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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | RHP | CH is a wild card but his FB and CB are both MLB-ready pitches; mechanics aren't perfect | 21.2 | WAS | NCAA | ||||||
| 2 | Brian Matusz | LHP | Flew through minors thanks to 4 potential above-average pitches; commands at the knees | 22.7 | BAL | MLB | ||||||
| 3 | Daniel Hudson | RHP | Too good to be true? Showing lots of FB/CH movement in bigs; needs a out pitch for righties | 22.6 | CHW | MLB | ||||||
| 4 | Neftali Feliz | RHP | Still a bit raw but has ace potential thanks to FB that sits in mid-90s and outstanding slider | 21.4 | TEX | MLB | ||||||
| 5 | Jeremy Hellickson | RHP | Works off 90-93 FB that he pounds zone with; outstanding CH; CB is solid but inconsistent | 22.5 | TB | AAA | ||||||
| 6 | Wade Davis | RHP | Commands straight, 90-94 FB well; CB can be filthy and SL is a good pitch; CH isn't special | 24.1 | TB | MLB | ||||||
| 7 | Carlos Carrasco | RHP | We love the movement on his FB, CH and CB, but we'll admit that he's still raw; ace upside | 22.5 | CLE | MLB | ||||||
| 8 | Jhoulys Chacin | RHP | Has question marks and upside; great movement on sinking FB; CH is his out pitch; good SL | 21.7 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 9 | Madison Bumgarner | LHP | Strength is good command of deceptive FB; SL has improved -- still inconsistent, though | 20.2 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 10 | Kyle Drabek | RHP | Finesse guy with a power arsenal; a pitcher more than thrower; 92-96 FB; CB is a K pitch | 21.8 | PHI | AA | ||||||
| 11 | Martin Perez | LHP | Throws sharp hammer curve, dirty slider and straight, 94-96 FB -- mediocre FB command | 18.5 | TEX | AA | ||||||
| 12 | Christian Friedrich | LHP | Best pitch: devastating CB that he commands well; 90-94 FB w/ good sink; CH could be ave. | 22.2 | COL | A+ | ||||||
| 13 | Hector Rondon | RHP | Raw w/ upside; 91-94 FB -- misses over the plate a bit too much; impressive SL and CH | 21.6 | CLE | AAA | ||||||
| 14 | Junichi Tazawa | RHP | Deceptive pitcher has huge 12/6 CB, good FB movement and strong CH; excellent command | 23.3 | BOS | MLB | ||||||
| 15 | Mike Leake | RHP | Awesome command of 90-93 FB that has a lot of movement; impressive CH; big GB guy | 21.9 | CIN | NCAA | ||||||
| 16 | Jon Niese | LHP | His 88-92 FB moves a lot + is deceptive -- commands it well, too; CB can be a knee-buckler | 22.9 | NYM | MLB | ||||||
| 17 | Jake Arrieta | RHP | Good athlete; 3 promising secondary pitches; straight 90-93 FB w/ inconsistent command | 23.6 | BAL | AAA | ||||||
| 18 | Jenrry Mejia | RHP | Owner of a filthy 94-98 FB that has hard, cutting action; CH has excellent movement | 20.0 | NYM | AA | ||||||
| 19 | Casey Kelly | RHP | Outstanding athlete has three pitches that could be ave. or better: 86-90 FB, CB and CH | 20.0 | BOS | A+ | ||||||
| 20 | Michael Montgomery | LHP | Up-and-down 1st full season; was tough to hit, missed a lot of bats and adjusted well to A+ | 20.3 | KC | A+ | ||||||
| 21 | Jarrod Parker | RHP | No. 1-2 stuff, near-MLB ready, but elbow injury could steal some time; FB command lacking | 20.9 | ARI | AA | ||||||
| 22 | Kevin Mulvey | RHP | Big CB has emerged as a K pitch; great, sinking FB -- not always sharp; could be a no. 3-4 | 24.4 | ARI | MLB | ||||||
| 23 | Brad Lincoln | RHP | Thrower more than a pitcher; hard and heavy 2 and 4-seamer; promising CB is inconsistent | 24.4 | PIT | AAA | ||||||
| 24 | Matthew Moore | LHP | Has MLB stuff; very good CH, disgusting CB, explosive 88-91 FB -- isn't always sharp | 20.3 | TB | A | ||||||
| 25 | Zeke Spruill | RHP | Gets nasty sink with 91-92 FB; CH may already be a plus pitch; his CB is a good pitch, too | 20.1 | ATL | A | ||||||
| Honorable Mentions | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Julio Teheran | RHP | Had some dominant Low-A outings at end of the season, including 7 no-hit innings on 9/2 | 18.7 | ATL | A | ||||||
| 27 | Stolmy Pimentel | RHP | Began year w/ very good CB, finished w/ outstanding -- we heard a Zito comp for the pitch | 19.7 | BOS | A | ||||||
| 28 | Casey Crosby | LHP | Recovered from high walk rates in April/May to have plenty of dominating 2nd-half outings | 21.1 | DET | A | ||||||
| 29 | Zach Britton | LHP | Sick GB rates + steady performance and improving command = 2010 breakout candidate | 21.8 | BAL | A+ | ||||||
| 30 | Zack Stewart | RHP | Fast-riser has MLB stuff; question is if he can handle a starter's work load going forward | 23.0 | TOR | AAA | ||||||
| Graduated: Chris Tillman (6) and Mat Latos (22). | ||||||||||||
| * Ages are as of October 1, 2009; Lvl is the highest level the player has reached; Our rankings put a lot of weight into floor as well as ceiling | ||||||||||||
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