Top 25 Non-Top 100 Prospects

June 21, 2008

Consistency is the theme of this edition of the Top-25 non top-100 prospects. The only two newcomers to the list are sluggers Logan Morrison and John Mayberry Jr. With Short-Season and rookie leagues opening up, young studs such as Wilmer Flores are on the cusp of an honorable mention.

 

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No.   Player   Pos.   Comments   Age   Org   Lvl   Pre.
1   Michael Saunders   CF   In a chain of Seattle organizational moves, Saunders is in AAA, his next stop is the big club   21.6   SEA   AAA   1 ↔
2   Max Ramirez   C   Just when you think maybe Max will slow down, he goes 4-for-5 -- again. .470 wOBA in '08   23.6   TEX   AA   2 ↔
3   Jhoulys Chacin   RHP   Chacin may be the best GB prospect in the minors at 66%. This is being done with a 21.4 K% 20.4   COL   A   6 ↑
4   Pablo Sandoval   C   Similar to fellow C Max Ramirez, Sandoval has remained strong, albeit in the Californa league   21.8   SF   A+   4 ↑
5   Ivan De Jesus   SS   A shortstop who can legally drink alcohol for only 2 months with a 17.1 BB% in AA is studly   21.1   LAD   AA   5 ↔
6   Jonathon Niese   LHP   With 2 ER in his last 23 IP, Niese is looking like a complete pitching prospect, 78.9 DF says so   21.6   NYM   AA   13 ↑
7   Peter Bourjos   CF   After missing a couple weeks to injury, he has picked up where he left off -- 6-for-19, 4 SB   21.2   LAA   A+   3 ↓
8   Sean Doolittle   1B   Would love to see how power translates at higher levels -- .265 isoP is encouraging for A+   21.7   OAK   A+   4 ↓
9   Michael Brantley   CF   Leading off for an incredible offensive lineup ain't easy, or is it? 12.0 BB%, 5.2 K%, .319 BA   21.1   MIL   AA   10 ↑
10   Julio Teheran   RHP   Though pro debut wasn't great, 0 BB in 5 I.P, 60 GB% are both encouraging from 17-year-old 17.3   ATL   SS   11 ↓
11   Todd Frazier   SS   For a 22-year-old in the FSL; he isn't dominating by any means, but his .842 OPS is still strong 22.3   CIN   A+   9 ↓
12   Ryan Tucker   RHP   Control has been an issue in the MLB (14.1 BB%), but 21-year-old holding his own (3.54 FIP) 21.5   FLA   MLB   19 ↑
13   Charlie Morton   RHP   I like his chances of being an effective big-league starter (3.34 FIP in MLB after 2.50 in AAA)   24.6   ATL   MLB   12 ↓
14   Daryl Thompson   RHP   Coming off very strong outing in AAA, the shocking thing is his GB% (46% after 36% in AA)   22.6   CIN   AAA   14 ↔
15   Lou Marson   C   Combo of contact, discipline, and the organization lacking C depth makes Marson a good bet   21.9   PHI   AA   15 ↔
16   Logan Morrison   1B   With fellow 21-year-old Adrian Cardenas, Morrison is arguably the FSL's best hitting prospect 20.8   FLA   A+   NR ↑
17   Josh Reddick   RF   Amazing what the CAL league can do for a hitter (0 HR in 53 AB in A; 12 HR in 219 AB in A+) 21.3   BOS   A+   22 ↑
18   Greg Halman   CF   Rushed to AA in my opinion, Halman remains one of the best power/speed combos around   20.8   SEA   AA   21 ↑
19   Juan Ramirez   RHP   Percentages still favor Ramirez (7.7 BB%, 23.1 K%, 53 GB%), likely to be strong bet in future 19.8   SEA   A   8 ↓
20   Nick Evans   1B   Evans remains ahead of Carp, but Evans is sliding due to discipline (higher K%, lower BB%)   22.3   NYM   AA   16 ↓
21   Cedric Hunter   CF   Some #'s aren't impressive (.772 OPS, .101 isoP in CAL); I like his 9.3 BB%, 7.5 K%, 15 LD%   20.2   SD   A+   18 ↓
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 John Mayberry   CF   Mayberry could evolve into an everyday player in the bigs -- 14.0 K% in AAA is impressive   24.4   TEX   AAA   NR ↑
23   Zach McAllister   RHP   Pinpoint control is the name of his game (3.1 BB%), GB and K rates dipped in A+ (17%, 53%) 20.5   NYY   A+   23 ↔
24   Edward Cegarra   RHP   Last start (6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 SO, 2 BB) was great for a teen in A+, K rates have taken a hit   19.3   KC   A+   17 ↓
25   J.P. Arencibia   C   Struggled in 11 AB since move to AA, still, .245 isoP from C in FSL shows power potential   22.4   TOR   AA   26 ↑
Honorables: Brandon Erbe (BAL), Angel Salome (MIL), Mike Carp (NYM), Aneury Rodriguez (COL), Clayton Tanner (SF), Jake Arrieta (BAL)    
Graduated (final ranking): None                
Dropped out of Top 25 (previous ranking): Aneury Rodriguez (24), Clayton Tanner (25)                
Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production                
Ages are as of June 20th es are as of June 4th, 2008                            
Level is the current level a prospect plays at                
*DF stands for "Dominance Factor", a statistic created by Brett Sullivan which uses GB%, K%, and BB% and age to determine a pitcher's dominance.
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Brett Sullivan can be reached at sullivan10x@yahoo.com.