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16. Wade Davis
18. Desmond Jennings
20. Tim Beckham

BA's Midseason Top 25 prospects

Suprised to see T-Becks that low, but he is also probably the youngest player on that list. Really good to see Davis and Jennings in the top 20.

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On my personal prospects list.

I would put Davis third, Beckham second, and Jennings first.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 9, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Just among Davis/Beckham/Jennings?

Or among all prospects. You homer.

by Sky Kalkman on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just among Rays prospects.

I’m not sure where I would rank them league-wide, but I know it would be in that order.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who would you rank 4th?

I guess you have to go Brignac, but Matt Moore has been so good this year.

by ClemsonRay on Jul 9, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At this point, I've definitally got Moore ahead of Hellickson

and probably ahead of Brignac. Maybe ahead of Davis. His command this last month has been spectacular. His K/BB is almost 5/1 and the scouting reports are top notch. He could be everything we hoped McGee would be.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd have to think about it.

But Moore definitely has a case to be #4.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 9, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

Brignac is higher for me than you guys I think. I still see him as a plus defender at short with a stick that plays there. How is Alcides Escobar that high?

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yAk was on Deezy from the moment we drafted him.

He was also on Moore way before anyone else. He doesn’t really post here and his opinions on are often flawed, but that guy is a sleeper machine.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well that was asinine.

But these two calls certainly weren’t blind squirrels. He was on them from the second we drafted them.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not really

He’s right more often than most when it comes to these things. He was also all over Lincecum and Bumgarner long before they’d really entered public consciousness.

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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I remember him being pissed about Lincecum

falling as far as he did. I completely forgot he was on Bumgarner, but you’re right. He was calling him the best pitcher in that draft way before anyone else had him as an elite prospect.

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by Tyler on Jul 10, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

youALREADYknow

Considering the info that’s out there, he’s usually pretty good at pegging prospects. At the major league level, not so much.

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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've still got Beckham at 1.

Despite his early season hot streak, I see him being a mid-to upper .800 OPS guy. Which is fantastic for a plus defending CFer but I see Beckham doing the same thing and as a plus SS.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not against that ranking.

But the sample size for Deezy is bigger.

I suppose the sample size of injuries is too.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 9, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's my concern

Until T-Becks stops hitting better than the field or moves off SS, I’ll have it close.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is that link intentionally linking to nothing?

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jul 9, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I didn't realize it was trying to link.

I don’t have the link. My friend emailed it to me.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Link

http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=5456

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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this has been posted before

but whats the average age and average slash line for beckhams league?

by Schmidt on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

My bad Schmidt, I didn't see you wanted the league averages

TRY THIS

Batters
age=21.6
Pitchers=21.9
Slash= .257/.325/.382/.706

This is for 2008 BTW, but you cannot expect much difference. Last year, we were Columbus.

SOSH AUCTION to K ALS

by Sandy Kazmir on Jul 9, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There is a "next 25" Hellickson comes in at number 33

on that same list. And Matt Moore is the number 43 prospect.

by tbrays14 on Jul 9, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Injured yo

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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hope Beckham can be top 5 soon

With Price no longer a rookie, we need a top spect back

Congrats to Longoria, Bartlett, Zobrist, and Crawford. Vote for Pena!

by joeybw on Jul 9, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

we're doing fine

I have our top 5 in the top 40 in all of baseball

T-Beck
DEEZY
Davis
Moore
Briggy

I can’t decide who I would rate higher yet.

probably DEEZY at around 10-12, Becks right behind him.

Davis around 20, Moore @ 30, and Briggy a few spots behind Moore

by daveh33 on Jul 9, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brignac may not be eligible next year.

He’s at 70 ABs now, so if anything happens he may not still be eligible.

by rglass44 on Jul 10, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's 19 and killing the ball in AA.

Oh and he “catches.” It’s justified.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even if he doesn't catch, he's still a top prospect.

If he was a legitimate catcher, he’d be #1.

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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I completely agree.

He’s got light tower power and controls the strike-zone relatively well for anyone, exceptionally well for someone his age playing against the competition he’s playing against.

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by Tyler on Jul 10, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He can fake catch and play DH though.

His bat if for real. They’ll either find a place for him or trade him for a stud.

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by Tyler on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

Hopefully at that point it will be Deezy and Beej abusing him on the basepaths.

by rglass44 on Jul 10, 2009 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see him mentioned but still waiting for a list with Hellickson on it.......

Congrats to Longoria, Bartlett, Zobrist, and Crawford. Vote for Pena!

by joeybw on Jul 9, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was the next 25 in order

It was alphabetical order. My bad. But still in top 50, along with Moore

by tbrays14 on Jul 9, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You won't see him on any BA top 25 list.

And I’m not sure you should. His stuff is just above-average. He has above-average command to go along with it, which is awesome, but that doesn’t make him a top-25 prospect. He’s a good one, but not a guy with a huge ceiling. He’s also had injury concerns.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Looking at the whole top 25.

The Phils and the Rays are the only ones with three. Although the O’s, Giants, Marlins, and Braves all have 2 in the top 11 (which is crazy). So of the top 11, 8 come from 4 teams.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

guys mentioned here are important if the impossible happens

and we get Halladay

what spects would you give for Doc? Prob has to start with Davis but they want your first born so whats the most you guys would give up?

Congrats to Longoria, Bartlett, Zobrist, and Crawford. Vote for Pena!

by joeybw on Jul 9, 2009 3:42 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

nobody

seems like the team giving up all the young talent always ends up losing the deal

Kap-rilla???

by Sveet on Jul 9, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not necessarily

Look at the Red Sox trade. They may wish they had Hanley, but they still won a WS.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Bedard?

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Let's work together to combat Terminal Rocco Disease.

by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

That's because the Twins took awful players.

Gomez was is probably the best CFer in baseball, but he couldn’t hit then and he can’t hit now. Deolis Guerra was significantly overrated. His scouting reports never really matched his stats and his velocity was wildly inconsistent when they traded for him. Some outings he would touch 96 others he didn’t touch 91. And everyone knew what Humber was. A middle reliever/5th starter, nothing more. That package was putrid. The Sox had a better package, albeit one with lower ceilings. The Twins shot for the moon, hoping that Gomez would turn the raw tools he had into skills and Guerra would maintain his velocity and find his curve. Instead Gomez has remained stagnant and Guerra stuff regressed and he got hurt.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wasn't Lester part of the Sox package?

I seem to remember Ellsburry/Lester or something like that.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At first the rumor was it was Lester or Ellsbury.

But in the end it turned out Lester wasn’t really on the table. The package was something like Ellsbury, Bowden or Masterson and someone else. Which in hindsight is a solid deal.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ellsbury can hit.

Gomez has all the raw tools to be Carlos Beltran but hits like Joey Gathright.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and they have an ace in Beckett

and Lowell was doing well at first

Congrats to Longoria, Bartlett, Zobrist, and Crawford. Vote for Pena!

by joeybw on Jul 9, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Won a WS MVP.

So did Eckstein, though.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's one example

Seems most end up wishing they could have the prospects back

Kap-rilla???

by Sveet on Jul 9, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok lets pretend then

Who would you guys give up for Halladay?

Congrats to Longoria, Bartlett, Zobrist, and Crawford. Vote for Pena!

by joeybw on Jul 9, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gotta give talent to get talent

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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Jul 9, 2009 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

only way to get Halladay is to take Wells

and his massive contract. 1 1/2 yrs of Halladay, many years of a bad contract, and giving top prospects…that should be too rich for anyone’s blood.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 9, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it possible Jennings could be up before Joyce?

maybe not this year (not that we need anything in RF right now with the Gabes doing very well) but a OF next year of CC-Upton-Jennings would be awesome. Put Jennings in the 9 hole and have a Jennings-Upton-CC 9-1-2 would fly around the basepaths. Add in Barty at 8 and we have 4 40+ potential SB players. That would be sweet.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 9, 2009 4:10 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

That would be awesome to watch.

RJ might jizz his pants with that OF.

That said, I doubt it.

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No.

Joyce is currently a significantly better player than Deezy.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's more major league ready

but he’ll have a hard time holding back Jennings for a spot unless the Rays trade Upton or lose CC to free agency.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 9, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jennings has hit .235/.318/.337 over the last month in AA.

Yes, he’s been unlucky. Yes, he’s not nearly that bad. He’s certain insanely talented, but Joyce is very talented too. I don’t believe Jennings will be a regular in the big leagues until 2011.

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not according to milb.com

.240/.331/.317 for June and .290/.353/.516 so far in July. Before that, he was tearing it up for 2 months straight. He was due for a small slump. Regardless, he’s still 6th in the Southern League with a .315 average on the season, and a .389 OBP. He’s more than holding his own. That being said, until he gets some mileage in AAA, it is a moot point. I hope they get him some AB in Durham and see how he handles it. I could still see him ready by middle of next year.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 9, 2009 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My numbers are from the last 28 days according to minorleaguesplits.com.

And my argument that he’s not in the big leagues until 2011 has absolutely nothing to do with when he’s ready. Joyce has been ready all season long. Brignac is almost certainly ready. Neither are in the big leagues. There has to be a spot for you. And there probably won’t be a spot for Jennings until 2011 unless CC is traded (which is obviously possible).

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by Tyler on Jul 9, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just saying that Joyce had better show something next time around

or he’ll get passed up by Jennings. Joyce has put up solid numbers in Durham, but Jennings can move up the ladder pretty fast if he stays healthy. Joyce still has to prove he can be a full-time player. Joyce also has to prove he can avoid high strikeouts. Jennings hits both lefties and righties (so far) and has a great eye at the plate (almost as many walks as strikeouts). Joyce has to show he can handle it, while with Jennings, it’s only a matter of time and experience.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 9, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Odds are Jennings is our left fielder come late 2010/2011.

And Joyce is our right fielder.

I don’t see an issue.

by R.J. Anderson on Jul 9, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you really think the Rays don't try to resign CC?

or just that they won’t be able to compete with a big market offer? CC has always said he wanted to create his own niche in TB and was never rushing to go anywhere else. With the market more down, perhaps they could resign him at his current salary? Then again, I’m probably naive.

by raysfaninminnesota on Jul 9, 2009 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't imagine he won't try free agency

And even with a hometown discount, he’d still probably want a 4 – 5 year deal at $10M+ a year. He’ll be one of the better young free agent hitters to make it to the market in a while.

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by Brickhaus on Jul 10, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Prospect list

1. Deezy
2. Davis
3. Beckham
4. Hellboy
5. Moore
6. Brignac
7. Barnese
8. LeVon
9. Kang
10. Joseph Cruz

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Jul 9, 2009 4:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Not in the top 10

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Jul 9, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

speaking of LeVon

any new news on the signings of our draftees rds1-5

Kap-rilla???

by Sveet on Jul 9, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My top 11 (doesn't include 09 draftees)

1. Wade Davis
2. Desmond Jennings
3. Matt Moore
4. Reid Brignac
5. Tim Beckham
6. Jeremy Hellickson
7. Nick Barnese
8. Alex Cobb
9. Kyle Lobstein
10. John Jaso
11. Matt Gorgen

Jason McEachern tracker: 17 ip 11 h 2 er 0 bb 15 so 1.06 ERA
www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jul 9, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lobstein that high?

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Jul 9, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was a potential first rounder

6’3" lefty, his stuff still comes and goes apparently but when he’s on he’s really good.

Jason McEachern tracker: 17 ip 11 h 2 er 0 bb 15 so 1.06 ERA
www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jul 9, 2009 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No Jason McEachern?

surprising

Kap-rilla???

by Sveet on Jul 9, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had to stop myself

But he’s probably #12 or 13.

Jason McEachern tracker: 17 ip 11 h 2 er 0 bb 15 so 1.06 ERA
www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jul 9, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also this was just a spur of the moment thing

If I actually reviewed stats and put thought into it, it would probably look different.

Jason McEachern tracker: 17 ip 11 h 2 er 0 bb 15 so 1.06 ERA
www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jul 9, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gorgs!

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by FreeZorilla on Jul 9, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Proximity to majors and I think Beckham moves off short eventually

Jason McEachern tracker: 17 ip 11 h 2 er 0 bb 15 so 1.06 ERA
www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jul 9, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

A few notes from the minors yesterday

Brignac: 3-5, 2 2B
Joyce: 3-4, 1 BB
Jaso: 2-5

Deezy: 3-5, HR, 3B, 2 SB
Hellboy: 6.2, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR

Downs: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 2 HR, W

Kang: 1-3, HR, BB
Moore: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 0 HR

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Hudson Valley:

Alex Colome: 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0BB, 9 K, 0 HR (WOW)

by rglass44 on Jul 9, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I did not know

he was Jesus’s brother. I hear he has just as good stuff but better command.

by bobr on Jul 10, 2009 7:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't know that either.

Jesus’ stuff+command=impressive

by rglass44 on Jul 10, 2009 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both managers in the HV game got tossed(as did Colome)

The managers? Brady Williams for HV and JOSH PAUL for Staten Island.

Jason McEachern tracker: 17 ip 11 h 2 er 0 bb 15 so 1.06 ERA
www.raysprospects.com

by Imperialism32 on Jul 9, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

STACHE

Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.

by P Brady on Jul 9, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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