LSB Community Prospect Project: Mid-Season #12
by thedirkatron on Jul 16, 2009 11:30 AM CDT
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PrintFinally a vote with a clear winner.
After 227 votes, Kasey Kiker has won the right to be called the LSB Community #11 prospect!
The List So Far:
1. 1b, Justin Smoak
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. LHP, Martin Perez
4. RHP, Tanner Scheppers
5. LHP, Matt Purke
6. RHP, Wilmer Font
7. (Tie) RHP, Blake Beavan
7. (Tie) CF, Julio Borbon
9. RHP, Tommy Hunter
10. RHP, Michael Main
11. LHP, Kasey Kiker
Time to move on to the vote for #12.
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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m-m-m-m--Max
"[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 16, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions
this.
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 16, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
is getting ridiculous
max should be up there by now. the hand didnt fall of the wrist, he will be fine.
Charter member of the Dutch bandwagon
yes
he has been HURT, not never going to play baseball again
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 17, 2009 8:02 AM CDT up reply actions
x
"You know, I’m playing entirely too much." - Andruw Jones
"After intense analysis, I have come to the conclusion that Neftali Feliz throws fucking hard." - John Sickels
Okay 'Tron...
why is there a vote for Lemon?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
My guess is Cahill.
He’s thinks it’s hilarious for some reason.
I mainly just put Marcus on the list just to give him somewhere to put his daily hilarious vote, and I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what he’s done each and every day, though I haven’t checked.
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 16, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
How about add
“With 47% of the votes, 107 of 227 peeps voted for xxx”?
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
And confirmed lower down this thread...
;-)
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
kk
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 16, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions
gotta go with Max for sure
cant hold off on him any longer. likely have Weiland/Ross next.
"The House That Ruth Built, 85 years old, goes out as The House That Hamilton Knocked Down"
Max, Max, Max.
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?
Max? Ross? Max? Ross?
…Max! I’m writing off his whole disappointing year as being due to the wrist injury. He will come back and mash again. If we never send another player to the WBC, I will be a happy man.
Apologies to Brian Thomas for making him see this… My votes so far.
- Smoak
- Feliz
- Perez
- Kiker
- Purke
- missed
- missed
- missed
- Kiker
- Kiker
- Kiker
- Max
"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 16, 2009 11:51 AM CDT reply actions
As the Tron put it..
a Phil Connors-esque vibe to my voting
1. Perez
2. Perez
3. Perez
4. Purke
5. Purke
6. Font
7. Ross
8. No poll (tie)
9. Ross
10. Ross
11. Ross
12. Ross
Kiker above Scheppers, Purke, AND Font?
Please explain
by Michael Cave on Jul 16, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I missed the rule about voting for unsigned prospects.
Which explains Purke and Scheppers. I would have had Font right after Kiker.
"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 16, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Hurley
Are people ignoring Hurley because he’s injured and may not come back from it? Because they don’t consider him a prospect anymore due to MLB appearance? Or do they just not think he’s in the top 12?
"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 16, 2009 11:53 AM CDT reply actions
A & C
He fits in just where I like my womens…late teens, early twenties.
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Scary injury.
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 16, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
I wasn't high on him before the injury.
Much less now.
LOL Sorry the Sooners will score more that 14. - boomer1
hes not a top 12
hes a 15 – 20 guy, TOPS for me (i think DA Tron said he had him in the 15 range?)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 16, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Max here
Almost went Poveda but I think Max has dropped far enough. Next for me will be Poveda then Weiland and Ross to round out my top 15
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 high on Max...
He’s 25, is suffering pretty badly from this injury, and didn’t really tear it up in AA.
Ross and Weiland are both showing talent at missing bats, while being very young with plenty of progression ahead of them.
I’m voting for Ross until he makes it, and then I think Weiland is my next target, with Boscan just behind that.
"didn't really tear it up in AA"
LOL!
.354 / .450 / .646
There's more to the picture than meets the eye.
yeah no kidding
He and Davis were the Bash Brothers of the Texas League for the first half of last season. I remember how fun it was to see them continue to out-do each other. Oh, the memories…
Yah, wowzers.
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 16, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha ha, how quickly they forget.
Fickle motherfuckers around here.
I'm Matt mutha-effing Bush, bitches, and mutha-eff East County.
"I'm as passionate and knowlegeable as any fan out there." Josey Wales
by Brian Thomas on Jul 16, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe Trickman just missed the last A? I've typed AA when I meant AAA before.
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by thedirkatron on Jul 16, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Thats what I thought
because surely no one would seriously say he didn’t do well in AA
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
Poveda's peripherals are pretty scary this season.
The ERA is nice and shiny at 3.5, but his k rate has dropped significantly (4.8 k’s / 9) to the point that he’s barely striking out more than he’s walking (3.25 bb’s / 9).
That’s a pretty terrible k/bb ratio for a prospect.
He’s getting by with a fan-freaking-tastic BABIP and a low HR rate that I don’t think are sustainable at all.
The risk with pitchability pitchers who succeed in the lower minors without standout stuff is that they usually get exposed in the upper minors against more advanced hitters.
ERA aside I think that’s what we’re seeing with Omar.
He’s really lost a lot of his shine, imo.
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 16, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Sad but true...
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
He's 21.
He throws 89-92 with the fastball, and will sneak a two-seamer in every once in a while (or at least, he was doing that). He has the best change up of any starter in the system, and his curveball is rapidly becoming a quality major league offering.
He definitely deserves consideration, and I’ve been voting for him the past 4 or 5 times. He’s going to be big in the second half.
by NoNameOnCard on Jul 16, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
trip
as a question, do you think he can survive with a ~5 k/9 and 3+ bb/9 or do you expect that to change?
equally if you expect it to change, why?
(serious question)
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 16, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Historically, he's been way better than that.
I see no reason for him to continue at his current rates. He’s got the stuff to be better than that, so I think he will be better than that.
by NoNameOnCard on Jul 16, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't mean to "better than that" so much.
I just typed a really quick answer… so… yeah, repetitive.
by NoNameOnCard on Jul 16, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
F...
Didn’t mean to *say" “better than that” so much.
by NoNameOnCard on Jul 16, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
thxthx!
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
-
"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 16, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
How would you account for the K rate falling/eventually rising?
As he’s made spot starts over his level over the year, while also moving up steadily, I’ve always thought he was a favored son of the Rangers org. I like his future.
"[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 16, 2009 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
“over the years”
"[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 16, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Two reasons.
1. Big jump in talent level from High A to AA.
2. Pitch selection.
by NoNameOnCard on Jul 16, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Ross for me
I’m not a fan of players who have lost year’s of development time like Max has this season. He also doesn’t have much of a defensive position, so not hitting in AAA this year does hurt his value a lot. The next few votes are going to be interesting. I’m thinking of voting for Max, Hurley, Boscan, and Weiland Not really sure where to go after Ross gets voted in.
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
Boscan until he's in (been doing that since #6)
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
The declining K rate doesn't scare you?
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 16, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Not Yet
He is really young for his level of competition, so I’m hoping that the K rate will go up. A healthy Boscan should have a strong finish to the season. If not, well he will probably fall outside the top 20 the next time we vote. Regardless, he has a lot of stuff going for him at an incredibly young age.
by Excel Hearts Choi on Jul 16, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Max!
Get well, Max.
"Was this really necsarry?" - cowpoke/hurler hurley
Why are we "rec"ing these?
Poll only lasts roughly a day and it wont get kicked down the side of the front pg.
Dunno
But im getting tired of seeing the d-trons mug all over the top of the page
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
He is an ugly SOB.
It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence.
--Seneca
Amen.
Plus, his mother is so corpulent that when she sits around the magnificently appointed Tuscan villa, she sits around the magnificently appointed Tuscan villa, if you gnome saying.
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 16, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotta Go with Max
I am banking on him bouncing back after his wrist heals and being a guy who can OPS .800+ as a DH/backup catcher/backup 1B. That puts him ahead of Rosscan on my list…though Robbie and Wilfredo are in the next group for me with Wieland and Poveda
"I tend to like young Latinos" -Jason Parks
I think I started voting Ross
too early, I started clicking him at 8 without really thinking of the other guys.
Remember to retire Fin's number, Mark.
So it looks like this one is pretty well in the bag for Ross, and the next one is very likely to be Max.
But after that it’s gonna be another wide open one.
I’m thinking Wieland and his drool-worthy cankles are gonna be next off the board, but there are some interesting candidates.
Boscan, Poveda, Beltre, Madrigal, Moreland, Escobar, etc.
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?
weiland vs beltre should be interesting
Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.
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"Call up Joaquin Arias? He had a legit spring training and seems to have cooled off a little bit in OKC but still a DH option. " -- kch tx
by knockoutking on Jul 17, 2009 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions
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