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Posts: 31 12/14/09 11:14 PM |
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Sibby Sisti |
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Posts: 361 12/14/09 11:25 PM |
I'm surprised that Lin and Wagner only got honorable mention; Lin because of his tools and the fact he's about to compete at AA at age 21; Wagner,
again for his defensive skills and his bat (hitting over .300 in Winter Ball).
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Posts: 88 12/14/09 11:27 PM |
Gotta love what he says about westy.
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FenwayTheHardWay |
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Posts: 1736 12/14/09 11:37 PM Veteran Member |
Sibby Sisti wrote: I think it just reflects the fact that this system is crazy stupid deep in C+ prospects.
"Jonathan Papelbon, not wasting any time, going to his bread and butter there, and that's the
cheese."- Buck Martinez
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Norm in Oregon |
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Posts: 1026 12/15/09 12:30 AM Veteran Member |
FenwayTheHardWay wrote:I was going to mention that. Take CF as a for example. The system is ridiculously deep, with four, perhaps five, guys who in all likelihood will make the majors, in one form or another. And the feeling is that at least a few of them such as Reddick, Lin and Fuentes, can stick if that's where they're wanted. I'd guess it makes it tough on evaluators like Sickels. You'd be looking around nervously to see if anyone's peeking over your shoulder if you listed five prospects for the same position in your top 20. That's before you get to the pitchers, catchers, or infielders. That's why I take the ratings with a grain of salt. Just look at pasts lists for many examples of how wrong evaluators can be.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. ~ Frederick Douglass
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amfox1 |
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Posts: 6419 12/15/09 10:55 AM
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I edited Sickels' responses:
Max Ramirez would be somewhere in the B- range. Sickels noted that Westmoreland and Kelly are both potential Grade A/A- prospects. Discuss. EDIT: I cut back the Sickels disclosure - go to his website for the full summary.
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amfox1 |
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Posts: 6420 12/15/09 10:56 AM
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Interesting that Doubront and Lin only got C grades from Sickels.
SP ranking (Sickels ranking/grade) [BP ranking/stars] 1. Kelly (2/B+) [2/*****] 2. Westmoreland (1/B+) [1/*****] 3. Kalish (3/B) [4/****] 4. Reddick (4/B) [3/****] 5. Anderson (8/B-) [9/***] 6. Rizzo (7/B-) [5/***] 7. Tazawa (6/B-) [7/***] 8. Iglesias (11/C+) [6/***] 9. Pimentel (10/B-) [14/NR] 10. Bowden (5/B) [8/***] 11. Exposito (13/C+) [NR] 12. Lin (NR/C) [15/NR] 13. Doubront (NR/C) [NR] 14. Navarro (18/C+) [NR] 15. Fuentes (9/B-) [10/***] NR. Gibson (12/C+) [11/***] NR. Renfroe (14/C+) [12/NR] NR. Wilson (15/C+) [13/NR] BA's top 10 list is due December 22.
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Cem21 |
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Posts: 2518 12/15/09 11:09 AM Chris Mellen Director of Scouting SoxProspects.com |
I wouldn't have rated Renfroe ahead of Lin and Doubront. He's got some nice tools and potential to hit for power down the line, but after seeing the
video of his swing after he was drafted, he looks like a player entering the system that is going to have to make some adjustments with his mechanics and will
be targeted to be worked with in XST. I see professional pitching eating him up a bit to start his career. Similar to Middlebrooks in his first ST and
initial run with Lowell. Renfroe has the "high school pull swing" where he tries to yank everything. Doubront and Lin, to me, slide in front of
Renfroe with C+ grades.
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BLumbergh |
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Posts: 387 12/15/09 11:10 AM Veteran Member |
I think Kevin Goldstein also referred to Doubrotn as essentially a fungible, back-end lefty so this might not be that surprising. And Sickels's analysis
is always pretty stats heavy and Lin's year end line isn't so impressive. He seems like a prime person for Sickels to underrate.
I can't say I understand the continued love for Michael Bowden. Really, what's his ceiling at this point? |
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Norm in Oregon |
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Posts: 1029 12/15/09 11:23 AM Veteran Member |
Can you say damn near arbitrary? David Renfroe is at C+ and he may be but Sickels "need(s) more data". Again, this stuff is largely guess work,
useful but only to a point. From what I gather, he spends a lot of time watching games and that's a very good thing for an evaluator. But his rankings have
always had a flavor-of-the-month feel to them also. I'd suggest this site, SoxProspects, with it's constantly evolving take on players, and its
willingness to follow them closely through their minor league careers is at least as good a place to get a take on guys like Doubront and Lin.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. ~ Frederick Douglass
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Curll84 |
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Posts: 614 12/15/09 11:45 AM |
Sickie does a good job with his rankings. They don't have to be spot on, they are, after all, HIS rankings and not a consensus of several people ala SP and
even BA with some of its rankings. He finds some good sleepers, misses on some prospects. All the lists do. For one guy, he does a lot of work and research for
the top 20+ of each club.
I would rank Stolmy higher, but agree with his Kalish/Reddick assessment. My 5-10 looks like: Lars Stolmy Bowden Tazawa Iglesias Fuentes |
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ancientsoxfogey |
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Posts: 4429 12/15/09 11:46 AM Veteran Member |
And don't underestimate the usefulness of the breadth of people who contribute here. Lots of different perspectives on the merits of prospects can combine
to provide a richly thorough evaluation of a prospect's capabilities that a single evaluator, no matter how qualified, can't duplicate. His/her
judgmental biases will always rule in rating players. That's not a criticism of these people, it's merely a fact that recognizes human nature - and
celebrates diversity.
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Jrou8809 |
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Posts: 56 12/15/09 12:06 PM |
I think he's right on... we have a ton of high ceiling toolsy players who haven't developed skills yet. The one's that have are higher are rated
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Westy is a stud. |
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amfox1 |
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Posts: 6422 12/15/09 12:18 PM
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What you are seeing coming out are consensus tiers of prospects, with a few outliers.
Tier 1 - Westmoreland/Kelly Tier 2 - Kalish/Reddick Tier 3 - Tazawa/Bowden/Anderson/Rizzo/Iglesias/Pimentel (add in Ramirez, if obtained) Tier 4 - Exposito/Renfroe/Fuentes/Gibson/Wilson Sickels and Goldstein think that SP overvalues Doubront, Lin and Navarro, which is not surprising as both are more focused on the shiny new toys. Most of us believe that Lin and Navarro are undervalued and that people are putting too much emphasis on injury-marred seasons. On Doubront, there is a genuine disagreement as to whether Doubront will show more projectability. |
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Norm in Oregon |
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Posts: 1030 12/15/09 12:32 PM Veteran Member |
amfox1 wrote:Great synopsis.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. ~ Frederick Douglass
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raftsox |
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Posts: 1475 12/15/09 12:39 PM |
amfox1 wrote:Coming in to the 2009 season I was shocked that he was protected from the Rule 5 draft given his lack of anything even above average, but he thoroughly proved me wrong. At this point, I can only assume he'll continue to add velocity and/or refine his offspeed pitches to the point that he'll be a left handed Michael Bowden. Blumbergh, Bowden is still geniunely appreciated because he's almost guaranteed to have a passable Major League career. Can you honestly say that about anyone else in the organization? If you answer yes, you're putting way too much projection into your analysis.
I am speechless. ...this site is not intended to be a place where you post every ridiculous and half-formed thought that comes into your head.
... You should post less. - AMarshal2
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804Sox |
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Posts: 994 12/15/09 12:52 PM |
raftsox wrote: I think you could say the same about Tazawa and Reddick (that they will have some sort of major league career), but your point stands that Bowden's value is tied to the fact that his floor is so high. He is, at the present, a marginal MLB starting pitcher with a chance to solidify himself as a back-of-the-rotation or even mid-rotation starter with improvement, and at worst will be able to give you innings at the major league level. |
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Posts: 13 12/15/09 1:47 PM |
Can anyone give some historical perspective as to how former prospects have rated by JS? I'm especially curious if anyone ever snuck into the A-/A range...
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amfox1 |
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Posts: 6424 12/15/09 1:49 PM
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badfishnbc wrote: Yes. Plenty. He is loathe to give A grades to people at the low end of a major league system. I have seen 11 teams for 2010 reviewed by Sickels so far and five A grades: A Posey, Strasburg, Matusz, Heyward A- Bumgarner For 2009, Sickels gave 21 A grades: A (4) Price, Bumgarner, Wieters, Feliz A- (17) Fowler, Cahill, B.Anderson, Posey, Maybin, Morrison, Porcello, Smoak, Andrus, Alvarez, Moustakas, Hosmer, L.Anderson, Snider, Rasmus, Wallace, Heyward
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AMarshal2 |
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Posts: 9111 12/15/09 2:01 PM
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He even gave Jed Lowrie an A- grade at one point.
aminahyaquin: Alou is a 37 year old 7 time MVP with a .347 lifetime batting average and a world of hustle. he
can golden glove field in his sleep.
tGG: Alou is actually 42, has never won an MVP, has a .303 lifetime batting average, and is mediocre at best in the field. joshv02: But, other than that, you're wrong. |
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Norm in Oregon |
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Posts: 1031 12/15/09 2:07 PM Veteran Member |
AMarshal2 wrote:Given the tantalizing looks from a healthy Lowrie, that assessment's right-on in my book. There is, however, always the injury bugaboo waiting to fell otherwise very good players. I'm just hoping he can get past it all.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. ~ Frederick Douglass
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