2012 Community Prospect Rankings: Robert Stephenson takes the #6 spot
by BK on Jan 11, 2012 8:01 AM EST
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PrintThis year's first round pick Robert Stephenson is 6th on your list, and he's as intriguing of an arm as we've seen in a long time. Due to the deep draft this year, many scouts said that Stephenson would have been a top 10 pick in most years. It seems like most of the ingredients are there: good size, velocity, secondary pitches, and the makeup to put it all together. The only thing to be decided now is if he goes to Dayton to start the year, or goes to extended spring training and pitches later on in the summer in rookie ball.
Same list today as yesterday, go ahead and vote.
Todd Frazier, UT, 26, BA-#7, Sickels-#8
(Louisville) .260/.340/.467/.807, 15 HR, 46 RBI
(Cincinnati) .232/.289/.437/.726, 6 HR, 15 RBI
Pros: Shown an ability to hit for power, lots of XBH too. Versatile on defense. Good clubhouse guy. Cool nickname and at-bat music.
Cons: Doesn't really have a set position, and isn't above average anywhere. Plate discipline is suspect.
Mariekson "DiDi" Gregorius, SS, 21, BA-#6, Sickels-#7
(Bakersfield) .303/.333/.457/.790, 5 HR, 28 RBI
(Carolina) .270/.312/.392/.704, 2 HR, 16 RBI
Pros: Excellent athlete, has the tools to be a well above average defensive SS. Very good contact skills.
Cons: Very aggressive plate approach, little in-game power so far. Still young, but needs his athleticism to translate into offensive numbers.
Henry Rodriguez, 2B, 22, BA-UR, Sickels-#10
(Bakersfield) .340/.378/.513/.891, 8 HR, 44 RBI
(Carolina) .302/.367/.432/.799, 5 HR, 37 RBI
Pros: Good contact hitter. Doesn't strike out a ton, and will grab you a few stolen bases.
Cons: Unfortunately, the defense. Doesn't walk much, very much a free swinger.
Yorman Rodriguez, OF, 19, BA-UR, Sickels-#9
(Dayton) .254/.318/.393/.711, 7 HR, 40 RBI
Pros: Tool shed--Chance for above average power, speed, contact skills, and defense.
Cons: Durability--has only played 122 games total the last 2 seasons. Very raw both at the plate and in the field.Very aggressive plate approach.
J.C. Sulbaran, RHP, 22, BA-#9, Sickels-#12
(Bakersfield) 4.60 ERA, 137 IP, 155 K, 50 BB, 1.39 WHIP
Pros: Very solid 3-pitch repertoire, with an above average FB and a solid CH and CU. Above average stuff leads to high Ks, and he significantly improved on his previously spotty control in 2011.
Cons: Some question about his unorthodox mechanics remain, although he smoothed them out in 2011. Somewhat of an injury history. Mainly, he needs to repeat his strong season in AA in 2012.
David Vidal, 3B, 22, BA-UR, Sickels-#13
(Dayton) .280/.350/.498/.848, 20 HR, 85 RBI
Pros: Very lively bat, hitting for both average and power. Good defense.
Cons: Still questions about his size (he's listed at 5'11"), and struck out way too much (111 in 454 AB).
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As much as I love Henry...
It’s gotta be Yorman here.
by poojols on Jan 11, 2012 8:19 AM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I'm pissed he's coming back.
I don’t want Pete to die before Bud steps down.
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jan 11, 2012 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
I've voted for Yorman three times in a row.
He has to win eventually.
WilliamJenningsBryan’d
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 10:01 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
I've voted for him every time.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 11, 2012 10:45 AM EST up reply actions
rec'd for the William Jennings Bryan reference on a baseball blog
If you are interested in the early 20th century, you should read David Pietrusza’s 1920. If nothing else, this may not be a bad book to use if you ever teach an upper level history class.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
History classes typically aren't taught at higher levels, at least not for AP credit.
If you’ve been around enough usually you can swing a special topics class, where you can pick the curriculum and the reading. Most AP classes revolve around Government/Econ and Psychology. The sad thing is with the educational world of standards and assesment tests you can’t teach the good stuff. You have to teach to the test and for funding, and so much higher learning is lost in the translation.
The book does sound like a good read.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
You guys don' thave AP US?
I was thinking based on the way my AP US class was taught, this would have been a good book. This book is interesting, fairly quick and easy to read, and it would do a good job of introducing high school and college students to the major political players in early 20th century America.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Not usually.
US History is considered a freshman course. There might be some schools that offer it AP. I’m used to smaller schools where AP classes are usually limited because of teachers and course load. Usually, AP courses are offered to the senior level classes, but given a curriculum geared at higher learning. That way the teacher can keep similar lesson plans, but accelerate them.
AP classes are a lot more fun to teach.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I guess that makes sense
the districts I have dealt with have all had graduating classes over 600, so they don’t think twice about offering AP US History and AP Euro History.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, and usually the person teaching it only teaches those subjects.
So, it isn’t that much prep time. I’m usually in schools with a graduating class of 100. There is typically one AP class for each subject.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah
my AP history teacher taught 3 or 4 sections of AP history, and a section or 2 of the lowest level history class; with the idea that the higher the class the more grading, so the basic history classes kept his work load in check.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
I do the opposite.
Lower level classes get more gradeable work and more busy work. You have to drill those kids to get the information to sink in for testing. Higher level writes more papers, participates in more discussions, and listens to more lectures. Small assignments are pretty much out the window.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
I figured that the upper level classes would be more work with the papers and essay tests
we wrote a lot for that class. He was drilling us on writing AP essays, which follow a certain format.
I would think lower level classes would have pretty basic tests, with multiple choice, and short answer, and not really much in the way of writing, so tests that can be graded fairly quickly. Where as honors classes would have a lot of writing to grade.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
I require a lot of essay answers regardless of class.
AP classes would just be graded harder and asked at a higher degree of difficulty. I wouldn’t give a large writing assignment to a regular history or government class because there isn’t time and most couldn’t do it. Hell, even in the lower classes I don’t make them write in complete sentences. Most of them can barely do that, and wouldn’t pass. It’s pretty sad really. I just want to show me they understand it.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
I was in an 8th grade honors history class a couple of months ago
and the teacher asked me to grade the work sheets he left for them, if I had time, they were struggling to write in complete sentences, and had no idea what capitalizes letters are for. It was really really bad.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
I took AP US History, and graduated in a class of 26
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I took AP US History
and got a 5 on the test
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 14, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
I took AP History my junior year
I graduated with about 125 kids. Got a 4 on the test! #nobigdeal
Respect my authoritah!
I took it as an infant. And I graduated with one other kid, and I got a TWO HUNDRED.
:)
Is there a mod so powerful he can ban himself?
by andromache on Jan 11, 2012 1:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I never took AP History
I taught it, though. When I was four. It wasn’t really all that hard, either.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 11, 2012 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
"When I was four. It wasn’t really all that hard, either."
TWSS
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Mothafuckas, I didn't "take" history
I made it.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 11, 2012 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, you stole my story!
All of those things are true about me, too. Except I’m not really sure how many people were in my graduating class. It might have been more than that.
by the finest muffins on Jan 11, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
I was one of 70 kids in my high school who took the AP exam
and one of 10 who passed.
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
so you got a 3?
congrats!
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 14, 2012 11:19 AM EST up reply actions
3 times in a row here
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Jan 11, 2012 11:00 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I voted for Didi
But I wanted to vote for Cingrani. This poll sucks!
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Ooooh, I forgot about Cingrani. I likey Tony.
I also am trying not to get too excited about Vidal. But I really want to be excited about Vidal.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
by Cy Schourek on Jan 11, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
he'll be on tomorrow's
"Aroldis Chapman is a seven course meal followed by four hours of sex on the table with a nymphomaniac model heiress who owns her own brewery." - jch24
by BK on Jan 11, 2012 11:01 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Frazier Schmaizer
He’s not even a prospect anymore to me.
Where’s the love for my man David “Gore” Vidal?
Don’t hate him cuz he beautiful.
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jan 11, 2012 10:22 AM EST reply actions
He'll probably go once Yorman, Didi, and Hank-Rod are off the board.
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into Swansons. ~ Ron Swanson
by BigBabyBruce on Jan 11, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions
I understand some of this
but he should go before Didi, cmon people!
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
so did I!
"You know when I'm done ranting about elite power that rules the planet under a totalitarian government that uses the media in order to keep people stupid, my throat gets parched. That's why I drink Orange Drink".-Bill Hicks
by Yossarian22 on Jan 11, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
I didn't vote for anyone
Or did I?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
How do you read that? Are you Superman?
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
DiDi is the most quixotic of the Reds' top prospects
From his nickname, origins in Amsterdam to the unexplained reason the Reds added him to the 40-man. I hope he’s more than just a glove, if for no other reason than to unleash a “Gregorian Chant” at GABP.
Mgr., Red Reporter
"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2012 11:39 AM EST reply actions
Does he
walk backwards to the plate?
Mgr., Red Reporter
"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."
by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Jan 11, 2012 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
I voted Yorman the Yeoman. He looks good in Red and wields quite the axe
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
I feel like this was a very Madville post of me
Fuck lion say what! i got a fuck lion now come fuck wit me
and it was a dude
not some very attractive eye candy of the female variety
The ends justify the means
by Highlifeman21 on Jan 14, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
Quick.... close the poll
Yorman’s winning by 8 votes!
The season doesn't start until the Cincinnati Reds take the field! Reclaim The Opener!!
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