2012 Community Prospect Rankings: Hungry like Juan Juan
by BK on Jan 25, 2012 8:02 AM EST
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Juan Duran is the 16th prospect on the list. It's been exciting to follow him since he signed with his huge bonus at age 16, and to see what he's evolved into. If he can corral those strikeouts, this is a special hitter, folks. If.
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Tucker Barnhart, C, 21, BA-UR, Sickels-#18
(Dayton) .273/.344/.387/.731, 3 HR, 43 RBI
Pros: Disciplined hitter (only 59 K in 326 AB), and was voted the best defensive catcher in the minors last year. Switch hitter.
Cons: Not a power threat, still questions as to if he'll hit in higher levels.
Tim Crabbe, RHP, 24, BA-UR, Sickels-#14
(Dayton) 3.65 ERA, 24.2 IP, 25 K, 7 BB, 1.17 WHIP
(Bakersfield) 3.41 ERA, 111.0 IP, 123 K, 46 BB, 1.29 WHIP
Pros: Two above average pitches, profiles as a solid reliever. Put up good numbers in the Cally League, which is a pitcher's nightmare.
Cons: Needs a 3rd pitch if he wants to be a starter. Kind of old for his level, so needs to go to AA and pitch well.
Amir Garrett, RHP, 19, BA-UR, Sickels-UR
No pro stats yet
Pros: Throws 96. Athletic doesn't even begin to describe him. Chapman-esque delivery.
Cons: Is a basketball player. Very, very raw talent. Needs secondary pitches.
Donald Lutz, 1B, 23, BA-UR, Sickels-UR
(Dayton) .301/.358/.492/.850, 20 HR, 75 RBI
Pros: Lots of power, and had a breakout season this year where he started hitting for average too. German fella.
Cons: Strikeouts a major issue, and doesn't walk enough. A little old for his level after 3 years of rookie ball.
Gabriel Rosa, 3B, 18, BA-UR, Sickels-#17
(AZL Reds) .245/.314/.406/.719, 2 HR, 10 RBI
Pros: Good speed on the basepaths, and scouts love his plate approach.
Cons: Rookie debut wasn't spectacular, still a very raw talent.
Josh Smith, RHP, 24, BA-UR, Sickels-UR
(Dayton) 2.97 ERA, 142.1 IP, 166 K, 33 BB, 1.09 WHIP
Pros: Struck out a lot of hitters last year, was the ace for a playoff team.
Cons: According to most scouting reports, doesn't really project as anything other than a back-of-the-rotation starter at best. Low 90s fastball, and his out pitch is a breaking ball that could get exploited by better hitters at higher levels.
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Tucker is on twitter
He gets my vote.
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by obc2 on Jan 25, 2012 8:23 AM EST via mobile reply actions
I voted for Lutz but just for the lulz
I don't know why my kids call me that. I think I'm a pretty nice mom.
me too
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jan 25, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
He's wearing a tie?
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
by ChiDa on Jan 25, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's Lionel Hutz
It’s spelled and pronounced differently.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Jan 25, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He almost always goes by Hutz, Mr. Hutz
I could see the connection
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
Yellow people all look the same to me.
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jan 25, 2012 11:33 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
I know this gif
Just to clarify, he’s saying “safada”, portuguese (not spanish nor anything else) word for, hum, “naughty”, “shameless” girls. The sort of woman that people like, I suppose. Remember my ex. bleh.
Uhhh
"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 25, 2012 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
I made that joke, and got no recs for it
I know it’s poor form to complain about such things, but I was sincerely disappointed by it
The secret, is to hit the computer with a hammer
Hey, I've resisted the siren's call many times before
That one just got to me, is all
The secret, is to hit the computer with a hammer
Yeah?
Well you. . . your mother is. .
Sigh. I got nothin’
The secret, is to hit the computer with a hammer
DON'T THROW IT IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT.
by FordhamRam on Jan 25, 2012 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Let me be the first to rec
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jan 25, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
Pffffff
DerekH91? more like DianaH91! amirite?
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
Oh yeah?
Kevin Mitchell is Batman? More like Freddie Mitchell is Scatman.
The secret, is to hit the computer with a hammer
Fred-ex!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 1:08 PM EST up reply actions
what?
No Denis Phipps today?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Fielder got his payday
But how can the Tiggers afford a contract like that?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Mike Ilitch is worth $1.7B
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jan 25, 2012 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
They're gonna start charging $6 for hot 'n ready pizzas this year.
by andromache on Jan 25, 2012 10:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, that shoots my budget all to hell
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jan 25, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
I can afford hot or ready. Not both.
A dope trailer is no place for a kitty.
by GlennBraggsSwingAndMissBrokenBat on Jan 25, 2012 10:35 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
hot as shit, but still in the oven, maybe?
It’s un-ready to be given to you through a drive thru so you’ve got to wait a bit?
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Drive thru pizza?
Go on…
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
Grandma's on East Broad in Columbus has drive-thru SLICES.
I have thus far resisted temptation. It’s gon’ be a slippery slope after my first one four.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
An Unready pizza is one prepared by this guy
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jan 25, 2012 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
See... you pay Prince Fielder $214 Million...
You sell 35 million pizzas to him. So basically, you’re just paying Prince Fielder $4 million and the cost of the pizzas for 9 years of production.
by Nasty N8 on Jan 25, 2012 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Don't forget the seven million delivery surcharges! He's not coming in to pick those up, y'know.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
And now begins the national writers banging the drum for Joey to go to LA
It’s like they can’t stand him being in little ‘ol CIncy! Of course, they have no idea where he’s going, who saw Detroit or LA going after Fielder and Pujols?
Ha, I just got out of my geology class, and I was talking to my professor, a big Reds fan, and he was saying “Joey should think twice about going to Los Angeles, they’re way overdue for a big quake.” He wasn’t joking, seismologists say it isn’t “if” but when “the big one” hits LA again. This is how we gotta sell it to Joey!
Respect my authoritah!
by BigBadBruce on Jan 25, 2012 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
Cowherd just said '$1B/10-year regional cable deal'
But then the beat writer he had on somehow pooh-pooh’d the deal with no explanation.
Soooooo… good question.
I liked Brisbee’s opening this morning:
“…Perspective on how far into the future Prince Fielder’s contract goes: It ends a year after Blade Runner is supposed to take place…”
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
By "the deal" I meant the $1B cable deal.
Though he didn’t like the nine-year contract either.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
awhhh yeahh!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 11:26 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Any MLB contract longer than six years shall henceforth be known as 'a jetpack.'
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
So, one year and one day after they stop earning interest on someone else's money
Bronson’s contract looks really bad right now. But deferring money makes business sense.
by poojols on Jan 25, 2012 11:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
MLB's top 100 prospects list is unveiled tonight.
Any estimates on which Reds make the cut? I’d guess Devin Mesoraco will be in the top 15. And I’d venture to say that Billy Hamilton should make it somewhere around 40, maybe? I kind of doubt we’ll see Zack Cozart make the list. The only other two that I think have any shot at all are both major long shots with Daniel Corcino and Robert Stephenson.
ROAR!?
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
I was looking at the wrong list, I don't think he is anymore
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
Billy at #40?
HIGHER!!!
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think Stephenson will make it just because has no pro experience.
Plus, he was a really late pick. You would probably see a lot of other guys drafted in front of him before him.
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 25, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
I could see him being in the 90's, but it would be a long shot.
If he does well in A+ and AA he’ll definitely be in the top 100 next year.
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 25, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
Billy Hamilton
was #4 on their top SS prospects list. I think that’s worth better than #40 on the top100 prospects list.
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I think Stephenson will sneak in in the 80s or 90s
don’t see anyone else (besides Meso and Hamilton).
expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat
I voted Badass Mother Tucker
The bat is suspect, but he’s such a good defensive catcher. I saw him play a lot in Dayton this year. Doesn’t make many mistakes behind the plate, the pitchers seemed to work really well with him, and he’s got a great arm. I think the bat would be decent enough to play in the bigs as a backup.
Lutz was a close second. He was a mess in the first half of the season, but he really turned it around as the season went along. He’s someone to watch for this year. What do you guys think, he’s on the 40-man now and he’s a little older, might he be skipped over Bakersfield to Pensacola to advance his development?
Respect my authoritah!
I just might have to head to Reading, PA for the AA All-Star game
Just to see the greatest Home-Run Derby of all time.
And fentanyl ain't that like super-morphine for elephants and soldiers with their head blown off
by RoastBeefKazenzakis on Jan 25, 2012 10:45 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Does anyone have the link to the theriot blooper video
that was on the site a few months ago?
He called me a baboon, he thinks I'm his wife.
Ask
And you shall receive
Bart: "Dad, what's a Muppet?"
Homer: "Well, it's not quite a mop, not quite a puppet, but man... (laughs, then pauses) So, to answer you question, I don't know."
thanks to the both of you
He called me a baboon, he thinks I'm his wife.
by ThreeofSpades on Jan 25, 2012 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
I have a feeling
we’re going to see him be bad at baseball in a Reds uni this year.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Ludwick is bad enough...
Ludwick AND Theriot is borderline torture.
Other than FordhamRam’s Quiet Theriot T-shirts, of course.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
We thought Cario was going to be bad too
And as much as I hate to say it, He has been GREAT in a Reds uniform.
crashtestnipplechip citymoron
Kraft Mac & cheese with hotdogs!
The best lunch ever…. I DON’T WANNA GROW UP!
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 25, 2012 11:17 AM EST reply actions 5 recs
You know what doesn't taste good? A burger that has too much cumin in it.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Sidebar, last night
Took a little while to figure out what the problem was but we’re pretty sure that was the culprit.
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
I had a pretty great burger last night.
Was at a place called Flat Branch. Nice bacon burger with cheddar.
Mind if me and Dani tag along next tuesday?
Shoot me a text at 513-346-0970. I’ll be off work and she is recently unemployed.
crashtestnipplechip citymoron
Will do, but the next one isn't until the 7th
"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow
Fangraps sez won't regret letting CoCo go go.
Not that many/any of us thought we would.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/francisco-cordero-the-blue-jay/
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 12:44 PM EST reply actions
Dave Cameron's FG chat featured no fewer than 5 comments about how Votto's going, going, gone from Cincy, too.
Fucking Scott Boras.
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that Votto is represented by the same guy as Pujols
the pussy eating guy Deadspin had that article about recently.
Let a man come in and do the Popcorn.
Crum-Bum Beat
Lozano, yeah.
I said “Fucking Scott Boras” in reference to the deal he landed Prince, which will now let Lozano have a basis for any Votto discussions.
Why couldn’t that fat Milwaukee doughnut have just signed for 5 years, $120 million?!
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
what?
They had an article about Coutlangus?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
by BubbaFan on Jan 25, 2012 2:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was watching MLBNetwork's Posada coverage yesterday
and I couldn’t help but think, how cool would it be if we are talking about Devin Messaraco’s retirement, after being a star catcher with the Reds and leading them to a couple of titles, in 15 years?
I guess that is what is fun about young players, there is so much hope in them.
"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
who's Pettite? who's Jeter? who the hell is Rivera?
Tequila and pancakes, anyone?
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Jan 25, 2012 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Cueto, Hamilton and...
I got nothing.
How about you agree to waive the fine and I promise not to email you the remaining eighty six photos of my dog dressed as a bear.
by Fat Vegas Alan on Jan 25, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Chapman
ducks
"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 25, 2012 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
mmm..
Você votou ‘no’ (instead of ‘por’) Donald Lutz.
I can live with it. He deserved it.
I want to start calling Didi Gregorious "Die Antwoord" btw.
"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."
In the words of George Carlin
“Fuck Tucker, Tucker sucks.”
Everybody vote Donald Lutz!
Cincy Jungle: Where the Rocky Mountains are in the Pacific Ocean
Tucker meet Todd
Tucker, Todd
"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
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