| We've archived all of our 2009 Arizona Fall League coverage | ||||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | RHP | His CH is outstanding -- has movement & deception; the FB and CB are plus, too | 21.7 | WAS | NCAA | ||||||
| 2 | Buster Posey | C | Tired legs slowed him down in the AFL; solid defender with good all-around bat | 23.0 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 3 | Dustin Ackley | CF/LF | Not going to be big HR hitter, but his D will be plus and he's a line-drive machine | 22.1 | SEA | NCAA | ||||||
| 4 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | His bat may be the best on this list; doesn't offer speed or much defensive value | 22.7 | CIN | AA | ||||||
| 5 | Josh Bell | 3B | Strong defender has patience at the plate and above-average power; ave. runner | 23.4 | BAL | AA | ||||||
| Honorable Mentions: Domonic Brown, Starlin Castro, Mike Leake, Jenrry Mejia, Thomas Neal and Jose Tabata. | ||||||||||||
| * 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 | ||||||||||||
| ** We used a minimum of 75 PA/TBF for this list. | ||||||||||||
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AFL Top 5
by Project Prospect
November 22, 2009