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2008 sleepers

I would love to see you review your Sleeper Alerts from the ’08 book — you had a number of really great calls, if I recall correctly, such as Jhoulys Chacin, Allen Craig, David Hernandez. It would be interesting to see you re-visit and see how those guys performed this year.

by gogotabata on Aug 30, 2025 12:13 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Would be interesting.

by rdf8585 on Aug 30, 2025 12:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Suggestion

Any crystal ball would be GREAT!!!!!

Also, I wouldn’t mind seeing:

Where did he come from? Luke Hughes

Prospect Smackdown: Fowler vs Action Jackson

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Aug 30, 2025 12:15 PM EDT   0 recs

Hi John

I suggest doing a non-baseball post. Like your favourite summer movies this year (my choice is Wall-E!) or your favourite songs of the summer (mine is by Lady Gaga!)

I've got a McPheever, and only JoJo Reyes can help me!

by Buzz Bissinger on Aug 30, 2025 12:35 PM EDT   0 recs

SuggestionI

I also wouldn’t mind a predictions piece. Maybe of who you think will make their respective clubs out of spring training next year?

Twins Fix
http://www.twinsfix.com

by Andersklasen on Aug 30, 2025 12:44 PM EDT   0 recs

Brian Bogusevic?

Maybe something on recent convertee Brian Bogusevic?

http://mvn.com/mlb-tossingtherosin/

by koolkerns101 on Aug 30, 2025 1:08 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Aug 30, 2025 2:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Aviles

Where did he come from? Mike Aviles

by Zabat on Aug 30, 2025 1:22 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Rowdy Hardy Fan Club member.

by doublestix on Aug 30, 2025 2:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Where did he come from?

Daryl Jones

ProjectProspect.com - Sullivan10x@yahoo.com

by sully10x on Aug 30, 2025 1:23 PM EDT   0 recs

i'd love to see

a review of early results for 2008 draftees and international signees…..

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

by biggentleben on Aug 30, 2025 1:56 PM EDT   0 recs

2 suggestions

Crystal Ball: Scott Elbert

Where did he come from: Pablo Sandoval

by sign posey on Aug 30, 2025 2:01 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Interested in Pablo Sandoval

by tnfsh204 on Aug 31, 2025 2:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Maybe

A progress report on successful/surprising 2008 draftees/international signees.

by sagecoll on Aug 30, 2025 2:07 PM EDT   0 recs

CARLOS ROSA!!

Where did he come from: Carlos Rosa

by Take3 on Aug 30, 2025 2:45 PM EDT   0 recs

how about

thoughts on/thinking about Wilson Ramos?

by sourstuff on Aug 30, 2025 2:46 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Luke Hughes as well.

by diehardtwinsfan on Aug 30, 2025 3:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Lets hear some thoughts on this exciting Twin!!!!

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Aug 31, 2025 9:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How about something on Drew Stubbs?

He seems to be making some decent strides in his game, yet is still quite the controversial prospect.

http://www.redsminorleagues.com and http://www.RedsPitchFX.com

by dougdirt on Aug 30, 2025 3:20 PM EDT   0 recs

crystall ball

David Price or if not that then maybe something on international signees, such as Wilmar Flores.

Touch em all Joe...

by FisherCat on Aug 30, 2025 3:40 PM EDT   0 recs

crystal ball

slowey and/or baker and/or garza.

by TheBigOne on Aug 30, 2025 3:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Prospect Retro

Eric Duncan

--http://yankeesfuture.wordpress.com Bobby Mcnally (alias) "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."--Napoleon Hall

by bobbymcnally on Aug 30, 2025 4:04 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Maybe have a series called something like “Prospect Crossroads: Is he done or is their still a chance?”
You could profile a few players who seem destin to be busts but may have a sliver of hope to slavage their careers.

BTW i still think Duncan needs to get out of that organization, the way they rushed him was unbelieveable.

by Kazmir2657 on Aug 30, 2025 4:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Duncan

Or down to AA. I think he’s still only 23.

http://yankeesmtom.blogspot.com/

by hallofamer2000 on Aug 31, 2025 11:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Prospect Crossroads is a great idea. Getting to Duncan, I still think he could become a useful bat in the majors, and he still shows signs of life from time to time (like earlier this season). I wonder who’d be a good organization for him?

by GuyinNY on Sep 1, 2025 10:35 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Response

I’ve never gotten the love for Eric Duncan. Yes he’s only 23, but the guy has NEVER hit. .260 is the highest batting average he’s put up in full season ball, and he did that in at an age-appropriate level 4 years ago.

Did the Yankees rush him? Sure. But it isn’t like he was actually good in the first place. His plate discipline sucks, he strikes out a ton, his defensive value is mediocre. He’s had plenty of chances to show that he can do something, anything. He just hasn’t.

by mrkupe on Sep 1, 2025 12:10 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hrmm...

See, I take a different view of Duncan. He’s shown the capacity for being a more than decent hitter in fits and starts. He still has good tools, and he showed strong performance considering his ARL (particularly in terms of plate discipline) early on. Even this season, his numbers looked like they were finally coming along until he hit a wall.

Duncan has 2 unsuccessful seasons in AAA in a row, and I think it’d be fair to stop expecting anything of him, and it’s the regression he showed this year that really troubles me. However, I think it’s too early to entirely, completely, wholly give up on him. He’ll only be 24 in AAA next season, and that’s not that old. There’s still plenty of time for him to put it together and prove himself worthy. Is it likely? No, absolutely not. But I don’t think he should be left for dead. I do think he needs to get out of the Yankees system, and get to a more hitter friendly one. Duncan remains in possession of solid tools, and has shown the ability to draw a walk, hit a homer, and keep his k’s in check in the past. His problem is BA, and I think that the right coach might be able to overhaul his swing and turn him into something useful at the major league level.

by GuyinNY on Sep 1, 2025 12:42 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Prospect Retro

Kevin Kouzmanoff

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Aug 30, 2025 4:06 PM EDT   0 recs

Or Howie Kendrick?

Maybe comparing the two high-average solid power infield prospects who have done well but not brilliantly at the major league level?

www.loftylantern.com

by OldProspects on Aug 31, 2025 10:16 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Response

How about something on Chris Carter, John? He certainly gets enough attention around here to warrant it . . .

by mrkupe on Aug 30, 2025 4:28 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

Where does he play in the field?

The monster at the end of this blog.

by grover on Aug 30, 2025 5:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

This guy attracts so many polar opinions it is insane.

"God, I'm from Cleveland. When is it going to be our time?"

by BStal11 on Sep 1, 2025 9:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Draft

How about some steals of this year’s draft?

Never, Never, NEVER give up

by hero66 on Aug 30, 2025 4:36 PM EDT   0 recs

+1

+1

Touch em all Joe...

by FisherCat on Aug 30, 2025 5:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1 as well

"I couldn't do that. Could you do that? Why can they do it? Who are those guys?"

by maxisagod on Aug 30, 2025 6:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+10000000000

Evaluate teams’ draft performances.

I see the future. I see cake.

by Blicks on Aug 31, 2025 10:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

or a breakdown of each teams draft?

like notable picks 1-5 and other notables?

by caincecum on Sep 1, 2025 1:55 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jay Jackson (Cubs)

Jay Jackson Rp 9th round Furman University. Pitched 99 innings in college and played a position when he wasnt pitching. Since signing he’s pitched 50 innings with 40 hits with 72 k’s and only 13 walks and most of this at Peoria and Daytona. He will be starting on Tuesday in Daytona’s playoff game vs Palm Beach.

by Slamdog on Sep 1, 2025 2:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Pence VS. Hermida

prospect retro. went and found your write ups on Pence and Hermida, they never faced eachother. both had great yrs last year and have stunk up the joint this year. what can we expect from each next yr? who is the man?

by TexasHeat on Aug 30, 2025 6:30 PM EDT   0 recs

Michael Pineda

Where did he come from?

by Paul5418 on Aug 30, 2025 7:09 PM EDT   0 recs

Taking Our First Look At

The Phenom, Wilmer Flores

by Duece on Aug 30, 2025 8:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Brett Wallace

An analysis of Wallace would be great. I saw him play briefly at Quad-Cities and he absolutely tore it up there, and I believe he’s the first ’08 draftee in AA.

by BenB on Aug 30, 2025 8:25 PM EDT   0 recs

Hey John

I would like to see the Mat Latos vs. Jordan Walden discussion revisted, a season later.

I would also like to see your opinions on where Fautino De Los Santos will end up next year, and how you think he will pitch.

Keep up the good work!

by soccerman0 on Aug 30, 2025 8:46 PM EDT   0 recs

S-T-R-A-S-B-E-R-G!

Or, I’d love to see your top 10 overall amateur players to watch heading in to the ’09 college/prep season.

It’d be great for those of us following terrible teams this year to know what our top-10 pick is going to land our favorite team in the draft.

"Innings eater? Depends on whether you want delicious innings or burnt, moldy innings. Kirk Saarloos is the Hot Pockets of inning eaters." - Gallagher's Watermelons

by notsellingjeans on Aug 30, 2025 8:54 PM EDT   0 recs

Anything on any of these...

Zach McAllister
Jairo Heredia
Chris Garcia
Wilkins de la Rosa

http://yankeesmtom.blogspot.com/

by hallofamer2000 on Aug 30, 2025 11:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Other suggestions...

Daniel Bard vs. Mark Melancon
J.P. Arencibia vs. Austin Romine
Some guys you expect to break out next year.

http://yankeesmtom.blogspot.com/

by hallofamer2000 on Aug 30, 2025 11:36 PM EDT   0 recs

Tony Romo or Eli Manning

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2025 12:05 AM EDT   0 recs

-1

It’s Romo hands down, and I am a Niner fan.

by Zabat on Aug 31, 2025 12:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ELI!!!!

QB’s are judged on rings. Romo needs to win a playoff game before a can say he is better then Eli.

P.S. I am also a Niners fan. It is going to be a LOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG season.

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Aug 31, 2025 1:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I don't agree on the ring thing

That means Terry Bradshaw is as good a QB as Montana and I will never ever come close to believing that.

Eli won the Super Bowl with an amazing run of good play, but his defense is what truly won him his ring.

Just looking at the QB themselves Romo is easily the better QB consistently.

by Zabat on Aug 31, 2025 4:10 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ugggghhhh

Let me restate, IN GENERAL QBs are judged on Rings. That is why I think Marino is one of the most overrated QBs of all time. Personally I would take Montana, Brady, Favre, Aikman, Elway, Peyton Manning, Bradshaw, etc ahead of him.

The fact that Romo has not been able to win ONE playoff game yet with a superior NFC team is beginning to become very alarming. If he loses in the first round again this year I guarantee his time as starter in Dallas is over.

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Aug 31, 2025 9:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Also

Romos isn’t “easily the better QB”.

Romo easily has the better offensive weapons around him.

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Aug 31, 2025 9:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

not really.

"Popularity is fleeting. Principles are forever."

by Longhorn on Aug 31, 2025 11:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's very arguable

the Giants receiving corp is better as a whole than the Cowboys corp, but the Cowboys have better top weapons. Their lines are both very similar.

by Zabat on Sep 1, 2025 1:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Neither

Riley Skinner. ;)

Not that I watch much football either way…

by demondeaconsbaseball on Aug 31, 2025 7:45 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Crystal Ball

Your thoughts on who might be called up for the Sept 1st roster expansion. Might be alittle late due to monday being the first but at least some of the bigger names that might make a splash.

by smithsonje on Aug 31, 2025 1:02 AM EDT   0 recs

I'd be interested in your take on Brad Ziegler at some point

Based on his story alone he’s definitely easy to think about but he’s in his second year as a sidearm/submarine reliever after being a starter previously and we’ve already seen how effective he’s been this season.

He’s bound to even out somewhere along the way but I’m curious to see what you think his chances are of remaining effective given his ground ball rate and the like, the more he gets used to pitching like this. He still has times where the ball is left up or tails to the right because of a little trouble with his release point, which shows he hasn’t quite mastered this yet.

It’s just a remarkable story all around.

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by Flashfire on Aug 31, 2025 3:45 AM EDT   0 recs

Something on Aaron Cunningham

"With 16-year-old Dominican righty Michel Inoa in tow, Gio Gonzalez improving at Triple-A and lefty Brett Anderson carving up Double-Abatters along with Simmons and Trevor Cahill, Oakland’s pitching depthis officially the envy of baseball." - BaseballAmerica.com

by Syphon on Aug 31, 2025 3:48 AM EDT   0 recs

Anything but an A's prospect

"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."
-Jonathan Swift

by King Billy Royal on Aug 31, 2025 9:22 AM EDT   0 recs

It would be interesting to see..

What you think of Travis Ishikawa. Last year he died but had a good year this year and is back in the bigs with a chance to have 1B next year for the Giants.

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by WalrusMan on Aug 31, 2025 2:28 PM EDT   0 recs

I would like you to do some Top 10 lists but

instead of teams top 10’s.

Do pieces on the top 10 in the minors:

Power Hitters, Base Stealers, Fastball, Curveball, etc.

Think it would be interesting to see your views on the best of the best in MILB across the various tools.

It would probably take some time to compile, but I am sure it would create a lot of posts and would get great discusssions.

Top farms would be my 2nd interest.

Thanks,

by Bud Light on Aug 31, 2025 2:36 PM EDT   0 recs

This is a really good idea

Your 2008 Athletics: It's Nothing Personal.

by PaulThomas on Aug 31, 2025 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Not top 10 at a position, but top 10 on an individual skill.

I see the future. I see cake.

by Blicks on Aug 31, 2025 10:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

+1

Never, Never, NEVER give up

by hero66 on Sep 1, 2025 12:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Odessa, MO

Small town kid

Great idea.

Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.

by 306008 on Sep 3, 2025 12:34 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Where Did This Guy Come From? Pablo Sandoval

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Aug 31, 2025 7:49 PM EDT   0 recs

How about

Proposing some trades of prospects between teams that make sense given their respective organizational needs, e.g. TEX needs near-ready starting pitching (preferably LH’ed), CIN needs catching → Saltalamacchia to CIN for Homer Bailey.

by Rangerchick on Aug 31, 2025 9:55 PM EDT   0 recs

How bout

1. International FAs and ones that could be in the bigs next year.

2. Players who are likely to make their respective teams out of spring training next year.

3. Possible offseason trade proposals that involve prospects.

4. Biggest 2008 flukes (Gavin Floyd, anyone).

I see the future. I see cake.

by Blicks on Aug 31, 2025 10:07 PM EDT   0 recs

Not A Rookie

I’d really like some Not A Rookies next year, Like HEadley or LaRoche or Kershaw to name a few.

by METSMETSMETS on Aug 31, 2025 11:01 PM EDT   0 recs

how about

a post ranking the farm systems with insight?

by caincecum on Sep 1, 2025 1:56 AM EDT   0 recs

This might be too long

But some people have been arguing about the difficulty of pitchers like Henry Alberto Rodriguez who rely mostly on terrific fastballs to succeed at higher levels, and have suggested that maybe people like Neftali Feliz or Madison Bumgarner will have trouble once they face more mature hitters. Would you be interested in writing your thoughts about them?

www.loftylantern.com

by OldProspects on Sep 1, 2025 11:18 AM EDT   0 recs

Where did this guy come from

Carlos Santana. He’s having a terrific season and I wonder what you think about him

by JP_Frost on Sep 1, 2025 3:37 PM EDT   0 recs

Mike Aviles

How about a prospect retro on him

by count sutton on Sep 2, 2025 1:34 PM EDT   0 recs

Gaby Sanchez - 2008

Gaby has had a wonderful year. High OBP, .300+ BA, lots of 2b’s and a decent show of power. Has hit almost every night. One of the top RBI guys in his league. So, how come he doesn’t get any attention? Never mentioned in the lists of top players in the league, no call to AAA, nothing. It would appear that his tryout at 3b was concluded and he is stuck at 1b.

What are your feelings about Gaby? How do the Marlins feel about him?

by CHI-SOX on Sep 10, 2025 12:46 AM EDT   0 recs

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