Schedule

by John Sickels on Feb 7, 2008 11:51 AM EST in News

Thursday: Not a Rookie: Billy Butler
Friday: Top Prospects of 2001
Saturday: Not a Rookie: Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Sunday: Not a Rookie: Tim Lincecum
Monday: Top Prospects of 2002
Tuesday: Not a Rookie: Mark Reynolds

Suggest more Not a Rookies if you like. I'm also going to start slotting in some other features like Guess the Prospect! and Prospect Retro. I will also do an All Questions Answered thread sometime soon.

Rotowire subscribers should also be aware that I'm starting the 2008 article series this week. And of course my XM 175 radio show Down on the Farm Friday starts tomorrow at 11 am central.

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Not a Rookie

I'd like to see Not a Rookie for Adam Jones and Ubaldo Jimenez

by davidj on Feb 7, 2008 12:11 PM EST reply actions

+1

For Jones

by dkny22 on Feb 7, 2008 12:19 PM EST up reply actions

Yunel Escobar

He's not nearly in the same league as the other guys you've talked about, but I'd like to see a "Not a Rookie" for Yunel Escobar. Especially with the fact that he's essentially blocking Brent Lillibridge from getting a shot with the Braves.

by KLB on Feb 7, 2008 12:14 PM EST reply actions

+1

Don't forget that his play also allowed them to trade Renteria.

by JFP on Feb 7, 2008 1:03 PM EST up reply actions

+1

Could be batting lead off for the Bravos this year

by tmsnow on Feb 7, 2008 5:13 PM EST up reply actions

Guys I wanna See

Adam Jones
Yunel Escobar
Fausto Carmona
Asdrubal Cabrera
Ryan Garko
Travis Buck

by dlpme77 on Feb 7, 2008 1:11 PM EST reply actions

Not a Rookie

I would also like to see not a rookie for Fausto Carmona and Ubaldo Jimenez. As well as Manny Corpas, Joakim Soria, and Jack Cust.

by marchmadness on Feb 7, 2008 1:16 PM EST reply actions

Prospect retro...

...for Gary Redus, he of the single most killer rookie ball season ever.

by Vlad on Feb 7, 2008 1:30 PM EST reply actions

failed prospect retro

Rollingwave mentioned Chin Feng Chen or Hee Seop Choi on the
"2000 prospects in review" discussion. I'd really be interested in a series of prospect retros about prospects who crashed and burned for whatever reason.

by jumanjifan01 on Feb 7, 2008 2:04 PM EST up reply actions

how about a Not a Rookie for

Hermida. please? :-)

by daveh33 on Feb 7, 2008 3:12 PM EST reply actions

+1

by Recon on Feb 8, 2008 1:03 PM EST up reply actions

It's not Not a Rookie

but I was curious about the guys you said you accidentally omitted from the book, John. Did you have any plans to write anything up on them?

by ajake57 on Feb 7, 2008 3:47 PM EST reply actions

not a rookie

mike pelfrey

by Maine Man on Feb 7, 2008 4:33 PM EST reply actions

not a rookie

Carlos Pena, Ryan Braun, Ervin Santana, Melky Cabrera, Elijah Dukes

+1 for Adam Jones

I agree, this is an awesome series. Please make it a permanent fixture of your blog.

by JopeX37 on Feb 7, 2008 4:49 PM EST reply actions

+1 Ryan Braun

This would be even more interesting considering the switch from 3B to LF.

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by jimmyb1799 on Feb 7, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions

Not a rookie

Just once again wanted to add my thanks for this series, I really am enjoying it. I am interested in when you'll address some kind of out-of-nowhere (under the radar?) guys like Mark Reynolds and VandenHurk.

by drwmsu1 on Feb 7, 2008 5:55 PM EST reply actions

BTW

I guess I should read before I type, I see Reynolds in the lineup. Thanks!

by drwmsu1 on Feb 7, 2008 10:45 PM EST up reply actions

not a rookie

felix pie

by Rezze21 on Feb 7, 2008 8:12 PM EST reply actions

Asdrubal Cabrera, Travis Buck

Cabrera intrigues me as no one thought he could hit enough and low and behold he did for a spell. Buck had a solid debut too. Thanks for this great series

by gpellet on Feb 7, 2008 8:13 PM EST reply actions

+1 Buck

I wanna see buck

by tmt85 on Feb 9, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

Josh Fields, John Danks

not a rookie

by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 7, 2008 8:19 PM EST reply actions

Not a rookie

Dallas Braden.

Still only 24 and Oakland is in a full bore rebuild, what is his place in all that?

Very good minor league numbers, hard hit in the Show, conflicting scouting reports.

by grover on Feb 8, 2008 8:46 AM EST reply actions

Not a rookie

BJ Upton

by tricer @ Minor League Ball on Feb 8, 2008 9:04 AM EST reply actions

haha

this series is awesome. mark reynolds makes 5 players in a row from my keeper team. here's a list if john wants to keep it going (which i'm sure he does):

Wednesday: Elijah Dukes
Thursday: Micah Owings
Friday: BJ Upton
Saturday: Guess the Prospect
Sunday: Howie Kendrick
Monday: Carlos Marmol
Tuesday: Top Prospects of 1976
Wednesday: Shawn Hill
Thursday: Zack Greinke
Friday: Sean Marshall
Saturday: Prospect Smackdown: Wes Hodges vs. Eric Campbell
Sunday: Ervin Santana
Monday: Hong-Chih Kuo
Tuesday: Mike Napoli

go!

by wily mo on Feb 8, 2008 11:04 AM EST reply actions