Kevin Goldstein Top 101 Prospect List

The Rangers include Profar at #4, Perez at #36, Olt at #34, Ramirez at #77, and Alfaro at #101.

Robbie Erlin (#53) and Joe Wieland (#74) both make the list, as well.

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by LiamP on Feb 13, 2012 9:18 AM CST via mobile reply actions

KG

VERY high on gary brown (18)

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.

by knockoutking on Feb 13, 2012 9:19 AM CST up reply actions

So am I

by dolphinpuncher on Feb 13, 2012 10:36 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

seen him play?

by oc on Feb 13, 2012 1:36 PM CST up reply actions

>Luis Heredia at 42

list is invalid.

by sprite on Feb 13, 2012 10:24 AM CST up reply actions

Look 4 spots after that for the real surprise of this list

by LiamP on Feb 13, 2012 10:30 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Yeah, saw that.

Hak Ju Lee at 65 is funny. Wily Peralta at 92 is stupid.

by sprite on Feb 13, 2012 10:37 AM CST up reply actions

You think Peralta should be higher?

Goldstein’s a very ceiling-oriented guy and a self-admitted velo & athlete whore. These rankings aren’t that surprising.

by LiamP on Feb 13, 2012 10:40 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Yelich should be

33 IS BS

by dolphinpuncher on Feb 13, 2012 10:42 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Not surprised by it

but I do think he should be higher. Same with Archie and Starling. And flip flop Hultzen and Harvey.

by sprite on Feb 13, 2012 10:47 AM CST up reply actions

Think Archie's about right

Surprised he didn’t have Starling higher too.

Still 9/46…so many pears.

by LiamP on Feb 13, 2012 11:03 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Yeah. It's too bad there's only one list to go off.

Oh wait.

by sprite on Feb 13, 2012 11:06 AM CST up reply actions

It's ok. We can't all be powerhouses.

by LiamP on Feb 13, 2012 11:19 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Pujols is now in the hands of Aquaman

"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver

by Brad on Feb 13, 2012 11:21 AM CST up reply actions

LOL I'M NOT THAT MAD IT ONLY TOOK 64 PICKS TO GET MY NINE PROSPECTS

BUT ANYWAY UNIMPRESSED BY HEREDIA AND JACOBS RATING ALTHOUGH IF WE WERE THROWING AWAY CONTROVERSIAL RANKINGS MAYBE NOBODY WOULD LIKE SPANGENBERG’S RANKING EITHER

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by jonthefon on Feb 13, 2012 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

lol

by LiamP on Feb 13, 2012 3:16 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

Where is Leonys?!

Other than that it’s good.

Profar and Olt are higher than usual.

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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 9:30 AM CST via mobile reply actions

That's as high as you can justifiably put Profar

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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 9:34 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

And another Profar over Machado

Seems pretty well split.

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2012 9:53 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Aren't there questions regarding Machado's ability to stick at SS?

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by Prashanth Francis on Feb 13, 2012 10:32 AM CST up reply actions

Yes.

"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver

by Brad on Feb 13, 2012 10:34 AM CST up reply actions

many

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.

by knockoutking on Feb 13, 2012 11:12 AM CST up reply actions

I love Alfaro cracking the top 101

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by Gdawg on Feb 13, 2012 9:37 AM CST reply actions

#thelegend

heh

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.

by knockoutking on Feb 13, 2012 9:43 AM CST up reply actions

He has the 2nd most awesome spot

Heh

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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 10:04 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Does Goldstein usually do 101 over 100

or did #TheLegend force his hand?

by Akalhar on Feb 13, 2012 10:14 AM CST up reply actions

always does top 101

and team top 11s

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.

by knockoutking on Feb 13, 2012 10:16 AM CST up reply actions

He's weird like that

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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 11:08 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Cody Buckel and Alfaro...

Keith Law’s sleeper prospects for the Rangers.

by coolaid on Feb 13, 2012 10:32 AM CST reply actions

and they would be....?

Minor Moosings

by Goyogringo on Feb 13, 2012 10:34 AM CST up reply actions

um...

Cody Buckel and Alfaro

by coolaid on Feb 13, 2012 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs

Both have already been successful and expressed their tools to some capacity.

Don’t really think I would consider them sleeper prospects.

by casew on Feb 13, 2012 10:36 AM CST up reply actions

They are sleeper prospects

if you aren’t constantly listening to Rangers prospectophiles

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2012 10:42 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Sleepers in that most people have no idea who they are

and they can claw/climb their way deep into the top 100 if they take another 2011-esque leap forward in terms of development.

by Akalhar on Feb 13, 2012 11:03 AM CST up reply actions

Cheapies.

by octoberty on Feb 13, 2012 11:39 AM CST up reply actions

Prospect definition

Is Trout still a prospect because he’s 19 or because he still qualifies for ROY balloting?

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by SoWasRed on Feb 13, 2012 10:53 AM CST reply actions

#2

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by Prashanth Francis on Feb 13, 2012 10:55 AM CST up reply actions

That's why Moore is still and prospect

And why some people say that Yu is

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by Gay For Feliz on Feb 13, 2012 11:10 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

I'd say Yu is a prospect.

Not gonna get my panties in a wad over it though

by blakethegr8 on Feb 13, 2012 11:43 AM CST up reply actions

why do they say he's not?

"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."

by Walter Sobchak on Feb 13, 2012 11:48 AM CST up reply actions

Because the NPB

isn’t the same as minor league baseball and to a certain extent, he has already proven what he can do.

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2012 11:52 AM CST up reply actions

Because he has six years professional experience at the highest level in Japan.

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by Aqua on Feb 13, 2012 11:52 AM CST up reply actions

but Cubans are considered prospects?

I know there’s a big difference, but it just seems odd to me that only Japan’s pro leagues count towards prospect status. Not that any other country has a pro league as established.

What of players that go to Europe to play pro?

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by Walter Sobchak on Feb 13, 2012 11:54 AM CST up reply actions

I think it is just that the NPB is a more advanced league

But I also don’t remember El Duque being considered a prospect so I think age plays some factor, though at 24-26, it gets a little difficult.

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2012 11:59 AM CST up reply actions

I have a friend

who plays softball in the CAPSBL. Guess what the P stands for.

Minor Moosings

by Goyogringo on Feb 13, 2012 12:27 PM CST up reply actions

Pussy?

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by SoWasRed on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM CST up reply actions

ding ding ding

Minor Moosings

by Goyogringo on Feb 13, 2012 1:00 PM CST up reply actions

One of the reasons I've seen prospect guys cite

Is that the Rangers didn’t do anything to develop him. He’s not a product of the system.

"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver

by Brad on Feb 13, 2012 11:54 AM CST up reply actions

that makes sense

but still – the one thing everybody points to is how hard of a “jump” it is; which sounds prospect-y to me

1. Learn how to grib a bigger baseball
2. Learn to adjust to major league hitters
etc. etc. etc.

"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."

by Walter Sobchak on Feb 13, 2012 11:56 AM CST up reply actions

That wouldn't account for why a 26 year old Cuban is a prospect

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2012 11:58 AM CST up reply actions

Good point.

I remember hearing Law and KG say that though.

"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else." by Earl Weaver

by Brad on Feb 13, 2012 12:01 PM CST up reply actions

regardless of what Law, KG, ESPN, etc. say

Yu is most certainly a prospect for the Rangers; just one we’ve spent a ton of $ on and that will be given a much more lenient chance to succeed or fail. He’s not proven by any means when it comes to MLB, and that’s really all that matters.

"Look at our current situation with that camel f$%ker over in Iraq. Pacifism is not something to hide behind."

by Walter Sobchak on Feb 13, 2012 12:08 PM CST up reply actions