Baseball for the Thinking Fan

Login | Register | Feedback

btf_logo
You are here > Home > Baseball Newsstand > Baseball Primer Newsblog > Discussion
Baseball Primer Newsblog
— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand

Thursday, November 26, 2009

BBTiA: Top 25 Rangers Prospects

Miguel Velazquez is no Ruben Mateo!

After graduating Elvis Andrus, Julio Borbon, Chris Davis, Matt Harrison, Derek Holland, Tommy Hunter, Taylor Teagarden, and Brandon Boggs to the major leagues in the past two seasons and losing Eric Hurley to injury, the Rangers’ minor league system has fewer well-known prospects in the No. 5-10 range than it has in the past few years. But the system remains a powerhouse, with no fewer than 30 players above the rookie league with realistic chances of becoming effective major leaguers. Since deciding to emphasize the acquisition and development of young players in 2007, it can be argued that the Rangers have created the most productive minor league system in baseball.

The strength of the Rangers’ system is its pitching. Feliz, Perez, and Scheppers headline a group of five or six pitchers who profile as potential No. 1 or No. 2 starters. At least ten additional pitchers are candidates to develop into major league starters. Unlike the last few years, more than half of the Rangers’ top 25 prospects should begin 2010 in AA-ball or higher, and many figure to impact the major league team during the upcoming season.

The Ghost of Pete Incaviglia Posted: November 26, 2009 at 02:25 AM | 0 comment(s) | Bookmark
  Related News: Minor LeaguesProspect ReportsScoutingTexas

Reader Comments and Retorts

Go to end of page

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.

 

 

<< Back to main

Support BBTF

donate

Thanks to
Marc Sully's not booin'. He's Youkin'.
for his generous support.

Bookmarks

You must be logged in to view your Bookmarks.

Hot Topics

NewsblogGarrison: Repeat DUI Arrestee Dan McLaughlin Keeps Job as Cardinals Broadcaster
(20 - 10:19pm, Feb 03)
Last: AJM

NewsblogBrewers To Accommodate Fans With Peanut Allergies
(280 - 10:18pm, Feb 03)
Last: Yankee Redneck is a Pinhead.

NewsblogFeds Won't Charge Lance Armstrong
(3 - 10:06pm, Feb 03)
Last: akrasian

NewsblogSources: Cubs’ Starlin Castro Accused Of Sexual Assault
(5044 - 9:57pm, Feb 03)
Last: ray james

NewsblogOT: NBA Monthly Thread, February 2012
(52 - 9:53pm, Feb 03)
Last: Matt H.

NewsblogTerence Moore: Designated hitter skews home-run totals
(69 - 9:51pm, Feb 03)
Last: GotowarMissAgnes

Transaction Oracle2012 ZiPS Projections - Arizona Diamondbacks
(23 - 9:30pm, Feb 03)
Last: shoewizard

NewsblogFraley: Rangers' Josh Hamilton has relapse with alcohol at area bar
(186 - 9:26pm, Feb 03)
Last: Arbitol Dijaler

NewsblogCBSNewYork/AP: Woman Charged With Stalking Yankees GM Brian Cashman
(24 - 9:19pm, Feb 03)
Last: JE (Jason Epstein)

NewsblogTom Brady a Montreal Expo: What might have been
(63 - 9:11pm, Feb 03)
Last: Ebessan

NewsblogThe Economist: Draft dodgers no more
(38 - 9:07pm, Feb 03)
Last: Joe Kehoskie

NewsblogMadden - Gary Carter attends Palm Beach Atlantic University baseball game
(4 - 8:45pm, Feb 03)
Last: JE (Jason Epstein)

NewsblogAdam Rubin: SNY bailing out Mets
(17 - 8:37pm, Feb 03)
Last: JE (Jason Epstein)

NewsblogHHS: Lou Brock is no Hall of Famer
(30 - 8:26pm, Feb 03)
Last: Jolly Old St. Neck Wound, Moral Idiot

NewsblogRex Hudler Favored For Royals TV Broadcast
(18 - 7:34pm, Feb 03)
Last: bads85

Buy MLB playoff tickets, plus 2011 World Series, 2011 ALCS tickets and NLCS game tickets. We also have Texas Rangers playoff schedule, tickets to Red Sox games and Yankees game tickets. Plus, buy Phillies baseball tickets, Tigers playoff tickets and the biggies like ALDS baseball tickets and 2011 NLDS tickets.

Demarini, Easton and TPX Baseball Bats

 

 

 

AllianceTickets.com has cheap MLB Tickets. Get all your Colorado Rockies Tickets, Seattle Mariners Tickets, San Francisco Giants Tickets and all your favorite baseball tickets here. We also carry cheap Denver Broncos Tickets, Seattle Seahawks Tickets and Denver Nuggets Tickets.

Page rendered in 0.1933 seconds
38 querie(s) executed