RR Community Prospect Rankings: Democracy in Action!
by nycredsfan on Jan 6, 2010 7:00 AM EST
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In the 2000 Presidential Election, Ralph Nader won the Green Party nomination and 2.7% of the popular vote. After the hanging chad and endless recounts, many Democrats blamed Nader for taking crucial votes away from Al Gore, thus allowing W to get the W. The beauty of American Democracy™ is that candidates who have no business holding public office can get on the ballot, allowing hopeless ideologues to vote for them anyway.
In that same spirit, we here at RR have listened to the vocal minority and have added to the ballot the Ralph Nader of the 2010 RRCPR, Travis Wood! Vote in good health and good conscience, but don't come crying to us when gas costs $8 a gallon and privileged white males can't get jobs!
Before we get to the voting, however, congratulations are in order for the 2010 RRCPR #1 Prospect, Todd Frazier!
Just like in 2000, this was an extremely close election, but unlike that year, the man who won the popular vote gets the prize. (Aren't you glad Wood wasn't on the ballot? Otherwise that bleeding heart liberal Alonso might've won!)
The Man from Snowy River had a fantastic season split over AA and AAA, posting a combined slash line of .292/.351/.481, while playing solid defense, mostly in LF. Although I personally voted for Alonso, I can't argue with this selection at all. It seems like for most of you it came down to whether you placed greater value on tools/projection or minor league performance. Alonso clearly has the superior offensive tools, but has yet to put together a great season in the minors, while Frazier has never posted an OPS below .830 in any of his 3 pro seasons. Hopefully he can contribute to the Redlegs this season!
Now, on to the voting for #2! Please note that this poll will only last 1 day, and will close at 10 pm tonight, so vote early!
Yonder Alonso, 1B:
Baseball America rank: 2
2009 RR CPR rank: 1
Age: 23
Draft/Acquisition Details: 1st round (pick 7), Reds, 2008
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville [playoffs]), AA (Carolina [regular season])
2009 Statistics:
GCL Reds (R): 6 G, 15 AB, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB, .133/.278/.133/.411
Sarasota (A+): 49 G, 175 AB, 7 HR, 38 RBI, 0 SB, .303/.383/.497/.880
Carolina (AA): 29 G, 105 AB, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB, .295/.372/.457/.829
Peoria (AFL): 23 G, 86 AB, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 0 SB, .267/.353/.395/.748
Caguas (PRWL): 16 G, 61 AB, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB, .213/.304/.377/.681
Mike Leake, RHSP:
Baseball America rank: 3
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 22
Draft/Acquisition Details: 1st round (pick 8), Reds, 2009
Highest Level Played: NCAA (Arizona State), AFL (Peoria)
2009 Statistics:
Arizona State (NCAA): 18 GS, 16-1, 1.71 ERA, 142 IP, 162 K, 24 BB, 0.84 WHIP
Peoria (AFL): 5 GS, 1-2, 1.37 ERA, 19.2 IP, 15 K, 3 BB, 1.17 WHIP
Chris Heisey, OF:
Baseball America rank: 4
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 25
Draft/Acquisition Details: 17th round (pick 504), Reds, 2006
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville)
2009 Statistics:
Carolina (AA): 71 G, 271 AB, 13 HR, 40 RBI, 13 SB, .347/.426/.572/.998
Louisville (AAA): 63 G, 245 AB, 9 HR, 37 RBI, 8 SB, .278/.323/.465/.788
Peoria (AFL): 24 G, 91 AB, 5 HR, 14 RBI, 5 SB, .297/.379/.593/.972
Juan Francisco, 3B/LF:
Baseball America rank: 5
2009 RR CPR rank: 6
Age: 23
Draft/Acquisition Details: Signed in 2004 out of Dominican Republic
Highest Level Played: MLB (Cincinnati)
2009 Statistics:
Carolina (AA): 109 G, 437 AB, 22 HR, 74 RBI, 6 SB, .281/.317/.501/.818
Louisville (AAA): 22 G, 92 AB, 5 HR, 19 RBI, 0 SB, .359/.384/.598/.982
Cincinnati (MLB): 14 G, 21 AB, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .429/.520/.619/1.139
Cibao (DWL): 46 G, 182 AB, 11 HR, 42 RBI, 0 SB, .302/.352/.566/.918
Travis Wood, LHSP:
Baseball America rank: 7
2009 RR CPR rank: NR
Age: 22
Draft/Acquisition Details: 2nd Round (Pick 60), Reds, 2005
Highest Level Played: AAA (Louisville)
2009 Statistics:
Carolina (AA): 19 GS, 9-3, 1.21 ERA, 119 IP, 103 K, 37 BB, .97 WHIP
Louisville (AAA): 8 GS, 4-2, 3.14 ERA, 48.2 IP, 32 K, 16 BB, 1.21 WHIP
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Seriously?
.228/.311/.381 this season?
.240/.311/.368 for his pro career?
I really like him, and think he’s poised for a breakout season in 2010, but no way he can be in the top 5 (or even 10) at this point.
He was an FSL All-Star last year!
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jan 6, 2010 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
Where's Mesoraco?
Probably injured, or continuing to be a bust.
Or both.
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 6, 2010 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
The boy from Punxsutawney saw his shadow
Six more ballots til he shows up.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 6, 2010 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Continuing to be a bust
The can’t continue to be a bust. You either are or you aren’t. A guy with good peripherals and good defense (48% CS rate from the middle of May until the end of the year) isn’t a bust, especially at age 21.
JOSH ANDERSON!!
WE SIGNED HIM!! IM SO EXCITED, HE IS OUR SAVIOR
"strikeouts are a lot sexier than groundouts"
No but if you become famous enough you can write on boobs
All UK fans are toothless racist hillbillies.
I'll admit it
I voted for Nader. I was young and green. I won’t make the same mistake by voting for Travis Wood.
I voted Leake
I voted him for #1 too, and technically I think I’d go with Frazier 2 and Yonder 3.
Just something about Leake makes me think he’ll be something special.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 6, 2010 10:06 AM EST reply actions
I'm a big fan of The Man From Snowy River
Most dramatic freeze-frame of a wild-eyed horse I ever hope to see in cinema.
Heisey again.
Also, who knew so many "famous" people were from Toms River, NJ?
Piper Perabo….Artie Lange…..Skid Freakin’ Row?
I think the Pirates should adopt "18 and Life" as their anthem next year
18 losing seasons, and life to go.
by Brendanukkah on Jan 6, 2010 10:29 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I voted for Yonder
Yorman should be on this list very soon. I like him better than Heisey and Wood, and maybe Francisco. Yorman is Doug’s #4 prospect.
Yonder
I voted for Yonder for the first (and second) spot, mostly because I think he’s more polished and has a higher ceiling than our little Little League World Series Champ. He has very good plate discipline, and a good power stroke when healthy (which, based on his September, he already is). While I think Frazier tops out as a MLB regular, Yonder could be an all-star. Whether that happens in Cincinnati or somewhere else remains to be seen.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
Yeah, and his stats this year weren't too bad, despite what some people are saying. (me included)
His total line in 357 PAs this year was .291/.371/.465 (better than Frazier) and he put up a 27% Line Drive rate. That’s ridiculously good. For comparison, Heisey’s LD% this year was 19.5% and Frazier’s was 22.5%. Alonso’s BB and K rates were both better than both of the other guys as well.
He’s just a naturally great hitter with superior tools. The only area the other guys were superior this year was their power numbers, (and playing more valuable defensive positions) but Alonso should improve his power this year…..he’s going to make some noise in AAA.
I wonder if Yonder needs to start swinging with a little more of an upper cut
to turn some of those line drives into HRs.
I saw him play once last year in Zebulon. He killed this one ball that went over the RF fence and a storage facility behind it. It was on a rope.
Alonso's power
I would actually be surprised if he improved his power next year because of the hamate injury. It usually saps power for a year.
Did he get hurt in July?
You’re probably right that it’ll be weak for the first half, but that still gives him 2-3 months to show what he can do power-wise.
I’d bet he at least matches last year’s ISO and probably hits more than 9 homers too.
Actually it was late June
But he didn’t return until the middle of August. If thats the date we are going to use, then its not quite 2-3 months.
From what I saw in Louisville
His power hasn’t taken a step back too much. Although, I guess the sample size is small, since the only game I saw him play in Louisville he hit a homer in.
Fun fact: Yonder Alonso has played in 2 Reds-affiliated games that I’ve seen (AAA playoffs and Spring Training). He has homered in both of them. If he makes the big leagues with the Reds, I’m getting season tickets.
"We, as for me all seasons you are affected peculiarly in the edge of my seat and are happy concerning the fact that the Adam Dunn fan has been mixed up exactly." - Reynard-san
by BK on Jan 6, 2010 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
i'd help subsidize that venture
anything for a pennant.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 6, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
END was up and playing at the ML level last season so does this mean that jch can vote for Rosales?
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
methinks you have your handsome divorced RRs confused, sir
All UK fans are toothless racist hillbillies.
I didn't realize that heezy had a .323 OBP in AAA
I know it was only 60+ games, but still, that’s cause for concern. getting on base less than a third of the time is hardly dominating. With him still in AAA, that means LF has to be either Francisco or Frazier, so I feel like either way we’re F’ed
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I can't put my finger on why I don't get excited about Wlad...but it would be really great if you're correct in your assumption.
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
I left Wlad out in my attempt to be clever
yeah, I like him a lot, too. Moreso than the other two, actually.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
you very funny man ken
make mads laugh out loud
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
I think that if either of those guys end up in LF it is only for the short term, maybe one season.
END can’t play 3B at a MLB level defensively
Frazier can play competently and has the potential to be a Ken Griffy Sr. type of hitter. He could be an interesting choice to bat in the no. 2 spot….(Ok now the Didsy SS bats 2nd jokes may begin).
When Rolen is done I think Frazier may end up there with Votto in the OF and Alonzo at 1B…but that’s just my fantasy..
Incompetents invariably make trouble for people other than themselves.
Larry Mcmurtry
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