If You Were a Rangers Scout

by RRiders on Jul 15, 2008 12:00 AM CDT

So lets say JD picks you from a crowd and says you are the new Head Scout for the Texas Rangers. He tells you that he wants you to scout three pitchers from his list and for you to pick anyone in the Rangers organization either pitcher or hitter that you believe could be a big sleeper. In his report for pitchers he wants, the pitches thrown, the grade for those pitches plus the MPH, what do you see the ceiling being for the prospect, when can he be MLB ready? Make sure you print off your comments so in future years you can brag about how you told everyone he would be an ace and were willing to put your reputation on the line.

LIST: PITCHERS

Kasey Kiker

Neftali Feliz

Derek Holland

Blake Beavan

Michael Main

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im confused

about what the question is

by kumizi on Jul 15, 2008 12:04 AM CDT reply actions

Umm what?

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Jul 15, 2008 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

I think what he wants...

is for you to grade the stuff these guys have and project when they make it to the bigs and their ceiling.

Then of course you need to print it off and save it for 15 years until their careers are over so you can see if you were right.

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

by slc ranger on Jul 15, 2008 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm not qualified to be grading these guys

I just go by what I read, but I have been saying people tend to sell Kasey Kiker short for quite some time now.

Heheh… see what I did there? Sell Kiker “short”?

A Lonestar in California

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by LSJ on Jul 15, 2008 12:25 AM CDT reply actions

Feliz will make I-635 run red with the blood of the non-believers

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by jamcadbury on Jul 15, 2008 1:19 AM CDT reply actions

well

i’d be happy to give my opinion when i actually see these guys. of course by then, they’ll be in the bigs already…

by SteveP on Jul 15, 2008 1:39 AM CDT reply actions

Feliz

Will set a new standard for the 80 Fastball, just as Hamilton’s put up a new benchmark for 80 power.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Stuff-You-Need-Brett-Favre-action-figure-bench?urn=nfl,93739

by BudLight on Jul 15, 2008 7:28 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Blake Beavan...

...will spend 15 minutes in a stall, and make all his teammates forget about Mark DeRosa.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 15, 2008 9:53 AM CDT reply actions

Hah

then we’ll have to change his nickname from C-Wun to D-2.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 15, 2008 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Haha...but the BoA stalls will never forget the Dumpmaster!

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Jul 15, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions

* BiA

"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005

by Agreen07 on Jul 15, 2008 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions

Allow me a moment of ignorance

But what’s the story behind that nickname? I don’t think I’ve seen that anyplace other than LSB.

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by LSJ on Jul 15, 2008 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions

I would be fine if it were

left to inference.

by Back Door Yakker on Jul 15, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions

I know what it infers

A #2. But it’s been bugging me for awhile as to what the backstory is… if they don’t want to post it here, can somebody please e-mail it to me? I’m at the point where I have to know.

A Lonestar in California

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by LSJ on Jul 15, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions

I believe

DeRosa performed a mighty feat of elimination and his ‘mates dubbed him appropriately.

Time you enjoy wasting was not wasted.

by t ball on Jul 15, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Here's the deal

Kevin Mench was being interviewed on the Ticket or one of those stations during spring training.

He apparently said that Mark DeRosa was legendary among the players for the devastating effect his bowel movements had in the bathrooms.

As a result, the legendary Brian P. Hayes started referring to him as Dumpmaster D on the NMLR boards.

I don’t think anyone comes up with better nicknames than BPH.

by Adam J. Morris on Jul 15, 2008 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I always wondered

what the story behind that was. I just figured he was called that because Buck “dumped” him out there whenever/wherever he was needed(mostly on get-away days)...how naive of me…

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by Hypo-Luxa on Jul 15, 2008 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions