CWSOX45 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Hey guys. I've been paying a lot more attention to minor league baseball of late considering I've been interning for the Kane County Cougars. Here's what I want to ask you guys. If you could take 9 position players, a starter, and a closer in all of the farm systems who would you chose and why? P.S. Remember the name Jairo Garcia, he was called up to AA. He's supposedly the next great closer and is expected to be up by the end of the year for the A's. CWSOX45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 P.S. Remember the name Jairo Garcia, he was called up to AA. He's supposedly the next great closer and is expected to be up by the end of the year for the A's. is that the guy who peter gammons mentioned in one of his articles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I'll write an article on this question Gimme a day or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I'll write an article on this question Gimme a day or so. No goddamnit, I want in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 No goddamnit, I want in. Ask and you shall recieve Mike. We can work on it together or you can take it yourself for all I care. If that happens than I can get this piece on Fields finished up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Ask and you shall recieve Mike. We can work on it together or you can take it yourself for all I care. If that happens than I can get this piece on Fields finished up You're taking too damn long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Hey guys. I've been paying a lot more attention to minor league baseball of late considering I've been interning for the Kane County Cougars. Here's what I want to ask you guys. If you could take 9 position players, a starter, and a closer in all of the farm systems who would you chose and why? P.S. Remember the name Jairo Garcia, he was called up to AA. He's supposedly the next great closer and is expected to be up by the end of the year for the A's. CWSOX45 Off the top of my head, here goes (my apologies to those I forget): 1B - Justin Morneau/Prince Fielder (tie) 2B - Rickie Weeks SS - BJ Upton 3B - David Wright OF - Grady Sizemore OF - Brian Anderson OF - Delmon Young C - Jeff Mathis RHP - Felix Hernandez LHP - Jeff Francis CL - Jeff Bajenaru (a bit of a stretch, but what the hell) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Off the top of my head, here goes (my apologies to those I forget): 1B - Justin Morneau/Prince Fielder (tie) 2B - Rickie Weeks SS - BJ Upton 3B - David Wright OF - Grady Sizemore OF - Brian Anderson OF - Delmon Young C - Jeff Mathis RHP - Felix Hernandez LHP - Jeff Francis CL - Jeff Bajenaru (a bit of a stretch, but what the hell) Minor league closers come a dime a dozen so you're not too off base there. I'd heavily disagree with Anderson being placed there, Gutierrez from CLE seems a better fit to me. Also, I haven't been hearing grat things abotu Delmon Young but the hype machine on him is freaking insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Hudler Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I really had a hard time with OF's. I even cheated and looked at BA's Top 100 Prospects and there were very few OF's on that list.... And none made me want to change the ones I listed..... Other than that, the list was completely off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 I'd have McPherson at 3B, although Wright is a freaking stud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Off the top of my head, here goes (my apologies to those I forget): 1B - Justin Morneau/Prince Fielder (tie) 2B - Rickie Weeks SS - BJ Upton 3B - David Wright OF - Grady Sizemore OF - Brian Anderson OF - Delmon Young C - Jeff Mathis RHP - Felix Hernandez LHP - Jeff Francis CL - Jeff Bajenaru (a bit of a stretch, but what the hell) Not a bad list, but some suggestions for pitchers. I'll admit I don't follow other teams' stats that closely, but I gotta think Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, Gavin Floyd, Edwin Jackson, Greg Miller, Adam Loewen, Scott Kazmir(I think I remember hearing he's a little off) and some of the Cubs studs(although I do know some of them aren't doing so hot) gotta be up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Not a bad list, but some suggestions for pitchers. I'll admit I don't follow other teams' stats that closely, but I gotta think Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, Gavin Floyd, Edwin Jackson, Greg Miller, Adam Loewen, Scott Kazmir(I think I remember hearing he's a little off) and some of the Cubs studs(although I do know some of them aren't doing so hot) gotta be up there. Blanton - If I recall he hasn't been doing quite as well this year. He's still a pretty good prospect and one thing about stats is you have to remember the PCL is typically a hitters league. Jackson - Been out for a bit with some arm problems. Everything has been reportedly precuationary, although he has struggled in Las Vegas (AAA) this year for the Dodgers. At the same time, when he comes up to the majors he pitches well. Tremendous arm, very young, HIGH upside. I definately rate him as one of the best out there. Greg Miller - I'm pretty sure he's out for the season. Great potential and upside, still quite a bit raw, so more of a questionmark then some of the others mentioned, imo. Imo, Hernandez and Francis are kind of in a league of their own right now, especially Hernandez. He is the top pitching prospect in baseball and has a bright future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Not a bad list, but some suggestions for pitchers. I'll admit I don't follow other teams' stats that closely, but I gotta think Joe Blanton, Cole Hamels, Gavin Floyd, Edwin Jackson, Greg Miller, Adam Loewen, Scott Kazmir(I think I remember hearing he's a little off) and some of the Cubs studs(although I do know some of them aren't doing so hot) gotta be up there. Blanton's stats have been heavily inflated by pitching in the über hitting friendly PCL. He's still a good pitcher but not a top prospect. Hamels and Floyd, Philly's two top pitching prospects, are good hoices but Hernandez and Francis have blown by them statwise this year. Hamels is probably similar to Kazmir except that he's much more consistant. Jackson had a huge year and an even bigger hype machine following him around after his first win against Randy Johnson. While he can dial it up to the high 90s, I'm skeptical about him, especially his lackluster numbers at Las Vegas. Greg Miller is out for the year with shoulder trouble, which is the last place you want to be injured if you are a pitcher. He'll be a guy to watch in 2006 at the earliest. Loewen has continued to lose his control after walking 8 batters in 1.1 IP in spirng training. He's in the same boat as Kazmir right about now. Confidence problems. Kazmir struggled a lot earlier in the season but has come around over the past month or so. I know some now see him as a bullpen guy because of some pitch struggles. Needs to cut down on the walks. As for the Cubs, they shouldn't be considered. Blasko fell off the Earth as expected, Brownlie has been putting up solid, but not #1 numbers, Sisco has regressed, Guzman is coming back from injury, as is Ryu. Justin Jones is probably emerging as the best Cubs pitching prospect, but he shouldn't be considered a Top 50 player. Just don't ask Jim Callis. -- Rex, I did the same thing and I forgot guys like Hermida and Francouer, although I'm still a bit weary with Jeff. As for 3B with Wright gone to the Mets, Ian Stewart from Colorado is another guy I like. Could be moved over to 1st but can rake the ball very well. I'm also interested to see how Jason Stokes (1B) does at Albequerque considering you're hitting a gravity ball there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Also, I haven't been hearing grat things abotu Delmon Young but the hype machine on him is freaking insane. BA dish piece: He might not be moving as quickly as he expected, but Class A Charleston (S.C.) right fielder Delmon Young went deep twice yesterday and has driven in 29 RBIs in his last 25 games. "He has a chance to be a special player, but when I saw him, he seemed fairly average," said an AL scout. "Average bat speed--he was sitting fastball and guys were just blowing it by him all day." Young, the No. 1 pick overall in last year's draft, is hitting .289-16-78 with 85 strikeouts in 367 at-bats for the RiverDogs this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Kazmir struggled a lot earlier in the season but has come around over the past month or so. I know some now see him as a bullpen guy because of some pitch struggles. Needs to cut down on the walks. Kazmir just got called up to AA here in Binghamton and he has been fantastic since. He is going to be an extremely good pitcher one day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoomSlowik Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 See stats proved me wrong. Like I said, I don't follow other teams prospects that well, just listed some of the big names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWSOX45 Posted August 2, 2004 Author Share Posted August 2, 2004 Thanks for participating guys! As for Jairo Garcia, yes he's the guy that Gammons mentioned. The Cougars have some really good solid players, just like we did last year with Joe Blanton. Steve Bondurant got called up last week, he had 132 K's compared to 27 walks. If you're in the Chicago area, and you want to come see a team with the best record of all of minor league baseball come see the Cougars. CWSOX45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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