LSB Community Prospect Project: #21
by thedirkatron on Dec 8, 2008 7:35 AM CST
53 comments
After 219 votes, Tommy Hunter has won the right to be called the LSB Community #20 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
Time to move on to the vote for #21.
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
Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.
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Thomas Freaking Diamond.
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 8, 2008 7:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yo Dirk
can you add moscoso for the next vote?
by Goyogringo on Dec 8, 2008 8:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
See below. Tell me what you think.
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 8, 2008 8:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it is fitting
that Diamond and Wieland will go no this list back to back (or at least should), and equally fitting that both just missed the top 20, as they remain my top two picks as “breakout” candidates. Of course, the definition and results of such a breakout would vary quite a bit. I think Diamond spends a large part of next season in the big league pen, whereas Wieland may not even pitch until the Spokane season starts.
by clark on Dec 8, 2008 7:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I voted for
Timy? Murphy…
I hope that’s the same as Tim Murphy… haha
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 8, 2008 7:49 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Heh, ya I just noticed that... I wonder if I can edit the poll without it resetting itself. Time to find out!!!
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 8, 2008 7:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yay! Fixed!
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 8, 2008 7:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wieland
again.
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by t ball on Dec 8, 2008 7:58 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1
" 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 8, 2008 8:00 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Can you add Moscoso?
" 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 8, 2008 8:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
+1
"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 8, 2008 8:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
See below.
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 8, 2008 8:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i haven't been reading the comments
is this a new nickname? i’m assuming it’s golson, since beltre is already on there.
not sure if this one will stick.
by clark on Dec 8, 2008 9:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Shed Golson
or The Shed
Freddie King rules faces.
by Ryin A on Dec 8, 2008 11:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Shed.
Come on, Ryin.
We talked about this.
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 8, 2008 11:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes
shed golson
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 8, 2008 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Dealing with Mocosco and other in-project acquisitions.
Most of the time I’m not going to add prospects acquired during to the running of the project to the list. For the simple reason that it taints the results. If there was someone who would’ve voted for a guy like Mocosco around votes 15-20, then if we wanted to make things fair, we’d have to go back and do those votes over cause those Mocosco vote might have changed things. Given that several votes in that range were decided by 2 or 3 votes, I think there’s a good chance a high-ceiling arm like Mocosco could’ve sniped some votes in that range.
At the end of the project I’ll publish a final top 30 list and ask for personal top 30 lists and we can put him in those to get a general feeling about where the community sees him.
I could even ask for a special Mocosco ranking to see where individuals rank Mocosco and then add him as an asterisk at the end of the list with his personal list ranking in parenthesis or something if y’all wanted.
(Golson was added during the project, but it was so early I didn’t see any way possible way he could’ve gotten ANY votes based on where we were at the time we traded for him.)
Or at least that’s what I think is best.
What do y’all think?
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 8, 2008 8:15 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I agree
Adding him at this point isn’t really fair – although it’s not like we’re doing anything official here. Maybe after this project is over we can do one more poll to ask folks where they would have ranked him had the been able to or something.
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 8, 2008 8:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have him around 19
so it really isn’t a big deal to me. If you wanted to go that route, I do like the idea of doing a separate vote on in-poll acquisitions once the project is completed. I think that would be a fair route to go.
by Goyogringo on Dec 8, 2008 8:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that is
a separate vote on each new acquisition who seems destined to be top 30 in our system….
by Goyogringo on Dec 8, 2008 8:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's a good idea.
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 8, 2008 8:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you mean
a simple poll saying ‘where do you think this guy should rank?’ And then have choices like top 10, 10-15, 15-20 or something like that? I’d put Mossy in the 15-20 range, depending on how confident I am in his health.
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by t ball on Dec 8, 2008 9:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah something like that
with the addendum added to the top 30
by Goyogringo on Dec 8, 2008 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
I think it’s much better than voting on him right now.
Cause what if we traded for someone like, say, Michael Bowden or Lars Anderson tomorrow? Would we vote on him here in the twenties? I don’t think so. I think it makes a lot more sense just to to kind of add him on later as an asterisk via a side poll, don’t you?
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 8, 2008 11:50 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely
And what if we trade for Hosmer? :)
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by t ball on Dec 8, 2008 12:07 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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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 8, 2008 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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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 8, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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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 8, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't forget
to clean off your keyboard.
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by t ball on Dec 8, 2008 12:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh.
That’d be pretty hilarious, actually ;)
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 8, 2008 1:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially if you did it ;)
This is an exciting time in my life.
The LSB CPP's are in full bloom.
by Chase Irwin on Dec 9, 2008 11:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like this:
I could even ask for a special Mocosco ranking to see where individuals rank Mocosco and then add him as an asterisk at the end of the list with his personal list ranking in parenthesis or something if y’all wanted.
by philkid3 on Dec 8, 2008 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Why is the Shed
on the list now? I guess he was traded before this started?
"Purity of heart is to will one thing" - Kierkegaard
by outofnace on Dec 9, 2008 9:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yah, like T said. Traded after it started, but well before anyone could have possibly even thought about maybe considering voting for him.
So he went on.
But Mocosco just came on too late to get thrown in now.
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 9, 2008 10:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gimme a cup a' Joe
Wieland that is. And actually, coffee can’t hurt either. Idle thought: we need to draft a pitcher named Coffee to go with Tea.
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 8, 2008 8:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Continuing to bludgeon myself on Lemon votes.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Dec 8, 2008 8:36 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Didn't your daddy tell you never to buy from a used vote salesman?
"Somewhere out there, between 14-32 BBWAA NL MVP voters are trying to get cheaper winter heating by drilling a hole in the microwave." - Jeff at LoL
by lonestarJon on Dec 8, 2008 8:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Diamond
Again
I had a paper route when I was a kid. I was supposed to go to 2,000 houses. Or two dumpsters.
by TheBZA on Dec 8, 2008 9:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Borbon
Hit a big game-tying 2-run HR in the top of the 9th for Aguiles yesterday.
And Salty threw some suckah out trying to steal 2nd.
by shroomer on Dec 8, 2008 9:46 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
TD
for me.
"...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 8, 2008 10:38 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Heh
and joe makes another appearance, thanks Joe!
I'm undefeated in fights. Have I been in any? No. Thats because people know my f'ing status. Don't mess with the elite. - Miles
by Dirk Diggler on Dec 8, 2008 12:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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