Minor League Prospect Overkill

2000 prospects ranked.

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too much...

Bob Brenly on Leo Nunez "Dan Uggla just saved Nunez’ life because Koyie would break him into a million pieces"

by Zakh on Feb 24, 2010 12:51 PM CST reply actions

19. Josh Vitters, 3B, CHC
39. Hak Ju Lee, SS, CHC
61. Starlin Castro, SS, CHC
97. Jay Jackson, P, CHC
114. Brett Jackson, OF, CHC
171. Andrew Cashner, P, CHC
220. D.J. Lemahieu, 2B, CHC
242. Logan Watkins, 2B, CHC
243. Kyler Burke, OF, CHC
285. Chris Carpenter, P, CHC
355. Chris Archer, P, CHC
506. Ryan Flaherty, SS, CHC
556. Jake Opitz, SS, CHC
599. Casey Coleman, P, CHC
636. Brooks Raley, P, CHC
648. Chris Huseby, P, CHC
703. Larry Suarez, P, CHC
757. Dae-Un Rhee, P, CHC
773. Wellington Castillo, C, CHC
774. Darwin Barney, SS, CHC
775. Junior Lake, SS, CHC
804. Austin Kirk, P, CHC
808. Matt Cerda, SS, CHC
915. Tyler Colvin, OF, CHC
968. Brandon Guyer, OF, CHC
1012. Esmailin Caridad, P, CHC
1019. Francisco Guzman, OF, CHC
1020. Smaily Borges, 1B, CHC
1060. Aaron Shafer, P, CHC
1080. Sergio Burruel, C, CHC
1081. Thomas Diamond, P, CHC
1133. Jeff Beliveau, P, CHC
1134. Dan McDaniel, P, CHC
1135. Ryan Searle, P, CHC
1162. Robert Hernandez, P, CHC
1178. David Cales, P, CHC
1199. Martin Cervenka, C, CHC
1200. Hung Wen Chen, OF, CHC
1201. Ping-Chieh Chen, OF, CHC
1228. Nelson Perez, OF, CHC
1268. Sam Fuld, OF, CHC
1275. Jeffrey Antigua, P, CHC
1285. Tony Thomas, 2B, CHC
1286. James Adduci, OF, CHC
1287. Steve Clevenger, SS, CHC
1306. James Leverton, P, CHC
1371. Matthew Spencer, 1B, CHC
1372. John Gaub, P, CHC
1380. Marcos Mateo, P, CHC
1415. Justin Bour, 1B, CHC
1416. Justin Bristow, P, CHC
1417. Rafael Dolis, P, CHC
1497. Kenneth McNutt, P, CHC
1498. Chris Rusin, P, CHC
1530. Blake Parker, P, CHC
1541. James Russell, P, CHC
1542. Jose Ascanio, P, CHC (Traded for Grabow and Gorzelanny)
1543. Alex Maestri, P, CHC
1583. Jose Valdez, OF, CHC
1584. Scott Maine, P, CHC
1631. Robinson Chirinos, 3B, CHC
1697. Michael Parisi, P, CHC
1717. Kyung-min Na, OF, CHC
1718. Dong-Yub Kim, OF, CHC
1719. Tzu An Wang, P, CHC
1720. Yao Lin Wang, P, CHC
1721. Yao-Lin Wang, P, CHC
1722. Pin Chie Chen, SS, CHC
1723. Carlos Henry, SS, CHC
1774. Nick Struck, P, CHC
1810. Robert Whitenack, P, CHC
1830. John Mincone, P, CHC
1902. Luis Flores, C, CHC
1910. Jeff Stevens, P, CHC
1911. Hung Wen Chen, P, CHC
1912. Kevin Hart, P, CHC (Traded for Grabow and Gorzelanny)
1913. Ryan Buchter, P, CHC
1914. Arismendy Alcantara, SS, CHC
1958. Wes Darvill, SS, CHC
1968. Blair Springfield, SS, CHC
1992. Richard Jones, C, CHC
2013. Charles Thomas, 3B, CHC

Interesting. 82 total players on the list
42 P
5 C
3 1B
3 2B
13 SS
3 3B
13 OF

Castillo, Colvin, Caridad, Fuld, Adduci, Parisi, and Stevens are lower than expected.

by Rammy 4 MVP on Feb 24, 2010 1:19 PM CST reply actions

Why would Ascanio and Hart be listed so low?

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Feb 24, 2010 1:29 PM CST up reply actions

I noted the Ascanio and Hart errors

Thanks for running through the list like that.

FYI, Alcantara was a 19 year old last year in VSL with a .764 OPS. Borges was 25 and had a .800 OPS. Or so says my Excel file.

Lee over Castro. ???

by tim815 on Feb 24, 2010 1:31 PM CST up reply actions

No problem

Excel helped out a lot with sorting out the Cubs.

by Rammy 4 MVP on Feb 24, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

Sam Fuld above Jeffry Antigua?

Larry Suarez way above both of them? John Gaub below all of them? (well, I have Gaub below Antigua.) This list is crap.

I notice he just decided to throw all the Asian players he knew nothing about together in one pile.

by Josh Timmers on Feb 24, 2010 1:48 PM CST up reply actions

Formula

I was reading the site and he used a formula and said this when people questioned his rankings:

“It’s not completely from my formula. I went thru and gave everyone a grade manually based on what I feel their floor and ceiling are. I added that to the formula and came up with this.
I weighted ceiling higher than floor, though.”

Rankings are off for sure.

by Rammy 4 MVP on Feb 24, 2010 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Why is Michael Parisi rated as 1697?!?!?!

I would have had him way closer to the low 1600’s, this list is BS man!

"It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies." - Mike Royko

by DTJchris on Feb 24, 2010 2:00 PM CST up reply actions

Same player twice...

1720. Yao Lin Wang, P, CHC
1721. Yao-Lin Wang, P, CHC

I hated to bat against Drysdale. After he hit you he'd come around, look at the bruise on your arm and say, 'Do you want me to sign it?'- Mickey Mantle

by Sioux City Cubs Fan on Feb 24, 2010 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

see my somment below about that

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 24, 2010 5:11 PM CST up reply actions

i hope these two make the bigs together

and play for the same team still

1720. Yao Lin Wang, P, CHC
1721. Yao-Lin Wang, P, CHC

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 24, 2010 1:27 PM CST reply actions

One saves the game for the other

by tim815 on Feb 24, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions

Major League 3: Back to the Minors

Their 2B and SS were both named Juan Lopez, as they were twins. However, they didn’t get along too well.

by Rammy 4 MVP on Feb 24, 2010 1:38 PM CST up reply actions

that was my first thinking

the entire Lopez family scores

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 24, 2010 1:58 PM CST up reply actions

mine too :)

baseball.........is Kool Aid the remedy, or the cause of my desire for it

by cooliogirl47 on Feb 24, 2010 1:58 PM CST up reply actions

That would be funny

What would you put on the back of the jersey?

_ Wang

- Wang

by fsuapollo on Feb 24, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions

one thing funnier

would be

1719. Tzu An Wang, P, CHC
1720. Yao Lin Wang, P, CHC
1721. Yao-Lin Wang, P, CHC

then the new official Cubs song would have to be Wang Chung

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by Cubbie-Tim on Feb 24, 2010 3:57 PM CST up reply actions

On the Cleveland site,

someone was mentioning hoe South Koreans are required to do two years of military service before their 30th birthday. I haven’t Snopes’d it, but thought I’d throw it out there here.

by tim815 on Feb 24, 2010 1:34 PM CST reply actions

It's true.

Here’s how it might affect Shin-Soo Choo.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Feb 24, 2010 1:45 PM CST up reply actions

and at some point,

many of our prospects. I have a new squad to cheer for in the Asian Games.

by tim815 on Feb 24, 2010 1:46 PM CST up reply actions

He won't go

Rob Neyer had a column on this. He’s not going to lose two of his most productive years and millions of dollars for military service. He has a “backup plan.”

It could be that Choo would pursue citizenship in the United States. Perhaps more likely is the possibility that he would simply not return to his native land and avoid the obligation.

That’s from an mlb.com story on the issue.

by Josh Timmers on Feb 24, 2010 1:54 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks for the reminder.

I knew I had seen that story yesterday somewhere, couldn’t remember where.

Here’s the Rob Neyer column.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Feb 24, 2010 1:58 PM CST up reply actions

Am I missing Rebel Riding?

I don’t see him and he certainly should make a list THAT long.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Feb 24, 2010 3:00 PM CST reply actions

You'd think he would

but the list is clearly nonsense, so I wouldn’t worry about it.

by Josh Timmers on Feb 24, 2010 4:54 PM CST up reply actions

The Cubs seem very high on Riding

and having given up Pie, Buck Coats, Rocky Cherry etc, he is the last fun name we have.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
Me either Jim

by Doggie Stalker on Feb 24, 2010 8:50 PM CST up reply actions

Despite the silliness of this list, it is even sillier that the kool-aid drinkers are looking upon Caridad, Berg and Parisi as great pitching finds who will be integral pieces of a 2010 turnaround

The Blackhawks and the Stanley Cup in 2010.

by BLou on Feb 24, 2010 8:57 PM CST reply actions

Funny, I haven't

heard anyone say that any of those 3 will have a great season. Maybe Parisi will be adequate enough to be an emergency starter of more value than Samardzija. Perhaps Berg or Caridad will have an ERA below 4.8.

Not hearing either called ’the next….(really good pitcher)".

by tim815 on Feb 25, 2010 4:55 AM CST up reply actions