over Jackson, it’s not close.

He put very good numbers in both AA and AAA this year for a 21 year old.

On a side note, I really do not understand this obsession with power hitters with big holes in their swings but really Flowers is a better prospect than Carter by a good margin. Flowers managed to walk more and hit for higher average in a tougher hitting environment. Furthermore, Carter’s power numbers are seriously inflated by the California League. At least when Brandon Wood hit a similar number in 2005 he posted a high average and had a K rate of less than 25 %. The thing is his numbers had a significant decline in AA, in the case of Carter, his .259 average will only get worse and his K rate could reach 33 % of all his ABs.

as usual…only 7 out of 50+

1/2 of them were in the top 10…is there a lack of overall depth in quality OF’s?

Cardenas

Carrasco

It never fails.

I think Sean Doolittle should get a tester, and here’s why. First, the numbers:

165 GP
644 AB
51 2B/3B
30 HR
.287/.355/.512/.867

About 2/3 of these numbers were compiled in Single-A Stockton, with the rest mostly in AA-Midland and the balance in the Arizona Fall League. This is strong Age Relative to Level— Doolittle was just 21 years old this season.

Scouting report: Doolittle was considered to be a hitter for average coming out of college, with a great stroke but not a lot of power. Power has obviously showed up this season, and he should continue to grow into more as he fills out and has more time as a hitter (he was a two-way player in college). His plate discipline decayed slightly this year, but not much; he’s got a good eye at the plate. If there’s a knock on this season, it’s strikeouts— he has 181 whiffs on the year. His swing has apparently lengthened some, which might account for the strikeouts. In prior years, however, his K rate was not nearly as high, so perhaps it will come down as his comfort level improves.

He’s considered to be an outstanding defensive 1B, with gold glove potential. He’s also played some right field. As a former pitcher, he obviously has a good arm, and while not fast, he’s mobile (8 steals this year).

Overall, he looks like he can develop into a 1B with good power (20 to 30 HR a year), a solid batting average, a good walk rate and outstanding defense at first or good defense at corner outfield. That’s a reasonable projection, mind you, not some pie-eyed “ceiling” call. I think he deserves to make the list sometime within the next 20 players.

Juan Ramirez

the moment a rangers prospect pops up on the poll he gets a ton of votes. where is the site this poll is being linked at?

30 HR power, legit defense behind the plate. Lack of BB keeps him out of the top 50, but he really should be on in the next 5 spots or so. I like him to hit better than a couple of the 1Bs already on the list.

All that said, I voted Bowden.