Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels Top 20 Prospects

Brandon Wood

Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels Top 20 Prospects

LOS ANGELES/ANAHEIM ANGELS

1. Brandon Wood, SS, Grade A
   
2. Howie Kendrick, 2B, Grade A-
   
3. Kendry Morales, 1B, Grade B+
   
4. Jered Weaver, RHP, B+
   
5. Erick Aybar, SS, B+
   
6. Jeff Mathis, C, B
   
7. Thomas Mendoza, RHP, B
   
8. Steven Shell, RHP, B-
   
9. Nick Adenhart, RHP, B-
   
10. Alberto Callaspo, 2B, B-
    
11. Michael Collins, C, B-
    
12. Trevor Bell, RHP, B-
    
13. P.J. Phillips, SS, C+
    
14. Sean Rodriguez, SS, C+
    
15. Joe Saunders, LHP, C+
    
16. Hainley Statia, SS, C+
    
17. Mike Napoli, C, C+
    
18. Ryan Mount, SS, C+
    
19. Gustavo Espinosa, LHP, C+
    
20. Drew Toussaint, OF, C

This is a very strong system. You can quibble about some of the exact rankings. . .should Aybar be ahead of Morales and Weaver? Should Saunders move ahead of Phillips and Rodriguez? But the basic contours of the grading and rankings look right to me.

I am thinking that Howie Kendrick might deserve to be promoted to pure Grade A, given his progress on defense. Nick Adenhart is a breakthrough candidate in 2006.