2012 AA Prospects List #9

by Ogre39666 on Feb 20, 2012 12:01 AM EST

With 37% of the vote Jordany Valdespin is elected the #8 prospect.

1: Matt Harvey, SP

2: Zack Wheeler, SP

3: Jeurys Familia, SP

4: Brandon Nimmo, OF

5: Kirk Nieuwenhuis, OF

6: Reese Havens, MI

7: Cesar Puello, OF

8: Jordany Valdespin, MI

The poll for #9 will be open until 12AM on Wednesday. When voting please do so without looking at the results first. I know it's tempting but I would like an honest result.

Additionally, please lobby who should be added to the next poll in the comments.

Poll

Who is the Mets' #9 prospect?

Wilmer Flores, SS

23 votes

Michael Fulmer, SP

19 votes

Cory Mazzoni, SP

1 votes

Juan Lagares, OF

7 votes

Matt den Dekker, OF

4 votes

Juan Urbina, SP

2 votes

Albert Cordero, C

0 votes

Zach Lutz, 3B

2 votes

Darin Gorski, SP

4 votes

Philip Evans, SS

0 votes

62 votes | Poll has closed

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Still in lobby of Wilmer Flores

And, with one vote in, he has 100% of the total votes. Hurray!

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 20, 2012 12:30 AM EST reply actions

I think he takes this one easy

by FrancoTAU on Feb 20, 2012 7:28 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, it's after this that it starts getting into the nitty-gritty

The more established, well-known, sure-thing prospects are more or less gone now.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Feb 20, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah #10 will be really interesting.

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 20, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

I lobby for Aderlin Rod to be added

by FrancoTAU on Feb 20, 2012 7:28 AM EST reply actions

Eh, I wouldn't have Valdy in the top 10 at all

but whatever. Flores is an easy choice for me here. For all of the flack he gets, he has a .280 career average at high A as a teenager. I’m still convinced this is his year to break out, they didn’t compare him to Miguel Cabrera for nothing.

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by piazza62 on Feb 20, 2012 10:14 AM EST reply actions

Why no Valdespin?

He has tools which have started to get transformed into production from the MI.

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 20, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions

I'll be skeptical of his faults until I see how he does with a full season of AAA

He’s a shortstop who can’t play the position in the major leagues, has no patience at the plate and strikes out a ton. He’ll be 24 and put up an 86 wRC+ at Buffalo. He’s definitely a good athlete with speed and a good hit tool and he can make a decent utility player, but there are higher ceilings in the system I would have over him.

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by piazza62 on Feb 21, 2012 4:45 PM EST up reply actions

Valdespin's ceiling is one of the most attractive things about him.

It’s Reyes-lite.

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 21, 2012 5:08 PM EST up reply actions

C'mon, really? He's only 4 years younger than Reyes.

by FrancoTAU on Feb 21, 2012 7:26 PM EST up reply actions

Perfect world ceiling, yes.

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 21, 2012 7:56 PM EST up reply actions

I see a bench player

He could be a good bench guy, but I think something like Luis Valbuena might be more likely. I like Evans ahead of him as an infield prospect. I have him at #12 though, so not too far off.

by acerimusdux on Feb 21, 2012 9:39 PM EST up reply actions

Valdespin was 19 when he debuted in for the DSL Mets, the same age at which

Reyes hit over .300 as a major league starting shortstop. I think Valdespin is more like Ian Desmond with more power, which could possibly be seen as 2005-Reyes with less steals and triples.

I actually like Valdespin, but I think the Ian Desmond comp is fair for him. Players like this can have long careers with important roles, just ask Fernando Vina.

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by piazza62 on Feb 21, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions

But how is that not in you top-10?

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by Ogre39666 on Feb 21, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

Because I have others ahead of him?

My top ten is 1) Wheeler 2) Harvey 3) Familia 4) Nimmo 5) Havens 6) Kirk 7) Mejia 8) Puello 9) Fulmer 10) Flores. I like Evans, Mazzoni, and Tapia more, and I might even have Cordero over him. He’s a top 20 guy, but not a top 10.

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by piazza62 on Feb 21, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions