Top 200 Opening Day Assignments

April 10, 2009

A total of 21 of our Top 200 prospects opened the 2009 season in the big leagues. Fifty-five will open the season in Triple-A, 46 in Double-A, 45 in High-A, 17 in Low-A, seven in extended spring training, and seven are injured. We're unsure where Jairo Heredia is. A hip flexor injury could keep Jemile Weeks in extended spring training for a little while. We believe Brett DeVall will likely open the season in extended spring training but are not certain -- same goes for the rest of the players who are listed in extended spring training. 

Rk   Player   Pos   Age   Org   Assignment
1   Matt Wieters   C   22.8   BAL   AAA
2   David Price   LHP   23.5   TB   AAA
3   Cameron Maybin   CF   21.9   FLA   MLB
4   Colby Rasmus   CF   22.5   STL   MLB
5   Dexter Fowler   CF   22.9   COL   MLB
6   Madison Bumgarner   LHP   19.6   SF   A+
7   Brett Anderson   LHP   21.1   OAK   MLB
8   Travis Snider   LF/DH   21.1   TOR   MLB
9   Jason Heyward   RF   19.5   ATL   A+
10   Pedro Alvarez   3B   22.0   PIT   A+
11   Mike Moustakas   3B   20.4   KC   A+
12   Derek Holland   LHP   22.4   TEX   AAA
13   Tommy Hanson   RHP   22.5   ATL   AAA
14   Matt LaPorta   RF/LF   24.1   CLE   AAA
15   Neftali Feliz   RHP   20.8   TEX   AAA
16   Justin Smoak   1B   21.9   TEX   AA
17   Rick Porcello   RHP   20.1   DET   MLB
18   Lars Anderson   1B   21.1   BOS   AA
19   Jarrod Parker   RHP   19.9   ARI   A+
20   Trevor Cahill   RHP   21.0   OAK   MLB
21   Mike Stanton   RF   19.3   FLA   A+
22   Eric Hosmer   1B   19.3   KC   A
23   Brian Matusz   LHP   22.0   BAL   A+
24   Buster Posey   C   21.9   SF   A+
25   Jordan Schafer   CF   22.5   ATL   MLB
26   Carlos Santana   C   22.9   CLE   AA
27   Yonder Alonso   1B   21.9   CIN   A+
28   Jhoulys Chacin   RHP   21.1   COL   AA
29   Chris Tillman   RHP   20.9   BAL   AAA
30   Logan Morrison   1B   21.5   FLA   AA
31   Tim Beckham   SS   19.1   TB   A
32   Gordon Beckham   SS   22.4   CHW   AA
33   Fernando Martinez   CF   20.4   NYM   AAA
34   Tim Alderson   RHP   20.3   SF   A+
35   Andrew McCutchen   CF   22.4   PIT   AAA
36   Brett Wallace   3B   22.5   STL   AA
37   Jesus Montero   C   19.2   NYY   A+
38   Brett Cecil   LHP   22.7   TOR   AAA
39   Jordan Zimmerman   RHP   22.8   WAS   AAA
40   Aaron Hicks   CF   19.4   MIN   Extended ST
41   Carlos Carrasco   RHP   21.9   PHI   AAA
42   Kyle Blanks   1B   22.5   SD   AAA
43   Dayan Viciedo   3B   20.0   CHW   AAA
44   Jeremy Hellickson   RHP   21.9   TB   AA
45   Daryl Jones   LF   21.7   STL   AA
46   Michael Ynoa   LHP   17.4   OAK   Extended ST
47   Michael Bowden   RHP   22.4   BOS   AAA
48   Wilmer Flores   SS   17.6   NYM   A
49   Wade Davis   RHP   23.5   TB   AAA
50   Freddie Freeman   1B   19.2   ATL   A+
51   Ben Revere   CF   20.8   MIN   A+
52   Austin Jackson   CF   22.1   NYY   AAA
53   Mat Gamel   3B   23.7   MIL   AAA
54   Nick Weglarz   LF   21.2   CLE   AA
55   Alcides Escobar   SS   22.2   MIL   AAA
56   Jordan Walden   RHP   21.3   LAA   AA
57   David Huff   LHP   24.5   CLE   AAA
58   Elvis Andrus   SS   20.5   TEX   MLB
59   Michael Main   RHP   20.2   TEX   A+
60   Kila Ka'aihue   1B   24.9   KC   AAA
61   Max Ramirez   C   24.4   TEX   AAA
62   Danny Duffy   LHP   20.2   KC   A+
63   Matt Antonelli   2B   23.9   SD   Injured
64   Aaron Poreda   LHP   22.4   CHW   AA
65   Josh Vitters   3B   19.5   CHC   A
66   David Cooper   1B   21.0   TOR   AA
67   Matt Dominguez   3B   19.5   FLA   A+
68   Nick Adenhart   RHP   22.5   LAA   MLB
69   Dominic Brown   CF   21.5   PHI   A+
70   Jeff Samardzija   RHP   24.1   CHC   AAA
71   Dellin Betances   RHP   20.9   NYY   A+
72   Phillippe Aumont   RHP   20.1   SEA   A+
73   Gio Gonzalez   LHP   23.4   OAK   AAA
74   Jon Niese   LHP   22.3   NYM   AAA
75   Desmond Jennings   CF   22.3   TB   AA
76   Jose Tabata   RF   20.5   PIT   AA
77   Jeremy Jeffress   RHP   21.4   MIL   AA
78   Gerado Parra   CF   21.8   ARI   AA
79   Tyler Flowers   C   23.1   CHW   AA
80   Chris Marrero   1B   20.7   WAS   A+
81   Christian Friedrich   LHP   21.6   COL   A
82   Adrian Cardenas   2B   21.4   OAK   AA
83   Taylor Teagarden   C   25.2   TEX   MLB
84   Martin Perez   LHP   17.9   TEX   A
85   Kyle Skipworth   C   19.0   FLA   A
86   Michael Burgess   RF   20.4   WAS   A+
87   Kasey Kiker   LHP   21.2   TEX   AA
88   Ivan De Jesus   SS   21.8   LAD   Injured
89   Jack McGeary   LHP   19.9   WAS   A
90   Carlos Gutierrez   RHP   22.4   MIN   A+
91   James Simmons   RHP   22.4   OAK   AAA
92   Brandon Allen   1B   23.1   CHW   AA
93   Shairon Martis   RHP   21.9   WAS   MLB
94   Aaron Cunningham   OF   22.8   OAK   AAA
95   Nick Evans   1B   23.1   NYM   AAA
96   Greg Halman   CF   21.5   SEA   AA
97   Angel Salome   C   22.7   MIL   AAA
98   Chris Carter   1B   22.2   OAK   AA
99   Mat Latos   RHP   21.2   SD   Injured
100   Eric Young Jr.   2B   23.8   COL   AAA
101   Kellen Kulbacki   RF   23.3   SD   Injured
102   Michael Saunders   CF   22.3   SEA   Injured
103   Blake Beavan   RHP   20.1   TEX   A+
104   Wilfredo Boscan   RHP   19.3   TEX   A
105   Beau Mills   1B   22.5   CLE   AA
106   Matt Tuiasosopo   3B   22.8   SEA   MLB
107   Jefry Marte   3B   17.7   NYM   A
108   Carlos Triunfel   SS   19.0   SEA   AA
109   Angel Villalona   1B   18.5   SF   A+
110   Zach McAllister   RHP   21.2   NYY   AA
111   Julio Borbon   CF   23.0   TEX   AAA
112   Drew Stubbs   CF   24.4   CIN   AAA
113   Brandon Erbe   RHP   21.2   BAL   AA
114   Todd Frazier   SS/1B   22.2   CIN   AA
115   Brett Gardner   CF   25.5   NYY   MLB
116   Allan Dykstra   1B   21.8   SD   A
117   Jemile Weeks   2B   22.1   OAK   Injured
118   Nick Barnese   RHP   20.1   TB   Injured
119   Chris Coghlan   2B   23.7   FLA   AAA
120   Nolan Reimold   OF   25.4   BAL   AAA
121   Seth Smith   OF   26.4   COL   MLB
122   Matthew Moore   LHP   19.7   TB   A
123   Johnny Giavotella   2B   21.6   KC   A+
124   Julio Teheran   RHP   18.1   ATL   Extended ST
125   Casper Wells   CF   24.3   DET   AAA
126   Chris Parmelee   1B   21.0   MIN   A+
127   Ryan Tucker   RHP   22.2   FLA   AAA
128   Hank Conger   C   21.1   LAA   AA
129   James McDonald   RHP   24.4   LAD   MLB
130   Lance Lynn   RHP   21.8   STL   A+
131   Jake Arrieta   RHP   23.0   BAL   AA
132   Brett Lawrie   2B   19.1   MIL   A
133   Randall Delgado   RHP   19.0   ATL   A
134   Jake Odorizzi   RHP   18.9   MIL   Extended ST
135   Ethan Martin   RHP   19.7   LAD   A
136   Chris Perez   RHP   23.7   STL   AAA
137   Lorenzo Cain   CF   22.9   MIL   Injured
138   Vincent Mazzaro   RHP   22.4   OAK   AAA
139   Gaby Sanchez   1B   25.5   FLA   AAA
140   Daniel Bard   RHP   23.7   BOS   AAA
141   Lonnie Chisenhall   SS   20.4   CLE   A+
142   Kris Medlen   RHP   23.4   ATL   AAA
143   Hector Rondon   RHP   21.0   CLE   AA
144   Clayton Richard   LHP   25.5   CHW   MLB
145   Josh Donaldson   C   23.2   OAK   AA
146   Jeff Locke   LHP   21.3   ATL   A+
147   Josh Reddick   OF   22.0   BOS   AA
148   Mike Montgomery   LHP   19.7   KC   Extended ST
149   Scott Elbert   LHP   23.5   LAD   AA
150   Bryan Anderson   C   22.2   STL   AAA
151   Jeff Niemann   RHP   26.0   TB   MLB
152   Ryan Perry   RHP   22.0   DET   MLB
153   Jaff Decker   LF   19.0   SD   Injured
154   Andrew Lambo   LF   20.5   LAD   AA
155   Jason Castro   C   21.7   HOU   A+
156   Michael Taylor   LF   23.2   PHI   AA
157   Josh Fields   RHP   23.5   SEA   AA
158   Jason Donald   SS   24.5   PHI   AAA
159   Trevor Reckling   LHP   19.8   LAA   A+
160   Che-Hsuan Lin   CF   20.4   BOS   A+
161   Ryan Westmoreland   CF   18.8   BOS   Injured
162   Cole Gillespie   OF   24.7   MIL   Injured
163   Reid Brignac   SS   23.1   TB   AAA
164   Carlos Rosa   RHP   24.4   KC   AAA
165   Gorkys Hernandez   CF   21.5   ATL   AA
166   Engel Beltre   CF   19.3   TEX   A+
167   Michael Pineda   RHP   20.1   SEA   A+
168   Jess Todd   RHP   22.9   STL   AAA
169   Jairo Heredia   RHP   19.4   NYY   Injured
170   Daniel Schlereth   LHP   22.8   ARI   AA
171   J.P. Arencibia   C   23.1   TOR   AAA
172   Cole Rohrbough   LHP   21.8   ATL   A+
173   Junichi Tazawa   RHP   22.7   BOS   AA
174   Neftali Soto   3B   20.0   CIN   A+
175   Kyle Lobstein   RHP   19.5   TB   Extended ST
176   J.A. Happ   LHP   26.4   PHI   MLB
177   Jeremy McBryde   RHP   21.8   SD   A+
178   John Raynor   OF   25.1   FLA   AAA
179   Conor Gillaspie   3B   21.6   SF   A+
180   Nick Noonan   2B   19.8   SF   A+
181   Richard Castillo   RHP   19.3   STL   A+
182   Brett DeVall   LHP   19.1   ATL   Extended ST
183   Marcus Lemon   SS   20.7   TEX   AA
184   Kevin Mulvey   RHP   23.8   MIN   AAA
185   Jason Motte   RHP   26.0   STL   MLB
186   Brad Lincoln   RHP   23.8   PIT   AA
187   Sean Doolittle   1B   22.4   OAK   AAA
188   Jose Ceda   RHP   22.1   FLA   AA
189   Joshua Lindblom   RHP   21.7   LAD   AA
190   William Smith   LHP   19.6   LAA   A
191   Will Inman   RHP   22.1   SD   AA
192   Mark Trumbo   1B   23.1   LAA   AA
193   Kelvin De La Cruz   LHP   21.1   CLE   A+
194   Tim Melville   RHP   19.4   KC   Extended ST
195   Michael Brantley   CF   21.8   CLE   AAA
196   Austin Romine   C   20.3   NYY   A+
197   Chris Withrow   RHP   19.9   LAD   A+
198   Cedric Hunter   CF   21.0   SD   AA
199   Ike Davis   1B   21.9   NYM   A+
200   Andrew Cashner   RHP   22.5   CHC   Injured
* Ages are as of March 16th, 2009.        
                     
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