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Reader Top 30 #16 – Cameron Rupp

2014 Reader Top 30

Week 3 of the list brings us into the second half Continue reading Reader Top 30 #16 – Cameron Rupp →

Voting Trends and Mid Point

2014 Reader Top 30

We are halfway through the Top 30, currently the list is:

  1. Maikel Franco
  2. Jesse Biddle
  3. J.P. Crawford
  4. Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez
  5. Carlos Tocci
  6. Roman Quinn
  7. Ethan Martin
  8. Aaron Altherr
  9. Kelly Dugan
  10. Cesar Hernandez
  11. Dylan Cozens
  12. Zach Green
  13. Tommy Joseph
  14. Severino Gonzalez
  15. Ken Giles Continue reading Voting Trends and Mid Point →

MLB.com Top 100 and Position Rankings

Prospect Rankings

If you follow me on Twitter you have seen me rant about the rankings all week, mostly involving non-Phillies prospects.  For now here are the rankings as far as the Phillies are involved (all scouting grades are theirs not mine)

Top 100:

Maikel Franco – #26
60 Hit – 70 Power – 30 Run – 60 Arm – 50 Field

Jesse Biddle – #53
55 Fastball – 60 Curveball – 50 Changeup – 50 Control Continue reading MLB.com Top 100 and Position Rankings →

Major League Roster Construction and the Minor Leagues: Primer

Other Stuff

Often when the discussion about major league roster construction comes up, it affects how a prospect will fit into an individual organization.  However, the overall construction of major league rosters dramatically affects how prospects are evaluated.  Before talking about it affects certain types of hitters and pitchers in the system, we need to look at how the current major league roster is assembled and why it is assembled that way. Continue reading Major League Roster Construction and the Minor Leagues: Primer →

Reader Top 30 #14 – Severino Gonzalez

2014 Reader Top 30

Tommy Joseph takes #13 and so we move on to #14.  New entries include Nic Hanson, Shane Watson, and Samuel Hiciano Continue reading Reader Top 30 #14 – Severino Gonzalez →

Reader Top 30 #13 – Tommy Joseph

2014 Reader Top 30

Zach Green coming in at #12, a bunch of new names in the poll now. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #13 – Tommy Joseph →

General Discussion – Week of 1-21-2014 – Vernon Wells – A Play in One Act

Weekly Discussion

Vernon Wells – A Play in One Act

Scene One

Rube

Hey, I got you something.

Brad

What is it?

Rube

Vernon Wells.

(Brad jumps off a bridge)

The End

Would only be slightly better than “Delmon Young – A Play in One Act”.

Discuss.

Reader Top 30 #11 – Dylan Cozens

2014 Reader Top 30

We are out of the top ten and there are still a lot of interesting names out there. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #11 – Dylan Cozens →