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Wow!

BBBB vs Todd beef could get interesting.

If you haven't sent in a list yet. There is still time. Looks like we will have 30+ submissions by the end of the week. All the cool kids are doing it!

Angel Perdomo would likely benefit from a move to the bullpen. 6'6 power lefty with a mid 90s fastball and power slider.. He would be a good prospect to pick in the rule 5 draft if he's exposed.

For Greene I would give him one more season to see if he can improve his numbers as a starter. For SRF, it really depends on the non-public info the team has. They know the extent of his medical history, pitching mechanics and his likelyhood of being an MLB starter. If they think he has a 5% chance of sticking as a starter, why not just make the move to the bullpen ASAP?

I think they had the right idea with Osuna and Castro, but it was poorly executed. They identified 2 young SP prospects with power arms and shady medicals/injury history that they didn't think would hold up in an MLB rotation for 200+ innings a year, and made the bullpen move to get all the value out of them they could. We are seeing this now from other teams with Edwin Diaz, Michael Feliz, CJ Edwards, etc.. even Luis Severino to some extent though I don't think the Yankees are done with him as a starter. Teams are skipping the failed starter phase when they don't believe those pitchers have a chance at sticking in the rotation, and heading straight to the "Elite Reliever" part. And it's a very interesting strategy. I wonder if we'll see even more of it in the future. Another incentive for the teams to do it is that they get 3 years of the power reliever at league minimum salary and 6 years of control. There are some Jays prospects that could see the move. Greene has terrible numbers but could see an improvement in a new role as a reliever. SRF has arm problems (will he hold up in an MLB rotation?), and would post absurd numbers as a reliever.

He barely had a cup of coffee in full season ball. 28 innings pitched above Vancouver, 1 electric spring training and they gave him the closer role.

He got hit around with runners on base. Gibbons lost trust of him fairly quickly, and well over half the fanbase hates his guts. http://i.imgur.com/I4Uogjp.png http://i.imgur.com/dD072ww.png

You shouldn't look at it like that though. He lost 3 years of baseball development due to football (2012, 2013 and 2014). What he has done in 2015 and 2016 has been really impressive considering the lost development years he had as well as the injuries he suffered in the first half of 2015.

None of this is relevant to Anthony Alford which is what we were discussing. He already plays everyday and at an appropriate level. Now answer this question, 1) Why do you think Anthony Alford will never reach the MLB? Is there something about his profile as a baseball player that you don't like?

That's cold.

Spanky whats your twitter handle. I know you have twitter don't lie to me.

Retweet away fellas. Good thread again from NJH. I think he's trying to make a late push for Best Poster after slacking for the earlier part of the year.

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I always believed in him.

Cyborg BurlingtonBandit King Spanky Bobthe4th Spats Pendleton Jonn J4L19 Grant Jimcanuck Nafro NJH GD LetTheBallFly Sorrow imsorry4beatinU 43211234 SirBJay Still waiting on quite a few I would say. KingKat, TheHurl, Angrioter, Krylian, mikebel111, Thanos, John_Havok, etc. would all be welcome additions!

We'll likely never see anything like that again. That was crazy.

Yes it's in there

He's on multiple lists so I wouldn't sweat it.

You're right Pompey was similarly touted. He was in the 30-50 range of all MLB prospects back in the 2014 offseason if I recall. Despite the disappointing 2016 season, Pompey projects for 1.2 fWAR in 113 games, so I don't think the book is completely closed on him yet. I don't see how having more farm teams would help Alford. He's already playing everyday.

They will all be public, on the spreadsheet!

Thanks for your opinion, Grant.

I never said it would give a better result. But it is a board ranking, and these are the people of the BJMB. After this list is completed, if you want to go and cherry pick each posters list and make a ranking with all the lists of posters you like, then go ahead. But that is not what I am about, so that's not the way this is going to be.

Here's the thing Todd. I'm going to explain this so you listen closely. You keep saying Alford isn't a top prospect but you have never actually explained why. I'll explain why people like Alford. - Alford was a highly touted baseball and football prospect out of high school. - Alford signed with the Jays for 750k, to play both football and baseball. - Alford agreed to play with the Jays full time at the end of 2014. - In Alfords first full season as a baseball player, he hit .293/.418/.394 in Low A and .302/.380/.444 in High A. As a 20 year old with very little baseball reps! - In Alfords 2nd season, he struggled in the first half of the season with injuries. He played through a knee injury (http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-top-prospect-alford-trying-rehabilitate-knee/) that he opted not to have surgery on. BOSTON – The Toronto Blue Jays won’t specify exactly what type of injury top prospect Anthony Alford suffered, but the centre-fielder is trying to rehabilitate his right knee in an effort to return to the field without surgery. - In June of his 2nd full season, he had a collision with Richard Urena chasing down a flyball squibber. He had to be taken off the field on a stretcher, and was diagnosed with a concussion. - He returned on June 22nd and hit .200/412/440 for the rest of the month. In July he hit 255/366/457 and in August he hit 280/382/452. The improvement from when he returned from his injuries, is obvious to anyone who is paying attention. - On top of what looks like a 60-70 hit tool, impressive plate discipline and OBP rates, and 50-55 power, he is said to have plus speed, baserunning, and defense. That's an allstar calibre player in CF if he puts it all together, and maybe better.