Please find a list below of my top 16 centerfield prospects. For the purpose of this exercise I have left out 08' draftees (which you can feel free to opine as to where they should rank on this list) as well as players that look to have graduated to the bigs seemingly to stay.

Also, bear in mind that my rankings are based solely on fantasy value where I use the following categories: OPS, HR, SB, RBI, R

As disappointing as the overall talent was for the corner outfield prospects list this more than makes up for it. Obviously, not everyone will stay at center but this a nice crop of talent nonetheless. If I've left anyone off the list whether by mistake or otherwise I apologize. Please feel free to let me know.

Colby Rasmus - St. Louis (21/22 yrs old) - .251/.346/.396 for AAA memphis - colby had a very disappointing season to say the least especially at the beginning of the year. he also missed quite a bit of time due to injury. having said that, i still believe he's the best of the bunch given his power/speed combo. colby still maintained very good pd with a 49/72 bb/k ratio along w/ 11 homers & 15 of 18 stolen bases. i firmly believe this is a mere bump in the road.

Cameron Maybin - Florida (21 yrs old) - .277/.375/.456 for AA carolina - currently playing in florida w/ the marlins - cameron is having a very solid season as a 21 yr old in AA. cam has posted a respectable 60/124 bb/k ratio with decent power production as evidenced by his 13 long balls. cam also possesses a nice speed aspect to his game with 21 steals in 28 tries. overall, tremendous ceiling!

Andrew McCutchen - Pittsburgh (21 yrs old) - .283/.372/.398 for AAA indianapolis - andrew had a very good year in indy at age 21 while boasting terrific pd as evidenced by a 68/87 bb/k ratio. andrew also had 9 homers on the season to go along with 34 swipes in 53 attempts. as andrew matures i certainly expect his base stealing % as well as his power numbers to improve markedly. looking into my crystal ball i see 20 homers & 40 steals in his future. yet another player with a full bucket of tools. 

Dexter Fowler - Colorado (21 yrs old) - .335/.431/.515 for AA tulsa - currently having a cup of coffee in the bigs - dexter really exploded this yr in AA as evidenced by a high batting avg. to go with terrific plate discipline for a 21 yr. old., 65/89 bb/k ratio. dexter slugged 9 homers and at 6'4", 175/lbs there's certainly room for added power. dexter also boasts outstanding speed with 20 steals in 28 attempts. this tool bucket is chock full!

Gregory Halman - Seattle (20 yrs old) - .272/.326/.528 total minors - greg finished the year in AA playing for west tennessee. wow, where the hell did this guy come from. you want power? how about 29 homers. you want speed? how about 31 of 38 bags swiped. you want good plate discipline? well, i'm afraid that's where the love story ends. just 32 walks and a whopping 142 k's. now, the good news is he's very young age relative to league so their's plenty of time to improve but he's got a lot of improving to do. gotta love the tools though!

Daryl Jones - St. Louis (21 yrs old) - .316/.407/.483 total minors - daryl finished the year with AA springfield and had quite a year while bursting onto the prospect scene. daryl boasts quite the power/speed combo as evidenced by his 13 jacks to go along with 24 steals in 30 attempts. he certainly could improve in the pd dept. as evidenced by his 55/97 bb/k ratio but that's a tad nitpicky as most young players need to work on this. daryl is yet another centerfielder who could possibly reach the 20/20 plateau at the major league level.

Desmond Jennings - Tampa Bay (21 yrs old) - .259/.360/.412 for class A+ vero beach - desmond had a hoorible season getting off to a slow start and then getting injured shortly thereafter missing the majority of the season. slow start notwithstanding he still maintained excellent pd as evidenced by his 14/16 bb/k ratio. next year will be an important year for him but with his power/speed combo he too could be good for 20/30+ at the major league level to go along w/ excellent pd. another high ceiling prozi that shouldn't be forgotten.

Jordan Schafer - Atlanta (21-22 yrs old) - .269/.378/.471 for AA mississippi - not a bad year considering he missed time due to a drug suspension. jordan still managed to hit 10 homers and swipe 12 of 17 bases. his 49/88 bb/k ratio is also pretty good. overall, i was very surprised to see how good of a season he actually had all things considered. the future is still bright for mr. schafer.

Fernando Martinez - New York NL (19 yrs old) - .287/.340/.432 for AA binghampton - fernando certainly has his critics but to be holding his own like he has at age 19 in AA is quite the feat. fernando smacked 8 homers, swiped 6 of 8 bags and had an unimpressive 27/73 bb/k ratio but again, he's certainly has time to improve this. again, another high ceiling prospect. there's certainly much to like here as well.

Austin Jackson - New York AL (21 yrs old) - .285/.354/.419 for AA trenton - austin had a very good year in the eastern league. austin hit 9 bombs to go along with 19 steals in 25 attempts. austin projects to be a 20/20 man in the majors as he matures. austin certainly needs to work on improving his pd. as his 56/113 bb/k ratio has pretty much stayed stagnant over the last 2 years. a very exciting player nonetheless. he could hit the big apple sometime in late 2009 or early 2010. 

Ben Revere - Minnesota (20 yrs old) - .379/.433/.497 for class A beloit - ben has certainly established that he's one hell of a hitter. he boasts some pretty impressive skills as evidenced by his 31/44 bb/k ratio, 44 steals in 57 attempts. however, at 5'9" 166/lbs he doesn't project to be much of a homerun threat as evidenced by his 1 dinger in 340 at bats. i certainly love the rest of the story though.

Michael Brantley - Milwaukee (21 yrs old) - .319/.395/.398 for AA huntsville - michael had an excellent season with 4 homers, 28 of 36 bases stolen and a whopping 50/27 bb/k ratio. i think the only real question mark here is just how much power he'll ultimately develop as he seems to be a really solid player. you gotta love the plate discipline. he should be terrific at the top of milwaukee's lineup.

Engel Beltre - Texas (18 yrs old) - .283/.308/.403 for class A clinton - engel has been touted as a possible future stud. a diamond in the rough only needing the necessary polish. engel had a solid season jacking 8 bombs to go along with 31 steals in 42 attempts. that's the good, now for the bad, engel drew only 15 walks versus 105 k's. needless to say, like most young players this is an area that needs to improve drastically. the good news is he has time on his side and a boat load of talent.

Cedric Hunter - San Diego (20 yrs old) - .318/.362/.442 for class A+ lake elsinore - cedric had a very good season smacking 11 homers while also swiping 12 of 18 bags which is a pretty big improvement from last year. He also gets very high marks in the pd department with a 42/47 bb/k ratio. i think he's definitely opened some eyes and he's definitely a prospect to watch going into next year.

Jose Tabata - Pittsburgh (20 yrs old) - .277/.345/.388 total minors - jose had an o.k. season overall in AA with 8 homers, 18 of 20 bases stolen and a 36/67 bb/k ratio. i guess i'm a tad disapponted with all of the prospect hype around him but at age 20 he still has plenty of time to blossom. until he proves otherwise though there will always be questions surrounding just how much power he'll develop. next year is huge for him imo.

Che-Hsuan Lin - Boston (19 yrs old) - .249/.342/.359 for class A greenville - mr. lin had a very good season which led to a futures game appearance where he did quite well. not a whole lot of pop with 5 homers on the season but he's definitely shown excellent speed with 33 of 40 bases stolen. mr. linny has also shown very good pd with a 43/62 bb/k ratio.

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