LSB Community Prospect Project: Mid-Season #5
by thedirkatron on Jul 10, 2009 11:57 AM CDT
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Well, that one wasn't a nail biter, but it was certainly much closer than the first two, so I'll take it.
After 269 votes, Tanner Scheppers has won the right to be called the LSB Community #4 prospect!
The List So Far:
1. 1b, Justin Smoak
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. LHP, Martin Perez
4. RHP, Tanner Scheppers
Time to move on to the vote for #5.
This one should be very, very interesting.
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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Yep.
Hearing too many discouraging things about The Beav’s stuff lately for it to be anyone else.
Get on base or die, Salty.
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
by lonestarJon on Jul 10, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sticking with the recent draftees
Purke is better at draft-time than all the other high school arms JD’s drafted recently. Since none have taken a huge step forward to make up for that difference (or, in Main’s case, without a corresponding step backwards), I’ll stick with Purke
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Jul 10, 2009 12:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thought I'd vote Purke
But I’m going Font. He’s making progress under that huge ceiling, that separates him from the lower-ceilinged and haven’t-even-started.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I love what's Font's hinting at lately.
Tantalizing.
by shroomer on Jul 10, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's next
for me. Jason’s first 7 matched mine exactly.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
first 6 for me
Just not a Main guy. It might disappoint me and you, but he’s probably right about where he’s ranked Escobar. Needs to show a little more stateside yet to really nail down where his ranking lies.
by shroomer on Jul 10, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Escobar
yep. With both Main and Scheppers I’m being optimistic about their long term health. And ranking Main at 7 is also partly a result of other guys just not doing quite enough to make me want to move him down any farther.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup i went with font
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Jul 10, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still don't agree with ranking anyone that we don't have under contract.
The day he signs, by all means, consider him a Top 5 prospect. But until then?
I went with Font.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by venturafearsnolan on Jul 10, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dirk's going to rain fists down upon you.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
by trza on Jul 10, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sigh.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 10, 2009 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe ranking someone as the #whatever prospect in the system...
Means they’re actually IN THE SYSTEM.
Until they sign a contract, they’re draftees, not in the system.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
by venturafearsnolan on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good god
"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan
by Dirk Diggler on Jul 10, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fortunately Purke will win
and you won’t have to worry about this for a while.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Jul 10, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
x
Isn’t that the beauty of voting in this poll? That you don’t have to agree with everyone else’s vote or even the how the rules are set up. You vote for who you think should be ranked where and on the last poll you put your top 25 up for everyone to see.
by GregoryM on Jul 10, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purke for me
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 Jul 10, 2009 12:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Purke
He is neck and neck with Sheepherder.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 12:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yep
The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...
by Kinslerhomer on Jul 10, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purke.
He was good enough for my vote last time and I haven’t heard any reports about him getting worse, so, hooray for him!
And, once more for the record: I’m in love with the ’09 draft.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 10, 2009 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
'09 draft
Bet, like me, you forgot about Erlin, too. Dude might go all Ross-face on us next season for SPO.
by shroomer on Jul 10, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Erlin
I also totally forgot him! Then he popped up in the Parks’ 35 comments. Completely blanked.
Is he definitely – definitely – not pitching this year? Cause he seemed like the highest signability guy in the whole class. I guess it works better to send the HS kids to instructs anyways.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Erlin
Hes not a prospect finnerty says hes too short.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Jul 10, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok, this joke
has officially expired, we need a new meme.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+ Juan
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by Chase Irwin on Jul 10, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tell Finn to bless us with some more of his wisdom
so we’ll have some new ammo, ’cause just about all that kid says is meme gold.
Of course, he’ll probably just make fun of you for having John Lennon as your avatar, but what they hey.
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Jul 10, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In love with '09
I was in love with 2007, and I’m not a polygamous draft adorer… but I’m thinking that ’07 had better watch out, because ’09 has Tanner.
Basically, I just think Tanner Scheppers could well be the best draft pick this team has had in decades, and that includes Justin Smoak. Remember a few years ago when people got to claim “their” prospect (you probably got Lemon) – I want Tanner.
Go Rice Owls!
by JBImaknee on Jul 10, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ill take
Edwin Escobar aka Martin Perez, Jr
by Michael Cave on Jul 10, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Somebody tweeted that he
fell off his big wheel and broke his arm…
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hunter gets no love
I think Hunter has the chance to be a really good pitcher definitely worthy of our top ten at this point.
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
by NothinG on Jul 10, 2009 12:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep.
I vote in these based on “who do I think will have the better ML career”, and I take points off for those guys who are years away from the majors.
Right now, I’d bet on Hunter having a better career than Purke, Ross, Font… or anyone else on this list.
by Oddibee on Jul 10, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if I were going by those standards, I'd go with Borbon.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure Borbon will ever hit enough
but I wouldn’t strongly object to someone picking Borbon over Hunter.
by Oddibee on Jul 10, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like T-Hun as well, but I don't think the ceiling is there.
I can’t put him over guys with true ace potential like Purke and Font.
But h’es certainly been impressing of late.
I could see an argument for him over guys like Beavan and Main at this point
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 10, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Went with Matt Purke
will until he gets a spot
by Michael Cave on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Hurley still eligible for this poll series?
by Telegraph on Jul 10, 2009 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall. This was the largest auto I could afford. Should I therefore be made the subject of fun?
by thedirkatron on Jul 10, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purke for me.
I think he is the speciallyest HS arm this team has drafted.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
by Rodney on Jul 10, 2009 12:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is Matt Purke
the last obvious choice?
I feel the top 5 guys are pretty well set. It’s here on out that makes it interesting.
A quick suggestion for D-A-Tron, is there a way where we can spend 1-2 days discussing the players in question before the poll is opened? I think discussion before voting would make it more interesting, especially for the convoluted mess that is the Texas Rangers 2nd tier prospects.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We're discussing players now
I’ve seen lots of comments each day about upcoming votes. I don’t want the voting slowed down.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
I think Font at 6 is obvious enough, but what do I know.
by LiamP on Jul 10, 2009 1:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I know he's young
and superawesome, but for the short time I was charting him, dude was pumping 90% fastballs. Yes, his fastball is awesome and yes, he’s ridiculously young for the league, but do those two facts really elevate him above a guy like Hunter or a guy like Borbon? I’ve never really been a Font guy, and he’s not really given me a reason to be superenthused about him this year.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Announcer for his last start
said he was going with breaking pitches and the change more.
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/7/8/942604/minors-7-8#18006464
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"healthy dose"
meh. there were batters where he went to the change and curve early in all his starts, but that doesn’t mean it’s still not 80% FBs.
I want to chart his next start. It should be interesting to see.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of early
He hasn’t pitched much at all in the last two seasons. He needs some time to just get going before I start worrying too much about his pitch selection.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see Font there
but personally im voting Beavan. I realize he may not ever be an ace but i really dont see him being worse than a solid #5 innings eater. I agree with the tier projections that JParks puts out there. I think we have 7 (damn, didnt realize it was THAT many) guys with ace potential (Holland, Perez, Feliz, Scheppers, Purke,Font – think he has the bigget bust potential though too).
by Michael Cave on Jul 10, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
that Tommy Hunter would be the better High Floor/Low Ceiling guy to vote for. Yeah, he’s older than Beavan, but that’s just my opinion.
I, for one, am extremely tempted to vote for Robert Ross in the next vote, just because he’s been comically awesome at the three things a pitcher can control.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ross
The sample sizes are different, but you might consider Tullis for that vote if you’re going by those criteria.
Fewer homers too, assuming you’re not counting that stat.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh
Braden has the great walk and the great GB rate, but his K rate is merely awesome, and not yet comically awesome. And he’s a righty too.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also think Braden has more room for projection. When I hear that about Ross, that he’s about full grown I mean, it just really cools me on that player.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Players with 40%+ K and 4% BB
are super, super sexy. There’s just something awesome about those numbers.
I really want to see Ross in Hickory.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After hearing Parks’ mention of Tullis, and seeing that he’s about 6 months older than Ross, and pitching on the same level, I wonder if they’ll stay in the same conversation and devo schedule for awhile.
Anyway, too early to bloviate about this.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Amen on the Robbie Ross love, Brother FireBat
If he goes off again in his start tonight, then I am going to begin designing the "Robbie Ross is a Top 100 Prospect" bandwagon that I plan to continuously drive between the homes of Jim Callis, Kevin Goldstein, Keith Law, and John Sickels until they recognize the awesomeness of the young Kentuckian.
Are any of you interested in a road trip? Be forewarned, It might last a few months.
by spurdynasty on Jul 10, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Font, over Purke and Borbon.
I would just hate to lose him, more than the others.
I like what The Professor had to say about him — exploding onto the map next year in A+.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by Chase Irwin on Jul 10, 2009 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah, i dont get why every1 says Purke is a no brainer over Font
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Font
I really have a hard time seeing what makes him stand out over the rest of the tier 2 prospects.
His K rate is good, but not OMG amazing good, his walk rate is pretty mediocre, and for a guy with a great fastball, he really doesn’t keep the ball on the ground.
Yeah, he’s really, really really really young, but he’s also really, really, really, really raw. For most starts, it seems he’s going with 80%+ FBs. I think Purke is a better choice because he is just as young, and his secondary offerings, based on scouting reports, are superior to Font’s. So in the end, you have two guys that offer great projection, but I think Purke’s got more of it and might have more polish than Wilmer Font. Really, it’d be one thing if he was putting up the stats that Neftali Feliz put up in Clinton last year, but right now, he’s just not making too great of a case for himself – and we’re a bunch of knee-jerking yahoos who like new and shiny things.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd take Font less seriously if he hadn't missed last year.
I’m willing to bet some of his control problems will smoothe out making up those reps.
Interestingly, by all accounts Feliz was getting his (yes improved) numbers in Clinton mostly off fastballs. 80% fastballs…? Well, why not? It’s Low A.
This is sort of what makes Perez stand out.
"[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 Jul 10, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right
and while Font has a great fastball, he sits at 91-95. Feliz sat at 96+. I think we have come to take just how awesome Feliz’s hyperfastball is for granted. Feliz also does a lot of other things – he gets good Gb rates, he doesn’t surrender homers, he has a dazzling smile and a more projectable body. Those things brought together made Feliz stand out, and I’m just not seeing the same thing with Font.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I really have a hard time seeing what makes him stand out over the rest of the tier 2 prospects."
Umm, find me another of those “tier 2” prospects that hit 99 on the gun at age 18.
Daniel Cabrera has proven that a guy will get all kinds of love and chances if he throws really really hard and can strike out ridiculous numbers of batters, even if he really has no idea where the ball is going once it leaves his hand. If a guy like that can ever put it together, the sky is the limit.
I’m not saying that Wilmer is Daniel Cabrera part 2, just pointing out that that kind of heat will cause a man to overlook other shortcomings. Wilmer has a long way to go before he gets into Cabrera territory, so there is lots of reason for optimism. Plus, Wilmer’s ceiling is MUCH higher than any of those other tier 2 guys.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 10, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Tucker
Colt Griffin, the after mentioned Mr Cabrera. With all due respect, I say Blah to your argument. There’s a difference between a guy who touches 98 and a guy who works in the upper minors. Right now, Wilmer seems to be more of the former and less of the latter. He’s a great prospect, no doubt, but nothing jumps out except for the fact that he’s really young and he has great armstrength.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I now have a signature
“we’re a bunch of knee-jerking yahoos who like new and shiny things.”
by Oddibee on Jul 10, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's right about that,
but not because of Purke being ahead of Font.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Went with Purke, but I'd like to opine on Font if I may
I didn’t vote for Font because I’ve tried not to get too excited about him like I have Perez and some of the others. I’ve been of the mindset that I would only be setting himself up for disappointment , because he’s so raw and so many of those young, raw guys with great heat never learn how to rein it in and achieve their potential.
But he’s started to cut down the walks and I’ve seen reports that his secondary stuff is improving. If that’s true, heaven help the opposition. He could become scary good in short order. If he starts to show some polish, and this recent spate of good control is a sign of things to come and not just a SSS anomaly, I’m going to let my guard down and get real giddy real fast about him.
If, as the Professor says, a 99 mph heater at age 18 is baseball porn, what is that combined with decent control and good secondary pitches?
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 10, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
approaching
real porn? If font can throw that fb w/ control and decent secondary stuff, i will need a change of clothes
by Salman on Jul 10, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If, as the Professor says, a 99 mph heater at age 18 is baseball porn, what is that combined with decent control and good secondary pitches?
Answer: Felix Hernandez
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sir, I just went weak in the knees thinking about that
And here, you answered your own question above as to why Wilmer stands out above the rest of the “tier 2” guys. Wilmer could flame out or be the next Felix Hernandez. Beavan et. al. don’t have that type of eventual return in them.
"andruw jones hits 3 HRS at LA of Anaheim last nite after hitting zero at LA of LA as Dodger in all of '08. thats nuts." SI_JonHeyman
by WestTxAg06 on Jul 10, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Beavan
could suddenly discover he has a super splitter and become Roy Halladay. Projection is awesome and all, but it’s a pretty pointless exercise when there’s so much work to be done. Felix had 4 great pitches when he was Font’s age (he was also dominating the upper minors). The answer was about who that pitcher would be, not who Wilmer Font will become.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
felix doesnt throw that many off speed pitches
at least he didnt when we were at the game at BPiA
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
by Jayslick on Jul 10, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
CRV, CHG, SLD
His CHG has increased in speed the last few years, but yeah, he does throw a good assortment of 2ndary stuff.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purke
After losing out last round hes going to need even more daily affirmation
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
by rentz on Jul 10, 2009 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I Gotta go with Purke
I would have gone with him at #4 if I wasn’t so in love with Scheppers FB and potential to get to Arlington quickly. The Rangers got a special HS arm with this guy.
I think I’m pretty set with Font at #6 and Main at #7. That takes care of the big arm guys at the top. Then I’ll have to sort through the lower ceiling guys like Beavan, Wieland, Boscan, Kiker, Hunter and a couple of positional guys like Borbon and Max. And then back to some more questionable big arms like Ramirez, Castillo, Strop, and Madrigal.
This is fun
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
by SaltyDawg on Jul 10, 2009 2:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Robbie Ross
I think he should be in the conversation at 6 and 7.
I’m a white boy who doesn’t think a black man is good enough to manage my baseball team. - LSJ
"I really think that" - LSJ, on being asked by AirJordan
by FirebatM3 on Jul 10, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea I forogt to throw Ross in there
Font is my #6 guy. That much I am sure of. Ross, Kiker, Wieland, Borbon and Beavan are right there with Main as the #7-12 guys. Those guys could be pretty fluid over the next few days for me. Though right now, I am sticking with Main because of his stuff, his 2008, and on the assumption that this mystery illness is responsible for this season.
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
by SaltyDawg on Jul 10, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Went Purke
I dunno, guess it was a change of heart, since yesterday I went Beaven.
Bill Simmons: "I will tell you right now, if the Boston Red Sox traded Clay Buchholz for Justin Smoak, I will run around my neighborhood naked...celebrating for an hour. I love Justin Smoak"
by Smoak Some on Jul 10, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wilmer Wingding
FTW!
What's the rumpus?
by Hypo-Luxa on Jul 10, 2009 4:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Purke here.
Gets a bit tougher after this.
"I can wake up out of the bed and play outfield. It's easy." --Milton Bradley
by coolaid on Jul 10, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Following the rules for unsigned players now, so Purke
- Smoak
- Feliz
- Perez
- Kiker (I didn’t follow the rules)
- Purke
"What is that — five out of six? The numbers say what they say. They own us." -- Torii Hunter, 07/01/09
by NorCalRangersFan on Jul 10, 2009 4:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like your top 5
looks like the LSB CPP MS Top 5 is ging to be:
1. Smoak
2. Feliz
3. Perez
4. Scheppers
5. Purke
by whittlemantastic on Jul 10, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brilliant deduction.
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by t ball on Jul 10, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A for spelling
only butchered one word. How dare you nitpick him, T.
"We're One Nation Under a Groove"
- Ayjayem
by Chase Irwin on Jul 10, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Purka Purka...
…muhammed jihad?
Look at the comments under Jeff Wilson's blog post on dallasnews.com. What a bunch of rocket scientists.- Keith Law
by Keynes on Jul 11, 2009 9:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Some are. I'm not down on him, but I'm not sure what he is anymore.
He hasn’t had a long, healthy stretch to give us a sense of what his primary skills are. Plus, there are conflicting reports about his ineffictiveness this year relating to either troubles adjusting his mechanics to keep in control of his pitches (particularly his offspeed pitches) or his undiagnosed illness. Until something gets pinned down, it’s hard to tell what to he might be capable of doing.
Wonderboy, what is the secret of your power? Wonderboy, won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck now. -- Tenacious D
by rooster on Jul 11, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been voting...
for him since #4.
However I do understand why he has dropped so much in the eyes of many after his performance this year and his injury/illness situation. The talent is still there though imo.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
by slc ranger on Jul 12, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even without the injuries
illness and poor performance this year, I’m not sure I’d have him ahead of Schep and Purke. Those guys have realy nice ceilings.
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by t ball on Jul 12, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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