As most of you know, I'm now working on the 2010 Baseball Prospect Book.

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I'm working on the Royals right now. Use this thread to discuss the Washington Nationals farm system.

Strasburg...does he get a straight Grade A? Or should I go with A- until we get more evidence?

Here is a comparison of the Philadelphia and New York World Series rosters:

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Derek Jeter, New York Yankees first round draft pick in 1992. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Here are the player development origins of the 2009 American League Champion New York Yankees. I'll do a comparison of the Yankees and Phillies tomorrow. 

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Top 20 Atlanta Braves Prospects for 2010.

All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don't get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get beyond the Top 10. Grade C+/C guys are pretty interchangeable depending on what you want to emphasize.

Feel free to critique the list, but use logic and reason rather than polemics to do so. The list and grades are based on a blending of present performance and long-term potential. Full reports on all these players can be found in the 2010 Baseball Prospect Book, now available for pre-order..

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Plugging away at the Braves. Sorry it's taking so long.

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Philadelphia Phillies infielder Jimmy Rollins, drafted in the second round in 1996.(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)

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Philadelphia Phillies: Player Origins

Here are the player development origins of the 2009 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.

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OK, looking at the suggested team thread, I note that the Padres, Mets, Marlins, Giants, Cubs, and Nationals were suggested. All of them interest me for various reasons.

So, in the interests of driving input and interest, which of these teams should I do after the Braves and Royals?

Got caught up with family business today and wasn't able to do anything baseball-wise besides the radio show. Tomorrow may not be much better, so I'm not sure when i'll make progress on the Braves list.

Use this thread to suggest the team to do after the Braves and Royals. It has to be a National League team, other than that i'm open to suggestions.

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