| You can eye all the players on this list as potential contributors to your 2007 fantasy baseball team. | ||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Notes | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | RHP | Instant No. 2, he's the least risky pitching "prospect" in the game | 26 | BOS | JPN | ||||||
| 2 | Delmon Young | OF | MLB's next five-tool stud is in line for a big league job; could be a 30/30 man | 21 | TB | MLB | ||||||
| 3 | Alex Gordon | 3B | 40 HR potential and should get a good chunk of 2007 playing time | 23 | KC | AA | ||||||
| 4 | Chris Young | OF | He'll go 15/15 in the bigs next season but he may not hit over .275 | 23 | ARI | MLB | ||||||
| 5 | Matt Garza | RHP | Not going to be an ace but he looks like a solid bet to reach No. 2 potential | 23 | MIN | MLB | ||||||
| 6 | Troy Tulowitzki | SS | May never be an all-star, will be a solid big league shortstop for a long time | 22 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 7 | Mike Pelfrey | RHP | Will figure things out in big leagues and surface as an ace before long | 23 | NYM | MLB | ||||||
| 8 | Adam Jones | OF | Flashy player who appears more valuable than he is, still should be solid big leaguer | 21 | SEA | MLB | ||||||
| 9 | Jason Hirsh | RHP | Better than Jason Jennings? Very possible; could start showing it this year | 25 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 10 | Andy LaRoche | 3B | Healthy and ready for a '07 MLB job, hit .315/.410/.514 in '06; ROY darkhorse | 23 | LAD | AAA | ||||||
| 11 | Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B | Big power potential (25+) but has always been old for level and injury prone | 25 | SD | MLB | ||||||
| 12 | Homer Bailey | RHP | A great competitor with a ton of potential, best pitching prospect in the minors? | 20 | CIN | AA | ||||||
| 13 | Chris Iannetta | C | Career: .303/.410/.517 (.447 OBP in AAA '06); Mauer, McCann, Martin, Iannetta? | 23 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 14 | Adam Lind | OF | Mashed his way through AA and AAA, will be solid regular starting in '07 | 23 | TOR | MLB | ||||||
| 15 | Adam Miller | RHP | Has recovered from elbow injury; 9.19 K/9 in '06 between AA and AAA | 22 | CLE | AAA | ||||||
| 16 | Scott Thorman | 1B | 25+ HR power but doesn't take walks and will probably only hit .265 | 24 | ATL | MLB | ||||||
| 17 | Phil Hughes | RHP | Needs a tad more polish but could be Yankees' best starter in second half | 20 | NYY | AA | ||||||
| 18 | Tim Lincecum | RHP | 15.60 K/9 in first pro season; ace potential could surface in bigs by June | 22 | SF | A+ | ||||||
| 19 | Ryan Braun | 3B | Future star turned it on in the second half of '06; may be ready for bigs by June | 23 | MIL | AA | ||||||
| 20 | James Loney | 1B | Minors' batting average leader in '06 just needs PT; despite BA, not star material | 22 | LAD | MLB | ||||||
| 21 | Miguel Montero | C | A solid hitter, even better behind the plate; should emerge as a starter | 24 | ARI | MLB | ||||||
| 22 | Yovani Gallardo | RHP | Led the minors with 188 Ks and gave up just 2 HR in 77.1 AA innings; up in July? | 21 | MIL | AA | ||||||
| 23 | Dustin Pedroia | 2B | Impressive 125:77 BB to K ratio; career: .306/.392/.454; insert "scrappy" cliché here | 23 | BOS | MLB | ||||||
| 24 | Jeff Niemann | RHP | Just 77.1 ip in '06 but appears recovered from '05 elbow surgery; ready to dominate? | 23 | TB | AA | ||||||
| 25 | Elijah Dukes | 1B | Will shake off negative rep by performing well above expectations in the bigs | 22 | TB | AAA | ||||||
| * ages are as of 4/1/07 | ||||||||||||
Project Prospect's 2007 Top 25 Rookie List
by Project Prospect
January 26, 2007