Figured one was not posted yet so here is a quick rundown of some of the notables. I dont really know any of the guys in the lower minors so be sure to add them in today.

AAA- Alex Torres, Kevin Millwood, Corey Kluber, Chris Tillman, John Danks (rehab), Kevin Slowey, Wade LeBlanc, Jesse Litsch, Mike Montgomery, Jay Jackson

AA- DREW POMERANZ  (AA Debut), Jacob Turner, Henderson Alvarez, Chris Withrow, Randall Delgado, Casey Kelly, Shelby Miller, Garret Richards

A+- Noel Arguelles, Anthony Ranaudo, Rob Rasmussen, Drew Smyly

 

Pomeranz vs. Bryce Harper I find that matchup interesting.

Today they announced the 50 players that will be on the rosters for the futures games.  I really look forward to this game each year because I get to see some players that I have not watched live before.  Here is a link to mlb.com's writeup on the game and rosters.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110622&content_id=20858262&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

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Some guys going today.

Edinson Volquez

Andrew Brackman

Jeanmar Gomez

Brett Cecil

Jason Adam

Nate Eovaldi

Matt Lollis

Kelvin De La Cruz

Casey Crosby

Kei Igawa

Brad hand

Trey McNutt

Joe Cruz

Garret Richards

Joe Wieland

Deck McGuire

Matt Harvey

Trevor May

Tyler Matzek: Just read this morning that he got demoted  Hi A Modesto to A Asheville.  Hopefully he can work some things out there.  Same thing happened to Aaron Crow last year so maybe Matzek will be up with the big club next year and closing for them in June.

Still a lot of TBD's out there.  Just figured I would get this up early this morning.

AAA Andrew Oliver, Alex Torres, Scott Barnes, Julio Teheran, Adam Warren, Ross Detwiler,  Lance Lynn

AA Wynn Pelzer, Liam Hendriks, Chris Withrow, Randall Delgado
A+ Chris Masters, Tim Melville, Clayton Cook, Rob Rasmussen, Asher Wojciechowski

A Kyle Blair

Sure I missed some guys. There are some guys that I have not heard of and a couple of leagues that don't have any gmes today.  Be sure to add them below.

Here is a quick list of pitchers scheduled to go today.

AAA- Corey Kluber, Rudy Owens, Alex Torres

AA- Manny Banuelos, Liam Hendriks, Jarrod Parker

A- Noel Arguellos, Giovanni Soto, Alex Wimmers, Trey Haley

Still a whole bunch to TBD starters.  Just wanted to get this up and running since some games have already begun this morning.

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Some guys on the mound today.

AAA- Kyle Gibson, Charles Furbush, Alex White, Alex Cobb, Tyler Chatwood, Danny Duffy

AA- Stolmy Pimentel, Brad Holt, Scott Barnes, Graham Stoneburner, Joseph Cruz, Will Smith, Ross Seaton

A- Tyler Matzek, Drake Britton, TJ McFarland, Zeke Spruill, Robbie Erlin, Trevor May, Kyle Blair, Adrian Salcedo, Jacob Petricka, Jesse Biddle, Anthony Ranaudo

There are still some TBA's and I am sure there are some guys that I missed.  Add them below.

I am looking for a couple of knowledgable owners to fill a couple of teams.  These are both brand new leagues.  Here are the teams that I have openings right now:

AL: Mariners and Blue Jays

NL: Cubs, DBacks and Mets

Anyone who is interested here is a link to the site check out the setup and league rules.  Everything is there.

AL: http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?board=578.0

NL: http://www.profsl.com/smf/index.php?board=572.0

If you want one of these teams just fill out an application and put on there that you were referred by Chris.

Some guys going today

AAA- Aneury Rodriguez, Charles Furbush, David Huff, Derek Holland, John Ely, Ryan Rowland-Smith

AA- Kyle Drabek vs Manny Banuelos (AA debut I believe), Trey McNutt (AA debut), Danny Duffy

A- Austin Adams, Aaron Crow, Chad Jenkins, Kyle Lobstein, Zack Von Rosenberg

Sure there are plenty of others.  Just did a quick run through just to get this thread up for today. 

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First time doing any kind of ranking list so be sure to pick me apart.

1. Lonnie Chisenhall- solid 3B there are question marks about how much power he has and some about his defense.  I have seen him a number of times in person and I like his defense at the hot corner if he can cut back on the errors.

2. Alex White- I view him as a #2 or #3 SP.  Really like this kid.

3. Jason Kipnis- Flew up my rankings this year.  The bat is legit.  Has some power and hits for a high average.  Needs to get better defensively.  Talked to him about a month ago and he said he is getting comfortable there and that the balls that are hit like rockets at him are the toughest adjustment (compared to CF) but he is making improvements.

4. Drew Pomeranz- 1st round pick this year.  Have high hopes for him in the coming years.

5. Nick Weglarz-  Bounced back from a lackluster 2009 and has put up solid numbers this year.  Concerned about his defense that he might have to be a DH.

6. Jason Knapp-  Has recovered from surgery very nicely thus far and has been impressive so far.

7. Carlos Carrasco-  Started the year slowly but has turned it around and should be up with the big club September 1st

8. Nick Hagadone-  Moved to the bullpen recently and should be a top bullpen arm and hopefully the teams future closer

9. TJ House- Solid pitcher.  Still young and inconsistent.  Seems like when he is on he is on but when he is not he gets hit hard.  Needs to learn to "get through" a game without his best stuff.

10. Joe Gardner- Wasnt too enamored with this pick last year.  He has proven me very wrong and has flown up my rankings.  Very solid numbers in A and A+ this year.  Could continue to climb before the year is out.

11. Kelvin De La Cruz-  Interesting young arm.  Has to get the walks down.  Very inconsistent.  I was higher on him earlier in the year.  Have backed off a little bit but still has time to figure out AA.

12. Jeanmar Gomez- Liked him last year in AA.  He is up for a short time (at least that is what I have heard) and has impressed in MLB.  I think he is over his head right now but is a solid MOR or BOR SP.  Havent really decided where I see him in the future.

13. LeVon Washington- 2010 2nd round pick Hoping the bat pans out.  Indians need more power bats in the system.  They already have a ton of speed the minors. 

14. Tony Wolters- 2010 3rd round pick.  Read scouting reports on the kid but want to see him in the minors before I get to excited.

15. Hector Rondon- How far he has fallen is crazy to me.  I had him solidly in my top 5 preseason. Has been out since May.  Was getting hit pretty hard before that.  K rate was still high.

16. Cord Phelps- Never heard of him until this year watching him in Akron.  Just a tough hard nose type player.  Just seems like a gritty player.  Hate making comparisons but David Eckstein came to mind when watching him in the field.

17. TJ McFarland- solid numbers in A+ this year.  Made a spot start in early August in AA and got roughed up.  Look forward to seeing him in AA next year.

18. Bo Greenwell-  Hits for good average.  Hopefully the power will come.  Has stolen 20+ bases this year in A/A+

19. Scott Barnes- numbers are not spectacular but he has gotten better month to month as the year has gone on.

20. Alex Perez- Optimistic here.  Had 2 strong starts to begin the year and has been out since with Tommy John surgery.

21. Giovanny Soto- acquired in the peralta trade.  Had been solid for the Tigers A team and has picked right up in A ball for the Indians.  See him as a BOR type pitcher.

22. Robbie Aviles- 2010 draft pick.  Tommy John surgery.  Like this kid in the future.  Just hope the TJ surgery is not a sign of things to come.

23. Tyler Holt- 2010 draft pick. scrappy type CF. 

24. Zach McAllister- Not super high on McAllister.  See him as a possible BOR SP in the future.  Been proven wrong before (see Joe Gardner)

25. Corey Kluber-  BOR type SP.  Had a rough beginning in Akron after the trade but was very solid last time out.

26. Rob Bryson- Has moved up 3 levels this year.  High K rate and low walk rate.  Should be a very useful bullpen arm sometime next year possibly.

27. Abner Abreu- Toolsy type OF.  Havent given up hope on him yet.  Needs to get his average back up but could be a useful 4-5 OF

28. Jared Goedert- Has gone crazy this year. Hitting close to .300 on the year with 25HR.  Likely getting called up September 1st to see what he can do.  Most likely keeping the seat warm for Chisenhall. 

29. Jordan Henry-  CF hits for good average.  Has speed.  Absolutely no power (HR).  Not much gap power either.

30. Delvi Cid- Inriguing guy.  A ton of speed (60+ SB this year). 

 

Now is the time to comment and pick me apart and give some advice and opinions.

Here is a quick list of some of the guys starting today

AAA- Vance Worley, Charles Furbush, Brad Lincoln, Nick Blackburn, Ivan Nova, David Huff, Chad Reineke, Aneury Rodriguez, Alex Sanabia, Kevin Mulvey, John Ely, Radhames Liz

AA- Scott Barnes, Zach Stewart, Julio Teheran, Danny Duffy, Christian Friedrich

A- Ethan Martin, TJ McFarland, Aaron Crow, Jeurys Familia, Tim Alderson, Matt Moore, Kyle Lobstein, Tyler Matzek, Trevor May

 

Sure there are others that I have missed or just dont know them.  Add them below.

A lot of TBA's still but here are some of the notables that are currently listed.

AAA- David Huff, Troy Patton, Matt Palmer, Ryan Rowland-Smith, John Ely, Radhames Liz

AA- Zach Stewart vs. Bryan Morris, Deolis Guerra vs. Kelvin De La Cruz, Stepehn Fife vs. Clayton Tanner, Jenrry Mejia, John Lamb, Simon Castro vs. Tyler Chatwood

A- Aaron Crow, Dellin Betances, Tim Alderson, Chad Jenkins, Matt Moore, Tyler Matzek, Michael Goodnight (professional debut)

 

I am sure there are plenty of others going today as well.  List them below. 

AAA- Jordan Zimmerman, Jeremy Sowers, Anthony Swarzak, Alfredo Figaro, Jeff Samardzija, Jordan Lyles AAA debut, Kevin Mulvey

AA- Rudy Owens, Hector Noesi, Corey Kluber, Chris Withrow, Chris Archer, Alex Cobb, Elih Villanueva

A+- Robbie Ross, Ethan Martin, Joe Gardner, Jacob Turner, Graham Stoneburner

A- Giovanny Soto, Eric Arnett, Tanner Bushue

SS- Madison Younginer, Chad Jenkins, Noah Syndergaard, Jesse Biddle, Chris Jakubauskas

A couple of notables from finished games today.

Jesse Biddle 5IP 2H 0R 2BB 3K

Justin O'Connor 1/5 1K

Cito Culver 2/5 1R, 3RBI, 2B 2K

I am sure there are others just add them below.

Here are some of the probables going today.

AAA- Cory Luebke, Ian Snell, Omar Beltre, Chuck Lofgren

AA- Cory Kluber (1st start as an Indian) vs. Rudy Ownens, Kyle Wieland, Kyler Newby, Alex Torres, Mike Montgomery

A- Robbie Ross, Ethan Martin, TJ House, Cody Scarpetta, Phillippe Aumont, Jacob Turner, Josh Spence, Ian Krol

A couple of notables already today.

Adenys Hechavarria 3/5 2B 2R 1RBI

Yonder Alonso 1/3 2R 1RBI 2BB

Todd Frazier 3/4 HR 2B BB

Matt Dominguez 1/4 HR

Sure I missed some but feel free to add them below.

Thought since it was Saturday I would get this up and running early and hopefully we can have a lot of discussion today.  Here is a list of guys going today.

AAA- Chris Tillman, Mike Minor, Felix Doubront vs. David Huff, Jeremy Hellickson, Michael Kirkman, Omar Beltre, Thomas Diamond, Todd Wellemyer

AA- Alex White, Michael Main, Rudy Owens, Chris Withrow, Alex Torres, Chris Dwyer, Aaron Crow

A,A+- Randall Delgado, Chad Jenkins, Tim Alderson, Jacob Turner, Nick Barnese, Graham Stoneburner

 

Didnt list any pitchers from SS A ball so if you know of any notables there or other notables that I have missed just list them below.

AAA Clay Buccholz, Armando Gallaraga, David Huff, Chris Volstad, Jeff Samardzija, Rich Harden (Rehab)

AA Ross Detwiler, Casey Kelly, Jake McGee, Jordan Lyles, Tyler Chatwood

A+ Julio Teheran, Brayan Villareal, Jeurys Familia, Manny Banuelos

A Alex Colome, Garrett Richards

 

This was just a quick run through just to get todays post up and discussing.  If you know of any that I missed post below.

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http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/06/pedro-alvarezs-callup-seems-imminent.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

By Mark Polishuk [June 15, 2010 at 6:55pm CST]

Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com reports that Pedro Alvarez, the No.2 overall pick in the 2008 Amateur Draft, could make his major league debut for Pittsburgh by the end of the week.  Langosch reports that Alvarez is in the lineup tonight for Triple-A Indianapolis, and could be called up as soon as Wednesday for that evening's White Sox/Pirates game.  One might think the Bucs might announce Alvarez's first game in advance to sell a few extra tickets either against the Sox or when the Indians come to town for a weekend series.

Alvarez will play every day at third base for the Pirates, thus making current baseman Andy LaRoche into a backup or utilityman; Langosch notes that LaRoche has already been taking grounders at second base in preparation for his new role.  With Neil Walker locked into the second base job, LaRoche (who was a well-regarded prospect him not too long ago) could be made available to a team looking for an infield backup.  The Bucs would certainly have an easier time moving LaRoche than they would dealing Akinori Iwamura's big contract.

Quick list of probables going today.

AAA- Michael Bowden, Anthony Swarzak, Jake Arrieta, Brad Mills

AA- Casey Kelly (milb.com has him pitching both games of a DH, something tells me that wont happen lol), Kyle Gibson, Zach Britton, Kelvin De La Cruz, Kyle Drabek, Bryan Morris, Christian Friedrich, Aaron Crow, Wynn Pelzer

A+- Carlos Pimentel, Julio Teheran, Charles Furbush, Nick Barnese

A- Ramon Lebron, Eric Arnett, Chad Jenkins

As always if I missed someone add them below.

Some starting pitchers going today

AAA- Jake Arrieta, Chuck Lofgren, Tommy Hunter, Radhames Liz

AA- Kyle Gibson, Michael Pineda, Blake Beaven, Aaron Crow vs. Christian Friedrich

A- Tyler Chatwood, TJ McFarland, Ramon Lebron, BJ Hermsen, Jake Odorizzi

 

As always I am sure I missed some so post them below.  This was just a quick run through todays probables via milb.com.

One player that is done for today

Kyle Gibson 7IP 4H 2ER 1BB 6K

I am in complete rebuild mode in my 30 team dynasty league.  The other owner and I are both building our teams through minor leaguers.  He is trying to compete next year and beyond and I am looking at 2 years from now to start building a solid team.  He was interested in Brandon Phillips (my roster) but he has a huge contract so I ate the huge expiring deal of Ichiro Suzuki.  Now here are the prospects being swapped because that is the whole deal anyways.

I get: Aaron Crow, Wil Myers, Simon Castro, (Ichiro's expiring contract)

He Gets: Thomas Neal, Dayan Viciedo, Tanner Bushue, Wilmer Font, Brandon Phillips

I really like the prospects that I get in the deal but really made me stop and think when I proposed the deal and he jumped all over it like I was giving up way to much.  Just wanted to hear thoughts from you guys that know more about these prospects than I do.

Thanks

A quick list of the pitchers going today

 

AAA- Jake Arrieta, Carlos Carrasco, Zach McAllister, Polin Trinidad, Will Inman, Chuck Lofgren, Trevor Reckling, Brad Mills

 

AA- Casey Kelly vs Kyle Drabek (should be a great matchup), Kelvin De La Cruz (I am going to watch this game tonight), Michael Pineda, Wynn Pelzer, Aaron Crow, Blake Beaven

 

A- Stolmy Pimentel, Henderson Alvarez, Bryan Morris, Eric Arnett, John Lamb, Kyle Lobstein, Joe Wieland, Jarred Cosart

 

Anybody that I missed please add below.

Since there is not a thread already created.  Here is a quick list of some probables for today.

AAA- Brandon Erbe, Tommy Hunter, Kevin Mulvey

AA- Tim Alderson, Martin Perez, Wynn Pelzer

A+- Michael Main, Chris Dwyer, TJ House, Brad Hand, Cody Scarpetta, Henderson Alvarez, Frank De Los Santos

A- Jake Odorizzi, Tyler Skaggs, Wilking Rodriguez, Kelvin Perez

 

I am sure I missed some as this was a quick run through the probables.  If you have anymore post below.

I am sure that I missed some guys, but I scanned the probables quickly and these are some guys that stuck out as starters today

AAA

Brandon Erbe, Thomas Diamond, Trevor Bell, Madison Bumgarner

AA

Zach Stewart vs. Phillippe Aumont, Stephen Strasburg, Mike Montgomery, Kasey Kiker vs. Jordan Lyles, Simon Castro

A+

Michael Main, JJ Hoover, Alex White, Joseph Cruz, Brayan Villarreal, Brad Hand

A

Wilking Rodriguez

 

If you notice someone that I missed post below. Thanks!!!

 

 

 

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Here are some of the pitchers going today

South Atlantic League-  Arodys Vizcaino, Matt Thompson

Midwest League- Brett Wallach, Kyle Heckathorn vs. Liam Hendriks

California League- Wifredo Boscan

Carolina League- Nick Hagadone, Tim Melville vs. Nathan Jones

Florida State League- Nick Barnese vs. Jeff Locke, Charles Huggins, Bobby Lanigan, Brad Hand, Wily Peralta, Andrew Brackman

Eastern League- only half listed so far and nobody stuck out to me

Texas League- Jeremy Hefner

International League- Donald Veal, Jeanmar Gomez, Ryne Reynoso

Pacific Coast League- Jay Jackson, Guillermo Moscoso, Jhoulys Chacin vs. Josh Lindblom, Cesar Valdez, Luke French

 

If I missed someone please post below. Thanks!!

Just read this on espn.com

 

News: Turner, who's pitching for Low-A West Michigan, has been placed on the disabled list after experiencing stiffness in his right forearm, Mlive.com reports.
Spin: Turner has already missed two starts because of the injury. The move is retroactive to April 22, which would allow Turner to return on Thursday, but he'll likely stay on the sidelines past that date.

 

Not the way I was hoping he would start out this year.  Hope this is not a sign of things to come or a regular thing with him being hurt with shoulder problems.

I currently have Nick Punto on my roster and have no use for him since I am in complete rebuild mode.  The team in my league (Texas Rangers) are interested in trading for him.  I have dealt with him plenty so far and have plucked probally 8 of his top 10 prospects in different trades (the only ones that I didnt get he had already traded away).  I can probally get two of these guys but dont know a whole lot about any of them.  Was hoping some Ranger fans could help me pick two of them that would most likely help me at the MLB level in the future.  Timetable is not really that important since my whole team is minor leaguers so it is going to take some time for them to get the the big leagues anyways.  Here is the best he has left:

Guillermo Moscoso

Miguel Velazquez

Carlos Pimentel

Robbie Erlin

Tommy Mendonca

Chad Tracy

Craig Gentry

Neil Ramirez

Omar Poveda

Also if you can think of any little known type names in the Rangers that have a high ceiling let me know and he might still own their rights as well.

Appreciate any help that you can provide.

Like I have stated before I am new to this whole "prospecting" thing.  I took over a team that was in pretty bad shape and have traded my 2 good players for prospects and I am in complete rebuild mode.  I just received an offer and I am torn on it and was hoping some of you more experienced prospectors could help me.  Here is the offer:

I get:  Starlin Castro  Dominic Brown  Tim Melville

I give: Dominic Jennings

Difficult for me because I love what Jennings brings to the table.  My team is loaded (in my opinion) with prospects.

Any and all help would be much appreciated.

Here is my minor league roster right now:

 

LHP Martin Perez (Rangers)
LHP Kasey Kiker (Rangers)
LHP Alex Torres
LHP Cory Luebke (Padres)
C Travis D'Arnaud (Blue Jays)
RF Dennis Raben (Mariners) 
1B Anthony Rizzo (Red Sox) 
2B Jemile Weeks (Athletics) 
2B Nick Noonan (Giants) 
SS Daniel Fields (Tigers) 
SS Justin Jackson (Blue Jays) 
SS Tyler Pastornicky (Blue Jays)
3B Matthew Davidson (Diamondbacks) 
3B Matt Sweeney
3B Kevin Ahrens (Blue Jays) 
OF Kenny Wilson (Blue Jays)
OF J.P. Ramirez (Nationals)
OF Joe Benson (Twins)
OF Wendell Fairley (Giants)
OF Brandon Tripp (Marlins) 
RHP Jacob Turner (Tigers) 

C JP Arencibia (Blue Jays) 
1B Sean Doolittle (Athletics)
2B Eric Young Jr. (Rockies) 
OF John Mayberry Jr. (Phillies) 
OF Desmond Jennings
OF Fernando Martinez (Mets) 
CF Fernando Perez
RHP Jeremy Hellickson
RHP Carlos Carrasco (Indians)
RHP Chris Mason
RHP Ryan Tucker (Marlins)
RHP Derek Rodriguez (White Sox) 
LHP Jacob McGee
OF/1B Chris Marrero (Nationals) 
1B Lars Anderson (Red Sox) 
3B Lonnie Chisenhall (Indians)
3B Matt Dominguez (Marlins) 
3B Dayan Viciedo (White Sox)
3B Logan Forsythe (Padres)
LF Kellen Kulbacki (Padres)
OF Ryan Kalish (Red Sox) 
OF Mitch Moreland (Rangers)
OF Nick Weglarz (Indians) 
OF Brennan Boesch (Tigers)
OF Engel Beltre (Rangers)
OF Evan Frey (Diamondbacks)
RHP Jarrod Parker (Diamondbacks) 
RHP Tim Alderson (Pirates) 
RHP Jordan Walden (Angels)
RHP Tyson Ross (Athletics)
RHP Blake Wood (Royals) 
RHP Mike Stutes (Phillies)
RHP Vance Worley (Phillies)
RHP Zach Dials (Blue Jays) 
RHP Julio Pinto (Blue Jays) 

 

RHP Julio Teheran (Braves)
RHP Michael Main (Rangers)
RHP Wilmer Font (Rangers)
RHP Aaron Weatherford (Rockies)
RHP Paul Demny (Nationals)
RHP Kevin Eichhorn (Diamondbacks) 
RHP Drew Naylor (Phillies)
RHP Alex Colome
RHP Bryan Shaw (Diamondbacks) 
LHP Christian Friedrich (Rockies) 

LHP Robbie Ross (Rangers)
C Carlos Perez (Blue Jays) 
1B Jeff Malm
SS Miguel Jean Sano (Twins) 
SS Jurickson Profar (Rangers)
OF Todd Glaesman
CF Donovan Tate (Padres)
RHP Tanner Scheppers (Rangers)
RHP Kyle Gibson (Twins)
RHP Adrian Salcedo (Twins)
RHP Wilking Rodriguez
LHP Chad James (Marlins)

1

Jason Heyward

RF

Has the skills to turn into one of baseball's best hitters; back injury is a concern

20.7

ATL

AAA

2

Desmond Jennings

CF

Solid bet to surface as an above-average big leaguer, with his D and contact bat

23.4

TB

AAA

3

Jesus Montero

C/DH

Sick power bat and an elite contact hitter, though he's probably not a catcher

20.4

NYY

AA

4

Stephen Strasburg

RHP

May emerge as No. 1 as soon as '10; painful mechanics will likely lead to injury

21.7

WAS

NCAA

5

Carlos Santana

C

Power-hitting catcher with outstanding patience; could become a plus defender

24.0

CLE

AA

6

Dustin Ackley

CF/LF

In convo for decade's best college hitter; patient LD bat and good defensive OF

22.1

SEA

NCAA

7

Brian Matusz

LHP

Command pitcher with a power arsenal and MLB track record; potential No. 1-2

23.2

BAL

MLB

8

Buster Posey

C

Polished all-around hitter and a solid defender; very high floor as well as ceiling

23.0

SF

MLB

9

Justin Smoak

1B

Elite patience and power to go along with good contact skills; limited to 1B on D

23.3

TEX

AAA

10

Fernando Martinez

LF/RF

Plus power/good contact skills may allow him to ascend to stardom some day

21.5

NYM

MLB

11

Alcides Escobar

SS

One of baseball's best defensive SS; elite contact bat but not much power or BB

23.3

MIL

MLB

12

Pedro Alvarez

3B

Awesome power hitter; probably doesn't have the agility for 3B; will K often

23.2

PIT

AA

13

Michael Taylor

LF/RF

Making unbelievable strides as a pro; scary part is he could continue to improve

24.3

OAK

AAA

14

Neftali Feliz

RHP

Stuff is filthy (FB sat 93-96 in MLB);will he be able to jump up to SP innings?

21.9

TEX

MLB

15

Michael Stanton

RF

No one doubts 80 power -- also patient; contact struggles do give him a low floor

20.4

FLA

AA

16

Josh Bell

3B

Should be solid defender; patient, powerful & works the count well; could K a lot

23.4

BAL

AA

17

Yonder Alonso

1B

Very polished LD hitter; patient + makes lots of contact; how much power is here?

23.0

CIN

AA

18

Jaff Decker

LF

Above-average power hitter and extremely patient; better athlete than most think

20.1

SD

A

19

Logan Morrison

1B

Safe bet for a lengthy career; swing + approach may not lead to very much power

22.6

FLA

AA

20

Mike Leake

RHP

Combines plus plus command and outstanding movement; likely No. 3 - maybe 2

22.4

CIN

NCAA

21

Jhoulys Chacin

RHP

Great sinking FB & plus changeup; curve flashes plus break; chance to be a No. 2

22.2

COL

MLB

22

James Darnell

3B

Good bet to be solid MLBer; swing resembles J. Upton's - not as explosive, though

23.2

SD

A+

23

Madison Bumgarner

LHP

No. 1-2 upside; great command of deceptive FB; SL is erratic; change lacks polish

20.7

SF

MLB

24

Domonic Brown

RF

Quick-twitch athlete has great bat speed; awkward swing mechanics limit ceiling

22.6

PHI

AA

25

Chris Carter

1B

Monster power will come w/ perhaps 200 Ks a year -- patient too; no value on D

23.3

OAK

AAA

26

Martin Perez

LHP

Just needs to prove he can handle a SP's workload; potential for 3 plus pitches

19.0

TEX

AA

27

Ryan Westmoreland

CF/LF

Outstanding athlete w/ speed, power, patience and strong arm; very high upside

19.9

BOS

SS

28

Wade Davis

RHP

Horse of a SP; extended track record in minors, solid FB & 2 good breaking balls

24.6

TB

MLB

29

Brett Wallace

1B/3B

Won't stick at 3B, but could be slightly above-average overall as a first baseman

23.6

TOR

AAA

30

Daniel Hudson

RHP

Reached the bigs in his full-season debut; great FB/CH combo; SL is inconsistent

23.1

CHW

MLB

31

Derek Norris

C/DH

Extemely patient power hitter but he will stike out; not a good bet to stick at C

21.1

WAS

A

32

Aroldis Chapman

LHP

Didn't have great command in Cuban League, but hard to doubt his stuff

22.1

CIN

n/a

33

Todd Frazier

2B/LF

Unorthodox swing has led to sweet LD rates; his defensive home is uncertain

24.1

CIN

AAA

34

Alex Avila

C

Rapid rise from from 5th rounder to MLB; solid bet to stick at C; decent upside

23.2

DET

MLB

35

Casey Kelly

RHP

Doesn't have top-notch FB velo, but knows how to pitch & has a polished arsenal

20.5

BOS

A+

36

Starlin Casto

SS

Good contact bat doesn't walk and power upside is limited; can he stick at SS?

20.0

CHC

AA

37

Thomas Neal

LF/1B

Fresh off outstanding offensive season in the low-minors; may end up as a 1B

22.6

SF

A+

38

Jose Iglesias

SS

Best defensive SS in minors; good contact hitter; questions about power & BB%

20.2

BOS

n/a

39

Chris Heisey

LF/CF

D-III stud turned legit MLB prospect; may not be a star but likely a solid regular

25.3

CIN

AAA

40

Brett Lawrie

2B

Balanced power hitter with above-average speed reached AA in 1st full season

20.2

MIL

AA

41

Lonnie Chisenhal

3B

Established himself as an elite power/contact hitter in A+; solid bet to stick at 3B

21.5

CLE

AA

42

Tony Sanchez

C

Nearly a lock to stick at C; hit for power, walked & didn't K; 4th overall pick ('09)

21.9

PIT

A+

43

Nick Weglarz

LF/DH

Played w/ a broken leg in '09; very patient, plus power, not a bad contact bat

22.3

CLE

AA

44

Hector Rondon

RHP

Composed + has great command; doesn't try to overpower guys; fly-ball pitcher

22.1

CLE

AAA

45

Logan Forsythe

3B

Patient, balanced LD hitter who could be a good defensive 3B; maybe even a 2B

23.2

SD

AA

46

Brandon Snyder

1B

Bat will get him to the bigs - smooth swing + patient; former C is now stuck at 1B

23.4

BAL

AAA

47

Jason Castro

C

Already outstanding defensive C; simple LD swing doesn't generate much power

22.8

HOU

AA

48

Jon Niese

LHP

Commands a sinking FB; CB and SL both get swing-throughs; Likely no. 3 starter

23.4

NYM

MLB

49

Matt Dominguez

3B

Slow but still an elite defender; lots of offensive potential, though swing is long

20.6

FLA

AA

50

Aaron Hicks

CF

Patient hitter with some power; he plays an outstanding CF - great speed/arm

20.5

MIN

A

 

I am relatively new to prospecting and spend a lot of time here with John reading all of the posts that are posted to learn more about these guys.  2 things that really jumped out at me right away are that Brad Snyder is even on this list and that Jeremy Hellickson is not in the top 20, well wait he didnt even make the list.  Just found that really odd personally.  Anyone else see anything worth pointing out about this list?