Top 25 Non-Top 100 Prospects

July 6, 2008

Many of the players in this week's rankings have something in common: They know how difficult it can be in the big show. Daryl Thompson, Ryan Tucker, and Charlie Morton will attest to this. Meanwhile, the jump to Double-A can cause some, such as Pablo Sandoval, to struggle as well. Others, namely Greg Halman, continue to play with the excitement and promise they showed in High-A. All of these variables, as well as rookie leagues opening up, have impacted the Top 25 Non-Top 100 Prospect rankings.

 

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No.   Player   Pos.   Comments   Age   Org   Lvl   Pre.
1   Michael Saunders   CF   Productive in AAA (.841 OPS); the resurgent Jeremy Reed stands between him and Seattle   21.7   SEA   AAA   1 ↔
2   Jhoulys Chacin   RHP   Made a mockery of Stockton in 1st A+ start (8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 8 K), .204 BAA this year   20.4   COL   A+   3 ↑
3   Greg Halman   CF   Transition out of CAL league has been flawless (.559 SLG, .888 OPS), XBH machine in AA   20.8   SEA   AA   18 ↑
4   Max Ramirez   C   After destroying AA (1.120 OPS), not nearly as effective in the big show (.556); AAA soon   23.7   TEX   MLB
  2 ↓
5   Jonathon Niese   LHP   Shaping into exciting lefty prospect, Niese is tough to hit (.241 BAA); 3.17 FIP is outstanding   21.6   NYM   AA   6 ↑
6   Michael Brantley   CF   More SB than K (25 SB, 18 K), along with .324 BA, 12.4 BB%, make exciting prospect overall 21.1   MIL   AA   9 ↑
7   Peter Bourjos   CF   Walk rate (4.3%) only thing holding him back from potential stud; shows pop with .148 IsoP   21.2   LAA   A+   7 ↑
8   Sean Doolittle   1B   A move to AA is approaching; power seems legit, though 24.3 K% could hold him back at AA 21.7   OAK   A+   8 ↔
9   Ivan De Jesus   SS   Consistant, solid producer at SS: 15.4 BB%, .309 BA, 17 LD%, .361 wOBA, strong defender
  21.1   LAD   AA   5 ↓
10   Wilmer Flores   SS   What a way to start a career: .360 BA, .640 SLG, 5 HR (same as Villalona last year) in 75 AB 16.9   NYM   SS   NR ↑
11   Lou Marson   C   With 58 walks in 317 PA (18.7 BB%), you won't find many players more patient than Marson   22.0   PHI   AA   15 ↑
12   Pablo Sandoval   C   Unlike Halman, AA hasn't been a smooth transition for Sandoval (.604 OPS); bat will improve   21.9   SF   AA
  4 ↓
13   Daryl Thompson   RHP   The majors haven't been kind: 6.59 FIP; headed back to the minors where he will be strong   22.6   CIN   MLB   14 ↑
14   Logan Morrison   1B   Very strong, across the board: .330/.394/.485, 31 XBH, 31 BB, 51 SO in 291 AB in the FSL   20.8   FLA   A+   16 ↑
15   Josh Reddick   RF
  Has straight up hammered the baseball all year: .345/.378/.586 in 319 AB between A and A+   21.3   BOS   A+   17 ↑
16   Todd Frazier   SS   The FSL may be showing Frazier's true colors; solid but not spectacular bat (.297/.386/.462)   22.3   CIN   A+   11 ↓
17   Ryan Tucker   RHP   The trend continues, as Tucker has been hammered in the majors (6.41 FIP) due to FB rates   21.5   FLA   MLB
  12 ↓
18   Nick Evans   1B   May not be ready for the show, but doesn't mean he won't be eventually: .310/.366/.551 in AA   22.4   NYM   AA   20 ↑
19   Julio Teheran   RHP   Numbers show he has been very unlucky (.421 BABIP, 7.1 BB%, 21.4 K%, 68 GB%, 3.09 FIP) 17.4   ATL   R
  10 ↓
20   Charlie Morton   RHP   Starting to sense a theme? The majors have chewed Morton up, as well (4.67 FIP, .314 BAA) 24.7   ATL   MLB   13 ↓
21   Angel Salome   C   At this point it shouldn't matter if he is 4-foot-0, dude can flat out rake (.332/.389/.502, 25 XBH) 22.0   MIL   AA   27 ↑
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Zach McAllister   RHP   Great stamina (106 IP between A and A+), respective FIPs are very strong (2.96 and 3.20)   20.5   NYY   A+   23 ↑
23   J.P. Arencibia   C   Walking is not the name of his game (0 BB in 60 AA AB), power is (16 HR in 308 AB) 22.4   TOR   AA   25 ↑
24   Jake Arrieta   RHP   Still not nearly as sold on him as many others; needs to be challenged in AA, 3.71 FIP in CAR   22.3   BAL   A+   31 ↑
25   Freddie Freeman   1B   Another slugger that has a lot going for him: .298/.356/.500, 801 BB%, 13.1 K% at age 18   18.8   ATL   A   NR ↑
Honorables: Mike Stanton (FLA), David Huff (CLE), Mike Carp (NYM), Henry Rodriguez (OAK), Jonathon Lucroy (MIL), Sean Rodriguez (LAA)      
Graduated (final ranking): None                
Dropped out of Top 25 (previous ranking): Juan Ramirez (19), Cedric Hunter (21), John Mayberry (22)                
Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production                
Ages are as of June 7th, 2008es 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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