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11.14.2008 3:29 pm

St. Louis Cardinals Community Top 30: Pick Nos. 9 and 10

By Derrick Goold
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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SOUTH GRAND — The first runoff of the Community Top 30 poll provided a clear-cut No. 7 prospect, outfielder Daryl Jones, but also made it clear that the runner-up, RHP Jess Todd, should be the No. 8 prospect. So after the threat of a day’s delay has been averted, and we move on to Nos. 9 and 10.

There isn’t much time to flesh out this blog entry today as the morning was spent at a High School Journalists convention and the afternoon has been spent on the phone. Yes, it’s free agency and that means lots and lots of dialing and tracking and sniffing and reporting and sleuthing and so on and so on. So while we track what lefthanded reliever is going to get the first offer pushed his way from the St. Louis Cardinals, here is the Community Top 30 so far.

  1. Colby Rasmus, OF
  2. Brett Wallace, 3B
  3. Chris Perez, RHP
  4. Bryan Anderson, C
  5. David Freese, 3B
  6. Jason Motte, RHP
  7. Daryl Jones, OF
  8. Jess Todd, RHP
  9. THIS WEEKEND
  10. THIS WEEKEND

So far, looking pretty good. But it gets trickier from here. I’ll leave the poll for Nos. 9 and 10 up over the weekend. That should leave plenty of time for right-in candidates and vibrant discussion, because once we cross the threshold into the next 10, things get a little less clear-cut. Seven candidates are listed below, and I encourage you to visit the resource links mentioned here (back in the first Comm Top 30 entry). Also, Kevin Goldstein will have his Top 11 up shortly over at Baseball Prospectus — just in time for the Comm Top 30 to measure its 11 against his.

The polls:

Cardinals’ No. 9 Prospect (incumbent: Mitchell Boggs)

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Cardinals’ No. 10 Prospect (incumbent: Tyler Herron)

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Additional Prospect-related news: Baseball America is scheduling me for a chat about the Cardinals Top 10 and the forthcoming publication of the Baseball America Prospect Handbook.

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Blog Comments: Rules of the Road

Nico Vasquez. I like everything I know about him and rate his potential ahead of Kozma and Greene.

— Bill Reinwald
5:53 pm November 14th, 2008

I am sure you are “write”, but I think this is “rong”: right-in candidates. ;>)

— Chazone
5:56 pm November 14th, 2008

How far should we drop Garcia? If he was healthy he is definitely top 10 material, but being able to stay healthy is a legitimate consideration.

— El Hombre
6:10 pm November 14th, 2008

No, I meant what I wrote. Nice of some one to notice, though.

— Derrick Goold
6:18 pm November 14th, 2008

Wow, tough choices to make on this particular poll…

I like Boggs, I think he is a smart pitcher, and a definite upgrade over Pineiro as a 5th starter. I know he got knocked around a bit in a few of his starts in his brief time with the Cards, but he is a Dave Duncan type pitcher, and again I think he can provide the Cardinals a better shot at winning when he starts than Pineiro could. But, I had to go with Garcia as a my #9 prospect.

If he can stay healthy, and the Cards don’t rush him back from his surgery too soon, then I think Garcia’s value to the Cards as a LH starter could be huge.

DG, this is not a write-in vote, but on these polls where will we begin to see Nico Vasquez? It is exciting to see that potential speed and energy that he could bring if things work out and he makes to the majors as a Cardinal. I’m not suggesting that he is a better prospect than the Candidates to chose from, but isn’t it about time he joins the list of candidates?

— emc2013
6:27 pm November 14th, 2008

Garcia would definitely be in my top 5 if healthy but
considering the severity of his injury he is almost
certainly 2 years away from the big leagues now so I
am dropping him into the bottom half of the poll.
Lynn, Vasquez and Freeman should start to receive some
consideration imho.

— Sailor Jay
11:17 pm November 14th, 2008

What is the state of Garcia’s health right now? The last I heard he was considering surgery for his elbow. If he did have surgery, that would effect his standing IMO. I voted Boggs @ 9. Mortenson could be so much higher but his control is a major issue.

— Brian White
11:56 pm November 14th, 2008

Garcia underwent Tommy John surgery on Sept. 5th, he could potentially come back and be better than ever…that is if the Cards don’t rush him and bring him back too soon.

— emc2013
11:28 am November 15th, 2008

DG: Write on.

Boggs only has value as a middle reliever– and given the other RHRP on the farm, he drops. I keep Garcia @ 8-9 given how thin LH starters are in the organization. Niko has to get some run as one of the few promising middle infielders. Kozma is from my high school but I just don’t see him hitting enough.

— Allen
1:45 pm November 15th, 2008

I don’t think you can rank prospects based upon the team’s need.
I feel the best case scenario for Garcia is that he is able to
pitch in one of the Fall leagues next year and then rounds into
shape with a half-season in the minors and is with the big league
club at the All-Star break. Much more likely is that he isn’t able
to contribute until 2011. Based on this I can’t rank him in the top
ten despite his talent.

— Sailor Jay
2:22 pm November 15th, 2008

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