Note that this list is not meant to offer rankings of how well players performed in the Hawaii Winter League 2008 season. It's a prospect list -- upside versus chance of reaching it -- like the rest of our lists. We're still researching outfielders and pitchers for our positional lists, so there may be some movement between this list and our subsequent 2009 lists.
1. Buster Posey, C, Giants (Waikiki BeachBoys)
2. Yonder Alonso, 1B, Reds (Waikiki BeachBoys)
3. Chris Carter, 1B, Athletics (North Shore Honu)
4. Jason Castro, C, Astros (North Shore Honu)
5. Kyle Drabek, RHP, Phillies (Honolulu Sharks)
6. Dominic Brown, OF, Phillies (Honolulu Sharks)
7. Andrew Brackman, RHP, Yankees (Waikiki BeachBoys)
8. Todd Frazier, INF, Reds (Waikiki BeachBoys)
9. Jeremy Bleich, LHP, Yankees (Waikiki BeachBoys)
10. Austin Romine, C, Yankees (Waikiki BeachBoys)
Honorables: Ryan Kalish (BOS) and Michael Taylor (PHI).
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Remember, we'll be going into detail about individual prospects in our 2009 top prospects by team lists (coming in January).
Questions about this list can be directed toward Lincoln Hamilton at lhamilton@projectprospect.com.