Aaron Nola was your choice as the organization’s #2 prospect in a very tight race. Fourteen players received votes with Nola and Maikel Franco garnering 92% of the vote. Oddly enough, players who received votes in the poll for #1 (Carlos Tocci, 2 votes; and Mitch Gueller and Aaron Brown who received 1 vote each through the write in feature) didn’t receive a vote as the #2 prospect. Lee Ridenhour received the 1 write in vote this round.
Up next #3. Continue reading Reader Top 30 #3
J.P. Crawford was your choice as the #1 prospect in the organization. That he was selected by such a large margin is no surprise.
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Welcome to the 2015 Reader Top 30.
I will post a poll most days Monday thru Friday. I’m starting with MLB’s Top 20 and will add names as needed. I expect the first new group of names will be added after Prospect #5 is decided. If you want to make sure a name is added to the list e-mail prospectpoll@yahoo.com using the Subject Line – Add Prospect Continue reading Reader Top 30 #1
Get ready for the 2015 Reader Top 30 Prospect Survey. An overwhelming number of readers expressed interest in having a top 30. Of 274 respondents, 246 were in favor (89.8%).
I will start next week and try to post a poll every day. I would encourage each participant to submit her or his own Top 30 to prospectpoll@yahoo.com using the Subject – My Prospect List. I am curious how the day-by-day voting would affect the outcome when compared to a one-time submission along the lines of an MVP ballot. (This is not a requirement.)
I suggest we continue to follow Baseball America’s standards for prospects by considering any player eligible for rookie status as eligible for this poll.
As a quick refresher, the following players exceeded Rookie Status during the 2014 status – David Buchanan, Ken Giles, Miguel Gonzalez (he has 122 playing days at the major league level according to Baseball Reference), Cesar Hernandez, Mario Hollands, Ethan Martin, and Cameron Rupp. Continue reading Upcoming Reader Top 30 Poll
So, I’ve gone through our archives and found that Matt ran the Reader Top 30 last year. I’ve gone through the files and think I’ve figured out how to run a poll. If you want me to moderate a poll this year, let me know in the survey below. I propose two modifications.
First, I want to start a little earlier. Last year the poll ran into the first few days of spring training. I will be covering spring training and would like to finish the poll articles before it starts. I also need to work around my schedule in December and January. A convenient start time for me would be sometime in the next three weeks.
Second, I would like to propose that you submit a personal Top 30 early in the polling process. I‘m curious how a weighted vote would compare to the day by day survey (30 points for #1, 29 for #2, … 1 for #30). I’ll set up an e-mail account to receive those submissions. I would hope to get enough submissions to make a comparison between the two processes relevant.
So, please cast a vote below. This will also be a nice test to see if I can set up a poll correctly. (As you can see above, I have figured out how to insert a picture.) This poll will be active for one week.
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