LSB Community Prospect Project: Post-Season #18

by Gdawg on Dec 25, 2009 9:54 AM CST

After garnering 19% of 125 votes, Omar Poveda has won the right to be called the LSB Community #17 prospect!

The List So Far:

#1. RHP Neftali Feliz

#2. LHP Martin Perez

#3. 1B Justin Smoak

#4. RHP Tanner Scheppers

#5. RHP Michael Main

#6. LHP Robbie Ross

#7. RHP Wilmer Font

#8. RHP Danny Gutierrez

#9. RF/DH/1B Mitch Moreland

#10. LHP Kasey Kiker

#11. SS Jurick Profar

#12. C Max Ramirez

#13. RHP Blake Beavan

#14. RHP Pedro Strop

#15. CF Engel Beltre

#16. RHP Guillermo Moscoso

#17. RHP Omar Poveda

Its time to vote for the number 18 prospect in the Rangers system. If there is someone you want added to the list, please say so in the comments.

Poll

Who is currently the #18 prospect in the Rangers farm system.

Leury Garcia

0 votes

Andrew Doyle

1 votes

Michael Kirkman

1 votes

Leonel "Macumba" De Los Santos

0 votes

Wilfredo Boscan

14 votes

Luis Sardinas

0 votes

Eric Hurley

23 votes

Zach Phillips

0 votes

Marcus Lemon

3 votes

Chad Bell

0 votes

Edwin Escobar

2 votes

Tommy Mendonca

4 votes

Vin DiFazio

2 votes

Matt Thompson

0 votes

Craig Gentry

0 votes

Robbie Erlin

0 votes

Miguel Velazquez

9 votes

Richard Alvarez

0 votes

Carlos Melo

1 votes

Carlos Pimentel

0 votes

Tomas Telis

31 votes

Jake Brigham

0 votes

Jose Monegro

0 votes

Tanner Roark

0 votes

Kennil Gomez

0 votes

Ben Snyder

1 votes

Braden Tullis

1 votes

Joe Wieland

19 votes

112 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Kirkman again

But you could justify voting for just about anyone on the list at this point. I think Kirkman’s got the best bet of anyone on the list to effect the major league team.

/glares at the remains of Eric Hurley’s shoulder

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by Keynes on Dec 25, 2009 10:11 AM CST reply actions

Velazquez

5 tool talent that has some results (including both power and plate discipline) to back up the skills.

What a drag it is being broke.

by tricer on Dec 25, 2009 12:40 PM CST reply actions

early results

Telis, Escobar, and Wieland getting some deserved attention. But I think the people that are voting Hurley here must not realize what he is up against. He’s just not likely to have much success IMO.

What a drag it is being broke.

by tricer on Dec 25, 2009 12:42 PM CST reply actions

I understand exactly what he is up against

I don’t think people understand what the other guys are up against.

Velazquez is a 21 year old who has only played in short season ball and while he had a solid season, it wasn’t anything outstanding. Telis is still learning the catching position and, in his only stateside experience, he decided to stop taking walks. Wieland still has to go through Bakersfield and doesn’t have a TORP ceiling.

As for Escobar, I’m a big fan of his and love what he did as a 17 year old in the AZL. Still, he was a 17 year old in the AZL. He still has quite a long way to go in his development.

Velazquez is a 21 year old with 243 ABs in short season ball and while his numbers were good, they weren’t outstanding. He’s going to get his first taste of full season ball as a 22 year old. The talent is there, but he’s still a long ways away and isn’t going to have the benefit of being young for his league unless he’s jumping to AAA anytime soon.

Telis only has stateside experience in the AZL and still is raw as a catcher. There is a lot to like with him, but he’s still having to work on being a catcher in addition to developing as a hitter. That’s quite a lot to ask of an 18 year old. Its still possible that he ends up like a pre-injury MaxRam who has a promising bat but no real position to play.

I’m not down on Wieland or Escobar at all, but neither is considered a future ace and both still have a long way to go until they start competing for a spot on the ML roster.

Now compare that to Hurley. Hurley is going to be 24 next season and will be aiming towards pitching for the ML team. The only real question mark for him is health, which we have been getting promising reports about. Yes this is a big question mark, but a guy like Scheppers is ranked 4th in the system despite having a shoulder that could blow at any moment. I fail to see how any of the guys on the list have any more of a guarantee than Hurley to ever have success in the Majors.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Dec 25, 2009 1:32 PM CST up reply actions

uggh

ignore that first paragraph, I meant to delete it before hitting post

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Dec 25, 2009 1:33 PM CST up reply actions

Gdawg meet BigSteve...

“Now compare that to Hurley. Hurley is going to be 24 next season and will be aiming towards pitching for the ML team. The only real question mark for him is health, which we have been getting promising reports about. Yes this is a big question mark, but a guy like Scheppers is ranked 4th in the system despite having a shoulder that could blow at any moment. I fail to see how any of the guys on the list have any more of a guarantee than Hurley to ever have success in the Majors.”

Minor Moosings

by Goyogringo on Dec 26, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions

lol

coming from the guy that called radar gun readings the eyeball test.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Dec 26, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions

I remain dedicated to Hurling

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by Parman on Dec 25, 2009 12:56 PM CST reply actions

Velasquez

I’m buying the hype.

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by Conjunction on Dec 25, 2009 1:25 PM CST reply actions

Geez, Poveda musta made a late push to win the last one

This winter list is really odd.

I failed my LSB ethics test.

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by LSJ on Dec 25, 2009 3:58 PM CST reply actions

Yah

This system’s got a chance to get interesting again soon…4 early picks this summer.

So many tweeners right now.

"[Font} doesn't turn 19 until the end of May and his heater can already hit 99 on the gun. That's baseball porn." - Jason Parks

by hightowersmith on Dec 26, 2009 10:41 AM CST up reply actions

Going with Telis

Although I think Alvarez and Monegro could make some noise next year

by chrisR on Dec 25, 2009 10:32 PM CST reply actions

The Beavan voters love Hurley

This is ridiculous. Hurley’s surgery is harder to come back from than TJ.

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by NothinG on Dec 26, 2009 10:07 AM CST reply actions

True

but getting that close to the Majors is hard for any prospect to do. The attrition rate being what it is for minor leaguers, Hurley’s chances at contributing aren’t much worse if at all than any of the guys on that list.

By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.

"I am one of the biggest Texas Ranger fans out there but I'm also one of the smartest. Deal with it."
-The Outlaw

by Gdawg on Dec 26, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions

Exactly what I've said before

He profiles out like a High A or young for the league AA player in that the unceratinity it high but the talent level is strong. I know he isn’t Perez or Feliz, but Hurley would be a top 10 in today’s system without the injuries (assuming he was just coming up). This is my reason for my placement of him around 15, and to me, this ranking is conservative. To be fair and balanced, I’m a homer and an optimist.

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by Parman on Dec 26, 2009 4:50 PM CST up reply actions