Community Positional Prospect #18
by auclairkeithbc on Nov 25, 2011 10:38 AM EST
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PrintWith 40.3% of the vote, Oscar Taveras is elected Community Positional Prospect #17.
RESULTS:
Oscar Taveras: 40.3%
Jake Marisnick: 13.9%
Nick Franklin: 9.7%
Brett Jackson: 8.3%
Cheslor Cuthbert: 5.6%
Yasmani Grandal: 5.6% (write in)
Hak-Ju Lee: 4.2%
Mike Olt: 2.8%
Anthony Gose: 2.8%
Jonathan Singleton: 2.8%
George Springer: 1.4%
Josh Bell: 1.4% (write in)
Nick Castellanos: 1.4% (write in)
CANDIDATES: Jake Marisnick, Nick Franklin, Brett Jackson, Cheslor Cuthbert, Yasmani Grandal, Hak-Ju Lee, Gary Sanchez, Leonys Martin, Ryan Lavarnway, Gary Brown
IN ROTATION: Nick Castellanos (#16-2.5%), Christian Yelich (#16-1.3%), Michael Choice (#16-0%), Mike Olt (#17-2.8%), Anthony Gose (#17-2.8%), Jonathan Singleton (#17-2.8%), George Springer (#17-1.4%)
TESTERS: Starling Marte, Josh Bell, Mike Mahtook, Jedd Gyorko, Jean Segura, Will Middlebrooks, Oswaldo Arcia, Garin Cecchini, Tim Wheeler, Kolten Wong, Billy Hamilton, Jonathan Schoop, Wilin Rosario
#01 - BRYCE HARPER - 59.2%
#02 - MIKE TROUT - 38.8% (In Poll #1)
#03 - JURICKSON PROFAR - 52.9%
#04 - MANNY MACHADO - 31.5% (55.1% In Runoff)
#05 - DEVIN MESORACO - 45.1%
#06 - WILL MYERS - 31.6% (51.4% In Runoff)
#07 - JESUS MONTERO - 61.3%
#08 - ANTHONY RENDON - 53.1%
#09 - TRAVIS D'ARNAUD - 46.6%
#10 - NOLAN ARENADO - 33.3%
#11 - MIGUEL SANO - 37.3%
#12 - YONDER ALONSO - 22.5% (45.3% In 3-Way Runoff)
#13 - FRANCISCO LINDOR - 26.1%
#14 - BUBBA STARLING - 33.8%
#15 - XANDER BOGAERTS - 25.0% (55.2% In 3-Way Runoff)
#16 - ANTHONY RIZZO - 27.8%
#17 - OSCAR TAVERAS - 40.3%
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by auclairkeithbc on Nov 25, 2011 10:40 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
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by auclairkeithbc on Nov 25, 2011 10:40 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Well
Singleton is already in the rotation…he’s graduated from the tester pool.
by auclairkeithbc on Nov 25, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
HJ Lee
Just went back to his stats page to prepare an argument for him here, and came away feeling less comfortable. Nice base stats for sure, but I had forgotten they were at A+. Is he really measurably close to the majors than guys like Segura, Franklin, and C, who can likely stick at their respective positions and have more upside with the bat?
my issue with ranking lee here
is sort of along those lines – i just don’t think he’s nearly as polished as some believe. Leaving aside the reports out there, his offense slipped dramatically after that red hot April. Offensively, he’s still closer to the player that he was in the Cubs system – a slap hitting, take advantage of his speed guy, which is perfectly fine, but not nearly as enticing as the guy that posted that ridiculous April line. Defensively, he’s improved a bit, but still has to be more consistent and stop making some silly mistakes at times.
This isn’t meant to bash Lee – he’s a very good shortstop prospect who should be good with the glove in time and has offensive potential and should have a good enough “hit tool” that, combined with his speed, will give him some offensive value (even if the power doesn’t develop). I just don’t think he’s nearly that close to being ready offensively (and defensively), and as such, find it hard to place him top 20 on a positional prospect list for now That said, a couple guys got on before this that I probably wouldn’t have voted for, so that’s obviously just my take.
I'm going with Grandal here
There just aren’t that many very good hitting catchers to be had. Lavarnway obviously can hit, but his defensive game isn’t really close to Grandal’s from all I’ve read. Gary Sanchez is interesting, but so young and more flawed…he does have a monster upside though.
Grandal is next for me
After BJax, for all the reasons you stated.
by cookiedabookie on Nov 25, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
Don't forget Wilin Rosario
Floor looks like Arencibia with a gun … could be much much better than that. Lost a year due to injury but should be in the majors sometime in 2012.
I think Wilin is clearly behind Grandal
I mentioned him in my post, but deleted that sentence before posting it.
by auclairkeithbc on Nov 25, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
I liked Wilin last year
Ranked him about the same as the community (25 me vs. 26 community), but man he had a terrible year. His BB% and is ISO dropped, and his K% increased, all while repeating the league. He was a below average offensive player in AA last year – 90 wRC+. He still has some solid D, but I am much more skeptical of his bat this year than I was last year. If it doesn’t improve, his ceiling looks like a Miguel Olivo with better D, which would be a 2-2.5 WAR player – a solid starter, but not much else.
by cookiedabookie on Nov 25, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
wasn't bad for a catcher coming off a major knee injury
frankly, I was pretty surprised. catching 95 games while playing high-caliber defense was a major accomplishment for him, in my book. the bat may bounce back next year, now that he can spend the offseason on baseball activities as opposed to PT.
by PrincetonCubs on Nov 25, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
how is it that Josh bell is so undervalued at this point? sure he’s young, but 40 hr potential.
by DeathSpeculum on Nov 26, 2011 5:35 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Voting Closed
With 15 and 14 votes respectively, we are going to runoff Brett Jackson and Jake Marisnick.
by auclairkeithbc on Nov 26, 2011 11:56 AM EST reply actions
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