Fall 2009 Top 30 PuRPs List
by Russ Oates on Sep 14, 2009 1:38 PM MDT
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| Fall 2009 PuRPs List | Ballots | Sum | Pnts | |
| 1 | Christian Friedrich | 28 | 810 | 810 |
| 2 | Tyler Matzek | 28 | 808 | 808 |
| 3 | Jhoulys Chacin | 28 | 804 | 804 |
| 4 | Esmil Rogers | 28 | 713 | 713 |
| 5 | Eric Young, Jr. | 28 | 666 | 666 |
| 6 | Wilin Rosario | 27 | 622 | 622 |
| 7 | Hector Gomez | 27 | 619 | 619 |
| 8 | Mike McKenry | 28 | 608 | 608 |
| 9 | Rex Brothers | 28 | 583 | 583 |
| 10 | Casey Weathers | 28 | 559 | 559 |
| 11 | Chris Balcom-Miller | 28 | 529 | 529 |
| 12 | Tim Wheeler | 26 | 504 | 504 |
| 13 | Charlie Blackmon | 28 | 501 | 501 |
| 14 | Samuel Deduno | 27 | 486 | 486 |
| 15 | Nolan Arenado | 26 | 386 | 386 |
| 16 | Brandon Hynick* | 27 | 382 | 382 |
| 17 | Chris Nelson | 28 | 360 | 360 |
| 18 | Juan Nicasio | 27 | 330 | 330 |
| 19 | Cole Garner | 26 | 324 | 324 |
| 20 | Chaz Roe | 27 | 291 | 291 |
| 21 | Kiel Roling | 24 | 240 | 240 |
| 22 | Parker Frazier | 23 | 228 | 228 |
| 23 | Delta Cleary | 24 | 225 | 225 |
| 24 | Darin Holcomb | 21 | 204 | 204 |
| 25 | Shane Lindsay | 22 | 178 | 178 |
| 26 | Matt Reynolds | 16 | 117 | 117 |
| 27 | Mike Zuanich | 17 | 95 | 95 |
| 28 | Scott Robinson | 12 | 88 | 88 |
| 29 | Edgmer Escalona | 11 | 78 | 78 |
| 30 | Ben Paulsen | 11 | 54 | 54 |
The last five out were: Kent Matthes, Alving Mejias, Craig Baker, Cory Riordan, and Bruce Billings. Thanks to jlot10 for providing the calculations that determined the list.
* - No longer with the organization.
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Matzek, Brothers, Wheeler and CBM
Looks like the row approves of the draft class this year with these guys being so high.
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or they were hyped by more knowledgable members of Purple Row
so most people followed along with it – which is fair…
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 14, 2009 1:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Distinct lack of Weiser.
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Came in 40th.
"If we never try, we shall never succeed." - Abraham Lincoln
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Did Al Alburquerque get many votes?
Just thinking about the Baker trade and wondering how he is being viewed.
"I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline... I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - this greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle, victorious." - Vince Lombardi
Appeared on 2 ballots.
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That's a photo finish in the top three if ever there was one
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein
by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 2:03 PM MDT reply actions
That was kind of the mindset though right?
That there was the elite level containing those 3
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Yeah pretty much
You have to really like your depth when your 8th ranked pitcher was just AA Texas League Pitcher of the Year. Okay, so he’s 26 and was injured last year, but still…
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 2:30 PM MDT up reply actions
You should replace the redundant sum coulmn with something
like first-place votes
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 2:50 PM MDT reply actions
It's not redunant if you look at the complete results.
First-place votes wouldn’t work either since, you know, almost all of that column would be blank after the top three.
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And number 5
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Pacheco
Did he get any votes?
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by NewMexicanSteven on Sep 14, 2009 2:58 PM MDT reply actions
I'm pretty sure he was in my bottom five, and I remember some other ballots with him
Not enough, I guess
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 3:04 PM MDT up reply actions
Didn't realize
when I wrote about the last five out, but he tied with Billings.
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good to know
I got nothing but love for a UNM alum
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by NewMexicanSteven on Sep 14, 2009 3:09 PM MDT up reply actions
Can we bump Hynick and take guy #31?
And this list is wrong due to the lack of Bruce Billings towards ibn the top 30. He was on it last year and had success at Modesto. Whereas Chris Nelson…just saying!
I'm not sure about doing that.
This is a snapshot of what we thought then, not after it. And it’s not wrong; it’s the view of the totality of voting.
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by Russ Oates on Sep 14, 2009 3:47 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
Oh I know...
just whingeing! Besides Aztec athletic success stories are few and far between, I have to represent!
Ah, an Aztec.
That explains it.
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by Russ Oates on Sep 14, 2009 3:53 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't know, I'd rather have players on the list that were actually in the organization and not too much time has passed.
My two cents…
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 14, 2009 7:01 PM MDT up reply actions
Were actually in,
not are. See, you are telling me that Hynick should still be in it because he was in the org. when the vote took place.
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No, that's my mistake in verb tenses.
I want players that are currently in the organization on the PURP list, not those who are not.
This applies to any member of the PURPs list that is moved out of the organization—move them off the list and shift everybody up one. Those other prospects aren’t going to play for us—let’s stop listing them as potential assets (even if we do note that they aren’t with the organization, it’s pointless to keep them on the list IMO).
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by Jeff Aberle on Sep 15, 2009 12:28 AM MDT up reply actions
agreed
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by Andrew Martin on Sep 15, 2009 6:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Did you vote?
Nelson dropped quite a bit in a lot of people’s polls from last time, but he still has a much higher ceiling than Billings
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions
stupid question
is there an easy way to find the position for the non pitchers?? dont’ see it on the linked stats…
firstinning.com is fairly handy
though the positions of all the PuRPs are listed on the PuRPs list pane of the front page. Scroll down and to the right, past all the FanShots, etc.
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by Andrew T. Fisher on Sep 14, 2009 4:36 PM MDT up reply actions
EY Jr.
EY Jr. seems too high on the list to me but after looking at it I can’t make an iron clad argument in favor of any player below him on the list (though I think that about 5-6 might be better prospects).
Thanks again to all of the posters who took the time to participate.
Says more about the system
The Rockies system right now is thin on sure-thing offensive prospects, which has a bit to do with players like Fowler graduating to the majors. On potential, Rosario and Gomez should be higher than EY2, but there are a lot more questions about both of those (specifically, will their numbers hold up at higher levels — Rosario did not have a good season but he’s young and was making a significant jump.)
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