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Top 100 Prospects (Rotowire)

 


Rank Name Team Pos Age DOB ETA
1. Heyward, Jason ATL OF 20 8/9/1989 2010
2. Strasburg, Stephen WAS P 21 7/20/1988 2010
3. Feliz, Neftali TEX P 21 5/2/1988 2009
4. Posey, Buster SF C 23 3/27/1987 2010
5. Montero, Jesus NY-A C 20 11/28/1989 2010
6. Jennings, Desmond TB OF 23 10/30/1986 2010
7. Santana, Carlos CLE C 23 4/8/1986 2010
8. Matusz, Brian BAL P 23 2/11/1987 2009
9. Alvarez, Pedro PIT 3B 23 2/6/1987 2010
10. Stanton, Michael FLA OF 20 11/8/1989 2011
11. Smoak, Justin TEX 1B 23 12/5/1986 2010
12. Carter, Chris OAK 1B 23 12/18/1986 2010
13. Davis, Wade TB P 24 9/7/1985 2009
14. Hellickson, Jeremy TB P 22 4/8/1987 2009
15. Bumgarner, Madison SF P 20 8/1/1989 2009
16. Taylor, Michael OAK OF 24 12/19/1985 2010
17. Friedrich, Christian COL P 22 7/8/1987 2011
18. Ackley, Dustin SEA 2B 22 2/26/1988 2010
19. Brown, Domonic PHI OF 22 9/3/1987 2011
20. Escobar, Alcides MIL SS 23 12/16/1986 2009
21. Chapman, Aroldis CIN P 22 9/11/1987 2010
22. Perez, Martin TEX P 18 4/4/1991 2012
23. Crosby, Casey DET P 21 9/17/1988 2011
24. Scheppers, Tanner TEX P 23 1/17/1987 2011
25. Storen, Drew WAS P 22 8/11/1987 2010
26. Morrison, Logan FLA 1B 22 8/25/1987 2010
27. Martinez, Fernando NY-N OF 21 1/1/1989 2009
28. Lawrie, Brett MIL 2B 20 1/18/1990 2011
29. Stewart, Zach TOR P 23 9/28/1986 2010
30. Drabek, Kyle TOR P 22 12/8/1987 2011
31. Withrow, Chris LA P 20 4/1/1989 2011
32. Green, Grant OAK SS 22 11/7/1987 2011
33. Castro, Starlin CHI-N SS 20 3/24/1990 2011
34. Hudson, Dan CHI-A P 23 3/8/1987 2010
35. Mejia, Jenrry NY-N P 20 10/11/1989 2011
36. Gordon, Devaris LA SS 21 4/22/1988 2012
37. Arrieta, Jake BAL P 24 3/6/1986 2010
38. Montgomery, Mike KC P 20 7/1/1989 2011
39. Moore, Matthew TB P 20 6/18/1989 2012
40. Wallace, Brett TOR 3B 23 8/26/1986 2010
41. Chacin, Jhoulys COL P 22 1/7/1988 2009
42. Chisenhall, Lonnie CLE 3B 21 10/4/1988 2011
43. Norris, Derek WAS C 21 2/14/1989 2011
44. Lyles, Jordan HOU P 19 10/19/1990 2012
45. Kelly, Casey BOS P 20 10/4/1989 2012
46. Davis, Ike NY-N 1B 23 3/22/1987 2010
47. Freeman, Freddie ATL 1B 20 9/12/1989 2010
48. Frazier, Todd CIN 2B 24 2/12/1986 2010
49. Alonso, Yonder CIN 1B 22 4/8/1987 2010
50. Hicks, Aaron MIN OF 20 10/2/1989 2012
51. Westmoreland, Ryan BOS OF 19 4/27/1990 2012
52. Turner, Jacob DET P 18 5/21/1991 2012
53. Matzek, Tyler COL P 19 10/19/1990 2013
54. Tate, Donavan SD OF 19 9/27/1990 2012
55. Castro, Jason HOU C 22 6/18/1987 2010
56. Brignac, Reid TB SS 24 1/16/1986 2009
57. Allen, Brandon AZ 1B 24 2/12/1986 2010
58. Bowden, Michael BOS P 23 9/9/1986 2009
59. Niese, Jon NY-N P 23 10/27/1986 2009
60. Saunders, Michael SEA OF 23 11/19/1986 2009
61. Gamel, Mat MIL 3B 24 7/26/1985 2009
62. Conger, Hank ANA C 22 1/29/1988 2010
63. Decker, Jaff SD OF 20 2/23/1990 2011
64. Jackson, Austin DET OF 23 2/1/1987 2009
65. Tabata, Jose PIT OF 21 8/12/1988 2010
66. Flowers, Tyler CHI-A C 24 1/24/1986 2010
67. Castro, Simon SD P 21 4/9/1988 2012
68. Rondon, Hector CLE P 22 2/26/1988 2010
69. Bell, Josh BAL 3B 23 11/13/1986 2010
70. Dominguez, Matt FLA 3B 20 8/28/1989 2011
71. Vitters, Josh CHI-N 3B 20 8/27/1989 2011
72. Revere, Ben MIN OF 21 5/3/1988 2011
73. Martin, Ethan LA P 20 6/6/1989 2012
74. White, Alex CLE P 21 8/29/1988 2011
75. Avila, Alex DET C 23 1/29/1987 2009
76. Font, Wilmer TEX P 19 5/24/1990 2012
77. Teheran, Julio ATL P 19 1/1/1991 2012
78. Britton, Zach BAL P 22 12/22/1987 2011
79. Jackson, Jay CHI-N P 22 10/27/1987 2010
80. Kalish, Ryan BOS OF 21 3/28/1988 2011
81. Reddick, Josh BOS OF 23 2/19/1987 2011
82. Brantley, Michael CLE OF 22 5/15/1987 2009
83. Carrasco, Carlos CLE P 23 3/21/1987 2009
84. Crow, Aaron KC P 23 11/11/1986 2010
85. Erbe, Brandon BAL P 22 12/25/1987 2010
86. Leake, Mike CIN P 22 11/12/1987 2011
87. Heisey, Chris CIN OF 25 12/14/1984 2010
88. Garcia, Jaime STL P 23 7/8/1986 2008
89. Mitchell, Jared CHI-A OF 21 10/13/1988 2011
90. Darnell, James SD 3B 23 1/19/1987 2011
91. Cashner, Andrew CHI-N P 23 9/11/1986 2010
92. Reckling, Trevor ANA P 20 5/22/1989 2010
93. Kimbrel, Craig ATL P 21 5/28/1988 2010
94. Neal, Thomas SF OF 22 8/17/1987 2011
95. Tazawa, Junichi BOS P 23 6/6/1986 2010
96. Miller, Aaron LA P 22 9/18/1987 2011
97. Sanchez, Gaby FLA 1B 26 9/2/1983 2009
98. Flores, Wilmer NY-N SS 18 8/6/1991 2011
99. Lee, Hak-Ju CHI-N SS 19 11/4/1990 2012
100. Mier, Jiovanni HOU SS 19 8/26/1990 2012

 

 

i think this is sickels top 100...i think.

 



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Embarrassment of riches, right there.

"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.

by Rodney on Mar 27, 2010 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

No way Font is a better prospect than these guys right now. I’d trade him in a second for any of them.

76 Font, Wilmer TEX P 19 5/24/1990 2012
77 Teheran, Julio ATL P 19 1/1/1991 2012
78 Britton, Zach BAL P 22 12/22/1987 2011
84 Crow, Aaron KC P 23 11/11/1986 2010
86 Leake, Mike CIN P 22 11/12/1987 2011

by Brett Perryman on Mar 27, 2010 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't see how

anyone could project his value as greater than Teheran’s, for example, either way. If you’re buying into the raw arm/stuff, Teheran can either be a better closer or a more valuable starter. But whatever, go Font.

by Brett Perryman on Mar 28, 2010 7:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

I said "some" sense. Just trying to make the point that what we look for in prospects is a very different criteria than what we look for in prospects from a fantasy perspective.
All prospect lists are a blend of short-term, medium-term, and long-term potential. I also try to consider both fantasy and “real life” baseball in mind when doing these lists. As a result, this list looks different than if I was looking solely at pure baseball ability or if I was focused entirely on fantasy value. It is a hybrid.

You have to keep the purpose of the list in mind is what I was trying to make, Z-Cakes.

BTW, is Teheran really that much better stuff-wise than Font? They sound pretty comparable to me in that regard, with Font maybe even having the present edge, but Teheran having some projectability on his side cause he’s 9 months younger and less physically mature. Perhaps he feels Font’s arsenal will play up as a closer, a la Broxton/Papelbon etc.

Also, Teheran’s likely a lot further away due to the fact that it takes more likely to be developed as a starter, whereas if Font was turned into a closer I think he’d be on the fast track pretty quickly… and in most types of fantasy leagues proximity matters a lot more than than it would to someone like BA, who rank the prospects strictly on who’s “better”, not who’s more valuable for fantasy.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 28, 2010 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions  

im a HUGE fan of tehran

picked him up in multiple keepers last year :)

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Mar 29, 2010 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions  

minor league staffs - forum fodder

I’m not wedded to any of these guesses if someone wants to try changing my mind.
[funny – I’m more confident about the lower minors than I am the upper.]

by shroomer on Mar 27, 2010 2:55 PM CDT reply actions  

No Neil Ramirez?

He and Bell are the two guys I have in rotations, but then I have six guys in Hickory, so Bell probably doesn’t even count. It also seems harsh to take Bleier out of a starting role, but that Bakersfield rotation is the hardest one to project, to me. You have guys like Font and Wieland repeating, you don’t have Ramirez anywhere, and you have Gomez in AA, and there are still six pretty good High A candidates. Hunter, Poveda and Gutierrez (and Hurley, though that was expected) all being out certainly cleared things up a good deal for the upper levels. There would have been some tough calls with those three active.

If Scheppers pitches just two-ish innings, Roark or maybe even Beltre could slot in there as the 5/6, eh?

by Brett Perryman on Mar 27, 2010 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

Didn’t see you gave your comments on most of this below.

by Brett Perryman on Mar 27, 2010 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

There might be a few pitchefrs that

Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
C.J. Wilson - 2010 AL Cy Young

by RangerMad on Mar 27, 2010 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

held back in Surpirsed

Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
C.J. Wilson - 2010 AL Cy Young

by RangerMad on Mar 27, 2010 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

due to minor injuries or to work on things.

Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
C.J. Wilson - 2010 AL Cy Young

by RangerMad on Mar 27, 2010 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

wow

my spelling sux. An dI don’t even drink. :)

Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
C.J. Wilson - 2010 AL Cy Young

by RangerMad on Mar 27, 2010 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

re:
No Neil Ramirez?

That’ll always be dream.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 27, 2010 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

i can only hope

that would mean id get to see scheppers/kirkman/perez in north little rock

pleasepleaseplease be right :)

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Mar 29, 2010 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions  

hmmm

You think Doyle starts in Bakersfield, interesting.

Vladimir Guererro - 2010 AL MVP
C.J. Wilson - 2010 AL Cy Young

by RangerMad on Mar 27, 2010 7:03 PM CDT reply actions  

Reports seem to indicate he's competent and has good sink.

He should handle it okay – like Reed or Roark did.

I can’t find any room for Bell at Hickory. I’m assuming Wieland starts there after reading the KLaw review, but the org seems to love him so he could start at BAK I ’spose.

NeRa is getting some great reviews but I can’t find room for him either. Tandem pairs might be a necessity.

JC sez Brigham looks like a AA guy in Surprise, but I figure he’ll start out in BAK. Never know tho’.

I can’t believe they’ll start Kirkman in AA while a spare like Ballard or Lizard gets a turn in AAA. I’m hoping that changes before long. I figure Beltre for the bullpen, but he could start. I figure someone like Gomez or Bleier will tandem with Scheppers – with the other guy starting. DGut will slide into the AA roto June 1st – so whoever’s not on their game is gonna get bumped there.

I could see Moscoso getting moved to the pen to see if he can shut late AAA innings down while in reserve of the Ranger bullen. Until we hear different I figure he’s a roto guy.

by shroomer on Mar 27, 2010 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

For my taste

you bump Doyle to the pen for Ramirez if he looks ready for Bakersfield. Coming into ST, I had Bleier in AA, Wieland, Gomez, Brigham and Ramirez all in A+ (no idea how the numbers were going to work out, though), and Font and Bell in A. With Ramirez looking good, I can’t imagine that they won’t find a rotation spot somewhere for him.

I can see Bell not making the opening day rotation for Hickory, but if not, I have to think they’ll get him in there pretty quickly.

I know what’s been said about Brigham, but given that he’s only pitched in Hickory, and given how his last season finished, it’s hard for me to believe that they’re going to skip a level with him. Even with the year off, if he starts well and moves to AA at midseason, he’s still 22 and right on target.

by Brett Perryman on Mar 27, 2010 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

Heck - even Ryan freakin' Tatusko might sneak some starts in somewhere.

And Schlact will be back in a few weeks on rehab somewhere.

I can’t believe they’d start NeRa at BAK. Sit up and take notice if they do – as Tron’s haid asplodes. Sounds like Erlin could handle HIC, but they get to avoid that problem by protecting his IP totals in extended for a few weeks. Starting Ross in extended might relieve some pressure – or NeRa. But, ya know, tandem pairs at HIC the first coupla months would allow more arms and keep the IP totals from accruing too fast. Bet they do that.

by shroomer on Mar 27, 2010 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, they did that previously, though this should be a little older group than that was. Has to be some combination of that and holding some back for a bit. There are always quick casualties anyway.

On Ramirez, the only thing I’d say, and I certainly wouldn’t bet that he would go to A+ or anything, but I really don’t think they hone in on certain things like we do. His line from last year looks ugly because of the walks and the K/BB specifically, but he wasn’t hit particularly hard, and if he looks like he can command his fastball, they may conclude that he’s ready. Having said that, they do sort of ask these guys to win spots, and even with a good spring, given that a bunch of these other guys are fairly legitimate prospects themselves, it’s probably a little hard to rationalize how he would actually beat 3-4 of them out.

by Brett Perryman on Mar 27, 2010 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm sure

Pretty polished group this year, though, relatively speaking. Ross, Tullis and Thompson all put in full seasons at the advanced short season level, Font, Ramirez and Wieland would be repeating, we’ve obviously had all of the talk about how polished Erlin looks, and if Bell is there you’re talking about a guy who did well against university competition last summer. They had all of those wild horses there last year, I think six 17 and 18 year olds, plus guys like Ramirez, Castillo and Brigham trying to make big adjustments.

by Brett Perryman on Mar 27, 2010 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

Top 100 Fantasy Prospects.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 27, 2010 7:33 PM CDT reply actions  

I thought it was the top 100 prospect's being fantasized about.

Guess that explains the omission of Marcus Lemon

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Mar 27, 2010 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Marteen seems low to me

But I have him as top 10 prospect, and my optimism cannot be contained (Though it can be quantified and explained. Rather easily).
Scheppers being in the 20s is telling. I guess Sickels liked what he saw and is buying the hype.
Sidenote… Bumgarner in the teens? Ick. Not with that velocity. He’s super-Blake Beavan. That doesn’t count for much.

http://oursaviorchuck.ytmnd.com/

by Conjunction on Mar 27, 2010 7:42 PM CDT reply actions  

2012

Martin is the highest rated prospect with a 2012 ETA, though.

by Neftali's arm on Mar 27, 2010 9:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Yeah

I gotta wonder what prompted the 2012 projection, though, aside from merely his age. The dude held his own at AA last year.

http://oursaviorchuck.ytmnd.com/

by Conjunction on Mar 28, 2010 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions  

roster projections

I’ve got system-wide roster projections as well over at M&M…

by Goyogringo on Mar 27, 2010 9:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Posted this comment on your site, but I'm not sure if it ate it or if it just takes time (or approval) for comments to post.
Nice stuff as usual, Goyo.

Can’t disagree too much with any of your projections.

Some q’s/comments:

1) I really hope they find a way to get Matt Thompson into the Hickory rotation sooner rather than later, even if it’s as a tandem starter with one of the other Spokane graduates to start. Love his potential.

2) Any chance they move Hogan to AA, DiFaziGod to A+ and finally let Macumba be a starter this year in Hickory? It’d be nice to see him not have to caddy for another old-for-the-league college catcher with limited ceiling this year and get some actual “playing time”.

3) Any word from camp on Easy Eddy Escobar or Rick Alvarez and how they’ve looked and what the plan is for ‘em this year? I haven’t heard anything, but I might’ve just missed it. Are they Spokane for sure, or is there a chance either of ’em sees Hickory at some point this year?

4) Is Lemon for sure slated for Frisco? I was hoping he’d play his way into an OKC assignment after taking the entire AFL down to MF’ing Chinatown this off-season. Either way I hope they continue to give him reps at SS whereever he starts. I think he’s an eventual 2b down the line, too, but I don’t want to cede anything when it comes to his development, especially not for Renny Osuna, who I don’t think will ever hit anywhere near enough to even be a UIF in the bigs.

5) Profar… I dunno. I know The Newberg is an excitable fella and all, but the Baseball America profile was basically one long orgasm, too. I had him and Sardinas ranked pretty close before reading BA’s report and then kinda went, “Uh, okay…” and moved Profar up into the top 10. I’m worried we (by which I mean ranger fans in general) were too quick to diefy him after his hype machine got turned up to 11 in the late summer/early fall, and now I’m worried we may be letting ourselves knee-jerk a little too hard back in the other direction. The “He might even start the season in Hickory, you guys!” stuff does seem pretty hilarious in retrospect, though.

6) Finally… Ugh. That Hickory offense could be brutal. Here’s hoping either Matt West or Clark Murphy actually hits this year. And here’s saying that they won’t. Ugh…

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 27, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yo DT

Good stuff. I’m going to post these questions as a regular entry at M&M and answer them there as soon as I can. Blogger has a size limit on comments so this one probably blew a gasket (you would have to post it as 2 comment entries, but it usually gives a warning if its too large to post).

Just a heads up in case you don’t know, that Cole sometimes posts free articles, interviews and camp news over at lonestardugout so it is worth an occasional looksee if you don’t want to pony up. And you’re surely aware of JParks’ great camp posts over at the BBTIA facebook site right? Prospect Gold I tell you, Prospect Gold…

by Goyogringo on Mar 28, 2010 1:17 AM CDT up reply actions  

Holy shit... No, I had no idea about that gloppy facebook goodness. WOW.

I feel like I need the hooker to un-cuff me so I can have a cigarette after reading through that. Handsome McMexico has really outdone himself with that treasure trove.

Love the reports on Melo, Rick Alvarez, and especially Brigham.

I saw Brigham pitch last year and came away feeling like my Meh bone might’ve suffered permanent damage due to the amazing amount of stress his unimpressiveness put it through that night. But that’s the danger of judging dudes off one appearance, especially when you know nothing about scouting, like me.

Look forward to the site writeup.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 28, 2010 3:28 AM CDT up reply actions  

AL West

By my quick count, there are as many Rangers prospects on that list as the rest of the division combined. I like that. I’m a Rangers fan; I’ll take what I can get, for now.

by Neftali's arm on Mar 27, 2010 9:49 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

What's up with David Perez?

Is he in camp?

Don’t remember reading about him this spring.

"There's not a man alive who can whup me. I'm too fast. I'm too smart. I'm too pretty. I should be a postage stamp. That's the only way I'll ever get licked." --Muhammad Ali

by coolaid on Mar 27, 2010 11:30 PM CDT reply actions  

I still can't believe the Braves aren't gonna Longoria Heyward.

Dumbest move I’ve seen since we did the same damn thing with Elvis, but at least we had the old, “Gotta placate Michael Young’s massive vagina-laced ego”-excuse.

The Braves should be publicly shamed and then sent to one of those loser countries where food is real hard to come by and they stone you to death if you know science and/or math because those things are scary.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 27, 2010 11:40 PM CDT reply actions  

So the Braves should be sent back to their tribe?

Ron Washington is: The Bad Manager - Port of Call New Orleans

by LSJ on Mar 27, 2010 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bobby Cox' last year, correct?

He doesn’t give a shit about the future

by octoberty on Mar 27, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

It's the GM's job.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 28, 2010 3:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

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