Chris Dickerson
Danny Dorn
Carlos Fisher
Juan Francisco
Carlos Guevara
Sean Henry
Evan Hildenbrandt
Sam Lecure
Tyler Pelland
Adam Rosales
Neftali Soto
Daryl Thompson
Justin Turner
Chris Valaika
Pedro Viola
Brandon Waring
Sean Watson
Other (please specify)
At this point I have no real problem with Dorn, Fisher or Watson as the choice, but I continue to go with Rosales who I think has the highest floor of the group. The bar for a supersub is lower than for a starting pitcher or corner OF and I think Rosales is most likely to be a plus in his eventual role.
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Ahhh, someone agrees with me.Originally Posted by BoydsOfSummer
Okay. One guy that I have no clue why people like is Carlos Fisher. He had borderline good numbers last year. He only struck out 135 in 154 IP. Strikeouts are a key area when I evaluate a player. He gives up more than a hit per inning. Another part is that the opposition hit .273 off him last year. I just don't see too much potential there, or atleast not as much as I see in Waring.
If you voted for him, please tell me why. Thanks.
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I didn't vote for him, but he has a fastball in the 90-94 range and a very good sinkerball that gets a solid number of groundballs. For a sinkerball pitcher, he actually gets a high number of strikeouts. His size is very projectable and while he seems 'old' he didn't start pitching until he was 21 and a senior in college, so his arm is actually young.
His numbers in AA were very good through 7 starts, then he began talking about having a tired arm and then his numbers went into a decline. It will be interesting to see how he rebounds next year.
Is Marcus McBeth still a prospect? He spent some time in Cincinnati last year.
He still qualifies as a rookie, so yes.
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It may seem silly to some, that I keep voting for Sam LeCure.
Well, it seems no more silly to me than Devin Mesoraco being voted into the top ten.
It's more of what we hope will happen than what will actually happen at this point.
Last edited by Ron Madden; 12-04-2007 at 03:26 AM.
Waring 20 homers in under 270 at bats sticks out
I'm glad it looks like Dorn will take this one, I can finally start voting for someone else.
It was close early, but he took off after about 45 votes were in.
Pelland needs to win once so I can do the same.
While I am an avowed Francisco voter here, it is interesting to compare a group of starters -- above low-A -- who seem to be in the same general prospect tier. These are Lecure, Thompson, Watson, and Fisher. I'm leaving out Jordan Smith and Rafael Gonzalez who haven't gone above the Dayton level.
Lecure has the best results at the highest level, AA. Watson has the biggest frame, but may be a reliever eventually and struggled at High-A. Fisher didn't do very well at AA, but he has the ground ball knack. Thompson did well at High-A and is the youngest.
I think they are relatively close. I'd probably go with Watson, Lecure, Thompson, and Fisher as the order, but they are certainly bunched. Watson has the frame, apparently throws the hardest, and is relatively young for the group. Lecure and Thompson have had success, with Lecure's at the higher level. Fisher had problems at AA, so for now I'd put him fourth. But it could flip flop completely next year depending on how they do.
Last edited by Kc61; 12-04-2007 at 05:18 PM.
Amen! Amen! Amen!
Ain't that the truth.
I see Rosales being the next Keppinger in a few years.
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