tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post1056496634634745177..comments2024-03-27T17:53:10.159-04:00Comments on Mondesi's House: The Pirates' 2010 Top 10 Prospects According to Baseball Americamondesishousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196483886553780303noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-77958474460236333812010-08-25T09:53:34.491-04:002010-08-25T09:53:34.491-04:00@Matthew J: Hence why I said, "re reacquire.&...@Matthew J: Hence why I said, "re reacquire."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593035790909995842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-1603213411692557562010-08-25T09:28:43.382-04:002010-08-25T09:28:43.382-04:00They need a Pedro bat to go with those pitchers if...They need a Pedro bat to go with those pitchers if/when they arrive to the majors. They BETTER resign him in arbitration, scott boras be damned! Look again at that top ten list. There's NO ONE in AAA, a few guys in AA, most just signed &/or low in the minors. It's gonna be a while before the next 'wave' of highly touted prospects arrives in the bigs.HomeRunFromBehindTheMeatballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153804542539188315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-28246666035228093602010-08-25T02:15:01.356-04:002010-08-25T02:15:01.356-04:00We already DID re-acquire Brian Bixler.We already DID re-acquire Brian Bixler.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098832817980494605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-27653969816721763082010-08-24T21:31:28.670-04:002010-08-24T21:31:28.670-04:00@Scott: Alderson was a big-time prospect when we t...@Scott: Alderson was a big-time prospect when we traded Sanchez for him, but he's pitched pretty badly as of late and his velocity is way down. He's not looking like the sure-fire Major League starter he once did. I'm honestly not sure he's a top 15 prospect anymore.<br /><br />@Chip: I think 15-20 HR is very attainable for Tabata. He's got the raw power to do it, he just needs to mature more physically.<br /><br />As for Cutch and Alvarez, Alvarez is probably gone as soon as he's eligible for free agency (I can't, off the top of my head, think of a single Boras client to sign a contract with their original team that included any of their free agency years), but I'm not so certain on Cutch. I think they can and will get a deal done to keep him around for some free agency years, as he's probably going to be the center of the team.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565979944355875510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-50467690401295889672010-08-24T21:09:58.846-04:002010-08-24T21:09:58.846-04:00My God, Chip, do you realize how depressing that s...My God, Chip, do you realize how depressing that sounds?JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332484284552226579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-88661513445554005662010-08-24T16:34:11.251-04:002010-08-24T16:34:11.251-04:00No way would Tabata be ranked higher than Allie. ...No way would Tabata be ranked higher than Allie. Guys who hit 100 on the gun are much rarer than contact hitters like Tabata. I like Tabata but his lack of power is disappointing. He flashes gap power so I'm hoping as he matures he can get up to the 15-20 HR range but that may be a pipe dream. <br /><br />Allie and Taillon are the type of premium power arms the Pirates haven't had in, like, forever. If this Heredia hombre pans out, we'll have a killer rotation in 2014.<br /><br />This is why, even though it sucks, I'm sorta happy they keep losing. A high upside bat like Anthony Rendon would be perfect because Alverez and probably Cutch are out of here in 5 years. We need to start stocking the low minors with high upside bats to go with the great arms we have down there.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455500623143287689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-88969656456467759832010-08-24T15:29:25.677-04:002010-08-24T15:29:25.677-04:00In regards to having so many 2010 draftees at the ...In regards to having so many 2010 draftees at the top of the list, you need to bear in mind that three of the Pirates top prospects (Alvarez, Tabata, Walker) were brought up during the season. If all three were still in AAA, I would imagine Alvarez would remain the top prospect with Tabata higher than Allie.Peter Hendricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18321284969616477755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-4320078875540949892010-08-24T15:16:38.093-04:002010-08-24T15:16:38.093-04:00I like it.
I'm a bit miffed to not see Tim Al...I like it.<br /><br />I'm a bit miffed to not see Tim Alderson on this list, mostly because we gave up Freddy Sanchez for him and he was a first round selection, but that's fine because I don't consider him to be better than any of the ten names listed.<br /><br />Lord I hope d'Arnaud can make it to the bigs. We have no hope at SS in the near future unless we want to re-reacquire Brian Bixler.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593035790909995842noreply@blogger.com