Rest of Reds Top 31 prospects according to BA handbook

by cesarhernandez on Feb 9, 2009 2:35 PM EST

I'm quite the happy camper today, as I arrived home after running some errands to find the Baseball America Prospect Handbook in my mailbox! For some dumb reason, they have 4 AL guys on the cover...Matt Wieters, David Price, Neftali Feliz and Travis Snider.

Anyways, we've gone over the Reds top 10 prospects elsewhere, so I figured I'd share Nos. 11-31. Yes, since I ordered the book through Baseball America, they included ---- ABSOLUTELY FREE ---- a cheesy little booklet that has the 31st best prospect for every team. I almost fainted from excitement when I discovered it.

11. Daryl Thompson P

12. Chris Dickerson OF

13. Jordan Smith P --- First mention I saw of him was Reds Asst. GM Bob Miller referenced him as a good prospect in a chat last week. Heavy sinker stuff, induces tons of ground balls. Could fit in well at GABP.

14. Josh Roenicke P

15. Zach Stewart P

16. Ryan Hanigan C

17. Ramon Ramirez P

18. Matt Maloney P

19. Zach Cozart SS

20. Juan Carlos Sulbaran P -- This guy looks interesting. Teenager from Curacao who is set to pitch for the Dutch in the World Baseball Classic.

21. Dallas Buck P

22. Chris Heisey OF

23. Danny Dorn OF

24. Carlos Fisher P

25. Pedro Viola P

26. Sean Watson P

27. Robert Manuel P --- Pedestrian stuff, but dominated as reliever at AA. Hides the ball well, compact delivery. Reds got him when they traded Dave Williams to the Mets.

28. Craig Tatum C

29. Adam Rosales INF

30. Alex Buchholz 2B

31. Phillippe Valiquette P

That's the list. Thoughts? Obviously, we seem to like Danny Dorn more than BA.

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who are the LHP on this list?

besides maloney

by saboscork on Feb 9, 2009 8:52 PM EST reply actions

Only two LHPs besides Maloney

Pedro Viola and Phillipe Valiquette. That’s one thing that really struck me – the lack of quality left-handed pitching prospects in the organization.

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by cesarhernandez on Feb 9, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

I'm assuming the 4 AL guys on the cover are they because they are the top 4 prospects in baseball

not because of their league.

Was Jay Bruce on last year’s cover?

We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches

by Slyde on Feb 9, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions

I know, I just think they should be fair

Give some love to the NL guys like Maybin or Bumgarner.

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by cesarhernandez on Feb 9, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

Hanigan's 28

so, I’m slightly surprised that he would be considered a prospect since BA usually gives up on guys at 25 or 26.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Feb 9, 2009 11:33 PM EST reply actions

Today's Reds minor league transactions from BA

"Cincinnati Reds
Signed: RHP Mark James, RHP David Shafer, C Humberto Cota, 1B Daryle Ward, OF Jacque Jones

Ward, 33, is just one season removed from a .327/.436/.527 line as a pinch-hitter for the Cubs. Not a bad pickup for a last-minute free agent purchase."

Shafer, you might remember, was dealt to Oakland in the Kirk Saarloos trade. He hasn’t done much since looking like he might be a solid RHRP during his time at Chattanooga. Last season in AA, Shafer went 0-1, 1.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP. In 20 games and 29 IP, he allowed 22 hits and walked 24. In AAA, Shafer was 2-1, 5.06, 1.35. In 14 games and 26 IP, he allowed 19 hits, whiffed 15 and walked 17.

James is a former Brewers farmhand, who didn’t do anything exciting in two seasons after being drafted in the 14th round in 2005. A native of Whitney, Ontario, James pitched last season in the Cam Am League with the Quebec Capitales, for whom he posted a line of 4-3, 3.2. In 31 games of relief he allowed 50 hits in 50 IP, striking out 45 and walking 19 while allowing foes to bat .262.

Jones, Ward and Cota we’ve discussed before.

A quartet of former Reds signed elsewhere, some we noted before: Matt Belisle with Colorado, Elmer Dessens with the Mets, Eddie Guardado with Texas and Javier Valentin with Washington.

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by Thundering Turtle on Feb 10, 2009 12:19 PM EST reply actions

Thanks for the info

I like having Shafer back, and James looks intriguing. How old is he?

Is anyone else thinking that even though we got the player back, we still got shafted in the Saarloos trade?

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by BK on Feb 10, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions

James is 21.

He throws an upper-80s fastball and his best pitch is a mid-70s curve, which isn’t bad. He also throws a change up. He’s athletic.

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by Thundering Turtle on Feb 10, 2009 1:53 PM EST up reply actions

damn, I thought the Reds got Chuck James

who may have some upside.

And everytime Elmer gets mentioned, I am reminded of the most pointless 4-team trade in recent memory:

Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics sent a player to be named later to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Felipe Lopez to the Cincinnati Reds. The Cincinnati Reds sent Elmer Dessens and cash to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Oakland Athletics sent Jason Arnold (minors) (December 16, 2002) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade.

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Feb 10, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions

Felipe Lopez helped land us Gary Majewski and Royce Clayton!

Pointless? POINTLESS?!

by Brendanukkah on Feb 10, 2009 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

no, i think we felt that point very sharply.

We’’re in process of trying to a guy with a trade record of working with pitches

by Slyde on Feb 10, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

Felipe, in part, landed us Bill Bray and Darryl Thompson

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by PeteyHendrix on Feb 10, 2009 2:30 PM EST up reply actions

Knowing what we know now

I think I’d take Bray and Thompson over Dessens and Dumbo. Was The Trade actually a good deal in the long run?

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by BK on Feb 10, 2009 2:42 PM EST up reply actions