Rotoworld's NL Central Prospect list

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http://www.rotoworld.com/content/features/column.aspx?sport=MLB&columnid=2&articleid=30011

[Derwood]

all I see in both the main and printer friendly version is a field of white. so i guess there are no prospects this year in the NL Central

[Ding Dong Johnson]

all I see in both the main and printer friendly version is a field of white. so i guess there are no prospects this year in the NL Central

ditto -- what a tease

[javy knows my name]

The link is screwy. You have to scroll down to find the right link on the right.

[Guest]

Ehh, if you can't follow the link like Beertown said, here's what they have:

 

1. Vitters

2. Soto

3. Colvin

4. Gallagher

5. Veal

6. Patterson

7. Ceda

8. Donaldson

9. Samardzija

10. Huseby

11. Thomas

12. Hart

13. Ascanio

14. Fox

15. Fuld

 

Would have made the top 15 in a normal year: Burke, Petrick, Pawelek

[rawaction]

Best part.

 

2003 top 10: Hee Seop Choi, Andrew Sisco, Felix Pie, Todd Wellemeyer, Dave Kelton, Francis Beltran, Nic Jackson, Jae-Kuk Ryu, Luke Hagerty, Justin Jones

 

WOW. Felix Pie is doomed.

[UK1679666180]

 

Would have made the top 15 in a normal year: Burke, Petrick, Pawelek

 

I wonder why this would be considered an abnormal year? I could understand maybe if they had a farm system like in '02, but beyond Fukudome being considered a prospect, I don't see what they could be getting at.

[TruffleShuffle]

Would have made the top 15 in a normal year: Burke, Petrick, Pawelek

 

pawelek??? if that guy hadn't been drafted in the first round, he wouldn't even be talked about as a prospect any more. he's done absolutely nothing to affirm his status as a prospect.

[Guest]

 

Would have made the top 15 in a normal year: Burke, Petrick, Pawelek

 

I wonder why this would be considered an abnormal year? I could understand maybe if they had a farm system like in '02, but beyond Fukudome being considered a prospect, I don't see what they could be getting at.

 

They like the Cubs depth.

 

Heh, quantity doesn't mean quality.

[jersey cubs fan]

Would have made the top 15 in a normal year: Burke, Petrick, Pawelek

 

pawelek??? if that guy hadn't been drafted in the first round, he wouldn't even be talked about as a prospect any more. he's done absolutely nothing to affirm his status as a prospect.

 

He was top 15 last year, along with Harvey and Dopirak, so clearly these lists don't care much for what guys actually do while playing the game of baseball.

[biittner77]

Best part.

 

2003 top 10: Hee Seop Choi, Andrew Sisco, Felix Pie, Todd Wellemeyer, Dave Kelton, Francis Beltran, Nic Jackson, Jae-Kuk Ryu, Luke Hagerty, Justin Jones

 

WOW. Felix Pie is doomed.

 

6 of those guys made it at least briefly to MLB. I bet most systems would take that ratio.

[TruffleShuffle]

Best part.

 

2003 top 10: Hee Seop Choi, Andrew Sisco, Felix Pie, Todd Wellemeyer, Dave Kelton, Francis Beltran, Nic Jackson, Jae-Kuk Ryu, Luke Hagerty, Justin Jones

 

WOW. Felix Pie is doomed.

 

6 of those guys made it at least briefly to MLB. I bet most systems would take that ratio.

 

would most systems be happy if the top 10 turned into a grand total of zero quality major leaguers?

[badnews]

6 of those guys made it at least briefly to MLB. I bet most systems would take that ratio.

 

Wow. There are few statements on here I disagree with more than that.

 

That's pretty much the goal of all farm systems - to turn your players into guys who get a cup of coffee and are never heard of again. I mean just think of where our player development production would be without guys like Francis Beltran or Buck Coats or Jason Dubois or Todd Wellemeyer or Felix Sanchez. We're the envy of all the other teams who just wish they could develop all the 5 minute call-ups we have!

[Outshined_One]

Best part.

 

2003 top 10: Hee Seop Choi, Andrew Sisco, Felix Pie, Todd Wellemeyer, Dave Kelton, Francis Beltran, Nic Jackson, Jae-Kuk Ryu, Luke Hagerty, Justin Jones

 

WOW. Felix Pie is doomed.

 

At best, he'll be traded for another Derrek Lee. That's not too shabby.

[rawaction]

Best part.

 

2003 top 10: Hee Seop Choi, Andrew Sisco, Felix Pie, Todd Wellemeyer, Dave Kelton, Francis Beltran, Nic Jackson, Jae-Kuk Ryu, Luke Hagerty, Justin Jones

 

WOW. Felix Pie is doomed.

 

At best, he'll be traded for another Derrek Lee. That's not too shabby.

 

I guess the equivalent of trading Choi for Derrek Lee would be to trade Pie for another CF who has has some solid seasons, but hasn't taken his game to the next level and a finacially strapped franchise can no longer wait for him.....Carl Crawford might fit the bill.

[Illini Iceman]

6 of those guys made it at least briefly to MLB. I bet most systems would take that ratio.

 

Wow. There are few statements on here I disagree with more than that.

 

That's pretty much the goal of all farm systems - to turn your players into guys who get a cup of coffee and are never heard of again. I mean just think of where our player development production would be without guys like Francis Beltran or Buck Coats or Jason Dubois or Todd Wellemeyer or Felix Sanchez. We're the envy of all the other teams who just wish they could develop all the 5 minute call-ups we have!

 

Or maybe the guys at Rotoworld are just bad evaluators of talent. If they had put Soto, Marmol and Hill into that top ten they would probably have three guys that are going to have pretty good major league careers.

In 2008 the Cubs will most likely have 3 homegrown starters in their opening day lineup, two guys that were obtained by using minor league talent in trade and then three players that came via free agency. Rotation will be 40% from their own system with a bunch of guys (eg - Marshall, Gallagher) knocking on the door. About half their bullpen will be guys from their system. Overall it is not a bad percentage considering they are a big market team that is expected to go out and spend the money to bring in higher price free agent talent on a regular basis.