Today we've (Bullpen Banter) got the NL and AL East runner ups the Yankees and Marlins posted. See below for the prospects to watch.

Yankees:

 

Michael Herrick: Hector Noesi-International signee in 2004 dominated A ball with a 7.09 K/BB rate that he actually improved upon in High A, posting 40K to only 4 BB in 41.1 innings.  While he was a bit older than you expect at those levels, he had only 75 innings prior experience in the States.  AA will be the big test for him of course, but he's someone I'd keep an eye on.

Al Skorupa: OF Abraham Almonte is a fun prospect to follow. Toolsy, but built like a 5'9 version of Charles Barkley. Not quite sure what to make of him yet.

Stephen Kuperman: I'm going with RHP Graham Stoneburner. The Yankees don't typically spend extravagantly in the draft outside of the early rounds,  so the $675,000 signing bonus they gave to the draft-eligible sophomore Stoneburner, a 14th round draft pick out of Clemson, should pique the interest of many prospect watchers. An excellent pro prospect out of high school, non-pitching injuries sapped his playing time and effectiveness for much of his college career. Stoneburner has a very live arm, with a fastball that has reached the mid-90s. His somewhat raw command and average slider/changeup combo might eventually lead to a bullpen role, but with continued good health he could quickly make a name for himself as a college-trained power arm in the lower levels of the Yankees system. I'd guess he starts at Charleston in the Sally League, but wherever he pitches, expect his workload to be carefully monitored.

JD Sussman: OF Melky Mesa is an outfielder Yankee fans can dream on. He has above average power and speed and this year at Charleston he finally showed he had some plate discipline too. His contact ability has been quite awful though, has he has had a K% of over 30% in each of his four stops. The Yankees are taking it slow with him, and rightfully so. Hopefully he can translate his tools into skills.

And the Marlins:

Michael Herrick: A 2nd round pick in 2008, Brad Hand showed strong K/9 numbers in the Sally League and he pitched a bit better than the surface numbers indicate as his 4.23 FIP vs. 4.86 ERA shows.  He needs to tighten up his control a bit as the walk rate wasn't ideal last year, but he's from Minnesota and cold weather players can take a little longer to develop.  Keep an eye on the walk rate and how his other peripherals hold up as he moves to the FSL.  Being a pitcher's league anyway, we need to see some marked improvement not just incremental advances to know if we're looking at a breakout year or just a pitcher friendly boost to the stats.

Al Skorupa: Apparently 3B Matt Dominguez's stock has fallen... for a reason I can't discern. He was still #52 overall on my personal top 100. I completely buy his bat and his defense is fantastic. I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see him go out and kill the ball this year, skyrocketing up the prospect lists.

Admittedly, I didn't like the pick of C Kyle Skipworth at the time. No one should be giving up on him, though. He could still be a quality big league catcher. I also love the upside of OF Isaac Galloway.

JD Sussman: He isn’t much of a sleeper (and I'm beginning to sound like a broken record), but I'll continue to harp on Logan Morrison. Despite being locked in on the wrong side of the defensive spectrum, Morrison looks to be an above average regular. His on base skills are similar to Nick Johnson (but with more power) and I could see him hitting in the two hole in front of Hanley and Uggla in 2010.

Since I didn't give a sleeper, I'll also throw out Daniel Jennings name too. He is a RP with a power slider and could see big league time by year's end.

Enjoy.