http://www.projectprospect.com/article/2009/10/01/top-25-pitching-prospects
1 Stephen Strasburg RHP CH is a wild card but his FB and CB are both MLB-ready pitches; mechanics aren't perfect 21.2 WAS NCAA
2 Brian Matusz LHP Flew through minors thanks to 4 potential above-average pitches; commands at the knees 22.7 BAL MLB
3 Daniel Hudson RHP Too good to be true? Showing lots of FB/CH movement in bigs; needs a out pitch for righties 22.6 CHW MLB
4 Neftali Feliz RHP Still a bit raw but has ace potential thanks to FB that sits in mid-90s and outstanding slider 21.4 TEX MLB
5 Jeremy Hellickson RHP Works off 90-93 FB that he pounds zone with; outstanding CH; CB is solid but inconsistent 22.5 TB AAA
6 Wade Davis RHP Commands straight, 90-94 FB well; CB can be filthy and SL is a good pitch; CH isn't special 24.1 TB MLB
7 Carlos Carrasco RHP We love the movement on his FB, CH and CB, but we'll admit that he's still raw; ace upside 22.5 CLE MLB
8 Jhoulys Chacin RHP Has question marks and upside; great movement on sinking FB; CH is his out pitch; good SL 21.7 COL MLB
9 Madison Bumgarner LHP Strength is good command of deceptive FB; SL has improved -- still inconsistent, though 20.2 SF MLB
10 Kyle Drabek RHP Finesse guy with a power arsenal; a pitcher more than thrower; 92-96 FB; CB is a K pitch 21.8 PHI AA
11 Martin Perez LHP Throws sharp hammer curve, dirty slider and straight, 94-96 FB -- mediocre FB command 18.5 TEX AA
12 Christian Friedrich LHP Best pitch: devastating CB that he commands well; 90-94 FB w/ good sink; CH could be ave. 22.2 COL A+
13 Hector Rondon RHP Raw w/ upside; 91-94 FB -- misses over the plate a bit too much; impressive SL and CH 21.6 CLE AAA
14 Junichi Tazawa RHP Deceptive pitcher has huge 12/6 CB, good FB movement and strong CH; excellent command 23.3 BOS MLB
15 Mike Leake RHP Awesome command of 90-93 FB that has a lot of movement; impressive CH; big GB guy 21.9 CIN NCAA
16 Jon Niese LHP His 88-92 FB moves a lot + is deceptive -- commands it well, too; CB can be a knee-buckler 22.9 NYM MLB
17 Jake Arrieta RHP Good athlete; 3 promising secondary pitches; straight 90-93 FB w/ inconsistent command 23.6 BAL AAA
18 Jenrry Mejia RHP Owner of a filthy 94-98 FB that has hard, cutting action; CH has excellent movement 20.0 NYM AA
19 Casey Kelly RHP Outstanding athlete has three pitches that could be ave. or better: 86-90 FB, CB and CH 20.0 BOS A+
20 Michael Montgomery LHP Up-and-down 1st full season; was tough to hit, missed a lot of bats and adjusted well to A+ 20.3 KC A+
21 Jarrod Parker RHP No. 1-2 stuff, near-MLB ready, but elbow injury could steal some time; FB command lacking 20.9 ARI AA
22 Kevin Mulvey RHP Big CB has emerged as a K pitch; great, sinking FB -- not always sharp; could be a no. 3-4 24.4 ARI MLB
23 Brad Lincoln RHP Thrower more than a pitcher; hard and heavy 2 and 4-seamer; promising CB is inconsistent 24.4 PIT AAA
24 Matthew Moore LHP Has MLB stuff; very good CH, disgusting CB, explosive 88-91 FB -- isn't always sharp 20.3 TB A
25 Zeke Spruill RHP Gets nasty sink with 91-92 FB; CH may already be a plus pitch; his CB is a good pitch, too 20.1 ATL A
Honorable Mentions
26 Julio Teheran RHP Had some dominant Low-A outings at end of the season, including 7 no-hit innings on 9/2 18.7 ATL A
27 Stolmy Pimentel RHP Began year w/ very good CB, finished w/ outstanding -- we heard a Zito comp for the pitch 19.7 BOS A
28 Casey Crosby LHP Recovered from high walk rates in April/May to have plenty of dominating 2nd-half outings 21.1 DET A
29 Zach Britton LHP Sick GB rates + steady performance and improving command = 2010 breakout candidate 21.8 BAL A+
30 Zack Stewart RHP Fast-riser has MLB stuff; question is if he can handle a starter's work load going forward 23.0 TOR AAA
Obviously a slightly bizarre list with extremely high and low rankings. projectprospect.com wants to stress the their "rankings put a lot of weight into floor as well as ceiling". Some of these rankings are extremely gutsy such as Daniel Hudson at #3, Carlos Carrasco at #7, Zeke Sprulli at #25, Stomly Pimentel and Julio Teheran as HMs, Mike Leake at #15, and Kevin Mulvey at #22.
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