| @AdamWFoster's 2011 Offseason Prospect Rankings | ||||||||||
| Rk | Player | Pos | Comments | Age | Org | |||||
| 1 | Manny Machado | SS | Teenage shortstop showed power, patience, contact in High-A | 19.0 | BAL | |||||
| 2 | Tommy Joseph | C | Had a monster 2nd half, especially power-wise; rarely walks | 20.0 | SF | |||||
| 3 | Jonathan Singleton | 1B | Hasn't shown game power yet, but it's in there; limited to 1B | 19.8 | HOU | |||||
| 4 | Andrelton Simmons | SS | Elite D, rarely Ks, limited power; plus arm could thrive on mound | 21.8 | ATL | |||||
| 5 | Jonathan Schoop | 2B | Showed no power in June/July but started to click in August | 19.7 | BAL | |||||
| 6 | Ramon Cabrera | C | Catcher who walked more than he K'd and hit for some power | 21.7 | PIT | |||||
| 7 | Rey Navarro | 3B | Bat has always been fringy but he hit in A+ before slowing in AA | 21.5 | KC | |||||
| 8 | Aaron Hicks | CF | Still hasn't had a breakout year but could become a solid MLBer | 21.7 | MIN | |||||
| 9 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Bat will get him to bigs; D will determine ceiling; may be a 1B | 20.2 | COL | |||||
| 10 | Carlos Paulino | C | Here because he's a C who makes contact and has some pop | 21.8 | PIT | |||||
| Best of the Rest | ||||||||||
| Jonathan Villar | SS | Ks are a concern but if he can play good D, they may be tolerable | 20.2 | HOU | ||||||
| Nick Franklin | SS | If not for playing in High Desert, he wouldn't have made this list | 20.3 | SEA | ||||||
| Hak-Ju Lee | SS | Young, plus defender lacks offensive upside; slowed in AA | 20.7 | TB | ||||||
| Jae-Hoon Ha | CF | Rarely walks, though he does have some pop and makes contact | 20.7 | CHC | ||||||
| Matthew Cerda | 3B | Averaged one HR every 389 at-bats; walked as much as he K'd | 21.0 | CHC | ||||||
| Jose Altuve | 2B | Little dude who squares up and has gap power; limited upside | 21.2 | HOU | ||||||
| Jean Segura | SS | Injuries kept him off the field in large; plus speed; good upside | 21.3 | LAA | ||||||
| Henry Rodriguez | 2B | Solid hitter who narrowly made this list; carried success to AA | 21.4 | CIN | ||||||
| Jarek Cunningham | 2B | High K/Low BB guy had impressive, though inconsistent, power | 21.5 | PIT | ||||||
| Michael Choice | CF | Contact is a concern, but power isn't; thick CF with some speed | 21.6 | OAK | ||||||
| Robbie Grossman | RF | High-A repeater upped power/patience; may fit best as No. 4 OF | 21.8 | PIT | ||||||
| Rossmel Perez | C | Catcher w/ limited power who knows the strike zone & rarely Ks | 21.8 | ARI | ||||||
| Greg Garcia | 2B | Made midseason jump from Low-A and improved power in A+ | 21.9 | STL | ||||||
| Tyler Saladino | SS | Big power jump from '10 Low-A season while maintaining BB/K | 21.9 | CHW | ||||||
| * Ages are as of July 1, 2011 | ||||||||||
| ** Minimum 200 plate appearances | ||||||||||
Warning: These rankings were created without utilizing scouting information. The list was assembled as a conversation starter/watch list by way of a relatively simple, objective prospect finding system. After weighing in scouting information, our rankings of players will change.
Methodology: Only players who were a deviation below level-average age were considered for the list above. The average High-A age in 2011 was approximately 23, with a standard deviation of approximately 2. Players were ranked based simply on deviations from level-average age, strikeout percentage, walk percentage and isolated power. The position that the player primarily played for the final two months of the season was also factored into the rankings.