RR Community Prospect Rankings: The AA Pitcher of the Year is our 7th best prospect. Is that good?
by BK on Jan 13, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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The people have spoken, and Travis Wood is #7 on our list. Wood had a spectacular year last year, dominating AA before moving up to AAA at the end of the season and pitching well there too. His stuff might not be at the level of other prospects in the system, but the results have been and his changeup is one of the best in the minors. Don't be fooled by his #7 ranking. He's got major league potential, but it really speaks to the depth of this system that he's ranked so low on our list.
We're adding a few new names to the list today, including two high draft picks who had down years last year and a local boy who's starting to turn heads after excelling at 3 levels last year. Vote now!
Zachary Cozart, SS:
Baseball America rank: 10
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 24
Draft/Acquisition Details: 2nd round (pick 79), Reds, 2007
Highest Level Played: AA (Carolina)
2009 Statistics:
Carolina (AA): 131 G, 462 AB, 10 HR, 59 RBI, 10 SB, .262/.360/.398/.758
Peoria (AFL): 13 G, 50 AB, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 3 SB, .340/.393/.560/.953
Yorman Rodriguez, CF:
Baseball America rank: 6
2009 RR CPR rank: 13
Age: 17
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed in 2008 out of Venezuela
Highest Level Played: Rookie (Billings)
2009 Statistics:
GCL Reds (Rookie): 21 G, 82 AB, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 5 SB, .280/.348/.329/.677
Billings (Rookie): 46 G, 183 AB, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 5 SB, .219/.259/.344/.603
Brad Boxberger, RHP:
Baseball America rank: 9
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 21
Draft/Acquisition Details: 1st round (pick 43), Reds, 2009
Highest Level Played: College (USC)
2009 Statistics:
USC (Pac-10): 14 GS, 6-3, 3.16 ERA, 94 IP, 99 K, 50 BB, 1.27 WHIP
Chris Valaika, 2B/SS:
Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: 5
Age: 24
Draft/Acquisition Details: 3rd round, (84th pick), Reds, 2006
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville)
2009 Statistics:
Louisville, (AAA): 95 G, 366 AB, 6 HR, 36 RBI, 1 SB, .235/.271/.344/.615
Matt Maloney, LHSP:
Baseball America rank: 8
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 26 (on January 16)
Draft/Acquisition Details: 3rd round (97th pick), Phillies, 2005
Highest Level Played: MLB (Reds)
2009 Statistics:
Carolina (AA): 1 GS, 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 7 IP, 5 K, 2 BB, .71 WHIP
Louisville (AAA): 22 GS, 9-9, 3.08 ERA, 143 IP, 105 K, 24 BB, 1.17 WHIP
Cincinnati (MLB): 7 GS, 2-4, 4.87 ERA, 40.2 IP, 28 K, 8 BB, 1.25 WHIP
Devin Mesoraco, C:
Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: 11
Age: 22
Draft/Acquisition Details: 1st round (15th pick), Reds, 2007
Highest Level Played: A+ (Sarasota)
2009 Statistics:
Sarasota (A+): 92 G, 312 AB, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 0 SB, .228/.311/.381/.692
Neftali Soto, 3B:
Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: 2
Age: 21
Draft/Acquisition Details: 3rd round (109th pick), Reds, 2007
Highest Level Played: A+ (Sarasota)
2009 Statistics:
Sarasota (A+): 131 G, 505 AB, 11 HR, 57 RBI, 1 SB, .248/.282/.362/.644
Caguas (PR): 1 G, 3 AB, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, .667/.667/1.333/2.000
Matt Klinker, RHSP:
Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 25
Draft/Acquisition Details: 15th round (469th pick), Reds, 2007
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville)
2009 Statistics:
Sarasota (A+): 9 GS, 2-2, 4.89 ERA, 42.1 IP, 42 K, 8 BB, 1.44 WHIP
Carolina (AA): 6 GS, 3-2, 2.95 ERA, 36.2 IP, 40 K, 13 BB, 1.09 WHIP
Louisville (AAA): 5 GS, 2-2, 2.48 ERA, 29 IP, 30 K, 13 BB, 1.21 WHIP
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I've voted in every poll
but only voted for two different people. This seems silly.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
I think you'll win today, if that's any consolation
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 13, 2010 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
It does seem that way, at least at first.
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
VOTE MALONEY!!!
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
your tag
betrays your lack of true enthusiasm
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand
well i mean
is he better than those 5, probably not, but he still is good.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
so you are saying
those 5 pitching prospects of our are going to be better than Tom Glavine. yes please!
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
I will trade you
One Johnny Klippstein and a Dutch Dotterer for a Yonder Alonzo rookie card.
Straight up? Deal?
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
toss in a Vida Blue
and you got yerself a deal homeboy.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
No to Blue
unless you got Pumpsie Green
Bill White,
or Joe Black
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
hmmmm
i’ll throw in a Bill White if you match it with Chuck McElroy. he’s one of my personal collectibles.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
not without
Heathcliffe Slocumb.
We can bicker over this if you want. Say, I know … how about Ty Cline for Gary Redus, straight up?
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
fuck you and your logic
so it will be like:
Maddux, Ryan, Clemans, Johnson, Gibson
and Maloney waiting in the wings.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Vote early, just not as frequently
Truth is (hi, my name is John and I’m an ….) I am leery that on this list and all others, I only see one catcher. I hope this organization tries to parlay some of its newfound brains in quest of Johnny Chairback or Fred Carseat or Jimmy Benchwarmer.
Don't try to win every game, just the last one.
it's true
the catching depth in the organization is really thin. but it’s the same with every other team out there. im worried about it, but there just isnt much that can be done. catching talent is always hard to come by. that’s why guys like Ramon Hernandez get paid $3 mil to do it.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
catching
I can say for sure that good catchers are hard to come by. I see a lot of indy ball (www.railcatsbaseball.com if you care) and finding anybody who can call a game is rare, let alone stopping a flagrant pitch or throwing out a runner.
It isn’t all that odd in indy ball to see a wayward first baseman put on the pads.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
You in Chicago or just NW Indiana?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
NW Indiana
.. it’s 40 minutes from driveway to dugout in Gary for a RailCats game.
I have to bear the additional burden of having to listen to Cubs and White Sox greasers yammer all summer long. My sanctuary is at U.S. Steel Yard.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
US Steel Yard looks like a really nice park
but everything around it (well, Gary in general) looks like such a dump that I question going to it. There are a lot of neat minor and independent league stadiums in Indiana. The new stadium that the Ft. Wayne Tin Caps have is pretty fucking cool.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 14, 2010 3:15 AM EST up reply actions
Ft. Wayne replaced their old stadium?
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, last season.
This one.
Parkview Field is pretty nice.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 14, 2010 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
there old stadium
was the riverfront of A ball stadiums
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
their*
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
I loved the net they had up to prevent homers from going onto
the highway. Luckily, Parkview is a huge improvement and is built into a neighborhood with lots of good bars and restaurants around it.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 14, 2010 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
The catching situation here has been pretty dire for quite some time
But the fact of the matter is, outside of Matt Wieters, there haven’t been too many big time catching prospects worth taking a gamble on. They went out on a limb and took Mesoraco in the first round in ‘07 to combat the depth in the system, wanting to develop him into the catcher of the future. He’s been improving steadily, but still is only average at best. The talent for the most part isn’t out there when teams can go after a proven guy like Ramon.
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 13, 2010 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
catching
It would seem that the science we use to make our pitchers better ought to be reconsidered in light all that. It is one thing to command 4 pitches and fully another for a catcher to be able to call them or, at worst, handle them.
Javier Valentin looks pretty good from 40,000 feet.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
Did you drop him and baseballout of an airplane to test the law of gravity?
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
you may want
to speak to some smart people if this problem persists.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
Stop encouraging me to leave this site. :P
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 13, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Has it been more than 4 hours?
I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71
*Thread Jack*
The A-roll-dis thread has just been put over 1000 comments. Slyde, I expect some sort of compensation — I like Cheetos.
/no life’d
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 12:16 PM EST reply actions
Yes, I also like Fritos as well.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
holy snack food
Is there NO sanctuary?
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
None
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
I'm just happy that I don't have to vote for Wood anymore
Before the curse of stastics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgement.
-Hilaire Belloc
more on Chapman
BP interviewed Chris Buckley. here’s the money quote:
DL: You took Leake eighth overall last June. Had both he and Chapman been available with that pick, which would you have seen as having the most value?
CB: Oh, Aroldis Chapman.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 1:08 PM EST reply actions
This is Yorman's day, but
did anyone see the sour grapes from the Havana times about Aroldis? Pretty much saying he’s a greedy slouch destined to ruin his arm, unlike the compatriots that stay on the island and achieve immortal heights on the mound.
No, but I love that newspaper's motto:
“Open-minded writing from Cuba”
Also, the fact that the paper’s site is a .org cracks me up.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
it seems
,,, a little like a bitter reaction.
The old Russian saying in the village: “I am not sorry my cow died. I am sorry my neighbor’s cow did not die.”
But to question the Cuban Missile’s motives is to not consider that anybody who wants to defect from his homeland has some pretty serious issues with life in general. It ain’t always about baseball.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
I'm kind of digging this as the nickname
Well done, John-Boy.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 13, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Same here, the best nickname thus far IMO
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
Crap, maybe it's the Nikes
who’s going to get product endorsements for our Defectronic?
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
They need to face each other in spring training
With the nickname on the line
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
Yep here's the
My favorite part is that the dude claims that Chapman ‘pitched himself off the national team.’ And that’s why he didn’t make the national team. Pitched yourself off=try to escape.
That’s fucking awesome.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
ha. is this the same Mr. Redlegs pollyanna from RR?
My scouts tell me that he is the best left handed talant in the last ten years. He may be ready for the majors at the end of the year. He will be fast tracked into the lineup. The Reds will use him at least to get some people in the seats.
Really, I should know. I am MisterRedLegs.
this guy has his own scouts?
So, that’s how you guys do it. You have your own scouts report to you and then you log onto RR and make the rest of us seem like bungling idiots.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
We also know the brother in law of someone in the Reds front office
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
not biblical
though he might be listed in the Elias book someplace.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
yeah, I think I saw that guy on here
I know a guy who played second base for the Chicago Yaquis of the Mexican SemiPro league. The shortstop on that team was Pete Mackanin
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
And now he works for the Yankees, right?
So does that mean you’ve made out with Lyla Garrity?
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 13, 2010 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
ummmm....
Not her, specifically, but ……
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
Only if he's friends with a paraplegic
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
Also, a 17-year-old drunkard.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
This man is Yorman
This man is my man
Before the curse of stastics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgement.
-Hilaire Belloc
by poojols on Jan 13, 2010 1:49 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
From Carolina to the 'Zona dry land
"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles
by BK on Jan 13, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
You're a jerk
that’s my headline for tomorrow if Yorman wins.
Now I’m going to look like a cheat, a thief, and a liar.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
Life sucks
right before you get DFA’d and are forced to sign a contract with Pigsburgh.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
That's what I thought it would be too...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
shit
you can delete his comment and then use it tomorrow. just be sure to delete my comment here too :)
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
No worries
If you delete a comment all nested comments go away too. Not that I’ve ever done such a thing….
" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30
or use...
“Here Comes Yorman!”
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 13, 2010 5:11 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
brilliant
what nicknames CANT the Pixies give us?
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 13, 2010 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
I love all the Pixies love around this place the last month or so.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Ain't nothing like the Pixies.
Except maybe the Indy 500.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 13, 2010 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
now that was a fine vehicle.
"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville
Rec'd
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
Cozart.
I can’t believe Maloney and Valaika are getting votes over Cozart and Yorman. I blame Justin for this.
I would like to see Cozart make the team someday
Just so I can use the NN Wolfgang Amadeaus
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
by Madville on Jan 13, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
that's a rec
made me lol
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
then he attacks
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
I’m flying a "discovery flight on Friday. I will live to tell you about it.
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
No Wacko Connections!!!
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
does this mean ...
lord help us … gasp, we can’t mention Michael Jackson?
Say, am I the only one who believes that he really didn’t die but will resurrect for a really fabulous concert sometime in July?
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
fer crying out loud
here I am, fiddling with this stuff while Rome burns. I am supposed to be at work now.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
that is okay i need to be paper writing right now
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
I love that even though we got rid of Dick Pole...
…we got Wood and took a Leake.
I now know where Andorra is.
took a Leake is stretching it
Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Jan 13, 2010 6:48 PM EST up reply actions
We took a Leake with our first pick.
But thanks for the constructive criticism.
Go write your fuckin’ paper already.
I now know where Andorra is.
by PeteyHendrix on Jan 13, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, this team does seem to have a fascination with all things phallic
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
Die Presse
picks the best sports photos of 2009.
What’s with the melon heads?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Nice. Those guys look like fun.
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
apparently
It’s a Canadian thing. Started at Canadian football. People carved melons to look like football helmets, and wore them to games. Preferably sitting in the top row.
Some people are now doing it at baseball games. Which seems really bizarre, because at least football helmets kinda make sense at a football game.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 11:20 PM EST up reply actions
/Denzel’d?
Before the curse of stastics fell upon mankind we lived a happy, innocent life, full of merriment and go and informed by fairly good judgement.
-Hilaire Belloc
by poojols on Jan 13, 2010 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Oh shit.
I CAN’T STOP LAUGHING AT THIS!
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 13, 2010 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
speaking of melons
… nah, never mind.
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
Eighty-five percent of the f*ckin' world is working. The other fifteen percent come out here. A f*ckin' playground for the cocks*ckers.
-Lee Elia on Cubs fans
by Farneyismycopilot on Jan 13, 2010 10:22 PM EST up reply actions
some of those are squashes
I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville
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