‘Cutch is a tools guy coming off a very respectable AAA season, and he’s only 21 years old. I don’t care how low you might be on the guy, he at least belongs with the top 25 prospects in baseball.

My man-crush on Fowler might be shining through some here, but I’m sure I’m not the only one who would say that, besides a couple of names near the top of this list, Fowler has as much promise as any position player in the minors right now.

Would like to hear what made you decide to leave those guys off.

It is mostly power guys. I am a sucker for power, because if a player doesn’t show any in the minors, there is a very low chance he shows it in the bigs.

It’s nothing against Fowler or Cutch, who I like, but I just worry if they will hit more than 10-15 HR a year.

Both are in the Top 30 however.

Hanley Ramirez didn’t show a lot of pop in the minors and he’s hit over 30 this year.

that Hanley is the exception, NOT the rule. So many more guys hit for power in the minors, and none in the bigs. Guys that didn’t hit for power in the minors have an even worse chance. Like I said, while I would love to have those guys on my team, they just aren’t impact players in my eyes.

I like Tillman but Anderson is as polished as they come.

Logan Morrison may be a better hitter than all those big boppers and he will develop more power in AA next year

Tillman just has better pure stuff. While Anderson is a solid pitcher, he doesn’t have the #2 potential that Tillman has. I go off projection more than polish at this point.

I’m not too high on Morrison yet, but I think I will probably like him more later on. He’s like Freddie Freeman, in that they pretty much jumped onto the scene this year. I am taking a “wait and see” approach with both of them.

Moustakas is too high, Vitters is WAY to high and Martin Perez isnt top 25 material at this point. Baseball America said today in a chat that the Johan Santana comp came from nothing other than the fact the Perez looks physically and visually like Johan Santana, not performance wise. He’s good but very young still, not top 25.

Skipworth probably wont be there either, Buster Posey will rank much higher than him and should be in the top 25. Throw Tim Beckham and arguably Wilmer Flores possibly in the top 25 mix.

I do however completely agree with Rick Porcello being ranked as high as you do. Just like you said, best HS pitcher since Josh Beckett with a huge ceiling. Ive seen Porcello in person and he is without question the real deal. Some people were down on the fact that he was pegged as a fireballer but turned out to be a sinkerballer and somehow thought less of him as a prospect. Porcello has ace written all over him, he will be just fine.

I am obligated to bitch about the lack of Giants prospects on your list. No Posey or Alderson? I think Posey’s way better than Skipworth. He projects to be better than him at maybe everything besides power and his tiny sample size of minors experience this year were also better. How is Skipworth better? And also, no Tim Beckham?

But while I think they have one of the top 3 systems in the minors, no one really stands out to me. I have Alderson, Villalona and Posey all in my Top 35 or so, and here are my explanations as to why they are not higher.

Alderson: I like him, but he didn’t really do anything to push himself into the Top 25 at this point. He could very easily be next year’s Trevor Cahill, but he just doesn’t have one devastating pitch that nearly all the other pitchers on this list have.

Villalona: I am not too high on him to be honest. I really think he will be a bust, and that is more a gut feeling than anything. While I love the power potential, I think he is too big, too slow, too bad defensively. I hate to say it, but we could be looking at a Kyle Blanks (with more power obviously) type player here.

Posey: He does everything well, but nothing stands out. .280-.300 hitter? Yes. 15-22 HR a year? Probably. 12-18 SB a year? Most likely. Looks like Russ Martin numbers, and let’s be honest, Martin does not get the love that Top 25 prospects should get. If his power changes to project him to hit 25-30, I will change my mind on him completely.

Lars Anderson-One dimensional player at this point, but can’t ignore the power.

Im confused… how is Lars “one dimensional?” He hits for average and walks a ton. His power potential is massive, although he hasnt quite tapped it all yet… he’s a decent defender…

What’s the “one dimension?”

In your comments about Alvarez, you say LaPorta was drafted as a 3B. Which brings up the question, do you know what you are talking about?

Then your comment by Wallace, shouldn’t you have Wallace ahead of Alvarez then if you think Alvarez=Gordon and Wallace=Braun, seeing how Braun is way better than Gordon.

Unique, in other words.

Sickels should just change the site name already. It’s getting ridiculous.

Most of the list is ridiculous. Porcello’s strikeout rate is way, way too low to have him ranked fifth.

Perhaps someone has already mentioned this, but I feel Buster Posey belongs on this list. I actually rate him ahead of Madison Bumgarner, and I could see Mad Bum being named the top southpaw prospect never to have played in the major leagues.

I am a Rick Porcello fan, so I’m interested in Soccer Man’s thoughts on him — as well as AAP’s. Rick’s strikeout rate WAS low — but is it true that he wasn’t using his best pitch, the curve?

And probably a few more on the list, but those 2 standout. Smoak, Alvarez, Hosmer, matusz haven’t done much yet in pro ball, but if you are going to include them, I imagine I’d prefer Posey. But everyone will have their own lists.

I wish more of the prospects on my fantasy team made the list, I guess. I got 3. Hosmer, Chacin and Holland. Also have Angel Salome, Logan Morrison, Wilmer Flores, Michael Taylor and Aaron Cunnigham, Neftali Feliz, Tommy Hanson and Tim Alderson.

This should be re-named to “Your favorite 25 prospects” because there is very little analysis to support any of these rankings.

“So power is his only "one dimension" at this point. From reports that I heard, and games that I have watched, his defense is below average, and he may turn into a DH.”

Where’d you hear that? Lars is about as far from GG defense as he is Ryan Braun defense.

If you guys have seen him throw, you would know that he must be a Top 5 prospect. That’s all I can really say about it at this point, but he will be DOMINATING soon enough.

But like you said, I am all about ceiling and projection. I just don’t put all that much stock into minor league stats to be honest.

didn’t you say that you liked Heyward over Wieters on fcb?

didnt you say you liked heyward over wieters on fcb?