Top 25 Non-Top 100 Prospects

August 31, 2008

Here in late August, we are entering a transitional period for many prospects. Many are being promoted, others are returning from the Olympics, while some pitchers are even being shut down for the season. Many players on this week's rankings such as Greg Halman, Angel Salome, Ivan De Jesus, Chris Valaika and Lou Marson have been chosen for Arizona Fall League rosters. These transitions as well as the players production are having their effect on the top 25 non-top 100 rankings.

 

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No.   Player   Pos.   Comments   Age   Org   Lvl   Pre.
1   Freddie Freeman   1B   Although Heyward was the one to move to A+, Freeman had a .040 higher OPS in Low-A   18.9   ATL   A   1 ↔
2   Michael Saunders   CF   Just returning from Beijing with team Canada, expect Saunders to produce well in AAA in 09'   21.8   SEA   AAA   2 ↔
3   Carlos Santana   C   Destroyed A+ this year, (.413, .420 wOBA); Santanta's potential rivals any player on this list
   22.3   CLE   A+   5 ↑
4   Pablo Sandoval   C   What a way to begin a career -- Sandoval has a .856 MLB OPS in 43 PA, only 7.0 K% as well   22.0   SF   MLB   7 ↑
5   Michael Stanton   RF   Homer bashing capabilities aside, Stanton has greatly improved (18.7 BB%, 23.4 K% in Aug)   18.8   FLA   A   20 ↑
6   Jonathon Niese   LHP   Has been solid in AAA (4.37 FIP) after dominating AA (3.07 FIP), still young with high upside   21.8   NYM   AAA   3 ↓
7   Greg Halman   CF   Keeping head above water in AA, BB and K rates still scary (6.2%, 25.1 K%), will be in AFL   21.0   SEA   AA   6 ↓
8   Daryl Jones   LF   Game has taken off in AA (.391 wOBA, .228 isoP, 17.9 BB%, 17.9 K%), start getting excited   21.1   STL   AA   8 ↔
9   Wilmer Flores   SS   Struggling in August (.320 wOBA); still, as a 17-year-old he is doing incredible things in Appy   17.0   NYM   R   4 ↓
10   Derek Holland   LHP   Fast riser has been tremendous lately (4.4 BB%, 32.5 K% in A+; 5.6 BB%, 31.0 K% in AA)   21.8   TEX   AA   27 ↑
11   Angel Salome   C   Call Salome Mr. August (.492 wOBA), his entire season has been extraordinary (.405 wOBA)   22.2   MIL   AA   21 ↑
12   Max Ramirez   C   Now in AAA, Ramirez could breakout in the big-leagues next year and be very productive   23.8   TEX   AAA   13 ↑
13   Zach McAllister   RHP   After mowing through Low-A (2.95 FIP, 72.7 DF), been very solid in A+ (3.26 FIP, 68.1 DF)   20.7   NYY   A+   18 ↑
14   Lou Marson   C   After a long hiatus in Beijing, Marson returns to producing in AA. Good bet to start '09 in Philly   22.1   PHI   AA   12 ↓
15   Neftali Soto   3B   19-year-old is a XBH hitting machine (24 2B, 2 3B, 9 HR in 281 AB between R and Low-A)   19.4   CIN   A   NR ↑
16   David Huff   LHP   Has improved across the board in AAA, and his BB/K (4.3%, 25.2%) is extremely impressive   24.0   CLE   AAA   16 ↔
17   Ivan De Jesus   SS   If he can develop even a little pop (.090 IsoP), he could be an exciting and valuable big-leaguer   21.3   LAD   AA   24 ↑
18   Kila Kaaihue   1B   Monster season continues (1.091 OPS); interesting thing is 2B-to-HR ratio (13 2B, 35 HR)   24.4   KC   AAA   23 ↑
19   Julio Teheran   RHP   17-year-old has good ratios, but poor results -- due to bad luck? ATL being very cautious, too
   17.5   ATL   R   19 ↔
20   Nick Evans   LF   Inconsistant playing time with Mets has led to poor production, expect next year to be better   22.5   NYM   MLB   22 ↑
21   Austin Gallagher   3B   After great June and July (.360, .408 wOBA), August has been very rough (.265 wOBA)   21.7   LAD   A+   9 ↓
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 Marcus Lemon   SS   Another case of an Aug. collapse, Lemon has been lost at the plate (.312 SLG%, .258 wOBA)   20.2   TEX   A+   11 ↓
23   Chris Valaika   SS   I expect more out of him in AA (.347 wOBA); still has a good shot to be an above-average 2B   23.0   CIN   AA   13 ↓
24   Josh Reddick   RF   Coming around after miserable start in AA, Reddick has a .323/.367/.565 line on the year   21.5   BOS   AA   NR ↑
25   Todd Frazier   SS   Stil waiting for him to come out of A+ funk, could explode at AA like many Reds prospects   22.5   CIN   A+   15 ↓
Honorables: Michael Brantley (MIL), Jess Todd (STL), Vincent Mazzaro (OAK), Brandon Erbe (BAL), Andrew Lambo (LAD), Cedric Hunter (SD)    
Graduated (final ranking): none                
Dropped out of Top 25 (previous ranking): Vincent Mazzaro (17), Daryl Thompson (25)                
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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