Monthly Archives: January 2012

2012 Reader Top 30, #23

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Mitchell Walding comfortably won the run-off vote for #20, meaning Carlos Tocci becomes #21 and Aaron Altherr won the vote for #22. With that burst of activity, we move on to #23. Derrick Mitchell received the most write-in support and … Continue reading →

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2012 Reader Top 30, #20/21/22

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Carlos Tocci and Mitchell Walding are separated by 2 votes, which means we’ll need a runoff to settle the score. While that happens, I’m also going to open up #22, so vote for both below. Matt Rizzotti and Cody Asche … Continue reading →

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2012 Reader Top 30, #20

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Cesar Hernandez edged out Austin Wright for #17 and Brian Pointer edged out Mitchell Walding and Carlos Tocci for #19. That means we move on to #20, where Harold Garcia will enter the poll. As a reminder on eligibility for … Continue reading →

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2012 Reader Top 30, #17, 18 and 19

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Austin Wright and Cesar Hernandez finished within 2 votes of each other, and because of this, we’ll do a run-off vote. The winner will be #17, the runner up will be #18, and I’m also going to attach the poll … Continue reading →

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May, Biddle and Colvin land on the mlb.com Top 100 list

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

You can view the list in its entirety here. May came in at #54, Biddle at #78 and Colvin at #80. I’m not going to go in to specifics about my love/hate for the list. Everyone is entitled to create … Continue reading →

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The End of the Wilson Valdez Era

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

It is with much sadness that the Phillies announced the end of the WIlson Valdez era today as he was traded to the CInncinati Reds for LHP Jeremy Horst.  Horst, a 26 year old reliever pitched predominately for Louisville, the … Continue reading →

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2012 Reader Top 30, #17

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Compact speedster Roman Quinn tops a tightly grouped trio to take number 16. Ten different prospects got write in consideration, with Leandro Castro and Perci Garner both getting multiple votes, so I’ll add both of them. As a reminder on … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on the marquee Cuban prospects floating around

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Someone emailed me asking my thoughts on Yoenis Cespedes, the 26 year old internet sensation who has now established residency in the Dominican Republic and will soon be granted MLB free agency. The Phillies worked out Cespedes in November, with … Continue reading →

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2012 Reader Top 30, #16

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

It was a runaway at #15, with Lisalberto Bonilla taking 31% of the vote and rounding out the first half of our list. 7 different players got a write-in vote, and I’ll include Aaron Altherr simply because he ranked the … Continue reading →

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2012 Reader Top 30, #15

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

We’re almost halfway through the top 30, and things have progressed pretty close to how I assumed they would. Tyson Gillies edged out Lisalberto Bonilla for #14, with Austin Hyatt and Cesar Hernandez getting a fair bit of write-in support, … Continue reading →

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