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Player |
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Comments |
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Age |
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Org |
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Lvl |
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Jason Heyward |
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RF |
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Plus power, contact ability and good patience; best high
school hitter since J. Upton? |
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20.1 |
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ATL |
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AA |
| 2 |
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Carlos
Santana |
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C |
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He should be MLB-ready in 2010; speed and elite contact
ability are all he's missing |
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23.4 |
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CLE |
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AA |
| 3 |
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Jesus
Montero |
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C/DH |
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Seamless A+ to AA transition; unlikely to stick at C;
broken finger ended season early |
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19.8 |
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NYY |
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AA |
| 4 |
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Buster
Posey |
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C |
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MLB-ready hitter has very few offensive weaknesses; solid
defender; decent speed |
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22.4 |
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SF |
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AAA |
| 5 |
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Pedro
Alvarez |
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3B |
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Plus power hitter with good patience...minus contact?
.400+ AA BABIP isn't sustainable |
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22.6 |
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PIT |
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AA |
| 6 |
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Dustin
Ackley |
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CF/1B |
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Storied NCAA bat may have up-the-middle defense in his
bag of tricks; very polished |
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21.5 |
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SEA |
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NCAA |
| 7 |
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Desmond
Jennings |
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CF |
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Speedster and strong all-around hitter could turn into
one of game's elite center fielders |
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22.9 |
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TB |
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AAA |
| 8 |
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Fernando
Martinez |
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CF/OF |
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Outstanding raw power + strong contact ability;
has been out since July (knee surgery) |
20.9 |
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NYM |
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MLB |
| 9 |
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Mike
Stanton |
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RF |
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While his power is outstanding, he's struggled with his
strikeout and walk rates in AA |
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19.8 |
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FLA |
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AA |
| 10 |
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Justin
Smoak |
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1B |
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Has been patient and made decent AAA contact;
surprisingly low IsoP due to injuries? |
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22.8 |
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TEX |
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AAA |
| 11 |
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Michael
Taylor |
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LF/RF |
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Mashing up MiLB ranks w/ strong set of offensive tools
and numbers to back 'em up |
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23.7 |
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PHI |
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AAA |
| 12 |
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Matt
LaPorta |
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LF/1B |
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Great bet to be average or better MLB hitter; just
doesn't have much defensive value |
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24.7 |
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CLE |
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MLB |
| 13 |
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James
Darnell |
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3B |
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Among the top bats we've seen in '09; chalk slow promos
up to defensive development |
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22.6 |
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SD |
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A+ |
| 14 |
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Alcides
Escobar |
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SS |
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Light-hitting above-average defender doesn't
need to do much w/ bat to be solid regular |
22.7 |
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MIL |
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AAA |
| 15 |
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Michael
Saunders |
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LF/CF |
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Having breakout power + contact season; could surface as
strong regular at this pace |
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22.8 |
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SEA |
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MLB |
| 16 |
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Matt
Dominguez |
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3B |
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We gave him a healthy boost for his plus D; bat looked
sweet in July -- for real? |
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20.0 |
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FLA |
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AA |
| 17 |
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Chris
Carter |
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1B/OF |
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Below-average defender but a great line-drive hitter who
draws walks and runs well |
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22.7 |
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OAK |
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AAA |
| 18 |
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Logan
Morrison |
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1B |
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Power is big question mark here; likely a big league bat;
relatively low ceiling, though? |
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22.0 |
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FLA |
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AA |
| 19 |
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Domonic
Brown |
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RF |
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Rise in K%, drop in BB% from A+ to AA is something to
keep an eye on; high ceiling |
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22.0 |
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PHI |
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A+ |
| 20 |
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Yonder
Alonso |
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1B |
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June broken hamate bone has shortened his season; how
much power is really here? |
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22.4 |
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CIN |
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AA |
| 21 |
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Alex
Avila |
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C |
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From outstanding NCAA bat to potential average big
leaguer over night? Let's see more |
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22.6 |
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DET |
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MLB |
| 22 |
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Ryan
Kalish |
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CF |
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Check out his month-to-month AA power progress; value
takes a hit if he moves off CF |
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21.4 |
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BOS |
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AA |
| 23 |
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Nick
Weglarz |
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LF |
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Has been unlucky this year (.249 BABIP, 14% LD); slow
start, slow finish (shin bruise) |
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21.7 |
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CLE |
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AA |
| 24 |
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Todd
Frazier |
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2B |
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We hear his glove could be average at 2B; his bat would
easily be a plus at the position |
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23.6 |
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CIN |
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AAA |
| 25 |
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Caleb
Gindl |
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LF |
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Brevard is masking another special hitter; power will
ultimately determine his upside |
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21.0 |
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MIL |
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A+ |
| Honorable
Mentions |
| 26 |
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Mat
Gamel |
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3B |
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Scary AAA + MLB contact struggles; power not that
impressive given he's been in PCL |
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24.2 |
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MIL |
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MLB |
| 27 |
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Jaff
Decker |
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LF |
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Decent contact hitter w/ little defensive value who walks
a ton and hits for power |
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19.5 |
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SD |
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A |
| 28 |
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Brett
Lawrie |
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2B |
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Earned AA promo in 1st season; tons of raw
power, breakout potential; good K%, BB% |
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19.6 |
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MIL |
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AA |
| 29 |
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Derek
Norris |
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C |
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Awesome power and walk rates; below-average contact
hitter who may move off C |
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20.6 |
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WAS |
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A |
| 30 |
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Brett
Wallace |
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3B/1B |
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Polished hitter, but his power isn't impressive in
park/league context; could stick at 3B |
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23.0 |
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OAK |
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AAA |
| Graduated: Kyle
Blanks (18). Dropped out: Mat Gamel (11). |
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of September 1, 2009; Lvl is the highest level the player has reached; Our
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