Crystal Ball

The Crystal Ball feature for Lastings Milledge seems popular, so we'll add it to the rotation. What other players would you like to do?
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Brandon McCarthy
by CrossCyed on
Sep 7, 2005 11:04 AM EDT
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Ryan Garko
by lenred on
Sep 7, 2005 11:17 AM EDT
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Jose Tabata
by PooNani on
Sep 7, 2005 11:21 AM EDT
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Prince Fielder and Felix Pie
by mjwelch11 on
Sep 7, 2005 11:22 AM EDT
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Francisco Liriano
Honestly, any prospect would be fine. I'll read them all.
by Jaerbesan on
Sep 7, 2005 11:38 AM EDT
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Delmon Young
by dodgerdh on
Sep 7, 2005 11:40 AM EDT
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I second D-Young
by Brickhaus on
Sep 7, 2005 9:25 PM EDT
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The DVD trio
by orton1227 on
Sep 7, 2005 11:46 AM EDT
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Hanley Ramirez
by tycobb420 on
Sep 7, 2005 11:46 AM EDT
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Brandon Wood
by cronie on
Sep 7, 2005 11:53 AM EDT
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A couple to look at
Robinson Cano
Johnny Gomes
Chase Utley
Guys who have some body of work but have flaws that would make a crystal ball on them interesting. Cano has dipped, Gomes does not have a history that says the future will be what the present is, Howard can't hit lefty pitching, etc.
by slickwdb on
Sep 7, 2005 12:03 PM EDT
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How about
by count sutton on
Sep 7, 2005 12:04 PM EDT
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Kerry Wood
by HuskerBob on
Sep 7, 2005 12:10 PM EDT
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The Arizona Hotties
by 3Com Park on
Sep 7, 2005 12:14 PM EDT
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Second that
by achiappanza on
Sep 8, 2005 1:13 AM EDT
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I think
Matt Cain
Kyle Davies
Clint Everts
Edwin Jackson
Fred Lewis
Andy Marte
Anthony Swarzak
I know these guys are seeing time in the majors, but could make for interesting cases as well:
Austin Kearns
Chris Burke
JJ Hardy
by cincyinco on
Sep 7, 2005 12:19 PM EDT
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Man, I like that list too.
by achiappanza on
Sep 8, 2005 1:13 AM EDT
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Patton & Pence
Patton & Pence?
by Duman on
Sep 7, 2005 12:20 PM EDT
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Great idea, John!
Also would like to see the following, if possible:
Adam Miller
Ervin Santana
Jeff Clement
Ryan Harvey
Franklin Gutierrez
Ian Kinsler
by dkny22 on
Sep 7, 2005 12:59 PM EDT
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How About
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia
SP Chuck James
RP Joey Devine
by Hud Giles on
Sep 7, 2005 1:15 PM EDT
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How about...
2B Jose Lopez
ss Yuniesky Betancourt
by OBF on
Sep 7, 2005 1:34 PM EDT
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How about...
SS/3B? Reid Brignac
SS/3B/OF BJ Upton
SP Andy Sonnastine
1B Wes Bankston
by The Rocc on
Sep 7, 2005 1:43 PM EDT
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two dodgers
by taggartd on
Sep 7, 2005 2:08 PM EDT
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i wanna see
by Ludacrispat26 on
Sep 7, 2005 2:09 PM EDT
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i second cano
by DavidWrightismyGod on
Sep 7, 2005 3:42 PM EDT
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Delmon Young
IMO, in his "ten peak years" he'd hit for averages ranging from .290-.330 and hit from 35-45 homers along with 10-25 steals.
by ScottAZ on
Sep 7, 2005 2:39 PM EDT
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dallas mcpherson, scott kazmir and julio franco.
by zookman12 on
Sep 7, 2005 2:39 PM EDT
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King Me!
Francoeur
Hermida
Especially the top 2.
by rdf8585 on
Sep 7, 2005 2:57 PM EDT
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honest feedback
I don't feel the feature will do too well if it featured guys like Sonnastine, Danks and Fred Lewis. I don't see the point of forecasting these guys to have 10-15 year careers.
Before I get flamed, I'm not trying to pick on anyone's prospects... just trying to give John some well rounded honest feedback...
by natsfan2005 on
Sep 7, 2005 3:43 PM EDT
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Thats exactly
by cincyinco on
Sep 7, 2005 5:37 PM EDT
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Fred Lewis, yes
by achiappanza on
Sep 8, 2005 1:16 AM EDT
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100% disagree
by TINSTAAPP on
Sep 8, 2005 9:40 AM EDT
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Jose Reyes
by mrmetaa on
Sep 7, 2005 3:57 PM EDT
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Melky
by Goodfella on
Sep 7, 2005 4:48 PM EDT
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All prospects are good, how about some Indians...
Hello everyone,
Thanks John for doing this - we greatly appreciate it! :-)
I know Ryan Garko, Adam Miller, Franklin Gutierrez, and possibly Brad Snyder were mentioned (I don't know if he meant the Indian or the Athletic, or both.)
In addition, how about...
RHP Fausto Carmona
RHP Fernando Cabrera
RHP Andrew Brown
LHP Jeremy Sowers
1B Ryan Mulhern
1B Stephen Head
1B Michael Aubrey (if you think he stays healthy and plays baseball.)
RHP Dan Denham
There are others in the lower minors I wouldn't mind you looking at, but they may be too far out - I may mention them in another post.
Thanks - take care and have a great day! :-)
by indiansfan on
Sep 7, 2005 5:30 PM EDT
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Rockies
by thook007 on
Sep 7, 2005 6:08 PM EDT
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Crystal Ball
by Melonville on
Sep 7, 2005 6:15 PM EDT
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Only Top Prospects
Guys I'd like to see:
Ian Stewart, Delmon Young, Joel Guzman, Jeremy Hermida
Maybe it's not even worth doing pitching prospects if you agree that "there's no such thing as a pitching prospect".
by UncleMiltie on
Sep 7, 2005 6:28 PM EDT
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A few other Indians to check out...
If you would, please check out...
Current Players:
C Victor Martinez
DH Travis Hafner
CF Grady Sizemore
OF Coco Crisp
SS Jhonny Peralta
2B Ronnie Belliard
Potential Future Players (in addition to the other ones I mentioned in my earlier post):
OF/IF Trevor Crowe
OF John Drennan
LHP Rafael Perez
RHP Jason Davis
LHP Billy Traber
LHP Brian Tallet
RHP Nick Pesco
INF Eider Torres
SS Ivan Ochoa
INF Argenis Reyes
RHP J.D. Martin
RHP Jake Ditter
RHP Thomas Mastny
LHP Scott Roehl
There may be others that I'm forgetting, but I think this is a good start at looking at future contributors from the Indians farm system.
Thanks again John for doing this - it's a great feature - I really enjoyed the Lastings Milledge feature; please do more of them on a regular basis - if you can include some Indians, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
by indiansfan on
Sep 7, 2005 6:30 PM EDT
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Not to play Devil's Advocate, but...
UncleMiltie - I agree that it would be nearly impossible to do a "future outlook" on every prospect, but what constitutes a "top prospect"? What if he doesn't have as great a year as expected like Ian Stewart or Joel Guzman? You can certainly argue Delmon Young and Jeremy Hermida had as good a year as they were expected to, but I think Stewart and Guzman fell back a tad this year (Stewart because of injuries and inconsistency after the injuries; Guzman because of his plate discipline and questions about his work ethic.)
Therefore, "top prospect" may be hard to define. How about at least one from every team - each team's top prospect so that all team's fans can enjoy a glimpse into their team's futures?
Then, after analyzing each team's "top prospect" you could do "top prospects" or well-known names on current Major League Teams or well-known Minor Leaguers. Or, you could do Top 3-5 Minor Leaguers from each team, going from one team to another every day or every other day, especially during the offseason when topics may be harder to come by.
But, I believe every team should have at least one prospect (arguably their "top prospect") analyzed and each team's fan should be able to glimpse into their possible team's future.
Just my 2 cents. :-)
by indiansfan on
Sep 7, 2005 6:39 PM EDT
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How about the Iowa boys
Jeremy Hellickson
by Rochioli on
Sep 7, 2005 6:42 PM EDT
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Cardinals
Anthony Reyes and Cody Haerther. And if you're feeling really crazy and are up for the challenge, Rick Ankiel.
by fpslackers on
Sep 7, 2005 7:42 PM EDT
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Ankiel
by Rochioli on
Sep 7, 2005 9:21 PM EDT
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Phil Hughes
by 12to6 on
Sep 7, 2005 7:44 PM EDT
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Hanley ...
In my 20's, I was always fascinated by the next great star in the NCAA basketball (remember Roy Marble?). Now that I've hit 30, I look at numbers more, and I just do not understand whether HR will be a 'prodigal son', or a 'star among stars'...
Like others have said, John, any Crystal Ball profile is a must read.
Thanks for your time and amazing insight!
-- Jeff.
by treader72 on
Sep 7, 2005 8:03 PM EDT
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Ian Kinsler
by JMcGee on
Sep 7, 2005 9:20 PM EDT
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a few more
Billy Butler
Chris Lubanski
Matt Moses
by BoristheSpider on
Sep 8, 2005 3:42 PM EDT
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Braves Prospects
Jeff Francoeur
Chuck James
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Andy Marte
Kyle Davies
Brian McCann
by bravesfan13 on
Sep 8, 2005 4:28 PM EDT
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My favorite minor league pitcher...
He'd be very interesting to me, especially if a Scott Kazmir one was done right before or after his.
Also, I'd like to hear about the future GG winning SS, BJ Upton.
by SenorGato88 on
Sep 8, 2005 4:39 PM EDT
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Some interesting ones
Hitters:
Daric Barton
Danny Putnam
Richie Robnett
Conor Jackson
Josh Willingham
Pitchers:
Jason Windsor
Dallas Braden
Yusmerio Petit
by beanefan on
Sep 9, 2005 1:51 PM EDT
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This is great
Visiting from Fish Stripes
by mike42 on
Sep 9, 2005 2:27 PM EDT
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