Community Prospect #55
by wily mo on Jan 7, 2008 10:43 AM EST
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Printthe results of poll 54 strongly favor taylor teagarden. taylor would probably be better served in pro sports changing his name to something like boris beergarden, but it's his life.
LIST
1. Jay Bruce OF CIN
2. Evan Longoria 3B TB
3. Colby Rasmus OF STL
4. Clay Buchholz RHP BOS
5. Clayton Kershaw LHP LAD
6. Joba Chamberlain RHP NYY
7. Cameron Maybin OF FLA
8. Homer Bailey RHP CIN
9. David Price LHP TB
10. Andy LaRoche 3B LAD
11. Jacob McGee LHP TB
12. Johnny Cueto RHP CIN
13. Travis Snider OF TOR
14. Brandon Wood 3B/SS CAL
15. Matt Wieters C BAL
16. Jacoby Ellsbury OF BOS
17. (T) Joey Votto 1B CIN
17. (T) Andrew McCutchen OF PIT
19. Wade Davis RHP TB
20. (T) Chase Headley 3B SD
20. (T) Reid Brignac SS TB
22. Daric Barton 1B OAK
23. Rick Porcello RHP DET
24. Franklin Morales LHP COL
25. Jeff Clement C SEA
26. Matt LaPorta OF/1B MIL
27. Mike Moustakas SS KC
28. Chris Marrero OF WAS
29. Fernando Martinez OF NYM
30. Matt Antonelli 2B SD
31. Desmond Jennings OF TB
32. Carlos Gonzalez OF OAK
33. Jason Heyward OF ATL
34. Fautino de los Santos RHP OAK
35. Jed Lowrie SS BOS
36. Angel Villalona 3B SF
37. Gio Gonzalez LHP OAK
38. Ian Kennedy RHP NYY
39. Carlos Triunfel SS SEA
40. Steven Pearce 1B/OF PIT
41. Jordan Schafer OF ATL
(Kosuke Fukudome OF CHC)
42. Adam Miller RHP CLE
43. Nick Adenhart RHP CAL
44. Wladimir Balentien OF SEA
45. Austin Jackson OF NYY
46. Eric Hurley RHP TEX
47. Jose Tabata OF NYY
48. Geovany Soto C CHC
49. Lars Anderson 1B BOS
50. Chin-Lung Hu SS LA
51. Chris Davis 3B TEX
52. Luke Hochevar RHP KC
53. Jarrod Parker RHP ARI
54. Taylor Teagarden C TEX
now it is time for additional voting.
INSTRUCTIONSi will create 14 vote-thread comments, one for each prospect polled. please use the "reply to this" link on that comment to post a +1 message under the player you're voting for. (look and see how other people are doing it first if that's not clear.) REMEMBER TO USE THE REPLY-TO-THIS LINK, NOT THE REGULAR FORM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
POLL 55
Manny Parra LHP MIL
Ross Detwiler LHP WAS
Hank Conger C CAL
Deolis Guerra RHP NYM
Josh Vitters 3B CHC
Jordan Walden RHP CAL
Brandon Jones LF ATL
Neil Walker 3B PIT
James McDonald RHP LA
Bill Rowell 3B BAL
Elvis Andrus SS TEX
Justin Masterson RHP BOS
Ian Stewart 3B COL
"Other"
Please look at this list and decide who you're voting for now, so you don't make any impulsive decisions down below. Also peruse the following "more candidates" section carefully to make sure there isn't an "other" vote you'd like to cast.
MORE CANDIDATES - PITCHERS
Hiroki Kuroda (2/38), Jair Jurrjens (0/51), Radhames Liz (1/50), Carlos Carrasco (1/49), Max Scherzer (0/49), Anthony Swarzak (3/47), Jeff Niemann, Scott Elbert, Dan Cortes, Alan Horne, Michael Bowden, Chris Volstad, Matt Harrison, Troy Patton, Will Inman, Jeremy Hellickson, Brad Lincoln, Jaime Garcia, Chuck Lofgren, Collin Balester, Sean Gallagher, Greg Reynolds, Jeff Manship, Donald Veal, Nick Hagadone, Brett Cecil, Aaron Poreda, Joe Savery, James Simmons
Cole Rohrbough (1/52), Tim Alderson (1/54), Chris Tillman (1/49c), Trevor Cahill, Brett Anderson, Kasey Kiker, Jeremy Jeffress, Tony Butler, Michael Main, Omar Poveda, Neftali Feliz, Dellin Betances, Tommy Hanson, Tyler Robertson, Henry Sosa, Brandon Erbe, Kyle Drabek, Jeff Locke, Blake Beavan, Phillippe Aumont, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Latos, Josh Smoker
Jon Meloan, Casey Weathers, Dan Moskos, Chris Perez, Eduardo Morlan, Felipe Paulino del Guidice
MORE CANDIDATES - HITTERS
Beau Mills (0/54), Dexter Fowler (1/50), JR Towles (0/52), Brent Lillibridge, Tyler Colvin, Wes Hodges, Todd Frazier, Jordan Brown, Drew Stubbs, Chris Nelson, Nolan Reimold, Bryan Anderson, Aaron Cunningham, Mat Gamel, Nate Schierholtz, Kellen Kulbacki, Justin Maxwell, Max Ramirez, Kyle Blanks, Josh Rodriguez, Michael Bourn, Tony Thomas Jr, Brandon Hicks
Michael Burgess (0/49), Chris Carter II, Nick Weglarz, Ryan Kalish, Gorkys Hernandez, Matt Sweeney, Hector Gomez, Jesus Montero, Adrian Cardenas, Gerardo Parra, Cedric Hunter, Nick Noonan, Oscar Tejeda, Kevin Ahrens, Matt Dominguez, Devin Mesoraco, Will Middlebrooks, Wendell Fairley, Andrew Lambo, Ben Revere
have at.
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by realityconquest on Jan 7, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
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by jhelfgott @ Minor League Ball on Jan 7, 2008 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
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by bleedjaxblue on Jan 7, 2008 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
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by Terry Ryan Jr on Jan 7, 2008 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
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Hillary, of course :)
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by WayneCampbell05 on Jan 7, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
hey
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by larryp2sickels on Jan 7, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
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june: 35.7 IP, 18 K, 2 BB, 62% GB, 2.89 ERA
july: 40 IP, 40 K, 8 BB, 72% GB, 1.13 ERA
by overlord on Jan 7, 2008 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
Other - Cole Rohrbrough
- 96 Ks to 20 BBs in 61 IP splitting 50/50 between SS and low-A.
- No significant drop off in ridiculously good performance when moving up a level.
- Would have projected as a high pick had he not been signed as a draft & follow.
- At 6'3", 220, and barely 20 years old, is still projectable.
- Even if he doesn't project, his stuff (low-90's fastball, plus curve that flashes plus plus, developing change that flashes plus) plays well for a lefty.
- Velocity has consistently improved over the past year, and I wouldn't be surprised if the improvement continues.
- Absolute bulldog who's been a winner at every level.
Other
by raysfan1988 on Jan 7, 2008 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
Noonan vs Fairley
Wendell Fairley almost surely has a much higher ceiling as a hitter than Nick Noonan, but Noonan is much more likely to reach his ceiling.
Being the homer I am, it came down to Noonan vs Fairley for me. I voted Fairely on upside. Love his swing.
to the person who says Hellickson...
Just saying...
yeah, Taylor Teagarden
I felt much more comfortable voting for Deolis War. hellz yeah
Rowell
I've been voting Rowell for the last few polls, when I'm not submitting an 'anti' vote. I'm surprised that people seem so down on him. He was #45 on BA's list last year, #49 on our pre-2007 list and #43 on our mid-year list. He didnt have a great year stats-wise but held his own (.761 OPS) in a full-season league at 18 y/o, 2 yrs young for the league. Plays a premium position (3B). People question his ability to stay there; he did make 21 errors in 82 games.
But he's one case where seeing him in person significantly affected my opinion of him. He looked GREAT at 3B the game I saw. Smooth, all his throws were rt on the money and made a sparkling play charging and barehanding a ball. It was just 1 game, but I dont see how anyone could look so good in even one game if he wasnt at least a reasonably good bet to stick at his position. Looked good at the plate, too.
OTOH, his rumored potential replacement at 3B, Brandon Snyder, looked terrible. He played 1B and made at least 2-3 bad defensive plays, including dropping a popup I could have caught. Looked like a born DH. Didnt do anything w the bat either.
Rowell also was injured for part of the year, which could have been partly responsible for his less than spectacular stats. Basically, I dont see where he did anything to merit much of a downgrade at all. Belongs rt about in this range.
ok
Manny Parra 22
Josh Vitters 11
Deolis Guerra 11
Ross Detwiler 11
Hank Conger 10
Jordan Walden 6
(Cole Rohrbough 4)
Elvis Andrus 4
James McDonald 4
Neil Walker 4
(Brent Lillibridge 2)
Ian Stewart 2
Justin Masterson 2
(Jeremy Hellickson 1)
Bill Rowell 1
Brandon Jones 0
Total Votes 95
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