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Last year's rookies, top community prospects for future performance FINAL round #26 and 27 runoff!


It looks like we are at an impasse in the voting between Julio Borbon and Andrew Bailey, each of which is at 21% of the vote with exactly the same number of votes.  So, we are going to have a runoff, to decide who is #26 and who is #27.  As we are only going 27 rounds that means that this runoff will be the last round of voting and that we won't be doing another round of open voting .

Everyone else in the voting for this past round, #26, got at least 5% of the vote and thus goes down as an honorable mention.  All the players listed under "possibly returning in round 27" will be listed as "also receiving some support."  So, the final standings will end up looking like this:

    

1. Matt Wieters, C Baltimore

2. Tommy Hanson, P Atlanta

3. Andrew McCutchen, of Pittsburgh

4. Brett Anderson P Oakland

5 Gordon Beckham, 3b CHW

6. Rick Porcello, P Detroit.

7.Elvis Andrus, SS Texas

8. Colby Rasmus, of St. Louis

9. David Price, P Tampa Bay

10. Travis Snider, of Toronto 

11.  Dexter Fowler, of Colorado

12. Chris Tillman, p Baltimore

13t. Matt Latos, p San Diego

13t  Derek Holland, p Texas

15. Cameron Maybin, of Florida


16t Chris Coghlan, of Florida

16t Trevor Cahill, P Oakland

 
18 Matt Laporta of/1b Cleveland

19 Kyle Blanks, of San Diego 

20 Nolan Reimold, of Baltimore 

21 Drew Stubbs, of Cincinatti

22. Ricky Romero, P Toronto

23 Daniel Bard, P Boston

24, Jeff Neimann, P Tampa Bay 
25. Jordan Zimmerman, P Washington

26. tbd

27. tbd

hm Marc Rzpecysnski P Toronto

hm Mat Gamel, 3b Milwaukee

hm  Jordan Schafer of Atlanta

hm  Brad Bergesen P Baltimore

hm Gio Gonzalez, P Oakland

hm Clayton Richard, P San Diego

hm Gerado Parra, of Arizona

also receiving some support, Tommy Hunter, P Texas, Everth Cabrera,  ss San Diego, Garret Jones, of Pittsburgh, Brett Cecil, P Toronto, J.A. Happ P Philadelphia

others considered but receiving only minimal support: Luis Valbuena if (Cle), Brett Gardner of (NYY), Cliff Pennington if (Oak), Taylor Teagarden C (Tex), Sean West P (FLO) Ryan Perry (Det), Randy Wells P (Cubs), Jake Fox 3b/of (Oak)

After this, I will do a wrap up thread which will include a poll asking which team has the best collection of talent among last year's rookies.  But first #26 and #27. Here goes:  

Poll
Who is the best prospect for future performance among the following, who used up their rookie eligibility in 2009?
Andrew Bailey, P Oakland
76 votes
Julio Borbon, Of Texas
63 votes

139 votes | Poll has closed

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I am a Ranger fan, have Borbon on my fantasy team and like him a lot. But I went with Bailey because there are two many questions about Borbon’s ability to generate the obp necessary for a lead off hitter and about his arm to ensure that he can be a center fielder at the major league level. If both of those are answered positively he gets a nice career as a leadoff hitter then his future is much more uncertain and not worth more than a guy who looks to be able to hold and prosper in a position in the back end of a major league bull pen.

by Dalman on Dec 9, 2009 8:49 AM EST reply actions  

meant to say

that if Borbon can’t generate obp and/or play a decent major league centerfield that his future is very uncertain and not worth Bailey.

by Dalman on Dec 9, 2009 8:53 AM EST reply actions  

31-31

"Chicks dig the long ball, although fat chicks will settle for warning track power" - Nick Diamond

by hero66 on Dec 9, 2009 11:49 AM EST reply actions  

Goes without saying that this one isn't clear-cut

I went with Borbon, mostly because of my anti-RP bias.

A leadoff hitting CF with plus defense is harder to find, and a more stable commodity, than a late-inning RP.

by nivarsity on Dec 9, 2009 11:59 AM EST reply actions  

On that note...

Savvy Rangers fans will recognize my screen name from a former speedy all-glove Rangers CF prospect…

Let’s hope Julio doesn’t go the route of Ramon Nivar, he of Vlad Guerrero plate discipline and Rey Ordonez power.

by nivarsity on Dec 9, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions  

you mean, Rey Ordonez?

You’re name has 2k9 in it — what are you some 8 year-old who makes Pillsbury Doughboy cookies and jerks off to that bullshit video game with Tim Lincecum on the cover--
Frederick0220

by Mets2k9 on Dec 9, 2009 12:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah same here

it was close so I went with the hitter,

by Gobroks on Dec 9, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions  

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