Random Cubs Musings: Minor League Edition

[Clem Fandango]

Someone please do a full ranking and write up on prospect evaluators just like they do write ups on prospects, complete with 20-80 scales on their ability as an analyst

[davell]

At this point, I go......

 

1. McDaniel

2. Parks

3. Law

4. Badler

5. Callis

6. Crawford

7. Cooper

8. Manuel

9. Piliere(for past work and hopeful he jumps back in from PG)

10. Rubio(not a slight, I like him)

 

Mayo, Sickels, and Hulet are so awful they're not worth reading.

 

ranking the people who rank prospects? That's unpossible.

 

I think if done properly and distributed correctly, it could piss quite a few of them off.

[davell]

What are the 5 tools of a prospect writer?

[Clem Fandango]

Prose

Research

Accuracy

Douchiness

Grit

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

What are the 5 tools of a prospect writer?

Schtick

Scouting contacts

Writing ability

Level of bias

Good information to crap no one cares about ratio on their twitter account

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Overrating toolsy young SS's who can't hit

 

 

It might be the most important tool of all.

[Guest]

McDaniel is the Almora top 15 or whatever guy, right?

 

No way I put him ahead of Parks and Law.

Edited July 28, 2014 by David

[Rob]

I'd put Badler and Callis ahead of Parks and Law.

[Guest]

I'd put Badler and Callis ahead of Parks and Law.

 

Yep. And I'm pretty sure I like Law more than most of the folks on here.

 

Remember, this isn't just Callis' rankings but MLB's so Mayo had some input.

[Guest]

Am I mistaken or isn't Badler more of an IFA guy?

[Guest]

Am I mistaken or isn't Badler more of an IFA guy?

 

That's his forte but he does a lot of minor league stuff near where he lives (used to live in North Carolina so we used to get some Smokies stuff, now he lives in New England). He knows his stuff.

[davell]

What are the 5 tools of a prospect writer?

Schtick

Scouting contacts

Writing ability

Level of bias

Good information to crap no one cares about ratio on their twitter account

 

 

Jason Parks

 

Schtick- Remembering his roots, Parks has taken on the big Twitter persona from the evaluator who hired him, Kevin Goldstein. He took a very large leap in attitude in an immediate, yet seamless fashion. Going from sad sack, my wife left me, Ramen noodle eating dude to I'm the wittiest man in the world overnight.

 

The wittiness plays down due to how often he attempts it. If he contains it to once a paragraph instead of every sentence, it works fine. It plays down when he's having sex with baseballs and stalking average minor leaguers for no reason.

 

Grade- Role 4/6

 

Scouting Contacts

 

Parks makes use of a wide array of contacts and also makes his way out to games more than most. He definitely has the love to do his job and it shows. He wears down from information overload and falls back to the last thing he truly remembers when talking about a prospect. After the season though, he gets things correct, as he does have more info to go through than any normal human can possibly handle.

 

Parks gets credit for changing BP for the better though, as he constantly looks to add contributors and then helps them find jobs in the scouting community.

 

Grade- Role 7/8

 

Writing Ability- Parks aims to entertain while providing knowledge and insight. As previously mentioned, the entertainment attempts quite often distract from the content, which is excellent. This is a work in progress that has a ways to go. Loads of potential, but there's a glaring hitch that most just can't overcome. The drive is there, whether it harnesses the sometimes dumb or creepy parts of his schtick. Is yet to be determined.

 

Grade- Role 4/7

 

Level of bias

 

Parks is a Rangers fan and certainly talks about them a good amount. But they do have an extremely high upside system, so it's understandable, to a degree. He talks about all systems, giving more time to the ones he considers fun. The risk here is inviting questions on players he hates talking about or seems talentless. While the best course of action here is to ignore, he constantly falls into the same trap as many others and bashes bad players for no reason. In turn, this turns off fanbases he otherwise answers things positively for. This can be learned to be dealt with, but extremely few actually take the high road. Most prefer inciting the fanbases on occasion, as it gives them a bit of self-serving satisfaction.

 

Grade-Role 5/7

 

Good info to crap ratio

 

This falls into shtick and Parks is still building his schtick. He's not made people CARE about anything else he may post about. His predecessor could talk about weird neighbors and make it interesting. Parks has yet to find that medium. As for tweeting. Parks ratio is surprisingly low. He engages fans way too often, getting bogged down in meaningless Twitter fights he can't win. He does tweet solid content on occasion, but prefers keeping it inside his articles, as he should.

 

Grade-Role 3/6

 

Overall- While Parks can be annoying, he certainly brings knowledge to the table. With his style being a work in progress, a lot depends on how long he's for his current position, as to how much he improves. He's made it clear he'd make a move to the right situation and seeing him get 4 guys hired on with teams inside his 1st full year at the helm, shows it could happen.

 

If he sticks to this and works out his kinks, he's got the knowledge to go down as an All Time prospector. If the writing style/personality fail to come around, he'll wind up solid. Some love, some hate, some categorical ass kissers catering to him.

 

Overall Grade-Role 4.5/7

[sneakypower]

wow, i admire the effort, i really do, but no way am i reading all that

 

Sickels has Soler top-25 and Bryant #1, so i like him best

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

What are the 5 tools of a prospect writer?

Schtick

Scouting contacts

Writing ability

Level of bias

Good information to crap no one cares about ratio on their twitter account

 

 

Jason Parks

 

Schtick- Remembering his roots, Parks has taken on the big Twitter persona from the evaluator who hired him, Kevin Goldstein. He took a very large leap in attitude in an immediate, yet seamless fashion. Going from sad sack, my wife left me, Ramen noodle eating dude to I'm the wittiest man in the world overnight.

 

The wittiness plays down due to how often he attempts it. If he contains it to once a paragraph instead of every sentence, it works fine. It plays down when he's having sex with baseballs and stalking average minor leaguers for no reason.

 

Grade- Role 4/6

 

Scouting Contacts

 

Parks makes use of a wide array of contacts and also makes his way out to games more than most. He definitely has the love to do his job and it shows. He wears down from information overload and falls back to the last thing he truly remembers when talking about a prospect. After the season though, he gets things correct, as he does have more info to go through than any normal human can possibly handle.

 

Parks gets credit for changing BP for the better though, as he constantly looks to add contributors and then helps them find jobs in the scouting community.

 

Grade- Role 7/8

 

Writing Ability- Parks aims to entertain while providing knowledge and insight. As previously mentioned, the entertainment attempts quite often distract from the content, which is excellent. This is a work in progress that has a ways to go. Loads of potential, but there's a glaring hitch that most just can't overcome. The drive is there, whether it harnesses the sometimes dumb or creepy parts of his schtick. Is yet to be determined.

 

Grade- Role 4/7

 

Level of bias

 

Parks is a Rangers fan and certainly talks about them a good amount. But they do have an extremely high upside system, so it's understandable, to a degree. He talks about all systems, giving more time to the ones he considers fun. The risk here is inviting questions on players he hates talking about or seems talentless. While the best course of action here is to ignore, he constantly falls into the same trap as many others and bashes bad players for no reason. In turn, this turns off fanbases he otherwise answers things positively for. This can be learned to be dealt with, but extremely few actually take the high road. Most prefer inciting the fanbases on occasion, as it gives them a bit of self-serving satisfaction.

 

Grade-Role 5/7

 

Good info to crap ratio

 

This falls into shtick and Parks is still building his schtick. He's not made people CARE about anything else he may post about. His predecessor could talk about weird neighbors and make it interesting. Parks has yet to find that medium. As for tweeting. Parks ratio is surprisingly low. He engages fans way too often, getting bogged down in meaningless Twitter fights he can't win. He does tweet solid content on occasion, but prefers keeping it inside his articles, as he should.

 

Grade-Role 3/6

 

Overall- While Parks can be annoying, he certainly brings knowledge to the table. With his style being a work in progress, a lot depends on how long he's for his current position, as to how much he improves. He's made it clear he'd make a move to the right situation and seeing him get 4 guys hired on with teams inside his 1st full year at the helm, shows it could happen.

 

If he sticks to this and works out his kinks, he's got the knowledge to go down as an All Time prospector. If the writing style/personality fail to come around, he'll wind up solid. Some love, some hate, some categorical ass kissers catering to him.

 

Overall Grade-Role 4.5/7

http://i.imgur.com/yoTrhJh.gif

[Gmoney08]

Where does Carrie Muskat and Phil Rogers rank?

[Guest]

Where does Carrie Muskat and Phil Rogers rank?

 

Right below Kyle.

[Clem Fandango]

 

What are the 5 tools of a prospect writer?

Schtick

Scouting contacts

Writing ability

Level of bias

Good information to crap no one cares about ratio on their twitter account

 

 

Jason Parks

 

Schtick- Remembering his roots, Parks has taken on the big Twitter persona from the evaluator who hired him, Kevin Goldstein. He took a very large leap in attitude in an immediate, yet seamless fashion. Going from sad sack, my wife left me, Ramen noodle eating dude to I'm the wittiest man in the world overnight.

 

The wittiness plays down due to how often he attempts it. If he contains it to once a paragraph instead of every sentence, it works fine. It plays down when he's having sex with baseballs and stalking average minor leaguers for no reason.

 

Grade- Role 4/6

 

Scouting Contacts

 

Parks makes use of a wide array of contacts and also makes his way out to games more than most. He definitely has the love to do his job and it shows. He wears down from information overload and falls back to the last thing he truly remembers when talking about a prospect. After the season though, he gets things correct, as he does have more info to go through than any normal human can possibly handle.

 

Parks gets credit for changing BP for the better though, as he constantly looks to add contributors and then helps them find jobs in the scouting community.

 

Grade- Role 7/8

 

Writing Ability- Parks aims to entertain while providing knowledge and insight. As previously mentioned, the entertainment attempts quite often distract from the content, which is excellent. This is a work in progress that has a ways to go. Loads of potential, but there's a glaring hitch that most just can't overcome. The drive is there, whether it harnesses the sometimes dumb or creepy parts of his schtick. Is yet to be determined.

 

Grade- Role 4/7

 

Level of bias

 

Parks is a Rangers fan and certainly talks about them a good amount. But they do have an extremely high upside system, so it's understandable, to a degree. He talks about all systems, giving more time to the ones he considers fun. The risk here is inviting questions on players he hates talking about or seems talentless. While the best course of action here is to ignore, he constantly falls into the same trap as many others and bashes bad players for no reason. In turn, this turns off fanbases he otherwise answers things positively for. This can be learned to be dealt with, but extremely few actually take the high road. Most prefer inciting the fanbases on occasion, as it gives them a bit of self-serving satisfaction.

 

Grade-Role 5/7

 

Good info to crap ratio

 

This falls into shtick and Parks is still building his schtick. He's not made people CARE about anything else he may post about. His predecessor could talk about weird neighbors and make it interesting. Parks has yet to find that medium. As for tweeting. Parks ratio is surprisingly low. He engages fans way too often, getting bogged down in meaningless Twitter fights he can't win. He does tweet solid content on occasion, but prefers keeping it inside his articles, as he should.

 

Grade-Role 3/6

 

Overall- While Parks can be annoying, he certainly brings knowledge to the table. With his style being a work in progress, a lot depends on how long he's for his current position, as to how much he improves. He's made it clear he'd make a move to the right situation and seeing him get 4 guys hired on with teams inside his 1st full year at the helm, shows it could happen.

 

If he sticks to this and works out his kinks, he's got the knowledge to go down as an All Time prospector. If the writing style/personality fail to come around, he'll wind up solid. Some love, some hate, some categorical ass kissers catering to him.

 

Overall Grade-Role 4.5/7

 

 

http://i.imgur.com/PvSSP3o.gif

[gscool89]

What are the 5 tools of a prospect writer?

Schtick

Scouting contacts

Writing ability

Level of bias

Good information to crap no one cares about ratio on their twitter account

 

 

Jason Parks

 

Schtick- Remembering his roots, Parks has taken on the big Twitter persona from the evaluator who hired him, Kevin Goldstein. He took a very large leap in attitude in an immediate, yet seamless fashion. Going from sad sack, my wife left me, Ramen noodle eating dude to I'm the wittiest man in the world overnight.

 

The wittiness plays down due to how often he attempts it. If he contains it to once a paragraph instead of every sentence, it works fine. It plays down when he's having sex with baseballs and stalking average minor leaguers for no reason.

 

Grade- Role 4/6

 

Scouting Contacts

 

Parks makes use of a wide array of contacts and also makes his way out to games more than most. He definitely has the love to do his job and it shows. He wears down from information overload and falls back to the last thing he truly remembers when talking about a prospect. After the season though, he gets things correct, as he does have more info to go through than any normal human can possibly handle.

 

Parks gets credit for changing BP for the better though, as he constantly looks to add contributors and then helps them find jobs in the scouting community.

 

Grade- Role 7/8

 

Writing Ability- Parks aims to entertain while providing knowledge and insight. As previously mentioned, the entertainment attempts quite often distract from the content, which is excellent. This is a work in progress that has a ways to go. Loads of potential, but there's a glaring hitch that most just can't overcome. The drive is there, whether it harnesses the sometimes dumb or creepy parts of his schtick. Is yet to be determined.

 

Grade- Role 4/7

 

Level of bias

 

Parks is a Rangers fan and certainly talks about them a good amount. But they do have an extremely high upside system, so it's understandable, to a degree. He talks about all systems, giving more time to the ones he considers fun. The risk here is inviting questions on players he hates talking about or seems talentless. While the best course of action here is to ignore, he constantly falls into the same trap as many others and bashes bad players for no reason. In turn, this turns off fanbases he otherwise answers things positively for. This can be learned to be dealt with, but extremely few actually take the high road. Most prefer inciting the fanbases on occasion, as it gives them a bit of self-serving satisfaction.

 

Grade-Role 5/7

 

Good info to crap ratio

 

This falls into shtick and Parks is still building his schtick. He's not made people CARE about anything else he may post about. His predecessor could talk about weird neighbors and make it interesting. Parks has yet to find that medium. As for tweeting. Parks ratio is surprisingly low. He engages fans way too often, getting bogged down in meaningless Twitter fights he can't win. He does tweet solid content on occasion, but prefers keeping it inside his articles, as he should.

 

Grade-Role 3/6

 

Overall- While Parks can be annoying, he certainly brings knowledge to the table. With his style being a work in progress, a lot depends on how long he's for his current position, as to how much he improves. He's made it clear he'd make a move to the right situation and seeing him get 4 guys hired on with teams inside his 1st full year at the helm, shows it could happen.

 

If he sticks to this and works out his kinks, he's got the knowledge to go down as an All Time prospector. If the writing style/personality fail to come around, he'll wind up solid. Some love, some hate, some categorical ass kissers catering to him.

 

Overall Grade-Role 4.5/7

http://media.tumblr.com/b4bf515e9a8d66707b1c79dbd730e085/tumblr_inline_n7mokbbQxc1sqgpy9.gif

[Guest]

MLB Pipeline @MLBPipeline · Jul 27

Teams ranked by "prospect points" (100 pts for #1 prospect; 99 for #2, etc.):

 

@Cubs 520

@Twins 459

@Pirates 345

@RedSox 332

@astros 254

 

not the most scientific way to go but still cool

 

and that despite them being way off on soler (though being too high on almora helps mitigate that)

[jersey cubs fan]

Mark Gonzales ‏@MDGonzales · 1m

Class-A Daytona pitching coach Ron Villone will handle similar duties for Mesa in Arizona Fall League. Play starts Oct. 7.

[Guest]

TREY LANG

‏@T23Lang

Glad to see my boy @CEdwardsSBS headed back to Tennessee! Watch out he on a mission! #Smokies #Cubs #Comeback

 

He also posted a pic from a plane on instagram stating that he'll be in birmingham later

[Guest]

my bad if it's a repost but saw this on BN

 

Jim Callis ✔ @jimcallisMLB

 

Best system in baseball. Best collection of pos prospects I've ever seen. @brien_alley: why not just have a top 50 @cubs list? Just as good

[Guest]

TREY LANG

‏@T23Lang

Glad to see my boy @CEdwardsSBS headed back to Tennessee! Watch out he on a mission! #Smokies #Cubs #Comeback

 

He also posted a pic from a plane on instagram stating that he'll be in birmingham later

 

Confirmation from the FO:

 

@sahadevsharma: Hoyer says it looks like CJ Edwards' next start will be at Tennessee

[burnt out cubbie fan]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/chc/standout-kris-bryant-leads-chicago-cubs-updated-top-20-list?ymd=20140727&content_id=86245286&vkey=news_chc

 

Top 20 with write ups. Good approach for Soler, maybe Callis just forgot? No clue. Only real surprise for me is Mejia at 20, which is encouraging obviously.

 

Not that I know anything about anything, but Soler always seems too low on these lists to me.

I have just seen clips and all but the 65 power seems low too.

[Guest]

Not really sure where to post this but do you guys know that picture of Javy sitting on the bench where he "signed" his name on the wall?

 

I wanted to use that instead of this as my av but couldn't remember where to find it.