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Thursday, February 22, 2007
top prospects: rangers
baseball america's top ten rangers prospects:
1. John Danks, lhp
2. Eric Hurley, rhp
3. Edinson Volquez, rhp
4. Thomas Diamond, rhp
5. John Mayberry Jr., of
6. Joaquin Arias, ss
7. Kasey Kiker, lhp
8. Nick Masset, rhp
9. Jason Botts, of/dh
10. Josh Rupe, rhp
danks has been traded to the white sox, but we'll talk about him here. there's not much going on here. the rangers are not a very good team. they should not have fired buck showalter.
Career Pitching Statistics for John Danks:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 Az Rangers Ariz 18 Tex Rk 13.0 6 0 4 22 .082 .511 .000 0.69
2003 Spokane Nwes 18 Tex A- 12.2 12 0 7 13 .123 .740 .000 8.53
2004 Clinton Midw 19 Tex A 49.2 38 4 14 64 .070 .658 .033 2.17
2004 Stockton Cali 19 Tex A+ 55.0 62 5 26 48 .103 .789 .028 5.24
2005 Bkrsfld Cali 20 Tex A+ 57.2 50 5 16 53 .067 .762 .029 2.50
2005 Frisco Tex 20 Tex AA 98.1 117 12 34 85 .076 .794 .037 5.49
2006 Frisco Tex 21 Tex AA 69.1 74 11 22 82 .072 .709 .055 4.15
2006 Oklahoma PCL 21 Tex AAA 70.2 67 11 34 72 .109 .742 .053 4.33
john danks. i don't know; he's a lefty, which is nice. he's got decent strikeout numbers, and decent control. he hasn't limited home runs, which is weird. lefties usually limit home runs. as do curveballers. i don't know. there's just nothing spectacular here. i think he'll pitch in the majors. i can't see him being a difference maker, though.
the good thing is he's young.
Career Pitching Statistics for Eric Hurley:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2004 Az Rangers Ariz 18 Tex Rk 15.1 20 1 4 15 .057 .773 .020 2.35
2004 Spokane Nwes 18 Tex A- 28.1 31 6 6 21 .049 .819 .063 5.40
2005 Clinton Midw 19 Tex A 155.1 135 11 59 152 .089 .747 .024 3.77
2006 Bkrsfld Cali 20 Tex A+ 100.2 92 12 32 106 .075 .731 .042 4.11
2006 Frisco Tex 20 Tex AA 37.0 21 4 11 31 .077 .765 .040 1.95
eric hurley is also young. he had a strong run in bakersfield, then got hit lucky in frisco. but he's shown pretty good command and decent strikeout rates. similar to danks in outlook.
Career Pitching Statistics for Edinson Volquez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2003 Az Rangers Ariz 20 Tex Rk 27.0 24 1 11 28 .095 .733 .013 4.00
2004 Clinton Midw 21 Tex A 87.2 82 8 27 74 .073 .786 .030 4.21
2004 Stockton Cali 21 Tex A+ 39.2 31 6 14 34 .085 .773 .052 2.95
2005 Az Rangers Ariz 22 Tex Rk 2.0 2 0 0 2 .000 .750 .000 0.00
2005 Bkrsfld Cali 22 Tex A+ 66.2 64 9 12 77 .043 .708 .048 4.18
2005 Frisco Tex 22 Tex AA 58.2 58 6 17 49 .068 .791 .032 4.14
2005 Texas MLB 22 Tex MLB 12.2 25 3 10 11 .137 .825 .058 14.21
2006 Oklahoma PCL 23 Tex AAA 120.2 86 9 72 130 .138 .710 .028 3.21
2006 Texas MLB 23 Tex MLB 33.1 52 7 17 15 .101 .901 .051 7.29
edinson volquez had good numbers in the pcl last year, then got hammered in the majors. happens. this whole "dvd" thing has been hyped for too long. these guys are not that good. actually, volquez's numbers were not good in the pcl last year, because he had way too many walks. it looks like he's caught a case of walk-itis. whatever. he's got enough talent to pitch in the bigs, but not enough to really be worth talking about.
Career Pitching Statistics for Thomas Diamond:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 NewOrleans NCAA 19 NCA 37.0 47 0 25 44 .137 .722 .000 5.84
2003 NewOrleans NCAA 20 NCA 69.0 50 3 42 96 .140 .626 .019 3.39
2004 NewOrleans NCAA 21 NCA 113.2 87 8 45 138 .095 .678 .028 2.38
2004 Spokane Nwes 21 Tex A- 15.1 13 0 5 26 .078 .559 .000 2.35
2004 Clinton Midw 21 Tex A 30.2 18 1 8 42 .068 .618 .015 2.05
2005 Bkrsfld Cali 22 Tex A+ 81.1 53 3 31 101 .095 .660 .015 1.99
2005 Frisco Tex 22 Tex AA 69.0 66 8 38 68 .122 .751 .039 5.35
2006 Frisco Tex 23 Tex AA 129.1 104 14 78 145 .137 .705 .040 4.24
let's get this last guy out of the way. thomas diamond has had some really good results, strikeout-wise, in the pros, but his walks are just not acceptable. why did people think these guys were good? where did this start? was it that newberg guy? he'll probably pitch in the majors, but yada yada yada.
prospect people tend to overrate the prospects. it's because they're excited.
Career Batting Statistics for John Mayberry:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Stanford NCAA 19 NCA 194 14 29 4 12 .067 .851 .097 .299
2004 Stanford NCAA 20 NCA 222 36 35 16 13 .140 .842 .155 .333
2005 Stanford NCAA 21 NCA 239 35 35 8 18 .128 .854 .127 .303
2005 Spokane Nwes 21 Tex A- 266 36 71 11 16 .119 .733 .138 .253
2006 Clinton Midw 22 Tex A 465 68 117 21 30 .128 .748 .147 .268
this guy is not good either. i don't know. i've seen a lotta big numbers come out of stanford and not do much in the pros. john mayberry could make it, but he's struggled with contact. that doesn't have to mean anything. he's shown good patience, and hit for power. but let's not get too excited about a corner outfielder.
Career Batting Statistics for Joaquin Arias:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2002 GCL Yanks GCL 17 Nyy Rk 204 12 16 0 13 .056 .922 .069 .300
2003 Battle Crk Midw 18 Nyy A 484 29 44 3 20 .057 .909 .052 .266
2004 Stockton Cali 19 Tex A+ 505 36 53 4 28 .067 .895 .071 .300
2005 Frisco Tex 20 Tex AA 505 18 46 5 31 .034 .909 .078 .315
2006 Oklahoma PCL 21 Tex AAA 500 23 64 4 24 .044 .872 .064 .268
2006 Texas MLB 21 Tex MLB 11 1 0 0 1 .083 1.00 .091 .545
joaquin arias has obvious talent. he can field, and he can hit the ball. but he shows no understanding of playing winning baseball. as long as he keeps swinging at everything, he's an easy out.
Career Pitching Statistics for Kasey Kiker:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2006 Spokane Nwes 18 Tex A- 52.1 44 5 35 51 .148 .746 .033 4.13
kasey kiker skipped the rookie leagues and pitched in low-a ball. that says something.
what it says i don't know. we'll have to wait till next year.
Career Pitching Statistics for Nick Masset:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2001 GCL Rangrs GCL 19 Tex Rk 31.0 34 2 7 32 .052 .748 .021 4.35
2002 Savannah SAL 20 Tex A 120.1 129 11 47 93 .088 .810 .028 4.56
2003 Clinton Midw 21 Tex A 123.2 144 7 43 63 .077 .878 .015 4.08
2004 Stockton Cali 22 Tex A+ 77.0 71 6 19 43 .059 .858 .023 3.51
2004 Frisco Tex 22 Tex AA 10.0 8 0 4 8 .095 .789 .000 1.80
2005 Frisco Tex 23 Tex AA 157.1 197 19 61 105 .084 .843 .034 6.18
2006 Frisco Tex 24 Tex AA 48.0 38 0 20 40 .099 .780 .000 2.06
2006 Oklahoma PCL 24 Tex AAA 67.1 79 4 28 65 .091 .769 .019 4.81
2006 Texas MLB 24 Tex MLB 8.2 9 0 2 4 .054 .886 .000 4.15
nick masset is no good. his control is ordinary, his contact rates are ordinary. that was my first impression when i looked at these stats. but he did limit home runs last year. if that turns out to be a skill, he can be valuable.
Career Batting Statistics for Jason Botts:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2000 GCL Rangrs GCL 20 Tex Rk 164 36 29 6 12 .180 .823 .133 .319
2001 Savannah SAL 21 Tex A 393 73 88 9 26 .157 .776 .115 .309
2001 Charlotte FSL 21 Tex A+ 12 4 4 0 1 .250 .667 .125 .167
2002 Charlotte FSL 22 Tex A+ 404 89 99 9 27 .181 .755 .118 .254
2003 Stockton Cali 23 Tex A+ 284 46 59 9 16 .139 .792 .111 .314
2003 Frisco Tex 23 Tex AA 196 24 45 4 12 .109 .770 .106 .263
2004 Frisco Tex 24 Tex AA 485 87 126 24 28 .152 .740 .145 .293
2005 Oklahoma PCL 25 Tex AAA 514 75 152 25 38 .127 .704 .174 .286
2005 Texas MLB 25 Tex MLB 27 3 13 0 0 .100 .519 .000 .296
2006 Az Rangers Ariz 26 Tex Rk 12 2 1 0 2 .143 .917 .182 .250
2006 Frisco Tex 26 Tex AA 17 3 3 0 0 .150 .824 .000 .125
2006 Oklahoma PCL 26 Tex AAA 224 35 61 13 20 .135 .728 .202 .309
2006 Texas MLB 26 Tex MLB 52 8 18 1 4 .133 .654 .147 .220
why is this guy a prospect? because they got nobody else, that's why. jason botts is a power strikeout guy who's got power and strikeouts. good pitchers are not afraid of him.
Career Pitching Statistics for Josh Rupe:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Bristol App 20 Chw Rk 37.2 38 4 22 40 .127 .735 .036 5.26
2003 Kannapolis SAL 21 Chw A 65.2 50 0 36 69 .127 .721 .000 3.02
2003 Clinton Midw 21 Tex A 27.2 29 1 7 23 .059 .795 .011 3.90
2004 Spokane Nwes 22 Tex A- 18.0 14 1 3 19 .042 .721 .020 1.50
2004 Stockton Cali 22 Tex A+ 18.1 12 0 4 14 .056 .791 .000 0.98
2004 Frisco Tex 22 Tex AA 37.0 41 5 16 16 .095 .895 .037 4.38
2005 Frisco Tex 23 Tex AA 65.0 64 7 26 55 .091 .788 .034 3.74
2005 Oklahoma PCL 23 Tex AAA 93.2 116 12 38 62 .087 .844 .036 6.25
2005 Texas MLB 23 Tex MLB 9.2 7 0 4 6 .100 .833 .000 2.79
2006 Frisco Tex 24 Tex AA 6.0 7 2 4 3 .138 .880 .091 10.50
2006 Oklahoma PCL 24 Tex AAA 13.1 13 0 6 4 .102 .925 .000 3.38
2006 Texas MLB 24 Tex MLB 29.0 33 2 9 14 .070 .883 .019 3.41
josh rupe is a nobody. there's nothing to talk about. the rangers' system sucks.
kevin goldstein has marcus lemon, taylor teagarden, and chris davis instead of danks, masset, and rupe. danks would have been on his list if he hadn't been traded.
Career Batting Statistics for Marcus Lemon:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2006 Az Rangers Ariz 18 Tex Rk 84 16 10 0 6 .160 .881 .081 .310
this kid i like a lot. marcus lemon is a shortstop who makes great contact, is patient, and bats left-handed. see where i'm going with this? he can slap the ball and run to first. when he's not working a walk, that is.
Career Batting Statistics for Taylor Teagarden:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Texas NCAA 19 NCA 213 29 43 5 16 .120 .798 .124 .315
2004 Texas NCAA 20 NCA 269 57 46 10 18 .175 .829 .126 .273
2005 Texas NCAA 21 NCA 226 46 41 7 23 .169 .819 .162 .333
2005 Spokane Nwes 21 Tex A- 97 25 32 7 9 .205 .670 .246 .281
2006 Az Rangers Ariz 22 Tex Rk 20 9 7 0 0 .310 .650 .000 .050
taylor teagarden has excellent patience and apparently strong defensive abilities. if he stays healthy, i think he can make it. possible strong contributor.
Career Batting Statistics for Chris Davis:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2006 Spokane Nwes 0 Tex A- 254 26 65 15 19 .093 .744 .180 .277
chris davis has a lot of power but it doesn't look like he'll make enough contact to succeed in the bigs. he's got time to improve, though.
i just wanna take a minute to talk about freddy guzman.
Career Batting Statistics for Freddy Guzman:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2001 idaho flls Pio 20 Sd Rk 46 3 10 0 5 .061 .783 .139 .348
2002 Eugene Nwes 21 Sd A- 83 9 15 0 3 .098 .819 .044 .225
2002 Fort Wayne Midw 21 Sd A 190 18 37 0 12 .087 .805 .078 .279
2002 Lk Elsin Cali 21 Sd A+ 81 8 12 1 3 .090 .852 .058 .259
2003 Lk Elsin Cali 22 Sd A+ 283 42 60 2 15 .129 .788 .076 .285
2003 Mobile Sou 22 Sd AA 177 27 34 1 7 .132 .808 .056 .271
2003 Portland PCL 22 Sd AAA 10 0 1 0 0 .000 .900 .000 .300
2004 Mobile Sou 23 Sd AA 139 17 28 1 7 .109 .799 .072 .283
2004 Portland PCL 23 Sd AAA 265 31 46 1 16 .105 .826 .078 .292
2004 San Diego MLB 23 Sd MLB 76 4 13 0 3 .050 .829 .048 .211
2006 Sioux City amer 25 ind 3 0 1 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .333
2006 Oklahoma PCL 25 Tex AAA 253 38 36 1 11 .131 .858 .055 .282
2006 Portland PCL 25 Sd AAA 124 14 19 2 9 .101 .847 .105 .274
2006 Texas MLB 25 Tex MLB 7 2 1 0 0 .222 .857 .000 .286
this guy was hyped a bit and didn't make a splash and everyone forgot about him. but he can play some baseball. he's a switch-hitter, and he's fast, and he works the count. he can take a walk, and he can slap the ball and get on base. and he plays center field. this is a major league baseball player. possible strong contributor.
that's the rangers. they just suck. sucky team, sucky owner, sucky farm system. it sucks to be a rangers fan.
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