Can someone explain this to me?

So looking at Kevin Goldstein's list, a few things jump out, such as Austin Jackson being 31 spots above Fernando Martinez. What's most striking to me however, is the inconsistency between this list and his team lists. On December 1, 2009, Goldstein listed Mike Montgomery the number Royals prospect with a four star rating and then on February 12, 2010, he listed Mejia a five star prospect and number one overall for the Mets. Somehow, between December 1 and now, without any baseball being played, Montgomery became a better player than Mejia.

I don't have a subscription, so I don't know, but does he at least explain this?

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Wait...it all makes sense now

by SheoawnnGreen23 on Mar 4, 2010 8:40 AM EST reply actions 3 recs

craaaaaaaab people

craaaaaaab people

by JoshNY on Mar 4, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions

I just don't get

the austin jackson love that everyone seems to have.

"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'

it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.

by Gina on Mar 4, 2010 9:55 AM EST reply actions

Well, he WAS a Yankee farmhand.

You know who else was a Yankee farmhand? Derek Jeter.

"He's definitely mixing it into his repertoire. That's French for 'repertoire' " - Keith Hernandez

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Mar 4, 2010 9:58 AM EST up reply actions

And Mike Lowell

For the first 5 or so years of Lowell’s career it seem like no announcer could say the name “Mike Lowell” without defining him as “former Yankee farmhand”.

by James Kannengieser on Mar 4, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions

I have a subscription, and....

He did not give an explaination for his rankings. He isn’t answering many questions in the comments section either. I can post the question for you posed, but I doubt he will answer it.

Maybe Toby Hyde will call him on it? He talks to Toby a fair amount I believe.

I swear by Goldstein, but he Castilloed this list.

by Coolpapabell on Mar 4, 2010 11:58 AM EST reply actions

very nice verb-age

by SuperT on Mar 4, 2010 12:26 PM EST up reply actions

I've learned to summarily disregard most prospect lists.

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 4, 2010 2:54 PM EST reply actions

I wonder how many different variations we'd see from the community here.

I know mine would probably be quite a bit defferent than most.

Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?

by Stephen Schmidt on Mar 4, 2010 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

There are always funky inconsistencies in KG's Top 100s

Cause he does them like halfway through or after doing all his Top 11s, so he doesn’t always realize how he’s stacking guys in different organizations up against each other until its too late.

I think the reason Fernando is getting so little love is cause these guys feel they have to gear up for next year, in case he gets injured again, and be ready to consider dropping him off Top 100s entirely, but they also want to be able to say they weren’t completely off the bandwagon in case he stays healthy, has some productive MLB time, and sheds his rookie status.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on Mar 5, 2010 1:49 AM EST reply actions