Twinkie Town Top Prospect Run-Off

The current tally is how I'd vote 1,2. Revere first, then Valencia. It's nice to have a couple position players on top.

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by AdamOnFirst on Oct 6, 2008 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

Ben Revere

Biggest upside out of rookie ball, which means a lot after seeing guys like Lewis stumble this year.

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by maxisagod on Oct 6, 2008 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

Valencia had a good year as a 23-year old,

hitting 311/366/500 between hi-A and AA, striking out 113 times and walking 45. He hit 15 homers and 37 doubles. That’s a good season.

But as a 20-year in Beloit, old Revere hit 379/433/497 with 31 strikeouts and 27 walks; 17 doubles, ten triples and a homer…and 44 stolen bases. I still have to vote for Revere.

by Jesse on Oct 6, 2008 6:54 PM EDT reply actions

Wow

Wow, when i last checked, Revere was up with double of Valencia’s votes. It seems Valencia has roared back with about 85% of the last 50 votes…

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane

by AdamOnFirst on Oct 6, 2008 8:02 PM EDT reply actions

Yea, last time I checked Revere was pretty dominate in the voting. What happened?

by hitormiss1414 on Oct 6, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

Can anyone remember our top 10 from last year?

It would be interesting to see how the players fared this season. Are any of them closer to the show/in the show? Or did they drop off the face of the planet?

Just curious.

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by MJesser on Oct 6, 2008 11:57 PM EDT reply actions

last year's

see the list on the left side of the main page.

by SethSpeaks on Oct 7, 2008 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions

choices

shouldn’t we have a few more choices. Seth had aaron hicks at numero uno and he isn’t an option here.

by doofus on Oct 7, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

run-off

This is actually a run-off. I had listed 8 or 9 players in the first poll. And Valencia and Revere tied. Hicks and Morales were behind them. So this is just a run-off for the #1 spot. By about noon today or so, I will pick the winner of #1 and we will start voting for #2.

by SethSpeaks on Oct 7, 2008 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Geez

Geez, every time I check the site the run off sew saws back and forth…

"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the damn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all."
~ Earl Weaver
"In God we trust. All others must provide evidence."
~ Billy Beane

by AdamOnFirst on Oct 7, 2008 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

Oh wow its tied again… lol

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by joeiscool12 on Oct 7, 2008 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

voting

Are all votes from people with a username? I know I am only able to vote once, but can others vote more than once?

by SethSpeaks on Oct 7, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

Hope...

I think it’s great that we are over 200 votes, but I really hope that as we progress, more people will explain their choice in the comments to encourage discussion.

In my mind there were four guys that I would have considered at #1, Revere and Valencia being two fo them. But I am curious why people would pick one over the other.

by SethSpeaks on Oct 7, 2008 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

Valencia Vote Verification

I’d originally picked Hicks, but small sample size arguments have kind of swayed me the opposite direction. Valencia may not be the next Longoria/Zimmerman/Wright, but he is near major league ready, has shown he can adjust to better competition (at least so far) and he profiles as a good defensive guy.

Revere and others have a huge upside, but I worry that so much of Revere’s game is predicated on speed. Injuries like he had this year could rob him of that, and he’ll fade away into trivia land.

by Han Joelo on Oct 7, 2008 12:29 PM EDT reply actions