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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Jason Heyward | RF | Outstanding contact hitter w/ good power and patience; health a concern? | 20.7 | ATL | AAA | ||||||
| 2 | Mike Stanton | RF | Perhaps the best power prospect in the minors; contact rate is below-ave. | 20.4 | FLA | AA | ||||||
| 3 | Michael Taylor | RF/LF | Athletic giant who manages the zone well and has 25+ home run potential | 24.3 | PHI | AAA | ||||||
| 4 | Jaff Decker | LF | Has good power and is extremely patient; only an average contact hitter | 20.1 | SD | A | ||||||
| 5 | Domonic Brown | RF | Impressive fast-twitch athlete w/ pop; not as coordinated as you'd think | 22.6 | PHI | AA | ||||||
| 6 | Thomas Neal | LF/1B | Masher showed promising approach in Cal League; BABIP will fall in AA | 22.6 | SF | A+ | ||||||
| 7 | Jose Tabata | RF/CF | Elite contact hitter has been brought along quickly; impatient/lacks power | 21.6 | PIT | AAA | ||||||
| 8 | Nick Weglarz | LF/DH | Played w/ a broken leg for part of '09; potential stud at the plate; not on D | 22.3 | CLE | AA | ||||||
| 9 | Chris Heisey | LF/CF | Has a big-league body; born to hit line drives; should provide solid D value | 25.3 | CIN | AAA | ||||||
| 10 | Michael Saunders | LF/CF | Was AAA success breakout or product of PCL? Struggled over 129 MLB PA | 23.4 | SEA | MLB | ||||||
| 11 | Josh Reddick | LF/RF/CF | Missed a chunk of '09 w/ strained oblique; standout power; decent contact | 23.1 | BOS | MLB | ||||||
| 12 | Caleb Gindl | RF/DH | Patient hitter is more athletic than he looks; could be in line for a breakout | 21.6 | MIL | A+ | ||||||
| 13 | Kellen Kulbacki | RF | Derailed by injuries in '09 but his bat has too much potential to overlook | 24.4 | SD | AA | ||||||
| 14 | Grant Desme | RF/CF | Awesome speed/power talent; poor contact -- looks lost at plate sometimes | 24.0 | OAK | A+ | ||||||
| 15 | Sawyer Carroll | RF | Upside among lowest here; likely MLBer jumped from A to A+ to AA in '09 | 23.9 | SD | AA | ||||||
| * 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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