2007 Washington Nationals Prospects

1. Chris Marrero, OF, Grade B+  (solid all-around bat)
   
2. Kory Casto, 3B-OF, Grade B  (old for Double-A but I think he will hit)
   
3. Colton Willems, RHP, Grade B (very young, a long way from the majors)
   
4. Zech Zinicola, RHP, Grade B  (will get there a lot faster than Willems but ceiling not as high)
   
5. Shairon Martis, RHP, B  (this is a generous grade but I like his arm)
   
6. Shawn Hill, RHP, C+  (gets grounders)
   
7. Matt Chico, LHP, C+  (number four starter perhaps)
   
8. Garrett Mock, RHP, C+  (good arm but shaky results)
   
9. Glenn Gibson, LHP,C+  (like Willems, promising but a long way away)
   
10. Jhonny Nunez, RHP, C+  (see Gibson and Willems)
    
11. Stephen King, SS, C+  (Good name but bat a question)
    
12. Larry Broadway, 1B, C  (getting old, needs a position)
    
13. Collin Balester, RHP, C  (good arm, terrible numbers)
    
14. Clint Everts, RHP, C  (good arm, terrible numbers)
    
15. Brett Campbell, RHP, C  (decent middle relief type)
    
16. Ian Desmond, SS, C  (I don't think he will hit)
    
17. Alexis Morales, RHP, C  (can't throw strikes)
    
18. Josh Whitesell, 1B, C  (85% as good as Broadway)
    
19. Dee Brown Mark II, OF, C  
    
20. Marco Estrada, RHP, C

The Nationals Farm System in One Sentence: This might be the worst farm system in the game right now, although the 2006 draft and some recent forays into Latin America (Esmylie Gonzalez) are good signs.

Note: ALL GRADES ARE PRELIMINARY. There is a lot of slack in the B-/C+ range and players may move up and down depending on how my thinking progresses. Feel free to make comments, point out sleepers I may have missed, etc. Note that there is only a limited amount of space in the book, and the max I can do is 35-36 players per team.