All Assumptions-Are-Dangerous Minor League Free Agent Team
by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 16, 2009 10:07 PM PST
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Dave at Fangraphs passed along a link to this year's crop of minor league free agents. A popular thing to do with this information is pick out a handful of guys that would make interesting and potentially worthwhile pick-ups. This is not that. This is a full team made up of guys who, years ago, were supposed to go on to do some big big things, only to end up on the fall 2009 list of mlFA's. Consider this just another reminder that you should never ever ever take a prospect's future for granted.*
C: JR House
1B: Ryan Shealy
2B: Josh Barfield
SS: Antonio Perez
3B: Dallas McPherson
LF: Wes Bankston
CF: Joe Borchard
RF: John-Ford Griffin
DH: Josh Phelps
BENCH-C: JD Closser (does Ben Davis still count?)
BENCH-INF: Eric Duncan
BENCH-OF: Dave Krynzel
BENCH-UTIL: Donnie Murphy
SP: Jerome Williams
SP: Greg Miller
SP: Kenny Baugh
SP: Humberto Sanchez
SP: Bobby Brownlie
RP: Jose Capellan
RP: Wes Littleton
RP: Casey Fossum
RP: John Van Benschoten
RP: Chad Orvella
RP: Clint Everts
RP: Andrew Brown
If there were a 26th spot, I'd give it to Dee Brown, but it would just be so damn easy to include him that I had to find an alternative. Also among the free agents are formerly established Major Leaguers like Chris Capuano and Chad Cordero, along with the astonishingly driven Jolbert Cabrera. Jolbert just wants to win. Come on, Yankees. Take the plunge. Win one for Jolbert.
If there were a 27th spot, I'd give it to Mark McGonigle, because, really? McGonigle?
* never take any player's future for granted
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I'm now Dave at Fangraphs?
Kind of impersonal. Did we break up?
I'd rather say where it came from than link it because the more links you get, the more comments you get
In a way you could consider this me doing you a favor.
by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 16, 2009 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
The only FG commenters that hate me
Are White Sox fans.
Oh, and Twins fans. Also, Red Sox fans. And some A’s fans. Plus I think the Marlins fans are still mad about the organizational rankings thing. Can’t leave out Royals fans. Tigers fans too. And Dodger fans. And D’Backs fan. I think thats it.
by davidcameron on Nov 16, 2009 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
Here I would've thought you'd put the Royals fans first on your list.
I wasn’t aware the Marlins had a net presence.
by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 16, 2009 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
I hired devil_fingers
That bought me some good will in KC, I think.
by davidcameron on Nov 16, 2009 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
more likely to piss them off....
You can’t even put them first on your hated-by-list.
They just want to be first in SOMETHING!
Os fans were pissed about being ranked behind the Ms
De Gutibus non disputandum est
by Bearskin Rugburn on Nov 17, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Some Giants fans too
Because Sandoval wasn’t in your top 5 in terms of trade value, quite obviously because of your spiteful, vengeful hate of all things pertaining to the Giants.
Aaron King is still my homeboy... iffy mechanics and all
McFAQ for all you newcomers out there.
GET THAT VORP AND WHIP SH!T OUTTA HERE!!!
There was a you man called McGonigle?!
I want to see you finish this…
It doesn’t afford nearly the same opportunities as: “There was a young man from Nantucket”.
Danny Blanchflower Lives!
He was supposed to be a good CF back when he was a Brewer farmhand.
+7 TZ in ‘06, been average since though. His calling card was speed, for what it’s worth.
Why get Krynzel when you can grab Oeltjen!
We all need another gap-hitting Aussie OF to cheer for.
Did I seriously just read Joe Borchard, Jolbert Cabrera and Ben Davis' names?
Oh god Jeff, you’ve opened the closet and the bad memories have escaped.
Carlos Silvelite
Getting the list of minor league free agents is one of my favorite parts of the year
by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 16, 2009 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Oh wow I completely forgot about this
McGonigle – “You gotta tell em what you saw, Billy”
Billy – “But, I’m scared McGonigle!”
McGonigle – “You gotta do this one for me, Billy”
Billy – “Well, okay then, for you McGonigle”
Chief: “Well, McGonigle, Billy’s dead, they slit his throat from ear to ear”
McGonigle: “Hey do you mind?! I’m trying to eat lunch here!”
He was in, what, one episode?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Nov 17, 2009 7:14 AM PST up reply actions
Also,
I just noticed that Russell Branyan played (and homered) for Cleveland in that game.
by I Lick Squirrels on Nov 17, 2009 12:23 AM PST up reply actions
Jolbert Cabrera and Hiram Bocachica were a large part of why 2004 was the most fun 99 loss season ever
Also Leone
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Bocachica was incredible
I’m not sure if UZR disagrees, but if so I choose to disregard it
2004 was awful.
On the same level as 2008.
by Mariner John on Nov 17, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
I enjoyed 04 more than 08
More interesting roster turnover, plus it was the first losing season in a while so it was sort of interesting. By 08 it got old
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YES!
BUCKY and GS52 getting called away from the PCL ASG to get their shots in the bigs!
It also was the first full season I started blogging, and I hadn’t developed writer’s block yet.
SHOW FiFi THE MONEY!!!!
by PositivePaul on Nov 17, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
2004 was awesome
Leone played third, Ichiro got 262 hits, we got the Edgar farewell tour, GS52 came up and pitched well, Bucky made baseball awesome, Bocachica was a fun player to root for, we got to see the young Jose Lopez, Blackley/Nageotte were still shiny even though they sucked, and you can’t forget Bobby Madritsch
It really was a fun season
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RE: Consider this just another reminder that you should never ever ever take a prospect's future for granted.*
[BEES! BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!]
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Nov 16, 2009 11:02 PM PST reply actions
So the Chad Cordero experiment didn't pan out?
2009 Safeco Field Record: 6-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 10-4
I didn't know Mark McGonigle existed.
Now I’m completely devoted to his success. As a Matthew Monagle who often gets called some variation of “Mark McGonigle” by customers at work, it would be nice to see my shadow-self succeed at baseball.
He will be the Kyra Sedgwick to my Kevin Bacon!
(… you know, really the same person, but realizing the dream of two acting careers?)
Love me some Wes Bankston!
1B of the future for the Tampa Bay Rays!
Tools Whore
John Ford-Griffin.
He was a hometown hero for me in Syracuse, New York. I swear he spent like 7 years there with the Chiefs.
That...
And he’s alllllllmost as big as Bucky…
McPherson in 2008:
SHOW FiFi THE MONEY!!!!
by PositivePaul on Nov 17, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
Dallas was legitimately good that year.
Poor guy.
(For the real almost-as-big-as-Bucky Minor League Free Agent, post a picture of Brad Nelson!)
I'll post defense, then...
- I darn near left this at 500px wide just so I could have Matthew say “SMALLER!” and I could make a joke about it, but hey, I’m in a nice mood today…
SHOW FiFi THE MONEY!!!!
by PositivePaul on Nov 17, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
It's height, not width that I care about.
Height wastes vertical space, while we already have an abundance of wasted horizontal space.
Right...
I mean we read printed documents portrait-oriented. Why were our screens invented to be landscape-oriented? Yeah yeah, computer monitors initially deriving from TV sets but still…
SHOW FiFi THE MONEY!!!!
by PositivePaul on Nov 17, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Dallas :( :(
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Nov 17, 2009 9:32 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Seems like Brown is the only player there who had a legit MLB career shot
only to be hit with tj after becoming good.
Could be a nice cheap pick up for a team that wants bullpen help.
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Believe in Me who believes in You.
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