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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 No. 1 as soon as '10; painful mechanics will likely lead to 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 | ||||||
| 11 | Alcides Escobar | SS | One of baseball's best defensive SS; elite contact bat but not much power or BB | 23.3 | MIL | MLB | ||||||
| 12 | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | Awesome power hitter; probably doesn't have the agility for 3B; will K often | 23.2 | PIT | AA | ||||||
| 13 | Michael Taylor | LF/RF | Making unbelievable strides as a pro; scary part is he could continue to improve | 24.3 | OAK | AAA | ||||||
| 14 | Neftali Feliz | RHP | Stuff is filthy (FB sat 93-96 in MLB);will he be able to jump up to SP innings? | 21.9 | TEX | MLB | ||||||
| 15 | Michael Stanton | RF | No one doubts 80 power -- also patient; contact struggles do give him a low floor | 20.4 | FLA | AA | ||||||
| 16 | Josh Bell | 3B | Should be solid defender; patient, powerful & works the count well; could K a lot | 23.4 | BAL | AA | ||||||
| 17 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | Very polished LD hitter; patient + makes lots of contact; how much power is here? | 23.0 | CIN | AA | ||||||
| 18 | Jaff Decker | LF | Above-average power hitter and extremely patient; better athlete than most think | 20.1 | SD | A | ||||||
| 19 | Logan Morrison | 1B | Safe bet for a lengthy career; swing + approach may not lead to very much power | 22.6 | FLA | AA | ||||||
| 20 | Mike Leake | RHP | Combines plus plus command and outstanding movement; likely No. 3 - maybe 2 | 22.4 | CIN | NCAA | ||||||
| 21 | Jhoulys Chacin | RHP | Great sinking FB & plus changeup; curve flashes plus break; chance to be a No. 2 | 22.2 | COL | MLB | ||||||
| 22 | James Darnell | 3B | Good bet to be solid MLBer; swing resembles J. Upton's - not as explosive, though | 23.2 | SD | A+ | ||||||
| 23 | Madison Bumgarner | LHP | No. 1-2 upside; stellar command of deceptive FB; SL is erratic; change lack polish | 20.7 | SF | MLB | ||||||
| 24 | Domonic Brown | RF | Quick-twitch athlete has great bat speed; awkward swing mechanics limit ceiling | 22.6 | PHI | AA | ||||||
| 25 | Chris Carter | 1B | Monster power will come w/ perhaps 200 Ks a year -- patient too; no value on D | 23.3 | OAK | AAA | ||||||
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Top 25 Prospect List
by Project Prospect
January 30, 2010