2010's Top 10 Prospects

January 31, 2009

Last year at this time, Project Prospect's forum community came up with their projected 2009 Top 10 prospects list. This inspired us to release our own projected Top 10 for 2009. This offseason, we're putting the spotlight on our community's list. Nineteen of our forum members submitted their own top 10 choices, which have been aggregated into the annotated list below.

One of the challenges of determining a "future" prospect list is not only choosing the breakout performers, but also correctly identifying the players who will lose their prospect eligibility by logging MLB time. The community also offered up their predictions of the guys who will be moving on to the big leagues. 

No.   Name   Pos   Notes   Age   Org   Level
1   Madison Bumgarner   LHP   Numbers (29.4 K%, 4.0 BB%, 2.17 FIP), size, velo, command to be a potential No. 1 SP.   19.4   SF   A
2   Pedro Alvarez   3B   Contract standoff/conditioning questions haven't dimmed optimism about his power bat.   21.9   PIT   NCAA
3   Jason Heyward   RF   Heyward's size, athleticism and plate discipline point to a potential superstar in the making.   19.4   ATL   A+
4   Rick Porcello   RHP   In FSL as a 19-year-old (13.7 K%, 6.3 BB%, 65 GB%, 3.84 FIP); many expect K% to rise.   20.1   DET   A+
5   Mike Moustakas   3B   After a slow start, showed he's a top power prospect by leading MWL in HRs at age 19.   20.3   KC   A
6   Neftali Feliz   RHP   Would have placed higher if many voters hadn't tagged him as a MLB graduate this year.   20.7   TEX   AA
7   Stephen Strasburg   RHP   The Consensus #1 talent for the '09 Draft; voters see Strasburg's as an ace in the making   20.5   SDSU   NCAA
8   Justin Smoak   1B   Polished switch hitter with power and patience; should find himself in Texas uniform soon. 22.1   TEX   A
9   Lars Anderson   1B   Had a .430 wOBA in a 163 PA stint in AA; many see Lars as the Red Sox 1B in 2010   21.3   BOS   AA
10   Tim Beckham   SS   .301 wOBA in 189 Rookie PAs; voters still see the 2008 No. 1 pick as a future star at SS.   19.0   TB   SS
Honorable Mentions:  Eric Hosmer, Logan Morrison, and Buster Posey            
Expected Graduations: Matt Wieters, David Price, Travis Snider, Colby Rasmus, Cameron Maybin, Brett Anderson, Trevor Cahill, Tommy Hanson,
Matt LaPorta, and Dexer Fowler                

Adam Foster's 2010 Top 10 Lincoln Hamilton's 2010 Top 10 Brett Sullivan's 2010 Top 10
No.   Name   Pos   Age   Org   Level No.   Name   Pos   Age   Org   Level No.   Name   Pos   Age   Org   Level
1   Madison Bumgarner LHP   19   SF   A 1   Jason Heyward   RF   19   ATL   A+ 1   Madison Bumgarner LHP   19   SF   A
2   Stephen Strasburg   RHP   20.5 SDSU NCAA 2   Stephen Strasburg   RHP   20.5 SDSU NCAA 2   Stephen Strasburg   RHP   20.5 SDSU NCAA
3   Rick Porcello   RHP   20.3 DET   A+ 3   Lars Anderson   1B   21.3 BOS   AA 3   Jason Heyward   RF   19   ATL   A+
4   Jason Heyward   RF   19.4 ATL   A+ 4   Neftali Feliz   RHP   20.7 TEX   AA 4   Neftali Feliz   RHP   20.7 TEX   AA
5   Pedro Alvarez   3B   21.9 PIT   NCAA 5   Tim Beckham   SS   19.0 TB   SS 5   Rick Porcello   RHP   20.3 DET   A+
6   Mike Moustakas   3B   20.3 KC   A 6   Madison Bumgarner LHP   19.4 SF   A 6   Justin Smoak   1B   22.1 TEX   A
7   Jarrod Parker   RHP   20.1 ARI   A 7   Trevor Cahill   RHP   20.9 OAK   AA 7   Mike Moustakas   3B   20.3 KC   A
8   Lars Anderson   1B   21.3 BOS   AA 8   Mike Moustakas   3B   20.3 KC   A 8   Brian Matusz   LHP   21.9 BAL   NCAA
9   Justin Smoak   1B   22.1 TEX   A 9   Buster Posey   C   21.8 SF   SS 9   Trevor Cahill   RHP   20.9 OAK   AA
10   Eric Hosmer   1B   19.2 KC   R 10   Justin Smoak   1B   22.1 TEX   A 10   Jhoulys Chacin   RHP   21.0 COL   A+
HM: Tim Beckham, Buster Posey, Neftali Feliz HM: Dustin Ackley, Carlos Santana, Pedro Alvarez HM: Mike Stanton, Buster Posey, Jesus Montero
Grads: Matt Wieters, David Price, Cameron Maybin, Grads: David Price, Matt Wieters, Colby Rasmus, Grads: Matt Wieters, David Price, Cameron Maybin,
Colby Rasmus, Dexter Fowler, Brett Anderson, Brett Anderson, Travis Snider, Derek Holland, Colby Rasmus, Dexter Fowler, Brett Anderson,
Travis Snider, Matt LaPorta, Jordan Schafer, Matt LaPorta, Dexter Fowler, Tommy Hanson, Travis Snider, Matt LaPorta, Jordan Schafer,
Trevor Cahill, Chris Tillman, and Fernando Martinez. and Cameron Maybin.                 Chris Tillman, Andrew McCutchen, Tommy Hanson.

 

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