I have a head cold that has mostly taken my ability to think clearly, but I’ll try to throw one together anyways.

1. Colby Rasmus- He’s the clear cut number one in this system.

2. Brett Wallace- One of the best college hitters of 08, transitioned to pro-game well, has some chance to stick at third for a while.

3. Bryan Anderson- Still hitting for average, draws some walks, and passed ball problem continues to improve. The power has never shown up, but you’re still talking about a league average bat on the right side of the defensive scale.

4.Chris Perez- Little left to say, has great fastball slider combo, and command issues. He’ll be pretty vital to the success of St Louis this season.

5. Jaime Garcia- Not surprisingly underwent TJ surgery this year. Still the best starting prospect in the organization. TJ survivor-ship is high So he still ranks near the top.

6. Daryl Jones- For quite sometime we’ve heard about the tremendous tools, but haven’t seen production to match. This year’s 352 PAs, .326/.403/.476, .385 wOBA at Palm beach, and .290/.404/.500, .380 wOBA at Springfield finally show results. Might be relegated to left field, could look something like a Carl Crawford type player. reminds me personally of a Curtis Granderson skill set but looks sorta like a left handed B.J. Upton.

7. David Freese- At twenty five he’s probably the hardest to put this high, but his ascension from A ball to AAA while posting a 306/.361/.511, .387 wOBA line. All while reports have suggested he’ll be above average at third base. He could be a league average third baseman in 09, maybe better.

8. Jason Motte- Having a reliever with one predominate pitch shouldn’t make him a top ten prospect. Unless of course he somehow struck out 111 batters in 66.2 innings in AAA and then continued with a little slice of slicing up big leaguers with a 11 IP, 16K/3BB, 45% GB, 1.02 FIP line.

9. Jess Todd- A lot of people are excited about todd. He does have pitchability on his side, and of course his ground ball ways, His Numbers are good, not great 103 IP, 81K/24BB, 53% GB, 4.37 FIP at springfield, 22.2 IP, 20K/10BB, 48% GB, 5.63 FIP at Memphis. Probably never be the front of the line starter some expect.

10. Clayton Morteson- I really like the guys stuff, not a big fan of his demeanor. His numbers aren’t tremendously worse than Todd’s, but morteson was rushed pretty badly, spending the majority of the season at AAA one year removed from college. I’ll admit, I’m a little higher on him than most, but with his stuff, he could be a front on the line starter, if he can manage better control.

11. Pete Kozma- Was pretty inconsistent with his first full season, which left a lot of different perspectives about Pete. 434 PA, .284/.362/.398, .339 wOBA Line in A ball might be what to expect from him, even though he was quite streaky. Could go either way in 09.

12. Allen Craig- Reminds me of an older Rich Aurillia because he manages to get a lot done while not looking very good doing it. I can see why scouts aren’t very impressed with his overall game, but overall he’s impressed me. The bat should get him to the bigs within the next year or so.

13. Jon Jay- Very high floor, moderate ceiling. Jay will be a very useful player, he’s pretty darn good in center, has a good approach at the plate and will be the old school managers quintessential number 2 hitter because of his aggressiveness and situational awareness. However, he has put on a lot of lower half weight since last year and is probably no longer the lead off candidate he once was, but will probably smack some home runs and some doubles on occasion.

14. Mitch Boggs- I don’t know if there could be a less exciting pitching prospect, but at the same time his success and durability speak well. Does possess a nice sinking fastball, but doesn’t quite have the development on his secondary stuff to make him consistent at this point. could move to the bullpen if those don’t come along.

15.Tyler Henley- 367 PAs, .280/.341/.438, .331 wOBA at high A ball, while struggling with some injuries. palm beach is a pretty hard place to hit, and he was slowed by the injury. His skill set is very close to jay’s, with just a little less track record.

16. Adam Ottavino- Kind of a rough season. Okay, a really rough season. Springfield’s a tough place to pitch in, and Adam still maintained a decent k rate with 95K in 115 IP, even had a good 45% ground ball rate. Don’t look too much farther, it only gets ugly after that.

17. Niko Vasquez- A few too many question marks for me. Will he stick at shortstop, are the scouts concerns about bat speed valid, is his plate discipline going to stand up at higher levels? I like the skill set thus far (237 PA, .312/.405/.460, .384 wOBA in rookie ball) but he’s going to have to do it a while longer. Small sample size in a ball is only the smallest bit concerning ( 44 PA, .128/.205/.154, .175 wOBA)

18. Tyler Herron- finesse righty? it almost seems like it. Maybe AA will treat him better next year, 81.1 IP, 59K/29BB, 44% GB, 4.81 FIP in 08, but his line at palm beach 62 IP, 46K/14BB, 49% GB, 3.85 FIP, wasn’t bad.

19.Lance Lynn- Exactly what the cardinals look for in a pitcher, which means his ceiling and floor are pretty close together. reminds me a little of Joe blanton.

20. Take your pick- Luke gregorson, fernando salas, Richard Castillo, Fransisco Samuel, Steven Hill, P. J. Walters, Adam Reifer, Shane Peterson, nick addition, Fransisco Rivera, Peter Parise, Roberta de la cruz, or Jermaine Curtis.

There is a lot of depth to this system, but it’s a little short on impact players. If there was a competition for how many role players from a system can produce, I would pick this system as the favorite.

I think he could be in the top 20. He is one of my favorite players in the cardinals system. He was drafted out of high school in 2006 and has since put up 274/368/477 line. He has had 555 at bats where he has hit 22 homers and 41 doubles. I have seen him play and he has a cannon for an arm, but he only has average range. I think he would end up being slightly above average defender in right. He does Strike out way to much but he makes up for it a little with how much he walk.

Did the Cards ever send the PNL in the Greene deal? maybe one of the #20 guys or Boggs?

If we didn’t have so many OF prospects he would be near or the top OF prospect in a lot of systems.

Adam Reifer has major upside. BA considered him the top pitching prospect in the Penn league. 80 Fastball, 70 Slider.

The two things the Cardinals do not lack is OF and Relief Pitching prospects