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BA Eastern League Top 20

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EASTERN LEAGUE
TOP 20 PROSPECTS
1. Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Altoona (Pirates)
2. Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Connecticut (Giants)
3. Kyle Drabek, rhp, Reading (Phillies)
4. Carlos Santana, c, Akron (Indians)
5. Jesus Montero, c, Trenton (Yankees)
6. Domonic Brown, of, Reading (Phillies)
7. Junichi Tazawa, rhp, Portland (Red Sox)
8. Wilson Ramos, c, New Britain (Twins)
9. Michael Taylor, of, Reading (Phillies)
10. Brad Lincoln, rhp, Altoona (Pirates)
11. Hector Rondon, rhp, Akron (Indians)
12. Josh Reddick, of, Portland (Red Sox)
13. Ike Davis, 1b, Binghamton (Mets)
14. Marc Rzepczynski, lhp, New Hampshire (Blue Jays)
15. Jose Tabata, of, Altoona (Pirates)
16. Scott Sizemore, 2b, Erie (Tigers)
17. Jake Arrieta, rhp, Bowie (Orioles)
18. Nick Weglarz, of, Akron (Indians)
19. Zach McAllister, rhp, Trenton (Yankees)
20. Brandon Snyder, 1b, Bowie (Orioles)

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BA Cal League Top 20

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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
TOP 20 PROSPECTS

1. Buster Posey, c, San Jose (Giants)
2. Christian Friederich, lhp, Modesto (Rockies)
3. Jason Castro, c, Lancaster (Astros)
4. Chris Withrow, rhp, Inland Empire (Dodgers)
5. Phillipe Aumont, rhp, High Desert (Mariners)
6. Alex Liddi, 3b, High Desert (Mariners)
7. Pedro Figueroa, lhp, Stockton (Athletics)
8. Wynn Pelzer, rhp, Lake Elsinore (Padres)
9. Thomas Neal, of, San Jose (Giants)
10. James Darnell, 3b, Lake Elsinore (Padres)
11. Roger Kieschnick, of, San Jose (Giants)
12. Cory Luebke, lhp, Lake Elsinore (Padres)
13. Tyson Gillies, of, High Desert (Mariners)
14. Alexander Torres, lhp, Rancho Cucamonga (Angels)
15. Trayvon Robinson, of, Inland Empire (Dodgers)
16. Grant Desme, of, Stockton (Athletics)
17. Logan Forysthe, 3b, Lake Elsinore (Padres)
18. Jemile Weeks, 2b, Stockton (Athletics)
19. Craig Italiano, rhp, Stockton/Lake Elsinore (Padres/Athletics)
20. Darren Ford, of, San Jose (Giants)

 

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Ike Makes the Full-Year Hot Sheet

Ike is number 19 on the final hotsheet, which is the hot sheet that covers the full year. Very impressive. One of the top 20 most impressive minor league seasons. This doesn't make him one of their top 20 prospects, although they do seem to take age into account (note that Jake Fox didn't make the list).

And Nieuwenhuis made the helium section, after making last 3 straight weekly hot sheets.

And on 9/4 Tejada got an honorable mention, noting that at 19 he led EL SS in assists and putouts and his bat heated up in August.

A great season for the Mets farm system even if the teams themselves didn't play well.

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Fantasy Cricket

My brother-in-law, Tunku Varadrajan just posted this on facebook. A nostalgia post, an obit he did (unsigned, as is the custom) in 2005 for the London Times of cricketer Eknath Solkar. It is all greek to me, but the statistics and phrasing reminded me so much of baseball writing/hagiography.

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Ike Davis/First Base Rankings

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I had part of this in a thread over on Sickel's blog, but figured it may be of interest here.  I think Ike is moving well up the ranks, ahead of even Lars Anderson in my mind now.

This list does not count 1B DH types now catching such as Montero or Flowers, etc., or if Wallace moves to first

I may be missing some guys, but here is a possible top 10:

Rank name age level avg/oba/slug ABs BBs Ks Community Rank(minorleagueball preseason)1B and Overall

1. Freddie Freeman, 19, AA .306/.386/.457 324 30 46 (7-46)

2. Justin Smoak, 22, AAA, .288/.402/.443 271 50 57 (2-22)

3. Logan Morrison, 21, AA, .268/.419/.459 157 41 25 (5-38)
 
4. Yonder Alonso, 22, AA, .287/.360/.470 230 28 35 (6-44)

5. Chris Carter, 22, AA, .306/.408/.513 386 65 98 (8-51)

6. Ike Davis, 22, AA, .296/.384/.507 345 49 87 (N/A)

7. Lars Anderson, 21, AA, .260/.351/.389 339 47 90 (1-21)

8. Eric Hosmer, 19, A+, .255/.349/.376 306 46 74 (4-29)

9. Kyle Blanks, 22, majors, .283/.393/.485 233 39 63 (9-79)

10. Brandon Allen 23, AAA, .295/.368/.492 356 39 68 (N/A)

Ike's ISO is the highest of anyone on the list, and considering he was in FSL and EL, as opposed to say, Carter, in Texas League, that's really impressive.  Still discounted a notch due to strikeouts and last year, but last year now seems like the fluke.   I gave Freeman the nod over Smoak due to age and he is already doing well ina limited sample at 19 since his promotion to AA. I have carp as honorable mention.  But for Ike to be someone in the running for top 3 even (Alonso and Carter ahead by just a  hair) after last year is really an impressive comeback.

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Ike Davis on the Hot Sheet

So is Deolis Guerra.

And some fanposter on minorleagueball assumed he was black. Now THERE's a fanpost topic for you.

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Buehrle Perfect Game

Speaks for itself.

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BA Top 25 (and next 25 alphabetical)

BA's midseason top 50 is out.

Holt and Mejia make the list, but not specifically ranked, as only the top 25 are numbered.

I believe Fernando Martinez is out of the running for now as a major leaguer; not sure if that may change by year end depending on his at-bats.

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Brett Gardner

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Hmm, the Butler comparison doesn't seem so ridiculous now, does it.  Admittedly, he'd have to have a very long career, but he is already out-OPSing Butler at the same age when Butler had his first full season in the minors and turned 26 (1983 with Braves).  All I was suggesting was the skill set was similar, and the power is a bit flukey, an inside the parker and one right where te Citi field left field juts out.  But he has been serviceable.

 

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2008/9/24/620941/analysis-of-yankees-prospe#8977135

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Logan Morrison

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Back up to AA Jacksonville, after starting his comeback back at Jupiter, 2-6 with a double yesterday.  Has done well in a small sample this year due to the shoulder injury.

Where does he rank now?  He is slightly younger than Smoak, who I think rates ahead of him.  I think Morrison ranks ahead of Alonso now in my book, who has struggled in the short time he has been in AA.  Alonso did pretty well in FSL, albeit his patience wasn't quite what I expected.  Lars Anderson has been a little disappointing repeating AA, but still looks quite promising.  I rated Morrison ahead of him coming into this year, as i felt FSL hid his power.  Plus he raked in Arizona.  But i understood why Anderson was rated more highly by many.

Chris Carter has been pretty good in AA, raising his average.  I still have Morrison ahead of him, but I like carter.

Blanks' average is down, but i still like him as well.  Hosmer taking some time to develop, it seems.  Freeman's power is down, but he IS only 19 and in high A carolina.

As of right now, I rank Morrison second (and i may be completely forgetting some prospects-maybe Montero counts as a first basemen, Flowers, although I have Morrison ahead of him, etc.).  Kila has been good but maybe too old, Carp has also been good this year.  Still prefer Morrison.

Ike Davis may be creeping into the very bottom of the top 100.  Up to a .284/.369/.487 slash line in FSL.  He has a high babip and isn't hitting lefties, but he is crushing righties and that isa  tough league for power guys.  At least we may be able to start calling him that. 

Anyway, good to see Morrison back.  I know it is a small sample yet, but where do you all see him as far as first base prospect rankings?

 


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