Welcome to the September 2, 2010 edition of This Week in Prospects! This will likely be the last edition in 2010 that features the current updates like this, as I’ll be using the next ten columns to unveil my Top 100 Prospect List.

This week is dominated by a couple of teams: New York teams, the Cubs, and the Phillies combine to account for eight of this week’s ten players. I guess I’m East Coast biased this week! In particular, we’ll look at two promising Phillies pitchers, a rare Yankee disappointment, and a Cubs catcher with absurd numbers.

That and more after the jump!

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Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Chicago White Sox and Southside Showdown is the site’s Lead Writer, Rob Sesso. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Arizona Diamondbacks and Venom Strikes is the site’s Lead Writer, Scott Allen. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the New York Mets and Rising Apple is the site’s Lead Writer, Adam Garnett. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Philadelphia Phillies and That Balls Outta Here is the site’s Lead Writer, Justin Klugh. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Colorado Rockies and Rox Pile is the site’s Lead Writer, Alex Barnes. Check out what he has to say after the jump.

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Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Minnesota Twins and Twinkie Talk is the site’s Lead Writer, Steve Fetch. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Lasorda’s Lair is the site’s Lead Writer, Anuj Agarwal. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Florida Marlins and Marlin Maniac is the site’s Lead Writer, Michael Jong. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the St. Louis Cardinals and Redbird Rants is the site’s Lead Writer, Ryne Gery. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Atlanta Braves and Tomahawk Take is the site’s Lead Writer, Kris Willis. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Washington Nationals and Teddy Never Wins is the site’s Lead Writer, Jeremy Stewart. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »

As rumors swirled this past week about the Dodgers and their enigmatic outfielder Manny Ramirez, something very strange began to happen around the interwebs. Main-Stream Media members began taking the roles traditionally reserved for bloggers and writing outrageous stuff about Ramirez and his prospective value to a new team.

Everyone was told even before he was placed on waivers by Los Angeles that the Chicago White Sox planned to claim the outfielder. When the waiver process actually took place, the White Sox were one of three teams to put a claim in on him. Being the one with the worst record, Chicago was awarded the claim and eventually the Dodgers laid Ramirez at Chicago’s feet, receiving nothing but salary relief in return.

So Ramirez will finish the season in Chicago, presumably as their DH. He’ll be an upgrade over the likes of Mark Kotsay and Andruw Jones and he’ll provide fodder for many a Chicago sportswriter. Does he have another thrilling end-of-season run in him like he did in 2008 when the Dodgers got him from Boston? Probably not. Ramirez isn’t the same hitter he was two years ago, he isn’t as young as he was then, either.

There are two things that bother me a great deal about the Ramirez fiasco thus far: First that far too many people are treating this as if Ramirez isn’t still a very good hitter, and secondly that there is a growing sentiment that thanks to his antics, Ramirez doesn’t have a strong case for Cooperstown. I’ll get to the second part in a minute, let’s tackle the first now.

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Once again it is collaborative post time here on Call to the Pen. This month’s topic is September call-ups. To get the ball rolling, I posed the following question to each of our Lead Writers, “Which player do you want your team to call-up in September and why?” It is a simple question but I think you will find the responses to be very diverse.

Taking the path less traveled this month, I decided to post each team’s write-up individually instead of grouping them by league or division as we have done in the past.

Representing the Pittsburgh Pirates and Rum Bunter is the site’s Lead Writer, Tom Smith. Check out what he has to say after the jump. Continue reading this post »