| 2007 In-Season Top 30 Pitching Prospects | ||||||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos | Notes | Age | Org | Level | ||||||
| 1 | Phil Hughes | RHP | After solid start last Fri., has 22 K, 7 BB, 2 HR, and .228 BAA in 21.1 MLB IP | 21 | NYY | MLB | ||||||
| 2 | Clay Buchholz | RHP | Has 9 K in each of his last 3 AAA starts; could be big-league bound this week | 23 | BOS | AAA | ||||||
| 3 | Joba Chamberlain | RHP | Dominating big leaguers; has 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K through 3 MLB relief (5.0 IP) | 21 | NYY | MLB | ||||||
| 4 | Clayton Kershaw | LHP | AA debut was solid but unspectacular: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 HR, 4 BB, and 4 K | 19 | LAD | AA | ||||||
| 5 | Homer Bailey | RHP | Close to a return after enduring his second strained groin of the year on 7/17 | 21 | CIN | MLB | ||||||
| 6 | Johnny Cueto | RHP | 22.0 IP, 22 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 21 K in AAA; Flyballs could be trouble in bigs, though | 21 | CIN | AAA | ||||||
| 7 | Jacob McGee | LHP | Imploded in his AA debut: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 6 BB, 4 K; 149 K vs. 45 BB to date | 21 | TB | AA | ||||||
| 8 | Rick Porcello | RHP | Scheduled to sign; could leapfrog a few guys with a solid rookie-ball showing | 18 | DET | HS | ||||||
| 9 | Will Inman | RHP | Has allowed 9 hits in 18.1 IP since being traded to SD; 155 K vs. 49 BB to date | 20 | SD | AA | ||||||
| 10 | Wade Davis | RHP | Running into a speed bump in AA: 23.5% K, 2.85 K/BB, .249 BAA, 1.27 WHIP | 21 | TB | AA | ||||||
| 11 | Brett Anderson | LHP | Currently sidelined by arm fatigue/concussion; very advanced for his age | 19 | ARI | A+ | ||||||
| 12 | Ian Kennedy | RHP | Struggled w/ command last start; now 21 K, 9 BB, and .235 BAA in 23.0 AAA IP | 22 | NYY | AAA | ||||||
| 13 | Gio Gonzalez | LHP | Lit up Sun. after 4 consecutive great starts: 163 K, 51 BB, .222 BAA in 131.0 IP | 21 | CHW | AA | ||||||
| 14 | Eric Hurley | RHP | Solid bet to become a No. 3 starter: 45 K, 18 BB, .241 BAA through 51.0 AAA IP | 21 | TEX | AAA | ||||||
| 15 | Michael Bowden | RHP | Starting to figure out AA: 30 K vs. 9 BB (3.33) in last 33.1 IP; 24.8% K during | 20 | BOS | AA | ||||||
| 16 | Adam Miller | RHP | Hasn't pitched in nearly a month due to elbow soreness; same injury as last yr. | 22 | CLE | AAA | ||||||
| 17 | Justin Masterson | RHP | Continues to solidify his place on this list: 48 K, 11 BB, .173 BAA in 44.0 AA IP | 22 | BOS | AA | ||||||
| 18 | Tommy Hanson | RHP | Among last DNFs; 6'6'', 210 lbs; Has 133 K, 45 BB, .213 BAA in 112.1 A/A+ IP | 20 | ATL | A+ | ||||||
| 19 | Ross Detwiler | LHP | Coming out of college, I don't think he was that different than Andrew Miller | 21 | WAS | A+ | ||||||
| 20 | Cole Rohrbough | LHP | Another Braves' DNF; 67 K, 10 BB, .160 BAA, 42.1 IP; just needs to keep it up | 20 | ATL | A | ||||||
| 21 | Deolis Guerra | RHP | May be a sky's-the-limit type; injuries can be pretty limiting, too; just 72.1 IP in '07 | 18 | NYM | A+ | ||||||
| 22 | Kevin Slowey | RHP | Dominant AAA pitcher, struggled in bigs; I think he'll settle into a role as a No. 4 | 23 | MIN | MLB | ||||||
| 23 | Kasey Kiker | LHP | Showing why the '07 Draft HS arms are so special; the 12th overall pick in '06 | 19 | TEX | A | ||||||
| 24 | Scott Elbert | LHP | Got hurt entering make-or-break year; still could prove to be a successful SP | 22 | LAD | AA | ||||||
| 25 | Jaime Garcia | LHP | His elbow injury could cause him to miss a ton of time; good groundball pitcher | 21 | STL | AA | ||||||
| 26 | Nick Adenhart | RHP | Despite age/level, his 16.9% K, 1.81 K/BB, and .268 BAA hardly stand out | 20 | LAA | AA | ||||||
| 27 | Michael Main | RHP | 2007's 24th overall pick has been impressive; 16 K, 6 BB, .196 BAA in 12.2 R IP | 18 | TEX | R | ||||||
| 28 | James Simmons | RHP | 2007's 26th overall pick; holding his own in AA; 19 K, 4 BB, .301 BAA in 20.2 IP | 20 | OAK | AA | ||||||
| 29 | Max Scherzer | RHP | Though he has K'd 25.9% in AA, his 1.84 K/BB rate could have him in pen soon | 23 | ARI | AA | ||||||
| 30 | Chris Volstad | RHP | Good GB pitcher, so 16.1% K & 2.47 K/BB = passable; .282 BAA = concerning | 20 | FLA | AA | ||||||
| Honorable Mentions: Jeff Niemann (TB), Carlos Carrasco (PHI), Troy Patton (HOU), Garrett Olson (BAL), and Luke Hochevar (KC). | ||||||||||||
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| ** Only signed professional players with less than 130 pro at-bats or less than 50 pro innings are considered for our rankings | ||||||||||||
| *** Ages are as of August 15th, 2007 | ||||||||||||
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