Over the Monster Top 20 Prospects #16: Prince Felix Rounds Out the Top-15

by Ben Buchanan on Feb 10, 2010 12:13 PM EST in Minors

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After a poor 2006 and 2007, Felix Doubront emerged as a legitimate prospect in 2008, posting strong numbers in Greenville before a very late season promotion to Lancaster. The Sox felt good enough about him to let him start the year in Portland, where he did not disappoint, reinforcing his '08 breakout with a 3.35 ERA over 121 innings.

There was some...confusion expressed by some about people already on the list, and prospective candidates. The latter was my fault, as I forgot to post the link to the writeups (to which I will hopefully be adding today). As for the former, the list is, and has been on the left sidebar of the front page for quite a while now.

That being said, let's finish up the last 5 and then watch some actual baseball!

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Tim Federowicz

Young, raw talent…plus, another catcher on here makes me feel so much better about the future of our catcher position.

by Justin_Bobo on Feb 10, 2010 12:20 PM EST reply actions

Renfroe

Again. Give him +10 lbs of muscle on that frame and he’ll hit for power, too.

by mmmmm on Feb 10, 2010 4:53 PM EST reply actions

Did you by any chance vote twice, m^5?

I’ve got 2 Renfroe votes about 18 seconds apart both at the exact time you posted this.

I’m on to you, cheater!

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by Ben Buchanan on Feb 10, 2010 5:49 PM EST up reply actions

And of course, as soon as I write this, someone else votes for him twice. This isn't gonna be a thing, is it people?

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by Ben Buchanan on Feb 10, 2010 5:51 PM EST up reply actions

I just voted for him but I only voted once

by drabidea on Feb 10, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions

Curious

Perhaps we just draw readers in pairs?

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by Ben Buchanan on Feb 10, 2010 6:08 PM EST up reply actions

Big Ben Buchanan. One question:

Madison Younginer or Roman Mendez?

I don’t think either of them will make the Top 20 (Could be surprised) but I like the potential for both and wanted your expert opinion :)

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by sox-inda-south on Feb 10, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions

Roman Mendez

Younginer probably has the higher perfect world cieling, but they’re really close in that aspect. Mendez’ velocity has apparently ticked up lately to the point where he’s sitting mid-90s*, and his Slider is a good secondary pitch. He needs to develop a third—whether it’s his changeup or a new pitch—but he’s got plenty of time to do that. The command is really the kicker. Mendez just doesn’t walk guys. He’s got really good control, and that’s something that Younginer is gonna have to work on.

*Could be incorrect, but given the fact that Mendez had a projectable frame and was already able to hit 96, I wouldn’t be surprised. The new peak is apparently 98. I really look forward to having him pitch in Greenville and then hopefully the SAL, where we’ll get a lot more reports.

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by Ben Buchanan on Feb 10, 2010 9:00 PM EST up reply actions