Feel good story Scott Mathieson captures the final spot in the top 10, edging out lefty Antonio Bastardo. Mathieson is going to be very interesting to watch in 2010 and beyond. Guys coming off 3 major arm surgeries are obviously huge underdogs to ever be dominating in the big leagues, but it appears his raw stuff is in tact, so keeping him healthy will be priority #1. Its kind of silly to project anything for Mathieson in 2010, lets just hope he remains healthy and can contribute at the big league level in some form. Now that we’re past the top 10, voting becomes much more subjective and up in the air. Remember, if you vote “OTHER”, you have to post that you voted other and the player you wrote in so I can add him to the ballot for the next spot. In the voting for #10, someone wrote in Justin De Fratus, so he’ll be added. Check below for the next poll…
Category Archives: Prospect Rankings
Reader Top 30; #10
In the closest voting I’ve seen so far in the Reader Top 30, Jarred Cosart edges out Scott Mathieson by 2 votes, 128 to 126, with Antonio Bastardo coming in 3rd at 117 votes. It should be interesting to see how the last spot in the top 10 goes. It was recommended that Yohan Flande be added to the voting for 10, so it shall be done. Please remember, if you vote OTHER, you have to actually say who you voted for. Its easier for me if you type “Other – voted for so and so” when it comes to me finding the actual other votes. That’s how I’m going to determine who gets added to the new ballots. Check below for more
Reader Top 30; #9
JC Ramirez comfortably took the #8 spot, grabbing 39% of the vote, ahead of Scott Mathieson and Antonio Bastardo. We’re getting close to rounding out the top 10, and with that, just a simple reminder. I’m no longer going to add new names to the new ballot, for fear that I might “influence” the results or somehow taint the voting. I’m purposely not publishing my own personal Top 30 until this is done, and its been brought to my attention that adding Jiwan James to the last poll could have somehow upset the flow of this whole thing. So from here on out, the only way new guys will be added is if they are write-in votes or if someone suggests names they want added. So, check below the fold for #9 and keep that in mind going forward, especially if you vote OTHER…
Reader Top 30; #8
First post of the new year, and we’ll just jump right back into the fray with the #8 spot in the voting. Sebastian Valle was the runaway winner at #7, taking 41% of the votes cast, with JC Ramirez coming 2nd, and then a largely split vote behind him. I’m going to add toolsy OF Jiwan James to the voting for #8, even though he probably won’t garner many votes in the next few polls, we still need another name. Check below the fold for more..
Reader Top 30; #7
Last posting of 2009, and before I get to #7, I wanted to dish out a bunch of thank yous. First off, thanks to everyone who has contributed to the site this year. Without the work of the contributors, whether it be the weekly affiliate reports, the direct contributions from Mr Schwimer, analysis pieces, or helping me add info to the site, this place would be much less interesting and informative, so thank you to everyone involved on that front. Second, thanks to all of the readers here, and those of you who actively participate in the discussions. If you’ve just found the site, or you’ve been here since the beginning, I thank you for continuing to come back and making this all the more worth my while. 2009 was a record setting year for the site, with over 1.5 million hits this calendar year, surpassing the 1.1 million hits last year. August 2009 was the busiest month in the site’s history, with over 240,000 visitors, including the busiest day ever, draftee signing deadline day on August 17th, with 25,000 visitors. However you found this place, I’m glad you did, and I hope you continue to come back. I have a number of projects in the pipeline for 2010, and I hope the site continues to grow. I never imagined the site becoming what it has when I started it on a whim 3 years ago, but I’m proud of where we are, and excited about where we’re going. Now, on to the voting for #7…
Reader Top 30; #6
Anthony Gose, who had a solid full season debut in 2009, took the voting for #5 with 46% of the vote. Domingo Santana took 22% of the vote, and it was a mish mash behind those two. Gose now rounds out the top 5, which is Domonic Brown, Trevor May, Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies and Gose. The voting in the next 5 should be interesting, and will be really wide open once we get past the top 10. Without giving away all of my secrets, I had Brown, Gillies and May as my #1, 2 and 3 on my upcoming Top 30. We’ll get to the voting for #6 now…
Reader Top 30; #5
I hope everyone’s holiday went well. Things will be slow from now until after the New Year, so I’ll leave each voting slot open for a few days, but again, we’re in no rush. I’ve been spending some of my down time working on putting some of the SONAR scores up for other teams, and you can find them at the top of the page under the SONAR scores link. I’m doing them as I have time, as well as some other general work on the site. If you notice something is out of place, I’m probably just tweaking things under the hood, no reason to panic. Let’s roll on with the Top 30…
Reader Top 30; #4
The voting for #3 was one of the closest votes we’ve had over the last 2 seasons, with newly acquired Phillippe Aumont edging out his teammate Tyson Gillies for #3. Final vote totals were
Aumont 192
Gillies 164
Gose 85
Santana 60
Valle 23
Cosart 17
Singleton 2
Other 8
Just a reminder. If you vote OTHER, you have to actually post who your vote was for, I don’t see the write-ins for other. Check below the fold for #4
Reader Top 30; #3
The voting for #2 wasn’t quite as close as I thought it would be, but Trevor May comes out on top, collecting 252 of the 683 votes, good for 38%. He was followed by Phillippe Aumont with 142 and Tyson Gillies with 108. I’m really interested to see how the next 5 or 6 play out in the voting. I completed my Top 30 for the upcoming Phillies Annual 2010, which will be released in a few weeks. I’m going to keep my list top secret as to not influence the voting here. Check below the fold for more.
Reader Top 30; #2
Of course there was very little drama in yesterday’s voting, as Domonic Brown is the team’s obvious #1 prospect. The voting from here on out will get more and more interesting, as there is no clear cut obvious guy after Brown. Last year the top 5 or 6 was pretty well defined, this year its much more wide open. I’m not sure how many guys I can add in each day, but I’ll try to get at least 7 names on the poll each time. Remember, you’re free to argue for your guy in the comments section, but please do so in a respectful manner. Check below the fold for the voting on #2
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