Community Positional Prospect #53
by gatling on Feb 10, 2011 12:55 AM EST
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With 34.3% of the vote, Engel Beltre is elected Community Positional Prospect #51.
RESULTS:
Engel Beltre: 34.3%
Nick Weglarz: 5.7%
Kaleb Cowart: 17.1%
Joe Benson: 2.9%
Fernando Martinez: 5.7%
Brett Eibner: 0%
Matt Lipka: 11.4%
Zach Cox: 5.7%
Donovan Tate: 0%
Matt Davidson: 5.7%
Drew Cumberland: 2.9%
Eric Thames: 0%
Charlie Blackmon: 2.9%
Ben Revere: 5.7%
CANDIDATES:
Matt Lipka
Zach Cox
Matt Davidson
Randal Grichuk
Ben Revere
Aderlin Rodriguez
IN THE ROTATION:
Gary Brown(#50-0%), Anthony Gose(#50-0%), Dayan Viciedo(#50-0%), Charlie Blackmon(#50-2.9%), Mike Olt(#50-0%), Brent Morel(#50-0%), Yorman Rodriguez(#51-0%), Jake Marisnick(#51-0%), Kyle Parker(#51-0%), Oswaldo Arcia(#51-0%), Adeiny Hechevarria(#51-2.8%), Joe Benson(#52-2.9%), Brett Eibner(#52-0%), Donovan Tate(#52-0%), Drew Cumberland(#52-2.9%), Eric Thames(#52-0%)
TESTERS:
Max Kepler, Johnny Giavotella, Ryan Lavarnway, Alex Liddi, Kentrail Davis, Chun-Hsiu Chen, Christian Bethancourt
- #01 - MIKE TROUT - 48.0%
- #02 - BRYCE HARPER - 38.1%
- #03 - DOMONIC BROWN - 30.1% (53.3%)
- #04 - JESUS MONTERO - 47.9%
- #05 - ERIC HOSMER - 35.9%
- #06 - DUSTIN ACKLEY - 37.7% (52.5%)
- #07 - WIL MYERS - 60.5%
- #08 - MIKE MOUSTAKAS - 58.8%
- #09 - DESMOND JENNINGS - 46.4%
- #10 - BRANDON BELT - 42.0%
- #11 - FREDDIE FREEMAN - 46.2%
- #12 - MANNY MACHADO - 50.0%
- #13 - BRETT LAWRIE - 40.5%
- #14 - AARON HICKS - 35.3%
- #15 - NICK FRANKLIN - 27.8% (55%)
- #16 - BRETT JACKSON - 28% (50.7%)
- #17 - LONNIE CHISENHALL - 36.2%
- #18 - DEVIN MESORACO - 32.1% (51.4%)
- #19 - DEREK NORRIS - 41.4%
- #20 - GARY SANCHEZ - 19.5% (49.2%)
- #21 - GRANT GREEN - 27.0%
- #22 - WILMER FLORES - 24.3%
- #23 - DANNY ESPINOSA - 31.5%
- #24 - JASON KIPNIS - 31.7%
- #25 - MIGUEL SANO - 33.3%
- #26 - WILIN ROSARIO - 30.8%
- #27 - CHRIS CARTER - 21.0% (37.7%)
- #28 - HANK CONGER - 30.2%
- #29 - JURICKSON PROFAR - 29.0%
- #30 - JONATHAN SINGLETON - 45.4%
- #31 - DEE GORDON - 27.1%
- #32 - JEAN SEGURA - 22.2% (52.4%)
- #33 - MATT DOMINGUEZ - 23.4% (62.9%)
- #34 - JAFF DECKER - 28.6%
- #35 - BILLY HAMILTON - 20.8%
- #36 - YONDER ALONSO - 27.3%
- #37 - TONY SANCHEZ - 19.4% (54.9%)
- #38 - JERRY SANDS - 26.4%
- #39 - YASMANI GRANDAL - 27.1% (60.8%)
- #40 - CARLOS PEREZ - 31.7%
- #41 - TRAYVON ROBINSON - 23.7%
- #42 - J.P. ARENCIBIA - 29.1%
- #43 - JOSH SALE - 25%
- #44 - MICHAEL CHOICE - 20.8% (37.7%)
- #45 - JOSE IGLESIAS - 31.9%
- #46 - NICK CASTELLANOS - 28.0%
- #47 - ANTHONY RIZZO - 25.0% (45.5%)
- #48 - CHRISTIAN COLON - 19.1% (37.2%)
- #49 - TRAVIS d'ARNAUD - 33.9%
- #50 - HAK-JU LEE - 31.4% (55.8%)
- #51 - NOLAN ARENADO - 36.1%
- #52 - ENGEL BELTRE - 34.3%
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I'm just a dude who likes talking to other dudes about other dudes.........in a straight way.
by tj.hendricks on Feb 10, 2011 11:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."
by fourfingerwoo on Feb 10, 2011 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
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I usually wait to see who you pick, then check the guy out and vote if I like him lol.
Are you ever going to do a top 100?
Nishioka scouting report from Fangraphs:
Link: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/thoughts-on-nishioka/
So what kind of player is Nishioka? A pretty good one. Nishioka is coming off of a phenomenal year, which netted him the distinction of being my pick for Pacific League MVP. I think the question that I’m likely to be asked is how he compares to Hiroyuki Nakajima. The simple answer is that I like Nakajima better, but I wouldn’t call you crazy if you made the case that Nishioka’s skills are more transferable to MLB.
In the field
Nishioka has two Gold Gloves on his resume, awarded in 2005 (as a second baseman) and 2007 (as a shortstop). My observation is that he really has great range, but his arm is a somewhat below average as a shortstop. Nishioka’s 2010 fielding results illustrate how traditional stats can be misleading — he lead Pacific League shortstops in errors with 19 and finished last in fielding percentage at .972, but he also had more assists (440) and put-outs (222) than anyone else (data taken from this Japanese blog). The fact that he played every inning in 2010 helps his accumulated stats, though. Overall though, Nishioka feels more like a second baseman to me in MLB. And the standard disclaimer about adapting from turf to natural grass applies.
At the plate
After a career filled with nagging wrist, knee and neck injuries, 2010 was the first season that Nishioka was healthy enough to play a full, 144-game schedule, and he responded with a career year. Notably, he lead the Pacific League in hits with 206, becaming the second Pacific Leaguer to surpass the 200 hit mark (the first was someone you’ve heard of). He posted a career highs in all three slash categories, at .346/.423/.482 easily eclipsing his previous bests of .300/.366/.463. Nishioka’s batting average was backed by a robust .389 BABIP, so regardless of what league he plays in next year, it will remain to be seen whether his 2010 performance was the result of luck, a genuine step forward, or good health. My guess is that a little of each was involved. Nishioka is not much of a home run threat, but has good speed and will leg out the occasional triple, and swiped 22 bases in 33 attempts last year. He is a switch hitter, who hit well from both sides of the plate last year (.387 as a righty, .329 as a lefty).
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