008 7:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

I think more his disappointment, though. To me he was by far the biggest disappointment in the system. Santana and Whittleman had disappointing seasons, but I found his the most so. I guess one thing that could be good is that he really faded as the year went on, so maybe he has to adjust to the full season. His first half line had some good points.

by Brett Perryman on Dec 14, 2008 8:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Grullon element out of the blue

by Brett Perryman on Dec 14, 2008 5:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm baffled as well

I’m a huge Geuris fan, but even I would wait until after Murphy, Strop, Pimentel, Moreland, and maybe even Arias were on.

by naropean on Dec 14, 2008 5:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

whoa

over pimentel? go figure…

by Goyogringo on Dec 14, 2008 7:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hopefully all the arias

folks moved over to a more palatable morsel

by Goyogringo on Dec 14, 2008 7:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah...

And you’d think that with all this love somebody would mention that Grullon’s first name is spelled Geuris.

"Alright class. Now that I've explained how silly the theory of evloution is, and how it's impossible for a specie to change over time, let's refocus on the Bible. I'd like to direct your attention to Genesis. Okay, now here's how the snake lost his voice..."

by YourNameHere on Dec 14, 2008 11:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Mother effer. I got it right last time. Why did I screw it up this time? Is it because I'm an idiot? I asked DJCahill and he said, "Yes. Yes it is."

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 14, 2008 11:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

first criteria for disqualification

misspelled name

by Goyogringo on Dec 14, 2008 11:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Ballot stuffing for G. Grullon.

" He throws it where he wants it, his breaking ball kept getting better and better and of course God gave him that special arm. He's great." ~ Neftali Feliz on Derek Holland.

by Kinslerhomer on Dec 14, 2008 5:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yup. Remember last time we had some weird out of the blue ballot stuffing for Renny Osuna of all people.

After getting no votes a couple of times he rose up and almost won one vote all of the sudden and then went back to getting zero votes right after.

It was peculiar.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 14, 2008 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yea I remember that, it was real weird.

" He throws it where he wants it, his breaking ball kept getting better and better and of course God gave him that special arm. He's great." ~ Neftali Feliz on Derek Holland.

by Kinslerhomer on Dec 14, 2008 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, can we do a

new LSB member search?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Dec 14, 2008 7:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

not cool

After I defended Geuris is the last poll thread (and then changed my avatar picture to be a picture of him) this looks bad. It’s kind of creeping me out, actually, and I feel a bit paranoid of suspicion as a result. But let me just clear my name and swear on my fandom of the Rangers that I am not part of this ballot stuffing nonsense. I wouldn’t even know how to ballot stuff if I wanted to.

by naropean on Dec 14, 2008 11:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

its people like you that ruin the validity of our internet poll!!!

/PaulThomas

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Dec 15, 2008 12:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

can we put

Miguel De Los Santos on the list

by blalock84 on Dec 14, 2008 5:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

that would be

macumba

Mandatory reading before suggesting a trade

by ab03 on Dec 14, 2008 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

nope

different people, Miguel is a LHP

by blalock84 on Dec 14, 2008 5:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

ah

My bad. his name is Lionel. I think i knew that.

Mandatory reading before suggesting a trade

by ab03 on Dec 14, 2008 6:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yea

we have three or so De Los Santos i think

by blalock84 on Dec 14, 2008 6:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Leonel

not like the trains.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Dec 14, 2008 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Okay.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 14, 2008 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Odd person to ballot stuff for, I must say.

by LiamP on Dec 14, 2008 5:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

He’s good, but how about a Strop [in the name of love]?

*Ducks *

This is an exciting time in my life.

The LSB CPP's are in full bloom.

by Chase Irwin on Dec 14, 2008 10:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Moreland or bust.

Six months from now eveyone will be wondering why Moreland was not in the top 20!

Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year

by RangerMad on Dec 14, 2008 6:17 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Strop-a-dope

then Ocampo, Pimentel

by Goyogringo on Dec 14, 2008 7:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

+1

"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."

by lonestarJon on Dec 14, 2008 10:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Carlos Pimentel

Let’s see if this picture gets him some votes.
L→R: Martin Perez, Juan Peralta, Pimentel, Edward Martinez, Boscan, Paisano

Please, vote for Carlos. He’s desperate for your affection.

by shroomer on Dec 14, 2008 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

He looks like

he just read the Love Is a Nose thread.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Dec 14, 2008 8:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Strop, Moreland, O'Campo, Jones, Murphy, Belier

After that I have no clue how to choose between the rest of these guys. Guess it’s a good thing we’ll stop at thirty.

by Hull Fan on Dec 14, 2008 11:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

So

Is Grullion’s lead going to be disqualified because of the rather obvious ballot-stuffing here and Strop declared the winner?

"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."

by lonestarJon on Dec 14, 2008 11:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think he qualifies

for a disqualification

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Dec 14, 2008 11:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

It’s obvious enough that I think we can just ignore it. Why would someone waste this much time on something that will wind up having no bearing on anything?

by Brett Perryman on Dec 14, 2008 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

How is Strop not winning, seriously , really? Grullon?

over Strop and Pimentel? This rankings is losing credibility

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Dec 15, 2008 12:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

btw...this not up on River Ave. Blues

Yanks seemingly rule out Sheets
http://riveraveblues.com/2008/12/yanks-seemingly-rule-out-sheets-6302/

I am really skeptical of the Rangers landing Sheets, but with these kinds of things progressing like this the Rangers have to POUNCE.

“you’re like a bear with these claws, and there’s , sheets as the bunny, you’re just pattin’ the bunny. Man, you’ve got these claws and you’re just pattin’ the bunny.”

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Dec 15, 2008 12:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

typo "this up on River Ave. Blues" /// won't be the last

Wait 'til the year after next

by NothinG on Dec 15, 2008 12:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

+1

We need to get him now, and worry about trimming the payroll or deferring his salary once we actually have him.

"I´d like to apologize in advance for anything that I may say or do that could be construed as offensive as I slowly go NUTS."

by lonestarJon on Dec 15, 2008 12:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

call it quick

before the impersonator makes a comeback

by Goyogringo on Dec 15, 2008 11:40 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Concur

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

by slc ranger on Dec 15, 2008 12:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

arias

ok you arias voters fess up!

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Dec 15, 2008 12:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Is there anyway

that you can check who all voted for a certain player? Like i know you can click on my name and it shows that I voted for Moreland but can you identify a whole list of Grullon voters?

by Michael Cave on Dec 15, 2008 12:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe AJ Morris and Maid Perryman can, but us lowly non-moderators can't.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

There are two kinds of men in this world: Men who make jump throws, and men who wish that they were Derek Jeter so that they could make jump throws.

by thedirkatron on Dec 15, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You have it all wrong. I’m Little Brett. Ben is Maid Benjamin (with the dress to match).

by Brett Perryman on Dec 15, 2008 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Strop

by Horns130 on Dec 15, 2008 3:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Went Whittleman

Tons of warts but he’s at AA and the lightbulb might really go off in this age 22 year.

Grullon has control issues and a small sample size in rookie ball, and that’s two years combined. This pick does not make sense unless people are thinking repertoire only (or his wildness-featured K rate).

I’d sooner go Strop, and I’d take Moreland before both of them.

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Dec 15, 2008 4:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs