All Prospect Team
by gogotabata on Jun 7, 2008 8:08 PM EDT
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PrintEasy enough. Just guys in the minors are eligible, this is the squad I'd want in my organization; I tend to upside and risk over surety.
C: Matt Weiters
1B: Matt LaPorta
2B: Chris Valaika
3B: Pedro Alvarez
SS: Hector Gomez
LF: Jason Heyward
CF: Peter Bourjos
RF: Mike Moustakas
DH: Travis Snider
SP: David Price
SP: Jeremy Hellickson
SP: Jordan Walden
SP: Jake McGee
SP: David Hernandez
CL: Neftali Feliz
Middle infield is a little rough, but I think Valaika could be Michael Young, and I like Gomez's upside. Went ahead and moved Moustakas' arm and athleticism in right so he can just concentrate on mashing. I was half tempted to put McCutchen or Rasmus or Fowler or Gorkys in centerfield, but I really love Bourjos' defense and his baserunning, and when thinking about fielding an actual team, I'm willing to punt some offensive upside for those other qualities. And I wanted to give a nod to his season, and to Valaika and David Hernandez, two other under the radar guys that I'm psyched about.
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what about
brignac
cahill
gamel
butler (has he lost his prospect eligibility)
rasmus
maybin
mccutchen
clement
garcia
vilalona (DH)
scherzer
wood
martinez
"If you were a hot dog, would you eat yourself?"
Is it truly that hard
to list their positions?
So,
Brignac, SS
Cahill, SP
Gamel, 3B
Butler, 1B (no longer a prospect)
Rasmus, OF
Maybin, OF
McCutchen, OF
Clement, C
Garcia, CL (tho he’s in the majors)
Villalona, DH
Scherzer, SP
Wood, 2B?
Martinez, which one? Fernando?
W. Davis, SP
ok
C: Jeff Clement (to be different, Wieiters kicks ass too)
1B: Max Ramirez (move him from catcher already)
2B: Matt Antonelli
3B: Mat Gamel
SS: Brandon Wood (I still have some faith)
LF: Carlos Gonzalez
CF: Colby Rasmus
RF: Jason Heyward
DH: Chris Carter (OAK)
SP: David Price
SP: Rick Porcello
SP: Neftali Feliz
SP: Gio Gonzalez (I’m a fan of this kid)
SP: Jake McGee
CL: Max Scherzer (maybe swap him and McGee as a closer?)
I agree with most of these selections...
But I have to ask (an honest question) why are people so intent on Ramirez never learning to play catcher? How much different is he at this point from Victor Martinez at this age, where he was an excellent bat who was bottom tier defensively at catcher but made up for it and eventually developed great aptitude for the position? We always say catchers tend to stagnate offensively, but perhaps the bigger issue is that we are too impatient and move the high offensive potential catchers before they can become the next great hitting catcher with tolerable defense (a la Piazza).
by ProspectHound729 on Jun 8, 2008 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
In hindsight...
John writes that he doesn’t have the mobility for 1B, which means it’s C or DH for him. So leaving him at C may be the best move.
As far as moving players goes, it may be to save a player from bad injury or the wear and tear of the position. A player probably has less of a chance of collapsing early if he plays 1B as opposed to catching, and if his bat is really special, moving him would be a great idea. That’s just me.
Just a little ;)
I do like him though, and with a very shallow pool of 2B to deal with, he’s as likely as anyone else. I guess if you shift Andy LaRoche to 2B, I’d take him…
by David Tokarz on Jun 9, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
My list
C: Matt Wieters
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: No clue (Brignac ?)
SS: Elvis Andrus
3B: Mike Moustakas
LF: Jason Heyward
CF: Colby Rasmus
RF: Travis Snider
DH: Chris Davis/Max Ramirez
SP: David Price
SP: Trevor Cahill
SP: Rick Porcello
SP: Neftali Feliz
SP: Jake McGee
CL: Wilmer Font
Ha ha ha
I was to comment on the high number of Rangers, then I noticed the poster ;)
The 40 trumps all!!!
by thedirkatron on Jun 7, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you kiddin me jparks?
No Matt Harrison?
by groundingout on Jun 7, 2008 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I got an idea.......
1b. Angel V
2b. Nick N
ss. Charlie C
3b Connor G
of. Wendell F
of Nate S
of Brooks K
sp Madison B
SP. Tim A
sp Henry S
sp. Clayton C
sp. Ben S
Rp Jesse E
talk about a system right boys?
by bartonboi on Jun 7, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions
i mean roger k by the way
also how do u change your screename? the a’s themed 1 is misleading
by bartonboi on Jun 7, 2008 10:52 PM EDT reply actions
List
C Wieters
1b LaPorta
2b Cardenas
3b Moustakas
SS Elvis Andrus
OF Heyward
OF McCutchen
OF Snider
DH Smoak
SP Price
SP Cahill
SP Hellickson
SP Porcello
SP Carrasco
Braves can field a pretty good prospect team
C Tyler Flowers
1B Freddie Freeman
2B Brandon Hicks
SS Brent Lillibridge
3B Eric Campbell
OF Jason Heyward
OF Jordan Schafer
OF Gorkys Hernandez
OF Brandon Jones
SP Charlie Morton
SP Tommy Hanson
SP Cole Rorhbaugh
SP Julio Teheran
SP Jeff Locke
never thought id say this but........
id take giants system over the braves
by bartonboi on Jun 8, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
tex hurt
the teixeira trade was highway robbery, but it’s amazing to look at how many top rangers prospects/youth in the majors are former braves…..
salty, max ramirez, andrus, harrison, neftali feliz….
still….i think the “sure things” rates would be rated higher for the braves as the giants have a ton of guys with huge upsides, but a lot of huge questions still, too….not hard to come up with a long list of stud low-class talents that never blossomed….
C – Matt Wieters
1B – Angel Villalona
2B – Carlos Triunfel
3B – Pedro Alvarez
SS – Reid Brignac
OF – Travis Snider
OF – Matt LaPorta
OF – Andrew McCutchen
DH – Jayson Heyward
SP – David Price
SP – Madison Bumgarner
SP – Rick Porcello
SP – Phillipe Aumont
SP – Kasey Kiker
Cl – Neftali Felliz
Er
Kasey Kiker was the fifth-best SP you found in the minor leagues? Look harder.
He's extremely quick and good.
Personally
C Wieters
1B LaPorta (I wanted to list Smoak, I really did, but LaPorta is more proven)
2B Antonelli (Holy crap, the minors are short on great 2b prospects)
SS Brignac
3B Alvarez
OF Heyward
OF McClutcheon
OF Snider
DH Davis
P Price
P Kershaw
P McGee
P Porcello
P Cahill
P Danny Rey Herrera, bitches.
Cardenas love?
Why doesn’t anyone give 2b Adrian Cardenas (PHI) any love? 20 years old in A+ hitting:
.333/.403/.518/.921, with a 6-0 SB/CS ratio, and a 17-21 BB/SO ratio? That’s a lotta talent. He hit well the last two years as well, so it doesn’t look flukey.
cardenas
i like him…..he’s solid….i personally like valaika as well, but you can’t go wrong with cardenas
Me
C:Wieters
1B: Freeman
2B: Cardinas
3B:Gamel
SS: Brignac
OF: Heyward
OF: LaPorta
OF: Gorkys Hernandez
P: Cahill
P: Morton
P: Hellickson
P: Bumgarner
P: Price
my go at this
C – Wieters
1B – Chris Carter (Oak)
2B – Valaika
3B – Gamel
SS – Brignac
OF – McCutcheon
OF – LaPorta
OF – Heyward
SP – Hellickson
SP – Morton
SP – Price
SP – Cahill
SP – McGee
Overlooked guys?
Chase Headley (LF/3B, Padres)
Ben Revere (CF, Twins)
Michael Bowden (SP, Red Sox)
Daryl Thompson (SP, Reds)
Last time I checked these four guys were highly regarded prospects that have been doing very well so far this year. Including them might add a little variety to these lists…
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I don't think Revere is close to this list yet
And I don’t know if the others should be on it, but you’re right that they should be considered more
Revere
I love him, too, but he’s a singles hitter right now. He’s not a top-tier prospect.
"That ain't no etch-a-sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet."
What about Eric Young as a 2B prospect?
He was great last year and has put up good numbers this year in AA.
blah
C – Wieters
1b – C. Davis
2b – Lowrie
ss – Andrus
3b – Gamel
LF – LaPorta
CF – Maybin
RF – Burgess
UT – Doolittle
SP – Price, Cahill, Porcello, Bumgarner, Rohrbough
CL – McGee
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