Knights End of Season Set

[timmuh1515]

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I am sure not as big a fan of the O's as Javy, but Billy Rowell is one of a long list of O third base prospects, that have gone nowhere. Ryan Minor, anybody ? Rowell is only 20 and the O's have a lot of great prospects, but 3b has always been an issue with the O's since Cal retired. I would give Rowell a C

I would personally put Rowell as a B. Rowell reminds me a little of Nolan Reimold going into this year. There is still a good amount of potential there even with recent struggles. Reimold will regress some next season but i could see a breakout for Rowell in the next year or so. So maybe his ratings aren't outstanding but his potential still a B? Either way i'm fine.

[crques]

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Knight,

Here's a piece I found regarding the Braves minor league prospects. It was written before the season started, but it might still be helpful.

Atlanta Braves Top 20 Prospects for 2009

All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don’t get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get out of the top 10. Grade C+/C guys are pretty interchangeable depending on what you are looking for.

1) Jason Heyward, OF, Grade A-: A personal favorite, though he actually hit fewer homers than expected. Broad base of skills.
2) Frederick Freeman, 1B, Grade B+: Debating whether or not to move him up to A-. Not as broad a skill base as Heyward, but power and youth stand out.
3) Thomas Hanson, RHP, Grade B+: Looks good to me, though will need some Triple-A to put on the finishing touches. Number Two starter ceiling.
4) Jordan Schafer, OF, Grade B+: I should have put him on the Rotowire Top 100 list. Will be in the 50/50 for the book. Power, speed, defense, OBP, and played well without the juice.
5) Tyler Flowers, C, Grade B: Love the power and walks, main question is glove.
6) Cole Rohrbough, LHP, Grade B: Excellent ceiling. I cannot prove why objectively, but I worry a bit about his arm. Needs sharper command too.
7) Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Grade B: I hesitate to grade relief prospects this highly, but I can’t ignore his early dominance.
8) Gorkys Hernandez, OF, Grade B-: Would like to see more power, other skills coming along.
9) Kris Medlen, RHP, Grade B-: Am I overrating him? Looks like he could be a really good swingman.
10) Jeff Locke, LHP, Grade B-: I’ve liked him since he was in high school. Like Rohrbough, worry some about injuries.
11) Randall Delgado, RHP, Grade B-: Needs better command, but a high ceiling guy.
12) Brett DeVall, LHP, Grade B-: A long way away, but a high ceiling.
13) Zeke Spruill, RHP, Grade B-: Like DeVall, a long way off, but fits into organization philosophy perfectly.
14) Brandon Hicks, SS, Grade C+: Love the power, walks, speed, defense. Hate the strikeouts.
15) Eric Campbell, 3B, Grade C+: If his head is on straight, could surprise people in ’09.
16) James Parr, RHP, Grade C+: Fourth/fifth starter type.
17) J.J. Hoover, RHP, Grade C+: Sleeper call on a junior college guy that I love. Hard-thrower with improving command.
18) Kala Ka’aihue, 1B, Grade C+: Similar to his brother Kila though I don’t think he will perform quite as well in ’09 as his brother did in ’08.
19) David Francis, RHP, Grade C+: Sleeper pick.
20) Edgar Osuna, LHP, Grade C+: Sleeper pick, great K/BB ratio.

Others included are Willie Cabrera, Paul Clemens, Kyle Cofield, Scott Diamond, Steve Evarts, Cory Gearrin, Jon Gilmore (C+), Cody Johnson, Travis Jones (C+) Brent Lillibridge, Jose Ortegano, Benino Pruneda, Todd Redmond, Chad Rodgers, Tyler Stovall (C+), Richard Sullivan, Luis Sumoza (C+), Julio Teheran (C+), Jacob Thompson, and Luis Valdez.

The C+ guys could easily be in the Top 20 depending on particular emphasis.

[Speedy]

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The 9-7 update had him as an A!

M.K.
Knight165

They must've downgraded him b/c he's a "B" on the update I downloaded yesterday...

[Knight165]

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Knight,

Here's a piece I found regarding the Braves minor league prospects. It was written before the season started, but it might still be helpful.

Atlanta Braves Top 20 Prospects for 2009

All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don’t get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get out of the top 10. Grade C+/C guys are pretty interchangeable depending on what you are looking for.

1) Jason Heyward, OF, Grade A-: A personal favorite, though he actually hit fewer homers than expected. Broad base of skills.
2) Frederick Freeman, 1B, Grade B+: Debating whether or not to move him up to A-. Not as broad a skill base as Heyward, but power and youth stand out.
3) Thomas Hanson, RHP, Grade B+: Looks good to me, though will need some Triple-A to put on the finishing touches. Number Two starter ceiling.
4) Jordan Schafer, OF, Grade B+: I should have put him on the Rotowire Top 100 list. Will be in the 50/50 for the book. Power, speed, defense, OBP, and played well without the juice.
5) Tyler Flowers, C, Grade B: Love the power and walks, main question is glove.
6) Cole Rohrbough, LHP, Grade B: Excellent ceiling. I cannot prove why objectively, but I worry a bit about his arm. Needs sharper command too.
7) Craig Kimbrel, RHP, Grade B: I hesitate to grade relief prospects this highly, but I can’t ignore his early dominance.
8) Gorkys Hernandez, OF, Grade B-: Would like to see more power, other skills coming along.
9) Kris Medlen, RHP, Grade B-: Am I overrating him? Looks like he could be a really good swingman.
10) Jeff Locke, LHP, Grade B-: I’ve liked him since he was in high school. Like Rohrbough, worry some about injuries.
11) Randall Delgado, RHP, Grade B-: Needs better command, but a high ceiling guy.
12) Brett DeVall, LHP, Grade B-: A long way away, but a high ceiling.
13) Zeke Spruill, RHP, Grade B-: Like DeVall, a long way off, but fits into organization philosophy perfectly.
14) Brandon Hicks, SS, Grade C+: Love the power, walks, speed, defense. Hate the strikeouts.
15) Eric Campbell, 3B, Grade C+: If his head is on straight, could surprise people in ’09.
16) James Parr, RHP, Grade C+: Fourth/fifth starter type.
17) J.J. Hoover, RHP, Grade C+: Sleeper call on a junior college guy that I love. Hard-thrower with improving command.
18) Kala Ka’aihue, 1B, Grade C+: Similar to his brother Kila though I don’t think he will perform quite as well in ’09 as his brother did in ’08.
19) David Francis, RHP, Grade C+: Sleeper pick.
20) Edgar Osuna, LHP, Grade C+: Sleeper pick, great K/BB ratio.

Others included are Willie Cabrera, Paul Clemens, Kyle Cofield, Scott Diamond, Steve Evarts, Cory Gearrin, Jon Gilmore (C+), Cody Johnson, Travis Jones (C+) Brent Lillibridge, Jose Ortegano, Benino Pruneda, Todd Redmond, Chad Rodgers, Tyler Stovall (C+), Richard Sullivan, Luis Sumoza (C+), Julio Teheran (C+), Jacob Thompson, and Luis Valdez.

The C+ guys could easily be in the Top 20 depending on particular emphasis.

Good info and nice list.
If the game allowed us to edit potential ratings, I'd be able to get in most of your B requests.
As it stands...you'll probably get in 9-10 of those as B's
SCEA gives us a lot of B pitchers, but is a little stingy on B position players(another reason why the primary position should go from SP-RF instead of SP-CP locking you out and other positions and then C-RF(locking you out of pitching assignments).
If you're team has a lot of pitching prospects.....you're much better off with this game.

M.K.
Knight165

[pattymat1]

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Hey Knight,

Would you be able to add Bryan Berglund of the Marlins? Here is a link to a scouting report:

http://www.withthefirstpick.net/bryan-berglund

Thanks,
Patrick

[timmuh1515]

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Good info and nice list.
If the game allowed us to edit potential ratings, I'd be able to get in most of your B requests.
As it stands...you'll probably get in 9-10 of those as B's
SCEA gives us a lot of B pitchers, but is a little stingy on B position players(another reason why the primary position should go from SP-RF instead of SP-CP locking you out and other positions and then C-RF(locking you out of pitching assignments).
If you're team has a lot of pitching prospects.....you're much better off with this game.

M.K.
Knight165

Tyler Flowers is a CWS now though...i have a feeling he was already on their roster with the latest updated...but just wanted to make sure he wasnt' on twice...unless there are two with similar profiles

[Knight165]

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Tyler Flowers is a CWS now though...i have a feeling he was already on their roster with the latest updated...but just wanted to make sure he wasnt' on twice...unless there are two with similar profiles

No...he is on the Sox.
I think he just cut and pasted the list...not realizing.
Don't worry....every player gets checked as I go through both who's already in(SCEA) and who I create.
I do usually get one or two dupes though(usually because a change as I'm going through the creating process....it takes so friggin' long! )

I'm still working.....getting there. Last night I took the wife out to eat though and we got a little caught up.....not much done yesterday.
I'll work twice as hard tonight.

M.K.
Knight165

[javy35]

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Okay...forget about that..

I see Waring has moved to 1B anyway.
Question.....
Billy Rowell....has his stock dropped to below that of Waring and if so....I can make Waring a B and Rowell a C....otherwise I'll leave it as is and squeeze Waring in as a C. But his power numbers look pretty good...maybe good enough to be a real power potential player in the future.
Now Rowell on the other hand...not only got shifted from 3B to RF(last year I believe)...but has some pretty bad numbers this year at Fred.
Let me know.

M.K.
Knight165

Yes...Rowell has fallen off the prospect map and at this point C is about as optimisitic as you can get. He's def below Waring.

Waring is also still a 3B...he got moved to 1B at AA so Bell could play 3B.

Next year Waring should start in Bowie at 3B with Bell at AAA Norfolk.

[javy35]

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I’m assuming the minors have 3 levels (haven’t played the game yet)….this should help with the O’s next season…just our top guys with realistic shots of playing in the bigs…and some early promotions as well (to make up for the other levels that are missing). There are prob some names missing as well…just a grab grab on my part

This is a good link to use: a lot of young pitching in play: http://forum.orioleshangout.com/foru...ad.php?t=87920

Norfolk
1B Snyder (B)
2B Turner (C+)
SS Davis (C)
3B Bell (B+)

(Starters)
Arrieta (A-)
Erbe (B)
Johnson (B-)
Patton (B-)

Bowie
SS Miclat (C-)
3B Waring (B-)
C Joseph (C+)
RF Henson (C)

(Starters)
Britton (B+)
Beato (C+)
Bascom (C)
Spoone (C+)

Frederick
1B Townsend (C)
2B Hoes (C)
SS Givens (B-)
CF Avery (C+)

(Starters)
Beal (B)
Drake (B-)
Zagone (B-)
Hobgood (B+)
Bundy (B-)

[crques]

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No...he is on the Sox.
I think he just cut and pasted the list...not realizing.
Don't worry....every player gets checked as I go through both who's already in(SCEA) and who I create.
I do usually get one or two dupes though(usually because a change as I'm going through the creating process....it takes so friggin' long! )

I'm still working.....getting there. Last night I took the wife out to eat though and we got a little caught up.....not much done yesterday.
I'll work twice as hard tonight.

M.K.
Knight165

I did just cut and paste the list and it was from last winter so I know that some guys aren't with the Braves organization any longer. I know some of those guys are with the Pirates now from the McClouth deal.

Don't feel like you have to apologe for taking the wife out for dinner and not putting in any roster time last night. Those of us that are married completely understand.........wife and family better come first.

[timmuh1515]

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I did just cut and paste the list and it was from last winter so I know that some guys aren't with the Braves organization any longer. I know some of those guys are with the Pirates now from the McClouth deal.

Don't feel like you have to apologe for taking the wife out for dinner and not putting in any roster time last night. Those of us that are married completely understand.........wife and family better come first.

I agree...unless there is a roster set to get out!!! jk

[CWSpalehoseCWS]

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Knight, I don't know what you're doing with the SCEA CAPs, but Daniel Hudson on the Sox was added in the last update, I don't know if you want to use their ratings or you own.

[ksig24]

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Knight lets talk some ratings if you have some time. I am leaving for my Bachelor Party tomorrow so if you have some time I will be around.

[flyinhawaiian]

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hey Knight,

I saw someone ask about chapman, do you think you'll plug him into this set?

[ccoolguy2003]

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So knight hows the rosters coming along!!!!