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seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 07:22 PM

I know it's silly to throw up a quiz when there's a crucial, pennant-race deciding game going on, but I figure nobody's watching Phillies-Astros anyway. The Mets have had plenty of prospects who never turned out (Al Shirley, Kirk Presley, Julian Vazquez), and some who were dealt at the peak of their prospecthood (Ed Yarnall, Geoff Goetz), and some who shot up to the major league level quickly (Alex Ochoa, Bill Pulsipher). Some players, however, rise through the system slowly and become part of silly trivia questions. Since 1990, nineteen Mets prospects -- two catchers, three third basemen, two shortstops, six outfielders, six right-handed pitchers, and one lefty -- have appeared at least twice on Baseball America's Top 100 Prospects list while in the system. Some may have appeared as members of other organizations, but only nineteen appeared at least twice -- and six of them appeared three times -- on the list as Mets prospects. Name them. And for bonus points, identify the six guys who made it to the list three times. And for ANOTHER bonus point, name the only two #1 BA prospects since 1990 who have ever appeared in a Mets uniform. (Hint: One was a first base prospect, one was a pitcher.)

Zvon Sep 07 2005 07:38 PM

this is a tuffffffffff one. Brian Cole Alex Escobar Aaron Hielman Jose Reyes Preston Wilson Scott Kazmir Any of them on that list?

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2005 07:50 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 07 2005 09:07 PM

Catchers - Huber, Hundley 3B - Wright, Alfonzo, Huskey? SS - Reyes, Ordonez OF - Escobar, Preston Wilson, Payton, Burnitz RHP - Paul Wilson, Heilman, Grant Roberts, Pat Strange, Anthony Young LHP - Pulsipher, Kazmir (although you said only one lefty I think both Pulse & Kaz were - did you count one as a RHP?) 3-timers: Escobar, Hundley, Peston Wilson #1 bonus: hmmm, not sure

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 08:51 PM

C Hundley (92,91,90) 3B Wright (04,03) Alfonzo (95,94) Huskey (94,93,92) SS Reyes (03,02) Ordonez (96,95) OF Escobar (01,00,99) Preston Wilson (96,94,93) Payton (97,96,95) Burnitz (93,92) RHP Heilman (03,02) Roberts (00,99,98) Paul Wilson (96,95) AYoung (92,91) Strange (01,00) LHP Kazmir (04,03) Cole appeared once (2001), as did Pulse (94). That's five for Zvon, eleven for the Knot. Nice job both of you. Still missing a catcher, two OFs, one righty, and the second bonus question.

MFS62 Sep 07 2005 08:57 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 07 2005 08:59 PM

Is one outfielder Alex Ochoa? Edit: Bonus - first baseman John Olerud? Later

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 08:59 PM

Ochoa appeared only once as a Met, in 1996.

DocTee Sep 07 2005 08:59 PM

Isringhausen?

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 08:59 PM

Once. (1995.)

Frayed Knot Sep 07 2005 09:02 PM

Catcher - Brook Fordyce? OFer - Terrance Long? Bones - the 1st baseman was Cliffy!!!

DocTee Sep 07 2005 09:04 PM

Lastings Milledge??

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 09:05 PM

Nice job, Frayed! Cliff Floyd was the top ranked prospect in 1994 as a first baseman with the Expos. Still missing the pitcher. Fordyce (93,91) is the other catcher. Long appeared once, in 1997.

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 09:06 PM

Milledge (05,04) is right! Still missing one OF and one RHP.

Valadius Sep 07 2005 09:16 PM

A.J. Burnett?

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 09:16 PM

Burnett never cracked the Top 100 as a Met.

Valadius Sep 07 2005 09:20 PM

Petit or Bannister?

seawolf17 Sep 07 2005 09:21 PM

Petit in 2005, Bannister never.

86-Dreamer Sep 08 2005 08:45 AM

Julio Valera for the RHP?

86-Dreamer Sep 08 2005 08:50 AM

how about DJ Dozier for the OF?

metsmarathon Sep 08 2005 08:56 AM

bonus: pedro?

Edgy DC Sep 08 2005 09:36 AM

Dumb idea: how about Hideo Nomo as the pitcher who was an overall number-one prospect? Is he eligible?

metsmarathon Sep 08 2005 10:06 AM

damn. i just cheated, and know the answer to the bonus question. ain't nobody getting that one. also, isn't it kinda unfair...?

seawolf17 Sep 08 2005 10:49 AM

Dozier and Valera are the last two. And yes, the other half of the bonus question is unfair. That's why I said "Mets uniform," not Mets game. The list: 2005 11. Lastings Milledge, of, Mets 46. Yusmeiro Petit, rhp, Mets 50. Philip Humber, rhp, Mets 2004 7. Kazuo Matsui ss, Mets 12. Scott Kazmir lhp, Mets 21. David Wright 3b, Mets 86. Lastings Milledge of, Mets 88. Matt Peterson rhp, Mets 2003 3. Jose Reyes, ss, Mets 11. Scott Kazmir, lhp, Mets 45. Aaron Heilman, rhp, Mets 66. Justin Huber, c, Mets 75. David Wright, 3b, Mets 2002 34. Jose Reyes, ss, Mets 78. Aaron Heilman, rhp, Mets 2001 18. Alex Escobar, of, Mets 63. Pat Strange, rhp, Mets 64. Brian Cole, of, Mets 2000 34. Alex Escobar, of, Mets 78. Pat Strange, rhp, Mets 84. Grant Roberts, rhp, Mets 1999 11. Alex Escobar, of, Mets 45. Octavio Dotel, rhp, Mets 79. Grant Roberts, rhp, Mets 1998 29. Grant Roberts, rhp, Mets 60. Ed Yarnall, lhp, Mets 96. Geoff Goetz, lhp, Mets 1997 34. Jay Payton, of, Mets 63. Terrence Long, of, Mets 1996 2. Paul Wilson, rhp, Mets 17. Rey Ordonez, ss, Mets 21. Jay Payton, of, Mets 43. Alex Ochoa, of, Mets 94. Preston Wilson, of, Mets 1995 16. Paul Wilson, rhp, Mets 20. Rey Ordonez, ss, Mets 31. Edgardo Alfonzo, 3b, Mets 37. Jason Isringhausen, rhp, Mets 95. Carl Everett, of, Mets 96. Jay Payton, of, Mets 1994 21. Bill Pulsipher, lhp, Mets 43. Preston Wilson, 3b, Mets 59. Kirk Presley, rhp, Mets 70. Butch Huskey, 3b, Mets 74. Edgardo Alfonzo, ss, Mets 1993 28. Bobby Jones, rhp, Mets 61. Jeromy Burnitz, of, Mets 64. Brook Fordyce, c, Mets 74. Al Shirley, of, Mets 92. Butch Huskey, 3b, Mets 93. Preston Wilson, of, Mets 1992 18. Todd Hundley, c, Mets 50. Jeromy Burnitz, of, Mets 54. Butch Huskey, 3b, Mets 55. Anthony Young, rhp, Mets 92. Julian Vasquez, rhp, Mets 99. D. J. Dozier, of, Mets 1991 26. Anthony Young, rhp, Mets 33. Pete Schourek, lhp, Mets 44. D. J. Dozier, of, Mets 47. Brook Fordyce, c, Mets 59. Todd Hundley, c, Mets 98. Julio Valera, rhp, Mets 1990 56. Julio Valera, rhp, Mets 65. Todd Hundley, c, Mets

86-Dreamer Sep 08 2005 11:13 AM

I am giving myself a pat on the back for those Dozier and Valera answers. Great quiz seawolf, i enjoyed thinking that one through