Community Prospect #85
by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:36 AM EDT
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With 19.6% of the vote, James Darnell is elected Community Prospect #84.
1. Jason Heyward - 51%
2. Stephen Strasburg - 76%
3. Buster Posey - 20% (43% runoff)
4. Michael Stanton - 20% (54% runoff)
5. Jesus Montero - 20% (45% runoff)
6. Brian Matusz - 21%
7. Pedro Alvarez - 23%
8. Desmond Jennings - 29%
9. Carlos Santana -37% (50% runoff)
10. Neftali Feliz -37% (50% runoff)
11. Justin Smoak - 46%
12. Domonic Brown - 23% (59% runoff)
13. Madison Bumgarner - 30%
14. Martin Perez - 28%
15. Dustin Ackley - 31%
16. Chris Carter - 33.6%
17. Jeremy Hellickson - 29.4%
18. Michael Taylor - 36.9%
19. Alcides Escobar - 37.0%
20. Christian Friedrich - 29.0%(53.2% runoff)
21. Logan Morrison - 45.6%
22. Ryan Westmoreland - 24.7%
23. Aroldis Chapman - 32.0%
24. Wade Davis - 40.8%
25. Fernando Martinez - 30.5%
26. Aaron Hicks - 33.3%
27. Kyle Drabek - 34.0%
28. Lonnie Chisenhall - 24.5%
29. Jenrry Mejia - 18.8%(51.6% runoff)
30. Yonder Alonso - 25.5%
31. Matt Moore - 19.0%(70.7% runoff)
32. Brett Wallace - 24.3%
33. Dan Hudson - 20.2%
34. Freddie Freeman - 17.4%
35. Jhoulys Chacin - 21.2%
36. Casey Kelly - 27.8%
37. Casey Crosby - 29.8%
38. Starlin Castro - 27.5%
39. Brett Lawrie - 18.4% (42.9% runoff)
40. Derek Norris - 17.3% (42.9% runoff)
41. Tyler Flowers - 20.2%
42. Tyler Matzek -22.7%
43. Jacob Turner - 23.0%
44. Michael Montgomery - 30.8%
45. Dee Gordon - 22%
46. Julio Teheran - 19.4%
47. Grant Green - 24.4%
48. Hector Rondon - 20.9%
49. Josh Bell - 22.4%
50. Jaff Decker - 22.3%
51. Michael Saunders - 22.6%
52. Chris Withrow - 19.4%
53. Aaron Crow - 21.2%
54. Jason Castro - 18.8%
55. Tanner Scheppers - 23.2% (60.9% runoff)
56. Jordan Lyles - 23.2%(39.1% runoff)
57. Jake Arrieta - 28.0%
58. Todd Frazier - 23.1%
59. Jared Mitchell - 28.8%
60. Arodys Vizcaino - 21.1%
61. Zach Britton - 21.0%
62. Matt Dominguez - 19.7%
63. Simon Castro - 25.0%
64. Jarrod Parker - 24.6%
65. Zach Stewart - 18.5%
66. Tim Beckham - 22.2%
67. Alex Colome - 20.3%
68. Wil Myers - 23.1%
69. Mike Leake - 18.3%(55.1% runoff)
70. Jiovanni Mier - 20.7%
71. Josh Vitters - 20.3%
72. Kyle Gibson - 18.9%
73. Donovan Tate - 17.6%
74. Reid Brignac - 19.0%(54.5% runoff)
75. Ike Davis - 21.7%
76. Ryan Kalish - 27.6%
77. Mike Moustakas - 20.3%(54.8% runoff)
78. Tony Sanchez - 15.7%
79. Shelby Miller - 18.6%(66.6% runoff)
80. Mike Trout - 20.8%
81. Zach Wheeler - 19.6%
82. Brett Jackson - 20.4%
83. Josh Reddick - 17.9%
Players will get 1 round on the poll as a tester, if they fail to draw 5% they will then be removed.
Players off the poll: Jose Iglesias(#84-3.6%), Alex Liddi(#84-3.6%), Mat Gamel(#84-0%), Miguel Sano(#83-2.6%), Eric Hosmer(#83-0%), Michael Main(#83-2.6), Jason Knapp(#82-4.1%), Chase D'Arnaud(#82-4.1%), Jay Jackson(#82-0%), Randall Delgado(#81-1.8%), Alex White(#81-1.8%), Drew Storen(#81-1.8%)
Tester pool: Travis D'Arnaud, Ben Revere
The candidates:
Wilmer Font
Jemile Weeks 5.4%
Danny Duffy 8.9%
Hak Ju Lee
Nick Hagadone 8.9%
Tim Melville 7.1%
Adrian Cardenas 5.4%
Hank Conger 14.3%
Wilson Ramos 8.9%
Ethan Martin
Thomas Neal 8.9%
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Vote with a +1 here for Wilmer Font
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
JD’s like, "you want some fucking pitching? Here’s all the pitching you can stand. Now choke on it, bitches!"- RCCook
by laxtonto on Mar 22, 2026 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Jemile Weeks
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by alskor on Mar 22, 2026 2:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We do not have a single 2B prospect yet.
Unless you count Lawrie. Either way, it is by far the most underrepresented position on the CPL.
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by alskor on Mar 22, 2026 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
IMO, he's still the 4th or 5th best 2b prospect
I’d still have D’Arnaud and Cardenas ahead of him. And 2B is usually underrepresented - most major league 2Bs are failed shortstop prospects.
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by Brickhaus on Mar 22, 2026 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that really a bad thing though?
How many elite 2B prospects do we ever see on any given year’s list? 1 if we are lucky? 2B is always the fallback position for prospects. I really don’t think we should be voting for Weeks simply because we have no 2B players on the list yet.
by guru4u on Mar 22, 2026 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really?
You’re better than that, alskor. Positional scarcity is an awful, awful argument. Particularly when so few major league 2Bs actually play the position in the minors.
Vote for the player, not for positional balance.
by slamcactus on Mar 22, 2026 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I maintain that when we get to the 80's its an issue.
The argument for Weeks goes way beyond positional scarcity. I’ve made the rest of the argument before (maybe 6-10 polls back). I was adding this for people who might be overvaluing big sluggers.
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by alskor on Mar 22, 2026 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I guess. There are a few off the ballot that I’d rather have.
by jar75 on Mar 22, 2026 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why aren't you voting for the player you prefer?
It really makes it difficult if people don’t vote for the player they really prefer. Last poll 4 people voted for Tim Melville who wasn’t scheduled to come back on for a few polls, but I added him because there was obvious support. I need to see that type of thing for players off the poll so if there is an option that needs on sooner, I can get them back on. I’m going to ask that you please write in your vote for your preferred prospect if you don’t mind, as it’s really much more helpful than people seem to realize.
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did that for poll #83
I wrote in Jose Iglesias. He was put back on the poll for #84 and performed poorly. There is little hope that he can win as a write in so I decided to go with the best option that I saw on the ballot.
by jar75 on Mar 22, 2026 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not about whether a guy can win as a write in
it’s seeing actual support for a guy to know if they need back on in a hurry.
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand, but that also opens up the door for other players to be voted in
I’d essentially be throwing my 85th round vote away in order to get Iglesias on the ballot sooner. Considering that he was just on last poll, I don’t really see it making much of a difference if I write him in this round. I’m not much of a Neal fan, and I really don’t like Ramos, so I felt it would be better to vote for the one that I like most among those that have a chance at winning.
by jar75 on Mar 22, 2026 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Danny Duffy
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Hak-Ju Lee
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Nick Hagadone
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Tim Melville
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Adrian Cardenas
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Blicks on Mar 22, 2026 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Hank Conger
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by The Congo Hammer on Mar 22, 2026 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Hammerin’ Hank deserves some attention!
by davidalan51 on Mar 22, 2026 6:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I’d rather D’Arnaud, but I’d rather Conger than most of the rest of this field.
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by Brickhaus on Mar 22, 2026 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Wilson Ramos
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Ramos, Hagadone, Duffy, and then the pack for me
by BrosbeforeShaincoes on Mar 22, 2026 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Gobroks on Mar 22, 2026 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by strums on Mar 22, 2026 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
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by Terry Ryan Jr on Mar 22, 2026 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Ethan Martin
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 here for Thomas Neal
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
torn b/w Neal and Lee because of the disparity in defensive value
by PrincetonCubs on Mar 22, 2026 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
We’ll see if he is another Cal league mirage. The Giants have long been hyping up his power, and he finally showed it last year. I think there is something to his breakout beyond just a favorable environment.
by guru4u on Mar 22, 2026 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
San Jose...
isn’t a favorable hitting environment. Yes it’s a hitter’s league, but he played half his games in a pitcher’s park.
by slamcactus on Mar 22, 2026 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's no such thing as a pitcher's park in the Cali League
If you adjust the park factors for the league factor, every single park is still a hitter’s park. Or at least that was the case last time I ran the numbers 4 or 5 years ago. Not sure if anyone has taken the time to calculate league factors since then.
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by Brickhaus on Mar 22, 2026 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd...
be curious to see the results of your “running the numbers.” Did you just multiply by BA’s league factors they published way back in 2004? Because I don’t put much stock in that data.
by slamcactus on Mar 23, 2026 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vote with a +1 and name here for anyone not listed above
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by gatling on Mar 22, 2026 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 Jason Knapp
He is clearly the best remaining to me. If Wilmer Font or Hak Ju Lee started getting a lot of support, I suppose I could vote for one of them instead. But Knapp should be on by now.
by auclairkeithbc on Mar 22, 2026 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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