tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post1834356679787907569..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: Lazy Sunday Ranking the ProspectsPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-18485697180130998962012-07-26T10:53:21.454-04:002012-07-26T10:53:21.454-04:00Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. He's ...Honestly, your guess is as good as mine. He's the featured player on my Around the Farm writeup that will be posted on the Cleveland Fan at 2pm this afternoon, and I talk a little about it there. He was 4-5 with a double in yesterday's doubleheader! Dude just keeps on hitting. He's not on the 40-man and he's lefthanded, but other than that I can't think of why they wouldn't give him a shot.Al Ciammaichellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537082892978020756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-73811450602539165822012-07-25T09:03:12.136-04:002012-07-25T09:03:12.136-04:00Al,
Jumping on your comment about Fedroff ad the ...Al,<br /><br />Jumping on your comment about Fedroff ad the organization's view of him, what do you think it is that is keeping the Tribe from starting to throw things against the wall in the majors to see what works? Johnny D just is not good (granted he has to worked quite a bit to go from being a 'complete and utter train wreck' to 'just not good' over the last month or so)<br /><br />So why not try to catch the lightning in a bottle they chase every winter in FA from their own farm? I have to assume that the majority of these guys have little to no trade value at the moment (considering it took the highly rated turner to pick up a back of the rotation guy and a utility guy), so why not just see if they can make something happen with a limited opportunity at the majors?Spillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413824903442574052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-1328216145130859152012-07-25T07:25:44.178-04:002012-07-25T07:25:44.178-04:00Adam,
Good call, Fedroff probably should have been...Adam,<br />Good call, Fedroff probably should have been on this list. My hesitation in ranking him is twofold; one, his scouting reports don't really match his level of production. He's always been considered a "tweener", not able to handle CF defensively in the majors and lacking the power for an OF corner. Two, with what the Indians have been trotting out in LF this season, you'd think that if his own organization believed in him, he'd have been given a shot by now.<br /><br />Still, not including him was more of an oversight on my part than anything. Looking back at the list, I'd slot him in at #17, just ahead of Thomas Neal. Thanks for the catch!Al Ciammaichellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537082892978020756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-55456671177064479462012-07-24T20:35:43.151-04:002012-07-24T20:35:43.151-04:00So, where does Brent Lillibridge rank on this list...So, where does Brent Lillibridge rank on this list?MTFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410882434875111748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-81019283029866957562012-07-23T15:11:29.413-04:002012-07-23T15:11:29.413-04:00Al,
Great breakdown. What about this Fedroff guy...Al,<br /><br />Great breakdown. What about this Fedroff guy though? He's hitting .351 at Columbus and appears to be on an absolute tear right now. All due respect, but its hard to fathom how someone hitting .350 in AAA is not among the team's top prospects. Its even mind boggling to me if he doesn't get a shot in left on the parent club, considering how atricious the options in left are for the Indians. What am I missing here?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663077750759819578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-43125243688824255832012-07-23T12:43:23.623-04:002012-07-23T12:43:23.623-04:00Lowe, Hafner, Sizemore, Kotchman and Slowey absorb...Lowe, Hafner, Sizemore, Kotchman and Slowey absorb nearly $29 million in salary in 2012. That's a below replacement level pitcher, a part time DH, a full time IR player, a below replacement level first baseman and a minor league pitcher. That's almost $29 million that provides little benefit to the major league roster, takes up 4 roster spots and are all contracts ending this season.<br /><br />In other words, in addition to players in the minors that can be used as trading chips, one more thing the front office ought to be able to do is take on salary.MTFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410882434875111748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-51924825850031637172012-07-22T18:40:28.035-04:002012-07-22T18:40:28.035-04:00I like Paulino a lot and hope his bat is as solid ...I like Paulino a lot and hope his bat is as solid as we think it is. But he's 17 and in the complex leagues...there's not a lot we can really read into those stats. It's better than him falling on his face, but I'm not ready to label him a surefire future major leaguer just yet. His prospect rank is higher than his trade value though; he's probably a top-15 guy come this offseason.Al Ciammaichellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537082892978020756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-46126276358809054482012-07-22T15:43:06.350-04:002012-07-22T15:43:06.350-04:00The better-late-than-never development of McFarlan...The better-late-than-never development of McFarland and House makes the system look a little better now than it did in April.<br /><br />And I suspect you're underrating Paulino--granted that you can't call someone that young can't-miss, but he sure looks like he's going to have a major league bat. He has a better chance of making The Show than Nick Weglarz, I'd reckon.<br /><br />The mentions of Donald and Phelps remind me of one of the issues I've had with this organization's strategy over the last 10 years, exemplified by what we saw with Brandon Phillips: letting a player who has clearly been beaten out by another prospect fester in AAA until such point as he's lost all his trade value. This is another way of saying that it's silly that Donald and Phelps are both still in the organization. At least one of them needed to be moved in the last offseason--Phelps in particular can be a regular somewhere, I believe. I doubt either one alone could have gotten us an acceptable middle-of-the-order RH bat, but neither one will ever have a role with the Indians except as an injury fill-in, so why not explore a trade?<br /><br />Also: while this doesn't involve prospects, Lou Marson's development with the bat makes either he or Santana trade bait this coming offseason, in my opinion. I know some will suggest moving Santana to first base, but I think you'd get more value out of him by trading him to a team that believes he can catch.Hydehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984348525069741897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-59246292620842085982012-07-22T09:08:44.563-04:002012-07-22T09:08:44.563-04:00Good read. As Paul has mentioned previously, ther...Good read. As Paul has mentioned previously, there are a lot of buyers, and not that many sellers at the moment. I think we may have been able to acquire a Vargas with some of the chips mentioned in your article in prior years, but this year I'm not sure if it will be enough to land anyone outside of a Derek Lowe type.Spillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08413824903442574052noreply@blogger.com