Community Prospect Rankings: Voting for #2

by KLSnow on Dec 18, 2008 12:13 PM CST Comment 7 comments

So the polls have closed, and Alcides Escobar edged out Mat Gamel by 27 votes for the #1 spot. Here are the nominees for #2:

Mat Gamel, 3B

Rankings:
Brewerfan.net Power 50: 1
John Sickels: 1
Baseball Prospectus: 3

Age: 23
Seasons in minors: 4
Top level reached in 2008: Major Leagues

2008 Statistics:
Milwaukee (NL): 2 AB, .500/.500/1.000
Nashville (AAA): 21 AB, .238/.305/.381
Huntsville (AA): 508 AB, .329/.395/.537

Jeremy Jeffress, RHP

Rankings:
Brewerfan.net Power 50: 3
John Sickels: 4
Baseball Prospectus: 4

Age: 21
Seasons in minors: 3
Top level reached in 2008: AA

2008 Statistics:
Huntsville (AA): 14.2 IP, 5.52 ERA, 1.91 WHIP
Brevard County (A+): 79.1 IP, 4.08 ERA, 1.34 WHIP

Brett Lawrie, C

Rankings:
Brewerfan.net Power 50: 6
John Sickels: 3
Baseball Prospectus: 2

Age: 18
Seasons in minors: 0
Top level reached in 2008: Canadian Olympic Team

Did not appear in the minors in 2008

Jonathan Lucroy, C

Rankings:
Brewerfan.net Power 50: 7
John Sickels: 5
Baseball Prospectus: 8

Age: 22
Seasons in minors: 2
Top level reached in 2008: A+

2008 Statistics:
Brevard County (A+): 236 AB, .292/.364/.479
West Virginia (A): 239 AB, .310/.391/.510

Angel Salome, C

Rankings:
Brewerfan.net Power 50: 4
John Sickels: 6
Baseball Prospectus: 5

Age: 22
Seasons in minors: 5
Top level reached in 2008: Major Leagues

2008 Statistics:
Milwaukee (NL): 3 AB, .000/.000/.000
Huntsville (AA): 367 AB, .360/.415/.559

Poll

Who is the Brewers #2 prospect?

Mat Gamel

181 votes

Jeremy Jeffress

18 votes

Brett Lawrie

6 votes

Jonathan Lucroy

3 votes

Angel Salome

10 votes

218 votes | Poll has closed

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Gamel in a landslide

Which is why I voted Jeffress ;)

Should go to prospect #3. Curious to see where the 3 catchers go in the end of this.

by Lavender on Dec 18, 2008 12:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

That is why I was going to vote for Lucroy – but didn’t want to skew the results

by Saberilliterate on Dec 18, 2008 1:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I was just trying to figure out how the hell I’m going to decide which catcher goes where.

by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 18, 2008 4:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

KL, just curious how you are going to deal with the wide range of possible candidates once we get past prospects 3 or 4. I’m guessing that is when the voting will get interesting and a lot more diverse with some people getting votes that might not typically be considered.

by MadJimiBrewha on Dec 18, 2008 4:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I haven't decided yet.

Once we get outside the top 5, I may consider expanding the field to 10 candidates.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by KLSnow on Dec 18, 2008 6:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think that would be a good idea.

You could also include an “other” spot, in which the person could name their choice in the comments, though that might mean an extra amount of work, so I don’t know if you would want to do that.

Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9

by NoahJ on Dec 18, 2008 11:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The extra work isn't what I'm worried about

It’s the unlikelihood of creating a viable candidate that way. Yesterday we had about 50 active commenters, but about 300 people voted for #1. A fair number of our readers (and voters) don’t have a login and couldn’t comment anyway.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by KLSnow on Dec 19, 2008 7:19 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

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