Twins Prospect Ranking Continuation
by SethSpeaks on Nov 3, 2008 1:05 PM EST
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Alright, it appears that Alex Burnett takes the Prospect #29 ranking with Tyler Ladendorf at #30. But it has been requested that we continue this ranking through the top 50. Someone came up with a good idea to try to put about 10 players on the ballot, and if there are 3-5 players within 5-6 votes of each other, I will run a Run-Off in the FanPosts, but instead of just picking one or two, we will rank the next 3-5. In other words, if three players are within 5 votes for the #31 prospect, we will have a run off of those three players with 31, 32 and 33 being chosen through the run-off. This should help us get to a top 50 more quickly as we can have two votes going at one time, the run-off and the next vote to determine the run-off.
With that, it becomes more important to give me names of players that should be included, but for now, I have ten players for you to vote on. Who would you rank as the Twins #31 prospect?
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My vote
David Winfree is my choice this time with a lot of hesitation on if I should pick Steve Singleton or Erik Lis. His right handed power is impressive, just would like to see his average come up. The other two are close though. Devries is probably in the next group. Osterbrook and Bigley did well at E-Town out of college, so not quite sure what to make of them yet. Armando Gabino does nothing for me… his name wouldn’t even be mentioned if he hadn’t been added to the 40 man roster.
by SethSpeaks on Nov 3, 2008 1:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
again, why no Waltenbury?
Seth,
Why is there no discussion of Waltenbury? Do people not know how good he is? The ball explodes off his bat. I am pretty confident he will be much higher on this list a year from now. He has substantial power potential. He can take a walk. He hits gaps. He has been (unfortunately) compared to Morneau, not just because he is Canadian. His size and pop make that comparison natural.
by NorthDakotaTwinsFan on Nov 3, 2008 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Winfree looks like a great choice...
…but I went with Cole DeVries. He arguably was Ft. Myers top starter this year, certainly after Manship moved up…and remains a prospect who just might be in the Twins rotation 3+ years out. If I hadn’t gone with DeVries, Winfree would have been my selection from a group of excellent players (Winfree, Singleton, Dinkelman, and Lis) who all should go in the next half dozen votes or so. Thanks alot for sticking with this Seth, I for one really appreciate it!
by roger13 on Nov 3, 2008 2:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Singleton
Guys like Winfree and Lis bore me, guys with poor fielding credentials, limited speed, and questionable power even at AA. Give me Machado, Morales, Ortiz, Reggie Williams, etc. I’ve seen DeVries pitch, and although I am not a good judge of talent, he just looked ordinary to me. I’ll take Bobby Lanigan and Angel Sanchez, sight unseen.
by birdofprey on Nov 3, 2008 2:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It might not have been the best choice,
but I went with Erik Lis. Guys who can hit, even if they can’t really do much of anything else, have a place in baseball. But he needs to produce this year and get promoted to Rochester, because if he doesn’t soon his prospect status (as shaky as it is) will disappear completely.
by Jesse on Nov 3, 2008 9:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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