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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | Pre | |||||||
| 1 | Matt Wieters | C | He's actually off to a relatively wimpy start (16.4% BB, 27.3% K, .111 IsoP, .346 wOBA, 55 PA) | 23.0 | BAL | AAA | 1 ↔ | |||||||
| 2 | David Price | LHP | We now have a 210 TBF sample on him from MLB/AAA (23.3% K, 10.0% BB); 11.1% BB in AAA | 23.7 | TB | MLB | 2 ↔ | |||||||
| 3 | Colby Rasmus | CF | Another month like they've had so far and Fowler will jump Rasmus; .314 MLB wOBA, .051 IsoP | 22.7 | STL | MLB | 4 ↑ | |||||||
| 4 | Dexter Fowler | CF | Above-average runner with some power + Coors Field = Fantasy Gold; plus defense in CF too? | 23.1 | COL | MLB | 5 ↑ | |||||||
| 5 | Buster Posey | C | Wow! .464 wOBA through 94 PA; Line-drive hitter with enough bat speed to generate power, too | 22.1 | SF | A+ | 24 ↑ | |||||||
| 6 | Travis Snider | LF | .333 wOBA may not show it, but Snider's off to a sweet start (66 PA) -- BB and K% improvement | 21.3 | TOR | MLB | 8 ↑ | |||||||
| 7 | Madison Bumgarner | LHP | Throws a mid-90s FB that he can locate from a 3/4 arm slot; K% drop from A to A+ is a concern | 19.8 | SF | A+ | 6 ↓ | |||||||
| 8 | Brett Anderson | LHP | Command and GB% have translated to bigs -- great signs -- K% has not; 88-92 FB, solid changeup | 21.3 | OAK | MLB | 7 ↓ | |||||||
| 9 | Jason Heyward | RF | Picking up where he left off (.360 wOBA); with more power (+.068 IsoP) and more Ks (+3.9% K) | 19.7 | ATL | A+ | 9 ↔ | |||||||
| 10 | Tommy Hanson | RHP | 33.7% K, 8.1% BB 34% GB in AAA (86 TBF); May be next elite pitching prospect called up to bigs | 22.7 | ATL | AAA | 13 ↑ | |||||||
| 11 | Matt LaPorta | LF/RF | Bummed about Wieters being held captive in AAA to delay arb? How 'bout LaPorta? .474 wOBA | 24.3 | CLE | AAA | 14 ↑ | |||||||
| 12 | Justin Smoak | 1B | Off to a great start through 87 AA PA (16.1% BB, 11.5% K, .183 IsoP); probably > Jason Castro | 22.4 | TEX | AA | 16 ↑ | |||||||
| 13 | Rick Porcello | RHP | Similar MLB success as Anderson -- 6.5% BB, 12.9% K, 56% GB (93 TBF); awesome 2-seam FB | 20.4 | DET | MLB | 17 ↑ | |||||||
| 14 | Jarrod Parker | RHP | Mid-90s FB + good changeup + knee-buckling breaking ball = potential stud; 29.2% K, 5.6% BB (A+) | 20.4 | ARI | AA | 19 ↑ | |||||||
| 15 | Mike Moustakas | 3B | Holland and him passed up by eye-opening performers, not due to poor production (.354 wOBA) | 20.6 | KC | A+ | 11 ↓ | |||||||
| 16 | Derek Holland | LHP | Owner of a mid-90s FB and plus slider; only has 40 TBF in '09; offers top-of-the-rotation potential | 22.6 | TEX | MLB | 12 ↓ | |||||||
| 17 | Jesus Montero | C/DH | Walk (7.5%) and strikeout (15.0%) rates similar to '08, power has taken off in the FSL (.230 IsoP) | 19.4 | NYY | A+ | 37 ↑ | |||||||
| 18 | Mike Stanton | RF | Same problem (26.8 K%); BB rate (12.2%) has improved while some power remains (.211 IsoP) | 19.5 | FLA | A+ | 21 ↑ | |||||||
| 19 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | We see 24.2% K through 91 PA and we think UT-OH! 16.5% BB is promising; still tiny samples here | 22.2 | PIT | A+ | 10 ↓ | |||||||
| 20 | Trevor Cahill | RHP | Having trouble adjusting in majors: 16.0% BB, 7.4% K, 50% GB (94 TBF); 16.3% K in MLB/AA (245) | 21.2 | OAK | MLB | 20 ↔ | |||||||
| 21 | Jordan Schafer | CF | Holding own in majors with 19.5% BB, .166 IsoP; 29.0% K and .390 BABIP could lead to slump | 22.7 | ATL | MLB | 25 ↑ | |||||||
| 22 | Mat Gamel | 3B | Elbow injury may have caused poor '08 2nd half; on fire to begin '09: .395 isoP, .501 wOBA | 23.8 | MIL | AAA | 53 ↑ | |||||||
| 23 | Carlos Santana | C | .214 BABIP holding Santana back from monstrous numbers in AA: .328 IsoP, 18.9 BB%, 14.9 K% | 23.1 | CLE | AA | 26 ↑ | |||||||
| 24 | Jordan Zimmermann | RHP | Started MLB career with a bang: 6.5 BB%, 17.4 K%; hard thrower needs to develop his curve | 23.0 | WAS | MLB | 39 ↑ | |||||||
| 25 | Lars Anderson | 1B | Where is his '08 power? .200 IsoP between Lancaster and Portland last season, .157 so far in '09 | 21.6 | BOS | AA | 18 ↓ | |||||||
| Honorable Mentions: Brian Matusz (LHP), Yonder Alonso (1B), Chris Tillman (RHP), Andrew McCutchen (CF), Neftali Feliz (RHP). | ||||||||||||||
| Dropped out: Neftali Feliz (15), Eric Hosmer (22), and Brian Matusz (23). | ||||||||||||||
| Graduated: Cameron Maybin (3). | ||||||||||||||
| * Ages are as of May 1st, 2009. | ||||||||||||||
| ** Lvl is the highest level the player has reached. | ||||||||||||||
| *** Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production. | ||||||||||||||
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