Sickel's 50/50 - 2008

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Top 50 Hitting Prospects for 2008

1) Jay Bruce, OF, Cincinnati Reds
2) Evan Longoria, 3B, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
3) Colby Rasmus, OF, St. Louis Cardinals
4) Joey Votto, 1B, Cincinnati Reds
5) Andy LaRoche, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers
6) Cameron Maybin, OF, Florida Marlins
7) Matt Wieters, C, Baltimore Orioles
8) Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, Boston Red Sox
9) Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
10) Jed Lowrie, SS, Boston Red Sox
11) Carlos Gonzalez, OF, Oakland Athletics
12) Chase Headley, 3B, San Diego Padres
13) Jeff Clement, C, Seattle Mariners
14) Brandon Wood, 3B-SS, Los Angeles Angels
15) Taylor Teagarden, C, Texas Rangers
16) Reid Brignac, SS, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
17) Daric Barton, 1B, Oakland Athletics
18) Lars Anderson, 1B, Boston Red Sox
19) Matt LaPorta, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
20) Geovany Soto, C, Chicago Cubs
21) Matt Antonelli, 2B, San Diego Padres
22) Elvis Andrus, SS, Texas Rangers
23) Travis Snider, OF, Toronto Blue Jays
24) Fernando Martinez, OF, New York Mets
25) Jose Tabata, OF, New York Yankees
26) Mike Moustakas, SS, Kansas City Royals
27) Jason Heyward, OF, Atlanta Braves
28) Jordan Shafer, OF, Atlanta Braves
29) Steve Pearce, 1B-OF, Pittsburgh Pirates
30) Wladimir Balentien, OF, Seattle Mariners
31) Brandon Jones, OF, Atlanta Braves
32) J.R. Towles, C, Houston Astros
33) Hank Conger, C, Los Angeles Angels
34) Chris Marrero, 1B-OF, Washington Nationals
35) Desmond Jennings, OF, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
36) Angel Villalona, 3B, San Francisco Giants
37) Carlos Triunfel, SS, Seattle Mariners
38) Michael Burgess, OF, Washington Nationals
39) Chris Carter, 1B, Oakland Athletics
40) Josh Vitters, 3B, Chicago Cubs
41) Christopher Davis, 3B, Texas Rangers
42) Bill Rowell, 3B, Baltimore Orioles
43) Chin-Lung Hu, SS, Los Angeles Dodgers
44) Justin Maxwell, OF, Washington Nationals
45) Mat Gamel, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers
46) Ben Revere, OF, Minnesota Twins
47) Austin Jackson, OF, New York Yankees
48) Christopher Nelson, SS, Colorado Rockies
49) Carlos Gomez, OF, New York Mets
50) Brent Lillibridge, SS, Atlanta Braves

Top 50 Pitching Prospects for 2008

1) Clay Buchholz, RHP, Boston Red Sox
2) Joba Chamberlain, RHP, New York Yankees
3) Clayton Kershaw, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
4) David Price, LHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
5) Jacob McGee, LHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
6) Franklin Morales, LHP, Colorado Rockies
7) Johnny Cueto, RHP, Cincinnati Reds
8) Homer Bailey, RHP, Cincinnati Reds
9) Wade Davis, RHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
10) Ian Kennedy, RHP, New York Yankees
11) Gio Gonzalez, LHP, Oakland Athletics
12) Eric Hurley, RHP, Texas Rangers
13) James McDonald, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
14) Manny Parra, LHP, Milwaukee Brewers
15) Fautino De Los Santos, RHP, Oakland Athletics
16) Chris Tillman, RHP, Seattle Mariners
17) Rick Porcello, RHP, Detroit Tigers
18) Jarrod Parker, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
19) Jeremy Hellickson, RHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
20) Nick Adenhart, RHP, Los Angeles Angels
21) Max Scherzer, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
22) Aaron Poreda, LHP, Chicago White Sox
23) Deolis Guerra, RHP, New York Mets
24) Ross Detwiler, LHP, Washington Nationals
25) Tyler Robertson, LHP, Minnesota Twins
26) Brett Anderson, LHP, Oakland Athletics
27) Casey Weathers, RHP, Colorado Rockies
28) Matt Harrison, LHP, Texas Rangers
29) Brett Cecil, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays
30) Troy Patton, LHP, Baltimore Orioles
31) Tommy Hanson, RHP, Atlanta Braves
32) Kevin Mulvey, RHP, New York Mets
33) Adam Miller, RHP, Cleveland Indians
34) Radhames Liz, RHP, Baltimore Orioles
35) Jonathan Meloan, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
36) Alan Horne, RHP, New York Yankees
37) Gaby Hernandez, RHP, Florida Marlins
38) Trevor Cahill, RHP, Oakland Athletics
39) Henry Sosa, RHP, San Francisco Giants
40) Justin Masterson, RHP, Boston Red Sox
41) Sean Gallagher, RHP, Chicago Cubs
42) Chuck Lofgren, LHP, Cleveland Indians
43) Jordan Walden, RHP, Los Angeles Angels
44) Luke Hochevar, RHP, Kansas City Royals
45) Eduardo Morlan, RHP, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
46) Matt Latos, RHP, San Diego Padres
47) Will Inman, RHP, San Diego Padres
48) Henry Alberto Rodriguez, RHP, Oakland Athletics
49) Kasey Kiker, LHP, Texas Rangers
50) Michael Bowden, RHP, Boston Red Sox