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camisadelgolf · 01-21-2009, 12:50 PM

Prospect #1 - Yonder Alonso
Prospect #2 - Todd Frazier
Prospect #3 - Neftali Soto
Prospect #4 - Drew Stubbs
Prospect #5 - Chris Valaika
Prospect #6 - Kyle Lotzkar
Prospect #7 - Daryl Thompson
Prospect #8 - Juan Francisco
Prospect #9 - Juan Duran
Prospect #10 - Chris Dickerson
Prospect #11 - Devin Mesoraco
Prospect #12 - Danny Dorn
Prospect #13 - Yorman Rodriguez
Prospect #14 - Zach Stewart
Prospect #15 - Josh Roenicke
Prospect #16 - Ramon Ramirez
Prospect #17 - Zach Cozart
Prospect #18 - Matt Maloney
Prospect #19 - Carlos Fisher
Prospect #20 - Chris Heisey
Prospect #21 - Ryan Hanigan
Prospect #22 - Dallas Buck
Prospect #23 - Adam Rosales
Prospect #24 - Alex Buchholz
Prospect #25 - Travis Wood
Prospect #26 - Jeremy Horst
Prospect #27 - Pedro Viola
Prospect #28 - Evan Hildenbrandt
Prospect #29 - Juan Carlos Sulbaran
Prospect #30 - Sam Lecure
Prospect #31 - Robert Manuel
Prospect #32 - Sean Henry
Prospect #33 - Danny Rae Herrera
Prospect #34 - Sean Watson
Prospect #35 - Ismael Guillon
Prospect #36 - Ben Jukich
Prospect #37 - Junior Arias

camisadelgolf · 01-21-2009, 12:56 PM

In case anyone's wondering, I set the poll to end in 3.4 days, but it automatically defaulted the entry to 3 days. Anyway, I'm down to Sappelt and Smith (who I like more than Lecure).

OnBaseMachine · 01-21-2009, 01:06 PM

I'll go with Jordan Smith. He's got a nice pitchers frame, can run his fastball up to 95/96, and he's got groundball tendencies.

HokieRed · 01-21-2009, 01:07 PM

Smith, again.

mace · 01-21-2009, 01:29 PM

Don't know why it is that Mace Thurman is fading so fast. Admittedly, he has pitched only 33.1 professional innings. But the guy has struck out 45 batters in that time, and he's a 21-year-old lefthander with a strong collegiate background. The Blue Jays drafted him out of high school and again after his freshman year of junior college. He did well in one season at Baylor, which was evidently the first time he pitched in relief. So what's the problem?

AmarilloRed · 01-21-2009, 01:31 PM

Logan Parker once again.

Mario-Rijo · 01-21-2009, 02:14 PM

I think enough has been stated to make me re-consider my position on Parker here and go with Jordan Smith.

*BaseClogger* · 01-21-2009, 04:35 PM

Huh. Smith gets mentioned by an expert at BA in another thread and now he's leading by a landslide...

OnBaseMachine · 01-21-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by *BaseClogger*

Huh. Smith gets mentioned by an expert at BA in another thread and now he's leading by a landslide...

And that had absolutely nothing to do with me voting for him. I mentioned a few threads back that he was one of two or three candidates to receive my next vote. I had Smith as the 35th best prospect in my own top 40.

Mario-Rijo · 01-21-2009, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by *BaseClogger*

Huh. Smith gets mentioned by an expert at BA in another thread and now he's leading by a landslide...

That plus the Reds S/T invite plus everyone pushing him makes him seem like the logical pick all of a sudden. Admittedly he's one that I never knew much about myself until recently.

camisadelgolf · 01-21-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by *BaseClogger*

Huh. Smith gets mentioned by an expert at BA in another thread and now he's leading by a landslide...

I thought the same thing, but fwiw, he received the second-most votes in the last poll. A couple people have been saying his name for quite a while.

*BaseClogger* · 01-21-2009, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

A couple people have been saying his name for quite a while.

camisadelgolf · 01-22-2009, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by *BaseClogger*

Fwiw, if I didn't have a Sappelt fascination, I would have been voting for him, too.

Like dougdirt said, I see him as more of a reliever in MLB, but it wouldn't shock me to see him as a middle-of-the-rotation starter.

*BaseClogger* · 01-22-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by camisadelgolf

Fwiw, if I didn't have a Sappelt fascination, I would have been voting for him, too.

Like dougdirt said, I see him as more of a reliever in MLB, but it wouldn't shock me to see him as a middle-of-the-rotation starter.

Of course the next question I would ask is why is Sean Watson already four spots ahead of him?

RED VAN HOT · 01-22-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by *BaseClogger*

Huh. Smith gets mentioned by an expert at BA in another thread and now he's leading by a landslide...

I confess. It had everything to do with changing my vote. I had not been high on him because of his poor AA showing and K/9 under 7. The expert analysis led me to believe he is a somewhat polished pitcher. There are certainly limits to what can be learned sitting in my arm chair reading stats.

View Poll Results: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect?
Wes Bankston	0	0%
Scott Carroll	0	0%
Wilkin Castillo	5	9.43%
Shaun Cumberland	3	5.66%
Matt Fairel	0	0%
Ramon Geronimo	0	0%
Aguido Gonzalez	0	0%
Paul Janish	3	5.66%
Yen-Wen Kuo	0	0%
Carter Morrison	0	0%
Alex Oliveras	0	0%
Logan Parker	3	5.66%
Cody Puckett	0	0%
Justin Reed	1	1.89%
Dave Sappelt	6	11.32%
Clayton Shunick	0	0%
Alex Smit	0	0%
Jordan Smith	22	41.51%
Shea Snowden	0	0%
Craig Tatum	0	0%
Mace Thurman	5	9.43%
Phil Valiquette	5	9.43%
Byron Wiley	0	0%
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01-21-2009, 12:50 PM	#1
camisadelgolf Vampire Weekend @Bernie's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 11,311	Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? Prospect #1 - Yonder Alonso Prospect #2 - Todd Frazier Prospect #3 - Neftali Soto Prospect #4 - Drew Stubbs Prospect #5 - Chris Valaika Prospect #6 - Kyle Lotzkar Prospect #7 - Daryl Thompson Prospect #8 - Juan Francisco Prospect #9 - Juan Duran Prospect #10 - Chris Dickerson Prospect #11 - Devin Mesoraco Prospect #12 - Danny Dorn Prospect #13 - Yorman Rodriguez Prospect #14 - Zach Stewart Prospect #15 - Josh Roenicke Prospect #16 - Ramon Ramirez Prospect #17 - Zach Cozart Prospect #18 - Matt Maloney Prospect #19 - Carlos Fisher Prospect #20 - Chris Heisey Prospect #21 - Ryan Hanigan Prospect #22 - Dallas Buck Prospect #23 - Adam Rosales Prospect #24 - Alex Buchholz Prospect #25 - Travis Wood Prospect #26 - Jeremy Horst Prospect #27 - Pedro Viola Prospect #28 - Evan Hildenbrandt Prospect #29 - Juan Carlos Sulbaran Prospect #30 - Sam Lecure Prospect #31 - Robert Manuel Prospect #32 - Sean Henry Prospect #33 - Danny Rae Herrera Prospect #34 - Sean Watson Prospect #35 - Ismael Guillon Prospect #36 - Ben Jukich Prospect #37 - Junior Arias

01-21-2009, 12:56 PM	#2
camisadelgolf Vampire Weekend @Bernie's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 11,311	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? In case anyone's wondering, I set the poll to end in 3.4 days, but it automatically defaulted the entry to 3 days. Anyway, I'm down to Sappelt and Smith (who I like more than Lecure).

01-21-2009, 01:06 PM	#3
OnBaseMachine Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,692	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? I'll go with Jordan Smith. He's got a nice pitchers frame, can run his fastball up to 95/96, and he's got groundball tendencies. __________________ I miss Adam Dunn.

01-21-2009, 01:07 PM	#4
HokieRed Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,105	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? Smith, again.

01-21-2009, 01:29 PM	#5
mace Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,222	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? Don't know why it is that Mace Thurman is fading so fast. Admittedly, he has pitched only 33.1 professional innings. But the guy has struck out 45 batters in that time, and he's a 21-year-old lefthander with a strong collegiate background. The Blue Jays drafted him out of high school and again after his freshman year of junior college. He did well in one season at Baylor, which was evidently the first time he pitched in relief. So what's the problem?

01-21-2009, 01:31 PM	#6
AmarilloRed Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Amarillo,Texas Posts: 3,999	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? Logan Parker once again.

01-21-2009, 02:14 PM	#7
Mario-Rijo HOF CLASS OF '12 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 9,003	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? I think enough has been stated to make me re-consider my position on Parker here and go with Jordan Smith. __________________ 2008 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports 2009 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports 2010 Reds Draft Prospect RZ Scouting Reports "You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one." --Woody Hayes

01-21-2009, 04:35 PM	#8
BaseClogger WOOOOO!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 6,103	Re: Who is Redszone's #38 prospect? Huh. Smith gets mentioned by an expert at BA in another thread and now he's leading by a landslide... __________________ "On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage," Baker said. "Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me."