End of the Year Top 75 (Foster's Program)

October 21, 2007

Note: As we transition to our Rankings Roundtable, we decided to give Foster's ranking program one last showing in the limelight. The list below is a mere plug-and-chug product of his program. It does not factor in the input of our Rankings Roundtable, as the rest of our rankings will from here on out. For those who want to know more about it, Foster wrote an article about how his ranking program works back in July.

Top 75 (October 21st, 2007)   Top 50 (August 6th, 2007)   Top 50 (January 3, 2007)
No.   Player   Pos.   Age   Org.   Lvl.   Pre.   No.   Player   Pos.   Pre.   No.   Player   Pos.
1   Jay Bruce   CF   20.4   CIN   AAA   2 ↑   1   Phil Hughes   RHP   4 ↑   1   Delmon Young   OF
2   Colby Rasmus   CF   21.1   STL   AA   5 ↑   2   Jay Bruce   CF   7 ↑   2   Alex Gordon   3B
3   Clay Buchholz   RHP   23.1   BOS   MLB   4 ↑   3   Justin Upton   CF   19 ↑   3   Daisuke Matsuzaka   RHP
4   David Price   LHP   22.0   TB   NCAA   NR ↑   4   Clay Buchholz   RHP   47 ↑   4   Phil Hughes   RHP
5   Evan Longoria   3B   21.9   TB   AAA   6 ↑   5   Colby Rasmus   CF   40 ↑   5   Brandon Wood   SS
6   Joba Chamberlain   RHP   22.0   NYY   MLB   8 ↑   6   Evan Longoria   3B   15 ↑   6   Homer Bailey   RHP
7   Cameron Maybin   CF   20.4   DET   MLB   10 ↑   7   Brandon Wood   3B   5 ↓   7   Jay Bruce   OF
8   Clayton Kershaw   LHP   19.5   LAD   AA   11 ↑   8   Joba Chamberlain   RHP   75 ↑   8   Billy Butler   OF
9   Jacob McGee   LHP   21.1   TB   AA   15 ↑   9   Adam Jones   CF   51 ↑   9   Cameron Maybin   OF
10   Brandon Wood   3B   22.5   LAA   MLB   7 ↓   10   Cameron Maybin   CF   9 ↓   10   Mike Pelfrey   RHP
11   Reid Brignac   SS   21.7   TB   AA   18 ↑   11   Clayton Kershaw   LHP   34 ↑   11   Troy Tulowitzki   SS
12   Andrew McCutchen   CF   20.9   PIT   AAA   17 ↑   12   Andy LaRoche   3B   20 ↑   12   Andrew Miller   LHP
13   Ian Kennedy   RHP   22.7   NYY   MLB   32 ↑   13   Fernando Martinez   CF   23 ↑   13   Chris Young   OF
14   Johnny Cueto   RHP   21.6   CIN   AAA   20 ↑   14   Homer Bailey   RHP   6 ↓   14   Andrew McCutchen   OF
15   Homer Bailey   RHP   21.4   CIN   MLB   14 ↓   15   Jacob McGee   LHP   59 ↑   15   Evan Longoria   3B
16   Rick Porcello   RHP   18.7   DET   HS   NR ↑   16   Daric Barton   1B   48 ↑   16   Scott Elbert   LHP
17   Travis Snider   RF   19.6   TOR   A   23 ↑   17   Andrew McCutchen   CF   14 ↓   17   Yovani Gallardo   RHP
18   Jeff Clement   C   24.1   SEA   MLB   19 ↑   18   Reid Brignac   SS   24 ↑   18   Ryan Braun   3B
19   Andy LaRoche   3B   24.0   LAD   MLB   12 ↓   19   Jeff Clement   C   54 ↑   19   Justin Upton   OF
20   Daric Barton   1B   22.1   OAK   MLB   16 ↓   20   Johnny Cueto   RHP   NR ↑   20   Andy LaRoche   3B
21   Will Inman   RHP   20.6   SD   AA   33 ↑   21   Wladimir Balentien   RF   NR ↑   21   Matt Garza   RHP
22   Matt Wieters   C   21.3   BAL   NCAA   NR ↑   22   Neil Walker   3B   65 ↑   22   Carlos Gonzalez   OF
23   Carlos Gonzalez   CF   21.9   ARI   AAA   27 ↑   23   Travis Snider   RF   46 ↑   23   Fernando Martinez   OF
24   Mike Moustakas   3B   19.0   KC   R   NR ↑   24   Wade Davis   RHP   NR ↑   24   Reid Brignac   SS
25   Fernando Martinez   CF   18.9   NYM   AA   13 ↓   25   Carlos Triunfel   SS   NR ↑   25   Tim Lincecum   RHP
26   Josh Vitters   3B   18.0   CHC   SS   NR ↑   26   Joey Votto   1B   30 ↑   26   Jose Tabata   OF
27   Gio Gonzalez   LHP   22.0   CHW   AA   34 ↑   27   Carlos Gonzalez   RF   22 ↓   27   Adam Miller   RHP
28   Beau Mills   3B   21.1   CLE   A+   39 ↑   28   Lars Anderson   1B   NR ↑   28   Nick Adenhart   RHP
29   Chris Marrero   LF   19.2   WAS   A+   30 ↑   29   Asdrubal Cabrera   SS   NR ↑   29   Luke Hochevar   RHP
30   Jacoby Ellsbury   CF   24.0   BOS   MLB   31 ↑   30   Chris Marrero   LF   NR ↑   30   Joey Votto   1B
31   Jason Heyward   RF   18.1   ATL   R   NR ↑   31   Jacoby Ellsbury   CF   50 ↑   31   James Loney   1B
32   Matt Antonelli   2B   22.4   SD   AA   44 ↑   32   Ian Kennedy   RHP   NR ↑   32   Adam Lind   OF
33   Jarrod Parker   RHP   18.8   ARI   HS   NR ↑   33   Will Inman   RHP   37 ↑   33   Jason Hirsh   RHP
34   Wladimir Balentien   LF   23.2   SEA   MLB   21 ↓   34   Gio Gonzalez   LHP   NR ↑   34   Clayton Kershaw   LHP
35   Neil Walker   3B   22.0   PIT   AAA   22 ↓   35   Bryan Anderson   C   NR ↑   35   Jeff Niemann   RHP
36   Angel Villalona   3B   17.1   SF   SS   37 ↑   36   Jose Tabata   RF   26 ↓   36   Hunter Pence   OF
37   Lars Anderson   1B   20.0   BOS   A+   28 ↓   37   Angel Villalona   3B   NR ↑   37   Will Inman   RHP
38   Joey Votto   1B   24.0   CIN   MLB   26 ↓   38   Elvis Andrus   SS   60 ↑   38   Donald Veal   LHP
39   Wade Davis   RHP   22.0   TB   AA   24 ↓   39   Beau Mills   1B   NR ↑   39   Josh Fields   3B
40   Jose Tabata   RF   19.1   NYY   A+   36 ↓   40   Brett Anderson   LHP   NR ↑   40   Colby Rasmus   OF
41   Carlos Triunfel   SS   17.5   SEA   A+   25 ↓   41   Adam Miller   RHP   27 ↓   41   Felix Pie   OF
42   Carlos Gomez   CF   21.8   NYM   MLB   43 ↑   42   Eric Hurley   RHP   63 ↑   42   Chuck Lofgren   LHP
43   Justin Masterson   RHP   22.5   BOS   AA   45 ↑   43   Carlos Gomez   LF   72 ↑   43   Brandon Erbe   RHP
44   Michael Bowden   RHP   21.0   BOS   AA   46 ↑   44   Matt Antonelli   2B   NR ↑   44   Phillip Humber   RHP
45   Chris Volstad   RHP   21.0   FLA   AA   NR ↑   45   Justin Masterson   RHP   NR ↑   45   Elijah Dukes   OF
46   Ross Detwiler   LHP   21.5   WAS   MLB   NR ↑   46   Michael Bowden   RHP   NR ↑   46   Travis Snider   OF
47   Austin Jackson   CF   20.6   NYY   AAA   NR ↑   47   Bill Rowell   3B   52 ↑   47   Clay Buchholz   RHP
48   Brett Anderson   LHP   19.6   ARI   A+   40 ↓   48   Deolis Guerra   RHP   NR ↑   48   Daric Barton   1B
49   Steve Pearce   1B   24.4   PIT   MLB   NR ↑   49   Rick VandenHurk   RHP   NR ↑   49   Travis Buck   OF
50   Adam Miller   RHP   22.8   CLE   AAA   41 ↓   50   Chase Headley   3B   NR ↑   50   Jacoby Ellsbury   OF
51   Michael Burgess   RF   18.9   WAS   SS   66 ↑   51   Tommy Hanson   RHP   NR ↑   51   Adam Jones   OF
52   Franklin Morales   LHP   21.6   COL   MLB   NR ↑   52   Kurt Suzuki   C   NR ↑   52   Billy Rowell   3B
53   Tyler Robertson   LHP   19.7   MIN   A   NR ↑   53   Hank Conger   C   NR ↑   53   Ian Stewart   3B
54   Matt LaPorta   LF   22.7   MIL   A   55 ↑   54   Ian Stewart   3B   53 ↓   54   Jeff Clement   C
55   Jed Lowrie   SS   23.4   BOS   AAA   NR ↑   55   Matt LaPorta   LF   NR ↑   55   Kevin Slowey   RHP
56   Mike Carp   1B   21.2   NYM   AA   NR ↑   56   Matt Tuiasosopo   3B   NR ↑   56   Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
57   Cody Johnson   LF   19.1   ATL   R   58 ↑   57   Kevin Slowey   RHP   55 ↓   57   Chris Iannetta   C
58   Bill Rowell   3B   19.0   BAL   A   47 ↓   58   Cody Johnson   LF   NR ↑   58   Franklin Morales   LHP
59   Madison Bumgarner   LHP   18.1   SF   HS   NR ↑   59   J.R. Towles   C   NR ↑   59   Jacob McGee   LHP
60   Eric Hurley   LHP   22.0   TEX   AAA   42 ↓   60   Trevor Plouffe   SS   NR ↑   60   Elvis Andrus   SS
61   Oscar Tejeda   SS   17.8   BOS   SS   NR ↑   61   Hector Gomez   SS   NR ↑   61   Brad Lincoln   RHP
62   Deolis Guerra   RHP   18.4   NYM   A+   48 ↓   62   Kyle Blanks   1B   NR ↑   62   John Danks   LHP
63   Hank Conger   C   19.6   LAA   A   53 ↓   63   Chris Parmelee   RF   NR ↑   63   Eric Hurley   RHP
64   Jaime Garcia   LHP   21.2   STL   AA   69 ↑   64   Scott Elbert   RF   16 ↓   64   Eric Aybar   SS
65   Phillippe Aumont   RHP   18.7   SEA   HS   NR ↑   65   Johnny Whittleman   3B   NR ↑   65   Neil Walker   C
66   Bryan Anderson   C   20.7   STL   AA   35 ↓   66   Michael Burgess   RF   NR ↑   66   Dexter Fowler   OF
67   Chin-Lung Hu   SS   23.6   LAD   MLB   NR ↑   67   Scott Moore   3B   NR ↑   67   Carlos Carrasco   RHP
68   Blake Beavan   RHP   18.7   TEX   HS   NR ↑   68   Max Sapp   C   NR ↑   68   Troy Patton   LHP
69   Elvis Andrus   SS   19.0   TEX   A+   38 ↓   69   Jaime Garcia   LHP   NR ↑   69   Ryan Sweeney   OF
70   Nick Evans   1B   21.6   NYM   AA   NR ↑   70   Jamie Romak   LF   NR ↑   70   Kevin Kouzmanoff   3B
71   Adrian Cardenas   2B   19.9   PHI   A   NR ↑   71   Ryan Sweeney   LF   69 ↓   71   Humberto Sanchez   RHP
72   Matt Tuiasosopo   3B   21.3   SEA   AA   56 ↓   72   Geovany Soto   C   NR ↑   72   Carlos Gomez   OF
73   J. R. Towles   C   23.6   HOU   MLB   59 ↓   73   Joe Koshansky   1B   NR ↑   73   Sean Gallagher   RHP
74   Chase Headley   3B   23.3   SD   MLB   50 ↓   74   Chris Lubanski   LF   NR ↑   74   Dustin Pedroia   2B
75   Ian Stewart   3B   22.4   COL   MLB   54 ↓   75   Francisco Cervelli   C   NR ↑   75   Joba Chamberlain   RHP
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