BA's GCL Top 20

0 Kudos

Author	Comment
amfox1	BA's GCL Top 20		Lead	[-]
Posts: 6238 09/23/09 4:09 PM Adam Senior Moderator SoxProspects Forum	Tags : None http://www.baseballameric...ospects/2009/268909.html 1. Christian Bethancourt, c, Braves 2. Kelvin De Leon, of, Yankees 3. Reymond Fuentes, of, Red Sox 4. Jarred Cosart, rhp, Phillies 5. Carlos Perez, c, Blue Jays 6. Adrian Salcedo, rhp, Twins 7. Jonathan Singleton, 1b, Phillies 8. Destin Hood, of, Nationals 9. Tanner Bushue, rhp, Astros 10. Domingo Santana, of, Phillies 11. B.J. Hermsen, rhp, Twins 12. Roman Mendez, rhp, Red Sox 13. Billy Hamilton, ss, Reds 14. Eury Perez, of, Nationals 15. Brooks Pounders, rhp, Pirates 16. Yorman Rodriguez, of, Reds 17. Caleb Brewer, rhp, Braves 18. Jonathan Villar, ss, Phillies 19. Melvin Mercedes, rhp, Tigers 20. Daniel Tuttle, rhp, Reds
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
BLumbergh		#1	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 375 09/23/09 4:34 PM Veteran Member	I like that BA's write-up states that the best talent in the league consisted of "international position players" and then cited Fuentes, who hails from the foreign country of Puerto Rico, as evidence of this premise.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
adiospaydro2005		#2	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 1461 09/23/09 4:58 PM Veteran Member	Some excerpts due to premium content.. Fuentes Fuentes hits line drives with authority to all fields thanks to his flat swing path and exceptional bat-to-ball skills, then uses his well above-average speed......He needs work on some baserunning nuances and on managing his at-bats a little better, but that should come as he continues to gain more pro experience Mendez He throws his fastball in the low 90s and ran it up to 96-97 mph in his final GCL outing....Mendez has good control for a young pitcher and promising secondary pitches. Poorest spending of $3 million that I have ever seen.-fcastig 0220
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
TheGoldenGreek33		#3	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 2993 09/23/09 5:03 PM Veteran Member	That is one weak GCL. "Ever notice how most Mac users are skinny? It's because of all the calories they burn because they can't shut the f*ck up about how great their MacBook's are."
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
Steve Dillard		#4	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 1154 09/23/09 5:04 PM	Probably a function of the Aug. 15th deadline to sign real prospects. Guys like Renfroe and Younginer (and all other high profile guys) never see this league.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
adiospaydro2005		#5	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 1463 09/23/09 5:06 PM Veteran Member	TheGoldenGreek33 wrote: That is one weak GCL. The GCL chat was even weaker. Most of the questions were about guys who weren't even in the GCL. Poorest spending of $3 million that I have ever seen.-fcastig 0220
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
DonCaballero		#6	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 339 09/24/09 3:05 AM	I hope I'm not sounding too ignorant on this one, but who the fuck is Christian Bethancourt?
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
Sibby Sisti		#7	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 244 09/24/09 9:25 AM	DonCaballero wrote: I hope I'm not sounding too ignorant on this one, but who the fuck is Christian Bethancourt? Seventeen yr old Panamanian catcher signed by the Braves. Try "Google"; excellent resource.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
TokenWilliams		#8	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 460 09/24/09 1:34 PM	What's Google?
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
DonCaballero		#9	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 341 09/24/09 2:32 PM	Sibby Sisti wrote: DonCaballero wrote: I hope I'm not sounding too ignorant on this one, but who the fuck is Christian Bethancourt? Seventeen yr old Panamanian catcher signed by the Braves. Try "Google"; excellent resource. Yeah, awesome, but why is he number 1 in the list? His stats are 'meh' at best, maybe I'm missing something here...
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
amfox1		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6240 09/24/09 2:33 PM Adam Senior Moderator SoxProspects Forum	Often the rankings are not based on stats, especially at GCL where you have a lot of players playing organized pro ball for the first time.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
DonCaballero		#11	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 342 09/24/09 2:50 PM	amfox1 wrote: Often the rankings are not based on stats, especially at GCL where you have a lot of players playing organized pro ball for the first time. That's why I'm asking, because I haven't heard anything about this guy prior to this thread. Then again, it's the GCL, but there used to be some really top prospects in the GCL not so long ago.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
SoxSail		#12	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 213 09/24/09 3:55 PM	Are the rankings above a reflection of prospect status or of GCL success?
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
Yirmiyahu		#13	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 519 09/24/09 4:16 PM	Well, the list is titled "Top 20 Prospects" and the article repeatedly mentions words like tools, seasoning, potential, and projection. So I think it's safe to assume that it's prospect status. Edit: SoxSail, no snideness/condescension intended. Last Edited By: Yirmiyahu 09/25/09 1:23 PM. Edited 1 time.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
norbit14		#14	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 2702 09/24/09 4:43 PM Veteran Member	SoxSail wrote: Are the rankings above a reflection of prospect status or of GCL success? Its a combination of both. You could see a guy ranked higher in this list and lower on another of their lists. They have explained that a million times.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
amfox1		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6241 09/24/09 6:40 PM Adam Senior Moderator SoxProspects Forum	The league top 20 lists are generally weighted much more heavily to prospect status than success at the given level. The organizational top 30 lists are a combination of the two, similar to what we do here.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
SoxSail		#16	[url]	[-]
Veteran Member Posts: 215 09/25/09 8:10 AM	Yirmiyahu wrote: Well, the list is titled "Top 20 Prospects" and the article repeatedly mentions words like tools, seasoning, potential, and projection. So I think it's safe to assume that it's prospect status. Well, the list is titled"GCL Top 20 Prospects" and someone mentioned that part of the article was premium, so I didn't read it anyway, plus it's not quite as obvious as you make it sound, and the thread title didn't mention prospects. So you're right, I was being an idiot, but back off on the snideness a little. It's just not necessary.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
DraftandFollow		#17	[url]	[-]
Rookie Posts: 14 09/25/09 9:10 AM	DonCaballero wrote: I hope I'm not sounding too ignorant on this one, but who the fuck is Christian Bethancourt? You just made my day. Never in doubt..... Proud Member of Still's Partybardge and Survivor: Wahconah Park '08 and '09 "One two time all star down, one future hall of famer, and look who's still in the rotation bitches"-Clay Buchholz " - MaleNurse2010
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote
amfox1		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6246 10/02/09 1:01 PM Adam Senior Moderator SoxProspects Forum	MLBDreams wrote: How exactly strong the GCL is? The problem is the GCL Red Sox playing against 4 teams all the time. Most of us never watch their GCL games in FL except the FAN that always observed the FIL players. At least, that is among the problems.
Interact My Recent Posts	Reply Quote

<< Previous Topic Next Topic >>

Yuku free message boards

SoxProspects.com

BA's GCL Top 20

BA's GCL Top 20