Here's a weekend game to play, just received my copy of the 2012 Baseball America Prospect book so here's the game you loved to play last year, name the top 30 (and 31st) Dodger prospects by the hints I give.
Now, last month, BA published the Dodger top ten prospects so I will give their grades and risks (described here) that BA is using in the book.
1. RHP Zach Lee - 60/Medium
2. RHP Allen Webster - 55/Medium
3. RHP Nate Eovaldi - 55/Medium
4. OF Alfredo Silverio - 55/Medium
5. LHP Chris Reed - 55/Medium
6. RHP Garrett Gould - 55/Medium
7. RHP Chris Withrow - 55/High
8. RHP Josh Limblom - 50/Low9. OF Joc Pederson - 50/High
10. Tim Federowicz - 45/Low
11. Raw, strong defense - 50/High
12. Power arm, no mechanical issues, potential no. 3 - 50/High
13. Above-average power, struggles to maintain consistency - 50/Extreme
14. Sits 90-93, touches 94, projectable frame - 50/High
15. Herky-jerky delivery, ceiling as a set up man - 50/High
16. Incomplete season - 50/High
17. Lack of command but array of promising pitches - 55/Extreme
18. Young, intriguing tools - 50/High
19. Potential for average power, above average speed and good arm - 45/Medium
20. Draws comparison to another player with one of his names - 45/Medium
21. Solid power to all fields, adequate defensively - 45/Medium
22. Gap power may not equal HR, lacks speed and athleticism - 45/Medium
23. Better pure stuff than his brother - 50/Extreme
24. Troncoso replacement (my words) - 45/High
25. Good pitch recognition skills, more raw than usual for his position - 45/High
26. He's still here (my words) - 40/Low
27. Nothing flashy about his game, consistent defender - 40/Medium
28. Size may be an issue, contact-oriented approach - 45/High
29. Sound swing, generates plus bat speed, defense is fine - 45/High
30. Above-average power, test will be next level - 45/High
31. Former intern - 45/High
2 recs | 61 comments
you always get your book before me!
Brandon Lennox - January 28, 2012
Fedex number 10, someone owes me a beer
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
26 and 27 both describe Ivan Dejesus, Jr. I’ll go with #26.
kinbote - January 28, 2012
26
Is right
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
12 = Sanchez
13 = Garcia
16 = Aaron Miller
23 = Sullivan
26 = DeJesus
30 = Songco
22 – Van Slyke
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
pretty good
Several of these are right
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012 via iPhone app
First
5 are right, the last two are not but both are on this list.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
18 – Santana
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
or 11 for Santana
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
No
See above.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
Or
Below
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
18
Is Santana
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
17 is Ethan Martin
Ivdown - January 28, 2012
sounds right
Do you see Kyle Russell on that list?
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
Might be 13
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
Or Blake Smith
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
13 or 21 is what I thought for Kyle
Ivdown - January 28, 2012
Nope
Neither is correct.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
17
Is Martin.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
15 = Tolleson
21 = Castle
24 = Juan Rodriguez
25 = Griff
28 = Lemmerman
silverwidow - January 28, 2012
Only
Tolleson is correct.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
23 Ethier
keithc13 - January 28, 2012
Nope
No Ethier on this list
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
some are you
Are right. I am out now but I will recap later.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012 via iPhone app
11 and 18
Baldwin or Santana for either spot?
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
Well
That order is right. Baldwin is 11, 18 is Santana.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
I expected more pitchers, don’t see a spot for Cash based on the hints unless he was 16 and Aaron Miller is gone but I don’t believe that.
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
Cash
Fell off the list
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
Other then TBLA, everyone seems to have Silverio in the top five.
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
Bh
Should have run this on Monday
Phil Gurnee - January 28, 2012
Summing up
11 – Baldwin
12 – Sanchez
13 – J. Garcia
15 – Tolleson
16 – Miller
17 – Martin
18 – Santana
23 – O’Sullivan
26 – DeJesus, Jr.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
More hints (location is BA prediction)
14. Sits 90-93, touches 94, projectable frame – 50/High (Ogden is likely destination)
19. Potential for average power, above average speed and good arm – 45/Medium (AAA))
20. Draws comparison to another player with one of his names – 45/Medium (AAA)
21. Solid power to all fields, adequate defensively – 45/Medium (AAA)
22. Gap power may not equal HR, lacks speed and athleticism – 45/Medium (AA)
24. Troncoso replacement (my words) – 45/High (AAA/AA)
25. Good pitch recognition skills, more raw than usual for his position – 45/High (Midwest A)
27. Nothing flashy about his game, consistent defender – 40/Medium! (AA)
28. Size may be an issue, contact-oriented approach – 45/High (AA)
29. Sound swing, generates plus bat speed, defense is fine – 45/High (Midwest A)
30. Above-average power, test will be next level – 45/High (AA)
31. Former intern – 45/High (ultimately California League at least)
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
19 sounds like silverio
G.Scott - January 28, 2012
though i know it’s not
G.Scott - January 28, 2012
14 = Brandon Martinez
19 = Alex Castellanos
21 = Scott Van Slyke
22 = Angelo Songco
24 = Stephen Fife
27 = Jake Lemmerman
30 = Blake Smith
silverwidow - January 28, 2012
All correct
Except 14 and 24.
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
14 = Yimi Garcia
24 = Steven Ames
silverwidow - January 29, 2012
Nope
All 4 guesses are not on their Top 31 list
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
aww
20 is Kyle Russell.
Ivdown - January 29, 2012
All 20 players on the TBLA 2012
List are on the above list. But 5 of them are not in the top 20.
bhsportsguy - January 28, 2012
Updated
11 – Baldwin
12 – Sanchez
13 – J. Garcia
15 – Tolleson
16 – Miller
17 – Martin
18 – Santana
19 – Castellanos
21 – Van Slyke
22 – Songco
23 – O’Sullivan
26 – DeJesus, Jr.
27 – Lemmerman
30 – B. Smith
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
Next set of hints
14. Sits 90-93, touches 94, projectable frame – 50/High (Ogden is likely destination), RHP, 19
20. Draws comparison to another player with one of his names – 45/Medium (AAA), LH position player, 25
24. Troncoso replacement (my words) – 45/High (AAA/AA), RHP, 25
25. Good pitch recognition skills, more raw than usual for his position – 45/High (Midwest A) LH position player, 22
28. Size may be an issue, contact-oriented approach – 45/High (AA), Bats Both position player, 24
29. Sound swing, generates plus bat speed, defense is fine – 45/High (Midwest A), RH position player, 22
31. Former intern – 45/High (ultimately California League at least), LHP, 24
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
14 = Scott Barlow
24 = Josh Wall
25 = Scott Schebler
28 = Griff Erickson
29 = O’Koyea Dickson
silverwidow - January 29, 2012
4
Are correct
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
It's sad to see Kyle Russell so low with his power potential
Ivdown - January 29, 2012
Don’t give up. Never give up. They have a funny way of surprising you. Shoot, Shane Victorino: we treated him like a scrub. Myself included. Russell might be our Tebow!
kinbote - January 29, 2012
14 has to be Scott McGough
Taylor Maricle - January 29, 2012
Players that dropped off Baseball America's Top 30 Dodger Prospects
From 2011 are:
11 – Leon Landry
19 – Brian Cavazos-Galvez
20 – Ralston Cash
22 – Pedro Baez
23 – Scott Schebler
29 – Derek Cone
30 – Luis Vasquez
6 players played enough in the majors in 2011 to no longer be considered prospects and 1 player (Robinson) was traded.
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
Wow Landry from 11 to nada
Phil Gurnee - January 29, 2012
I thought Derek Cone was on the list last year?
Phil Gurnee - January 29, 2012
Wow, was Landry that bad this year?
Ivdown - January 29, 2012
Updated again
11 – Baldwin
12 – Sanchez
13 – J. Garcia
14 – Barlow
15 – Tolleson
16 – Miller
17 – Martin
18 – Santana
19 – Castellanos
21 – Van Slyke
22 – Songco
23 – O’Sullivan
24 – Wall
26 – DeJesus, Jr.
27 – Lemmerman
28 – Erickson
29 – Dickson
30 – B. Smith
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
20 = Kyle Russell
That’s it for me. 25 & 31 are tough…
silverwidow - January 29, 2012
Kyle Russell
Is right, the player he was compared to was Russell Branyan
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
3 left
Only one of them was on Baseball America’s 2011 Top 30 Dodger Prospects. The other two at this time last year were playing college ball.
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
25
Makes sense if only due to where he was drafted. I am pretty positive that only Brandon knows who the player is that sits at 31.
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
25 = Pratt Maynard
silverwidow - January 29, 2012
Yep
That is right
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
Number 31
Is LHP Eric Eadington. Eric was signed as an undrafted free agent and pitched well in relief albeit as a 23 year old college pitcher in Arizona 18 K in 11 IP with 10 hits and 6 walks and then going to Ogden, 13/2 K/BB in 10 IP. Reportedly throws 90-94 fastball, second pich is a breaking ball about 11 MPH slower.
Eadington, Corona Del Mar native, has a Economics degree from Harvard. Both of his sisters are collegiate water polo players, his older sister graduated from Cal in 2008 and his younger sister is a sophomore at Santa Clara.
His BA profile mentions he was an office intern for the Dodgers but the article doesn’t mention what he did there.
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
My guesses without looking at comments.
11. Baldwin
12. Miller
13. Songco
14. Sanchez
15. McGough
16. If 12 isn’t Miller, then this one has to be him. If not him….did Lemmerman have an incomplete season? I can’t fgure where else he’d go.
17. Martin, as always.
18. Santana
19. Garcia
21. Blake Smith
22. Kyle Russell?
23. O’Sullivan
24. Justin Miller
26. Dejesus
Taylor Maricle - January 29, 2012
Because you
Wrote it down,
11, 16 (Miller), 17, 18, 23, and 26 were right.
bhsportsguy - January 29, 2012
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