I guess John must anticipate Frazier has a good chance to advance quickly.

Any comments on this from anyone who's seen Frazier play?  Does he have a good feel for the game?

I suspect Bailey's rating is suffering given that a couple of his peers (Gallardo, Hughes) both made bigger waves in the majors this past year.  I don't see how his prospect pedigree has eroded from 2006- he pitched pretty well in AAA and showed flashes with the big club.  The only thing that held him back was injury problems.  And those weren't related to his arm.

And Burton, who used up his "rookieness" this year, isn't really a prospect anymore.  That would bring the list back to 20.

Also, I agree with the folks who think Bailey was dropped too far, but also think he's borderline.  And, if I did "write my own book" as was suggested for people with feedback to do above, I would probably find that I had too many "A-" ratings at the start, and would then have to drop Bailey or someone very similar to B+ to gain balance, as I tend to be optimistic about prospects on first blush.

He's a two pitch pitcher, but has trouble locating both pitches.  His fastball is pretty straight and his changeup was next to non existant in the majors.  Major league hitters had no problem with his 93-96 MPH heater.  Right now, I think he thinks his 1-2 combo is really good when it is actually very raw.
Phil Hughes was much more impressive.

I would trade Bailey for Bedard or at least try to.  Cueto will be better.

Bailey has the potential to be great because of his arm and break of his curveball, but he needs a lot of work.  First things first, finding the strike zone consistently.

1. no Daryl Thompson.  I think he belongs ahead of Scott Carroll.  
2. Why so high on Neftali Soto?  Have you seen him play or something?
3. You say that this is a strong system, yet 4 guys in the top 10 are 2007 draftees.  Was the draft that good, in your opinion?

Mesoraco... seemingly came out of nowhere to be considered a 1st rounder.  The Pudge Rodriguez comps that I had heard just don't hold weight and probably weren't fair to the kid.  I saw an athletic kid from a small town high school in PA(Punxatawney). He probably dominated that competition because he's a big strong kid with athleticism. If you like him it is because you see potential with the bat. For now you would have to grade him on a huge learning curve.  I only saw potential to be an everyday 7 or 8 hole type catcher(just no separator in Power(more line drive,gap) or Avg) that move him to an All Star type.   Defensively... Pudge's specialty... there is just no comparison. Instead of a rocket for an arm something Pudge as always had. I saw an average to slightly above average arm. He can get better as a pure receiver but the hands were a little stiff. There is some footspeed that could give the coaches something to work with but again far from a polished receiver that you would take in the 1st round of the draft. I was a little disappointed.

I reserve judgement on Frazier. But a B+ is too high for me. I agree he is a prospect, but with his hitting approach(stiff frontside,low hand hitch and pump). It should be interesting to see how he handles being pitched inside by major league FB's or sliders away with some sort of consistent command by pitchers.  
In other words, it's wait until he gets to AA to make some sort judgement. Plain and simple Frazier must hit at every stop.  He has good instincts but tool wise he pretty much is average across the board, and lacks the athleticism to play middle of the field at the ML Level. Think Wes Helms type production without the Good Power or Arm strength.

Cozart... solid fielder makes the routine plays, soft hands. Very, very suspect bat, only an average runner at best. Either a real light hitting SS for a bad team or defensive specialist.

All these guys have a chance to be big leaguers just didn't see any star type potential at the top of the draft which was a concern