LSB Community Prospect Project: Post-Season #1
by Kinslerhomer on Dec 3, 2009 6:00 PM CST
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Here we are!
Because it appears that thedirkatron is still really busy with his job, I'll be starting the LSB Community Prospect Project for the Post-Season.
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Time to vote for the Rangers #1 prospect!
For video of most of them, check out prospecttube.com
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, as always, please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.
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Wouldn't it be better if it was voted on 25 to 1 than 1 to 25?
More suspense.
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 3, 2009 6:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I agree
"Blister please, with those wings in your spine.
Love to be with a brother of mine.
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth,
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep,
Wrapped in boxes so tight, sounding only at night as you sleep." ~Jeff Mangum; Neutral Milk Hotel
to diificlut because the bottom is to fluid and will probably really screw the rest up by the time you get to the top 5.
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
I think it would.
It’s better to tick off all the obvious names at the start, enabling you to add some of the lesser known guys as you go. Otherwise you just wind up with a freaking massive and confusing poll at the beginning.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 3, 2009 8:02 PM CST up reply actions
it adds for more debate as well
and reduces confusion
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
The problem is that it wouldn't work...
There are lots of players that would contend for the spot of #25. If somebody was voted in at #25, and you thought your choice for #25 was better, you might vote for that guy at 24. If such a pattern continued, many of the top prospects wouldn’t wind up on the list at all.
Frankie Francisco. C.J. Wilson. Neftali Feliz. Darren O'Day. Pedro Strop.
American League Teams simply know them as "The Basterds."
by YourNameHere on Dec 4, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
Like most of your Notre Dame talk.
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 4, 2009 12:41 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The top prospects on the list would be at the top of the list.
Not at the very bottom.
by TooLegitToQuit on Dec 4, 2009 12:40 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I went with Fleas
Chiefly because I’m too much of a pussy to vote Marteen number one
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
Went Feliz
Already broke into the majors and was really good. I still have question marks on him and am probably being overly skeptical about next years predictions, especially if he starts next year in the rotation. But overall he is the top guy for me.
- is going to be tough between Perez and Smoak
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.
That should be "#2"
I don’t know why it did that
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.
Not for me
I just can’t see Smoak as a better prospect than Perez, or even Scheppers, right now.
But I’m just a sucker for ceiling, and while I see Smoak’s ceiling as a guy who gets a few all-star games, I see Perez and Scheppers both as guys who could win a Cy Young before all is said and done…
Go Rice Owls!
I think Smoaks ceiling is much higher than that
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.
I'm still worried about those L/R splits Massive Steve.
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"I spoke with a wife of a Ranger at LaGuardia Airport (just before the infamous siddown with Dom Chiti) and she told me everybody in the organization was pissed at Tom Hicks." - JDubs
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 4, 2009 6:17 AM CST up reply actions
an All Star first baseman is pretty high ceiling
What do you consider his ceiling? Hall of Fame first baseman?
The All Star first basemen in 2009 were Pujols, Teixeira, Prince Fielder, Adrian Gonzalez, Ryan Howard, Justin Morneau, and Kevin Youkilis. Don’t you think that being included amongst those names is a pretty high ceiling?
Favorite bumper sticker of all time, seen on a VW bus:
"Gas, Grass, or Ass. Nobody rides for free"
by tricer on Dec 4, 2009 7:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thats a pretty high ceiling
I guess the way JB worded it cought me off guard. I see Smoak having the same ceiling as both Perez and Scheppers its just different being a positional player as opposed to a pitcher. I also think he has the best chance of reaching his ceiling IMO.
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.
wow
you put scheppers ahead of Smoak.
Smoak represents what we need most in the lineup – a middle of the order bat with power etc.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
just because he fills a greater need
doesnt necessarily make him a better prospect.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
this is true
I still put Smoak ahead of Scheppers
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
yeah
I like Smoak, but I’m kind of worried that he may end up more like a Casey Kotchman than a Mark Teixeira (bracing myself for the outrage)
Though Smoak was born in Goose Creek, SC; which is where I was born too. Should be enough for me to vote him #1
Go Rice Owls!
Boo
Bit stealing should be near the top of the LSB verboten list.
Give the volatile little ball of hate a little more time. He’s earned it.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
I agree...
think of all the babies that are going to be punched when DirkyTron sees this.
by ghostofErikThompson on Dec 3, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
I thought it might be endorsed by dirkatron.
Otherwise, I would feel a little bad taking part in it.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
I'm conflicted also as Dirkatron could go on a "punting spree" if this isn't sanctioned.
With that said, I voted for Neftali.
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The elderly of the east coast should be put into witness protection before it's too late.
"Nothing we do here has a point" - Czar Morris
by inactive lsb user on Dec 3, 2009 7:57 PM CST up reply actions
I thought he punted babies, not grandmas.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 3, 2009 8:02 PM CST up reply actions
Brian
do you have his email? He mentioned a couple weeks back in the Scheppers Rawks thread that he expected to be able to start these polls “Monday”, meaning Nov. 23 (his comment was posted on Nov. 19).
I agree we could wait a little if he’s about to do it, the offseason has a long way to go.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Think I should delete this?
That would be fine with me.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Nah, wait and see what Dirky says
Both because it might be entertaining, and because he’s let t-ball do a poll or two in the past when he couldn’t. He might be cool with this, who knows.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 3, 2009 8:12 PM CST up reply actions
I think this is the proper solution.
Go ahead and roll with it unless Tron protests. We can always just delete it and let him do it.
I was really just hoping
he’s alright and nothing is wrong with family and all that, and that if emailed he could say whether or not he was planning to start it soon. If not, I don’t think he cares much if we run ahead with the poll.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
he can always pick it up when he comes in as well
usually he gets the prospect rankings going a little sooner. also, I like doing the rankings before other rankings systems come out as to not sway peoples opinions
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
No, just move forward
Hunter wouldn’t give a shit.
He ran these polls as a service to our little community. Apparently real life is preventing him from doing it this offseason, and someone else has stepped in to carry it on in his absence. No big deal, just move forward.
Favorite bumper sticker of all time, seen on a VW bus:
"Gas, Grass, or Ass. Nobody rides for free"
Yeah someone should email him...
he was gone for a few weeks then came back for a week or so if I remember right. He did say everything was okay and he thought he’d be starting the ranking, but if I recall he also said he had some shit he was trying to deal with.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
I've been meaning to email him anyway
Sent.
Neftali Feliz says sit your 5 dollar ass down before he makes change...
Hi, Keith. Is this the year Edinson Volquez finally wins RoY?
by Brian Thomas on Dec 4, 2009 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
Kinslerhomer,
Is this your personal list from top to bottom?
Seems like it is in a specific order for a reason.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
I went back to see if Tron used to put them in alphabetical order or something similar.
Who was I kidding?
There is no order in the world of thedirkatron.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
No, not really.
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Just take Purke out
I like that idea.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 4, 2009 7:29 PM CST up reply actions
Picking guys off the old list and swapping them around
Could produce some interesting “what’s changed between then and now” debate.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 4, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions
Should I start #2 or wait and see if Dirk writes back to BT?
"I was going to say, 'You’re gay for Elvis.' But then I realized that I, too, am gay for Elvis." ~Adam J. Morris.
Hmn...
Well, I’d say that depends on how much of a no-brainer you expect Perez at #2 to be. I suspect it’ll be another landslide for Marteen, so I’d just go ahead and start it. Even if Dirky wants to take over, he might appreciate having the two big no-brainers outta the way.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 4, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions
start it up
gotta get some momentum going with these things.
Favorite bumper sticker of all time, seen on a VW bus:
"Gas, Grass, or Ass. Nobody rides for free"
I feel super dirty...
participating in a non-’tron CPP.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
barring a miracle run by Marteeen -- I believe Happy has the crown for top prospect
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
good Lord
I love dirk and all, and I know this is his labor of love, but all the talk about how this feels so wrong to do it without him is hilarious.
What is this, Horseville? Because I'm surrounded by naysayers.
I'm just confused as to why we couldn't wait for him...
and that it had to be started now.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
to take our minds off the ownership situation?
"Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100." - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz
"I spoke with a wife of a Ranger at LaGuardia Airport (just before the infamous siddown with Dom Chiti) and she told me everybody in the organization was pissed at Tom Hicks." - JDubs
by Cecilio's Guante on Dec 4, 2009 9:59 AM CST up reply actions
how long are you going to wait?
I don’t know what is going on in Tron’s life, and that is more important that whoever starts the poll of community prospects. If he is busy, I don’t see the problem and the reason for all the grief given.
And, if Tron returns, he can easily pick up the poll where it is left off. Like somebody said, this is a community prospect list and the ownership of it does not belong to one person, although Dirkatron has been monumental in leading the charge every year.
I, for one, would also like to talk about something other than the depressing news of ownership and our lack of funds etc.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It's kind of like comfort food.
Just like lumpy mashed potatoes taste better when cooked by mom, community prospect lists just feel right when dirkatron initiates them.
I mean, we’ve got all this ownership crap to deal with this offseason. I could use something that’s a little familiar and happy.
Pro baseball has always been a dream, so this is pretty freakin’ cool out here. -- Tim Steggall, undrafted Rangers minor leaguer.
I just sent him a Facebook friend request...
hopefully someone hears from him soon, and that he + family are all o.k.
"you stupid motherfucker?!?!!?" - Josey Wales
Lone Star Ball: we'll miss you when you're gone.
I failed my LSB ethics test.
"It's kind of a new stat that's in vogue" - Joe Buck on OPS
by LSJ on Dec 4, 2009 7:30 PM CST up reply actions
Agree with above comments about suggestive ordering...
Players should be ranked by Pick ’em.
"[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
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