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RR Community Prospect Rankings: No, I said Yorman...... YORMAN!

Yorman would look better in that



Our #8 prospect is 17 year old Venezuelan wunderkind Yorman Rodriguez.  Yorman was only 16 for most of the season, but still managed to post a line of .238/.288/.340 over two levels while playing against guys mostly 4-6 years older.  What were you doing when you were 16?

 Yorman was rated the best OF arm and best athlete in the system.  He plays a mean center field, runs super fast, and is showing signs of good plate discipline.  He's listed at 6'3", 180 lbs.  Don't want to jump to conclusions, but Eric Davis was listed at 6'3", 185.  (When I was 16, I was 6'2", 150, and could barely hold up a wood bat)  Between Yorman and Chapman, we now have two young, dynamic, toolsy guys that should be exciting to follow this season.

So now we come to prospect #9.  Just to make sure you have plenty of choices, we've added three of the organization's top relief prospects to the list:  Two guys who rose quickly through the system last year, as well as a recent high draft pick.

Star-divide

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

 

Enerio Del Rosario, RHP:


Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 24
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed in 200 out of the Domincan Republic
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville)

2009 Statistics: 

Sarasota (High-A): 31 G, 2-1, 1.98 ERA, 50 IP, 33 K, 6 BB, .92 WHIP                                                                             

Carolina (AA) : 4 G, 0-0, 1.59 ERA, 5.2 IP, 9 K, 0 BB, .35 WHIP                                                                                        Louisville (AAA): 15 G, 1-0, 1.09, 24.2 IP, 12 K, 6 BB,  1.22 WHIP

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

 

Logan Ondrusek, RHP:


Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 25 (on February 13)
Draft/Acquisition Details: 13rd round (392nd pick), Reds, 2005
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville)

2009 Statistics:                                                                                                                                                                        Sarasota (High A): 13 G, 2-0, 0.96 ERA, 18.2 IP, 12 K, 7 BB, .75 WHIP                                                                            

Carolina (AA): 24 G, 2-1, 1.65 ERA, 32.2 IP, 24 K, 12 BB, 1.01 WHIP
Louisville (AAA): 19 G, 0-0, 1.74 ERA, 20.2 IP, 11 K, 2 BB, .87 WHIP


Donnie Joseph, RHP:


Baseball America rank: NR
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 22                                                                                                                                                                           Draft/Acquisition Details: 3rd round (88th pick), Reds, 2009
Highest Level Played: MLB (Reds)

2009 Statistics: 

Houston (NCAA): 31 G, 3-1, 2.16 ERA, 50 IP, 75 K, 22 BB, 1.10 WHIP
Billings (Rookie): 8 G, 2-0, 0.77 ERA, 11.2 IP, 11 K, 4 BB, .86 WHIP
Dayton (Low A): 16 G, 2-2, 4.35 ERA, 20.2 IP, 31 K, 10 BB, 1.11 WHIP

Poll
Who is the Reds #9 Prospect?
Zach Cozart
101 votes
Matt Maloney
46 votes
Chris Valaika
45 votes
Matt Klinker
2 votes
Brad Boxberger
16 votes
Neftali Soto
25 votes
Devin Mesoraco
3 votes
Logan Ondrusek
7 votes
Enerio Del Rosario
6 votes
Donnie Joseph
4 votes

255 votes | Poll has closed

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Mesoraco

Even though I didn’t vote for him, it would good to see him on the chart and getting a vote early on. He’s the highest draft pick of anyone there, and he’s in a scarcity position. Still, aren’t there a lot of reasons not to draft a catcher in the first round of the draft?

by dmcgee77 on Jan 14, 2010 8:27 AM EST reply actions  

Devin is dead to me

I had such high hopes for the lad…

kid should just sit in a corner while people throw balls at him

by jacob brumfield on Jan 14, 2010 12:28 PM EST up reply actions  

He isn't a bust

He’s still young and right where he needs to be level-wise. His numbers don’t bear it out, but he was one of the best catchers in the FSL last year (he made the all-star team with an average under .200 at the time). The FSL is a notorious pitcher’s league, and I expect them to rise next season if it’s in Lynchburg or Carolina. He’s also continuing to improve defensively. Let’s not write him off just yet.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 12:51 PM EST up reply actions  

right

especially considering the very long learning curve that is expected of catchers.

Holy shit, people keep stealing my shit.

by nycredsfan on Jan 14, 2010 12:56 PM EST up reply actions  

I still expect him to make the big leagues

it was just I had visions of Devin in a Johnny Bench costume bouncing around my head. I agree he is not a bust, but I had high expectations for a first rounder.
And when I say ‘kid should just sit in a corner while people throw balls at him’ that kinda is his job

by jacob brumfield on Jan 14, 2010 1:07 PM EST up reply actions  

"Sit in a corner while people throw balls at him"

Make it “squat in a corner” and you’ve got yourself a catcher’s job description.

by the finest muffins on Jan 14, 2010 6:21 PM EST up reply actions  

So ummm..... Tell me more about these muffins.

"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."

by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 14, 2010 7:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Muffins < Cupcakes

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Hey now! You don't know me!

I’m way more awesomer than those. With way less artificial ingredients.

by the finest muffins on Jan 14, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Pics or it didn't happen

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 15, 2010 2:10 AM EST up reply actions  

well, see, they're the finest...

Actually, my name comes from a West Wing quote. I could link to it on youtube, but it would be better if you just watched the whole series.

by the finest muffins on Jan 14, 2010 9:00 PM EST up reply actions  

I wondered about that.

One of my good friends is a huge west wing fan (and, I think lives most of the time in a fantasy world where he’s the President). So I have seen my share of the West Wing.

I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71

by ZJiff30 on Jan 14, 2010 9:45 PM EST up reply actions  

I love The West Wing more than is healthy

I always vote for Tampa Bay’s shorstop for the All-Star Game, just so I can punch a chad that says “J. Bartlett.”

by the finest muffins on Jan 14, 2010 10:07 PM EST up reply actions  

You need to get out more Ms. Muffin

a lot more.

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 14, 2010 10:42 PM EST up reply actions  

That's cool.

I did a bunch of work on The West Wing. I need to get around to posting that picture of me beating the president on a game of pool. :)

I now know where Andorra is.

by PeteyHendrix on Jan 15, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Do you know any of the FireJoeMorgan guys?

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 15, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Damn, I was hoping you could tell me what

Leslie Knope’s next big adventure was and when Ron Swanson going to start playing blues again.

/Parks and Rec’d
//See what I did there?

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 15, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions  

speaking of catchers

AP trannies report today for the Detroit Rustbuckets … er Tigers

reached contract agreements with
 C Andy Bouchie, C Robinzon Diaz, C Mike Rabelo, C Max St. Pierre

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

"Cleanup in Ailse 6, someone dump a big load of horse crap everywhere..."

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 14, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Hmmm

This is the first time I really miss Zach Stewart on the list. He would’ve been alot higher than this, but we have other high ceiling guys to take his spot until we get to this vote.

And didn’t we sign another young latin dude? Juan Duran I think?

by New Red Machine on Jan 14, 2010 8:30 AM EST reply actions  

We did

He’s still a decent prospect, but had a rough year in the GCL.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions  

Just throwing this out there.

My night OWNED any of your nights.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 9:34 AM EST reply actions  

lose the V card??

"Live every week like it's shark week. And dress everyday like you're gonna get murdered in those clothes." - Tracey Jordan

by RedinWrigleyville on Jan 14, 2010 9:41 AM EST up reply actions  

Fine, not THAT good.

Although honestly, I think the whole getting into a relationship thing is better than that.

And I have newfound respect for the movie ‘It’.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 9:47 AM EST up reply actions  

so you didn't get laid, yet your night included some part of a creepy clown horror movie.

but i’ll take your word for it because i bet you didn’t get sucked into watching american idol with your girlfriend and get yelled at because you weren’t paying attention to a girl with a rough upbringing who also happens to be a talented singer.

by GrooveLeg on Jan 14, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions  

fortunatly my better half likes sports

She has more passion for the Pitt Panthers than I have for the Reds, it is frightening to watch a game with her.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions  

mine too, which is great. big college b-ball fan.

but she also loves E!, the bachelor, american idol, etc. and we only have 1 TV so i’m pretty much f’d if i want any chance of f’ing later, ya dig?

by GrooveLeg on Jan 14, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

Rock Band and creepy clown for the win.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions  

Yeah i love that band

“Floppy The Clown”

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 14, 2010 5:17 PM EST up reply actions  

yeah i get it

we would be in trouble in the summer, saddly I can never find a woman who is a baseball fan, she tolerates it in small doses, and doesn’t mind a trip to the old ball yard, but all in all she’d rather watch so you think you can dance.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions  

You would be correct.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions  

wait until she breaks your heart

and you start drinking to numb the pain, and you start having sex with ugly sorositutes who are also drunk, and then you drink even more to numb the physical pain from the STD’s, so they turn away from you, and then you start buying crack, and sleeping with hookers.

IT HAPPENS!!!

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 11:08 AM EST up reply actions  

That's funny

and creepy

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 14, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

I think I'll pass on that part.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions  

one day you'll be in a foreign 3rd world country running away from your blues

you are so naive.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 12:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Naw- I went through all that crap first semester.

And if I’m in a foreign third world country, bet I won’t be running- I could miss the bugs that way.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Hey,

leave Indiana out of this conversation. We have our problems, sure, but too many hookers isn’t one of them.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions  

i don't see any bugs in that photo

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 1:11 PM EST up reply actions  

a herd of earwigs

inside that pile of lumber, headed north from Georgia to a lumber yard not far from your home improvement project.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 2:06 PM EST up reply actions  

I love earwigs.

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 14, 2010 3:13 PM EST up reply actions  

Dude, have you seen the threads posted lately?

This place is a madhouse! Wherefore art thou, Slip-N-Slyde?

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 14, 2010 3:08 PM EST up reply actions  

you have some fuckin power

don’t go crying for Slyde, you can reign us in, you just choose not too, because you are more are just another patient in this asylum.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 4:09 PM EST up reply actions  

Sorry. I'll make it up to ya

I’ve got a great one for when Gregorious is selected!

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 14, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions  

Ok any propsects past #`10 are just a twinkle in your Daddy's eye

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 14, 2010 10:21 AM EST reply actions  

I guess I don't get it

If we can add names to these lists just to fill them out, why aren’t the names available in the early voting? You can get to a point where we vote on guys who aren’t likely to be in the system but would be if we held their contract rights.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 12:24 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm not sure what you're asking

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 12:55 PM EST up reply actions  

we keep making the list longer

because we think we need more choices for the bottom end of this poll?

Hell, when we run out of prospects, it’s like a flock of geese flying overhead … 8 on one side, 7 on the other … on account of that’s all there are.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

That's the general idea

Just the nature of the beast with this system. After the consensus “top guys”, there are quite a few middle-of-the-road prospects, who all have advantages and disadvantages that make them similar prospect-wise. We tried to group them together as best we could instead of adding them on one at a time, because if we add one person and there’s a similar prospect in the system, chances are someone else likes him just as much as the guy added.

Basically, we want lots of choices so the player that someone wants to vote for isn’t left out. It’s easier to accomplish that at the top of the system (or at least we thought). We’re going to try to keep it around this level with not many more on a poll.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 2:22 PM EST up reply actions  

fwiw

The entire process has been educational for me. I am a baseball fan, specifically a Reds fan, but one of those fans who gets a ticket, watches the game, checks out the tatars on the brunette in the 4th row … I don’t get too deeply into the farm system.

That in mind, being “introduced” to the young guys has been entertaining, enlightening and it’s kept me interested in this blog instead of surfing for porn.

Well, maybe not completely.

So any methodology you use is fine with me. I just mentioned it because it was a thought that I could express.

Kind of like flipping the finger at a guy who cuts you off in traffic.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 2:33 PM EST up reply actions  

I like you johnu1
checks out the tatars on the brunette in the 4th row
That in mind, being "introduced" to the young guys has been entertaining, enlightening and it’s kept me interested in this blog instead of surfing for porn.

Well, maybe not completely.
Kind of like flipping the finger at a guy who cuts you off in traffic.

You will fit in very well here.

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 4:21 PM EST up reply actions  

is that in my favor?

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions  

You still have to learn the secret handshake

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 14, 2010 4:50 PM EST up reply actions  

I know the one that ...

… makes women all edgy.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 4:51 PM EST up reply actions  

Which leads to my next question

Billy, have you ever seen a grown man naked?

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 14, 2010 4:52 PM EST up reply actions  

well ... I seen

a pig root
a tree root

but I ain’t never seen no
Beirut.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 4:54 PM EST up reply actions  

Well you don't get to learn the secret handshake until you....

make this cow scream …moo

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 14, 2010 5:25 PM EST up reply actions  

looks like you picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue.

I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71

by ZJiff30 on Jan 14, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions  

We're on instruments

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions  

Have you ever had sex

with a grown sexsaxophone?

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 14, 2010 5:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Geez

I go out for a sandwich and a cheap feel, and this is what you people do when I’m gone. I mean, just how on EARTH am I supposed to get my hands on this cow’s naughty bits without getting BSE?

(Ain’t nothin’ like a mad cow.)

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 8:08 PM EST up reply actions  

I admit, I have developed a drinking problem.

I'd take a one legged midget over Shayne Graham in a heartbeat. - btcoop71

by ZJiff30 on Jan 14, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions  

saddly i have Strikers drinking problem

i can’t hit my mouth to save my life.

I once chipped a tooth drinking a beer, because i missed my aim and hit my mouth really hard, and that was my first beer of the night…

God I can’t wait to get up in that plane tomorrow and see what I do behind the yoke.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 11:39 PM EST up reply actions  

I'll be patiently waiting at cnn.com for the results

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 15, 2010 2:13 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Yes, yes it is.

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 5:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Or a bulge is some other man's crotch.

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 12:52 PM EST up reply actions  

is it my imagination

or has the prospect placed at the top of the list in the voting won every time. i think we may have some laziness bias working its way into the polls.

by aleister on Jan 14, 2010 9:15 PM EST reply actions  

which is to say

meek hitting aa shortstop over serviceable current 5th starter… what?

by aleister on Jan 14, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions  

All about ceiling

Our current 5th starter has a ceiling of 5th starter, while our current AA shortstop has a ceiling of major league regular SS.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions  

it has to be a combination of both

ceiling and floor, i mean a guy can have all the talent in the world but it doesn’t mean much if he doesn’t build on it.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 11:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Which is why Maloney's not a bad prospect at the moment

But Cozart’s already proven a lot and isn’t too far away, even today.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 15, 2010 12:02 AM EST up reply actions  

I was jsut saying it is more than just ceiling

i really wasn’t think of Maloney when I wrote my post. Just in geneneral i want a system filled with high ceiling and low floor prospects, of course my favorite are probably the MIke Leakes, who will be ML ready in short fashion, and will be a solid ball player with little risk.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 15, 2010 12:47 AM EST up reply actions  

I think the 5th starter role should go to Maloney.

Owings has shown us that he has a limited upside (as a pitcher). We haven’t seen what Maloney can do in MLB, and he has shown consistent quality in the minors. I think the only wise move is to give Maloney 10-12 starts to begin 2010 to see what he really has. Tom Browning threw soft, too – we gotta give the kid an opportunity or trade him. Nothing more to see in AAA, IMO.

I now know where Andorra is.

by PeteyHendrix on Jan 15, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions  

i like you

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 18, 2010 10:46 PM EST up reply actions  

are you daring to suggest

… that a premise of market polling has been overlooked?
That being, rotate your stock to avoid repetitive replies.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 9:20 PM EST up reply actions  

I've kind of noticed that too

We’ll try to start switching it up from now on.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 9:29 PM EST up reply actions  

and that's why

People whose last names start with letters in the second half of the alphabet have shorter lifespans.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jan 15, 2010 5:03 PM EST up reply actions  

really?

one more reason im screwed, i guess.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 15, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions  

I've been noticing that too

but I don’t think its a bias, I think its been a guess of who will win, if you read the threads you’d see that the guys creating the posts have not been in favor of the winner.

I’m not sure it really matters, it hasn’t bothered me.

by sharks on Jan 14, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions  

we're all winners

in our own special way, aren’t we?

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions  

You're fitting in quite well here so far.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions  

As a lurker, I've been observing your community for some time now

Of course my infiltration has been successful. {{raises eyebrows up and down rapidly in an evil manner}}

by the finest muffins on Jan 14, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions  

People of Earth, we come in peace!

they do this from other planets, too.
I am a little on the paranoid side. Just because you look like a fine muffin doesn’t mean you really are.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 10:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Not just a fine muffin

The finest muffins. Better than fine, and plural.

"look at me! im hablahing espanyoll!" - Charlie Scrabbles

by BK on Jan 14, 2010 10:41 PM EST up reply actions  

I know one fine muffin is never enough

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 10:46 PM EST up reply actions  

If you're batting your eyes, you're in deep shit

" 'than's pussy looks better than your cock." -- BubbaFan to ZJiff30

by jch24 on Jan 15, 2010 2:15 AM EST up reply actions  

Also

I earned my Reds Fan merit badge in 1999. I still cheer and cry pretty much simultaneously when I think of that season.

by the finest muffins on Jan 14, 2010 10:36 PM EST up reply actions  

Who are all these new posters...really?

They are too good to be true…I bet they are aliens of some sort like from Pluto or Uranis
I recommend this book…just in case…

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 14, 2010 10:49 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm glad we don't live on Uranus

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 15, 2010 12:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Second'd

"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."

by crolfer on Jan 15, 2010 12:22 AM EST up reply actions  

you seen my work

i do want to piss on his grave and take his mom out for a nice seafood dinner and never call her again.

Bailey, Chapman, Cueto, Leake, and Volquez; the future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.

by justin007000 on Jan 14, 2010 11:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Chapter 9

He felt a strange sensation palling across the tilted horizon and it was warm.
Very warm.
“Could be fresh out of the oven,” he opined.
“No so fast, Earthling,” the sultry voice muttered. “You’re not done yet. Back in there!”
And then he knew life would never be the same. “It must be The Virus,” he sighed.
And then he felt himself all warm again.
In the background, a crow cackled.

I love you man, and this time I really mean it...thanks Androidis--Madville

by johnu1 on Jan 14, 2010 10:58 PM EST reply actions  

And a cow moo'd

Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry

by Madville on Jan 15, 2010 12:06 AM EST up reply actions  

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