02-23-2010, 01:04 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->The Complete Top 100 Prospects List
Posted Feb. 23, 2010 11:15 am by J.J. Cooper
Filed under: Prospect Rankings
The Top 100 Prospects list is the culmination of our offseason prospect coverage, which begins with our reviews of the top talent in each minor league and proceeds with ranking the talent in each major league farm system. Our staffers and correspondents talk to general managers, managers, scouting directors, farm directors, scouts, coaches and other people in the game. Four people contributed to the voting this year: Co-Editors Will Lingo and John Manuel, executive editor Jim Callis and assistant editor Conor Glassey. Each person compiled a top 150 list, and we then reviewed the composite numbers and made adjustments before locking down the final list.
The rankings follow our standard prospect guidelines, which means any player who has not exceeded 130 at-bats, 50 innings or 30 pitching appearances in the major leagues (without regard to service time) is eligible. As always, our view is not necessarily to what a player will do this season, but what his ultimate major league ceiling is, weighed against the likelihood that he will reach that ceiling.
01 Jason Heyward, of, Braves
02 Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals
03 Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
04 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
05 Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles
06 Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
07 Buster Posey, c, Giants
08 Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates
09 Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
10 Carlos Santana, c, Indians
11 Dustin Ackley, of/1b/2b, Mariners
12 Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers
13 Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers
14 Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants
15 Domonic Brown, of, Phillies
<b>16 Starlin Castro, ss, Cubs</b>
17 Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers
18 Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays
19 Aaron Hicks, of, Twins
20 Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins
21 Ryan Westmoreland, of, Red Sox
22 Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Reds
23 Tyler Matzek, lhp, Rockies
24 Casey Kelly, rhp, Red Sox
25 Kyle Drabek, rhp, Blue Jays
26 Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers
27 Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Blue Jays
28 Chris Carter, of/1b, Athletics
29 Michael Taylor, of, Athletics
30 Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
31 Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians
32 Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves
33 Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies
34 Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
35 Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
36 Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
37 Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles
38 Derek Norris, c, Nationals
39 Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals
40 Aaron Crow, rhp, Royals
41 Jason Castro, c, Astros
42 Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers
43 Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b, Reds
44 Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians
45 Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds
46 Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers
47 Casey Crosby, lhp, Tigers
48 Chris Withrow, rhp, Dodgers
49 Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants
50 Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals
51 Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves
52 Grant Green, ss, Athletics
53 Donavan Tate, of, Padres
54 Reid Brignac, ss, Rays
55 Jared Mitchell, of, White Sox
56 Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets
57 Simon Castro, rhp, Padres
58 Wilson Ramos, c, Twins
59 Brett Lawrie, 2b, Brewers
60 Tyler Flowers, c, White Sox
61 Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins
62 Ike Davis, 1b, Mets
63 Zach Britton, lhp, Orioles
64 Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians
65 Alex White, rhp, Indians
66 Dan Hudson, rhp, White Sox
67 Tim Beckham, ss, Rays
68 Alex Colome, rhp, Rays
69 Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves
<b>70 Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs</b>
71 Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies
72 Mike Leake, rhp, Reds
73 Jiovanni Mier, ss, Astros
<b>74 Brett Jackson, of, Cubs</b>
75 Josh Reddick, of, Red Sox
76 Austin Jackson, of, Tigers
77 Fernando Martinez, of, Mets
78 Chad James, lhp, Marlins
79 Tony Sanchez, c, Pirates
80 Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals
81 Travis d'Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
82 Jaff Decker, of, Padres
83 Adam Moore, c, Mariners
84 Hank Conger, c, Angels
85 Mike Trout, of, Angels
86 Austin Romine, c, Yankees
87 Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox
88 Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets
89 Mat Gamel, 3b, Brewers
90 James Darnell, 3b, Padres
91 Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros
92 Drew Storen, rhp, Nationals
93 Phillippe Aumont, rhp, Phillies
94 Miguel Sano, ss/3b, Twins
<b>95 Andrew Cashner, rhp, Cubs</b>
96 Thomas Neal, of, Giants
97 Peter Bourjos, of, Angels
<b>98 Jay Jackson, rhp, Cubs</b>
99 Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles
100 Noel Arguelles, lhp, Royals<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Posted Feb. 23, 2010 11:15 am by J.J. Cooper
Filed under: Prospect Rankings
The Top 100 Prospects list is the culmination of our offseason prospect coverage, which begins with our reviews of the top talent in each minor league and proceeds with ranking the talent in each major league farm system. Our staffers and correspondents talk to general managers, managers, scouting directors, farm directors, scouts, coaches and other people in the game. Four people contributed to the voting this year: Co-Editors Will Lingo and John Manuel, executive editor Jim Callis and assistant editor Conor Glassey. Each person compiled a top 150 list, and we then reviewed the composite numbers and made adjustments before locking down the final list.
The rankings follow our standard prospect guidelines, which means any player who has not exceeded 130 at-bats, 50 innings or 30 pitching appearances in the major leagues (without regard to service time) is eligible. As always, our view is not necessarily to what a player will do this season, but what his ultimate major league ceiling is, weighed against the likelihood that he will reach that ceiling.
01 Jason Heyward, of, Braves
02 Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nationals
03 Mike Stanton, of, Marlins
04 Jesus Montero, c, Yankees
05 Brian Matusz, lhp, Orioles
06 Desmond Jennings, of, Rays
07 Buster Posey, c, Giants
08 Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pirates
09 Neftali Feliz, rhp, Rangers
10 Carlos Santana, c, Indians
11 Dustin Ackley, of/1b/2b, Mariners
12 Alcides Escobar, ss, Brewers
13 Justin Smoak, 1b, Rangers
14 Madison Bumgarner, lhp, Giants
15 Domonic Brown, of, Phillies
<b>16 Starlin Castro, ss, Cubs</b>
17 Martin Perez, lhp, Rangers
18 Jeremy Hellickson, rhp, Rays
19 Aaron Hicks, of, Twins
20 Logan Morrison, 1b, Marlins
21 Ryan Westmoreland, of, Red Sox
22 Aroldis Chapman, lhp, Reds
23 Tyler Matzek, lhp, Rockies
24 Casey Kelly, rhp, Red Sox
25 Kyle Drabek, rhp, Blue Jays
26 Jacob Turner, rhp, Tigers
27 Brett Wallace, 3b/1b, Blue Jays
28 Chris Carter, of/1b, Athletics
29 Michael Taylor, of, Athletics
30 Michael Saunders, of, Mariners
31 Lonnie Chisenhall, 3b, Indians
32 Freddie Freeman, 1b, Braves
33 Christian Friedrich, lhp, Rockies
34 Wade Davis, rhp, Rays
35 Matt Moore, lhp, Rays
36 Jarrod Parker, rhp, Diamondbacks
37 Josh Bell, 3b, Orioles
38 Derek Norris, c, Nationals
39 Mike Montgomery, lhp, Royals
40 Aaron Crow, rhp, Royals
41 Jason Castro, c, Astros
42 Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers
43 Todd Frazier, of/2b/3b, Reds
44 Nick Hagadone, lhp, Indians
45 Yonder Alonso, 1b, Reds
46 Dee Gordon, ss, Dodgers
47 Casey Crosby, lhp, Tigers
48 Chris Withrow, rhp, Dodgers
49 Zack Wheeler, rhp, Giants
50 Shelby Miller, rhp, Cardinals
51 Julio Teheran, rhp, Braves
52 Grant Green, ss, Athletics
53 Donavan Tate, of, Padres
54 Reid Brignac, ss, Rays
55 Jared Mitchell, of, White Sox
56 Jennry Mejia, rhp, Mets
57 Simon Castro, rhp, Padres
58 Wilson Ramos, c, Twins
59 Brett Lawrie, 2b, Brewers
60 Tyler Flowers, c, White Sox
61 Kyle Gibson, rhp, Twins
62 Ike Davis, 1b, Mets
63 Zach Britton, lhp, Orioles
64 Jason Knapp, rhp, Indians
65 Alex White, rhp, Indians
66 Dan Hudson, rhp, White Sox
67 Tim Beckham, ss, Rays
68 Alex Colome, rhp, Rays
69 Arodys Vizcaino, rhp, Braves
<b>70 Josh Vitters, 3b, Cubs</b>
71 Jhoulys Chacin, rhp, Rockies
72 Mike Leake, rhp, Reds
73 Jiovanni Mier, ss, Astros
<b>74 Brett Jackson, of, Cubs</b>
75 Josh Reddick, of, Red Sox
76 Austin Jackson, of, Tigers
77 Fernando Martinez, of, Mets
78 Chad James, lhp, Marlins
79 Tony Sanchez, c, Pirates
80 Mike Moustakas, 3b, Royals
81 Travis d'Arnaud, c, Blue Jays
82 Jaff Decker, of, Padres
83 Adam Moore, c, Mariners
84 Hank Conger, c, Angels
85 Mike Trout, of, Angels
86 Austin Romine, c, Yankees
87 Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox
88 Wilmer Flores, ss, Mets
89 Mat Gamel, 3b, Brewers
90 James Darnell, 3b, Padres
91 Jordan Lyles, rhp, Astros
92 Drew Storen, rhp, Nationals
93 Phillippe Aumont, rhp, Phillies
94 Miguel Sano, ss/3b, Twins
<b>95 Andrew Cashner, rhp, Cubs</b>
96 Thomas Neal, of, Giants
97 Peter Bourjos, of, Angels
<b>98 Jay Jackson, rhp, Cubs</b>
99 Jake Arrieta, rhp, Orioles
100 Noel Arguelles, lhp, Royals<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
