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Sickels Top 175

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As most people in this league know, I enjoy John Sickels about as much as I enjoy fighting a honey badger while getting a root canal...but he's another data point. So, enjoy this steaming pile of opinion based on no actual scouting. 29 IBC Nats represented...

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2015/3/1 ... hn-sickels

35) Steven Matz
41) Dilson Herrera
55) Daniel Robertson
56) David Dahl
58) Greg Bird
60) Chi Chi Gonzalez
61) Eduardo Rodriguez
66) Matt Wisler
86) Grant Holmes
89) Lucas Sims
93) Hunter Renfroe
105) Kohl Stewart
109) Domingo Santana
127) Francisco Mejia
129) Derek Fisher
130) Clayton Blackburn
131) Rob Refsnyder
135) Billy McKinney
142) Ben Lively
154) Jacob Lamb
156) Garin Cecchini
157) Stephen Piscotty

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R.J. Alvarez
Wilmer Difo
Derek Hill
Jorge Mateo
Lewis Thorpe
Duane Underwood
Dan Vogelbach
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Wow, I actually did well on this 1:
57. Willy Adames
73. Rob Kaminsky
98. Jack Flaherty
99. Alex Verdugo


(I searched thru this 1 pretty quickly and didn't read the "In the picture" section, so I may have missed some others)
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Different looking list

64. Rafael Devers
107. Monte Harrison
114. Max Pentecost

In the picture:
Chris Anderson
Roberto Baldoquin
Alex Blandino
Travis Harrison
Justus Sheffield

Guys about whom Sickels is wrong
Rest of my prospects
Your REIGNING AND DEFENDING #evenyear IBC CHAMPION

2015- #torture #evenyears 179-145
2006-2014 Gritty Gutty A's 828-631
2005 Texas Rangers 65-97
Total: 1072-873 .551
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Post by Tigers »

Sickels is always a little different, but as you say, another data point doesn't hurt.

3. Lucas Giolito, RHP
6. Byron Buxton, OF
16. Yoan Moncada, INF
27. Jon Gray, RHP
29. Andrew Heaney, LHP
42. Andrew Susac, C
67. Kyle Crick, RHP
103. Jeff Hoffman, RHP
104. Keury Mella, RHP
118. Orlando Arcia, SS
136. Tom Murphy, C
170. Ketel Marte, SS


In the picture: Kyle Kubitza, 3b;
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Is it really just another data point or the only list that practically covers your entire team?

As for the Angels:

17 Dylan Bundy
24 JP Crawford
40 Austin Meadows
46 Tyler Kolek
62 Braden Shipley
80 Jameson Taillon
115 Tim Anderson
162 Michael Gettys
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LAA 16 - 20 477W - 333L 17-20 ALW
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Never really on the same page as Sickels since he tends to not like some of the all tools, boom-or-bust, int'l wildcard types I fall in love with (a few Puigs but mostly Joel Guzmans).

51. Matt Olson, 1B
69. Alex Reyes, RHP
75. Ryan McMahon, 3B
88. Eddie Butler, RHP
150. Reynaldo Lopez, RHP

Miguel Andujar, 3B
Jake Bauers, 1B
Matt Chapman, 3B
Jose De Leon, RHP

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Angels wrote:Is it really just another data point or the only list that practically covers your entire team?

If other lists went 175 players deep, they would cover the majority of my team, as well.......such is the life of a rebuilding roster.

What are you doing with only 8 on the list? :twisted:
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Marlins wrote:Never really on the same page as Sickels since he tends to not like some of the all tools, boom-or-bust, int'l wildcard types I fall in love with (a few Puigs but mostly Joel Guzmans).
Well, he doesn't really, actually scout. His work is done almost entirely off of stats, what he reads, and what he's told. It's why he was eventually let go at ESPN. Once the rise of the internet and deep keeper dynasty fantasy baseball leagues created a much deeper interest in scouting players...they realized that he wasn't actually doing anything. He lasted so long because no one really cared...and, to be fair to him, he's not a horrible writer.
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Nationals wrote:
Marlins wrote:Never really on the same page as Sickels since he tends to not like some of the all tools, boom-or-bust, int'l wildcard types I fall in love with (a few Puigs but mostly Joel Guzmans).
Well, he doesn't really, actually scout. His work is done almost entirely off of stats, what he reads, and what he's told. It's why he was eventually let go at ESPN. Once the rise of the internet and deep keeper dynasty fantasy baseball leagues created a much deeper interest in scouting players...they realized that he wasn't actually doing anything. He lasted so long because no one really cared...and, to be fair to him, he's not a horrible writer.
Yeah, though there's enough scouting info out there now you'd think at this point he'd at least attempt to rank guys like int'l prospects based on his best guess at future value, and not just drop them to the bottom of his rankings because he's got no clue about them.

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