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LSB Community Prospect Project: #29

Yay! Our first incident of ballot stuffing last time around... And for Geuris Grullon of all people. Weird. And lame. Weird and lame.

After 301 mostly real votes, Pedro "The Audacity of" Strop has won the right to be called the LSB Community #28 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
28. RHP, Pedro Strop

Time to move on to the vote for #29.

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:
  1. 11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)
  2. RH Starters 1-5
  3. RH Starters 6-10
  4. RH Starters 11-15
  5. LH Starters 1-5
  6. LH Starters 6-10
  7. Relievers 1-5
  8. Catchers
  9. Outfielders
  10. Corner Infielders

 

Poll
Who is currently the #29 prospect in the Rangers' system???
C, Tomas Telis
1 votes
C, Macumba de los Santos
1 votes
C, Manny Pina
2 votes
C/OF, Cristian Santana
6 votes
1b/OF, Clark Murphy
26 votes
1b/OF/LHP, Mitch Moreland
61 votes
SS, Joaquin Arias
24 votes
3b, Matt West
6 votes
3b, Johnny Whittleman
10 votes
OF, Juan Polanco
0 votes
OF, Tim Smith
0 votes
OF, Chad Tracy
1 votes
OF, Esdras Abreu
0 votes
RHP, Fabio Castillo
10 votes
RHP, Doug Mathis
0 votes
RHP, Kyle O'Campo
8 votes
RHP, Jake Brigham
3 votes
RHP, Carlos Pimentel
38 votes
LHP, Beau Jones
11 votes
LHP, Geuris Grullon
6 votes
LHP, Miguel de los Santos
5 votes
LHP, Zach Phillips
9 votes
LHP, Corey Young
1 votes
LHP, Richard Bleier
6 votes
LHP, Edwin Escobar
1 votes

236 votes | Poll has closed

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Manny Pina...

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

by miles on Dec 16, 2008 2:33 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

It's Kyle O'Campo vs. Carlos Pimentel for me

Two seemingly similar pitchers here – both 6’3" fastball/curveball righties with very similar stats.

Pimentel’s a year younger and a class higher so smart money dictates he should probably get the vote over O’Campo at this point, although I have to say, I personally lean toward O’Campo a bit because he’s got a little bit better control – and he’s a SoCal homeboy.

Tough choice, but I’ll go with the smart money – Pimentel.

"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 16, 2008 2:37 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

tough choice for me too

I go with o’campo, better fastball, top CA prep arm, then pimentel…

by Goyogringo on Dec 16, 2008 11:23 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes one more vote after this,

and we will be done…..right?

The bloggerformelyknownasBigBaddBubbaJ

by NYTXFAN on Dec 16, 2008 5:08 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully...

Arias won’t get in the top 30!

LMAO

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

by miles on Dec 16, 2008 5:13 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

im looking at your post
Did you pull an all nighter?

by Michael Cave on Dec 16, 2008 7:33 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I slept

a few hours from like 10-1.

I have to work early this morning, so I just decided to stay up.

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

by miles on Dec 16, 2008 7:45 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay gotcha

I was thinking it was around finals time for you which means all nighter season ha.

by Michael Cave on Dec 16, 2008 8:36 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh haha,

Yeah, I finished finals a few weeks ago.

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

by miles on Dec 16, 2008 9:02 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

you have to work?

I thought you were elite?

Don't believe the hype about sloppy seconds. They ain't bad.

by tricer on Dec 16, 2008 12:17 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

does his boss know his status??

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

by rentz on Dec 16, 2008 1:31 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

OT: Blogging the Boys is ****ing awful.

I don’t know why I allow myself to go in there.

Voted for Jones, btw.

by philkid3 on Dec 16, 2008 6:31 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

what happened over there?

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 16, 2008 9:39 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No one thing.

It’s just really bad. The posters are idiots, overreactors and massive homers. And even the bloggers aren’t exactly pictures of reason or objectivity.

by philkid3 on Dec 16, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Pimentel

Moreland is next for me.

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

by t ball on Dec 16, 2008 6:50 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

opposite for me – moreland then pimentel

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 16, 2008 9:39 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

"Geuris Grullon"

Sounds like a Cajun dish.

by shroomer on Dec 16, 2008 8:58 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like

someone is making war on a cajun dish.

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

by t ball on Dec 16, 2008 10:04 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Mmm... cajun food

miss that in socal…

by JBImaknee on Dec 16, 2008 11:20 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

sounds like the best name ever

I want to name my dog Geuris if I ever get one. Or child. Whichever comes first perhaps.

Thanks Jason for including him in your excellent series. Keep it coming.

by naropean on Dec 16, 2008 12:07 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Geuris

I wonder how it’s pronounced … harry? jerry? gairrous? gary? garreese?
And you know there’s some rolled R’s in there.

by shroomer on Dec 16, 2008 12:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I should clarify

When I called him “Jerry” he answered. That doesn’t mean it was an accurate pronunciation.

by jparks77 on Dec 16, 2008 12:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I pronounce it "Gwuh-air-iss"

But I never pronounce the Latin American guys’ names right.

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 16, 2008 12:57 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oops, should be "Gweh-air-iss"

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 16, 2008 12:58 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just going to call him

Jerry Gollum.

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

by t ball on Dec 16, 2008 6:27 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Smeagal

Does he love us?

"...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 16, 2008 6:44 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

No, Beau Vaughn

is Smeagal, going by his picture:
http://www.lonestarball.com/2008/12/11/689669/littleton-trade-return-bea#10639303

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

by t ball on Dec 16, 2008 8:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

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 17, 2008 12:10 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That is actually pretty awesome.

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 16, 2008 7:08 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't seem like

Gollum would be a ground ball guy? Not quite so tall, probably, though. And good luck getting him to give up the ball.

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

by t ball on Dec 16, 2008 8:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Richard Bleier

Watch our for this kid next year

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Dec 16, 2008 10:31 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

cough … Clint Brannon … cough

by shroomer on Dec 16, 2008 11:44 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Had not thought of the player for awhile…

Go Strangers.

by hightowersmith on Dec 16, 2008 2:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll keep an eye out for Tmurph

first and then see if I glimpse Bleier in my peripheral vision. He seems like a good bullpen candidate with his control and I can’t see him beating out too many of our top youngsters as a starter for too long.

by Goyogringo on Dec 16, 2008 11:56 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Ya'll are

coming to your senses. :)

Mitch Moreland - Rangers 2009 Minor League Player of the Year

by RangerMad on Dec 16, 2008 11:26 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

This poll is now officially tainted...

How does Grullon go from 25% in poll 28 to 2% in poll 29? In all reality, based on 28, he should have won 29. Instead he’s tied for 11th place. Wtf?

by slimshadty12 on Dec 16, 2008 12:51 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

It means people were being shady last poll

This is more indicative of what he should be at

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Dec 16, 2008 12:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

Same thing happened last time with Osuna. He came out of nowhere and almost won a vote with like 70 votes in ten minutes, and then went right back to getting zero votes the next poll.

I think it’s AJM messing with me cause he dislikes me and the way I wear my hat, but I could be wrong.

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 16, 2008 1:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

must be paul thomas lol

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 16, 2008 6:02 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I blame SH

He’s probably just picking random players and trying to fuck with us – he’s already made several derogatory remarks about these polls, and he’s the only one I’ve seen do so.

"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 16, 2008 10:37 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

It's quiet here...

too quiet.

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

by t ball on Dec 16, 2008 11:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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