Dylan Cozens is the reader’s choice as the organization’s 13th ranked prospect. He scored a comfortable victory over runnerup Carlos Tocci. Cozens received 89 of 284 votes (31%), winning by 26 votes over Tocci. The selections so far are listed below. Continue reading PhuturePhillies Reader Top 30 #14
Pitcher Matt Imhof is selected as the 12th prospect in the organization with 77 of 299 votes (26%). Dylan Cozens finished second with 55 votes.
On to #13, no additions to the poll. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #13
Deivi Grullon takes down #11 with 63 of the 291 (22%) serious votes. Matt Imhof and Dylan Cozens finished in a close race for second.
On the lighter side, Anthony Hewitt received a write-in vote.
Here’s #12, still no new players added. Continue reading Reader Top 30 # 12
With Yoel Mecias’ victory, the top 10 is completed. Mecias accrued 79 of 306 votes and won with 26% of the vote. He fell just short of doubling runner-up Dylan Cozens’ total of 40 votes.
Here’s how our top ten compares to some others –
Some came out before recent moves and haven’t been updated,
It was nice to see Venn Biter and Joel Fisher in the Other vote. They won’t be added to a later poll. No additions to poll #11. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #11
Sorry for my brevity (and no pic) here, but I messed up my hand and am reduced from hunt-and-peck to just peck. You have selected Tom Windle as the #9 prospect. Windle amassed 22.47% of the 316 votes cast and edged Yoel Mecias by 13 votes.
The current prospect ranking is –
I was happy to see Jesus Alastre and Percy Garner receive the Other votes. I will add them to a later poll. No additions to poll #10. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #10
I didn’t have enough time to gather the Winter Ball data. They aren’t posting it with the off season stats, I have to gather it box score by box score. I did get this from the DWL (thru Saturday) as they begin an 18-game round-robin playoff round among the top 4 finishers.
Not bad, eh?
Over 440 votes were cast on where to place Ben Lively among the top prospects. Lively will be placed 6th between Zach Eflin and Jesse Biddle. The bulk of the voting was dispersed as follows –
Of the remaining votes, 8 were cast to pace him as the #1 prospect in the organization.
The current prospect ranking is – Continue reading Reader Top 30 #9
Okay, so newcomer Ben Lively joins the organization during the vote for #7, receives 5 write-in votes, and wins the first poll in which he is entered. Lively received 40% of the vote for #8, besting Yoel Mecias 119 votes to 41 votes. Just so we get him placed in the right spot, here’s a poll to make a correction, if necessary. Continue reading Reader Top 30 Remix
Kelly Dugan is the #7 prospect in the organization. As expected, votes were scattered among many players. Dugan received only 78 of the 360 votes cast (21.67%). Yoel Mecias finished second with 41 votes (11.39%). Twenty-six players received votes. Ten received 12 or more. Ben Lively who joined the organization during this poll received 5 write-in votes. I wouldn’t be surprised to see his total rise dramatically this poll. Should stay interesting.
Andrew Anderson, Cody Forsythe, Tommy Joseph, and Ben Lively have been added to poll #8. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #8
Thanks to Jim for putting up the post when the deal went down. Here is some more analysis and info on Lively.
MLB.com has already moved Lively to the Phillies section of their coverage and ranked him #8 overall. Heres what they have to say on his stuff:
None of Lively’s pitches jump off the page, but he does have four of them that he can throw for strikes. His fastball can touch 93-94 mph, and his slider shows signs of being a potential above-average pitch, as well. Lively mixes in his curve and changeup well to keep hitters guessing. All of his stuff plays up because of his unusual delivery in which his arm stays hidden, making it tough for hitters to pick up the ball.
In their league top 20s this year, Lively was ranked 16th in the Cal League and then 20th in the Southern League. Given that there are 10 teams in the CAL and 10 teams in the SOU, it means it is moderately difficult to make the list, and that he made both is promising. Here are some highlights from those BA writeups
CAL: Lively’s delivery features deception—his arm angle drops slightly and he throws across his body—helping his fastball get inon hitters. He’ll pound all quadrants of the strike zone with command of a 91-92 mph fastball that bumps 94.
SOU: Lively ranges from 88-92 mph and sits at about 90, often working up and over the plate, but batters struggle to square him up because they don’t see the ball until the last instant. He throws what one manager deemed an “invisible” fastball. Lively’s low-80s curveball can be an out pitch for him, for he executed it with more depth in 2014, and his slider and changeup grade as major league average. When scouts factor in plus control, they come away convinced Lively can be at least a durable No. 4 starter.
Here are video clips: one, two, and three.
BP ranked him #7 in the Reds system, giving him a future #3 SP profile. They also had him 88-92, with a plus slider and average change and curve. They note the biggest question mark is about his delivery and mechanics, and whether he will be able to repeat them well enough to be a consistent starting pitcher.
Nevertheless, to receive a potential MLB starter who will be worth a win or two a year at worst, for a guy who was not in the long term plans, its a nice get by the Phillies.
So, which piece is next to go?
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