Rating last year's rookies-Community Prospect #12
by Dalman on Nov 19, 2025 9:59 AM EST
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PrintThe runoff ends up being anticlimactic as Domonic Brown easily bests Danny Espinosa to earn the #11 slot among last year's rookies
1. Brett Lawrie, 3b Toronto Blue Jays (51%)
2, Eric Hosmer, 1b Kansas City Royals (57%)
3. Michael Pineda, P Seattle Mariners (38%)
4. Dustin Ackley, 2b Seattle Mariners (41%)
5. Desmond Jennings, of Tampa Bay Rays (47%)
6. Jeremy Hellickson, P Tampa Bay Rays (49%)
7. Freddie Freeman, 1B Atlanta Braves (45%)
8. Brandon Beachy, P Atlanta Braves (27%)
9. Brandon Belt, OF/!B San Francisco Giants (33%)
10. Mike Moustakas, 3b Kansas City Royals (38%)
11. Domonic Brown, of Philadelphia Phillies (32%) (70% runoff)
The voting breakdown for the eleventh round round after Brown was Danny Espinosa 29% (30% runoff), Paul Goldschmidt 13%, Cory Luebke 11%, Mark Trumbo 5%, Jason Kipnis 5%, Ivan Nova 3%, Aroldis Chapman 3% (runoff), JD Martinez 0%, Jordan Walden 0%.
I'm going to keep everyone on the ballot who got at least 5% of the vote, and drop everyone who didn't, so we'll drop Ivan Nova, Jordan Walden and JD Martinez for now. Despite getting a write in vote, Chapman will also stay off for another round or two barring an increase in his level of write in support. We'll rotate back in Jemile Weeks, Danny Duffy, Chris Sale and Kyle Drabek.
In rotation: Salvador Perez 0% (round 8), Zach Britton 0% (round 9), Vance Worley 0% (round 9), Craig Kimbrel 0% (round 9), Wilson Ramos 2% (round 10), Aroldis Chapman 2% (round 10), Henderson Alvarez 0% (round 10), Jose Altuve 0% round 10, Ivan Nova 3% (round 11), Jordan Walden 0% (round 11), JD Martinez 0% (round 11)
We'll give Lucas Duda his first time on the ballot this round, leaving as future testers:
Josh Collmenter, Kenley Jansen, Dayan Viciedo, Juan Nicasio Alex Cobb, Mike Minor, Jordan Lyles, Ben Revere and Jerry Sands.
As always voting is by +1 and there are places below to suggest testers or vote for players not currently on the ballot.
So who is your number 12 prospect for future performance among last year's rookies?
Oh, and one more thing. I'm leaving this evening on a driving trip over the Thanksgiving holiday. I should have internet access most of the time, and will try to keep things moving along, but if anyone notices, especially between now and this coming Wednesday that a poll has been up for significantly more than a day and I haven't put up the next one, feel free to do that as long as you follow my established template. Thanks.
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by gatling on Nov 19, 2025 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
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I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'
by mikel1218 on Nov 19, 2025 10:16 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
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Surprised he isn’t getting more attention. I don’t think he’s bad defensively and, looks like a way better hitter than Weeks or Espinosa possibly.
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by Russ on Nov 20, 2025 7:32 AM EST up reply actions
Allen Craig
Worth 2.6 wins in just 219 PAs. He’s blocked (if Pujols stays), but that kind of production has to be in the discussion.
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by purple_haze on Nov 19, 2025 5:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
As a Rangers fan...
I think I had intentionally blotted him out of my memory. I would have to think that they will find some way to get his bat into the lineup.
by Dalman on Nov 19, 2025 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
Chapman
I get the sense I’m going to be voting on him pointlessly for a while. Goldschmidt, Sale, Kipnis, Luebke would be my next four otherwise.
I do think Chapman will get a chance as a starter at some point - the Neftali Feliz career path, maybe. And the stuff is just so once-in-a-generation that if he does, he still has a chance to be the most dominant pitcher on this list. Highest ceiling and lowest floor of anyone on this list right now, but he’s got to be in the conversation …
by Brownson on Nov 19, 2025 12:00 PM EST reply actions
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