Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,

 

I would like to present my Top 99 Prospects List.

 

Enjoy!

 

1. Matt Wieters - Strong bet to assault AL pitchers

2. David Price - Will overtake Scott Kazmir as 'Ace' of the Rays

3. Travis Snider - Middle of the order run producer with good avg

4. Trevor Cahill - Smart kid has better stuff than Webb IMO.

5. Dexter Fowler -Breakout year showed .300, 20+ HR, 30+ SB potential

6. Justin Smoak - Switch-hitting power 1B with great defense

7. Derek Holland - Fits the Scott Kazmir/Jon Lester mold

8. Pedro Alvarez - Should've been drafted #1 overall in June

9. Michael Stanton - Big athletic kid with legitimate 40+ HR potential

10. Jesus Montero - Wont stick at catcher, but .300+ avg and 30+ HR is nice

11. Jason Heyward - I see a young Barry Bonds if development continues

12. Lars Anderson - Potential .300+ avg & 30+ HR 1B bat

13. Cameron Maybin - 5 tool stud just needs to cut down on Ks

14. Tim Alderson - I think he has realistic John Lackey upside

15. Freddie Freeman - Big 1B can hit for avg, power, and draw walks

16. Jarrod Parker - Excellent stuff, just needs consistency

17. Angel Villalona - Young and raw, but the potential is huge

18. Gordon Beckham - 25-30 HR Shortstop

19. Yonder Alonso - Excellent approach at the plate, high avg/good power

20. Jhoulys Chacin - Gets K's & GBs, perfect to be Rockies' Ace

21. Neftali Feliz - Overpowering fastball with improving off-speed stuff

22. Mike Moustakas - 30+ HR power with solid avg, move to OF likely

23. Matt LaPorta - I see Pat Burrell, which is a pretty darn good hitter

24. Madison Bumgarner - Made low A look way too easy

25. Michael Saunders - Very similar to Grady Sizemore

26. Tommy Hanson - He's making it hard not to like him, lots of Ks

27. Chris Tillman - Good fastball with hammer curve = plenty of strikeouts

28. Andrew McCutchen - Has the tools, needs better results

29. Daryl Jones - Cards fans should be more excited about him than Rasmus

30. Logan Morrison - Might be better than the 2006 version of Lyle Overbay

31. Ben Revere - Might become one of the best leadoff men in the AL

32. Brett Cecil - Good FB/SL combo will make him a solid #2 starter

33. Junichi Tazawa - Newly signed import has potentially 2-3 plus pitches

34. Carlos Santana - Catcher with an Incredible offensive season

35. Chris Perez - Ready to close now, potential Brad Lidge

36. Andrew Lambo - Good power, good avg, I liken him to JD Drew

37. Rick Porcello - Nice debut, Tigers should take the kid gloves off

38. Brett Wallace - Kid can flat out hit, can he play 3B though?

39. Brian Matusz - Excellent command of 4 above avg pitches

40. Brett Anderson - Knows how to get outs without plus stuff

41. Elvis Andrus - Should be an excellent leadoff hitter for the Rangers

42. Austin Jackson - Yankees long term CF, 15/15 with .280-.290+ avg

43. Colby Rasmus - 20/20 potential, but avg needs to be higher

44. Buster Posey - Solid hitting skills with good defense behind the plate

45. Phillpp Aumont - Has the stuff for a lot of ground outs and punchouts

46. Dellin Betances - Nasty FB/CB combo, needs to reduce the BBs

47. Matt Dominguez - Good pop/defense, reminds me of Ryan Zimmerman

48. Mat Gamel - Too bad there is no DH in the NL

49. Gregory Halman - I see a Mike Cameron type hitter

50. Michael Bowden - Has four quality pitches that he controls very well

51. Eric Hosmer - HS kid with big power potential, cant wait for debut

52. Michael Inoa - All hype at this point, but a teen that throws high 90s

53. Shooter Hunt - Improved command/control would make him Matt Cain

54. Beau Mills - Pronk's replacement as run producer for Indians

55. Wade Davis - Big guy should be a workhorse for the Rays

56. Jordan Walden - Would be higher on list if he'd maintain high 90s heat

57. Jordan Zimmerman - Not a true frontline starter, but will be for Nationals

58. Carlos Carrasco - Excellent changeup makes him very effective

59. Will Inman - Flyball tendencies wont hurt as much in Petco

60. Josh Vitters - Will hit for high avg, more power will make him an allstar

61. Dayan Viciedo - Intriguing kid could be a force with the bat

62. Jake Arrieta - Good stuff, needs to improve command for #3 upside

63. Zach McCallister - Stuff is getting better, keeps the ball on the ground

64. David Cooper - Good avg, good power, can take a walk

65. Adam Miller - Injuries slowed what looked like a bright future once

66. Tim Beckham - Similar to Edgar Renteria, good but not great player

67. Jonathon Niese - Lefty with good curve gets a lot of groundball outs

68. Tyler Flowers - Not sure about his future as C, but good power and OBP

69. Carlos Truinfel - Young kid holding his own, despite being rushed

70. Jeremy Hellickson - Excellent control, but gives up too many HRs

71. Jordan Schafer - Was really high on him before the scandal

72. Fernando Martinez - Needs to stay healthy and produce to warrant hype

73. Taylor Teagarden - Good power and defense, needs to improve avg

74. Wes Hodges - A potential .280+ avg and 20 HR bat

75. Jeff Samardzija - Love his FB, is he better suited for the bullpen?

76. Todd Frazier - Solid performance despite tough hitters league (FSL)

77. Jose Tabata - He'll hit for a great avg, but is there power potential?

78. Desmond Jennings - Was injured, but still has 5 tools potential

79. Neftali Soto - Its early, but showing signs of ability for avg & power

80. Kyle Blanks - Big dude proving he can hit consistently

81. Wilmer Flores - Very impressive debut

82. Aaron Hicks - Small sample size, but displayed 5 tool potential

83. JP Arencibia - I like the power, but not the lack of walks

84. Daniel Cortes - Good fastball and curve, but the flyball rates scare me

85. Chris Marrero - Lost season due to injury, dont forget about him and his pop

86. Danny Duffy - Strikeout machine, but alot of flyballs

87. Kila Ka'aihue - Hits HRs and takes BBs

88. Scott Elbert - Healthy, has #2-3 potential if Dodgers return him to starting

89. Michael Main - I should probably give this kid more respect.

90. Julio Teheran - Loosely compared to King Felix, too early IMO

91. Hank Conger - Switch-hitting catcher showed nice power

92. Daniel Bard - Hard thrower has the potential to be a lights out reliever

93. Cedric Hunter - David DeJesus clone?  Not a bad ball player

94. Jairo Heredia - Under the radar kid should be watched in '09

95. Dae-Eun Rhee - Nasty splitter makes him hard to hit

96. Martin Perez - Solid #s for such a young kid (17 years old)

97. James McDonald - Impressed as a reliever, long-term role?

98. Michael Burgess - Young kid has serious power, needs to cut down Ks

99. Chris Carter (Oak) -Massive power, but low avg and high Ks

100. ???

Who should be the #100 prospect on my list?