Though he has been in a bit of a slump lately, Mariners' center fielder Michael Saunders remains atop our list of the Top 25 prospects who have never been ranked in a major Top 100 prospect list. Saunders is hitting .311/.368/.485 with 18 extra-base hits on the season. The Giants' Clayton Tanner is also in a bit of a funk, though his has been severe enough to take him from 9th down to 22nd.
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| No. | Player | Pos. | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | Pre. | |||||||
| 1 | Michael Saunders | CF | Streaky hitter has been slumping (6-for-32 stretch), expect him to get hot again (6-for-last-9) | 21.5 | SEA | AA | 1 ↔ | |||||||
| 2 | Todd Frazier | SS | Consistently raking -- In Frazier's 337 career minor league at-bats: .319/.401/.562, 18 HR | 22.2 | CIN | A+ | 3 ↑ | |||||||
| 3 | Pablo Sandoval | C | His BABIP will go down (.451), buy you have to buy into 150 AB of 1.176 OPS from a C | 21.7 | SF | A+ | 17 ↑ | |||||||
| 4 | Sean Doolittle | 1B | After slugging .649 in april, slugging .758 in May. Breakout player needs to move up to AA | 21.6 | OAK | A+ | 31 ↑ | |||||||
| 5 | Ivan De Jesus | SS | On base machine (.422 OBP), young shortstop hasn’t shown much power yet (.396 SLG) | 21.0 | LAD | AA | 6 ↑ | |||||||
| 6 | Henry Rodriguez | RHP | After plowing over the CAL league, his implosion in AA continues (20.7 BB%, 5.07 FIP) | 21.2 | OAK | AA | 2 ↓ | |||||||
| 7 | Peter Bourjos | CF | 24-to-2 SB/CS is very impressive, as is a .468 slugging. Not as impressive is his 4.7 BB% | 21.1 | LAA | A+ | NR ↑ | |||||||
| 8 | Juan Ramirez | RHP | Don't let his ERA fool you, Ramirez has been dominant (7.9 BB%, 25.2 K% 59 GB%, 2.15 FIP | 19.7 | SEA | A | NR ↑ | |||||||
| 9 | Sean Rodriguez | SS | Inconsistant playing time in MLB, however rookie shortstop is struggling mightily (.495 OPS) | 23.0 | LAA | MLB | 5 ↓ | |||||||
| 10 | Max Ramirez | C | Beefy numbers in AA(.281 isoP, .469 wOBA), value increases dramatically if he sticks at C | 23.6 | CLE | AA | 13 ↑ | |||||||
| 11 | Julio Teheran | RHP | I personally expect Teheran to end up in low-A this year where he puts up very good #'s | 17.3 | ATL | SS | 11 ↔ | |||||||
| 12 | Cedric Hunter | CF | Has hit his first 2 HR on consecutive days, power is a key element lacking for him right now | 20.1 | SD | A | 4 ↓ | |||||||
| 13 | Michael Brantley | CF | Speedster has shown no power (.051 isoP), but great contact skills for 21-year-old in AA | 21.0 | MIL | AA | NR ↑ | |||||||
| 14 | Jonathon Niese | LHP | Combination of strong numbers makes him a very good prospect, 78.7 DF* is very strong | 21.5 | NYM | AA | 8 ↓ | |||||||
| 15 | Jhoulys Chacin | RHP | More than just his paper-thin 1.77 ERA is impressive: 7.1 BB%, 22.5 K%, 61 GB%, .191 BAA | 20.3 | COL | A | 29 ↑ | |||||||
| 16 | Nick Evans | 1B | Proving that April BB/K (6.7%/21.0%) was a fluke, May closer to career (13.7 BB%/9.6 K%) | 22.3 | NYM | AA | 16 ↔ | |||||||
| 17 | Edward Cegarra | RHP | After struggling as 18-year-old in low-A last year (4.38 FIP), great in '08 (2.17 FIP, 80.1 DF*) | 19.2 | KC | A | NR ↑ | |||||||
| 18 | Peter Kozma | SS | 2007 1st round pick is living up to draft slot -- .303/.388/.451, Cards fans should be happy | 20.1 | STL | A | 12 ↓ | |||||||
| 19 | Brandon Erbe | RHP | Inconsistency from start-to-start hurts him, but his improvements must be noted (5.5 BB%) | 20.4 | BAL | A+ | 7 ↓ | |||||||
| 20 | Matt Sulentic | RF | Athletic outfielder has been very good in '08, albeit in CAL league -- .299/.377/.507 18 XBH) | 20.6 | OAK | A+ | NR ↑ | |||||||
| 21 | Daniel Moskos | LHP | BB and K% have been mediocre to decent, GB% very strong (4.7 BB%, 16.5 K%, 61 GB%) | 22.0 | PIT | AA | 14 ↓ | |||||||
| 22 | Clayton Tanner | LHP | May has been a headache for Tanner (7.4 BB%, 16.4 K% in April, 13.6 BB%, 5.1 K% in May) | 20.4 | SF | A+ | 9 ↓ | |||||||
| 23 | Josh Reddick | RF | One of the most consistent hitters in the minors, 4 HR since promotion compared to 0 in low-A | 21.2 | BOS | A+ | 19 ↓ | |||||||
| 24 | Charlie Morton | RHP | Broke out in the Arizona Fall League (24.4 K%), Has been on of AAA's best arms (2.58 FIP) | 24.6 | ATL | AAA | 27 ↑ | |||||||
| 25 | Nick Noonan | 2B | Young 2B is one of many reasons (Bumgarner, Alderson) that Giants '07 draft could be great | 19.0 | SF | A | 15 ↓ | |||||||
| Honorables: Chris Coghlan (FLA), Luis Marte (DET), Zach McCallister (NYY), Koby Clemens (HOU), Daryl Thompson (CIN), Justin Jackson (TOR) | ||||||||||||||
| Graduated (final ranking): None | ||||||||||||||
| Dropped out of Top 25 (previous ranking): Justin Jackson (10), Josh Outman (18), Brett Gardner (20), Antonio Bastardo (21), Wilmer Font (22), | ||||||||||||||
| Andrew Lambo (23), Dae-Eun Rhee (24), Bud Norris (25) |
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| Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production | ||||||||||||||
| Ages are as of May 21st, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Level is the highest level the player has reached | ||||||||||||||
| *DF stands for "Dominance Factor", a statistic I created which uses GB%, K%, and BB% and age vs. level to determine a pitcher's dominance. | ||||||||||||||
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Brett Sullivan can be reached at sullivan10x@yahoo.com.