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| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | Lvl | ||||||
| 1 | Alcides Escobar | SS | Plays exceptional all-around defense; very fast; good contact hitter; not much pwr | 23.3 | MIL | MLB | ||||||
| 2 | Starlin Castro | SS | Smooth defender has quick, LD hack that's great for contact; HR power is missing | 20.0 | CHC | AA | ||||||
| 3 | Jiovanni Mier | SS | Likely MLBer; well-rounded: good LD bat, patient, quick release, elite footwork | 19.6 | HOU | R | ||||||
| 4 | Jose Iglesias | SS | Defensive wizard -- MLB-ready glove; great contact hitter; decent pop; impatient | 20.2 | BOS | INT | ||||||
| 5 | Chase D'Arnaud | SS/2B | Not an electric talent, but gets more and more impressive every time you see him | 23.2 | PIT | A+ | ||||||
| 6 | Danny Espinosa | SS | Streaky power hitter has cannon of an arm and shows a lot of patience; ave. speed | 23.0 | WAS | A+ | ||||||
| 7 | Drew Cumberland | SS | Has lots going for him: bat speed, foot speed, patience, contact; arm isn't accurate | 21.2 | SD | A | ||||||
| 8 | Ian Desmond | SS | Bat could be solid at SS; inconsistent D but good range/arm; he has good speed | 24.5 | WAS | MLB | ||||||
| 9 | Ivan De Jesus | SS | Good contact hitter with patience doesn't hit for much power but plays solid D | 22.9 | LAD | AA | ||||||
| 10 | Reid Brignac | SS | Impatient but good LD hitter w/ power; Ks have been slight problem & D is only OK | 24.2 | TB | MLB | ||||||
| 11 | Grant Green | SS | Wasn't a patient college hitter; contact skills and power don't stand out; raw bat | 22.5 | OAK | NCAA | ||||||
| 12 | Hector Gomez | SS | Plus runner has great arm; very good defender; pull-happy hitter with no patience | 22.1 | COL | A+ | ||||||
| 13 | Ruben Tejada | SS | Elite contact ability, speed and glove give him high floor; not patient or powerful | 20.6 | NYM | AA | ||||||
| 14 | Yamaico Navarro | SS | Endured a hamate bone injury in 2009; lack of discipline limits ceiling; solid pop | 22.4 | BOS | AA | ||||||
| 15 | David Renfroe | SS | Soft hands, great arm, agile; probably will too big for SS; sweet swing/good power | 19.4 | BOS | HS | ||||||
| * 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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