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LSB Community Prospect Project: #17

thedirkatron — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:30:44 -0000

Wow. We've been asking for a close one and all of the sudden we get a six-way battle of epic proportions. Nice.

At the time I called it it was:

Diamond:27
Ross 31
Hunter: 33
Font: 39
Poveda: 39
and, finally...
Jose Vallejo: 42

So, after 261 votes, Jose Vallejo has won the right to be called the LSB Community #16 prospect!.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre
12. RHP, Blake Beavan
13. RHP, Wilfredo Boscan
14. RHP, Neil Ramirez
15. LHP, Kasey Kiker
16. 2b, Jose Vallejo

Time to move on to the vote for #17.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

NOTE: There has been some speculation as to what the criteria are for this vote. Should guys who have spent time in the bigs be involved in "prospect" discussions? For the sake of this exercise we're taking what the guys have done in the big leagues and using the BA prospect formula of 130 AB's or 50 ip. If a guy is under those limits, he's still a prospect and he goes on the poll. It's that simple.

LSB Community Prospect Project: #16

thedirkatron — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:21:37 -0000

That one was pretty easy to predict.

After 258 votes, Kasey Kiker has won the right to be called the LSB Community #15 prospect!.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre
12. RHP, Blake Beavan
13. RHP, Wilfredo Boscan
14. RHP, Neil Ramirez
15. LHP, Kasey Kiker

Time to move on to the vote for #16.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Outfielders

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

LSB Community Prospect Project: #15

thedirkatron — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:14:40 -0000

Another vote, another guy who finished second in the previous poll emerging as the victor.

After 218 votes, Neil "NeRa" Ramirez has won the right to be called the LSB Community #14 prospect!.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre
12. RHP, Blake Beavan
13. RHP, Wilfredo Boscan
14. RHP, Neil Ramirez

Time to move on to the vote for #15.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Outfielders

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #15 prospect in the Rangers' system?

C, Tomas Telis

0 votes

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

1 votes

1b/OF, Clark Murphy

0 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

31 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

1 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

3 votes

3b, Johnny Whittleman

0 votes

OF, Greg Golson

3 votes

OF/C(?), Cristian Santana

0 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

11 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

21 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

18 votes

RHP, Kennil Gomez

1 votes

RHP, Warner Madrigal

12 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

10 votes

RHP, Joe Wieland

9 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

17 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

3 votes

LHP, Beau Jones

0 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

119 votes

260 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #14

thedirkatron — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:18:47 -0000

Another vote, another guy who finished second in the previous poll emerging as the victor.

After 202 votes, Wilfredo Boscan has won the right to be called the LSB Community #13 prospect!

Seems like field is getting a lot more wide open now, with Fredo only able to secure 38% of the vote.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre
12. RHP, Blake Beavan
13. RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

Time to move on to the vote for #14.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Outfielders

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #14 prospect in the Rangers' system?

C, Tomas Telis

0 votes

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

1 votes

1b/OF, Clark Murphy

0 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

16 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

1 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

1 votes

3b, Johnny Whittleman

0 votes

OF, Greg Golson

1 votes

OF, Juan Polanco

0 votes

RHP, Neil Ramirez

94 votes

RHP, Warner Madrigal

7 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

9 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

9 votes

RHP, Kennil Gomez

1 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

7 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

3 votes

RHP, Joe Wieland

2 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

58 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

10 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

0 votes

220 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #13

thedirkatron — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:42:03 -0000

Sorry for the late start on this one. I started to put it up when I got up this morning but we were still under the 200 vote threshold. Then when I went to do it this afternoon the poll wouldn't take. It kept telling me I had to give the poll a title even though I clearly had a freaking title. I finally just had to close the whole thing out and start anew. Stupid goddamn series of tubes. I hate Al Gore so much sometimes...

Anyways...

After 206 votes, Blake "Captain Wonderful" Beavan has won the right to be called the LSB Community #12 prospect!

C1 won the vote with the best 53% of the total votes that he's ever seen.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre
12. RHP, Blake Beavan

Time to move on to the vote for #13.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #13 prospect in the Rangers' system?

C, Tomas Telis

0 votes

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

1 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

10 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

1 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

1 votes

3b, Johnny Whittleman

0 votes

OF, Greg Golson

0 votes

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

82 votes

RHP, Warner Madrigal

7 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

5 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

8 votes

RHP, Neil Ramirez

52 votes

RHP, Kennil Gomez

1 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

6 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

2 votes

RHP, Joe Wieland

0 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

34 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

0 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

8 votes

218 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #12

thedirkatron — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:04:10 -0000

11 down, a lot more to go.

After 227 votes, Engel Beltre has won the right to be called the LSB Community #11 prospect!

Engel failed to reach 50% of the votes, but he did manage to open up a pretty good lead of C1 by the end of things.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley
11. OF, Engel Beltre

Time to move on to the vote for #12.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #12 prospect in the Rangers' system?

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

3 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

5 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

0 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

1 votes

OF, Greg Golson

0 votes

RHP, Blake Beavan

112 votes

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

43 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

5 votes

RHP, Neil Ramirez

19 votes

RHP, Warner Madrigal

4 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

2 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

0 votes

RHP, Kennil Gomez

0 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

3 votes

RHP, Joe Wieland

1 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

4 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

8 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

0 votes

210 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #11

thedirkatron — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:12:09 -0000

10 down, a lot more to go.

After 212 votes, Eric Hurley has won the right to be called the LSB Community #10 prospect!

Hurley didn't reach 50%, but he still managed a pretty dominant 14% margin of victory.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon
10. RHP, Eric Hurley

Time to move on to the vote for #11.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #11 prospect in the Rangers' system?

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

4 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

7 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

1 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

1 votes

OF, Engel Beltre

107 votes

OF, Greg Golson

0 votes

RHP, Warner Madrigal

6 votes

RHP, Kennil Gomez

0 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

1 votes

RHP, Neil Ramirez

9 votes

RHP, Blake Beavan

66 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

1 votes

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

21 votes

RHP, WIlmer Font

3 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

1 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

3 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

2 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

4 votes

237 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #10

thedirkatron — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:24:52 -0000

9 down, a lot more to go.

After 214 votes, Julio Borbon has won the right to be called the LSB Community #9 prospect!

A pretty close bout, actually. Borbon won with 38% of the votes versus Eric Hurley's 29%.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez
9. OF, Julio Borbon

Time to move on to the vote for #10.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 list from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #10 prospect in the Rangers' system?

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

0 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

1 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

2 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

0 votes

OF, Engel Beltre

66 votes

OF, Greg Golson

0 votes

RHP, Warner Madrigal

2 votes

RHP, Eric Hurley

103 votes

RHP, Kennil Gomez

0 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

1 votes

RHP, Neil Ramirez

7 votes

RHP, Blake Beavan

26 votes

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

17 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

0 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

1 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

0 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

0 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

0 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

1 votes

227 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #9

thedirkatron — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:02:04 -0000

8 down, a lot more to go.

After 260 votes, Martin Perez has won the right to be called the LSB Community #8 prospect!

Over 50% again, but this next one is shaping up to be a real battle.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez
8. LHP, Martin Perez

Time to move on to the vote for #9.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 listt from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #9 prospect in the Rangers' system?

1b/OF Mitch Moreland

1 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

2 votes

SS, Joaquin Arias

1 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

0 votes

OF, Julio Borbon

87 votes

OF, Engel Beltre

34 votes

OF, Greg Golson

0 votes

RHP, Eric Hurley

66 votes

RHP, Blake Beavan

10 votes

RHP, Neil Ramirez

7 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

2 votes

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

11 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

0 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

2 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

0 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

1 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

1 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

0 votes

225 votes | Poll has closed

LSB Community Prospect Project: #8

thedirkatron — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:09:29 -0000

7 down, a lot more to go.

After 261 votes, Maximiliano Ramirez has won the right to be called the LSB Community #7 prospect!

He won by a healthy margin, but M-Per made a nice run at him there for a while.

The list so far:
1. LHP, Derek Holland.
2. RHP, Neftali Feliz
3. 1b, Justin Smoak
4. RHP, Michael Main
5. SS, Elvis Andrus
6. C, Taylor Teagarden
7. C, Maximiliano Ramirez

Time to move on to the next vote.

The polls are open, so go ahead and vote in the poll at the bottom and feel free to make any suggestions and/or criticisms in the comments below.

And please don't hesitate to tell me you want on the list for next time.

Resources:

MJH's prospect previews for the DMN Blog:

11 Weeks of FFG (Prelude to Prospects Lists below)

RH Starters 1-5

RH Starters 6-10

RH Starters 11-15

LH Starters 1-5

LH Starters 6-10

Relievers 1-5

Catchers

Jason Parks and Joey Matschulat's Top 25 listt from their excellent Rangers' site, BBTiA.com.

Poll

Who is currently the #8 prospect in the Rangers' system?

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

0 votes

2b, Jose Vallejo

1 votes

SS, Marcus Lemon

0 votes

SS, Joaquin "The Machine" Arias

0 votes

OF, Julio Borbon

37 votes

OF, Engel Beltre

13 votes

OF, Greg Golson

0 votes

RHP, Eric Hurley

49 votes

RHP, Blake Beavan

10 votes

RHP, Thomas Diamond

1 votes

RHP, Tommy Hunter

0 votes

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

5 votes

RHP, Wilmer Font

1 votes

RHP, Omar Poveda

1 votes

LHP, Tim Murphy

0 votes

LHP, Kasey Kiker

0 votes

LHP, Robbie Ross

0 votes

LHP, Martin Perez

149 votes

267 votes | Poll has closed

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LSB Community Prospect Project: #17

Who is currently the #17 prospect in the Rangers' system?

LSB Community Prospect Project: #16

Who is currently the #16 prospect in the Rangers' system?

LSB Community Prospect Project: #15

Who is currently the #15 prospect in the Rangers' system?

C, Tomas Telis

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

1b/OF, Clark Murphy

2b, Jose Vallejo

SS, Marcus Lemon

SS, Joaquin Arias

3b, Johnny Whittleman

OF, Greg Golson

OF/C(?), Cristian Santana

RHP, Thomas Diamond

RHP, Tommy Hunter

RHP, Wilmer Font

RHP, Kennil Gomez

RHP, Warner Madrigal

RHP, Omar Poveda

RHP, Joe Wieland

LHP, Robbie Ross

LHP, Tim Murphy

LHP, Beau Jones

LHP, Kasey Kiker

LSB Community Prospect Project: #14

Who is currently the #14 prospect in the Rangers' system?

C, Tomas Telis

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

1b/OF, Clark Murphy

2b, Jose Vallejo

SS, Joaquin Arias

SS, Marcus Lemon

3b, Johnny Whittleman

OF, Greg Golson

OF, Juan Polanco

RHP, Neil Ramirez

RHP, Warner Madrigal

RHP, Tommy Hunter

RHP, Wilmer Font

RHP, Kennil Gomez

RHP, Thomas Diamond

RHP, Omar Poveda

RHP, Joe Wieland

LHP, Kasey Kiker

LHP, Robbie Ross

LHP, Tim Murphy

LSB Community Prospect Project: #13

Who is currently the #13 prospect in the Rangers' system?

C, Tomas Telis

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

2b, Jose Vallejo

SS, Joaquin Arias

SS, Marcus Lemon

3b, Johnny Whittleman

OF, Greg Golson

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

RHP, Warner Madrigal

RHP, Thomas Diamond

RHP, Tommy Hunter

RHP, Neil Ramirez

RHP, Kennil Gomez

RHP, Wilmer Font

RHP, Omar Poveda

RHP, Joe Wieland

LHP, Kasey Kiker

LHP, Tim Murphy

LHP, Robbie Ross

LSB Community Prospect Project: #12

Who is currently the #12 prospect in the Rangers' system?

1b/OF, Mitch Moreland

2b, Jose Vallejo

SS, Joaquin Arias

SS, Marcus Lemon

OF, Greg Golson

RHP, Blake Beavan

RHP, Wilfredo Boscan

RHP, Wilmer Font