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Community Prospect List: #43

After 280 votes Jeremy Hellickson has been declared the winner with 19% of the vote.  Freddie Freeman came in second place with 14%. Reid Brignac, Matt Dominguez, and Jordan Zimmermann will be removed from the poll as they received less than the 5% minimum. Jose Tabata, Ben Revere, Carlos Carrasco, and Gordon Beckham will be added to the poll. If you wish to vote other just list the person below. This way we're not wasting a spot.


1. MATT WIETERS - C (Baltimore)
2. DAVID PRICE - SP (Tampa Bay)
3. JASON HEYWARD - OF (Atlanta)
4. TRAVIS SNIDER - OF (Toronto)
5. MADISON BUMGARNER - SP (San Francisco)
6. COLBY RASMUS - OF (St. Louis)
7. CAMERON MAYBIN - OF (Florida)
8. TREVOR CAHILL - SP (Oakland)
9. NEFTALI FELIZ - SP (Texas)
10. MATT LAPORTA -  1B/OF/DH (Cleveland)
11. MIKE MOUSTAKAS - 3B (Kansas City)
12. TIM ALDERSON - SP (San Francisco)
13. PEDRO ALVAREZ - 3B (Pittsburgh)
14. RICK PORCELLO - SP (Detroit)
15. DEXTER FOWLER - OF (Colorado)
16. BRETT ANDERSON - SP (Oakland)*
17. DEREK HOLLAND - SP (Texas)
18. ANDREW McCUTCHEN - OF (Pittsburgh)
19. BUSTER POSEY - C (San Francisco)
20. CHRIS TILLMAN - SP (Baltimore)
21. LARS ANDERSON - 1B (Boston)
22. JUSTIN SMOAK - 1B (Texas)
23. THOMAS HANSON - SP (Atlanta)
24. ELVIS ANDRUS - SS (Texas)
25. ANGEL VILLALONA - 1B (San Francisco)
26. JHOULYS CHACIN - SP (Colorado)
27. BRIAN MATUSZ - SP (Baltimore)
28. ERIC HOSMER - 1B (Kansas City)
29. TIM BECKHAM - SS (Tampa Bay)
30. MAX RAMIREZ - C/1B (Texas)
31. JARROD PARKER - SP (Arizona)
32. MICHAEL STANTON - OF (Florida)
33. MAT GAMEL - 3B (Milwaukee)
34. JESUS MONTERO - C (New York)
35. BRETT WALLACE - 3B (St. Louis)
36. JORDAN SCHAFER - OF (Atlanta)
37. WADE DAVIS - SP (Tampa Bay)
38. LOGAN MORRISON - 1B (Florida)
39. CARLOS SANTANA - C (Cleveland)
40. FERNANDO MARTINEZ - OF (New York)
41. JAMES McDONALD - SP (Los Angeles)

42. JEREMY HELLICKSON - SP (Tampa)

 

CANDIDATES -  Josh Vitters, Freddie Freeman,  Carlos Triunfel, Yonder Alonso, Chris Carter, Jake Arrieta, Ben Revere, Carlos Carrasco, Jose Tabata, Gordon Beckham

TESTERS - Greg Halman, Phillippe Aumont, Michael Saunders,  Austin Jackson, Alcides Escobar, Wilmer Flores, Michael Bowden, Brett Cecil, Chris Perez,  Jeff Samardzija, Reid Brignac, Jordan Zimmermann, Matt Dominguez

Please post more ideas for testers and we will consider them

Poll
Who is Community Prospect #43?
Yonder Alonso
56 votes
Gordon Beckham
23 votes
Freddie Freeman
48 votes
Carlos Carrasco
21 votes
Carlos Triunfel
28 votes
Jose Tabata
10 votes
Chris Carter
37 votes
Josh Vitters
68 votes
Ben Revere
21 votes
Jake Arrieta
18 votes

330 votes | Poll has closed

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Alonso is the clear choice for me here

…and i guess the sheep will follow John to the slaughterhouse with Briggy.

such a shame.

but hey, let’s keep voting on first baseman like Alonso, Freeman, Vitters. wooo

by daveh33 on Nov 10, 2008 5:24 PM EST reply actions  

I love Briggy

I really think John missed the boat on this one. Shortstops who have decent power and a good glove deserve more respect.

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Nov 10, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions  

i agree with you muchly

i think the fact that Barlett was the “MVP” of the best AL team of 2008 really echoes what a good defensive SS can do for a ballclub. I’m not saying Briggy is Bartlett right now, but in a couple eyars who knows.

 throw in Briggy’s power, (which Bartlett can only dream of), and I will shed a tear if he falls out of the Top 50.

by daveh33 on Nov 10, 2008 5:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Sure

except Bartlett isn’t a good defensive shortstop. But outside of that, you are right.

by dougdirt on Nov 10, 2008 5:42 PM EST up reply actions  

"good"?

he’s over-rated, but I would argue that he is good. I think Briggy can surpass him though, for sure.

by daveh33 on Nov 10, 2008 5:49 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't think I am

http://jinaz-reds.blogspot.com/2008/10/preliminary-2008-total-value-estimates.html
Justin’s system rates Bartlett at +0.2 runs.

http://www.baseballmusings.com/archives/030070.php
PMR has him barely over average

Dewan has him at +1.

He is average defensively. That doesn’t make him good. Back to the original point though, the fact that Bartlett was named the Rays MVP is about as bad as Nate McLouth winning a gold glove.

by dougdirt on Nov 10, 2008 7:23 PM EST up reply actions  

was it a down year?

for him to be ranked higher than GG winner Rollins…. while we all know those awards are kind of a farce, I still think he qualifies as “good”… the systems rank him as average, but compared to his everyday playing peers, he was above average.

looking over that list again, I thought Betancourt would be much higher based on what I hear… so I guess Barlett isn’t the most over-rated…. and what the hell happened to Tulo? I know he was injured, but damn. well below Jeter

by daveh33 on Nov 10, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions  

beckham

is a better player and talent overall imo

by Fishfan79 on Nov 10, 2008 6:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Other...

Brett Cecil

"My mom always taught me it's better to laugh at yourself than to laugh at others. She was so wrong. ;)" -Pedrophile

by Boxkutter on Nov 10, 2008 5:43 PM EST reply actions  

Saunders

I’d vote for him above most of these guys on the list. I’d also like to see Weglarz make an appearance, and for Bowden to get a shot.
Just my take.
JAS

by jasvlm on Nov 10, 2008 10:52 PM EST up reply actions  

+1

Voted Beckham here but Saunders, Dominguez, Jackson, Flores and brignac are all better prospects that Revere and Tabata

by LCT on Nov 11, 2008 8:37 AM EST up reply actions  

Triunfel

No one’s made much of a case for him yet, but I think he’s going to stick at 2B and I think he’s the middle infield answer to F-Mart, without the same persistent health problems. I like his upside.

by aap212 on Nov 10, 2008 5:46 PM EST reply actions  

As an M's fan...

I like Triunfel. But I want to see one more year of improvement from him before I drink the Kool-Aid. I want to see how he does in AA to see if it’s for real. Fowler and Andrus made a believer of me by what they did in AA, and F-Mart has shown me that he won’t be more than a 4th OF or an average corner OF (my projection) by what he has done in AA. Now let’s see what Carlos can do… until then though, I can’t put him above #50.

"My mom always taught me it's better to laugh at yourself than to laugh at others. She was so wrong. ;)" -Pedrophile

by Boxkutter on Nov 10, 2008 6:23 PM EST up reply actions  

Seriously?

Pretty stupid to say Fernando will be a 4th OF at this point.

by supermets on Nov 10, 2008 7:19 PM EST up reply actions  

+1

It’s almost as ridiculous as calling Vitters a 1B.

I reject your reality and substitute my own.

by WayneCampbell08 on Nov 11, 2008 12:51 AM EST up reply actions  

Production

I have severe doubts about Triunfel’s bat developing. He is the developing the proper physique to be a future power hitter but I think his production will be limited by his swing and approach at the plate. He also has had questions brought up about his work ethic with the mysterious suspension he recieved. He really needs to produce more and at a park besides High Desert.

by tdot mariner fan on Nov 10, 2008 6:28 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm thinking with Zduriencik in charge

The M’s won’t be rushing their prospects as much as they have been. He’s probably one of the best with player development so I’m thinking a lot is going to change in that department. I mean Triunfel is the youngest player in his league by a decent margin. And he does have the highest cieling of anyone in the M’s system. That along with his very impressive second half, I could put him around here on the list.

by Scrupio on Nov 11, 2008 12:58 AM EST up reply actions  

+1

He finally got a chance to show that he can hit and did not dissapoint. Him playing in the Northwest League is not really a negative for it is usually filled with recently drafted college players who are more experienced then he is.

by tdot mariner fan on Nov 10, 2008 6:33 PM EST up reply actions  

+2

he’s been my choice for a while now.

by PrincetonCubs on Nov 10, 2008 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

Tabata tester

If he was still in NY, there would be an outcry. Would like to see a Tabata tester around 50. He had a nice turn around once dealt to Pittsburgh.

by ByANose on Nov 10, 2008 8:07 PM EST reply actions  

Dude

He’s on the current poll.

by killa on Nov 10, 2008 8:50 PM EST up reply actions  

criteria

I asked this on the thread for #42 and didn’t get an answer, probably because a winner was declared soon after. Are we using any sort of eligibility criteria that would make not eligible a player although he would be eligible for ROY for next year. For example Teagarden. Obviously, he had a very poor hitting year in the minors but the Rangers are excited about him as their regular catcher and others seem to want him, so if eligible I think he is worth considering.

by Dalman on Nov 10, 2008 8:38 PM EST reply actions  

Eligible

As long as they haven’t exceeded 50 IP and 130 ABs.

by siddfynch on Nov 10, 2008 8:41 PM EST up reply actions  

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