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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Justin Smoak | 1B | Good all-around bat & likely MLB regular; missed most of June (strained oblique) | 23.3 | TEX | AAA | ||||||
| 2 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | Not far behind Smoak; elite LD hitter who walks + has pop; broke hamate in '09 | 23.0 | CIN | AA | ||||||
| 3 | Logan Morrison | 1B | Missed 4/11-6/8 with wrist fracture; no major weaknesses -- power potential? | 22.6 | FLA | AA | ||||||
| 4 | Chris Carter | 1B/OF | Stiff defender has powerful LD stroke; can struggle w/ contact -- swing has holes | 23.3 | OAK | AAA | ||||||
| 5 | Freddie Freeman | 1B | Youngin' w/ promising future -- great contact hitter; hand injury ended year on 8/22 | 20.6 | ATL | AA | ||||||
| 6 | Ryan Strieby | 1B/OF | Awesome power considering '08-'09 wrist injuries; low contact rate slight concern | 24.7 | DET | AA | ||||||
| 7 | Ike Davis | 1B | Strong pro debut; contact is a concern; was among our favorite '08 draft "sleepers" | 23.0 | NYM | AA | ||||||
| 8 | Brandon Snyder | 1B/3B | Poor AAA stint after studly half season in AA -- power vanished; '05 1st-rounder | 23.4 | BAL | AAA | ||||||
| 9 | Anthony Rizzo | 1B | Sported 30% line-drive rate in 229 A+ PA; he's polished and ready for a breakout | 20.7 | BOS | A+ | ||||||
| 10 | Eric Hosmer | 1B | Vision problem may have contributed to '09 struggles; high ceiling but low floor | 20.4 | KC | A+ | ||||||
| 11 | Brandon Allen | 1B | From solid AA bat to PCL HR machine to MLB K-king -- 40 Ks over 116 MLB PA | 24.1 | ARI | MLB | ||||||
| 12 | Lars Anderson | 1B | Bad back may have contributed to nose-dive in AA; should he get a mulligan? | 22.5 | BOS | AA | ||||||
| 13 | David Cooper | 1B | Solid pro debut for likely big leaguer, but his power won't be above-average | 23.1 | TOR | AA | ||||||
| 14 | Chris Parmelee | 1B/RF | Finally made contact strides -- power took a hit; polished bat should keep movin' | 22.1 | MIN | A+ | ||||||
| 15 | Chris Marrero | 1B | Promoted to AA after over 1,000 A+ PA; solid skill set and young for high minors | 21.8 | WAS | AA | ||||||
| * Ages are as of 4/1/10; Lvl is the highest the player has reached; Our rankings put a lot of weight into floor as well as ceiling | ||||||||||||
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