Over the Monster Top 20 Prospects Voting #12: Stolmy Finally Gets In

Stolmy is really long

CLEARLY the voting was not based on the ability to dance ‘the chicken’

I’m assuming that’s some erudite prospects guru, because I thought all the Rays fans had disappeared after ’09…

My boy!

but it was a toss up with Lin….just leaned infield a bit

- He’s an athletic Monster: Here’s what Peter Abraham wrote after seeing him in the Annual Development Rookies Camp

Che-Hsuan Lin would have played linebacker in high school if he grew up in Walpole instead of Hualien, Taiwan. He’s an impressive looking athlete. They had the players pulling sleds with weights on them today and he was effortlessly sprinting.

- He’s a an defensive wizard in CF: Scouting and Sabermetrics concord to that:
He was named the best defensive outfielder and the possessor of the best outfield arm in the Carolina League in BA’s Tools Survey.
He’s leading ALL OFers in the CL in TotalZone rating
He’s leading ALL OFers in the CL in assists and double plays
Think about it this way: Posters here have voted for Iglesias as the 7th best prospects on his defensive abilities alone, this guy plays the 3rd most important defensive position and he’s as good as him at that.
- He has the best plate discipline in the system according to BA although being aggressively promoted every year: At every level he’s been at, he was well ahead on the age advancement scale and he’s increasing the age gap on a yearly basis.
- He got the 2nd most BBs in the system after Kalish last year at 66.
- He had ONE rough month where he struggled (Coming from WBC AND adjusting to a new level) after that he was putting a .379 OBP with an outstanding with a 61/55 BB/K ratio !!!

Frankie Piliere (Former Scout for the Rangers) on the next in line for the Top 100, on Ramon Mendez:

Everyone likes power arms, and Mendez is one of the better ones in the lower minors. I first caught a glimpse of the hard-throwing righty at spring training in 2009. The stuff was outstanding, that much was clear. Mendez was living at 94-97 mph, and reaching as high as as 98 on occasion. But his control looked spotty.
By Team: Organizational Rankings Mendez saw many of his fastballs sail to the backstop, and he was noticeably overthrowing. That was the spring. By summer, Mendez was a different pitcher and he dominated the Gulf Coast League. His delivery began to look more fluid, there was a tick less velocity and much better command of his pitches. His suspect control became a non-issue as he walked just eight batters in almost 50 innings of work.
He’s now living around 93-95 mph with the fastball. Aside from the good heater, he flashed what appeared to be a split-changeup at 82-86 mph with diving action. It’s still an inconsistent pitch, but it showed signs of being a plus offering down the road. His 76-80 mph curveball was even more unreliable, but he mixed in a few that flashed above-average. If he can gain some consistency with his secondary pitches, Boston will have a pitcher with frontline starter or closer potential in the 19-year-old.

Yay!