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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Jason Heyward | RF | Has the skills to turn into one of baseball's best hitters; back injury is a concern | 20.7 | ATL | AAA | ||||||
| 2 | Desmond Jennings | CF | Solid bet to surface as an above-average big leaguer, with his D and contact bat | 23.4 | TB | AAA | ||||||
| 3 | Jesus Montero | C/DH | Sick power bat and an elite contact hitter, though he's probably not a catcher | 20.4 | NYY | AA | ||||||
| 4 | Stephen Strasburg | RHP | May emerge as a No. 1 as soon as '10; painful mechanics will lead to arm injury | 21.7 | WAS | NCAA | ||||||
| 5 | Carlos Santana | C | Power-hitting catcher with outstanding patience; could become a plus defender | 24.0 | CLE | AA | ||||||
| 6 | Dustin Ackley | CF/LF | In convo for decade's best college hitter; patient LD bat and good defensive OF | 22.1 | SEA | NCAA | ||||||
| 7 | Brian Matusz | LHP | Command pitcher with a power arsenal and MLB track record; potential No. 1-2 | 23.2 | BAL | MLB | ||||||
| 8 | Buster Posey | C | Polished all-around hitter and a solid defender; very high floor as well as ceiling | 23.0 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 9 | Justin Smoak | 1B | Elite patience and power to go along with good contact skills; limited to 1B on D | 23.3 | TEX | AAA | ||||||
| 10 | Fernando Martinez | LF/RF | Plus power and contact skills could allow him to ascend to stardom one day | 21.5 | NYM | MLB | ||||||
| * 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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Top 10 Prospect List
by Project Prospect
January 21, 2010