2016 Mid-Season Community Top 25 Prospect Poll - Voting in now closed

[reillymcshane]

We would like to invite everyone to participate in the 2016 Mid-Season BF.net Fan Community Top 25 Prospects voting.

 

Please take time and submit on this thread your top 25 Brewer prospects. Feel free to list any resources or news that you feel might help people with their voting.

 

Voting will conclude on August 8. You can change your votes at anytime through the 8th, so I recommend getting your picks in early. You can always go back and tweak your list.

 

RULES

 

1. Submit your Top 25 prospects, in order, by end of day on Monday, August 8. Put the player's full name to avoid any confusion (such as which Diaz you are selecting).

2. You MUST submit 25 prospects. If there are only 10 or 15 or whatever, your list will not be included.

3. You are encouraged to go beyond pick #25 - adding a few more is totally fine. That way if someone in your top 25 is traded or released, or if you mistakenly miss a number, I can just bump up your next player(s) into the Top 25.

4. Rankings are determined by total points. The top prospect gets 25 points, second prospect gets 24 points, etc.

4. As noted above, if you submit your list and want to change something, just add the change to the thread. I'll accept changes up to the deadline.

5. Within a few days after the deadline, we'll publish the new BF.net Community Top 25.

 

Eligibility questions:

 

Rookie eligibility is determined by 50 IP or 130+ ABs at the major league level.

 

- Ineligible players: OF Ramon Flores, P Tyler Cravy, Zach Davies, P Junior Guerra, C Andrew Susac, Joey Gallo, Francisco Mejia, PTBNL

- Eligible players with ML experience: Ariel Pena, Wei-Chung Wang, David Goforth, Keon Broxton, Rymer Liriano, Garin Cecchini, Jorge Lopez, Michael Reed, Yadiel Rivera, Yhonathan Barrios, Adrian Houser, P Jhan Marinez, 1B Andy Wilkens, P Jacob Barnes

- Players exited from the organization since the start of 2016 who have gotten votes in the past: IF Colin Walsh, 3B Taylor Brennan, Sthervin Matos, Jed Bradley, Hobbs Johnson

 

Player notes:

 

- Adrian Houser had Tommy John surgery recently and will likely be out at least a year, so he may miss all or most of 2017.

- OF Rymer Liriano has missed all of 2016 following being hit by a pitch in pre-season. I have not heard any information on his return.

- We have three Diazs in this organization. If voting for Isan, Brandon or Miguel Diaz, please be clear who you are voting for.

- We also have multiple Williams - Devin and Taylor.

- There are also two Ortegas - SS Angel Ortega and pitcher Jorge Ortega.

- Please comment if you know other conflicts.

 

New players to consider:

 

- OF Lewis Brinson (acquired from Texas in Lucroy trade)

- P Luis Ortiz (acquired from Texas in Lucroy trade)

- P Phil Bickford (acquired from SF in the Will Smith trade)

- OF Corey Ray (1st round pick)

- 3B Lucas Erceg (2nd round pick)

- C Mario Feliciano (2nd round competitive balance pick)

- P Bradon Webb (3rd round pick)

- P Corbin Burnes (4th round pick)

- 3B Chad McClanahan (11th round pick bought of college commitment)

- P Aaron Wilkerson (trade with Boston for Aaron Hill)

- IF Wendell Rijo (trade with Boston for Aaron Hill)

- P Jhan Marinez (purchased from Tampa)

 

Updated Prospect Rankings:

 

MLB Pipeline mid-season Top 30 Brewers: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016?list=mil

MLB Pipeline mid-season Top 100 players: http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016

Baseball America mid-season Top 100 (does not include recent draft picks): http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/midseason-top-100-prospects/

Baseball Prospectus mid-season Top 50 (does not include recent draft picks): http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29756

Miller Park Prospects Top 40 Brewers (updated 5/31): https://millerparkprospects.wordpress.com/prospect-rankings/

Minor League Ball Brewer Top 20 mid-season review (only looks at original top 20 list and makes comments): http://www.minorleagueball.com/2016/7/28/12243020/milwaukee-brewers-top-20-2016-pre-season-prospects-mid-season-review

 

Previous Polls

 

BF.net 2016 Pre-Season Top 25 - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33867

BF.net 2015 Post-Season Top 25 - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33436

BF.net 2015 Mid-Season Top 25 list - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=33032

BF.net 2015 Preseason Top 25 list - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=32447

BF.net August 2014 Top 25 list - viewtopic.php?f=64&t=31859

BF.net May 2014 Top 20 list: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=31355

 

Stats:

 

Looking for stats? Check out this handy BF.net page: viewtopic.php?f=64&t=12293

 

Thanks for participating!

[reillymcshane]

Voting is now open. Please post your Top 25. Feel free to ask questions if you have them.

[JosephC]

1. SS-Orlando Arcia

2. OF-Brett Phillips

3. OF-Lewis Brinson

4. RHP-Luis Ortiz

5. LHP-Josh Hader

6. OF-Corey Ray

7. OF-Trent Clark

8. RHP-Phil Bickford

9. SS/2B-Isan Diaz

10. RHP-Jorge Lopez

11. RHP-Cody Ponce

12. SS-Gilbert Lara

13. RHP-Marcos Diplan

14. RHP-Devin Williams

15. RHP-Freddy Peralta

16. C/1B-Jacob Nottingham

17. LHP-Kodi Medeiros

18. RHP-Brandon Woodruff

19. RHP-Corbin Burnes

20. 3B-Lucas Erceg

21. OF-Monte Harrison

22. OF-Tyrone Taylor

23. OF-Demi Orimoloye

24. RHP-Braden Webb

25. RHP-Miguel Diaz

[reillymcshane]

1. SS-Orlando Arcia

2. OF-Brett Phillips

3. OF-Lewis Brinson

4. RHP-Luis Ortiz

5. LHP-Josh Hader

6. OF-Corey Ray

7. OF-Trent Clark

8. RHP-Phil Bickford

9. SS/2B-Isan Diaz

10. RHP-Jorge Lopez

11. RHP-Cody Ponce

12. SS-Gilbert Lara

13. RHP-Marcos Diplan

14. RHP-Devin Williams

15. RHP-Freddy Peralta

16. C/1B-Jacob Nottingham

17. LHP-Kodi Medeiros

18. RHP-Brandon Woodruff

19. RHP-Corbin Burnes

20. 3B-Lucas Erceg

21. OF-Monte Harrison

22. OF-Tyrone Taylor

23. OF-Demi Orimoloye

24. RHP-Braden Webb

25. RHP-Miguel Diaz

JosephC, thanks for kicking off the prospect poll. Appreciate it.

[LouisEly]

I think what speaks volumes is the guys who didn't make my top 25:

 

-Anyone drafted after the 2nd round in 2016 (Burnes, Webb, McClanahan) plus M. Feleciano (we have two Felicianos BTW), Supak, Neuhaus, Coulter, Tyrone Taylor, Angel Ventura, Orimoloye, plus other guys who are having a surprisingly good season (Harber, Burkhalter, Yamamoto, Ghelfi), Jacob Barnes, Kyle Wren, Michael Reed, Brent Suter

 

The first five out:

 

30) Chad McLanahan

29) Taylor Williams

28) Jon Perrin

27) Damien Magnifico

26) Yhonathan Barrios

 

The 25:

25) Monte Harrison

24) Jake Gatewood

23) Adrian Houser

22) Devin Williams

21) Nathan Kirby

20) Jacob Nottingham

19) Gilbert Lara

18) Miguel Diaz

17) Wei-Chung Wang

16) Jorge Lopez

15) Kodi Medeiros

14) Cody Ponce

13) Lucas Erceg

12) Freddy Peralta

11) Marcos Diplan

10) Brett Phillips

9) Trent Clark

8) Corey Ray

7) Lewis Brinson

6) Luis Ortiz

5) Phil Bickford

4) Brandon Woodruff

3) Isan Diaz

2) Orlando Arcia

1) Josh Hader

 

Not going to go into detail, but I wanted to highlight a few guys who are having surprisingly good years who did not even make the top 30, specifically David Burkhalter (1.096 WHIP, stats really hurt by his last two starts when he was probably pitching hurt), Jordan Yamamoto (9.5 K/9, leads T-Rats in innings), Conor Harber (12.1 K/9, but he hasn't pitched since 7/3, didn't know he was hurt). Just a few years ago it would have been likely that all of them would have been on the list.

[Mr Southpaw]

1. SS-Orlando Arcia

2. LHP-Josh Hader

3. OF-Brett Phillips

4. RHP-Luis Ortiz

5. RHP-Phil Bickford

6. OF-Lewis Brinson

7. OF-Trent Clark

8. 3B-Lucas Erceg

9. LHP Brent Suter

10. CF Joantgel Segovia

11. RHP-Cody Ponce

12. SS-Isan Diaz

13. RHP-Marcos Diplan

14. RHP-Devin Williams

15. RHP-Jorge Lopez

16. C-Jacob Nottingham

17. LHP-Kodi Medeiros

18. OF-Corey Ray

19. RHP-Brandon Woodruff

20. RHP-Freddy Peralta

21. 3B Jacob Gatewood

22. SS-Gilbert Lara

23. OF-Demi Orimoloye

24. RF Clint Coulter

25. C Mario Feliciano

[BallFour]

1. SS-Orlando Arcia

2. SP-Josh Hader

3. OF-Lewis Brinson

4. SP-Luis Ortiz

5. SP-Phil Bickford

6. OF-Brett Phillips

7. OF-Trent Clark

8. SS/2B-Isan Diaz

9. OF-Corey Ray

10. SP-Cody Ponce

11. SP-Marcos Diplan

12. SS/3B-Gilbert Lara

13. SP-Brandon Woodruff

14. 3B-Lucas Erceg

15. SP-Jorge Lopez

16. C-Jake Nottingham

17. SP-Freddy Peralta

18. SP-Kodi Medeiros

19. SP-Devin Williams

20. OF-Demi Orimoloye

21. OF-Monte Harrison

22. INF-Jake Gatewood

23. OF-Clint Coulter

24. OF-Tyrone Taylor

25. SP-Miguel Diaz

[clancyphile]

1. LHP Brent Suter – One cannot look at the numbers over the last two seasons and deny that Suter is a legit pitching prospect. Few walks, few gopher balls, a 5:1 K/BB ratio.

2. LHP Josh Hader – Superb numbers at Biloxi, but treated like a baby seal in Colorado Springs. I’ll give him a mulligan and put him right behind Suter.

3. 2B Isan Diaz – Dynamite bat in the middle infield. Could he be what Brewers fans hoped to get from Rickie Weeks?

4. 3B Lucas Erceg – Showing superb hitting, but OBP skills are a little weak.

5. RHP Phil Bickford – Acquisition from Will Smith trade looks like a right-handed Josh Hader

6. RHP Jon Perrin – Let’s just hope that Harvard Law School keeps passing on him. Besides, pitching is more honest work.

7. OF Lewis Brinson – 5-tool CF. Outfield’s getting kinda crowded, is it not?

8. LHP Wei-Chung Wang – After a lost season as a Rule V pick, Wang’s established himself as a very good pitching prospect.

9. RHP Luis Ortiz – Will be interesting to see how he does with the Crew, but two plus pitches look promising.

10. 1B/OF Garrett Cooper – He hits for decent average, lots of doubles, and now shows flexibility in the field.

11. OF Trent Clark – OBP skills and speed are his major selling points. Can his average climb up there?

12. RHP Brandon Woodruff – Has exploded on the scene in Biloxi and Brevard County.

13. OF Corey Ray – Potential five-tool player, but Brevard County is NOT a good place to start a career.

14. SS Orlando Arcia – The glove is there, but offensive performance at Colorado Springs raises questions.

15. RHP Marcos Diplan – Have to love a 2.21 ERA, and almost 11 K per 9 innings.

16. RHP Freddy Peralta – Slightly higher ERA and SO9 than Diplan.

17. RHP Jorge Ortega – Still keeping walks low, but giving up too many gopher balls.

18. C Jacob Nottingham – On the one hand, he clearly regressed from 2015. On the other hand, he’s only 21.

19. OF Michael Reed – OBP Skills and speed are clearly there, but docked for the same reason Arcia’s down to #14.

20. OF Troy Stokes – OBP skills and doubles power look very intriguing.

21. C Mitch Ghelfi – Clearly hitting for average at Brevard County/

22. OF Demi Orimoloye – OBP skills improved, but other numbers are down.

23. OF Brent “Maverick” Phillips – OBP skills are there, power is there, defense looks good, but drop to a .225 average raises questions.

24. 2B/3B Nate Orf – OBP skills and versatility makes for a valuable bench asset at the very least.

25. 3B/SS/1B Jake Gatewood – The power’s there… but some OBP skills would be nice.

26. SS Gilbert Lara – Struggles at the plate raise more questions… and I’m not sure I like the answers.

27. 2B Trey York – OBP skills and high-average bat look promising.

28. RHP Cody Ponce – Peripherals look good, but only four innings a start is not good.

29. C Mario Feliciano – Hitting for average, but would like more OBP skills

30. RHP Devin Williams – A step behind Diplan and Peralta.

31. RHP Damien Magnifico – Best closer prospect in the system.

32. OF Monte Harrison – He just looks overmatched, based on the stats.

33. RHP Jorge Lopez – Became a baby seal at Colorado Springs.

[MilwaukeesBest]

1. LHP Brent Suter – One cannot look at the numbers over the last two seasons and deny that Suter is a legit pitching prospect. Few walks, few gopher balls, a 5:1 K/BB ratio.

2. LHP Josh Hader – Superb numbers at Biloxi, but treated like a baby seal in Colorado Springs. I’ll give him a mulligan and put him right behind Suter.

3. 2B Isan Diaz – Dynamite bat in the middle infield. Could he be what Brewers fans hoped to get from Rickie Weeks?

4. 3B Lucas Erceg – Showing superb hitting, but OBP skills are a little weak.

5. RHP Phil Bickford – Acquisition from Will Smith trade looks like a right-handed Josh Hader

6. RHP Jon Perrin – Let’s just hope that Harvard Law School keeps passing on him. Besides, pitching is more honest work.

7. OF Lewis Brinson – 5-tool CF. Outfield’s getting kinda crowded, is it not?

8. LHP Wei-Chung Wang – After a lost season as a Rule V pick, Wang’s established himself as a very good pitching prospect.

9. RHP Luis Ortiz – Will be interesting to see how he does with the Crew, but two plus pitches look promising.

10. 1B/OF Garrett Cooper – He hits for decent average, lots of doubles, and now shows flexibility in the field.

11. OF Trent Clark – OBP skills and speed are his major selling points. Can his average climb up there?

12. RHP Brandon Woodruff – Has exploded on the scene in Biloxi and Brevard County.

13. OF Corey Ray – Potential five-tool player, but Brevard County is NOT a good place to start a career.

14. SS Orlando Arcia – The glove is there, but offensive performance at Colorado Springs raises questions.

15. RHP Marcos Diplan – Have to love a 2.21 ERA, and almost 11 K per 9 innings.

16. RHP Freddy Peralta – Slightly higher ERA and SO9 than Diplan.

17. RHP Jorge Ortega – Still keeping walks low, but giving up too many gopher balls.

18. C Jacob Nottingham – On the one hand, he clearly regressed from 2015. On the other hand, he’s only 21.

19. OF Michael Reed – OBP Skills and speed are clearly there, but docked for the same reason Arcia’s down to #14.

20. OF Troy Stokes – OBP skills and doubles power look very intriguing.

21. C Mitch Ghelfi – Clearly hitting for average at Brevard County/

22. OF Demi Orimoloye – OBP skills improved, but other numbers are down.

23. OF Brent “Maverick” Phillips – OBP skills are there, power is there, defense looks good, but drop to a .225 average raises questions.

24. 2B/3B Nate Orf – OBP skills and versatility makes for a valuable bench asset at the very least.

25. 3B/SS/1B Jake Gatewood – The power’s there… but some OBP skills would be nice.

26. SS Gilbert Lara – Struggles at the plate raise more questions… and I’m not sure I like the answers.

27. 2B Trey York – OBP skills and high-average bat look promising.

28. RHP Cody Ponce – Peripherals look good, but only four innings a start is not good.

29. C Mario Feliciano – Hitting for average, but would like more OBP skills

30. RHP Devin Williams – A step behind Diplan and Peralta.

31. RHP Damien Magnifico – Best closer prospect in the system.

32. OF Monte Harrison – He just looks overmatched, based on the stats.

33. RHP Jorge Lopez – Became a baby seal at Colorado Springs.

 

I know this isn't a debate thread but yikes. The differing of opinions though is what makes it fun! Few years ago it'd be difficult to find 8-10 promising ones.

[Scooter102783]

1. SS Orlando Arcia

2. OF Lewis Brinson

3. LHP Josh Hader

4. RHP Luis Ortiz

5. OF Brett Phillips

6. OF Corey Ray

7. RHP Phil Bickford

8. OF Trent Clark

9. 2B Isan Diaz

10. RHP Cody Ponce

11. RHP Jorge Lopez

12. RHP Marcos Diplan

13. C Jacob Nottingham

14. 3B Lucas Erceg

15. 3B Gilbert Lara

16. RHP Devin Williams

17. RHP Brandon Woodruff

18. RHP Freddy Peralta

19. OF Michael Reed

20. 3B Jake Gatewood

21. OF Demi Orimoloye

22. LHP Kodi Medeiros

23. LHP Wei-Chung Wang

24. RHP Miguel Diaz

25. OF Monte Harrison

 

Just Missed:

26. RHP Corbin Burnes

27. 2B Wendell Rijo

28. OF Clint Coutler

29. OF Joantgel Segovia

30. LHP Nathan Kirby

[logan82]

1. LHP Brent Suter – One cannot look at the numbers over the last two seasons and deny that Suter is a legit pitching prospect. Few walks, few gopher balls, a 5:1 K/BB ratio.

2. LHP Josh Hader – Superb numbers at Biloxi, but treated like a baby seal in Colorado Springs. I’ll give him a mulligan and put him right behind Suter.

3. 2B Isan Diaz – Dynamite bat in the middle infield. Could he be what Brewers fans hoped to get from Rickie Weeks?

4. 3B Lucas Erceg – Showing superb hitting, but OBP skills are a little weak.

5. RHP Phil Bickford – Acquisition from Will Smith trade looks like a right-handed Josh Hader

6. RHP Jon Perrin – Let’s just hope that Harvard Law School keeps passing on him. Besides, pitching is more honest work.

7. OF Lewis Brinson – 5-tool CF. Outfield’s getting kinda crowded, is it not?

8. LHP Wei-Chung Wang – After a lost season as a Rule V pick, Wang’s established himself as a very good pitching prospect.

9. RHP Luis Ortiz – Will be interesting to see how he does with the Crew, but two plus pitches look promising.

10. 1B/OF Garrett Cooper – He hits for decent average, lots of doubles, and now shows flexibility in the field.

11. OF Trent Clark – OBP skills and speed are his major selling points. Can his average climb up there?

12. RHP Brandon Woodruff – Has exploded on the scene in Biloxi and Brevard County.

13. OF Corey Ray – Potential five-tool player, but Brevard County is NOT a good place to start a career.

14. SS Orlando Arcia – The glove is there, but offensive performance at Colorado Springs raises questions.

15. RHP Marcos Diplan – Have to love a 2.21 ERA, and almost 11 K per 9 innings.

16. RHP Freddy Peralta – Slightly higher ERA and SO9 than Diplan.

17. RHP Jorge Ortega – Still keeping walks low, but giving up too many gopher balls.

18. C Jacob Nottingham – On the one hand, he clearly regressed from 2015. On the other hand, he’s only 21.

19. OF Michael Reed – OBP Skills and speed are clearly there, but docked for the same reason Arcia’s down to #14.

20. OF Troy Stokes – OBP skills and doubles power look very intriguing.

21. C Mitch Ghelfi – Clearly hitting for average at Brevard County/

22. OF Demi Orimoloye – OBP skills improved, but other numbers are down.

23. OF Brent “Maverick” Phillips – OBP skills are there, power is there, defense looks good, but drop to a .225 average raises questions.

24. 2B/3B Nate Orf – OBP skills and versatility makes for a valuable bench asset at the very least.

25. 3B/SS/1B Jake Gatewood – The power’s there… but some OBP skills would be nice.

26. SS Gilbert Lara – Struggles at the plate raise more questions… and I’m not sure I like the answers.

27. 2B Trey York – OBP skills and high-average bat look promising.

28. RHP Cody Ponce – Peripherals look good, but only four innings a start is not good.

29. C Mario Feliciano – Hitting for average, but would like more OBP skills

30. RHP Devin Williams – A step behind Diplan and Peralta.

31. RHP Damien Magnifico – Best closer prospect in the system.

32. OF Monte Harrison – He just looks overmatched, based on the stats.

33. RHP Jorge Lopez – Became a baby seal at Colorado Springs.

 

I know this isn't a debate thread but yikes. The differing of opinions though is what makes it fun! Few years ago it'd be difficult to find 8-10 promising ones.

There's always one.

[Yount19]

1. SS Orlando Arcia

2. OF Lewis Brinson

3. LHP Josh Hader

4. RHP Luis Ortiz

5. OF Trent Clark

6. OF Corey Ray

7. RHP Phil Bickford

8. OF Brett Phillips

9. 2B Isan Diaz

10. RHP Cody Ponce

11. 3B Lucas Erceg

12. RHP Marcos Diplan

13. 3B Gilbert Lara

14. RHP Jorge Lopez

15. C Jacob Nottingham

16. RHP Brandon Woodruffs

17. 3B Jake Gatewood

18. RHP Freddy Peralta

19. OF Michael Reed

20. RHP Devin Williams

21. OF Demi Orimoloye

22. LHP Kodi Medeiros

23. P Corbin Burnes

24. 3B Chad McClanahan

25b. LHP Nathan Kirby

25a. RHP Jon Perrin

[Oldcity]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Josh Hader

3. Lewis Brinson

4. Trent Clark

5. Phil Bickford

6. Luis Ortiz

7. Brett Phillips

8. Isan Diaz

9. Corey Ray

10. Gilbert Lara

11. Cody Ponce

12. Lucas Erceg

13. Marcos Diplan

14. Devin Williams

15. Brandon Woodruff

16. Kodi Medeiros

17. Monte Harrison

18. Jorge Lopez

19. Tyrone Taylor

20. Jacob Nottingham

21. Demi Orimoloye

22. Jacob Gatewood

23. Michael Reed

24. Miguel Diaz

25. Nathan Kirby

26. Freddy Peralta

27. Corbin Burnes

[TheCrew07]

1. LHP Brent Suter – One cannot look at the numbers over the last two seasons and deny that Suter is a legit pitching prospect. Few walks, few gopher balls, a 5:1 K/BB ratio.

 

You sure do enjoy getting a rise out of people.

[MoreTrife]

1. Josh Hader

2. Orlando Arcia

3. Lewis Brinson

4. Lucas Erceg

5. Phil Bickford

6. Corey Ray

7. Trent Clark

8. Isan Diaz

9. Luis Ortiz

10. Brett Phillips

11. Brandon Woodruff

12. Marcos Diplan

13. Cody Ponce

14. Kodi Medeiros

15. Wei-CHung Wang

16. Jake Gatewood

17. Jorge Lopez

18. Freddy Peralta

19. Monte Harrison

20.Jacob Nottingham

21. Aaron Wilkerson

22. Jon Perrin

23. Chad McLanahan

24. Gilbert Lara

25. Corbin Burnes

[And That]

1. Arcia

2. Hader

3. Brinson

4. L. Ortiz

5. Bickford

6. Phillips

7. I. Diaz

8. T. Clark

9. C. Ray

10. M. Diplan

11. Lara

12. Woodruff

13. Lopez

14. Ponce

15. Erceg

16. Harrison

17. Nottingham

18. Peralta

19. D. Williams

20. Reed

21. M. Diaz

22. T. Taylor

23. C. Burnes

24. Orimoloye

25. Medeiros

 

26. Kirby

27. Ventura

28. Wang

29. Perrin

30. McDowell

[logan82]

1. LHP Brent Suter – One cannot look at the numbers over the last two seasons and deny that Suter is a legit pitching prospect. Few walks, few gopher balls, a 5:1 K/BB ratio.

 

You sure do enjoy getting a rise out of people.

Nah, just have the posts on ignore. When I see him quoted by someone else I usually just roll my eyes and move on.

[MKE81]

1 Orlando Arcia

2 Josh Hader

3 Lewis Brinson

4 Luis Ortiz

5 Brett Phillips

6 Phil Bickford

7 Isan Diaz

8 Trent Clark

9 Jorge Lopez

10 Jacob Nottingham

11 Cody Ponce

12 Lucas Erceg

13 Corey Ray

14 Jacob Barnes

15 Marcos Diplan

16 Brandon Woodruff

17 Kodi Medeiros

18 Freddy Peralta

19 Corbin Burnes

20 Keon Broxton

21 Nathan Kirby

22 Devin Williams

23 Gilbert Lara

24 Michael Reed

25 Wei-Chung Wang

[clancyphile]

1. LHP Brent Suter – One cannot look at the numbers over the last two seasons and deny that Suter is a legit pitching prospect. Few walks, few gopher balls, a 5:1 K/BB ratio.

 

You sure do enjoy getting a rise out of people.

 

Look at what Suter has done in Colorado Springs. Then look at how Hader and Lopez have fared.

 

Those numbers are saying something. It is one thing to have a dominating year pitching at Brevard County. Suter's numbers would be ho-hum. But those numbers pitching half the time in one of the most notorious hitters parks in professional baseball is worth noting.

 

Combined with Suter's 2015, and I think the Brewers have a real prospect on their hands.

[SomewhereInTime]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Brett Phillips

3. Josh Hader

4. Lewis Brinson

5. Corey Ray

6. Phil Brickford

7. Lucas Erceg

8. Luis Ortiz

9. Isan Diaz

10. Marcos Diplan

11. Jorge Lopez

12. Kyle Wren

13. Freddy Peralta

14. Kodi Medroios

15. Cody Ponce

16. Trent Clark

17. Gilbert Lara

18. Brandon Woodruff

19. Jacob Nottingham

20. Brent Suter

21. Clint Coulter

22. Devin Williams

23. Wei-Chung Wang

24. Jon Perrin

25. Damien Magnifico

[madbad2000]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Lewis Brinson

3. Josh Hader

4. Luis Ortiz

5. Phil Bickford

6. Corey Ray

7. Brett Phillips

8. Gilbert Lara

9. Isan Diaz

10. Trent Clark

11. Marcos Diplan

12. Cody Ponce

13. Kodi Medeiros

14. Jacob Nottingham

15. Lucas Erceg

16. Jorge Lopez

17. Brandon Woodruff

18. Nathan Kirby

19. Freddy Peralta

20. Demi Orimoloye

21. Braden Webb

22. Monte Harrison

23. Corbin Burnes

24. Jacob Gatewood

25. Chad McClanahan

 

Very nice situation when you feel like the next 5 are all legit prospects.

[Madhawk23]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Lewis Brinson

3. Josh Hader

4. Corey Ray

5. Luis Ortiz

6. Phil Bickford

7. Brett Phillips

8. Trent Clark

9. Isan Diaz

10. Cody Ponce

11. Marcos Diplan

12. Lucas Erceg

13. Gilbert Lara

14. Brandon Woodruff

15. Jacob Nottingham

16. Freddy Peralta

17. Jorge Lopez

18. Devin Williams

19. Demi Orimoloye

20. Corbin Burnes

21. Jacob Gatewood

22. Monte Harrison

23. Tyrone Taylor

24. Mario Feliciano

25. Miguel Diaz

 

 

It's pretty crazy when you start to look at some of the names that didn't make the cut for a top 25 prospect list: Kirby, Coulter, Derby, Magnifico, T. Williams, Rijo, Reed, Houser, N. Walters, C. Herrera, Ventura, Supak, Roache, Cooper, Demuth, Wilkerson, Mallen, Yamamoto, Leal, Perrin, Johnny Davis, Wang, Archer, Segovia, P. Henry, McClanahan, Sibrian,

[LouisEly]

Before we get too deep into this, since MLB.com has a top 30 for each team and we tend to reference that list when discussing prospects, and since we have an influx of prospects with the trade, would it make sense for us to expand from top 25 to top 30?

 

Also, I seem to recall that once a player hit 27 he was no longer eligible for the old Power 50. Do we want to keep that rule (would affect Marinez)?

[reillymcshane]

Before we get too deep into this, since MLB.com has a top 30 for each team and we tend to reference that list when discussing prospects, and since we have an influx of prospects with the trade, would it make sense for us to expand from top 25 to top 30?

 

Also, I seem to recall that once a player hit 27 he was no longer eligible for the old Power 50. Do we want to keep that rule (would affect Marinez)?

I never had an age limit for this list, so I won't start this time. I think it can be considered in the future, but for now, let's not worry about any such thing.

 

As for expanding the Top 25, not at this time. We have started this one, and for several reasons, we will stick with 25. I've said several times before that expanding the number of guys is easy for some people, but if it's too big of a list, more casual voters might shy away (and have said so). My goal is participation. Also, the bigger the list, the more work it is on my part.

 

We can talk about expanding in the future, but for this one, it's 25.

 

Thanks.

[Surhoff5]

1. Orlando Arcia

2. Isan Diaz

3. Josh Hader

4. Lewis Brinson

5. Trent Clark

6. Luis Ortiz

7. Corey Ray

8. Brett Phillips

9. Cody Ponce

10. Marcus Diplan

11. Freddy Peralta

12. Phil Bickford

13. Jacob Notthingham

14. Lucas Erceg

15. Gilbert Lara

16. Brandon Woodruff

17. Jorge Lopez

18. Michael Reed

19. Monte Harrison

20. Jacob Gatewood

21. Devin Williams

22. Kodi Medeiros

23. Corbin Burnes

24. Demi Orimoloye

25. Josh Perrin