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 ↑ | |||||||
22 | 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, 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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