In the last AQA I asked for names of guys in deeper systems getting lost in in the shuffle and you responded that it would be a good subject for a longer article:

Specifically, I’d like to know some guys outside the top 10 in some of the really deep systems (e.g. Rays, Rangers, A’s, etc) that kind of get lost in the shuffle and we would see a lot more excitement about if they were on a team with a more barren farm system like Houston or Arizona.

I’d love to see you follow up on this as I find it a very interesting effect on the general perception of different prospects.

Really love to see “Top Talents under 25” lists for every team, and maybe even a top 50 under 25 hitters and pitchers list. I know that’s probably a lot of work but I think it’d be great to look at and an incredibly popular feature, too. I’m not sure why a lot of prospect sites don’t do something like this.

I never really understood the arbitrary nature of “prospect” status and how it just evaporates once a guy happens to move up to the MLB. Guys like Brandon Wood are still really prospects, but just because some development time at a higher level than AAA they lost the label.

The real thing we all care about is how these young guys grow and develop into MLB players, and that development doesn’t stop once they reach the MLB, especially when teams have such different time tables for bringing players up.

Anyway, I know it’s been said before and it’d be quite a bit of work, but I think it’d be very worthwhile.

How about a top 50 ranking across MLB?

could be cool. I’d be interested to see what you said about him during his time as a Marlin and Ranger.

Who might be this year’s Garret Jones? Are there guys out there like Matt Stairs and Jack Cust who can do some major damage but just need an opportunity? Is there a Colby Lewis who didn’t put it together until he was 27, and even then had to go to Japan to get a shot?

now that Heyward is up i think these 2 are the safest bets to be major league stars with the bat, but personally i cant decide between the 2 longterm.

We should know about.

Would like to see a segment on Bryce Harper, what you hear so far, what scouts are impressed with, etc.

First post on your great site, John. Long-term reader, and proud to say so.

A two-part injury update idea:

Part 1: for the recently striken: Tazawa, Westmoreland, Mitchell

Part 2: for last year’s striken: Ynoa, throw a dart towards Ontario (or Vegas), whomever strikes your fantasy.

Thank you, Sir.