Top 25 Non-Top 100 Prospects

August 6, 2008

A month between lists coupled with the graduations of Jhoulys Chacin and Logan Morrison have yielded many newcomers to August's first Top 25 Non-Top 100. As Freddie Freeman rises to the top, some exciting prospects such as Carlos Santana, Daryl Jones, Austin Gallagher, Marcus Lemon are making their mark as legitimate prospects heading into the final months of the season.

 

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No.   Player   Pos.   Comments   Age   Org   Lvl   Pre.
1   Freddie Freeman   1B   As well rounded of an 18-year-old you're going to find, .390 wOBA, and only 14.8 K% in A   18.8   ATL   A   25 ↑
2   Michael Saunders   CF   Production has slipped (.360 wOBA in AA, .308 in AAA); still, only 21 and has a ton of skills   21.7   SEA   AAA   1 ↓
3   Jonathon Niese   LHP   After posting a 3.07 FIP in AA to go along with a 73.1 DF, has been great in AAA in 2 starts   21.7   NYM   AAA   5 ↑
4   Wilmer Flores   SS   Just turned 17, his wOBA is .035 points higher than Villalona's last year, while doing it at SS   17.0   NYM   R   10 ↑
5   Carlos Santana   C   Questions to whether he could survive outside CAL are being answered: .413 wOBA in CAR   22.3   CLE   A+   NR ↑
6   Greg Halman   CF   More than holding own as 20-year-old in SOU, .353 wOBA not too far off from CAL numbers   20.9   SEA   AA   3 ↓
7   Pablo Sandoval   C   Not quite dominating like in A+, but has been terrific in AA as well: .204 isoP, 12.1 K%, 6 HR   21.9   SF   AA   12 ↑
8   Daryl Jones   LF   .399 BABIP led to .384 wOBA in FSL, however .276 BABIP in AA leads to .878 OPS in 51 PA   21.1   STL   AA   NR ↑
9   Austin Gallagher   3B   Be it the CAL league or not, a 19-year-old with a .360+ wOBA in A+ deserves much attention   19.7   LAD   A+   NR ↑
10   Michael Brantley   CF   Has hardly wained on this list throughout the season, 12.3 BB%, 4.8 K% is incredible for age   21.2   MIL   AA   6 ↓
11   Marcus Lemon   SS   Very well-rounded 20-year-old: 10.3 BB%, 13.3 K%, .371 wOBA, .145 isoP from a shortstop   20.1   TEX   A+   NR ↑
12   Lou Marson   C   Now in Beijing with team USA, Marson put himself on the map this year with .383 wOBA in AA   22.1   PHI   AA   11 ↓
13   Max Ramirez   C   No consistent playing time in the MLB, numbers in AA (.465 wOBA) show what he can do   23.8   TEX   MLB   4 ↓
14   Chris Valaika   SS   Valaika is only .5 years older than counterpart Frazier, and put up huge numbers in the FSL   22.9   CIN   AA   NR ↑
15   Todd Frazier   SS   A half-step behind Valaika, likely has more power potential but won't stick in middle infield   22.4   CIN   A+   16 ↑
16   David Huff   LHP   Left-handers number's are great in AAA: 25.1 K%, 3.8 BB%, 3.00 FIP, 73.3 DF; CLE awaits   23.9   CLE   AAA   27 ↑
17   Vincent Mazzaro   RHP   73.2 DF and 3.09 FIP are very strong, but Mazzaro has just flat out won, going 12-3 in AA   21.8   OAK   AAA   NR ↑
18   Zach McAllister   RHP   Jump to A+ has been no problem for McAllister: 70.2 DF, 3.24 FIP in the Florida State League   20.6   NYY   A+   22 ↑
19   Julio Teheran   RHP   Braves are being extremely careful with him, but through 9 IP: 5.9 BB%, 26.5 K%, 68 GB%   17.5   ATL   R   19 ↔
20   Mike Stanton   RF   Would be number 1 on the list if it weren't for strikeout rate (28.5 K%, 10.0 BB%, .298 isoP)   18.7   FLA   A   26 ↑
21   Angel Salome   C   Disabled due to shoulder problems since July 29, tiny backstop has hit all season(.385 wOBA)   22.4   MIL   AA   21 ↔
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 Nick Evans   1B   Moving up and down between AA and MLB hasn’t slowed him down yet: .388 wOBA in AA   22.5   NYM   MLB   18 ↓
23   Kila Kaaihue   1B   If .439 wOBA in AA wasn't great enough, Kaaihue through 30 AAA PA? A stupid .542 wOBA   24.3   KC   AAA   NR ↑
24   Ivan De Jesus   SS   Gives what you want out of a potential leadoff shortstop: 13.8 BB%, .397 OBP; just turned 21   21.2   LAD   AA   9 ↓
25   Daryl Thompson   RHP   Strained shoulder is worrisome, but when healthy has been very productive in AA and AAA   22.7   CIN   AAA   13 ↓
Honorables: Brandon Erbe (BAL), Derek Holland (TEX), Ryan Tucker (FLA), Brandon Allen (CHW), Sean Rodriguez (LAA), Sean Doolittle (OAK)    
Graduated (final ranking): Jhoulys Chacin (2), Logan Morrison (14)                
Dropped out of Top 25 (previous ranking): Peter Bourjos (7), Josh Reddick (15), Charlie Morton (20), J.P. Arencibia (23), Jake Arrieta (24)        
Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production                
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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