Your Ultimate Prospect Team
by Mets2k9 on Jul 17, 2009 3:38 PM EDT
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PrintWe all get so caught up in top 25s and what not, how about we as a community try to make our own ultimate prospect team. Pick a full nine fielders (including a DH, who can play any position), a full 5 man starting rotation, and two bulpen guys. Use only the top prospects, in your opinion of course. I'll give it a try
C: Buster Posey
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Jemile Weeks
SS: Alcides Escobar
3B: Brett Wallace
LF: Matt Laporta
CF: Mike Stanton
RF: Jason Heyward
DH: Yonder Alonso
P: Strasburg, Bumgarner, Tillman, Feliz, Latos, Perry, Schlereth
I know by making something like this, I am essentially throwing myself to the wolves, but I figured it might be fun for the community for people to make their own ultimate prospect team. This is just meant to, as John says, stimulate and create a discussion.
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Oh, me me me
C: Posey
1B: Smoak
2B: Jemile Weeks
3B: Forsythe
SS: Escobar
LF: Stanton
CF: Jennings
RF: Heyward
DH: Montero
SP: Bumgarner, Latos, Drabek, Matusz, Parker
RP: Feliz
How about....
C Santana
1B Smoak
2B Weeks
SS T. Beckham
3B M. Dominguez
LF Stanton
CF Ackley
RF Heyward
DH Alvarez
SP Strasburg, Bumgarner, Feliz, Matusz, Drabek
RP Freidrich, Latos
I thought...
San Diego just called him up to pitch in the bullpen. He would be good in the bullpen short term, but long term he should be in the rotation. Much like Feliz is.
Nevermind...
he was called up to be a starter. even still I think he would be better served pitching in the bullpen his first year in the majors.
was he?
I haven’t seen anywhere that Latos was called up to pitch – source?
Allright, I'll Bite
C – Posey – Giants (If he counts, King Wieters is my choice)
1B – Smoak – Rangers
2B – Young Jr – Rockies (Love his speed)
SS – Escobar – Brewers
3B – Wallace – Cardinals
LF – Snider – Blue Jays
CF – Maybin – Marins
RF – Heyward – Braves
DH – Matt LaPorta – Indians
SP
Bumgarner – Giants
Tillman – Orioles
Matusz – Orioles
Inoa – A’s
Price – Rays
RP
Feliz – Rangers
Aumont – Mariners
Okay
C- Posey
1B- LaPorta
2B – Jemile Weeks
SS- Alcides Escobar
3B – Brett Wallace
LF – Jason Heyward
CF – Aaron Hicks
RF – Michael Stanton
DH – Jesus Montero
SP – Madison Bumgarner, Tommy Hanson, Chris Tillman, Jarrod Parker, Mat Latos
RP – Neftali Feliz and Aaron Poreda
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not exactly an all-prospect list
but I wanted to post a list of players I really like at each position, some are top-prospects, others are a little lower
C- Alex Avila
1B-Justin Smoak
2B-Brett Lawrie
3B-Lonnie Chisenhall
SS-Brandon Crawford
LF-Jaff Decker/Nick Weglarz
CF-Tyson Gilles (pretty much solely off of the Futures Game)
RF-Dominic Brown
DH-Jesus Montero
SP-Tim Alderson, Madison Bumgarner, Kyle Drabek, Martin Perez, Jordan Lyles
RP-Pat Venditte, Ryan Perry, and Clay Zavada
Adoptive parent of Kyle Nicholson
I'm assuming
You like Pat Venditte cause of his freakin’ sweet ambidextrous abilities?
OF COURSE!!!
And look what happened to the last ambidextrous player to make a big name for himself (Pablo Sandoval).
Adoptive parent of Kyle Nicholson
+1
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by OldProspects on Jul 19, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Here goe
C Buster Posey
1B Justin Smoak
2B Adrian Cardenas
SS Alcides Escobar
3B Brett Wallace
OF Michael Stanton
OF Desmond Jennings
OF Jason Heyward
SPs Bumgarner, Drabek, Moore, Lyles, Matusz
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Here goes*
dang keyboard
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by Imperialism32 on Jul 17, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
DH: Yonder Alonso?
Ironic…
Anyway, my team:
C Posey
1B Smoak
2B Weeks
SS Brignac
3B Cardenas
OF Saunders
OF Stanton
OF Heyward
DH Carter
SP Strasburg
SP White
SP Matusz
SP Bumgarner
SP Tillman
CL McGee
(I’m not trying to be a homer here by picking numerous A’s prospects… Cardenas just got “moved” to third because of a lack of talent at the position and Weeks was next in line…)
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
I can see Cardenas over Brett Wallace if you privilige defense
But Chris Carter? Is he really a better hitter than Jesus Montero? Matt LaPorta? Hell, Brett Lawrie? A DH who needs a high BABIP To get a .912 OPS in AA doesn’t exactly scream “superstar”
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by OldProspects on Jul 19, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Ill take a shot
C: Carlos Santana (Posey is right there, though)
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Jemile Weeks (Im kind of surprised at how much of a consensus pick this is – deserves it, though)
SS: Tim Beckham ( I do like Escobar, though)
3B: Lonnie Chisenhall (Love Wallace’s bat, but he’s not a 3B)
OF: Mike Stanton
OF: Jason Heyward
OF: Desmond Jennings (It really bothers me to have neither Dom. Brown or Taylor in here… or LaPorta, too)
DH: Jesus Montero
SP Strasburg
SP Feliz
SP Bumgarner
SP Matusz
SP Tillman
RP Daniel Bard
I think part of what's going on with the Weeks thing
is that 2B is kind of a stepchild position… most players who end up there are failed shortstops… so on the rare occasion that a “true” second baseman is a top-tier prospect, he might be more likely to be seen as the consensus top guy at the position.
Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things
-- Al Stewart, "Accident on 3rd St."
In memory of Nick Adenhart and all victims of drunk driving
Yeah
The only guy I considered against Weeks was Lawrie, but defense won that point. My only question with Weeks is that nobody expected this kind of power – there’s a pretty decent chance that it’s just a small sample size issue
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by OldProspects on Jul 19, 2009 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
My take...
C: Carlos Santana
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Jemile Weeks
SS: Alcides Escobar
3B: Brett Wallace
LF: Michael Taylor
RF: Jason Heyward
CF: Desmond Jennings
DH: Jesus Montero
SP Strasburg
SP Matusz
SP Tillman
SP Parker
SP Rondon
RP Feliz
Slowey is a control freak, and I like it!!
I'll play...
C: Posey
1b: Smoak
2b: Weeks (I don’t really like any of them, have to say)
SS: Escobar (Feel like Beckham or Green (if he signs) could push him)
3b: Wallace (Although check out Alvarez, 368 in last 10 games!)
OF: Heyward
OF: Stanton
OF: Taylor (his numbers over the past year and a half are very impressive)
DH: Montero
SP: Strasburg (I’ll include him because others did, but I think there’s a fair chance he doesn’t sign)
SP: Matusz
SP: Tillman
SP: Bumgarner
SP: Latos
RP: Feliz
Poster formerly known as artie
cardenas over weeks
july OPS so far
Weeks: .343
Cardenas: .988
BA’s hotsheet:
3. ADRIAN CARDENAS
Team: Double-A Midland (Texas)
Age: 21
Why He’s Here: .423/.444/.731 (11-for-26), 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, 5 R, 1 BB, 1 SO
With an easy, compact swing, Cardenas is the type of player who could sleepwalk his way to a .300 average. His pure hit tool ranks among the best in the organization, and he has the strike-zone judgment (shown in part by his 37 walks and 35 strikeouts in Double-A) to make it all come together for him at the plate. A brief trial in Triple-A didn’t work out, but the lefty-swinging Cardenas is still one of the youngest players in the Texas League, where he’s hitting .358/.429/.489, ranking second in the league in average and on-base and third in OPS.
Me
C: Carlos Santana
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Adrian Cardenas
SS: Alcides Escobar
3B: Brett Wallace
LF: Michael Stanton
CF: Desmond Jennings
RF: Jason Heyward
DH: Jesus Montero
P: Tillman, Moore, Lyles, Matusz, Parker
CP: Mejia
C – Posey
1B – Smoak
2B – Lawrie
3B – Alvarez
SS – Escobar
LF – Stanton
CF – Jennings
RF – Heyward
SP – Strasburg
SP – Bumgarner
SP – Tillman
SP – Parker
SP – Drabeck
RP – Feliz
RP – Perry
Sure why not
C: Carlos Santana
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Adrian Cardenas
SS: The Beckhams
3B: Mike Moustakas
OF: Aaron Hicks
OF: Austin Jackson
OF: Nick Weglarz
DH: Jesus Montero
SP Stephen Strasburg
SP Brian Matusz
SP Madison Bumgarner
SP Chris Tilman
SP Martin Perez
RP Daniel Bard
RP Neftali Feliz
Deweylicious!
C: Tyler Flowers
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Brett Lawrie
3B: Lonnie Chisenhall
SS: Devaris Gordon
CF: Michael Stanton
RF: Jason Heyward
LF: Thomas Neal
DH: Jaff Decker
SP: Jarrod Parker
SP: Madison Bumgarner
SP: Jenrry Mejia
SP: Brian Matusz
SP: Jordan Lyles
CL: Neftali Feliz
Now raise your goblet of rock. It's a toast to those who rock!
sho-nuff
C: Carlos Santana
1b: Justin Smoak
2b: Brett Lawrie
3b: Pedro Alvarez
SS: Alcides Escobar
LF: Michael Stanton
CF: Desmond Jennings
RF: Jason Heyward
DH: Thomas Neal or Nick Weglarz
SP: Madison Bumgarner
SP: Brian Matusz
SP: Matthew Moore
SP: Neftali Feliz
SP: Jarrod Parker
CL: Brad Holt
Limiting to guys in the minors atm cause I dont feel like looking up ABs.
C: Carlos Santana
1B: Justin Smoak
2B: Jemile Weeks
SS: Alcides Escobar
3B: Brett Wallace (Though I would still take Gamel here)
LF: Travis Snider
CF: Desmond Jennings
RF: Jason Heyward
DH: Mike Stanton
SP: Madison Bumgarner
SP: Chris Tillman
SP: Brian Matusz
SP: Jarrod Parker
SP: Kyle Drabek
RP: Jay Jackson
RP: Casey Weathers
CL: Neftali Feliz
Cardenas is my first guy on the bench, as a solid prospect who looks like he can play 3 positions.
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