Top 25 Non-Top 100 Prospects

June 6, 2009

The first Top 25 Non-Top 100 of the year kicks off with Lonnie Chisnehall at the top of a list filled with exciting prospects. It's been several months since Project Prospect's top 200 list, and there's been a good bit of change since then. The majority of the prospects on this list were on the bottom half of the top 200, while there are plenty of newcomers as well.

 

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No. Player Pos. Comments Age Org Lvl
200
1 Lonnie Chisenhall 3B First full season; showing very few weaknesses: .210 isoP, 9.5 BB%, 19.1 K%, .382 wOBA 20.6 CLE A+ 141
2 Kris Medlen RHP Quietly has been a K machine in his pro career, 2009 in AAA no different: 31.9 K%, 7.2 BB% 23.6 ATL MLB 142
3 Jaff Decker LF AZL BB% (25.6%) seems legit (22.4% in Low-A in 2009), power improved too (.262 isoP) 19.2 SD A 153
4 Nolan Reimold LF Crushed AAA over 130 PA (.349 isoP, 13.8 BB%), brought power to Baltimore (.250 isoP) 25.6 BAL MLB 120
5 Trevor Reckling LHP CAL league was no problem (4.4 BB%, 23.5 K%), AA a little tougher but still good (18.6 K%) 20.0 LAA AA 159
6 Hector Rondon RHP Repeating 2008's High-A success at AA in 2009: 5.6 BB%, 24.4 K%; being used as starter 21.2 CLE AA 143
7 Brad Lincoln RHP Former 4th overall pick is healthy and back on track: 6.2 BB%, 23.1 K%, 2.86 FIP at Double-A 24.0 PIT AA 186
8 Mike Carp 1B Making the PCL look like a piece of cake: .244 isoP, 16.5 BB%, 18.4 K%, .414 wOBA (206 PA) 22.9 SEA AAA NR
9 Antonio Bastardo LHP LHP's command has greatly improved in 2009 (5.4%), nice K-rate (27.7%), great MLB debut 23.7 PHI MLB NR
10 Vincent Mazzaro RHP Over 230 TBF in the PCL, Mazzaro has been very effective: 7.4 BB%, 19.1 K%, 60 GB% 22.7 OAK MLB 138
11 David Hernandez RHP Huge strides from AA to AAA (11.9 to 7.4 BB%, 27.7 to 24.1 K%), shaky in MLB (52 TBF) 24.0 BAL MLB NR
12 Brandon Snyder 1B Bat has improved each year, really taken off in AA in 2009: 11.0 BB%, 19.8 K%, .253 isoP 22.5 BAL AA NR
13 Jordan Lyles RHP 18-year-old RHP has been exceptional in his full-season debut: 5.3 BB%, 26.3 K%, 2.90 FIP 18.6 HOU A NR
14 Derek Norris C Elite power (.281 isoP) and discipline (13.1 BB%) combo from C, K% and BABIP are red flags 20.3 WAS A NR
15 Jason Knapp RHP Began 2009 unhittable (6.7 BB%, 41.1 K% in May) has slowed down but 3/1 K/BB overall 18.7 PHI A HM
16 Logan Forsythe 3B Too advanced for High-A: .192 isoP, 19.7 BB%, 15.7 K%, has gotten better every month 22.3 SD A+ NR
17 Lance Lynn RHP Shredded through A+ (4.7 BB%, 26.6 K%, 64 TBF), AA hasn't been as easy (7.0, 18.2, 143) 22.0 STL AA 130
18 Chris Coghlan 2B Bat was very impressive in AAA (.208 isoP, 10.9 BB%, 9.1 K%), struggling in the big show 23.9 FLA AA 119
19 Josh Donaldson C Power has been solid in AA (.199 isoP), BB% has increased considerably: 7.2% to 15.5% 23.4 OAK A 145
20 Lorenzo Cain CF Sidelined most of 2009 due to torn PCL, plenty of potential remains as evidenced by AA in '08 23.1 MIL AA 137
21 Michael Pineda RHP Has missed a few starts due to injury, but has been great when healthy (4.3 BB%, 22.4 K%) 20.3 SEA A+ 167
22 a
 Reese Havens SS Don't be fooled: .238 BABIP is masking a very good season (.187 isoP, 14.6 BB%, 14.6 K%) 22.6 NYM A+ HM
23 Manny Banuelos LHP Dominant considering his age in Low-A: 7.4 BB%, 26.1 K%, 3.10 FIP. Could be a fast riser 18.2 NYY A NR
24 Blake Beavan RHP Numbers similarly mediocre to 2008 (5.0 BB%, 16.1 K%, 53 GB%), holding his own in CAL 20.3 TEX A+ 103
25 Matthew Sweeney 3B Missed all of 2008 due to ankle surgery, has rebounded nicely in A+: .209 isoP, 10.0 BB% 21.1 LAA A+ NR
Honorables: Chris Withrow (LAD), Wilfredo Boscan (TEX), Zach McAllister (NYY), Jordan Danks (CHW), Evan Anundsen (MIL), Casey Kelly (BOS)
Our rankings combine a player's ceiling with the odds that he'll reach it and favor recent production
Level is the current level a prospect plays at
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Ineligible Players For This List:

Aaron Cunningham Daniel Cortes Jay Jackson Max Ramirez
Aaron Hicks Daniel Schlereth Jeff Locke Michael Bowden
Aaron Poreda Danny Duffy Jeff Samardzija Michael Burgess
Adam Miller Daryl Jones Jeff Samardzija Michael Inoa
Adis Portillo David Cooper Jefry Marte Michael Main
Adrian Cardenas David Huff Jeremy Hellickson Michael Saunders
Alcides Escobar David Price Jeremy Jeffress Michael Taylor
Andrew Brackman Dayan Viciedo Jesus Montero Mike Moustakas
Andrew Lambo Dellin Betances Jhoulys Chacin Mike Stanton
Andrew McCutchen Derek Holland Jon Niese Neftali Feliz
Angel Salome Desmond Jennings Jordan Schafer Nick Adenhart
Angel Villalona Dexter Fowler Jordan Walden Nick Evans
Austin Jackson Dominic Brown Jordan Zimmerman Nick Hagadone
Ben Revere Drew Stubbs Jose Tabata Nick Weglarz
Brad Holt Elvis Andrus Josh Reddick Pedro Alvarez
Brandon Allen Engel Beltre Josh Vitters Phillippe Aumont
Brandon Erbe Eric Hosmer Julio Borbon Reid Brignac
Brett Anderson Eric Young Jr. Junichi Tazawa Rick Porcello
Brett Cecil Ethan Martin Justin Smoak Ross Detwiler
Brett Lawrie Fernando Martinez Kasey Kiker Scott Elbert
Brett Wallace Freddie Freeman Kellen Kulbacki Sean West
Brian Matusz Gerado Parra Kila Ka'aihue Shairon Martis
Buster Posey Gio Gonzalez Kyle Blanks Taylor Teagarden
Cameron Maybin Gordon Beckham Kyle Drabek Tim Alderson
Carlos Carrasco Gorkys Hernandez Kyle Skipworth Tim Beckham
Carlos Gutierrez Greg Halman Lars Anderson Todd Frazier
Carlos Santana Ivan De Jesus Logan Morrison Tommy Hanson
Carlos Triunfel J.P. Arencibia Lou Marson Travis Snider
Chris Carter Jack McGeary Madison Bumgarner Trevor Cahill
Chris Marrero Jake Arrieta Martin Perez Tyler Flowers
Chris Nelson James McDonald Mat Gamel Wade Davis
Chris Perez James Simmons Mat Latos Wilin Rosario
Chris Tillman Jarrod Parker Matt Antonelli Wilmer Flores
Christian Friedrich Jason Castro Matt Dominguez Wilson Ramos
Colby Rasmus Jason Donald Matt Laporta Yonder Alonso
Daniel Bard Jason Heyward Matt Wieters