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I am working on the book now. The first three teams I do will be the Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, and Kansas City Royals, and I will start posting Top 20 prospects from those systems once they are written here.

Any suggestions for blog coverage right now?

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I would like to see a Pablo Sandoval Crystal Ball.

Will his power develop? Where will he play on defense? Will he be a Vlad hacker or a Pete Happy hacker? Might be really interesting.

I am Cameron Wood and this is my son and business partner CW Culberson.

by camwoody on Sep 30, 2008 4:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Ubaldo Jimenez

something on him, player profile or player update.

Go Pirates!!!

by cool hand Charlie on Sep 30, 2008 4:53 PM EDT   0 recs

With you working on the book

maybe you could throw up a couple of things like You’re the GM or You’re the Farm Director, they don’t take too much time on your end and they generate discussion(at least they used to). I don’t remember how long it’s been since one of those type posts were made, but it might be worth a try again. Atlanta, Baltimore, LAA, even the Dodgers would all be interesting teams to try.

"So's your mom"-David Sloane

by gatling on Sep 30, 2008 5:02 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

I’d like to add Oakland to the list.

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Sep 30, 2008 5:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

seconded

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by Zonis on Oct 4, 2008 5:12 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

I’d like to see you be the GM for a couple rebuilding teams like O’s, Royals, M’s, Athletics etc.

by cowboy4eva on Oct 1, 2008 3:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

How do you fix the Tigers.

by demondeaconsbaseball on Oct 1, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I sort of think

that will be the answer everybody gives to a lot of teams.

www.loftylantern.com

by OldProspects on Oct 1, 2008 11:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ideas

I would love to see any of the following:

1. Angel Villalona profile – This guy seems to have equal amounts of fans and detractors on this site. It would be interesting to read your thoughts.

2. Pedro Alverez Update – I would like to know your opinion on why Pittsburgh changed their stance. Many were quick to blame him and Boras but it appears now that NOBODY was innocent.

3. Austin Jackson profile

"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 Sep 30, 2008 5:08 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

I’m interested in your take on Villalona as well. Despite the fact that he was 17 years old for most of the season, it seems that a lot of people are writing him off after this season since he didn’t go .300/.400/.500 with a bunch of walks. Some say he is fat and slow, while others say he is athletic and could still move back to 3rd base.

by mkvallely on Sep 30, 2008 8:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Top 5 guys you blew the call on

Doesn’t matter if you picked them to make it or flop, just 5 guys you missed on. What was it about them that they were able to overcome and find big league success or unexpectedly did them in. Don’t include guys who crashed because of injury.

For extra credit, what lessons did you learn from those missed calls?

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Sep 30, 2008 5:29 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Cool idea. I think there is a lot to be learned from a series like this.

by speedchaser9 on Sep 30, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Awesome and fun idea

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by mrmetaa on Oct 1, 2008 1:19 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Mock draft? RL draft?

Did you do anything on the mock draft? Who you thought did the best/worst? I usually see people asking about that in these threads and yet I don’t remember ever seeing anything about the mock draft or the real draft for that matter once they concluded.

by jfish26101 on Sep 30, 2008 5:53 PM EDT   0 recs

draft

I don’t have time to do it right to be honest.

by John Sickels on Sep 30, 2008 6:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

OK

That is cool, was just curious. Thanks for the reply, good luck with the book. I know it’s been a bit of a rough year on the home front, hopefully next year is much better.

by jfish26101 on Sep 30, 2008 6:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jonathan Sanchez Update

What to expect?

Flaxseed oil dependent

by 3Com Park on Sep 30, 2008 6:01 PM EDT   0 recs

Deep cuts

I like to hear your take on top prospects as I really respect your opinion, John, but I really would like to hear more from you on players we don’t already discuss ad nauseum.

How about a regular sleeper focus rotating through the various organizations? This would also be nice during the season as prospects emerge.

I am thinking about prospects outside of an organizations top ten.

by parish on Sep 30, 2008 6:09 PM EDT   0 recs

+1 parish

Never, Never, NEVER give up

by hero66 on Oct 1, 2008 10:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

from the fanposts

two big topics have been the NL cy young and martin perez. would love to hear your take on either or both.

by son.of.sourman on Sep 30, 2008 6:19 PM EDT   0 recs

something on

cubs SP jay jackson (the guy who went to tulane). is he the real deal?

by psugator on Sep 30, 2008 8:26 PM EDT   0 recs

top 5 guys

closest to being solid everyday contributors in the big leagues

by nzach54 on Sep 30, 2008 8:35 PM EDT   0 recs

Murphy

Could you do something on Dan Murphy? He’s a pretty intriguing guy, considering the big season he had, and I’m curious what you think of him going forward, especially given the big debate as to what he’s capable of. Guys with question marks are far more interesting than sure things.

by Fanon on Sep 30, 2008 8:38 PM EDT   0 recs

still waiting

on anything you can give me about Wilson Ramos.

I would also love to get your take on Vin Mazzaro.

by sourstuff on Sep 30, 2008 8:41 PM EDT   0 recs

Derek Holland Crystal Ball

Pretty please!

Now raise your goblet of rock. It's a toast to those who rock!

by Dewey Finn on Sep 30, 2008 8:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Robinson Cano

Robinson Cano Retro

by cjc9387 on Sep 30, 2008 9:55 PM EDT   0 recs

Warning Signs

How about a piece on which of the games top prospects, if any, have shown red flags which could either make or break them as a major league player.

by stogies on Sep 30, 2008 10:40 PM EDT   0 recs

Michael Taylor crystal ball

He has had 2 very different years. I’d like to see what you think his future holds.

Touch em all Joe...

by FisherCat on Sep 30, 2008 10:46 PM EDT   0 recs

Matt Wieters crystal ball

The crystal ball feature probably takes too much time to do while you’re writing your book, but if not I think it would be interesting to see your guess on him. Joe Mauer with more power, or some other career path.

On a real life note, as Jfish26101 said, we know it’s been a rough year for you so I hope this time around is a bit more relaxing and smoother.

by carverslacker on Sep 30, 2008 10:58 PM EDT   0 recs

Perhaps...

A prospect retro on James Shields, Game 1 starter of the Tampa Bay Rays for the ALDS. How did he go from being a back of the rotation starter with some promise, to signing the longest contract given by Tampa to being a top of the rotation starter along with Scott Kazmir.

by MartyMcFly on Oct 1, 2008 12:45 AM EDT   0 recs

Betting Odds

Maybe make your predicted odds on how a minor league player will develop.

What are the odds so-and-so hits 20 homeruns in the majors?
….odds so-and-so will make the big leagues?
…odds so-and-so develops into an ace?

You could mention a player and we could ask what to make the odds on someone developing.

#269

by mrmetaa on Oct 1, 2008 1:24 AM EDT   0 recs

David Purcey

Crystal ball. finally got his BB rate down this year. would be interested in how you see his career playing out.

by JJACK on Oct 1, 2008 10:39 AM EDT   0 recs

Four players

Jay Bruce, Phil Hughes, Homer Bailey, Nick Noonan.

by sharksrog on Oct 2, 2008 1:06 AM EDT   0 recs

How about...

A look at guys like Montanez, Aviles, ect. Guys who broke out (or showed signs of it) after being written off as too old/not good enough.

Maybe a guess on a couple guys for next season in the same boat. Seems like every year there are a handful of late bloomers.

by ADLC on Oct 2, 2008 8:18 AM EDT   0 recs

How about: You be the Commissioner

We could do a “You be the Commissioner.” How would you improve baseball.

by epconde on Oct 3, 2008 12:08 PM EDT   0 recs

Compare stats to pre-steriod era

Compare current stats to the pre-steroid era. How big an affect did steroids have on HR’s and relief pitchers K rates.

by epconde on Oct 3, 2008 12:10 PM EDT   0 recs

biggest power drops since serious steroid testing

Which players have had the biggest power drops since serious steroid testing began.

by epconde on Oct 3, 2008 12:11 PM EDT   0 recs

Suggestion for doing the book, top prospect lists, etc...

And it kind of hurts me to say it-Do the teams that you believe will make big prospect related trades (on the recieving end) last, and prospect trading teams first.

An example for last year would be the Oakland Athletics. They made a slew of trades which completly changed their top 20 list several times during the off season. Its best to hold those teams till the end to get the full list. On the flip side, its better to get the teams that will be trading those prospects first so that it can help with discussion when those trades inevitably come up. We can all look at things like “well, the Marlins traded Dan Uggla, and they got X, Y and Z, who are all Grade ? Prospects.” And we can compare it to other trades and disect it easier.

Not that I am saying that the A’s will be making a lot of trades this off season; they might be a decent bet to be a middle group of top 20 listers, since their trading chips were mostly dealt during the season, and really all they have left to trade would be Street and Duchscherer.

But as I eluded to earlier, the Marlins might be a good late team. The Yankees and RedSox are always a good First Team because they will be the ones bringing veterans in.

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by Zonis on Oct 4, 2008 5:18 AM EDT   0 recs

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