hard to vote for a guy who hasn’t even signed yet.

not that i doubt he’ll sign, it’s just one thing to have never played pro ball and another when they arent even signed to do so

his ability to make contact. That’s the thing that could keep him from being the Teixeira type that people talk about. The approach seems to be there, and he has power. I haven’t seen enough of Smoak’s defense to have my own feeling on whether he’s as good as reported, and Davis looks just fine over there. But if I had to guess, just based on what you read, probably Smoak becomes the 1B, and they form the middle of the lineup with Hamilton for at least a couple of years. Davis will have the incumbency at the position, which makes a pretty big difference for some reason.

Big Things In Small Packages: In Monday’s Ten Pack, the readers were re-introduced to Neil Ramirez, the 2007 supplemental first-round pick who is off to a roaring start at Spokane. However, he’s not the only Indian (yes, I know, it’s confusing) on the staff worth watching. The Rangers are always busy in Latin America, especially in terms of finding pitching, so their Northwest League affiliate has three prospect-worthy arms from the region in the rotation. While Carlos Pimentel and Wilfredo Boscan are both aggressive strike throwers with decent stuff, the best of the group is Venezuelan southpaw Martin Perez. Signed for over $500,000, 17-year-old Martin has a smallish six-foot frame, and already has three pitches that grade out as average or above. His fastball sits at 88-92 mph with good finish, and both his curveball and changeup project as above-average offerings. He’s an excellent athlete with one of the smoothest deliveries in the organization, and in his first three starts has posted a 2.45 ERA. He left his most recent start with a small finger injury, but he’s worth following when he returns.

Even More Pitching: All but buried in a rotation that includes top prospect Neftali Feliz and 2007 top pick Blake Beaven, six-foot-five lefty Derek Holland is making a name for himself with a 2.64 ERA in 15 starts, and generating the scouting buzz to match. Southpaws who can touch 95 mph are a rare commodity, and Holland has done that this year, although his heat usually sits in the low 90s; he’s missing bats with both his heater and a plus changeup. His slider is average, and there are some concerns about him throwing across his body, but his size and the two plus offerings have him on a lot of people’s radar these days.

ha

All the same we take our chances, laughed at by time, tricked by circumstances.
Eh, HH?

then leave off a guy someone wants to vote for.

Don’t see the harm.

Plus… I’m biased. I love Lemon. Lil’ Lemon is the shiznit. I doubt very seriously he’ll make the top 15, but he’s going to have a long and successful major league career as a #2 hitter.

If they don’t sign it’s easy to take them off or add an asterisk like we did when Danks and Masset got dealt. I talked about it in the first of these posts a few days ago… No one reads my posts though :(

And, yes, Ross will make an appearance.

And no Martinez won’t. At least I wasn’t planning on it. There’s no way in my mind that Harold Martinez is a top 15 talent n our system right now. But if y’all really want him, I’ll throw him on for you. It’s a community list, after all.

PS I forgot Brian Thomas said that quote I used to have as my sig. Hilarious stuff.

“The difference is that Hurley has held his own on the mound and MaxRam looks like he isn’t quite ready”

I said “how he has pitched so far this year for the Rangers”...