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Its predictably bad.

Here are the Rangers blurbs:

We got a glimpse of just how special Feliz could be during his late season call-up in 2009. He was dominant in more than 30 innings of work, showcasing his electric upper-90s fastball. Whether he will start or relieve is the long-term question, but either way he should be one of the more fascinating young arms to watch in 2010.

Smoak hit some bumps in the road in 2009 at the upper levels, but most scouts agree that he's still very much on track. The Rangers are deep at first base, so they don't need to rush him. This is a smart player, however, that should be able to adjust and push himself to the majors in 2010.

This is an aggressive ranking for Perez, given his limited experience at the upper levels, but you can make the case that he has the best stuff of any left-handed starter in the minors. The Rangers have a southpaw with the total package, and given his 92-96 mph fastball, feel for his secondary pitches and mound presence, this is one of the few prospects that can truly be projected as a future ace.

After signing late, Scheppers proved he was healthy and worth the hype with an often electrifying showing in the Arizona Fall League. Consistently pitching in the upper-90s out of the bullpen, there is now some debate over what his role should be. His size, pitchability and, of course, raw stuff should allow him to succeed as a starter or a reliever.

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Moreland and Davis aren’t anywhere near Smoak, but they could be serviceable there.

Morality you can fake. Fun you either have or you don't.

by LSJ on Jan 25, 2010 8:45 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't see what's bad about it

Frankie has scouted most of those players personally. I’ve questioned him on Stanton before because I was intrigued that he was so high on him, but he has seen a lot of Stanton over the last two years, so I trust his opinion there.

by JasonCole on Jan 25, 2010 9:25 PM CST reply actions  

Yep

Piliere knows what he is talking about.

by jparks77 on Jan 25, 2010 10:11 PM CST up reply actions  

I was wondering if I missed the joke...

Seems reasonable enough. Are they overrating/rushing the rating of Ackley?

If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.

by GhettoBear04 on Jan 25, 2010 10:33 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't think you can.

'Waiting for a girl and she gets me into fights
Waiting for a girl we get drunk on Friday night'

by scoop16 on Jan 25, 2010 11:01 PM CST up reply actions  

Concur

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Jan 26, 2010 9:49 AM CST up reply actions  

There were several things on the list that surprised me

but I was much more surprised at how many posters over at minorleagueball.com think they know a lot more about baseball than Piliere does, and how ready they were to just completely dismiss his opinion because he ranked such and such over so and so.

Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.

by t ball on Jan 26, 2010 10:16 AM CST reply actions  

What's the point of reading these lists if you think you know how they're supposed to look and you won't accept anybody else's opinion?

It’s not like prospecting is a scientific certainty.

That said, I was wondering what you guys thought about Profar making yet another list. I’m not going to say I’m worried about the hype he’s receiving, but it seems like that might be a lot of pressure for such a young kid.

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by rlb02a on Jan 26, 2010 10:49 AM CST up reply actions  

Pressure

I think fans are the ones burdened with the pressure associated with prospect hype. Players like Profar have high expectations for themselves that exist regardless of public opinion. I don’t think most players care how they are classified by prognosticators.

by jparks77 on Jan 26, 2010 11:15 AM CST up reply actions  

Right

It’s only here that we’ll be annoyed when Profar’s stats don’t look shiny enough and several folks start wailing that he’s soooo overrated.

Freude, schoener Goetterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,
Himmlische dein Heiligtum.

by t ball on Jan 26, 2010 11:50 AM CST up reply actions  

Fair enough

But if I were 17 and getting that kind of recognition, I’d probably care. Then again, that’s yet another reason I’m not a ball player.

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by rlb02a on Jan 27, 2010 11:55 PM CST up reply actions  

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