| 2007 In-Season Top 10 Catching Prospects | ||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos | Notes | Age | Org | Level | ||||||
| 1 | Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | Has caught 22.7% of would be, big league base stealers; .309/.358/.474 | 22 | ATL | MLB | ||||||
| 2 | Jeff Clement | C | After .370/.444/.750 June (8 HR), he's finally putting up elite numbers | 23 | SEA | AAA | ||||||
| 3 | Bryan Anderson | C | His 21 BB/38 K rate is very impressive given age/level; .315/.373/.434 total | 20 | STL | AA | ||||||
| 4 | Kurt Suzuki | C | Doing most of his damage against lefties, he hit .280/.351/.365 in AAA | 23 | OAK | MLB | ||||||
| 5 | Hank Conger | C | Back spasms have kept him out since 6/17; hitting .282/.336/.469 in MWL | 19 | LAA | A | ||||||
| 6 | Devin Mesoraco | C | 2007's 15th overall pick; signed right away and has played 5 pro games | 19 | CIN | R | ||||||
| 7 | Angel Salome | C | A .325/.356/.481 FSL line is great for any hitter, let alone a catcher | 21 | MIL | A+ | ||||||
| 8 | Max Sapp | C | While .253/.358/.328 SAL showing hasn't been great, his 30 BB/41 K rate is | 19 | HOU | A | ||||||
| 9 | Taylor Teagarden | C | Yeah it's the CAL league, but how can you write off a .330/.461/.598 start? | 23 | TEX | A+ | ||||||
| 10 | Francisco Cervelli | C | His .277/.390/.376 FSL line isn't as good as Salome's, but it's still impressive | 21 | NYY | A+ | ||||||
| Honorable Mentions: Max Ramirez (CLE), J.P. Arencebia (TOR), J.R. Towles (HOU), and Francisco Pena (NYM). | ||||||||||||
| * Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production | ||||||||||||
| ** Only players with less than 130 pro at-bats or less than 50 pro innings are considered for our rankings | ||||||||||||
| *** Ages are as of July 5th, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| **** Level is the highest level the player has reached | ||||||||||||
| ***** Only players who have already signed pro contracts were considered for these rankings | ||||||||||||
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