Junior Arias
Brad Boxberger
Daniel Corcino
Jonathan Correa
Zack Cozart
Danny Dorn
Juan Duran
Juan Francisco
Todd Frazier
Ismael Guillon
Jacob Johnson
Donnie Joseph
Ryan LaMarre
Kyle Lotzkar
Felix Perez
David Sappelt
Neftali Soto
Ronald Torreyes
Chris Valaika
Probably should have asked this sooner but just to get some clarification... do you guys want to use a run-off votes in close polls like this? In years past a two vote difference or less resulted in a run-off. Right now it's looking like this poll will fit that criteria as Francisco leads Frazier by one vote with an hour remaining.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
How about this.
Have the run-off. The winner gets 7th place. The loser gets 8th place.
I know it's possible the loser could lose in the next full round, but it's boring to be considering the same guys for too many multiple rounds.
Run-off. Winner gets the next spot. Loser gets the following spot.
Francisco won by a vote. I'm about to leave for a few hours, you guys decide on what you want to do (run-off or no) and I'll start the new poll when I get home.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
One vote difference..... I would be up for a run off, but either way is fine. Like viewing the discussion as it makes me feel baseball is right around the corner.
I'd like the runoff. I voted for Cozart but would vote for Frazier in a runoff.
IMO, whenever a new vote happens, Gregorius should be added to the list. Probably HRod too. Both of those guys are better prospects than several players now listed, IMO.
I'd like a runoff...Hey, there's no hurry; we've got a long, long winter to get this done.
"In baseball, you don't know nothin'"...Yogi Berra
I agree that Francisco isn't very good at third, but his arm makes up for much of that. Too, the Reds like him enough to keep him there and to move Frazier to LF (which is his likely major league position). That tells me one of two things:
1) Either they think Francisco is trade bait and they're shining him up for trade at his most attractive defensive position. This option makes little sense with the way Cincinnati has played him, however, as they've basically bounced him along the I-71 shuttle last season, rather than letting him destroy AAA pitching.
2) They like Francisco at third and think Frazier profiles in a less defined role playing around the diamond. This makes sense, as Frazier played three defensive positions and eventually settled on playing him in left field. Since Sweet and Cincinnati had both Francisco and Frazier as options for 3B/LF and went with Francisco, it stands to reason they think the kid can play there.
As to not being much at the next level, that's been said about Francisco for three years now. Next year at a new level, he's sure to struggle, Redszone experts have said. Yet, year after year, he not only doesn't struggle, he improves.
Francisco's OPS has gone 718 to 763 to 799 to 847 to 890.
Meanwhile, Frazier's OPS has gone from 943 to 853 to 832 to 781.
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