BA Texas League Top 20

by Brett Keith on Sep 25, 2008 3:11 PM EDT Comment 21 comments

Got the issue with all the lists in it yesterday, so here ya go...

1 - Dexter Fowler
2 - Chris Davis
3 - Kyle Blanks
4 - Vin Mazzaro
5 - Elvis Andrus
6 - Daniel Cortes
7 - Jess Todd
8 - Julio Borbon
9 - Max Ramirez
10 - James Simmons
11 - Aaron Cunningham
12 - Kila Ka'aihue
13 - Daryl Jones
14 - Steve Garrison
15 - Will Inman
16 - Jon Jay
17 - Kevin Jepsen
18 - Fernando Salas
19 - Casey Weathers
20 - Chris Johnson

Now remember, these lists lean more towards performance than other BA lists, and rankings are in context of the league. NOW you can start whining.

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There's Daryl Jones

OK, they stuck him here. Behind Cunningham. well, i have Cunningham, so ok.

Mazzaro beats out Holland and feliz, but they stuck them in their low A leagues.

by wobatus on Sep 25, 2008 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Kila Monster > Everyone

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by doublestix on Sep 25, 2008 3:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Im glad they didnt punish Cortes too much

people are going to look at his traditional pitching stats and not correct for league or park, but he actually had an excellent year.

by alskor on Sep 25, 2008 3:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not sure I'd say excellent...

But still very good. Hopefully he can start to tone down the walks…

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by doublestix on Sep 25, 2008 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

his GB rate is a bit low for me

only 38% after 39% last year

by Wheelhouse on Sep 25, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That'll work in what will be his home park

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by doublestix on Sep 25, 2008 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Which

is exactly why the Texas league made his great peripheral numbers look like mediocre traditonal pitching numbers…

Very, very strong components from Cortes. This league really hurt him. Expect him to come charging out of the gates next year and remind everyone he’s one of the better pitching prospects in the game.

by alskor on Sep 25, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i have monter man-crushes on Fowler and Davis

Fowler since he was drafted… and Davis since his first HR in a ranger uniform…

by daveh33 on Sep 25, 2008 3:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Where is Feliz?

Good to see Daryl on the list.

by Bravesin07 on Sep 25, 2008 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'll try to be around when they do the chat

to ask where he would have ranked.

by groundingout on Sep 25, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

feliz in MWL top 20

not quite enough innings in AA.

by wobatus on Sep 25, 2008 4:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm going to start expressing my critiques in tanka form

BA Prospect Lists
Slap hitters rule, sluggers drool
The eighties were nice
No one hit evil “home runs” and
wearing pink pants wasn’t gay.

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by PaulThomas on Sep 25, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

Fowler, Davis, and Blanks are textbook slap hitters.

by aCone419 on Sep 26, 2008 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

davis is anyway

I heard Tim Lincecum will win 1 Cy Young & 11 Tim Lincecums. Question is, how many Cole Hamels will he win?

by the pinstripes on Sep 26, 2008 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yep

In classic “what did 5 fingers say to the face” style.

by bushe on Sep 26, 2008 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Andrus

I can’t believe Andrus isn’t higher given the lack of middle infield prospects in the minors right now. The power and plate discipline aren’t there now, but he is still extremely young.

by Birdfan01 on Sep 25, 2008 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i guess BA doesnt put much relevance

in performance of relievers…since weathers can be a top notch one and just barely makes the list…i wonder if carignan was close at all

by Asfan4ever723 on Sep 26, 2008 12:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

With that walk rate?

Doubt it. He’s got a ways to go to be MLB caliber.

Hopefully he’ll be working on his command in the AFL.

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by PaulThomas on Sep 26, 2008 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

plus

unless hes changed since college (entirely possible obviously) he doesn’t have a whole lot more than that fastball.

by nms on Sep 26, 2008 3:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've heard nothing on his offspeed stuff since last year when it was primitive

Supposedly his fastball has increased in velocity significantly since the A’s picked him, but (obviously) he needs at least a decent second pitch to get guys out at the MLB level.

You know, looking at Weathers’s line from this year, he wasn’t exactly painting the corners either. 28 walks in 44 innings.

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by PaulThomas on Sep 26, 2008 3:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs