Rockies Top 10 Prospects
1.Adrian Cardenas — Looks like at worse a 300/350/400 middle IF lock — probably much better. With 15-20+SB and good DEF.
2.Jeremy Hellickson — 21-year old w/more K’s than IPs and walks no one? And solid at AA. 21 years old!
3.Jason Donald — ML ready and an OPS machine in the minors.
4.Yonder Alonso — Potential monster bat. Rocks have no DH spot though.
5.Jesse Todd — Underrated coming out of college, his pro stats show he shouldn’t have been projected as a reliever.
6.Neftali Soto — Dude can flat-out hit and slug. Young, but keep an eye on him.
7.Dan Murphy — Does he still have rookie eligibility?
8.David Huff — I would have ranked him higher.
9.Jon Niese — A touch of ML experience, need to see more, but should have a solid career.
10.Aaron Cunningham — great stats in his minor league career, should be a solid ML player.
Indians Top 10 Prospects
1. J.P. Arencibia
This offensive-minded catcher could see some big league time sooner than later. After belting a combined 27 hr's in 2008, the only questions are if he'll be able to play MLB caliber defense behind the plate, and if he'll ever know what it's like to have an unintentional walk.
2. J.A. Happ
Happ was able to break through and have some success at the major league level in 2008. While still projecting as nothing more than a 5th starter or lefty long man, it's hard to ignore averaging more than a k/inning at AAA last season.
3. Michael Saunders
Saunders was just 21 years old when he reached AAA in 2008. He is probably still 1-2 years away, but his combination of plate discipline, speed and developing power makes him a very interesting SIM prospect for 2010.
4. Juan Francisco
This slender dominican has big-time pop. He has a good chance of staying at 3B, but his 42/284 bb/k ratio during his first two years at A-ball will need to improve before he has a chance to take one out off a major league pitcher.
5. Daniel Duffy
Duffy has done nothing other than dominate since being drafted, and after just turning 20, he has quickly established himself as one of the best lefty starter prospect in the game, posting a 42/165 bb/k ratio over his first 119 professional innings.
6. Tony Butler
Butler has a big frame, and some nice potential, but as a fly ball pitcher, needs to continue to work on keeping those balls in the park.
7. Scott Sizemore
While Sizemore may never develop more than doubles-power, his combination of plate discipline & baserunning skills may still project him to have a career as a utility infielder.
8. Anthony Norman
Norman is old for A-ball, but it's hard to ignore 15 hr's & 36 sb's in 374 ab's. Let's see how AA treats him.
9. Sean Doolittle
Doolittle broke through with a .945 OPS at A-ball last season and followed it up with a .941 OPS in winter ball. He's another candidate that will need to prove it at AA before being called a legit prospect.
10. Reese Havens
Havens didn't debut the way some may have expected, but his combination of baseball skills and instincts should have him on the fast track in a Mets organization infamous for rushing prospects
