Baseball America releases their top 25 prospects
by Matt Buggenhagen on Jul 10, 2009 12:03 AM EDT
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PrintI know everybody loves to talk prospects, so I'm not going to write a whole big piece about this, rather I'm opening the floor for debate. What do you guys think about this list? Anybody too high? Anybody too low?
Top 25 Prospects
1. Jason Heyward, of, Braves
2. Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
3. Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
4. Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers
5. Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants
6. Buster Posey, c, Giants
7. Carlos Santana, c, Indians
8. Chris Tillman, rhp, Orioles
9. Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles
10. Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins
11. Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves
12. Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
13. Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
14. Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers
15. Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds
16. Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
17. Dominic Brown, of, Phillies
18. Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
19. Jason Castro, c, Astros
20. Tim Beckham, ss, Rays
21. Brett Wallace, 3b, Cardinals
22. Matt LaPorta, 1b/of, Indians
23. Michael Taylor, of, Phillies
24. Kyle Drabek, rhp, Phillies
25. Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
The Next 25 (listed alphabetically, if you couldn't tell before): Tim Alderson, rhp, Giants; Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates; Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox; Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles; Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies; Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians; Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies; Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays; Aaron Hicks, of, Twins; Brad Holt, rhp, Mets; Eric Hosmer, 1b, Royals; Austin Jackson, of, Yankees; Casey Kelly, rhp/ss, Red Sox; Jason Knapp, rhp, Phillies; Mat Latos, rhp, Padres; Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros; Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets; Matt Moore, lhp, Rays; Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals; Derek Norris, c, Nationals; Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers; Ben Revere, of, Twins; Esmil Rogers, rhp, Rockies; Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs; Nick Weglarz, of, Indians.
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I think Josh Vitters should be in the top 25, he was tearing up the past month and has shown a good glove.
Not surprised at the Alvarez tumble, but at least has shown something so maybe he can recover if the second-half adjustment to AA starts to work.
by Gorkys n' Beans on Jul 10, 2009 12:28 AM EDT reply actions
Oops, I thought the thread was Baseball Prospectus last night and I couldn’t find it there.
by Gorkys n' Beans on Jul 10, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Freeman is better than most people think
by Heyward is the next crime dog on Jul 10, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s been overshadowed by JayHey.
"I bought a scratch-off ticket, but then I accidentally spilled some cortizone cream on it, so it did not need to be scratched."
by !Vive la Francoeur! on Jul 10, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow! The Giants actually have 2 prospects in the Top 25. I can’t believe Brian Sabean has keept them this long.
Don't jinx ...
us! Next thing you know, with the post all-star slide and lack of hitting, he’ll overreact (thinking the Giants are a legitimate contender or just trying to save his job) and over Baumgarner and Posey for short term guys like Holliday and Nick Johnson, or MI who had a sub 700 OPS last season (Sanchez)…
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