Fourteen of our resident draft junkies submitted top 10 draft prospect lists for this tabulation.
I know, I know. You're probably thinking any community can toss together something like this. Well, let me to ask you a few questions: How many communities have members who have seen multiple potential top 10 picks play multiple times? How many communities have guys who crunch NAIA numbers for love of the game? How many communities are full of people who have been mock drafting the MLB Draft for years? How many communities can kill a yak from 200 yards away with mind bullets?
OK, that last one was all fluff, but some people like fluff. Your eyes are within an inch of the list now. Enjoy!
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| No. | Player | Pos. | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | The best combination of polish and upside among hitters in this draft class | 21.2 | VAN | NCAA | ||||||
| 2 | Aaron Crow | RHP | Best FB/SL combo in college, FB touched 98 MPH over summer, low BB% | 21.4 | MIZ | NCAA | ||||||
| 3 | Tim Beckham | SS | Some think he's an Upton-esque talent; were not quite ready to go that far | 18.2 | GRI | HS | ||||||
| 4 | Brian Matusz | LHP | Proven lefty who has the polish and arsenal to be a dominant pro pitcher | 21.2 | SD | NCAA | ||||||
| 5 | Justin Smoak | 1B | Powerful switch hitter who draws walks; good athlete for first baseman | 21.4 | SC | NCAA | ||||||
| 6 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | Perhaps the best all-around power-hitting prepster this class has to offer | 18.5 | AH | HS | ||||||
| 7 | Tanner Scheppers | RHP | Mid 90's FB w/ good SL; has a great K-rate, but his walk rate is mediocre | 21.2 | FSU | NCAA | ||||||
| 8 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | Polished hitter with great zone judgment, could be a great OBP guy in MLB | 21.0 | MIA | NCAA | ||||||
| 9 | Buster Posey | C | Former shortstop with a great arm; having an amazing season at the plate | 21.0 | FSU | NCAA | ||||||
| 10 | Kyle Skipworth | C | 6-foot-3, 190-pounder; great contact hitter with potential to hit for power | 18.1 | PAT | HS | ||||||
| * Ages are as of April 30th, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| ** These rankings are a tabulation of voting held within our community | ||||||||||||
| *** Scheppers is a pitcher at Fresno State University; Posey is a catcher at Florida State University | ||||||||||||
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