Category Archives: ** My Top 30 Prospects

Top 30 Prospects

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

My Philosophy: I value elite tools; there is a level of ability that just cannot be taught to a player.  That being said once you hit hi-A you need the other skills to let those tools work in games.  The … Continue reading →

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Thirty-One Short Blurbs About Prospects

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

We’ve all had the arguments, we know where we stand and why. I hashed out around half of these guys in various posts since the tail end of December, and many more in the comments of the Reader Poll, and Matt is … Continue reading →

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Julio Rodriguez Scouting Report (with video): 5/19/12

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Well, this was fun. I had the chance to see Julio Rodriguez pitch on Saturday night in Reading against the New Britain Rock Cats. Yes, it’s the Eastern League, and yes, some of these guys probably will never make it … Continue reading →

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My Top 30 prospects for 2012

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

Well, it’s that time of year. I’ve spent all winter studying the prospects in the Phillies system (sort of), we’ve conducted the Reader Top 30 and given you your say, and now it’s my turn. As I’ve thought about my … Continue reading →

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Updating My Top 30 Prospects – 2 August 2011

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

Since I started the site, I’ve always resisted doing a re-ranking of my top 30 prospects mid-season. There are multiple reasons for this. First, when I sit down to do my offseason top 30, I look at a lot of … Continue reading →

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My 2011 Top 30 Prospect List: Mid-season stock update

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Busy times here at the site, but now with the draft over and on the back burner until mid August, I thought it would be good to look at my top 30 list and see how my rankings look, and … Continue reading →

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Top 30 mailbag

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

I went through my Top 30 in great detail, now I’ll answer your questions about my list. Lets start off with 3 questions from Derek: Do you have any ‘deep sleepers’ for this upcoming year? Guys that aren’t top 30 … Continue reading →

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My Top 30 Prospects for 2011: Part 10

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

And then we reached the end of the line. Today is the final installment of my Top 30 prospects for 2011. I hope you enjoyed the new format, breaking things up into 2 weeks worth of discussion. I know that … Continue reading →

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My Top 30 Prospects for 2011: Part 9

Posted on February 17, 2011 by

5 more prospects to go in my 2011 Top 30. Today I’ll hit on numbers 26-28. For Friday I’ll get to #29 and 30 as well as my guys who just missed the list. Then I’ll open the floor for … Continue reading →

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My Top 30 Prospects for 2011: Part 8

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Seven parts and 22 prospects in the books, that means just 8 more guys to go in this year’s top 30. I won’t bore you with an intro, we’ll just get right to it. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 … Continue reading →

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