Junior Arias
Brad Boxberger
Daniel Corcino
Jonathan Correa
Zack Cozart
Danny Dorn
Juan Duran
Juan Francisco
Todd Frazier
Yasmani Grandal
Ismael Guillon
Billy Hamilton
Jacob Johnson
Donnie Joseph
Ryan LaMarre
Kyle Lotzkar
David Sappelt
Neftali Soto
Ronald Torreyes
Chris Valaika
I'm going to vote a lot of names before I vote Felix.
I went with Grandal. So I can see the overwhelming choice here is Hamilton though.
So if the question I asked was, "Who will have the better career, Grandal or Hamilton?", you guys are going with Billy? I'm not. Or am I reading the question different than some of you?
Absolutely a fair point and a fair choice. I'm an odds guy, and I'm just suprised more people aren't projecting the 12th pick in this years draft to eventually be more sucessful than a guy who is doing great in rookie ball and more importantly has fine tools. Not to take anything away from Hamilton, but my Vegas mind says go with Grandal.
Gotta take Billy here. I actually picked him last round.
I like Cozart a lot but he's not a contender for me until a few more rounds have passed.
Fun question: How many Reds prospects are serious contenders for top-100 status? At least five, certainly.
There is an interesting dynamic developing when talking about prospects and their rankings. You pose an good question in "Who will have the better career?" But I think you have to look further than just who will have the better big league career.
I fully believe that every organization should be able to produce organization fodder across all levels. Guys who will be called up to play in the majors who are nothing more than replacement, or sub-replacement level big leaguers. Guys like Rosales who probably will play a handful of years in the majors but never really be anything more than a utility player. Should that type of player rank ahead of a guy with the ceiling like Hamilton? Should that guy really have more value than Hamilton? To me being a prospect isn't just about making it to the show, more the overall value that he has as he makes his way through the minor league system.
Just played his age 24 season, but I digress. Odds are probably with you but until he doesn't do it or hits age 27-28 I will not assume he won't. Contact issues can be fixed (and routinely are with motivated players) and without harming any other facet of his game. In fact it will likely improve his other facets if he improves it.
Last edited by Mario-Rijo; 10-19-2010 at 06:26 PM.
"You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one."
--Woody Hayes
Is there a more underrated prospect in the organization than Juan Francisco? I say no.
Very funny how the selection of Cozart in the draft was met with resounding unhappiness. If I recall, he was singled out as the worst of the Reds' high draft choices that year.
Now he's likely to be a top six or seven guy in the RedsZone poll.
I agree. He's 23, his minor league stats every year are among the organization's best. His OBP is gradually improving. And defensively, he has a great arm, is improving, and didn't look too bad with the Reds this year.
His tools are unquestioned.
Yet he's not the flavor of the month and won't do well in this poll.
Whatever. Reds seem to like him, he's usually the first guy called up to the majors when they need a lefty bat.
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