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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Buster Posey | C | Ground-ball tendencies will limit power; D is solid; he's a patient contact hitter | 23.0 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 2 | Madison Bumgarner | LHP | Strength is good command of deceptive FB; SL has improved -- still inconsistent | 20.7 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 3 | James Darnell | 3B | Great K-zone management; 25+ HR potential; above-ave. speed; not awkward on D | 23.2 | SD | A+ | ||||||
| 4 | Jaff Decker | LF | Has good power and is extremely patient, but he's only an average contact hitter | 20.1 | SD | A | ||||||
| 5 | Jhoulys Chacin | RHP | Upside comes with uncertainty; sinking FB moves a lot; CH is an out pitch; good SL | 22.2 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 6 | Thomas Neal | LF/1B | Masher showed promising approach in Cal League; BABIP will fall in Double-A | 22.6 | SF | A+ | ||||||
| 7 | Christian Friedrich | LHP | Commands his devastating CB well; 90-94 FB w/ good sink; CH could be average | 22.7 | COL | A+ | ||||||
| 8 | Jarrod Parker | RHP | No. 1-2 stuff; TJ surgery will steal a year; decent FB command; polished secondary | 21.4 | ARI | AA | ||||||
| 9 | Kevin Mulvey | RHP | CB has emerged as K pitch; great, sinking FB -- not always sharp; could be no. 3-4 | 24.9 | ARI | MLB | ||||||
| 10 | Scott Elbert | LHP | Fresh off first 100+ IP season since '06; hard-throwing LHP; swing-and-miss stuff | 24.6 | LAD | MLB | ||||||
| 11 | Tyler Matzek | LHP | Best combination of polish and upside among '09 prep arms; 3 potential + pitches | 19.5 | COL | HS | ||||||
| 12 | Kellen Kulbacki | RF | Derailed by injuries in '09 but his bat far has too much potential to overlook | 24.4 | SD | AA | ||||||
| 13 | Chris Withrow | RHP | Showed dominant stuff in first full season; best of all: he pitched over 100 innings | 21.0 | LAD | AA | ||||||
| 14 | Drew Cumberland | SS | Has lots going for him: bat speed, foot speed, patience, contact; arm isn't accurate | 21.2 | SD | A | ||||||
| 15 | Ivan De Jesus | SS | Good contact hitter with patience doesn't hit for much power but plays solid D | 22.9 | LAD | AA | ||||||
| 16 | Hector Gomez | SS | Plus runner has great arm; very good defender; pull-happy hitter with no patience | 22.1 | COL | A+ | ||||||
| 17 | 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 | ||||||
| 18 | Zack Wheeler | RHP | His low-90s FB w/ movement is a great start, but the rest of his game is still raw | 19.9 | SF | HS | ||||||
| 19 | Simon Castro | RHP | Threw 140.1 IP in full-season debut; exhibited exceptional command and K ability | 22.0 | SD | A | ||||||
| 20 | Devaris Gordon | SS | Fun to watch -- makes amazing plays on D; plus runner; his power ceiling = limited | 22.0 | LAD | A | ||||||
| 21 | Eric Young Jr. | 2B/CF | I liked his D at 2B, but he'll likely be a CF; awesome speed; largely just a slap hitter | 24.9 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 22 | Donovan Tate | CF | Fast runner w/ quick bat & good arm; who knows about patience/pitch recognition | 19.5 | SD | HS | ||||||
| 23 | Matt Antonelli | 2B | Still has decent pop + manages zone well; injuries/swing mechanics are hurdles | 25.0 | SD | AAA | ||||||
| 24 | Eric Sogard | 2B | Excellent contact hitter w/ good LD-stroke; slowed by May groin injury; defense is ? | 23.9 | SD | AA | ||||||
| 25 | Ethan Martin | RHP | Talented athlete has some upside but poor command gives him a very low floor | 20.8 | LAD |
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| * 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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