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25 Mar 2012  |  lenscrafters  |f(k) · Rosterbating

Last one before the season starts! Grant Green was the winner of CPL #9 and Yordy Cabrera is now on the poll.

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1. Michael Choice
1. Jarrod Parker
3. A.J. Cole
4. Brad Peacock
5. Sonny Gray
6. Tom Milone
7. Derek Norris
8. Chris Carter
9. Grant Green

Overview:

  • Everyone in the community is invited to participate.
  • Voting is set to logged in users only.
  • Nominations mentioned in comments go to next round’s poll.
  • Nominations do not have to be who you want to vote for next – just who you think deserves to be under consideration. Don’t be shy, please nominate!

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Raul Alcantara, SP; Scouting Reports: Sox Prospects
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6′ 3″, Weight: 180 lb.
Born: December 4, 1992 in Barahona, DO (Age 19)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev ERA G GS GF CG SHO IP HR BB SO HBP WP BF H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2010 17 Red Sox DOSL FRk 3.28 13 13 0 1 0 60.1 1 8 34 2 3 251 9.1 0.1 1.2 5.1 4.25
2011 18 2 Teams 2 Lgs Rk-A- 2.20 13 13 0 0 0 65.1 0 12 50 4 1 251 6.6 0.0 1.7 6.9 4.17
2011 18 Red Sox GULF Rk 0.75 9 9 0 0 0 48.0 0 6 36 3 1 167 4.3 0.0 1.1 6.8 6.00
2011 18 Lowell NYPL A- 6.23 4 4 0 0 0 17.1 0 6 14 1 0 84 13.0 0.0 3.1 7.3 2.33
2 Seasons 2.72 26 26 0 1 0 125.2 1 20 84 6 4 502 7.8 0.1 1.4 6.0 4.20
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/2/2012.
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Yordy Cabrera, SS; Scouting Reports:
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6′ 1″, Weight: 205 lb.
Born: September 3, 1990 in Lakeland, Florida, US (Age 21)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2010 19 Athletics ARIZ Rk OAK 5 20 16 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 .188 .350 .250 .600 4 0 0 0 0 0
2011 20 Burlington MIDW A OAK 101 401 359 59 83 21 5 6 47 23 6 31 110 .231 .297 .368 .664 132 4 5 0 6 0
2 Seasons 106 421 375 62 86 22 5 6 47 23 6 35 115 .229 .299 .363 .662 136 4 5 0 6 0
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/25/2012.
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Collin Cowgill, OF; Scouting Reports: John Sickels
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5′ 9″, Weight: 185 lb.
Born: May 22, 1986 in Lexington, Kentucky, US (Age 25)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 22 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-A- ARI 70 326 280 52 74 16 4 12 45 6 0 37 78 .264 .366 .479 .845 134 6 8 1 0 0
2008 22 Yakima NORW A- ARI 20 95 79 21 24 3 1 11 28 5 0 12 17 .304 .415 .785 1.200 62 2 3 1 0 0
2008 22 South Bend MIDW A ARI 50 231 201 31 50 13 3 1 17 1 0 25 61 .249 .346 .358 .705 72 4 5 0 0 0
2009 23 Visalia CALL A+ ARI 61 260 220 39 61 9 5 6 36 11 4 29 49 .277 .373 .445 .819 98 6 7 0 4 3
2010 24 Mobile SOUL AA ARI 131 577 502 89 143 34 4 16 83 25 9 57 73 .285 .360 .464 .825 233 23 8 0 10 1
2011 25 Reno PCL AAA ARI 98 456 395 95 140 24 8 13 70 30 3 51 63 .354 .430 .554 .984 219 9 2 7 1 0
4 Seasons 360 1619 1397 275 418 83 21 47 234 72 16 174 263 .299 .383 .490 .873 684 44 25 8 15 4
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 2/8/2012.
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Vicmal de la Cruz, OF; Scouting Reports:
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6′ 0″, Weight: 185 lb.
Born: November 20, 1993 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, DO (Age 18)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2011 17 Athletics DOSL FRk OAK 58 235 192 29 61 13 5 1 28 10 5 37 27 .318 .438 .453 .891 87 1 5 0 1 1
1 Season 58 235 192 29 61 13 5 1 28 10 5 37 27 .318 .438 .453 .891 87 1 5 0 1 1
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/13/2012.
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Miles Head, 1B/3B; Scouting Reports: Sox Prospects Scouting the Sally
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6′ 0″, Weight: 215 lb.
Born: May 2, 1991 in Griffin, Georgia, US (Age 20)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2009 18 Red Sox GULF Rk BOS 10 32 29 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .103 .188 .103 .291 3 1 0 0 0 0
2010 19 Lowell NYPL A- BOS 65 272 229 21 55 16 2 1 35 1 1 30 36 .240 .328 .341 .669 78 6 4 1 8 0
2011 20 2 Teams 2 Lgs A-A+ BOS 129 557 495 88 148 37 2 22 82 4 4 50 109 .299 .372 .515 .887 255 14 9 0 3 2
2011 20 Greenville SALL A BOS 66 298 263 61 89 25 1 15 53 4 2 30 53 .338 .409 .612 1.022 161 4 3 0 2 1
2011 20 Salem CARL A+ BOS 63 259 232 27 59 12 1 7 29 0 2 20 56 .254 .328 .405 .733 94 10 6 0 1 1
3 Seasons 204 861 753 110 206 53 4 23 117 5 5 83 153 .274 .351 .446 .797 336 21 13 1 11 2
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/2/2012.
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Dan Straily, SP; Scouting Reports:
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6′ 2″, Weight: 220 lb.
Born: December 1, 1988 in Springfield, Oregon, US (Age 23)

Year Age Tm Lg Lev Aff ERA G GS GF CG SHO IP HR BB SO HBP WP BF HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2009 20 Vancouver NORW A- OAK 4.12 16 11 1 0 0 59.0 5 18 66 5 2 256 0.8 2.7 10.1 3.67
2010 21 Kane County MIDW A OAK 4.32 28 28 0 0 0 148.0 13 61 149 7 10 623 0.8 3.7 9.1 2.44
2011 22 Stockton CALL A+ OAK 3.87 28 26 0 0 0 160.2 10 40 154 14 5 683 0.6 2.2 8.6 3.85
3 Seasons 4.09 72 65 1 0 0 367.2 28 119 369 26 17 1562 0.7 2.9 9.0 3.10
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/13/2012.

47 thoughts on “ProspectFK — CPL #10”

  1. lenscrafters Mar 25,2012 9:29 pm

    Making a case for Miles Head:

    1. The guy can hit. At 20, he posted the third highest OPS in the Sally League (behind two 22 year old guys from college programs). The Sally League is one of the toughest minor leagues to hit in.

    2. He doesn’t have the strikeout/plate discipline disciplines that are prevalent among our other top young hitters. That’s a refreshing change of pace.

    3. His biggest knock is that he doesn’t play a premium position but IIRC, the A’s are going to try him out at third base this year. That’ll probably fail, but it speaks to his athletic ability and it probably means he’ll be at least competent at first.

    • nevermoor Mar 26,2012 9:19 am || Up

      Of course, the Sox Prospects link says he has body issues so I don’t know which way that cuts.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • rubesandbabes Mar 26,2012 9:37 am || Up

        The other link really lets him have it.

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    • rubesandbabes Mar 26,2012 9:25 am || Up

      His pro resume is one awesome half-year at Greenville, and then he falls back to earth upon promotion. Has earned the right to two years/chances at AA, and then we see if he can consolidate gains. But is he going back to A ball to start the year?

      Home run power showing up last year is nice.

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      • lenscrafters Mar 26,2012 4:52 pm || Up

        He doesn’t turn 21 until May. I’m guessing he starts in Stockton.

        I don’t really care that a 20 year struggled a bit after promotion to another tough league for hitters. We’re voting for the 10th overall prospect here; if he didn’t struggle, he’d be ranked a lot higher.

        • rubesandbabes Mar 26,2012 5:07 pm || Up

          If he didn’t struggle, He’d be a Red Sox.

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    • PaulThomas Mar 26,2012 6:27 pm || Up

      50:109 walk to strikeout ratio, in A-ball, doesn’t exactly scream “quality plate discipline skills” to me.

      • lenscrafters Mar 27,2012 5:19 pm || Up

        Yes, that’s a function of him struggling after promotion but his ratios were fine before that.

        • DFA Mar 27,2012 7:57 pm || Up

          you say that like its a good thing

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
          • lenscrafters Mar 27,2012 10:47 pm || Up

            Well yeah, having good ratios pre-promotion at least indicates potential to revert to those ratios after adjusting to the higher level.

            It’s different from someone like Choice who you can expect to strike out a ton regardless of what level he’s at.

  2. bear88 Mar 26,2012 12:01 am

    I’m debating between Cowgill (who I picked last time) and Head. Cowgill is pretty much on the team, so maybe he doesn’t count as a prospect anymore.

    • colin Mar 26,2012 7:56 am || Up

      I think he still counts as a prospect because he hasn’t reached the arbitrary number of major league at-bats that serves as the dividing line. The line has to go somewhere, and it seems crazy to me to penalize him for being extremely likely to contribute something at the major league level.

  3. MikeV Mar 26,2012 8:06 am

    I miss Michael Taylor :(

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

  4. nevermoor Mar 26,2012 9:19 am

    So I’m on the fence between Cowgill, Head, and Vicmal.

    Vicmal, imo, has the most upside. Head has somewhat less, but has more pro success, and Cowgill is by far the most likely to ever amount to anything.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • WaddellCanseco Mar 26,2012 1:09 pm || Up

      I picked Vicmal for the upside thing. Even if Cowgill reaches his full potential, he’s not much.

  5. danny Mar 26,2012 9:34 am

    FWIW, BA is publishing lists for best prospects by position. Head is ranked 11th on their Top 1B list, while Carter is 15th. Neither Alcantara nor Straily (why is he on here already?) were listed among BA’s top 70 RH SPs. Nor did Yordy make their top 35 SS prospects list. They haven’t published their list for OFers yet.

    • rubesandbabes Mar 26,2012 9:53 am || Up

      Yes, thanks.

      Another list: From Ron Shandler’s list of 2012 Impact Prospects (guys that might help this year in fantasy):

      Top 10: Trout, Moore, Montero, Delgado, Teheran, Bauer, Pomeranz, Harper, Mesoraco, Rosario.

      A’s in top 100: 18 – Parker, 21 – Peacock, 28 – Milone, 60 – Green, 65 – Norris, 76 – Gray, 81 – Cowgill.

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    • lenscrafters Mar 26,2012 4:53 pm || Up

      Not sure if rhetorical…all prospects on here were nominated by commentators.

  6. rubesandbabes Mar 26,2012 9:42 am

    Waiting to see what develops in the voting – my problem with Cowgill is that I group him with guys the A’s acquire just to be passably good during their peak 26-28 years, sort of smoke and mirrors. Guys like Allen and Reddick, too. Hope I’m wrong.

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  7. Glorious Mundy Mar 26,2012 9:43 am

    I’m just going to keep voting for Cowgill until he wins. The rest of these guys look like lottery tickets to me at best.

    • Tim E. Space Mar 26,2012 8:54 pm || Up

      Pretty much my take as well. Vicmal and Alacantra are cool lottery tickets to have, but too far from the majors, with too little track records, for me to want to rank them above someone who is major league ready and has had some solid MiLB success. The chances of Cowgill being a 3 WAR player aren’t great, but they exist, and I think they are higher than for the rest of this group of younger guys, who have very outside chances of being, say, 5 WAR players.

  8. DFA Mar 26,2012 12:50 pm

    Im voting for Vicmal. In a pool of players that are all likely to suck you vote for the player with the combination of highest upside and lowest amounts of current failure. 37 to 27 BB to K rate even in the DSL is impressive and Id rather have someone who hasn’t failed yet than someone who is meh moving forward at a higher level.

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    • WaddellCanseco Mar 26,2012 1:18 pm || Up

      That’s a good way of putting it. The other thing is that the DSL is a pitchers’ league, no?

    • colin Mar 26,2012 1:20 pm || Up

      I don’t really see where Cowgill has failed to date. I mean, it’s a bit of a drag that a college guy spent his first year in A-/A. But since then he has steadily advanced by a level a year with steadily improving numbers. Yes, Reno definitely inflated his numbers, but he still hit pretty damn well there (my attempt to park-neutralize his OPS put it at .920 or so).

    • lenscrafters Mar 26,2012 5:00 pm || Up

      DSL stats are meaningless. Wilfredo Solano, who can’t hit for crap, had a 30/30 BB/K in the DSL. It speaks more to the fact that most teenage Dominican pitchers can’t throw the ball anywhere close to home plate than any skill of the hitter’s.

      • Tutu-late Mar 26,2012 5:13 pm || Up

        Kind of like Little League stats?

        • lenscrafters Mar 26,2012 5:15 pm || Up

          Let’s not go that far. My .600 AVG in little league was very meaningful.

          • Tutu-late Mar 26,2012 6:14 pm || Up

            hehehe.

          • colin Mar 26,2012 6:21 pm || Up

            asvd. I remember tracking my batting average in little league. It was usually awesome, and all I could really do is hit bloops over the head of the 2B.

            • Tutu-late Mar 26,2012 6:31 pm || Up

              With all the BBs, I’ll bet your OBP was off the charts.:)

              • the llama Mar 26,2012 8:46 pm || Up

                That was me. My batting line was something like .200/.700/.200. This might seem hard to believe but I had a small strike zone.

                • grover Mar 26,2012 10:53 pm || Up

                  And an even smaller stick.

                • the llama Mar 27,2012 10:27 pm || Up

                  I just stopped using a bat after a while. It would have taken an 11-year-old Greg Maddux to hit my strike zone.

            • elcroata Mar 27,2012 11:02 pm || Up

              Kendall, is that you?

              Because survival is insufficient
              • the llama Mar 28,2012 10:18 pm || Up

                It was usually awesome

                Probably not.

          • andeux Mar 26,2012 7:21 pm || Up

            I nominate lenscrafter for the next round.

            TINSTAAFK
            • colin Mar 26,2012 7:29 pm || Up

              You have to consider ARL. He put up those numbers as a 24 year old.

      • PaulThomas Mar 26,2012 6:34 pm || Up

        You could kind of tell that Solano couldn’t hit as long as you looked at… well, anything other than the BB/K ratio.

        I think DSL stats can sometimes tell you that a player is awful and not worth considering (e.g. the aforementioned Solano), but no more than that.

  9. aardvark Mar 26,2012 7:52 pm

    I’m having trouble deciding between most of the options here. Alcantara, Head, and de la Cruz are exciting with their potential, Cowgill has present value but little to get excited about. Straily and Cabrera don’t do much for me.

    I think I’m going with Alcantara. I like his upside.

    • lenscrafters Mar 27,2012 5:22 pm || Up

      I’m curious about Alcantara. Supposedly the guy has a plus fastball and slider but his numbers don’t reflect his scouting reports. You’d think a guy with that combo would strike out a ton more RK/A ball hitters. Is this because the Red Sox were intentionally limiting the number of times he threw his slider? If so, then I’d have to rank him higher.

      • aardvark Mar 27,2012 9:55 pm || Up

        I haven’t heard anything about the Sox limiting his use of the slider. What I have heard is that it’s inconsistent. Apparently it can be a wipe-out pitch and sometimes it gets loopy, but it seems that it could turn into a plus pitch if can develop it some more.

        • lenscrafters Mar 27,2012 10:48 pm || Up

          Ah interesting, thanks. I’ll probably vote for him next.

  10. bear88 Mar 26,2012 10:57 pm

    Cowgill. Too many questions about the others, and Cowgill looks like a major league contributor, at least.

    • PDXAthleticsfan Mar 27,2012 9:32 am || Up

      That’s where I came out, as well.

      A soliloquy of fresh-sounding ideas which would probably be disastrous.
    • elcroata Mar 27,2012 10:56 am || Up

      If nothing else, he has the coolest name

      Because survival is insufficient
      • colin Mar 27,2012 10:58 am || Up

        I voted Cowgill, but if I was going by cool names then I would take Vicmal de la Cruz in a heartbeat.

        Yes, I realize that I just voted against the guy named Collin in a cool name contest. He spells it wrong.

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