Suggestions

by John Sickels on Aug 23, 2008 11:31 AM EDT

With the Top 20 Reviews behind us, it's time for a suggestion thread. What do you want to see in the coming week?

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I’d like to see your personal opinion of the top 10 prospects at each position.

by barlow078 on Aug 23, 2008 11:49 AM EDT 0 recs

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by rdf8585 on Aug 23, 2008 11:59 AM EDT up 0 recs

If not the top 10s by position

How about prospect retros for Gavin Floyd or Glen Perkins?

by rdf8585 on Aug 23, 2008 12:07 PM EDT 0 recs

Propsect Update on Michael Saunders

His stock has really jumped since making a successful transition to AA this year. It would be interesting to hear your opinion on where he is currently and what his potential is.

by tdot mariner fan on Aug 23, 2008 12:28 PM EDT 0 recs

The Leap

Which prospects you think have really made The Leap into elite status this season, and conversely, those who you think have had a significant enough regression to merit falling off the radar.

A parallel universe piece on someone like Josh Hamilton might be cool, too.

by GuyinNY on Aug 23, 2008 12:39 PM EDT 0 recs

The graduates

Final ranking of players who will NOT be eligible for next year’s list.

by dkdc on Aug 23, 2008 12:46 PM EDT 0 recs

Where Did He Come From

Daniel Murphy

by Duece on Aug 23, 2008 1:11 PM EDT 0 recs

Or

your opinion of best tools in each league

by Duece on Aug 23, 2008 1:11 PM EDT 0 recs

Why not some sort of early draft analysis based on who got signed and who didn't

Obviously you can’t grade drafts until years after, but taking a quick look at how teams did with regards to signing, who spent money, who got 1st-3rd round talents later, etc. might be fun.

by thejd44 on Aug 23, 2008 1:23 PM EDT 0 recs

+1

Some sort of draft evaluation would be nice.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 23, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

yeah

I remember there used to be Mock vs. Real draft comparisons. Those were pretty nice.

by FirebatM3 on Aug 23, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

+3

I would really like your take on who did well. Since it has come up on the site, I would like your current evaluation of who made out the best in 2006 draft.

by sdtribefan on Aug 23, 2008 5:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

Something on Scott Campbell?

He’s sort of in a late season funk but he’s on the radar and hopefully you can discuss him a little bit.

Thanks.

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by achengy on Aug 23, 2008 1:36 PM EDT 0 recs

prospect retro--Ian Kinsler

by naropean on Aug 23, 2008 1:43 PM EDT 0 recs

+1

by Kinslerhomer on Aug 23, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Madison Bumgarner

Madison Bumgarner crystal ball.

by thefordhamflash on Aug 23, 2008 1:52 PM EDT 0 recs

maybe a crystal ball

of matt wieters neftali feliz or jeremy jeffress.

I am interested to see Wieters because he just keeps on raking and it would be fun to see what kind of career we project for him. Right now it doesn’t look like a matter of bust or boom but really where he could potentially rank among the top hitters in the game.

Feliz or Jeffress because of the immense talent they possess and the likelihood of them harnessing it and succeeding at the big league level.

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by wildthang on Aug 23, 2008 1:56 PM EDT 0 recs

I would like to see

A look at who is in the international market for next year. For example, some 15 year olds who will be 16 next season. It would be nice to see this

by sign posey on Aug 23, 2008 1:57 PM EDT 0 recs

Top 20 prospects by age group

ie. age 17, 18, 19, etc

by Bravesin07 on Aug 23, 2008 2:16 PM EDT 0 recs

I like that.

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by 306008 on Aug 28, 2008 3:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

Blocked Prospects

Guys that are coming up that may not reach the big leagues with their current clubs (Yonder Alonso blocked by Joey Votto? Bryan Anderson blocked by Yadier Molina? etc.)

by nzach54 on Aug 23, 2008 2:20 PM EDT 0 recs

Ka'aihue

and Ross Gload

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by wildthang on Aug 23, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up 0 recs

Dude

G-Load went 4-4! He’s the man!!!

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by doublestix on Aug 23, 2008 4:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Alonso

From what I understand, the Reds believe that Votto can easily handle left.

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by King Billy Royal on Aug 23, 2008 3:53 PM EDT up 0 recs

Steven Strasburg

A profile of him, plus where you’d rank him in relation to the games’ current best prospects.

Obviously he belongs at the top of an amateur list, but where would you put him in an overall top 100 of non-graduated prospects, for example.

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by notsellingjeans on Aug 23, 2008 2:58 PM EDT 0 recs

Amazing

Strasburg throws mid to upper 90’s with an absolute dirty slider. He’s a Top-5 prospect in the game. A better prospect than David Price at the time he was drafted. I’d rather have Strasburg than just about anyone in the minors.

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by Tyler on Aug 24, 2008 6:31 PM EDT up 0 recs

Suggestions.

How about a comparision , smackdown or what you will on M. Gamel and B. Wood.

by tzimmes on Aug 23, 2008 3:38 PM EDT 0 recs

The best "4AAA" pitchers and hitters out there...

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by Longhorn on Aug 23, 2008 3:48 PM EDT 0 recs

+1

Excellent idea.

Take a look at guys like Nelson Cruz, Dallas McPherson, etc. and give your opinion on who might actually be able to have success. Who is the next Ryan Ludwick or Carlos Pena?

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by hallofamer2000 on Aug 23, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up 0 recs

or

fernando tatis

by Duece on Aug 23, 2008 4:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

twins

something comparing garza/slowey/baker/perkins/blackburn. which ones are legit, highest upside, biggest injury risk, whatever. i know garza isnt a twin any more but i still lump him in with the others in my mind.

by TheBigOne on Aug 23, 2008 9:56 PM EDT 0 recs

Hey John how about a Prospect Spotlight

On Carlos Rosa?

by Take3 on Aug 23, 2008 10:52 PM EDT 0 recs

Suggestions 8-23

I would like to see your overall ratings for the Sept. callups for both NL and AL.

by brayncincy on Aug 24, 2008 1:36 AM EDT 0 recs

How about..

A piece on “non-prospects” playing well. Guys like Aviles and Montanez who were nobodies but raked their way to the bigs this year.

by ADLC on Aug 24, 2008 2:16 AM EDT 0 recs

Lou Montanez is an absolute beast

Stole the show from Wieters when I went to see him.

by rglass44 on Aug 25, 2008 9:58 PM EDT up 0 recs

Rick Porcello

Sorry, a Tigers fan here…but to me Rick Porcello is a very interesting prospect. A lot of people said he was the best arm to come out of high school since Beckett, and while Porcello was certainly good, his low strikeout numbers make me question his ability to be an ace, while the high groundball numbers make me wonder if he can be another Webb or Wang.

Thanks

by ChrisBrown on Aug 25, 2008 9:56 PM EDT 0 recs