Over the Monster Top 20 Prospects Voting #2: Kelly Takes the Top Spot

by Ben Buchanan on Nov 20, 2009 4:48 AM EST in Minors Comment 18 comments

Your #1 Prospect: Casey Kelly (via snapshots.mlblogs.com)

Throwing this up a bit early. I have faith that no voting past 3:45 AM CST is really gonna mess with the overall result too much, and I've got a very busy day ahead.

It's not exactly a revolutionary choice, but then again, why should it be? Coming in with around 34% of the vote, Casey Kelly claims the top spot on our prospect list by way of plurality. While Kelly is not quite as clear a winner as Lars Anderson was last year, he's no less deserving than the first baseman was last year. Hopefully, Kelly's followup performance won't be quite as...uninspiring.

So, let's move on to round 2. See the first post for information on the various candidates.

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This is tough

Kelly was cut and dry, in my opinion. Now I’m a little stuck.

I settled on Westmoreland, because what he did show last year was very impressive. It’s tough to give a guy so young and so raw such a high spot, but we should remember it’s a “prospect” list and a lot things factor into this.

Others I was debating in my head for No. 2: Iglesias, Kalish, Reddick.

I don’t know why, but the players that struggled in their short time in the MLB (Tazawa, Reddick) don’t get very high marks with me as they would have had they had not seen the MLB…

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by Randy Booth on Nov 20, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I went West too

but I had a tough time not voting Reddick. He is only 22 but showed alot of poise and skills even in the bigs. In a year or two I see him replacing Drew in RF.

by drabidea on Nov 20, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

OTM Teen Club has endorsed the Manifest Destiny.

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by sox-inda-south on Nov 21, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

We have to take over new land for our growing membership...

That’s if 415 and chowdah didn’t kill each other over the FSU/Maryland game.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 21, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You get the head job in only two months anyways.

I bet our membership will pick up in Spring Training though.

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by sox-inda-south on Nov 22, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This is assuming I have any sort of unregulated Internet access by then.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 23, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was deciding between our trio of OFer’s and went with Westmoreland. I’m starting to really like Kalish, though.

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by BTLove on Nov 20, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Same.

But I’m voting MD until he wins. Might vote for him after too. ;)

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 20, 2009 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This Guy.

"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." -- Mike Royko

by sox-inda-south on Nov 21, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Trade Kelly

Release Jason Varitek before ST is over !
Do not pay Jason Bay !!
Trade Buchholz !!!

by gizmosandy on Nov 20, 2009 7:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

You're drunk, aren't you?

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by Randy Booth on Nov 20, 2009 11:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I hate prospects

Release Jason Varitek before ST is over !
Do not pay Jason Bay !!
Trade Buchholz !!!

by gizmosandy on Nov 21, 2009 7:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Trying to remember your reasoning...

Something about them not coming up soon enough for you to enjoy.

@bs_uf15bosox9be 12 pieces of bacon, a Red Bull, and go get 'em; Learn to use SB Nation

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Nov 21, 2009 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Westmoreland should have been number 1. Kelly's indecision is the breaking point.

But alas, Manifest Destiny is my vote for Number 2

"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax." -- Mike Royko

by sox-inda-south on Nov 21, 2009 3:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sox need to sit him down and explain to him that he's a bad hitter

And he needs to pitch full time, and it’s NOT his decision. That’ll show him.

DFA Beckett

by South Coast Ghost on Nov 23, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

not sure that what they want to do

is to piss off their best pitching prospect. I think he’s performed poorly enough at the plate that he’ll see if he wants to be a ML regular, he’s gonna be a pitcher.

by wolf9309 on Nov 25, 2009 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs