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2018 top 6-10 prospects Vote

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2018 top 6-10 prospects Vote  

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  1. 1. Who are the 2018 top 6-10 prospects?

    • Hays, Harvey, Lowther, Knight, Haniffee
      5
    • Mountcastle, Kremer, Akin, Ortiz, Tate
      1
    • Kremer, Hays, McKenna, Akin, Lowther
      14
    • Harvey, Mckenna, Hanifee, A. Hall, Encarnacion
      1
    • Rodriguez, Kremer, Harvey, Mckenna, A. Hall
      15

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7 hours ago, Luke-OH said:

I'd dispute that characterization, the reports from other organizations are that he's a quality makeup player, very coachable and receptive to ideas. That obviously hasn't led to conditioning improvements, so make what you will of that, but conditioning is one thing the Orioles do well.

I think you just said what I said but added that he is coachable when it comes to pitching.

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10 hours ago, wildcard said:

Based on reports that two organizations have try to get him into better condition but he was not interested.  Then I saw it for myself.

Sorry for you that you'll miss out on a highly rated Oriole prospect then. 

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3 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I hadn’t expected Hays to fall out of the top 5.    I hope he proves you guys wrong. 

He was close to getting back in there over some others. He could very well end up being better then some others ahead of him, but ultimately we like the other guys a little bit better. With four new members to the top five, with three new to the system, over the 2017 Top five list, it really shows the growth in the system more than a giant step back for Hays.

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Just now, Tony-OH said:

He was close to getting back in there over some others. He could very well end up being better then some others ahead of him, but ultimately we like the other guys a little bit better. With four new members to the top five, with three new to the system, over the 2017 Top five list, it really shows the growth in the system more than a giant step back for Hays.

Is that a hint?

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I thought for sure Kremer, Akin, and McKenna are top 10. There might be room for one or two of them in the top five.

Diaz, Hall, and Mountcastle should be locks for the top three. I wonder who is getting squeezed. Probably McKenna for one. Tough call between Kremer and Akin.

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3 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

I thought for sure Kremer, Akin, and McKenna are top 10. There might be room for one or two of them in the top five.

Diaz, Hall, and Mountcastle should be locks for the top three. I wonder who is getting squeezed. Probably McKenna for one. Tough call between Kremer and Akin.

One of those guys are in the top 5. Some may be surprised who, and some may not. As for Kremer vs Akin, They are not significantly apart in overall grades, but I think one has a better chance to stick as a starter and will be higher.

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38 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

He was close to getting back in there over some others. He could very well end up being better then some others ahead of him, but ultimately we like the other guys a little bit better. With four new members to the top five, with three new to the system, over the 2017 Top five list, it really shows the growth in the system more than a giant step back for Hays.

I had Hays as a lock for the top 5.  I guess time will tell if the real Hays is the 2017 version or the 2018 version.   On a positive note, its a good sign when a top 100 prospect last year  can't break the O's top 5 ranking.

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