OK, this was much harder than I thought it would be, and I'm certainly open to criticism. I tried to balance stats, scouting reports, and closeness to majors.

I see very little separation in the middle portion of the list, so don't complain if a guy if a few slots too high or low. I probably should've just grouped them into tiers and left them unranked, but rankings are way more fun.

I also found it difficult to compare hitters and pitchers, but I like the simplicity of one list.

The other extremely difficult aspect was ranking the 2008 draftees. Only Beckham, Matusz, and Cooper made the cut, but perhaps more should have.

1. Matt Wieters, C, BAL
2. David Price, LHP, TBR
3. Travis Snider, OF, TOR
4. Tim Beckham, SS, TBR
5. Chris Tillman, RHP, BAL
6. Lars Anderson, 1B, BOS
7. Brian Matusz, LHP, BAL
8. Wade Davis, RHP, TBR
9. Austin Jackson, OF, NYY
10. Brett Cecil, LHP, TOR
11. Michael Bowden, RHP, BOS
12. Reid Brignac, SS, TBR
13. Jesus Montero, C?, NYY
14. Jeremy Hellickson, RHP, TBR
15. Jake Arrieta, RHP, BAL
16. Josh Reddick, OF, BOS
17. David Hernandez, RHP, BAL
18. Jacob McGee, LHP, TBR
19. David Cooper, 1B, TOR
20. Zach McAllister, RHP, NYY

Honorable Mentions (Alphabetically)

JP Arencibia, C, TOR
Daniel Bard, RHP, BOS
Nick Barnese, RHP, TBR
Dellin Betances, RHP, NYY
Brandon Erbe, RHP, BAL
Desmond Jennings, CF, TBR
Ryan Kalish, OF, BOS
Mark Melancon, RHP, NYY
Jeff Niemann, RHP, TBR
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL
Brandon Snyder, 1B, BAL
Chorye Spoone, RHP, BAL
Mitch Talbot, RHP, TBR

The following players were not considered because they have 'graduated': Lowrie, Buchholz, Ellsbury, Masterson, Joba, Kennedy, Gardner, Purcey, Longoria, Olson, and Liz.

Full disclosure: as an Orioles fan, I know their system better than the others, so I may be overlooking some diamonds in the rough on other teams. I tried my best to be fair.